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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 XLU: how they differ

HGER and XLU 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) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HGER and XLU 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 XLU
United States Treasury 17.98%NextEra Energy Inc 12.93%
United States Treasury 17.65%Southern Co/The 7.62%
United States Treasury 17.49%Duke Energy Corp 6.97%
United States Treasury 16.56%Constellation Energy Corp 5.61%
United States Treasury 13.97%American Electric Power Co Inc 5.26%
United States Treasury 12.50%Sempra 4.28%
United States Treasury 3.85%Dominion Energy Inc 4.24%
Entergy Corp 3.71%

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 XLU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HGER
Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF
XLU
State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerHarborState Street
What it isHarbor Commodity All-Weather StrategyUtilities
Total return, 1 year+52.8%+2.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+35.3 pts−15.1 pts
Expense ratio0.68%0.08%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%100.0%
Holdings731

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%.

XLU in plain words

XLU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.4% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 57.7%. It sat 10.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HGER or XLU?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +52.8% and XLU returned +2.4%, so HGER returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HGER or XLU?
HGER charges 0.68% a year and XLU charges 0.08%, so XLU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HGER and XLU overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HGER and 100% of XLU 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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