Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs VDE: how they differ
COWZ and VDE hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and VDE returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Vanguard Energy Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and VDE hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | VDE |
|---|---|---|
| ConocoPhillips | 2.17% | 5.79% |
| SLB Ltd | 1.84% | 3.49% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 1.78% | 3.29% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp | 1.53% | 1.58% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc | 1.99% | 1.52% |
| Valero Energy Corp | 1.48% | 3.19% |
| EOG Resources Inc | 1.23% | 3.06% |
| Devon Energy Corp | 1.09% | 2.12% |
| EQT Corp | 0.92% | 1.45% |
| Halliburton Co | 0.69% | 1.41% |
| Expand Energy Corp | 0.52% | 0.95% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in VDE |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | Exxon Mobil Corp 21.37% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | Chevron Corp 14.53% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Williams Cos Inc/The 3.65% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Phillips 66 2.98% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Baker Hughes Co 2.65% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | Kinder Morgan Inc 2.61% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Targa Resources Corp 2.31% |
| Newmont Corp 1.93% | ONEOK Inc 2.22% |
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 | VDE Vanguard Energy Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Vanguard |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Energy |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +50.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +33.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 81.6% |
| Holdings | 100 | 105 |
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.
VDE in plain words
VDE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.6% 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, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 64.0%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or VDE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and VDE returned +50.6%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or VDE?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and VDE charges 0.09%, so VDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and VDE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 82% of VDE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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