Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs VEA: how they differ
COWZ and VEA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VEA returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and VEA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in COWZ | Only in VEA |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | ASML Holding NV 2.37% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | SK hynix Inc 1.40% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Novartis AG 0.91% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Royal Bank of Canada 0.90% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | AstraZeneca PLC 0.87% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Nestle SA 0.82% |
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 | VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Vanguard |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Developed markets ex US |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +24.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +7.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 100 | 3870 |
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.
VEA in plain words
VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or VEA?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or VEA?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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