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EFV vs ICOW: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFV and ICOW hold 11% of their weight in the same names, and EFV returned +21.2% over the year. Net assets: $30.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF, and $1.7bn on Oct 2, 2026 for Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF.

EFV costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points.

EFVICOW
Expense ratio0.31%0.65%
Net assets, EFV as of Oct 9, 2026 and ICOW as of Oct 2, 2026$30.1bn$1.7bn
Total return, 1 year+21.2%+19.3%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common11%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund19.8%21.2%
Below its high5.9%, high on Sep 3, 20266.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+21.2%
EFV total return, 1 year
+19.3%
ICOW total return, 1 year
0.31%
EFV expense ratio
0.65%
ICOW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFV and ICOW hold 11% 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 9, 2026.

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11% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EFV ICOW
SHELL 2.71% 2.09%
BANCO SANTANDER 1.17% 1.89%
BP PLC 1.13% 2.02%
DHL AG 0.54% 2.19%
KDDI 0.50% 2.20%
COMPAGNIE DE SAINT GOBAIN SA 0.30% 1.86%
KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE 0.30% 1.89%
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL 0.28% 2.22%
VODAFONE GROUP PLC 0.27% 2.13%
BRIDGESTONE 0.25% 1.40%
ERICSSON B 0.24% 1.19%
IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC 0.24% 1.71%
Only in EFV
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.96%
NESTLE SA 2.20%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 2.18%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.83%
ALLIANZ 1.66%
TOYOTA MOTOR 1.63%
TOTALENERGIES 1.60%
NOVARTIS AG 1.59%
Only in ICOW
Suncor Energy Inc 2.14%
Sony Group Corp 2.12%
Vinci SA 1.95%
Deutsche Telekom AG 1.92%
Barrick Mining Corp 1.84%
Aeon Co Ltd 1.84%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 1.76%
Tesco PLC 1.63%

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On the same fields

EFV
iShares MSCI EAFE Value 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 +21.2% +19.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +3.9 pts +2.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.31% 0.65%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 397 100
Net assets, EFV as of Oct 9, 2026 and ICOW as of Oct 2, 2026 $30.1bn $1.7bn

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

EFV in plain words

EFV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.31% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 397 positions, with the top ten at 19.8%. It sat 5.9% 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, EFV or ICOW?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFV returned +21.2% and ICOW +19.3%.
Which is cheaper, EFV or ICOW?
EFV is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFV and ICOW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFV and 0% of ICOW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EFV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFV ↗ICOW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ICOW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Pacer website ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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