Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs VPL: how they differ
COWZ and VPL hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VPL returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and VPL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in COWZ | Only in VPL |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | SK hynix Inc 4.12% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Toyota Motor Corp 1.74% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | BHP Group Ltd 1.66% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | Hitachi Ltd 1.18% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Advantest Corp 1.16% |
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 | VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Vanguard |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Pacific Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +36.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +19.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 100 | 2335 |
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.
VPL in plain words
VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or VPL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or VPL?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so VPL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and VPL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 0% of VPL 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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