Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs XLE: how they differ
COWZ and XLE hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and XLE returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and XLE hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | XLE |
|---|---|---|
| ConocoPhillips | 2.17% | 6.58% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc | 1.99% | 2.05% |
| SLB Ltd | 1.84% | 4.10% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 1.78% | 4.49% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp | 1.53% | 2.12% |
| Valero Energy Corp | 1.48% | 4.65% |
| EOG Resources Inc | 1.23% | 4.15% |
| Devon Energy Corp | 1.09% | 2.86% |
| EQT Corp | 0.92% | 2.00% |
| Halliburton Co | 0.69% | 1.71% |
| Expand Energy Corp | 0.52% | 1.31% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in XLE |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | Exxon Mobil Corp 22.71% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | Chevron Corp 16.12% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Williams Cos Inc/The 5.04% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Phillips 66 4.08% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Kinder Morgan Inc 3.76% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | Targa Resources Corp 3.46% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Baker Hughes Co 3.31% |
| Newmont Corp 1.93% | ONEOK Inc 3.29% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | XLE State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | State Street |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Energy |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +50.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +33.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 100 | 21 |
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.
XLE in plain words
XLE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 21 positions, with the top ten at 75.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or XLE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and XLE returned +50.7%, so XLE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or XLE?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and XLE charges 0.08%, so XLE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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