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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +46.9% and XLB +18.5%.

Which is cheaper, HGER or XLB?

XLB is cheaper, by 0.60 percentage points a year. That is about $60 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HGER vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HGER returned +46.9% to XLB's +18.5%; 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 $8.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+46.9%

HGER total return, 1 year

+18.5%

XLB total return, 1 year

0.68%

HGER expense ratio

0.08%

XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLB costs 0.60 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 28.4 points; XLB is 1.6 times larger.

HGER vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HGER	XLB
Return
Measure	HGER	XLB
Total return, 1 year	+46.9%	+18.5%
Benchmark
Measure	HGER	XLB
What it tracks	Quantix Commodity Index	Materials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	HGER	XLB
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$5.0bn	$8.1bn
Holdings
Measure	HGER	XLB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		58.5%

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 XLB 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 XLB

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Only in HGER

Only in XLB

LINDE PLC 12.96%

NEWMONT CORP 6.56%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 5.23%

ECOLAB INC 4.98%

VULCAN MATERIALS CO 4.89%

NUCOR CORP 4.89%

AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.84%

STEEL DYNAMICS INC 4.77%

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Side by side

HGER Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Harbor State Street

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

Total return, 1 year +46.9% +18.5%

Expense ratio 0.68% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 0 25

Net assets, HGER as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLB as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.0bn $8.1bn

HGER and XLB 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.

XLB

XLB tracks an index of Materials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 25 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HGER or XLB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HGER returned +46.9% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, HGER or XLB?: XLB is cheaper, by 0.60 percentage points a year. That is about $60 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HGER and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HGER and 100% of XLB 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 ↗

XLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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