Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
GOVT vs HGER: how they differ
GOVT and HGER hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and HGER returned more over the year.
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and HGER hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GOVT | Only in HGER |
|---|---|
| United States of America 5.31% | United States Treasury 17.98% |
| United States of America 2.96% | United States Treasury 17.65% |
| United States of America 2.63% | United States Treasury 17.49% |
| United States of America 2.09% | United States Treasury 16.56% |
| United States of America 1.61% | United States Treasury 13.97% |
| United States of America 1.57% | United States Treasury 12.50% |
| United States of America 1.53% | United States Treasury 3.85% |
| United States of America 1.51% |
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.
| GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | HGER Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Harbor |
| What it is | U.S. Treasury Bond | Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.0% | +52.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −18.5 pts | +35.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.68% |
| Holdings | 223 | 7 |
GOVT in plain words
GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 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, GOVT or HGER?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and HGER returned +52.8%, so HGER returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, GOVT or HGER?
- GOVT charges 0.05% a year and HGER charges 0.68%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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