Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
HGER vs XLB: how they differ
HGER and XLB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and HGER returned more over the year.
Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF and State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HGER and XLB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HGER | Only in XLB |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury 17.98% | Linde PLC 14.08% |
| United States Treasury 17.65% | Newmont Corp 5.85% |
| United States Treasury 17.49% | Freeport-McMoRan Inc 5.31% |
| United States Treasury 16.56% | Corteva Inc 4.97% |
| United States Treasury 13.97% | Sherwin-Williams Co/The 4.95% |
| United States Treasury 12.50% | Ecolab Inc 4.73% |
| United States Treasury 3.85% | Vulcan Materials Co 4.72% |
| CRH PLC 4.67% |
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 Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF | XLB State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Harbor | State Street |
| What it is | Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy | Materials |
| Total return, 1 year | +52.8% | +12.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +35.3 pts | −5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 7 | 26 |
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%.
XLB in plain words
XLB is an index equity fund tracking the Materials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 26 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 26, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HGER or XLB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +52.8% and XLB returned +12.0%, so HGER returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, HGER or XLB?
- HGER charges 0.68% a year and XLB charges 0.08%, so XLB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do HGER and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HGER and 100% of XLB 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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