Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs VOOG: how they differ
COWZ and VOOG hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and VOOG hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| Uber Technologies Inc | 2.01% | 0.40% |
| Booking Holdings Inc | 1.87% | 0.38% |
| Newmont Corp | 1.93% | 0.33% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 1.84% | 0.25% |
| HCA Healthcare Inc | 1.65% | 0.17% |
| Intuit Inc | 1.63% | 0.14% |
| First Solar Inc | 0.42% | 0.09% |
| Tapestry Inc | 0.55% | 0.08% |
| Autodesk Inc | 0.72% | 0.08% |
| Airbnb Inc | 1.62% | 0.07% |
| Expedia Group Inc | 1.03% | 0.07% |
| Jabil Inc | 0.55% | 0.07% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | NVIDIA Corp 14.29% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | Microsoft Corp 9.31% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | Apple Inc 6.38% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Alphabet Inc 6.17% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Broadcom Inc 5.90% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Alphabet Inc 4.90% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Amazon.com Inc 3.90% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc 1.99% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% |
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 | VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Vanguard |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 100 | 146 |
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.
VOOG in plain words
VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or VOOG?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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