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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 VPL: how they differ

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

Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HGER and VPL 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 VPL
United States Treasury 17.98%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06%
United States Treasury 17.65%SK hynix Inc 4.12%
United States Treasury 17.49%Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80%
United States Treasury 16.56%Toyota Motor Corp 1.74%
United States Treasury 13.97%Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69%
United States Treasury 12.50%BHP Group Ltd 1.66%
United States Treasury 3.85%Hitachi Ltd 1.18%
Advantest Corp 1.16%

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 and VPL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HGER
Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF
VPL
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerHarborVanguard
What it isHarbor Commodity All-Weather StrategyPacific Stock
Total return, 1 year+52.8%+36.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+35.3 pts+19.4 pts
Expense ratio0.68%0.07%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.1%
Holdings72335

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%.

VPL in plain words

VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HGER or VPL?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +52.8% and VPL returned +36.9%, so HGER returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HGER or VPL?
HGER charges 0.68% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so VPL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HGER and VPL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HGER and 0% of VPL 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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