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COWZ · Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF

COWZ tracks the US Cash Cows 100 and returned +23.4% over the past year.

Index equity fund · US Cash Cows 100 · data as of

Key facts

+23.4%Total return, 1 year
0.49%Expense ratio
100Holdings
−3.2%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

COWZ top ten by weight, 21.2% of its 100 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
HoldingTickerWeight
QUALCOMM IncQCOM2.67%
Altria Group IncMO2.21%
ConocoPhillipsCOP2.17%
CVS Health CorpCVS2.16%
Bristol-Myers Squibb CoBMY2.03%
Ford Motor CoF2.01%
Uber Technologies IncUBER2.01%
Pfizer IncPFE2.00%
Diamondback Energy IncFANG1.99%
Newmont CorpNEM1.93%

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Period by period

COWZ over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months+9.9%+3.3%+6.6 pts+10.7 pts
6 months+13.2%+16.0%−2.8 pts−7.5 pts
1 year+23.4%+17.5%+5.9 pts+0.4 pts
3 years+45.9%+77.9%−32.0 pts−49.2 pts
Since listing+240.8%+293.8%−53.0 pts−294.6 pts

In plain words

COWZ is an index equity fund tracking the US Cash Cows 100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% 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 3.2% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

What it tracksUS Cash Cows 100
Fund typeIndex equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Aug 27, 2026)0.49%
Price$69.94
Listed sinceDec 19, 2016
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026)$18.2bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−3.2%
Holdings100
Top ten weight21.2%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Apr 30, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)95.8%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)92.4%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)25.4%

Questions people ask

How has COWZ performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, COWZ returned +23.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +45.9%.
What does COWZ cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.
What does COWZ hold?
100 positions as filed for Apr 30, 2026, with the top ten at 21.2% of the fund. 96% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is COWZ below its high?
3.2% below its high of Sep 3, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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COWZ, core index fund, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.

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