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Is COWZ a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) is a US large-cap value ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores COWZ 4.4 out of 10 — highest on Risk (7.3), lowest on Value (1.1). It trades at 16.6 times earnings, against its own median of 13.3. Its ten largest holdings are 22% of the fund.

What stands out in COWZ's data

U.S. large-cap value stocks chosen for cash flow strength.

Trailed the category over the last three years — recent returns have lagged.

A 3-year annualized return of 17% sits below the category median of 23%. The fund trades at trailing P/E multiple of 16.6x, cheaper than the 19.4x median.

A cash-flow anchor for a value-tilted portfolio, built on free cash generation.

Why did COWZ move this week? It fell 0.5% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Valero Energy and Marathon Petroleum drove it

COWZ fell 0.5% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Valero Energy (−11.1%), Marathon Petroleum (−5.8%) and Booking (−6.6%); Lockheed Martin (+14.2%) pushed the other way.

How is COWZ rated? ETF Copilot scores Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) 4.4 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) 4.4 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 4.4 / 10
  • Growth: 2.6 / 10
  • Value: 1.1 / 10
  • Risk: 7.3 / 10
  • Quality: 5.3 / 10
  • Return: 5.9 / 10

Is COWZ expensive right now? It trades at 16.6 times earnings, against its own median of 13.3

As of October 28, 2026, COWZ is more expensive than 90% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from COWZ's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside COWZ? 21% Tech

What's inside COWZ: Size (Large 85%, Mid 15%, Small 0%); Geography (International 4%, US 96%); Tech 21.4%; AI 4.0%; Semiconductors 2.6%; Memory 3.5%.

What are COWZ's top holdings? The ten largest are 22% of the fund

Accenture, Marathon Petroleum, Lockheed Martin, Valero Energy, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, International Business Machines, Altria, Pfizer and Qualcomm are COWZ's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 53% of US Large Cap Value ETFs.

Half of COWZ's weight sits in its 26 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 70 equally weighted holdings.

What is COWZ's expense ratio? 0.49% a year

As of October 28, 2026, COWZ charges 0.49% a year, yields 1.94% and holds $19.5B in assets across 102 positions.

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) — cost, income and size
MeasureCOWZ
Expense ratio0.49%
Dividend yield1.94%
Assets under management$19.5B
Holdings102

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/cowz

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