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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVEM vs HGER: how they differ

AVEM and HGER hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and HGER returned more over the year.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and HGER hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVEMOnly in HGER
SK hynix Inc 7.83%United States Treasury 17.98%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.33%United States Treasury 17.65%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.70%United States Treasury 17.49%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.11%United States Treasury 16.56%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 1.51%United States Treasury 13.97%
MediaTek Inc 1.11%United States Treasury 12.50%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.89%United States Treasury 3.85%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.81%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVEM and HGER on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVEM
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF
HGER
Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisHarbor
What it isEmerging Markets EquityHarbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy
Total return, 1 year+31.8%+52.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+14.3 pts+35.3 pts
Expense ratio0.33%0.68%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings38977

AVEM in plain words

AVEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging Markets Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3897 positions, with the top ten at 29.9%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

HGER in plain words

HGER is an index equity fund tracking the Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +52.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.68% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 7 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or HGER?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and HGER returned +52.8%, so HGER returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or HGER?
AVEM charges 0.33% a year and HGER charges 0.68%, so AVEM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and HGER overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of HGER by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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