Which returned more over the last year, HGER or SLV?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +52.8% and SLV returned +53.8%, so SLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HGER or SLV?

HGER charges 0.68% a year and SLV charges 0.50%, so SLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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HGER vs SLV: how they differ

HGER is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year SLV returned more, +53.8% against +52.8%.

Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF and iShares Silver Trust.

HGER and SLV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HGER Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF	SLV iShares Silver Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Harbor	iShares
What it is	Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy	Silver
Total return, 1 year	+52.8%	+53.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+35.3 pts	+36.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.50%
Holdings	7	not filed

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%.

SLV in plain words

SLV is a commodity fund tracking the Silver. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +53.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. It sat 45.0% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HGER or SLV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +52.8% and SLV returned +53.8%, so SLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HGER or SLV?: HGER charges 0.68% a year and SLV charges 0.50%, so SLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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