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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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COWZ vs EMB: how they differ

COWZ and EMB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and EMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in COWZOnly in EMB
QUALCOMM Inc 2.67%BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%
Altria Group Inc 2.21%EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%
ConocoPhillips 2.17%UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%
CVS Health Corp 2.16%ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03%GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%
Ford Motor Co 2.01%CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%
Uber Technologies Inc 2.01%REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%
Pfizer Inc 2.00%ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

COWZ and EMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
COWZ
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF
EMB
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerPaceriShares
What it isUS Cash Cows 100J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Total return, 1 year+23.4%+2.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.9 pts−14.7 pts
Expense ratio0.49%0.39%
Holdings100612

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.

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or EMB?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and EMB returned +2.8%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, COWZ or EMB?
COWZ charges 0.49% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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COWZ against EMB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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