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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +24.4% and HYG +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, COWZ or HYG?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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COWZ vs HYG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, COWZ returned +24.4% to HYG's +1.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $19.5bn for Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and $17.5bn for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+24.4%

COWZ total return, 1 year

+1.3%

HYG total return, 1 year

0.49%

COWZ expense ratio

0.49%

HYG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.49% a year; their one-year returns differ by 23.1 points; COWZ is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

COWZ vs HYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	COWZ	HYG
Return
Measure	COWZ	HYG
Total return, 1 year	+24.4%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	COWZ	HYG
What it tracks	Pacer US Cash Cows 100 Index	Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index
Cost and size
Measure	COWZ	HYG
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.49%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$19.5bn	$17.5bn
Holdings
Measure	COWZ	HYG
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	95%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	20.4%

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 HYG 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 HYG

Only in one fund ↓

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 HYG

1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%

MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.44%

ECHOSTAR CORP 0.40%

QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 144A 0.35%

PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.34%

CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP LLC 144A 0.32%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.32%

CENTENE CORPORATION 0.31%

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Side by side

COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Pacer iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US Cash Cows 100 Tracks an index of US high yield bonds

Total return, 1 year +24.4% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.2% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +2.5 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.49%

Holdings 100 1332

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $19.5bn $17.5bn

COWZ and HYG 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%.

HYG

HYG tracks an index of US high yield bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or HYG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +24.4% and HYG +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, COWZ or HYG?: Neither: COWZ and HYG both charge 0.49% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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COWZ on its own →HYG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →COWZ dividend history →COWZ holdings →HYG dividend history →HYG holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

COWZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

COWZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Pacer website ↗

HYG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HYG ↗

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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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