COWZ vs VAW

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF vs Vanguard Materials ETF

Quick take
  • • VAW has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.49% for COWZ.
  • • COWZ pays a higher dividend yield (1.91%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricCOWZVAW
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.49%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.91%1.39%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$19.78B$4.38B
YTD return
18.58%13.71%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.620.88
P/E ratio
15.9623.49
Last price
$71.07$232.78
Inception
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Issuer
PacerVanguard

COWZ top holdings

Top holdings · COWZ
ACNAccenture PLC Class A2.76%
LMTLockheed Martin Corp2.42%
COPConocoPhillips2.29%
MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp2.28%
MOAltria Group Inc2.26%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc2.25%
CVXChevron Corp2.25%
IBMInternational Business Machines Corp2.19%
VLOValero Energy Corp2.15%
PFEPfizer Inc2.14%
Sector breakdown · COWZ
Consumer Cyclical9.6%
Basic Materials4.0%
Consumer Defensive8.0%
Technology23.0%
Communication Services7.5%
Industrials12.3%
Energy20.4%
Healthcare15.2%

VAW top holdings

Top holdings · VAW
LINLinde PLC15.25%
NEMNewmont Corp8.47%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc6.99%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co5.12%
ECLEcolab Inc4.83%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc4.03%
CRHCRH PLC3.84%
CTVACorteva Inc3.61%
NUENucor Corp3.60%
VMCVulcan Materials Co2.20%
Sector breakdown · VAW
Consumer Cyclical9.4%
Basic Materials89.4%
Consumer Defensive0.0%
Industrials0.6%
Energy0.0%
Healthcare0.5%

About COWZ

COWZ (Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF) is 100 Russell 1000 stocks with highest free cash flow yield. Managed by Pacer, the fund carries $19.8B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.49%, a dividend yield of 1.91%. Its largest holding is Accenture PLC Class A (ACN), which represents 2.8% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 9.6%.

About VAW

VAW (Vanguard Materials ETF) is US materials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $4.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.39%. Its largest holding is Linde PLC (LIN), which represents 15.2% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 9.4%.