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EFAV vs ICOW: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFAV and ICOW hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and ICOW returned +19.3% over the year. Net assets: $5.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF, and $1.7bn on Oct 2, 2026 for Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF.

EFAV costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.0 points.

EFAVICOW
Expense ratio0.20%0.65%
Net assets, EFAV as of Oct 9, 2026 and ICOW as of Oct 2, 2026$5.3bn$1.7bn
Total return, 1 year+12.3%+19.3%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common14%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.8%21.2%
Below its high3.7%, high on Sep 3, 20266.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+12.3%
EFAV total return, 1 year
+19.3%
ICOW total return, 1 year
0.20%
EFAV expense ratio
0.65%
ICOW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFAV and ICOW hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

half

14% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EFAV ICOW
SHELL 1.66% 2.09%
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL 1.56% 2.22%
SWISSCOM AG 1.30% 1.64%
KDDI 1.10% 2.20%
BRIDGESTONE 0.77% 1.40%
KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE 0.74% 1.89%
BP PLC 0.70% 2.02%
SANOFI SA 0.63% 1.89%
SHIONOGI 0.64% 0.54%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.50% 1.92%
TESCO PLC 0.47% 1.63%
GALP ENERGIA SGPS SA CLASS B 0.45% 0.57%
Only in EFAV
IBERDROLA 1.56%
EQUINOR 1.54%
ENI 1.50%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 1.49%
SECOM 1.47%
TOTALENERGIES 1.40%
NOVARTIS AG 1.31%
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING 1.27%
Only in ICOW
Deutsche Post AG 2.19%
Suncor Energy Inc 2.14%
Vodafone Group PLC 2.13%
Vinci SA 1.95%
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA 1.86%
Barrick Mining Corp 1.84%
Telefonica SA 1.83%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 1.76%

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On the same fields

EFAV
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
ICOW
Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Pacer
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +12.3% +19.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −4.9 pts +2.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.65%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 270 100
Net assets, EFAV as of Oct 9, 2026 and ICOW as of Oct 2, 2026 $5.3bn $1.7bn

EFAV and ICOW on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

EFAV in plain words

EFAV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 270 positions, with the top ten at 14.8%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

ICOW in plain words

ICOW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% 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 6.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFAV or ICOW?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFAV returned +12.3% and ICOW +19.3%.
Which is cheaper, EFAV or ICOW?
EFAV is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFAV and ICOW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFAV and 0% of ICOW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EFAV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFAV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFAV ↗ICOW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ICOW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Pacer website ↗

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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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