Which returned more over the last year, GLD or HGER?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and HGER +46.9%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or HGER?

GLD is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

GLD vs HGER: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and HGER an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HGER returned +46.9% against +2.5%.

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Net assets: $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares, and $5.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+46.9%

HGER total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.68%

HGER expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GLD costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 44.4 points; GLD is far larger, $135.8bn against $5.0bn.

GLD vs HGER: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	HGER
Return
Measure	GLD	HGER
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+46.9%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	HGER
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	HGER
What it tracks	Gold	Quantix Commodity Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	HGER
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.68%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$135.8bn	$5.0bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	HGER
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Holdings dated		Jul 31, 2026

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares HGER Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer State Street Harbor

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +46.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU not measured

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.68%

Holdings not counted 0

Net assets, GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 and HGER as of Oct 28, 2026 $135.8bn $5.0bn

GLD and HGER on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Alert

About each fund

GLD

Its expense ratio is 0.40% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

GLD holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +2.7% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.7% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

HGER

HGER tracks an index of Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +46.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.68% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 0 positions, with the top ten at not published.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or HGER?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and HGER +46.9%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or HGER?: GLD is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

HGER filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HGER prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Harbor page for HGER ↗

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