Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs VBR: how they differ
COWZ and VBR hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and VBR hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | VBR |
|---|---|---|
| Jabil Inc | 0.55% | 0.87% |
| Tapestry Inc | 0.55% | 0.64% |
| Expand Energy Corp | 0.52% | 0.47% |
| Omnicom Group Inc | 0.84% | 0.45% |
| Viatris Inc | 0.65% | 0.40% |
| CDW Corp/DE | 0.40% | 0.39% |
| JB Hunt Transport Services Inc | 0.37% | 0.47% |
| CF Industries Holdings Inc | 0.64% | 0.36% |
| Williams-Sonoma Inc | 0.35% | 0.59% |
| Tenet Healthcare Corp | 0.63% | 0.35% |
| F5 Inc | 0.32% | 0.50% |
| Textron Inc | 0.31% | 0.34% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in VBR |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | NRG Energy Inc 0.66% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | Atmos Energy Corp 0.62% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | Moderna Inc 0.54% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.52% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | US Foods Holding Corp 0.48% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | CH Robinson Worldwide Inc 0.45% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | TD SYNNEX Corp 0.41% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Reliance Inc 0.41% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Vanguard |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Small-Cap Value |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +16.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 30.5% |
| Holdings | 100 | 840 |
COWZ in plain words
COWZ is an index equity fund tracking the US Cash Cows 100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 21.2%. It sat 3.2% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VBR in plain words
VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or VBR?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and VBR returned +16.3%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or VBR?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 7% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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