Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF
$71.370.00 (0.00%)
- 0.49%
- $19.8B
- +25.8%
- 1.91%
- 987K sh
- low $56.84high $72.52
The ETF.net COWZ Grade
C
Score 49 out of 100
- 28 of 40
Score 49 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F18 out of 100Rank 32 of 40Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B69 out of 100Rank 30 of 37Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C44 out of 100Rank 23 of 39Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A87 out of 100Rank 3 of 40Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C45 out of 100Rank 28 of 40Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C54 out of 100Rank 22 of 40
Our read on COWZ
In short
CValue measured in cash, not accounting bargains. COWZ ranks Russell 1000 large and mid caps by trailing free-cash-flow yield and holds the top 100, with financial companies screened out entirely.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Pacer US Cash Cows 100 Index. Its rules-based index targets 100 U.S. large- and mid-cap companies selected from the Russell 1000 for high trailing free-cash-flow yield after screens for projected cash flow, earnings, and financial companies.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
COWZ Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
COWZ$12,578
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | COWZ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +19.9% |
| 1 month | +6.9% |
| 3 months | +7.3% |
| 1 year | +25.8% |
| 3 years | +16.6% |
| 5 years | +11.8% |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | COWZ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +19.9% | |
| 2025 | +9.0% | |
| 2024 | +10.6% | |
| 2023 | +14.7% | |
| 2022 | +0.2% | |
| 2021 | +42.6% | |
| 2020 | +11.7% |
COWZ in the news
COWZ Dividends
- 1.91%
- $1.36
- $0.43 per share
- Quarterly
COWZ Risk
- 14.7%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.82
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −22.0%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.74
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
COWZ Cost
Overpaying vs VTV, tied cheapest in US Value Index
$9,154
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
COWZ 0.49%
$9,792
VTV 0.03% Tied cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | COWZ | VTV | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $883 | $55 | $828 |
| 20 | $3,394 | $216 | $3,178 |
| 30 | $9,792 | $638 | $9,154 |
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