Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
GARP vs PDBC: how they differ
GARP and PDBC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and PDBC returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GARP and PDBC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GARP | Only in PDBC |
|---|---|
| APPLE 5.23% | Invesco Premier US Government Money Port 75.58% |
| MICROSOFT 5.16% | POWERSHARES CAYMAN FUND 24.42% |
| NVIDIA 5.09% | |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.81% | |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.76% | |
| VISA CLASS A 4.60% | |
| LAM RESEARCH 4.02% | |
| CATERPILLAR INC 3.65% |
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 Sep 10, 2026.
| GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF | PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Invesco |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality GARP | Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.5% | +55.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +12.0 pts | +37.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.59% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 133 | 2 |
GARP in plain words
GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 133 positions, with the top ten at 43.2%.
PDBC in plain words
PDBC is an index equity fund tracking the Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GARP or PDBC?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and PDBC returned +55.2%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, GARP or PDBC?
- GARP charges 0.15% a year and PDBC charges 0.59%, so GARP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do GARP and PDBC overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of GARP and 0% of PDBC 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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