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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +24.4% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, COWZ or SLV?

COWZ is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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COWZ vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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COWZ is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, COWZ returned +24.4% against +14.9%.

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Net assets: $19.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+24.4%

COWZ total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.49%

COWZ expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

COWZ costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.5 points; SLV is 1.4 times larger.

COWZ vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	COWZ	SLV
Return
Measure	COWZ	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+24.4%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	COWZ	SLV
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	COWZ	SLV
What it tracks	Pacer US Cash Cows 100 Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	COWZ	SLV
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$19.5bn	$26.5bn
Holdings
Measure	COWZ	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	95%
Holdings dated	Jul 31, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	20.4%

Method

Side by side

COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Pacer iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US Cash Cows 100 Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +24.4% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.50%

Holdings 100 not counted

Net assets, COWZ as of Oct 27, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $19.5bn $26.9bn

COWZ and SLV 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%.

SLV

Its expense ratio is 0.50% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SLV holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +24.4% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, COWZ or SLV?: COWZ is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

COWZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

COWZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Pacer website ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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