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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 VONG: how they differ

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

Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HGER and VONG 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 VONG
United States Treasury 17.98%NVIDIA Corp 13.09%
United States Treasury 17.65%Apple Inc 11.97%
United States Treasury 17.49%Microsoft Corp 8.98%
United States Treasury 16.56%Broadcom Inc 5.78%
United States Treasury 13.97%Amazon.com Inc 5.07%
United States Treasury 12.50%Alphabet Inc 3.91%
United States Treasury 3.85%Tesla Inc 3.48%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.20%

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 VONG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HGER
Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF
VONG
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerHarborVanguard
What it isHarbor Commodity All-Weather StrategyRussell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year+52.8%+7.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+35.3 pts−10.3 pts
Expense ratio0.68%0.07%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%95.6%
Holdings7387

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%.

VONG in plain words

VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HGER or VONG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +52.8% and VONG returned +7.2%, so HGER returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HGER or VONG?
HGER charges 0.68% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HGER and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HGER and 96% of VONG 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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