ICOW vs LVHI: Differences, Returns & Fees
ICOW and LVHI hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and LVHI returned +24.7% over the year. Net assets: $1.7bn on Oct 2, 2026 for Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF, and $5.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF.
LVHI costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points.
| ICOW | LVHI | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.40% |
| Net assets, ICOW as of Oct 2, 2026 and LVHI as of Oct 9, 2026 | $1.7bn | $5.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.3% | +24.7% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Hedged Index |
| Holdings in common | 14% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 21.2% | 21.2% |
| Below its high | 6.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ICOW and LVHI 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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14% in common
On the same fields
ICOW and LVHI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
LVHI in plain words
LVHI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 21.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ICOW or LVHI?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ICOW returned +19.3% and LVHI +24.7%.
- Which is cheaper, ICOW or LVHI?
- LVHI is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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