Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs VTWO: how they differ
COWZ and VTWO hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and VTWO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in COWZ | Only in VTWO |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | Bloom Energy Corp 1.83% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.76% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Fabrinet 0.69% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Nextpower Inc 0.67% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | IonQ Inc 0.63% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | Coeur Mining Inc 0.58% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | TTM Technologies Inc 0.52% |
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 and May 31, 2026.
| COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Vanguard |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Russell 2000 |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +21.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +3.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 0.5% |
| Holdings | 100 | 1951 |
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.
VTWO in plain words
VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or VTWO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or VTWO?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so VTWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 0% of VTWO 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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