HGER ETF

Many investors are looking to enhance their portfolio with a commodity ETF as equity markets struggle. While some investors have tried to tactically play commodity ETFs, jumping from fund to fund, many investors are finding comfort in Harbor's dynamic balanced commodity ETF, such as the Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF (HGER).

The market regime has shifted over the past few years, leaving advisors rethinking about whether the 60/40 portfolio is providing value in client portfolios. The 60/40 portfolio had long been the cornerstone of asset allocation, previously delivering attractive returns.

The Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF (HGER) is among the top-performing broad commodity ETFs in the past month as of August 2023. HGER's dynamic approach to commodities investing has recently led the fund to outpace category peers in the same timeframe.

Investors seeking momentum may have Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF HGER on radar now. The fund recently hit a new 52-week high.

Diversification is a key theme in 2023 as advisors position client portfolios for the new economic regime. Kristof Gleich, president and CIO at Harbor Capital Advisors, said that Harbor is focused on the problem with diversification within a 60/40 portfolio, which is skewed towards a pro-growth and disinflationary environment.

The recent rally of physical gold has served as a reminder of the challenge in trying to time the market. While gold has not served as a great inflation hedge in the recent economic environment, history has demonstrated that its best performance is generally later in the economic cycle.

While the latest inflation report showed consumer price gains modestly eased in February, we believe it's still too early to leave client portfolios without an inflation hedge. While consumer price gains eased on a 12-month basis, increasing 6% in February from 6.4% in January, the one-month change in core prices paints a less rosy picture.