Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs VDC: how they differ
COWZ and VDC hold 9% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and VDC hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | VDC |
|---|---|---|
| Altria Group Inc | 2.21% | 3.91% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 1.55% | 1.41% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co | 1.10% | 2.37% |
| Target Corp | 1.07% | 2.03% |
| Kraft Heinz Co/The | 1.13% | 0.85% |
| Constellation Brands Inc | 0.63% | 0.80% |
| Dollar General Corp | 0.62% | 0.92% |
| General Mills Inc | 0.47% | 0.70% |
| Dollar Tree Inc | 0.45% | 0.87% |
| Church & Dwight Co Inc | 0.35% | 0.89% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in VDC |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | Walmart Inc 14.76% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Philip Morris International Inc 4.66% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | PepsiCo Inc 4.30% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Mondelez International Inc 2.69% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc 1.99% | Monster Beverage Corp 2.24% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Vanguard |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Consumer Staples |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +4.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | −12.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 86.6% |
| Holdings | 100 | 103 |
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.
VDC in plain words
VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or VDC?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and VDC returned +4.6%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or VDC?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 87% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 9% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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