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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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HGER vs IEMG: how they differ

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

Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HGER and IEMG 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 HGEROnly in IEMG
United States Treasury 17.98%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%
United States Treasury 17.65%SK hynix Inc. 5.83%
United States Treasury 17.49%Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%
United States Treasury 16.56%Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%
United States Treasury 13.97%MediaTek Inc. 1.42%
United States Treasury 12.50%DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%
United States Treasury 3.85%HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%

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.

HGER and IEMG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HGER
Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerHarboriShares
What it isHarbor Commodity All-Weather StrategyCore MSCI Emerging Markets
Total return, 1 year+52.8%+30.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+35.3 pts+13.1 pts
Expense ratio0.68%0.09%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings72695

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%.

IEMG in plain words

IEMG is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +30.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% 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 2695 positions, with the top ten at 34.1%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HGER or IEMG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +52.8% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so HGER returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HGER or IEMG?
HGER charges 0.68% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HGER and IEMG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HGER and 0% of IEMG 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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