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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 VBIL: how they differ

HGER and VBIL hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and HGER returned more over the year.

Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF and Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HGER and VBIL hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HGER and VBIL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHGERVBIL
United States Treasury17.49%5.41%
United States Treasury13.97%3.67%
United States Treasury17.65%3.63%
United States Treasury3.85%3.54%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HGEROnly in VBIL
United States Treasury 17.98%United States Treasury Bill 6.78%
United States Treasury 16.56%United States Treasury Bill 6.10%
United States Treasury 12.50%United States Treasury Bill 5.61%
United States Treasury Bill 5.18%
United States Treasury Bill 5.17%
United States Treasury Bill 5.15%
United States Treasury Bill 5.13%
United States Treasury Bill 5.03%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

HGER and VBIL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HGER
Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF
VBIL
Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerHarborVanguard
What it isHarbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year+52.8%+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+35.3 pts−13.7 pts
Expense ratio0.68%0.06%
Holdings726

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%.

VBIL in plain words

VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HGER or VBIL?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +52.8% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so HGER returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HGER or VBIL?
HGER charges 0.68% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HGER against VBIL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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