Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
HGER vs VNQ: how they differ
HGER and VNQ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and HGER returned more over the year.
Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HGER and VNQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HGER | Only in VNQ |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury 17.98% | Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% |
| United States Treasury 17.65% | Welltower Inc 7.86% |
| United States Treasury 17.49% | Prologis Inc 7.02% |
| United States Treasury 16.56% | Equinix Inc 5.66% |
| United States Treasury 13.97% | American Tower Corp 4.55% |
| United States Treasury 12.50% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67% |
| United States Treasury 3.85% | Simon Property Group Inc 3.54% |
| Realty Income Corp 3.12% |
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.
| HGER Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF | VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Harbor | Vanguard |
| What it is | Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy | US real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +52.8% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +35.3 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.13% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 63.3% |
| Holdings | 7 | 146 |
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%.
VNQ in plain words
VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HGER or VNQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +52.8% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so HGER returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, HGER or VNQ?
- HGER charges 0.68% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do HGER and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HGER and 63% of VNQ 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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