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GOVT vs HGER: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOVT returned −1.5% to HGER's +46.9%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $42.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF, and $5.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF.

At a glance
−1.5%
GOVT total return, 1 year
+46.9%
HGER total return, 1 year
0.05%
GOVT expense ratio
0.68%
HGER expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GOVT costs 0.63 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 48.4 points; GOVT is 8.6 times larger.

GOVT vs HGER: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureGOVTHGER
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.5%+46.9%
Drawdown
Below its high8.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond IndexQuantix Commodity Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.05%0.68%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$42.8bn$5.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and HGER hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOVT HGER
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GOVT
TREASURY NOTE 5.17%
TREASURY NOTE 2.98%
TREASURY NOTE 2.12%
TREASURY NOTE 1.95%
TREASURY NOTE 1.65%
TREASURY BOND 1.51%
TREASURY BOND 1.46%
TREASURY BOND 1.42%
Only in HGER
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Side by side

GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF HGER Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF
What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond Tracks an index of Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy
Total return, 1 year −1.5% +46.9%
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.68%
Holdings 229 0
Net assets, GOVT as of Oct 27, 2026 and HGER as of Oct 28, 2026 $42.8bn $5.0bn

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

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About each fund
GOVT

GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 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, GOVT or HGER?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and HGER +46.9%.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or HGER?
GOVT is cheaper, by 0.63 percentage points a year. That is about $63 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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