Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs VT: how they differ
COWZ and VT hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and VT hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc | 1.90% | 0.18% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.67% | 0.17% |
| AT&T Inc | 1.84% | 0.16% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 1.84% | 0.15% |
| Salesforce Inc | 1.76% | 0.14% |
| ConocoPhillips | 2.17% | 0.14% |
| Pfizer Inc | 2.00% | 0.14% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 2.01% | 0.14% |
| Booking Holdings Inc | 1.87% | 0.12% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 2.03% | 0.11% |
| Altria Group Inc | 2.21% | 0.11% |
| Newmont Corp | 1.93% | 0.10% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| Accenture PLC 1.68% | NVIDIA Corp 4.22% |
| Flex Ltd 0.59% | Apple Inc 3.53% |
| TechnipFMC PLC 0.58% | Microsoft Corp 2.73% |
| Amazon.com Inc 2.29% | |
| Alphabet Inc 2.04% | |
| Broadcom Inc 1.74% | |
| Alphabet Inc 1.61% | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
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 | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Vanguard |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 100 | 10042 |
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.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and VT returned +18.9%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or VT?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 55% of VT 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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