Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs VGT: how they differ
COWZ and VGT hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and VGT hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | VGT |
|---|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.67% | 1.09% |
| Salesforce Inc | 1.76% | 0.70% |
| Adobe Inc | 1.75% | 0.45% |
| Intuit Inc | 1.63% | 0.37% |
| ON Semiconductor Corp | 0.84% | 0.26% |
| Autodesk Inc | 0.72% | 0.23% |
| NetApp Inc | 0.59% | 0.22% |
| Jabil Inc | 0.55% | 0.20% |
| First Solar Inc | 0.42% | 0.19% |
| Twilio Inc | 0.36% | 0.18% |
| Roper Technologies Inc | 0.78% | 0.17% |
| Zoom Communications Inc | 0.80% | 0.16% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in VGT |
|---|---|
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | NVIDIA Corp 16.85% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | Apple Inc 14.59% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Microsoft Corp 9.47% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Broadcom Inc 4.21% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Micron Technology Inc 4.21% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Intel Corp 2.03% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc 1.99% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.85% |
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 | VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Vanguard |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Information technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +35.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +17.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 86.9% |
| Holdings | 100 | 317 |
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.
VGT in plain words
VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% 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 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or VGT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or VGT?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 87% of VGT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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