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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +46.9% and SPY +13.6%.

Which is cheaper, HGER or SPY?

SPY is cheaper, by 0.59 percentage points a year. That is about $59 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do HGER and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HGER and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HGER vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HGER returned +46.9% to SPY's +13.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $5.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF, and $814.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

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At a glance

+46.9%

HGER total return, 1 year

+13.6%

SPY total return, 1 year

0.68%

HGER expense ratio

0.09%

SPY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPY costs 0.59 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 33.3 points; SPY is far larger, $814.8bn against $5.0bn.

HGER vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HGER	SPY
Return
Measure	HGER	SPY
Total return, 1 year	+46.9%	+13.6%
Benchmark
Measure	HGER	SPY
What it tracks	Quantix Commodity Index	S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Measure	HGER	SPY
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$5.0bn	$814.8bn
Holdings
Measure	HGER	SPY
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		38.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HGER and SPY 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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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HGER SPY

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Only in SPY

NVIDIA CORP 7.92%

APPLE INC 7.61%

MICROSOFT CORP 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET INC CL A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.06%

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Side by side

HGER Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Harbor State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year +46.9% +13.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.68% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 0 504

Net assets, HGER as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPY as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.0bn $814.8bn

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

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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.

SPY

SPY tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HGER or SPY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +46.9% and SPY +13.6%.
Which is cheaper, HGER or SPY?: SPY is cheaper, by 0.59 percentage points a year. That is about $59 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HGER and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HGER and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

HGER filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HGER prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Harbor page for HGER ↗

SPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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