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GCOW vs GSIE: Differences, Returns & Fees

GCOW and GSIE hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and GCOW returned +19.6% over the year. Net assets: $3.4bn on Oct 2, 2026 for Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF, and $5.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF.

GSIE costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.1 points.

GCOWGSIE
Expense ratio0.60%0.25%
Net assets, GCOW as of Oct 2, 2026 and GSIE as of Oct 8, 2026$3.4bn$5.8bn
Total return, 1 year+19.6%+14.5%
What it tracksPacer Global Cash Cows Dividend IndexGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity Index
Holdings in common12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund20.5%10.1%
Below its high5.2%, high on Aug 25, 20265.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+19.6%
GCOW total return, 1 year
+14.5%
GSIE total return, 1 year
0.60%
GCOW expense ratio
0.25%
GSIE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GCOW and GSIE hold 12% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

half

12% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding GCOW GSIE
Novartis AG 2.02% 1.02%
Nestle SA 1.99% 0.60%
TotalEnergies SE 1.90% 0.46%
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV 0.67% 0.46%
Deutsche Post AG 1.50% 0.42%
Vodafone Group PLC 0.76% 0.38%
GSK PLC 1.93% 0.36%
Mercedes-Benz Group AG 1.87% 0.36%
BP PLC 1.96% 0.34%
Coles Group Ltd 0.39% 0.30%
WH Group Ltd 0.53% 0.29%
Vinci SA 1.75% 0.26%
Only in GCOW
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.19%
Philip Morris International In 2.06%
Chevron Corp 2.02%
Medtronic PLC 2.01%
Verizon Communications Inc 1.98%
AT&T Inc 1.96%
Comcast Corp 1.93%
PepsiCo Inc 1.89%
Only in GSIE
ASML HOLDING NV 2.11%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.06%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.06%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.01%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.88%
BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.80%
TORONTO DOMINION BANK (THE) 0.78%
ADVANTEST CORP 0.77%

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On the same fields

GCOW
Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF
GSIE
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Pacer Goldman Sachs
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +19.6% +14.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +2.3 pts −2.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 21.5% 0.0%
Holdings 100 656
Net assets, GCOW as of Oct 2, 2026 and GSIE as of Oct 8, 2026 $3.4bn $5.8bn

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

GCOW in plain words

GCOW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 20.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

GSIE in plain words

GSIE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 656 positions, with the top ten at 10.1%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GCOW or GSIE?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GCOW returned +19.6% and GSIE +14.5%.
Which is cheaper, GCOW or GSIE?
GSIE is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GCOW and GSIE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 22% of GCOW and 0% of GSIE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
GCOW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GCOW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Pacer website ↗GSIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs 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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