3 Value ETFs That Pay Solid Dividends and Keep Beating the Market This Year

Large-cap value is beating the broader market in 2026, but VTV, COWZ, and DHS capture the rotation differently. VTV offers broad traditional value exposure, COWZ targets companies with high free-cash-flow yields, and DHS emphasizes high-dividend stocks.

24/7 Wall Street • Aug 26, 2026

COWZ: Positioned For A Broadening Market And Rising Cash Flow Value

The Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF offers exposure to high free-cash-flow large caps at attractive valuations, with a value/quality tilt. COWZ is positioned to benefit from a rotation away from expensive growth and AI sectors, supported by catalysts like market broadening and potential rate cuts. The ETF currently boasts a 6.94% free cash flow yield, trades at 12.76x P/E, and provides partial energy sector protection amid geopolitical risks.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 26, 2026

Is Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) a Strong ETF Right Now?

A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) debuted on 12/16/2016, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 31, 2026

Should Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) Be on Your Investing Radar?

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on December 16, 2016.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 22, 2026

This ‘Cash Cow' ETF's Energy Bet Just Paid Off as Brent Spiked 14% in Five Days

The Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (NASDAQ:COWZ) just got a real-time stress test of its free-cash-flow screen, and the energy sleeve did exactly what it was built to do.

24/7 Wall Street • Jul 20, 2026

The S&P 500 Is Up 5% This Year. This ‘Cash Cow' Fund Is Up 9%

Investors holding Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) own a slice of the cheapest, largest cap-weighted index fund on the market, and it has been doing its job.

24/7 Wall Street • Jul 9, 2026

COWZ: Cash Flow Discipline In A Regime That Could Finally Listen

The Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF is rated a cautious Buy, positioned for a regime shift favoring cash flow over AI-driven momentum. COWZ offers a portfolio FCF yield of ~6.37%, more than double the Russell 1000, at a 31% lower P/E, with sector diversification led by Healthcare and Energy. The ETF's defensive profile is most effective in moderate drawdowns, providing a stabilizing anchor as AI multiples stretch and stagflation risks persist.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 21, 2026

Watch Out, Rising Capex Could Turn Today's Cash Cows Into Dogs

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:COWZ) owns the 100 Russell 1000 names that generate the most free cash flow relative to market value.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 8, 2026

Three Value Focused ETFs Pay Solid Dividends and Keep Outperforming the Market in 2026

Value stocks with real dividend income have kept pace with, and in one case beaten, a market that growth and AI names dominated for three straight years.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 9, 2026

Three Free Cash Flow and Quality ETFs Quietly Beating Every Other Smart Beta Strategy in 2026

Smart beta had a confusing first half of 2026, as momentum cooled after a strong 2025, low-volatility lagged a market that kept grinding higher, and dividend growth funds got squeezed by another leg up in yields.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 2, 2026