Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or EWJ?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +24.4% and EWJ +18.1%.

Which is cheaper, COWZ or EWJ?

Neither: COWZ and EWJ both charge 0.49% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do COWZ and EWJ overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 95% of COWZ and 0% of EWJ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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COWZ vs EWJ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, COWZ returned +24.4% to EWJ's +18.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $19.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF, and $23.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Japan ETF.

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At a glance

+24.4%

COWZ total return, 1 year

+18.1%

EWJ total return, 1 year

0.49%

COWZ expense ratio

0.49%

EWJ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.49% a year; their one-year returns differ by 6.3 points; EWJ is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

COWZ vs EWJ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	COWZ	EWJ
Return
Measure	COWZ	EWJ
Total return, 1 year	+24.4%	+18.1%
Drawdown
Measure	COWZ	EWJ
Below its high		4.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	COWZ	EWJ
What it tracks	Pacer US Cash Cows 100 Index	MSCI Japan Index
Cost and size
Measure	COWZ	EWJ
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.49%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$19.5bn	$23.8bn
Holdings
Measure	COWZ	EWJ
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	20.4%	29.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and EWJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first COWZ EWJ

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Only in COWZ

Booking Holdings Inc 2.23%

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.18%

HCA Healthcare Inc 2.07%

Marathon Petroleum Corp 2.06%

General Dynamics Corp 2.05%

Intuit Inc 2.04%

Verizon Communications Inc 1.97%

AT&T Inc 1.95%

Only in EWJ

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 4.40%

TOYOTA MOTOR 3.59%

ADVANTEST 3.03%

HITACHI 3.03%

RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 3.03%

SONY GROUP 2.89%

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 2.83%

TOKYO ELECTRON 2.55%

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Side by side

COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Pacer iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US Cash Cows 100 Tracks the MSCI Japan

Total return, 1 year +24.4% +18.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.8 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.49%

Already in the S&P 500 94.7% 0.0%

Holdings 100 169

Net assets, COWZ as of Oct 27, 2026 and EWJ as of Oct 28, 2026 $19.5bn $23.9bn

COWZ and EWJ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

COWZ

COWZ tracks an index of US Cash Cows 100. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +24.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 20.4%.

EWJ

EWJ tracks the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 169 positions, with the top ten at 29.5%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or EWJ?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +24.4% and EWJ +18.1%.
Which is cheaper, COWZ or EWJ?: Neither: COWZ and EWJ both charge 0.49% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do COWZ and EWJ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 95% of COWZ and 0% of EWJ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

COWZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

COWZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Pacer website ↗

EWJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EWJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EWJ ↗

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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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