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AVIV vs GCOW: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVIV and GCOW hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and AVIV returned +20.5% over the year. Net assets: $1.8bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis International Large Cap Value ETF, and $3.4bn on Oct 2, 2026 for Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF.

AVIV costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points.

AVIVGCOW
Expense ratio0.25%0.60%
Net assets, AVIV as of May 31, 2026 and GCOW as of Oct 2, 2026$1.8bn$3.4bn
Total return, 1 year+20.5%+19.6%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedPacer Global Cash Cows Dividend Index
Holdings in common10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.6%20.5%
Below its high5.5%, high on Aug 25, 20265.2%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+20.5%
AVIV total return, 1 year
+19.6%
GCOW total return, 1 year
0.25%
AVIV expense ratio
0.60%
GCOW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVIV and GCOW hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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10% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AVIV GCOW
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES COMMON STOCK 1.09% 2.00%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG REG COMMON STOCK 0.93% 1.86%
VINCI SA COMMON STOCK EUR2.5 0.90% 1.75%
TOTALENERGIES SE COMMON STOCK 0.75% 1.90%
DHL AG COMMON STOCK 0.63% 1.50%
BASF SE COMMON STOCK 0.59% 1.26%
TESCO PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.0633333 0.58% 0.76%
KDDI CORP COMMON STOCK 0.49% 1.24%
DAIMLER TRUCK HOLDING AG COMMON STOCK 0.47% 1.11%
SWISSCOM AG REG COMMON STOCK CHF1.0 0.37% 0.87%
BRIDGESTONE CORP COMMON STOCK 0.35% 0.65%
AENA SME SA COMMON STOCK EUR1.0 0.31% 0.91%
Only in AVIV
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA SP ADR ADR 2.42%
SHELL PLC ADR ADR 2.21%
SAFRAN SA COMMON STOCK EUR.2 1.99%
ROCHE HOLDING AG COMMON STOCK CHF.001 1.88%
ROLLS ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.2 1.50%
BHP GROUP LTD SPON ADR ADR 1.36%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG COMMON STOCK CHF.1 1.36%
BP PLC SPONS ADR ADR 1.31%
Only in GCOW
Unilever PLC 2.19%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.19%
Philip Morris International In 2.06%
Novartis AG 2.02%
Chevron Corp 2.02%
British American Tobacco PLC 2.01%
Medtronic PLC 2.01%
Nestle SA 1.99%

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On the same fields

AVIV
Avantis International Large Cap Value ETF
GCOW
Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis Pacer
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +20.5% +19.6%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +3.2 pts +2.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.60%
Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 21.5%
Holdings 598 100
Net assets, AVIV as of May 31, 2026 and GCOW as of Oct 2, 2026 $1.8bn $3.4bn

AVIV and GCOW on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AVIV in plain words

AVIV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 598 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

GCOW in plain words

GCOW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 20.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVIV or GCOW?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIV returned +20.5% and GCOW +19.6%.
Which is cheaper, AVIV or GCOW?
AVIV is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVIV and GCOW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVIV and 22% of GCOW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
AVIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVIV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗GCOW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GCOW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Pacer website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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