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COWZ vs GLDM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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COWZ is an equity index fund and GLDM a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, COWZ returned +24.4% against +2.8%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $19.5bn for Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and $30.6bn for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust.

COWZ on its own →GLDM on its own →
At a glance
+24.4%
COWZ total return, 1 year
+2.8%
GLDM total return, 1 year
0.49%
COWZ expense ratio
0.10%
GLDM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GLDM costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.6 points; GLDM is 1.6 times larger.

COWZ vs GLDM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureCOWZGLDM
Return
Total return, 1 year+24.4%+2.8%
Drawdown
Below its high24.5%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksPacer US Cash Cows 100 IndexGold
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.49%0.10%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$19.5bn$30.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight95%
Holdings datedJul 31, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund20.4%

Method

Side by side

COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer Pacer State Street
What it is Tracks an index of US Cash Cows 100 Holds gold
Total return, 1 year +24.4% +2.8%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +2.5% (GLD)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.3 pts vs GLD
Expense ratio 0.49% 0.10%
Holdings 100 not counted
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $19.5bn $30.6bn

COWZ and GLDM 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%.

GLDM

Its expense ratio is 0.10% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

GLDM holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +2.5% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.5% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or GLDM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +24.4% and GLDM +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, COWZ or GLDM?
GLDM is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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COWZ on its own →GLDM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →COWZ dividend history →COWZ holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
COWZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
COWZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Pacer website ↗
State Street website ↗

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