The Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF surged as Brent crude jumped 14% in five days, with the fund’s roughly 16% energy weighting driving its 18% one-year gain. Exxon Mobil rose about 6% during the spike, backing its $20 billion buyback authorization with $8.77 billion in Q1 underlying earnings. COWZ screens the Russell 1000 for the 100 highest free-cash-flow-yielding names, holding $18.2 billion in net assets, and its quarterly rebalance amplifies energy exposure after oil rallies. A drop below 12% energy weighting would signal materially reduced crude sensitivity.
Exxon Mobil CorpBrent crude spike boosts Exxon's earnings and supports its $20B buyback authorization
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