Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs VWO: how they differ
COWZ and VWO hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and VWO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in COWZ | Only in VWO |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Delta Electronics Inc 1.18% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | MediaTek Inc 1.07% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.75% |
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 | VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Vanguard |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Emerging markets |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +15.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | −1.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 100 | 6355 |
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.
VWO in plain words
VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% 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, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or VWO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and VWO returned +15.6%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or VWO?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 0% of VWO 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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