Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs VIG: how they differ
COWZ and VIG hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and VIG hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | VIG |
|---|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.67% | 0.87% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 1.84% | 0.74% |
| Intuit Inc | 1.63% | 0.49% |
| McKesson Corp | 1.79% | 0.45% |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc | 1.31% | 0.39% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co | 1.10% | 0.31% |
| Cencora Inc | 1.03% | 0.27% |
| Cardinal Health Inc | 1.62% | 0.21% |
| DR Horton Inc | 1.21% | 0.19% |
| Roper Technologies Inc | 0.78% | 0.17% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 1.55% | 0.16% |
| ResMed Inc | 0.50% | 0.14% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in VIG |
|---|---|
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | Broadcom Inc 5.21% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | Apple Inc 4.10% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Microsoft Corp 3.99% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Eli Lilly & Co 3.36% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Walmart Inc 2.62% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc 1.99% | Johnson & Johnson 2.51% |
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.
| COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Vanguard |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Dividend growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +12.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 95.7% |
| Holdings | 100 | 332 |
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.
VIG in plain words
VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or VIG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and VIG returned +12.4%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or VIG?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 96% of VIG 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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