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HGER vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HGER returned +46.9% to MBB's −0.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $5.0bn for Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF and $35.5bn for iShares MBS ETF.

At a glance
+46.9%
HGER total return, 1 year
−0.8%
MBB total return, 1 year
0.68%
HGER expense ratio
0.04%
MBB expense ratio

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MBB costs 0.64 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 47.7 points; MBB is 7.1 times larger.

HGER vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureHGERMBB
Return
Total return, 1 year+46.9%−0.8%
Benchmark
What it tracksQuantix Commodity IndexBloomberg U.S. MBS Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.68%0.04%
Net assets$5.0bn$35.5bn
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

Risk and return

Feb 18, 2022 to Oct 23, 2026 · 244 weekly returns
HGER MBB
Return
Total return edge HGER +114.7% +3.9%
Annualized edge HGER +17.7% +0.8%
Price return edge HGER +79.8% −12.3%
Risk
Volatility edge MBB 17.0% 6.7%
Max drawdown edge MBB −18.2% −14.1%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge HGER 0.80 −0.47
Sortino edge HGER 1.35 −0.65
Calmar edge HGER 0.97 0.06
Reading

HGER returned more: +114.7% to +3.9%. MBB swung less: 6.7% to 17.0%. MBB fell less at its worst: −14.1% to −18.2%.

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Risk and return: HGER vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureHGERMBBEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+114.7%+3.9%HGERPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+17.7%+0.8%HGERTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+79.8%−12.3%HGERPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility17.0%6.7%MBBSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation10.0%4.9%MBBLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−18.2%−14.1%MBBDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.80−0.47HGERReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.35−0.65HGERReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.970.06HGERAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 244 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, HGER and MBB 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

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BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 5.45%
FHLMC 30YR UMBS SUPER 1.05%
UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 0.60%
GNMA2 30YR 0.59%
GNMA2 30YR 0.54%
FNMA 30YR UMBS 0.53%
GNMA2 30YR 0.53%
GNMA2 30YR 0.52%
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Side by side

HGER Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF MBB iShares MBS ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index of Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy Tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities
Total return, 1 year +46.9% −0.8%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.1% (SPMB)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.3 pts vs SPMB
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.04%
Holdings 0 10813
Net assets $5.0bn $35.5bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-B02442408E

HGER and MBB do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. HGER follows Quantix Commodity Index and MBB follows Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 HGER returned +46.9% and MBB −0.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 47.7 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
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.

MBB

MBB tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.1% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HGER or MBB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +46.9% and MBB −0.8%.
Which is cheaper, HGER or MBB?
MBB is cheaper, by 0.64 percentage points a year. That is about $64 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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