Annual Report
HARBOR ETF TRUST
October 31, 2022
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF
Harbor Corporate Culture ETF
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF
Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF
Harbor International Compounders ETF
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF
Harbor ETFTrust |
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HARBOR ALL-WEATHER INFLATION FOCUS ETF |
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HARBOR CORPORATE CULTURE ETF |
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HARBOR CORPORATE CULTURE LEADERS ETF |
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HARBOR DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION ETF |
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HARBOR DIVIDEND GROWTH LEADERS ETF |
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HARBOR INTERNATIONAL COMPOUNDERS ETF |
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HARBOR SCIENTIFIC ALPHA HIGH-YIELD ETF |
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HARBOR SCIENTIFIC ALPHA INCOME ETF |
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Financial Statements |
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This material is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may be distributed to prospective investors only if it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus. Prospective investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a Harbor ETF before investing. To obtain a summary prospectus or prospectus for this and other information, visit harborcapital.com or call 800-422-1050. Read it carefully before investing.
Foreside Fund Services, LLC is the Distributor of the Harbor ETF Trust.
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
SUBADVISER
Quantix Commodities LP
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
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MARKET REVIEW
Commodity markets have experienced significant volatility so far in 2022 with extreme, opposing forces pulling the market in different directions. We believe that supply/demand fundamentals and geopolitical events have generally been pushing prices up while tightening monetary policy in the US and macro fears of a recession have generally been pulling prices down.
On a fundamental basis, almost every commodity has remained in tight supply for most of the year as we believe is evidenced by the unusually backwardated futures curves (where commodities for delivery in the short term cost more than those for delivery further out). On a geopolitical basis, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has particularly disrupted energy and agricultural markets, both from a first order effect (Russia is a large energy exporter as is Ukraine in both Corn and Wheat) and with second order effects, triggering an energy crisis in Europe and raising costs downstream in items such as fertilizer and aluminum.
The historic pace of tightening in U.S. monetary policy so far in 2022 has provided a headwind for almost all financial markets as the risk-free rate gets repriced. While commodities have held up better than other asset classes with decently positive returns, we believe investors have remained on the sidelines due to fears that the Federal Reserve’s actions will cause a recession, impacting commodity demand. This is currently demonstrated in positioning data showing historically low levels of speculator interest across almost all commodities, despite the portfolio rationale for a commodities allocation in an inflationary environment.
PERFORMANCE
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF returned 4.60% for the period ended October 31, 2022. The Fund tracked the performance of the Quantix Inflation Index (the “Index”), which returned 5.94%, after accounting for fees, fund expenses, and differences in cash management between the Fund and the Index.
This difference in cash management arise from the fact that the methodology in the Index is not able to be fully replicated. This puts the Fund at a disadvantage relative to the Index in a period of rapid interest rate rises, such as so far in 2022, and conversely helps the fund relative to the Index in a period of rapid interest rate decreases.
On a sector basis, Petroleum is the Fund’s largest sector and contributed all of the gains, over 13.0%. Within the sector, positive contributions came from Gasoil, Heating Oil and Brent Crude Oil, from a mixture of price appreciation and positive roll yield. The sector has persistently seen higher demand and less supply so far in 2022, even with the historic Strategic Petroleum Reserve release. These gains were offset by negative contributions from Industrial Metals and Precious Metals, both detracting -3.90%. The Industrial Metals, particularly Aluminum and Copper, were affected by the lockdown in China. Precious Metals, and particularly Gold, were negatively impacted by interest rate rises in the U.S. which caused real rates to rise.
While there were no significant asset allocation changes for the first three quarters in 2022, there was one that was reflected in the Fund in October. The Index rebalances once a quarter and, at each rebalance, updates the weighting between scarcity and debasement within the Index. In the most recent rebalance, calculated in September 2022 and implemented in October 2022, the Index shifted more weight to the debasement theme, resulting in an increase in |
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY—Continued
CHANGE IN A $10,000 INVESTMENT For the period 02/09/2022 through 10/31/2022
The graph compares a $10,000 investment in shares of the Fund with the performance of the Quantix Inflation Index and Bloomberg Commodity Index. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
TOTAL RETURNS For the periods ended 10/31/2022
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the Gold weight relative to the previous quarter. This was a result of a change in the macroeconomic indicators that the Index takes into account, including the shape of the U.S. Treasury curve, relative performance of Copper and Gold, and the shape of the futures curves of commodities within the Index.
the Gold weight relative to the previous quarter. This was a result of a change in the macroeconomic indicators that the Index takes into account, including the shape of the U.S. Treasury curve, relative performance of Copper and Gold, and the shape of the futures curves of commodities within the Index.
OUTLOOK & STRATEGY
We believe that the outlook for commodity markets remains bright, especially relative to other asset classes. In the short term, we believe that the opposing forces referenced above will continue to pull markets in opposite directions, keeping volatility elevated.
We believe that fundamentals may remain supportive, with supply not keeping up with demand due to lead times in physically extracting or growing commodities. If this is the case, the futures curve may remain in backwardation, supporting overall returns from the asset class.
In addition, if some of the macroeconomic headwinds (such as the recent rapidly rising U.S. interest rates or the current economic lockdown in China) abate or even turn into tailwinds, then we believe that investors will reallocate to the asset class. However, if inflation remains elevated in the U.S. and central banks continue to raise interest rates or keep them higher for longer than the market expects, this may provide headwinds to certain commodities through demand destruction in the short to medium term.
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All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF |
N/A | N/A | 4.60% | |||||||||||||||
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All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF |
N/A | N/A | 4.65% | |||||||||||||||
Comparative Index |
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Quantix Inflation Index 1 |
N/A | N/A | 5.94% | |||||||||||||||
Bloomberg Commodity Index1 |
N/A | N/A | 4.66% | |||||||||||||||
As stated in the Fund’s prospectus dated March 1, 2022, the expense ratio was 0.68%. The expense ratio in the prospectus may differ from the actual expense ratio for the period disclosed within this report. The expense ratio shown in the prospectus is adjusted to reflect changes, if any, in contractual arrangements that occurred prior to the date of the prospectus (or supplement thereto, if applicable).
The Quantix Inflation Index is calculated on a total return basis, which combines the returns of the futures contracts with the returns on cash collateral invested in 13-week U.S. Treasury Bills. This unmanaged index does not reflect fees and expenses and is not available for direct investment. The Quantix Inflation Index was developed by Quantix Commodities LP and is owned by Quantix Commodities Indices LLC. The Bloomberg Commodity Index measures the performance of future contracts on physical commodities which traded on US exchanges and London Metal Exchange. The commodity weightings are based on production and liquidity, subject to weighting restrictions applied annually.
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Past performance is net of management fees and expenses and reflects reinvested dividends and distributions. Past performance reflects the beneficial effect of any expense waivers or reimbursements, without which returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower and is available through the most recent month end at harborcapital.com or by calling 800-422-1050. |
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1 The “Life of Fund” return as shown reflects the period 02/09/2022 (commencement of operations) through 10/31/2022. The first day of secondary market trading was a few days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the Net Asset Value of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the Market Price returns.
This report contains the current opinions of Quantix Commodities LP as of the date of this report and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Such opinions are subject to change without notice and securities described herein may no longer be included in, or may at any time be removed from, the Fund’s portfolio. This report is distributed for informational purposes only. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed reliable, but not guaranteed.
There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved. Commodities and commodity-linked derivative instruments can be significantly more volatile than other securities, such as stocks or bonds. The Fund is non-diversified and may have significant exposure to a particular sector of the commodities market (such as metal, gas or emissions products). As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to risks associated with a single issuer or sector than a more diversified portfolio.
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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—October 31, 2022
RISK ALLOCATION* (% of Net Assets) - Unaudited |
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Precious Metals |
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Petroleum |
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Industrial Metals |
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Grains and Soybean Products |
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Softs |
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*Based on notional value and represents the sector allocation of the Quantix EnergyTransition Index.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
Principal Amounts, Value and Cost in Thousands
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—77.2% | ||||||
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U.S. TREASURY BILLS—77.2% |
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U.S. Treasury Bill |
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$ 26,647 | 2.384%—11/03/2022† | $ | 26,644 | |||
22,772 | 3.226%—12/29/2022† | 22,631 | ||||
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
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(Cost $49,297) | 49,275 | |||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS—77.2% |
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(Cost $49,297) | 49,275 | |||||
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CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES—22.8% |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% |
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SWAP AGREEMENTS |
OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) EXCESS RETURN SWAPS ON INDICES
Counterparty |
Fixed Rate |
Pay/Receive Fixed Rate |
Reference Index1 |
Expiration Date |
Payment Frequency |
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Value (000s) |
Upfront Premiums (Received)/ Paid (000s) |
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Macquarie Bank Limited |
0.120% | Pay | Quantix Inflation Index | 11/30/2022 | Monthly | $63,809 | $— | $— | $— | |||||||||||||
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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
All investments as of October 31, 2022 (as disclosed in the preceding Portfolio of Investments and Swap Agreements schedule) were classified as Level 2. There were no Level 3 investments as of October 31, 2022 or February 9, 2022 (commencement of operations).
For more information on valuation inputs and their aggregation into the levels identified above, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures in Note 2 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
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Coupon represents yield to maturity |
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The reference index components are published daily on Harbor’s website at harborcapital.com. The index is comprised of publicly traded futures contracts on physical commodities.The table below represents the reference index components as of the period ended October 31, 2022. |
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Gold | 37.768% | |||
Brent Crude Oil | 13.162 | |||
GasOil | 6.680 | |||
RBOB Gasoline | 6.058 | |||
Heating Oil | 5.798 | |||
Aluminum | 4.563 | |||
Copper | 4.344 | |||
Corn | 3.568 | |||
Zinc | 3.409 | |||
Soybean Oil | 2.487 | |||
Nickel | 2.155 | |||
WTI Crude Oil | 2.102 | |||
Silver | 2.000 | |||
Sugar | 1.977 | |||
KC Wheat | 1.975 | |||
Soybeans | 1.954 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Harbor Corporate Culture ETF
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
ADVISER
Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
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MARKET REVIEW
Throughout the year ended October 31, 2022, investor concerns pertaining to elevated inflation, monetary policy tightening, increased geopolitical risk, and slowing global growth pressured U.S. equities. The S&P 500 Index delivered -17.70% on a year-to-date basis ended October 31, 2022, while the Russell 1000® Index, returned -18.54%.
Markets were off balance as investors digested surging energy and food prices, which continued to demand a larger portion of consumers’ wallets. In addition, negative real wage growth and tightened financial conditions weighed on investor and consumer sentiment alike. Growth in all its forms came under pressure during the period, with high growth tech and other risk-on investments trailing value stocks and more defensive pockets of the market. Indeed, the Russell 1000® Value Index returned on a year-to-date basis ended October 31, 2022, -9.32% compared to the -26.61% returned by its counterpart, Russell 1000® Growth Index. Overall, this period constituted a challenging environment for risk and long duration assets.
PERFORMANCE
The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the CIBC Human Capital Index (the “Index”). The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Index. The Index is reconstituted on an annual basis, based on scores produced by Irrational Capital LLC. At times, however, the Index may experience corporate actions; during the reporting period, Twitter was eliminated from the Index as the company was purchased by Elon Musk.
For the since inception period ended October 31, 2022, the Fund returned 9.12% compared to 9.14% returned by the Index.
OUTLOOK & STRATEGY
As stated, 2022 has been a tough year for growth stocks, and the headwinds of interest rate hikes, inflation and geo-political risk are not set to dissipate anytime soon. This continued uncertainty presents further challenges to the growth sector. That said, should the Federal Reserve be successful in its attempt to thread the needle and achieve a “soft” landing while tightening monetary policy, relief in the form of a strong second half rally for 2023 is certainly a possibility. Our base case view for 2023 however is that a recession is likely as a result of further rate hikes driving up unemployment. Although anticipated to be mild, investors should be prepared for another tough year in general for equities. |
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY—Continued
CHANGE IN A $10,000 INVESTMENT For the period 10/12/2022 through 10/31/2022
The graph compares a $10,000 investment in shares of the Fund with the performance of the CIBC Human Capital Index. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
TOTAL RETURNS For the periods ended 10/31/2022
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Corporate Culture ETF |
N/A | N/A | 9.12% | |||||||||
Harbor
Corporate Culture ETF |
N/A | N/A | 9.12% | |||||||||
Comparative Index |
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CIBC Human Capital Index1 |
N/A | N/A | 9.14% | |||||||||
As stated in the Fund’s prospectus dated September 28, 2022, the expense ratio was 0.36%. The expense ratio in the prospectus may differ from the actual expense ratio for the period disclosed within this report. The expense ratio shown in the prospectus is adjusted to reflect changes, if any, in contractual arrangements that occurred prior to the date of the prospectus (or supplement thereto, if applicable).
The CIBC Human Capital Index consists of a modified market-weighted portfolio of the equity securities of U.S. companies identified by Irrational Capital LLC as those it believes to possess strong corporate culture based on its proprietary scoring methodology. Constituents eligible are chosen from Solactive GBS United States 500 Index (the “index universe”) at the time of Index reconstitution. The Solactive GBS United States 500 Index intends to track the performance of the largest 500 companies from the US stock market. The index listed is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses and is not available for direct investment.
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Past performance is net of management fees and expenses and reflects reinvested dividends and distributions. Past performance reflects the beneficial effect of any expense waivers or reimbursements, without which returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower and is available through the most recent month end at harborcapital.com or by calling 800-422-1050. |
1 The “Life of Fund” return as shown reflects the period 10/12/2022 (commencement of operations) through 10/31/2022. The first day of secondary market trading was a few days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the Net Asset Value of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the Market Price returns.
This report contains the current opinions of Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. as of the date of this report and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Such opinions are subject to change without notice and securities described herein may no longer be included in, or may at any time be removed from, the Fund’s portfolio. This report is distributed for informational purposes only. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed reliable, but not guaranteed.
There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved. Stock markets are volatile and equity values can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market and economic conditions. The Fund may not exactly track the performance of the Index with perfect accuracy at all times. Tracking error may occur because of pricing differences, timing and costs incurred by the fund or during times of heightened market volatility. The Fund relies on the Index provider’s methodology in assessing whether a company may be considered to have strong corporate culture. There is no guarantee that the construction methodology will accurately assess a company to include or exclude it from the index which could have an adverse effect on the Fund’s returns. The Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector or industries to the extent the Index is concentrated and is subject to the risk that economic, political, or other market conditions that have a negative effect on that sector or industry will negatively impact the value of the Fund.
Companies in the information technology sector can be significantly affected by short product cycles, obsolescence of existing technology, impairment or loss of intellectual property rights, falling prices and profits, competition from new market entrants, government regulation and other factors.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—October 31, 2022
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% of investments) - Unaudited |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
Value and Cost in Thousands
COMMON STOCKS—94.7% |
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Shares | Value | |||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—2.3% |
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6,384 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | $ | 3,107 | |||
3,591 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 1,971 | ||||
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AIRLINES—0.6% |
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15,960 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. * | 541 | ||||
15,162 |
Southwest Airlines Co. * | 551 | ||||
7,581 |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. * | 327 | ||||
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AUTOMOBILES—0.3% |
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53,860 |
Ford Motor Co. | 720 | ||||
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BANKS—3.8% |
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88,364 |
Bank of America Corp. | 3,185 | ||||
2,394 |
First Republic Bank | 288 | ||||
35,903 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4,519 | ||||
798 |
SVB Financial Group * | 184 | ||||
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BEVERAGES—2.9% |
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45,597 |
Coca-Cola Co. | 2,729 | ||||
4,788 |
Monster Beverage Corp. * | 449 | ||||
16,758 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 3,043 | ||||
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BIOTECHNOLOGY—2.9% |
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8,111 |
Amgen, Inc. | 2,193 | ||||
2,394 |
Biogen, Inc. * | 678 | ||||
5,985 |
Moderna, Inc. * | 900 | ||||
1,596 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | 1,195 | ||||
3,990 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | 1,245 | ||||
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BUILDING PRODUCTS—0.5% |
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7,182 |
Trane Technologies PLC | 1,146 | ||||
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CAPITAL MARKETS—3.6% |
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1,995 |
BlackRock, Inc. | 1,289 | ||||
9,208 |
Blackstone, Inc. | 839 | ||||
4,043 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 1,393 | ||||
399 |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 97 | ||||
1,995 |
Moody’s Corp. | 528 |
COMMON STOCKS—Continued |
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CAPITAL MARKETS—Continued |
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17,556 |
Morgan Stanley | $ | 1,443 | |||
1,086 |
MSCI, Inc. | 509 | ||||
4,389 |
Nasdaq, Inc. | 273 | ||||
4,473 |
S&P Global, Inc. | 1,437 | ||||
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CHEMICALS—1.3% |
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17,760 |
Corteva, Inc. | 1,160 | ||||
18,763 |
Dow, Inc. | 877 | ||||
13,141 |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | 752 | ||||
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COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—1.2% |
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2,823 |
Arista Networks, Inc. * | 341 | ||||
49,875 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2,266 | ||||
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2,607 | ||||||
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CONSUMER FINANCE—0.6% |
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6,788 |
American Express Co. | 1,008 | ||||
6,783 |
Synchrony Financial | 241 | ||||
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ELECTRIC UTILITIES—1.4% |
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10,086 |
Duke Energy Corp. | 940 | ||||
5,187 |
Edison International | 311 | ||||
4,788 |
Eversource Energy | 365 | ||||
13,965 |
The Southern Co. | 915 | ||||
7,182 |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 468 | ||||
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2,999 | ||||||
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT—0.4% |
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3,217 |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 821 | ||||
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ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS—0.4% |
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1,699 |
CDW Corp. | 294 | ||||
2,394 |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. * | 417 | ||||
3,192 |
Trimble, Inc. * | 192 | ||||
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ENTERTAINMENT—3.4% |
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3,192 |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | 402 | ||||
4,389 |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. * | 349 | ||||
5,586 |
Netflix, Inc. * | 1,631 |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
Value and Cost in Thousands
COMMON STOCKS—Continued |
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ENTERTAINMENT—Continued |
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1,197 |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. * | $ | 142 | |||
45,333 |
Walt Disney Co. * | 4,830 | ||||
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EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)—2.1% |
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2,503 |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 438 | ||||
5,686 |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 570 | ||||
1,668 |
Equinix, Inc. | 945 | ||||
1,231 |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 274 | ||||
14,364 |
ProLogis, Inc. | 1,591 | ||||
1,995 |
SBA Communications Corp. | 538 | ||||
7,581 |
Ventas, Inc. | 297 | ||||
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FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING—3.2% |
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13,974 |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 7,008 | ||||
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FOOD PRODUCTS—1.6% |
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14,538 |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 1,410 | ||||
7,182 |
General Mills, Inc. | 586 | ||||
1,635 |
Hershey Co. | 390 | ||||
16,359 |
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | 1,006 | ||||
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3,392 | ||||||
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HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES—2.3% | ||||||
1,197 |
Align Technology * | 233 | ||||
20,349 |
Boston Scientific Corp. * | 877 | ||||
3,591 |
Hologic, Inc. * | 244 | ||||
5,187 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. * | 1,278 | ||||
19,551 |
Medtronic PLC | 1,708 | ||||
1,995 |
ResMed, Inc. | 446 | ||||
798 |
Teleflex, Inc. | 171 | ||||
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4,957 | ||||||
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HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE—0.8% |
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4,418 |
Expedia Group, Inc. * | 413 | ||||
7,980 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | 1,278 | ||||
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1,691 | ||||||
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HOUSEHOLD DURABLES—0.1% |
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1,995 |
Garmin Ltd. | 175 | ||||
24 |
NVR, Inc. * | 102 | ||||
|
|
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277 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—2.5% |
| |||||
1,596 |
Clorox Co. | 233 | ||||
10,374 |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 766 | ||||
3,990 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 496 | ||||
28,839 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 3,884 | ||||
|
|
|||||
5,379 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS—0.1% |
| |||||
8,511 |
AES Corp. | 223 | ||||
|
|
|||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES—1.9% |
| |||||
15,960 |
3M Co. | 2,008 | ||||
27,930 |
General Electric Co. | 2,173 | ||||
|
|
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4,181 | ||||||
|
|
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INSURANCE—1.4% |
| |||||
1,995 |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 206 | ||||
6,384 |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 1,031 |
COMMON STOCKS—Continued |
| |||||
Shares | Value | |||||
INSURANCE—Continued |
| |||||
3,192 |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | $ | 282 | |||
7,182 |
Progressive Corp. | 922 | ||||
2,793 |
Travelers Cos., Inc. | 515 | ||||
|
|
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2,956 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—4.7% |
| |||||
67,608 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C * | 6,400 | ||||
41,986 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A* | 3,911 | ||||
|
|
|||||
10,311 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—0.6% |
| |||||
20,748 |
eBay, Inc. | 826 | ||||
4,576 |
Etsy, Inc. * | 430 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,256 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
IT SERVICES—6.1% |
| |||||
2,027 |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. * | 179 | ||||
5,215 |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 1,260 | ||||
2,793 |
Cloudflare, Inc. Class A * | 157 | ||||
798 |
EPAM Systems, Inc. * | 279 | ||||
11,172 |
IBM Corp. | 1,545 | ||||
10,773 |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | 3,536 | ||||
21,546 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. * | 1,801 | ||||
1,197 |
VeriSign, Inc. * | 240 | ||||
20,460 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 4,239 | ||||
|
|
|||||
13,236 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—0.5% |
| |||||
4,448 |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 615 | ||||
2,394 |
Illumina, Inc. * | 548 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,163 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
MACHINERY—3.2% |
| |||||
14,372 |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 3,111 | ||||
3,690 |
Cummins, Inc. | 902 | ||||
7,237 |
Deere & Co. | 2,865 | ||||
|
|
|||||
6,878 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
METALS & MINING—0.4% |
| |||||
19,152 |
Newmont Corp. | 810 | ||||
|
|
|||||
MULTI-UTILITIES—1.1% |
| |||||
3,289 |
Ameren Corp. | 268 | ||||
4,788 |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 421 | ||||
10,374 |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | 726 | ||||
2,461 |
DTE Energy Co. | 276 | ||||
3,990 |
Sempra Energy | 602 | ||||
|
|
|||||
2,293 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS—4.7% |
| |||||
29,032 |
Chevron Corp. | 5,252 | ||||
20,588 |
ConocoPhillips | 2,596 | ||||
4,466 |
Hess Corp. | 630 | ||||
12,768 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 927 | ||||
5,985 |
Valero Energy Corp. | 751 | ||||
|
|
|||||
10,156 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—10.0% |
| |||||
30,324 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 2,349 | ||||
12,814 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 4,640 | ||||
39,354 |
Johnson & Johnson | 6,847 | ||||
38,304 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 3,876 |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
Value and Cost in Thousands
COMMON STOCKS—Continued |
| |||||
Shares | Value | |||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—Continued |
| |||||
84,699 |
Pfizer, Inc. | $ | 3,943 | |||
|
|
|||||
21,655 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—5.6% |
| |||||
19,950 |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. * | 1,198 | ||||
1,596 |
Enphase Energy, Inc. * | 490 | ||||
50,673 |
Intel Corp. | 1,441 | ||||
1,995 |
Lam Research Corp. | 808 | ||||
7,182 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 443 | ||||
29,526 |
NVIDIA Corp. | 3,985 | ||||
14,763 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1,737 | ||||
1,995 |
Teradyne, Inc. | 162 | ||||
12,369 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1,987 | ||||
|
|
|||||
12,251 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
SOFTWARE—9.0% |
||||||
6,470 |
Adobe, Inc. * | 2,061 | ||||
1,197 |
ANSYS, Inc. * | 265 | ||||
2,881 |
Autodesk, Inc. * | 617 | ||||
3,591 |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. * | 544 | ||||
7,980 |
Fortinet, Inc. * | 456 | ||||
3,591 |
Intuit, Inc. | 1,535 | ||||
42,294 |
Microsoft Corp. | 9,818 | ||||
1,197 |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 496 | ||||
13,167 |
Salesforce, Inc. * | 2,141 | ||||
2,394 |
ServiceNow, Inc. * | 1,007 | ||||
1,995 |
Synopsys, Inc. * | 583 | ||||
|
|
|||||
19,523 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL—0.1% |
||||||
5,187 |
CarMax, Inc. * | 327 | ||||
|
|
|||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—5.5% |
| |||||
73,416 |
Apple, Inc. | 11,258 | ||||
15,561 |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 222 |
COMMON STOCKS—Continued |
| |||||
Shares | Value | |||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—Continued |
| |||||
14,253 |
HP, Inc. | $ | 394 | |||
2,793 |
NetApp, Inc. | 193 | ||||
|
|
|||||
12,067 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS—0.7% |
||||||
15,561 |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | 1,442 | ||||
4,389 |
VF Corp. | 124 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,566 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
TOBACCO—0.7% |
||||||
17,157 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 1,576 | ||||
|
|
|||||
WATER UTILITIES—0.2% |
||||||
2,455 |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | 357 | ||||
|
|
|||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
||||||
(Cost $204,495) |
205,643 | |||||
|
|
|||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—5.5% |
| |||||
(Cost $12,009) |
||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS—5.5% |
||||||
83,185 |
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund |
11,981 | ||||
|
|
|||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.2% |
||||||
(Cost $216,504) |
217,624 | |||||
|
|
|||||
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES—(0.2)% |
(378 | ) | ||||
|
|
|||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% |
$ | 217,246 | ||||
|
|
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
All investments as of October 31, 2022 (as disclosed in the preceding Portfolio of Investments) were classified as Level 1. There were no Level 3 investments as of October 31, 2022 or October 12, 2022 (commencement of operations).
For more information on valuation inputs and their aggregation into the levels identified above, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures in Note 2 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
* |
Non-income producing security |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
ADVISER
Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. |
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | |||||
MARKET REVIEW
Throughout the year ended October 31, 2022, investor concerns pertaining to elevated inflation, monetary policy tightening, increased geopolitical risk, and slowing global growth pressured U.S. equities. The S&P 500 Index delivered -17.70% on a year-to-date basis ended October 31, 2022, while the Russell 1000® Index, returned -18.54%.
Markets were off balance as investors digested surging energy and food prices, which continued to demand a larger portion of consumers’ wallets. In addition, negative real wage growth and tightened financial conditions weighed on investor and consumer sentiment alike. Growth in all its forms came under pressure during the period, with high growth tech and other risk-on investments trailing value stocks and more defensive pockets of the market. Indeed, the Russell 1000® Value Index returned on a year-to-date basis ended October 31, 2022, -9.32% compared to the -26.61% returned by its counterpart, Russell 1000® Growth Index. Overall, this period constituted a challenging environment for risk and long duration assets.
PERFORMANCE
The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Human Capital Factor Unconstrained Index (the “Index”). The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Index. The Index rebalances quarterly and is reconstituted on an annual basis, based on scores produced by Irrational Capital LLC. At times, however, the Index may experience corporate actions; during the reporting period, IHS Markit and Zendesk were eliminated from the Index.
For the period ended October 31, 2022, the Fund returned -17.04% compared to -16.46% returned by the Human Capital Factor Unconstrained Index. The Fund faced both allocation and stock selection headwinds. While Healthcare contributed from a selection standpoint, Information Technology was a laggard from both an allocation and selection standpoint. The higher growth nature of the sector was pressured by rising interest rates. Within the sector, investments within the IT services and software segments experienced declines as investor preference shifted away from companies with duration growth towards those with lower volatility and more defensive profiles.
The two largest contributors to the portfolio were Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Biogen. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals contributed 42 bps and Biogen contributed 41 bps. Contrarily, the largest portfolio detractors comprise Peloton and Royal Caribbean Group. Peloton detracted 112 bps and Royal Caribbean detracted 81 bps.
OUTLOOK & STRATEGY
As stated, 2022 has been a tough year for growth stocks, and the headwinds of interest rate hikes, inflation and geo-political risk are not set to dissipate anytime soon. This continued uncertainty presents further challenges to the growth sector. That said, should the Federal Reserve be successful in its attempt to thread the needle and achieve a “soft” landing while tightening monetary policy, relief in the form of a strong second half rally for 2023 is certainly a possibility. Our base case view for 2023 however is that a recession is likely as a result of further rate hikes driving up unemployment. Although anticipated to be mild, investors should be prepared for another tough year in general for equities. |
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY—Continued
CHANGE IN A $10,000 INVESTMENT For the period 02/23/2022 through 10/31/2022
The graph compares a $10,000 investment in shares of the Fund with the performance of the Human Capital Factor Unconstrained Index. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
TOTAL RETURNS For the periods ended 10/31/2022
|
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Unannualized | ||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Harbor
Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
N/A | N/A | -17.04% | |||||||||
Harbor
Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
N/A | N/A | -16.99% | |||||||||
Comparative Index |
||||||||||||
Human Capital Factor Unconstrained Index1 |
N/A | N/A | -16.46% | |||||||||
As stated in the Fund’s prospectus dated February 22, 2022, the expense ratio was 0.50%. The expense ratio in the prospectus may differ from the actual expense ratio for the period disclosed within this report. The expense ratio shown in the prospectus is adjusted to reflect changes, if any, in contractual arrangements that occurred prior to the date of the prospectus (or supplement thereto, if applicable).
The Human Capital Factor Unconstrained Index is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of large cap U.S. companies that demonstrate high employee engagement, based on scores produced by Irrational Capital LLC. This unmanaged index does not reflect fees and expenses and is not available for direct investment.
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Past performance is net of management fees and expenses and reflects reinvested dividends and distributions. Past performance reflects the beneficial effect of any expense waivers or reimbursements, without which returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower and is available through the most recent month end at harborcapital.com or by calling 800-422-1050. |
1 The “Life of Fund” return as shown reflects the period 02/23/2022 (commencement of operations) through 10/31/2022. The first day of secondary market trading was a few days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the Net Asset Value of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the Market Price returns.
This report contains the current opinions of Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. as of the date of this report and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Such opinions are subject to change without notice and securities described herein may no longer be included in, or may at any time be removed from, the Fund’s portfolio. This report is distributed for informational purposes only. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed reliable, but not guaranteed.
There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved. Stock markets are volatile and equity values can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market and economic conditions. The Fund may not exactly track the performance of the Index with perfect accuracy at all times. Tracking error may occur because of pricing differences, timing and costs incurred by the fund or during times of heightened market volatility.
The Fund relies on the Index provider’s proprietary scoring methodology in assessing whether a company may be considered a to have a strong corporate culture. There is no guarantee that the construction methodology will accurately assess a company to include or exclude it from the index which could have an adverse effect on the Fund’s returns. The Fund’s assets may be concentrated in a particular sector or industries to the extent the Index is concentrated and is subject to the risk that economic, political, or other market conditions that have a negative effect on that sector or industry will negatively impact the value of the Fund. Since the Fund may hold foreign securities, it may be subject to greater risks than funds invested only in the U.S.
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Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—October 31, 2022
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% of investments) - Unaudited |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
Value and Cost in Thousands
COMMON STOCKS—100.0% | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
AIRLINES—4.0% |
||||||||
1,229 | Copa Holdings SA Class A (Panama)* | $ | 92 | |||||
2,691 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. * | 91 | ||||||
2,352 | Southwest Airlines Co. * | 86 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
269 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
AUTOMOBILES—1.1% |
||||||||
5,747 | Ford Motor Co. | 77 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
BANKS—1.3% |
||||||||
1,084 | Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | 90 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—6.6% |
||||||||
397 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | 82 | ||||||
420 | Biogen, Inc. * | 119 | ||||||
1,679 | Natera, Inc. * | 79 | ||||||
1,795 | Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. * | 73 | ||||||
427 | United Therapeutics Corp. * | 98 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
451 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS—4.7% |
||||||||
343 | MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 84 | ||||||
359 | Morningstar, Inc. | 83 | ||||||
183 | MSCI, Inc. | 86 | ||||||
1,267 | Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | 70 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
323 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
CHEMICALS—1.2% |
||||||||
1,659 | Dow, Inc. | 78 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—3.6% |
||||||||
732 | Arista Networks, Inc. * | 89 | ||||||
1,696 | Ciena Corp. * | 81 | ||||||
538 | F5, Inc. * | 77 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
247 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
CONSUMER FINANCE—2.5% |
||||||||
168 | Credit Acceptance Corp. * | 78 | ||||||
2,569 | Synchrony Financial | 92 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
170 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES—1.2% |
||||||||
1,377 | Service Corp. International | 83 | ||||||
|
|
COMMON STOCKS—Continued | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS—1.9% |
||||||||
3,157 | Plug Power, Inc. * | $ | 50 | |||||
1,295 | Trimble, Inc. * | 78 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
128 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
ENTERTAINMENT—3.0% |
||||||||
1,365 | Liberty Media Corp. Class C * | 79 | ||||||
1,112 | Roku, Inc. * | 62 | ||||||
753 | Spotify Technology SA (Sweden)* | 60 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
201 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)—6.4% |
||||||||
637 | Camden Property Trust | 74 | ||||||
312 | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 69 | ||||||
2,344 | Invitation Homes, Inc. | 74 | ||||||
3,795 | JBG SMITH Properties | 75 | ||||||
676 | ProLogis, Inc. | 75 | ||||||
265 | SBA Communications Corp. | 71 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
438 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
GAS UTILITIES—1.2% |
||||||||
792 | Atmos Energy Corp. | 84 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES—1.4% |
||||||||
2,189 | Boston Scientific Corp. * | 94 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE—3.1% |
||||||||
1,002 | Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A * | 94 | ||||||
2,204 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Liberia)* | 118 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
212 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES—1.2% |
||||||||
2,066 | PulteGroup, Inc. | 83 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—2.5% |
||||||||
684 | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 85 | ||||||
632 | Procter & Gamble Co. | 85 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
170 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—3.2% |
||||||||
758 | Alphabet, Inc. Class C * | 72 | ||||||
515 | Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A* | 48 | ||||||
3,976 | Pinterest, Inc. Class A * | 98 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
218 | ||||||||
|
|
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Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
Value and Cost in Thousands
COMMON STOCKS—Continued | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—1.1% |
||||||||
777 | Etsy, Inc. * | $ | 73 | |||||
|
|
|||||||
IT SERVICES—7.4% |
||||||||
209 | EPAM Systems, Inc. * | 73 | ||||||
408 | Globant SA (Luxembourg)* | 77 | ||||||
262 | Mastercard, Inc. Class A | 86 | ||||||
245 | MongoDB, Inc. * | 45 | ||||||
552 | Snowflake, Inc. Class A* | 89 | ||||||
5,655 | Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. * | 54 | ||||||
1,073 | Twilio, Inc. Class A* | 80 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
504 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
LEISURE PRODUCTS—1.8% |
||||||||
6,929 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. Class A * | 58 | ||||||
2,038 | YETI Holdings, Inc. * | 66 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
124 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
MACHINERY—1.4% |
||||||||
1,331 | Graco, Inc. | 93 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES—1.1% |
||||||||
687 | DTE Energy Co. | 77 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS—1.0% |
||||||||
3,185 | Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. * | 68 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—2.8% |
||||||||
1,019 | Merck & Co., Inc. | 103 | ||||||
1,850 | Pfizer, Inc. | 86 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
189 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT—1.1% |
||||||||
2,348 | Zillow Group, Inc. Class C* | 72 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—3.9% | ||||||||
921 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. * | 55 | ||||||
180 | Lam Research Corp. | 73 | ||||||
498 | NVIDIA Corp. | 67 | ||||||
891 | Teradyne, Inc. | 73 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
268 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
SOFTWARE—24.3% |
||||||||
209 | Adobe, Inc. * | 66 |
COMMON STOCKS—Continued | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
SOFTWARE—Continued |
||||||||
326 | ANSYS, Inc. * | $ | 72 | |||||
329 | Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A* | 67 | ||||||
492 | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. * | 74 | ||||||
1,252 | DocuSign, Inc. * | 60 | ||||||
3,734 | Dropbox, Inc. * | 81 | ||||||
2,146 | Dynatrace, Inc. * | 76 | ||||||
1,134 | Guidewire Software, Inc. * | 67 | ||||||
191 | Intuit, Inc. | 82 | ||||||
3,448 | Jamf Holding Corp. * | 82 | ||||||
318 | Microsoft Corp. | 74 | ||||||
2,503 | nCino, Inc. * | 79 | ||||||
1,337 | New Relic, Inc. * | 79 | ||||||
9,387 | Palantir Technologies, Inc. Class A * | 82 | ||||||
350 | Paylocity Holding Corp. * | 81 | ||||||
1,479 | Procore Technologies, Inc. * | 81 | ||||||
212 | Roper Technologies, Inc. | 88 | ||||||
183 | ServiceNow, Inc. * | 77 | ||||||
1,596 | Unity Software, Inc. * | 47 | ||||||
763 | VMware, Inc. Class A | 86 | ||||||
851 | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Class A * | 71 | ||||||
510 | Zscaler, Inc. * | 79 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,651 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—2.6% | ||||||||
539 | Apple, Inc. | 83 | ||||||
3,057 | Pure Storage, Inc. Class A * | 94 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
177 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS—1.4% |
||||||||
289 | Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (Canada)* | 95 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
||||||||
(Cost $7,990) |
6,807 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100% |
||||||||
(Cost $7,990) |
6,807 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES—0.0% |
— | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% |
$ | 6,807 | ||||||
|
|
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
All investments as of October 31, 2022 (as disclosed in the preceding Portfolio of Investments) were classified as Level 1. There were no Level 3 investments as of October 31, 2022 or February 23, 2022 (commencement of operations).
For more information on valuation inputs and their aggregation into the levels identified above, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures in Note 2 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Non-income producing security |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
ADVISER
Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. |
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | |||||
MARKET REVIEW
Throughout the year, investor concerns pertaining to elevated inflation, monetary policy tightening, increased geopolitical risk and slowing global growth pressured U.S. equities. Markets were off balance as investors digested surging energy and food prices, which continued to demand a larger portion of consumers’ wallets. In addition, negative real wage growth and tightened financial conditions weighed on investor and consumer sentiment alike. Growth in all its forms came under pressure during the period, with high growth tech and other risk-on investments trailing value stocks and more defensive pockets of the market. This resulted in a challenging environment for risk and long-duration assets, weighing on Fund returns versus the broad market during the period.
PERFORMANCE
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF returned -42.85% while the S&P 500 Index returned -12.99% during the period ended October 31, 2022. The Fund lagged the S&P 500 Index during the period and faced notable headwinds from both a stock specific and factor perspective. The higher growth nature of the Fund proved a meaningful headwind during the period given larger exposure to growth-oriented sectors, particularly information technology, a sector which lagged the overall benchmark in terms of performance.
Within information technology, investments within the IT services and software segments experienced declines as investor preference shifted away from companies with duration growth towards those with lower volatility and higher liquidity profiles. Shares of Shopify sold off during the year as investors reacted negatively to management announcing a material increase in investment in 2022, reducing operating margins. Given the market’s prevailing short-term focus and low appetite for increased investment at the expense of margin gains, the stock reacted negatively during the period. In addition, the Fund’s investment in Block traded lower on growing fears that an economic slowdown would adversely impact the revenues of the company’s suite of financial services. Lightspeed Commerce shares were also pressured amidst a broader rotation out of fintech stocks across both scaled providers and digital new entrants.
Within Consumer Discretionary, challenging stock selection within the internet & direct marketing retail and specialty retail industries posed pressure on the Fund’s excess returns relative to the broad market. The Fund’s investment in Carvana weighed on returns versus the Index as inflationary pressures in used cars, as well as other factors resulted in the stock’s repricing during the period. Also, shares of Peloton fell on poor results and subsequent concerns that its customer growth would slow as gyms and health clubs reopened in the post COVID-19 environment.
In addition, biotechnology investments within the Health Care sector pressured excess returns during the period. The Fund’s investment in Cabaletta Bio sold off as investors reacted negatively to top line data from its mucosal Pemphigus Vulgaris (mPV) trial results during the period. In addition, shares of LogicBio Therapeutics fell on the back of the news that its clinical trial for its treatment of methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) has been placed on clinical hold by the FDA.
The Fund’s lack of exposure to the value-oriented Energy and Consumer Staples sectors also posed performance challenges as both groups outperformed the broad market during the period.
Despite overall headwinds facing the Fund’s investment strategy, stock specific investments generated strong results, helping modestly offset relative underperformance during the period. For instance, two of the Fund’s largest contributors to performance were SailPoint Technologies and T-Mobile. SailPoint received a buyout offer, boosting the stock price. T-Mobile continued to show improvements in line with the investment team’s thesis on cash generation and business rationalization. In addition, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals shares rose over 80% as the company |
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY—Continued
CHANGE IN A $10,000 INVESTMENT For the period 12/01/2021 through 10/31/2022
The graph compares a $10,000 investment in shares of the Fund with the performance of the S&P 500 Index and Russell 3000® Growth Index. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
TOTAL RETURNS For the periods ended 10/31/2022
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was acquired by Novo Nordisk at a premium during the period. Also, the Fund’s investment in Akouos surged as the company received FDA clearance of its IND Application for AK-OTOF, a gene therapy intended for the treatment of OTOF-mediated hearing loss. The IND for AK-OTOF is the first to receive FDA clearance for a genetic form of hearing loss and the first for an AAV vector therapy with the potential to treat an inner ear condition.
OUTLOOK & STRATEGY
The shift in market leadership during the year illustrates how unpredictable markets can be over shorter-term periods. Exogenous factors and sentiment can have an outsized influence on short-term price movements. Despite these shorter-term impacts, enterprises remain early in their digital transformation efforts, new technological offerings are enabling access to commerce and financial services, and life sciences innovations continue to change how we define, diagnose, and treat disease. Over the long-term, we believe we will be successful in identifying businesses that will extract most of the value created by these trends, as well as others.
Overall, the market’s disfavor for companies investing today for future growth proved a particularly damaging factor to performance. The positive outcome for the Fund’s approach, however, is that in many cases, we believe today’s valuations do not reflect the broad range of positive outcomes for many of the Fund’s holdings. While volatility adds market risk, the Fund’s underlying investment managers do not see a corresponding increase in the business risks across Fund holdings. | ||||||||||||||||
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1 Year | 5 Years | Life of Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Harbor
Disruptive Innovation ETF |
N/A | N/A | -42.85% | |||||||||||||||
Harbor
Disruptive Innovation ETF |
N/A | N/A | -42.85% | |||||||||||||||
Comparative Index |
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S&P 500 Index1 |
N/A | N/A | -12.99% | |||||||||||||||
Russell 3000® Growth Index1 |
N/A | N/A | -23.48% | |||||||||||||||
As stated in the Fund’s prospectus dated March 1, 2022, the expense ratio was 0.75%. The expense ratio in the prospectus may differ from the actual expense ratio for the period disclosed within this report. The expense ratio shown in the prospectus is adjusted to reflect changes, if any, in contractual arrangements that occurred prior to the date of the prospectus (or supplement thereto, if applicable).
The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of the broad growth segment of the US equity universe. It includes Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. It is market-capitalization weighted. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally representative of the U.S. market for large capitalization equities. These unmanaged indices do not reflect fees and expenses and are not available for direct investment. The Russell 3000® Growth Index and Russell® are trademarks of Frank Russell Company.
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Past performance is net of management fees and expenses and reflects reinvested dividends and distributions. Past performance reflects the beneficial effect of any expense waivers or reimbursements, without which returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower and is available through the most recent month end at harborcapital.com or by calling 800-422-1050. |
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1 The “Life of Fund” return as shown reflects the period 12/01/2021 (commencement of operations) through 10/31/2022. The first day of secondary market trading was a few days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the Net Asset Value of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the Market Price returns.
This report contains the current opinions of Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. as of the date of this report and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Such opinions are subject to change without notice and securities described herein may no longer be included in, or may at any time be removed from, the Fund’s portfolio. This report is distributed for informational purposes only. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed reliable, but not guaranteed.
There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved. Stock markets are volatile and equity values can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market and economic conditions. Since the Fund may hold foreign securities, it may be subject to greater risks than funds invested only in the U.S. These risks are more severe for securities issuers in emerging market regions. Investing in REITs will subject the Fund to additional risk.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—October 31, 2022
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% of investments) - Unaudited |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
Value and Cost in Thousands |
COMMON STOCKS—96.6% | ||||||
Shares | Value | |||||
AUTOMOBILES—2.5% |
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770 |
Tesla, Inc. * | $ | 175 | |||
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BIOTECHNOLOGY—10.0% |
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801 |
Alkermes PLC (Ireland)* | 18 | ||||
2,906 |
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. * | 30 | ||||
1,176 |
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | 41 | ||||
848 |
Ascendis Pharma AS ADR (Denmark)*,1 | 98 | ||||
9,009 |
Autolus Therapeutics PLC ADR (United Kingdom)*,1 |
26 | ||||
2,728 |
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. * | 39 | ||||
1,555 |
Bicycle Therapeutics PLC ADR (United Kingdom)*,1 |
38 | ||||
274 |
Blueprint Medicines Corp. * | 14 | ||||
1,600 |
C4 Therapeutics, Inc. * | 15 | ||||
833 |
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. * | 17 | ||||
8,083 |
Freeline Therapeutics Holdings PLC ADR (United Kingdom)*,1 |
6 | ||||
2,731 |
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. * | 25 | ||||
676 |
Krystal Biotech, Inc. * | 52 | ||||
943 |
Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. * | 29 | ||||
11,465 |
Magenta Therapeutics, Inc. * | 15 | ||||
7,649 |
Precision BioSciences, Inc. * | 11 | ||||
1,770 |
REGENXBIO, Inc. * | 42 | ||||
2,317 |
Repare Therapeutics, Inc. (Canada)* | 35 | ||||
1,727 |
Replimune Group, Inc. * | 32 | ||||
4,184 |
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | 78 | ||||
18,581 |
Synlogic, Inc. * | 16 | ||||
5,114 |
TCR² Therapeutics, Inc. * | 8 | ||||
1,744 |
UniQure NV (Netherlands)* | 32 | ||||
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717 | ||||||
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CAPITAL MARKETS—0.2% |
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238 |
Coinbase Global, Inc. Class A * | 16 | ||||
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CONTAINERS & PACKAGING—2.2% |
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3,217 |
Ball Corp | 159 | ||||
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ELECTRIC UTILITIES—0.5% |
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417 |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 32 | ||||
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ENTERTAINMENT—0.7% |
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1,043 |
Sea Ltd. ADR (Singapore)*,1 | 52 | ||||
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HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES—3.7% |
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567 |
Dexcom, Inc. * | 68 |
COMMON STOCKS—Continued | ||||||
Shares | Value | |||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES—Continued |
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120 |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. * | $ | 43 | |||
232 |
Insulet Corp. * | 60 | ||||
718 |
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. * | 53 | ||||
141 |
The Cooper Companies, Inc. | 39 | ||||
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263 | ||||||
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HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES—1.6% |
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406 |
Amedisys, Inc. * | 40 | ||||
99 |
Humana, Inc. | 55 | ||||
7,966 |
Invitae Corp. * | 20 | ||||
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115 | ||||||
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HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE—1.3% |
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62 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. * | 93 | ||||
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INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—4.7% |
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1,365 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A* | 129 | ||||
1,319 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C * | 125 | ||||
173 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A* | 16 | ||||
1,416 |
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. * | 63 | ||||
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333 | ||||||
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INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—7.3% |
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2,381 |
Amazon.com, Inc. * | 244 | ||||
19,444 |
Deliveroo PLC (United Kingdom)*,2 | 19 | ||||
1,342 |
DoorDash, Inc. Class A * | 58 | ||||
226 |
MercadoLibre, Inc. (Argentina)* | 204 | ||||
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525 | ||||||
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IT SERVICES—14.4% |
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172 |
Adyen NV (Netherlands)*,2 | 247 | ||||
1,445 |
Block, Inc. * | 87 | ||||
2,409 |
Cloudflare, Inc. Class A * | 136 | ||||
1,024 |
Datadog, Inc. * | 82 | ||||
259 |
MongoDB, Inc. * | 47 | ||||
2,840 |
Okta, Inc. * | 159 | ||||
904 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. * | 76 | ||||
1,732 |
Shopify, Inc. Class A (Canada)* | 59 | ||||
858 |
Snowflake, Inc. Class A* | 138 | ||||
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1,031 | ||||||
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LEISURE PRODUCTS—0.2% |
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2,009 |
Peloton Interactive, Inc. Class A * | 17 | ||||
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
Value and Cost in Thousands
COMMON STOCKS—Continued |
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Shares | Value | |||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—5.4% |
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84 |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A * | $ | 29 | |||
571 |
Danaher Corp. | 144 | ||||
490 |
ICON PLC (Ireland)* | 97 | ||||
73 |
Lonza Group AG (Switzerland) | 38 | ||||
31 |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. * | 39 | ||||
73 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 37 | ||||
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384 | ||||||
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MEDIA—1.1% |
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4,153 |
Paramount Global Class B | 76 | ||||
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PHARMACEUTICALS—1.6% |
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891 |
Arvinas, Inc. * | 44 | ||||
360 |
Catalent, Inc. * | 24 | ||||
126 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 46 | ||||
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114 | ||||||
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SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—13.5% |
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851 |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. * | 51 | ||||
659 |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 58 | ||||
198 |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) | 94 | ||||
641 |
Lam Research Corp. | 259 | ||||
3,664 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 226 | ||||
331 |
NVIDIA Corp. | 45 | ||||
970 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 156 | ||||
976 |
Wolfspeed, Inc. * | 77 | ||||
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966 | ||||||
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SOFTWARE—22.9% |
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953 |
Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A* | 193 | ||||
1,073 |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. * | 162 | ||||
198 |
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A* | 32 |
COMMON STOCKS—Continued |
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Shares | Value | |||||
SOFTWARE—Continued |
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378 |
CyberArk Software Ltd. (Israel)* | $ | 59 | |||
1,115 |
Fortinet, Inc. * | 64 | ||||
211 |
HubSpot, Inc. * | 63 | ||||
508 |
Microsoft Corp. | 118 | ||||
845 |
Procore Technologies, Inc. * | 46 | ||||
1,467 |
Salesforce, Inc. * | 239 | ||||
6,272 |
Samsara, Inc. Class A * | 77 | ||||
583 |
ServiceNow, Inc. * | 245 | ||||
1,334 |
Smartsheet, Inc. Class A * | 47 | ||||
1,440 |
Workday, Inc. Class A * | 224 | ||||
281 |
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Class A * | 23 | ||||
282 |
Zscaler, Inc. * | 44 | ||||
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1,636 | ||||||
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SPECIALTY RETAIL—0.3% |
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1,952 |
AUTO1 Group SE (Germany)*,2 | 13 | ||||
628 |
Carvana Co. * | 9 | ||||
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22 | ||||||
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WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—2.5% |
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1,154 |
T-Mobile US, Inc. * | 175 | ||||
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
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(Cost $8,954) |
6,901 | |||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS—96.6% |
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(Cost $8,954) |
6,901 | |||||
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CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES—3.4% |
245 | |||||
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TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% |
$ | 7,146 | ||||
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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
All investments as of October 31, 2022 (as disclosed in the preceding Portfolio of Investments) were classified as Level 1. There were no Level 3 investments as of October 31, 2022 or December 1, 2021 (commencement of operations).
For more information on valuation inputs and their aggregation into the levels identified above, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures in Note 2 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
* |
Non-income producing security |
1 |
Depositary receipts such as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) and other country specific depositary receipts are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. These certificates are issued by depositary banks and generally trade on an established market in the U.S. or elsewhere. |
2 |
Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund has no right to demand registration of these securities. As of October 31, 2022, the aggregate value of these securities was $279 or 4% of net assets. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
SUBADVISER
Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P. |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
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MARKET REVIEW
U.S. equities finished the third quarter of calendar year 2022 on the lows of the year, marking the largest decline during the first nine months of any year since 2002. Indexes turned sharply negative on the heels of higher-than-expected inflation data in August and a stern commitment by the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) in Jackson Hole to tamp down inflation, even if it means inflicting some ‘pain’ and job losses on the U.S. economy. The steep trajectory of rate hikes by the U.S. roiled already unsettled markets and forced other central banks across the globe to follow suit or risk having their currencies devalued. Once again, we witnessed most asset classes falling in tandem with one exception being commodities, and even that was largely driven by strong returns in the energy markets. This unusual correlation further strained financial markets and even drove some policy makers to intervene to prevent more widespread disruptions.
PERFORMANCE
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF returned -8.48% during the year ended October 31, 2022, while the Fund’s primary benchmark, S&P 500 Index (the “Index”), returned -14.61%, and the NASDAQ Dividend Achievers Select Total Return Index returned -8.27%. The returns of the Fund prior to May 20, 2022 are those of the Westfield Capital Dividend Growth Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”)1. Given this is not a benchmark-driven strategy, there can be periods where the performance looks materially different. From a sector standpoint, relative weakness within Information Technology and Materials offset relative strength within Communication Services and Energy.
Information Technology was the largest source of relative weakness, costing 130 basis points (“bps”). Within the sector, semiconductor company Silicon Motion Technology Corporation Sponsored ADR was the largest detractor from relative results. It was announced in May that the company was being acquired by MaxLinear, Inc. in 2023. Following this announcement, shares traded lower due to the lack of upcoming catalysts since the acquisition doesn’t close for a year. The company pays a healthy dividend and has a 12.00% shareholder yield which contributed to our decision to continue to hold the security following the announcement, but we decided to exit the position in October as a source of funds for other ideas which we believe have more near-term upside.
Materials also detracted from relative results, costing 108 bps of relative performance. Newmont Corporation, a goldminer, was the biggest relative underperformer within the sector. Shares traded lower as gold prices are inversely correlated with real interest rates, which have been rising as the Fed has been increasing interest rates over the last few months. Additionally, the company had some operational weakness which further weighed on sentiment. Given this backdrop, we sold the position in early September.
Communications Services was the largest contributor to relative performance, adding 130 bps of relative returns to the Fund. The majority of this relative performance stemmed from not owning the mega-cap benchmark names which do not meet our capital return thresholds.
The Fund’s investments within Energy also contributed to relative performance, adding 33 bps. Energy exploration and production companies ConocoPhillips and Devon Energy Corporation were the top relative contributors. The Fund’s Energy positioning is focused on having exposure to E&Ps and not investing in Coal, Services, Midstream and Refining, |
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY—Continued
CHANGE IN A $10,000 INVESTMENT For the period 11/01/12 through 10/31/2022
The graph compares a $10,000 investment in shares of the Fund with the performance of the S&P 500 Index and NASDAQ U.S. Dividend Achievers Select Total Return Index. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
TOTAL RETURNS For the periods ended 10/31/2022
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which was rewarded during the period. Despite a pull-back in oil, ConocoPhillips and Devon Energy Corporation held in better than peers, showcasing their attractiveness as best-in-class operators with strong free cash flow and capital returns.
OUTLOOK & STRATEGY
Following yet another volatile quarter, we remain confident in our positioning in high quality companies with durable business models that we believe can reliably maintain and raise their dividends while also weathering the market turbulence. As we have witnessed in the market, there is no shortage of companies re-rating substantially lower amidst sharply rising interest rates and broader macro-economic uncertainty. With the Fed reiterating their singular focus on curbing inflation, we think now more than ever it is important to own companies that not only provide competitive yields which are increasing, but those that can also create equity value over time. Often times yield-focused alternatives lack the quality desired in a turbulent market when investors flock to relative safety at the expense of riskier segments of the market. Stocks owned today must also compete with higher yielding Treasuries and provide a reasonable return above those yields to account for the greater risk. We believe that is hard to justify in high yielding stocks in many cases and prefer the quality and equity value creation potential of dividend growth stocks. | ||||||||||||||||
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Harbor
Dividend Growth Leaders ETF |
-8.48% | 11.21% | 11.49% | |||||||||||||||
Harbor
Dividend Growth Leaders ETF (At |
-8.40% | 11.23% | 11.49% | |||||||||||||||
Comparative Index |
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S&P 500 Index |
-14.61% | 10.44% | 12.79% | |||||||||||||||
NASDAQ
U.S. Dividend Achievers Select |
-8.27% | 11.06% | 11.99% | |||||||||||||||
As stated in the Fund’s prospectus dated April 13, 2022, the expense ratio was 0.50%. The expense ratio in the prospectus may differ from the actual expense ratio for the period disclosed within this report. The expense ratio shown in the prospectus is adjusted to reflect changes, if any, in contractual arrangements that occurred prior to the date of the prospectus (or supplement thereto, if applicable).
The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally representative of the U.S. market for large capitalization equities. The NASDAQ U.S. Dividend Achievers Select Total Return Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index. The NASDAQ U.S. Dividend Achievers Select Total Return Index is comprised of a select group of securities with at least ten consecutive years of increasing annual regular dividend payments. The indices are unmanaged and do not reflect fees and expenses and are not available for direct investment.
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Past performance is net of management fees and expenses and reflects reinvested dividends and distributions. Past performance reflects the beneficial effect of any expense waivers or reimbursements, without which returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower and is available through the most recent month end at harborcapital.com or by calling 800-422-1050. |
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
1 The Fund acquired the assets and assumed the then existing known liabilities of the Predecessor Fund on May 20, 2022 (the “Reorganization Date”). The Fund is the performance successor of the reorganization. This means that the Predecessor Fund’s performance and financial history will be used by the Fund going forward from the Reorganization Date. Accordingly, the performance of the Fund for periods prior to the reorganization is the performance of the Predecessor Fund. The performance of the Predecessor Fund has not been restated to reflect the annual operating expenses of the Fund, which are lower than those of the Predecessor Fund. Because the Fund has different fees and expenses than the Predecessor Fund, the Fund would also have had different performance results.
This report contains the current opinions of Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P. as of the date of this report and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Such opinions are subject to change without notice and securities described herein may no longer be included in, or may at any time be removed from, the Fund’s portfolio. This report is distributed for informational purposes only. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed reliable, but not guaranteed.
There is no guarantee the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved. Stock markets are volatile and equity values can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market and economic conditions. The Fund’s emphasis on dividend paying stocks involves the risk that such stocks may fall out of favor with investors and under-perform the market. There is no guarantee that a company will pay or continually increase its dividend. The Fund may invest in a limited number of companies or at times may be more heavily invested in particular sectors. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile, and the value of its shares may be especially sensitive to factors that specifically effect those sectors. The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be more volatile and less liquid due to currency fluctuation, political instability, government sanctions, social and economic risks. Foreign currencies can decline in value and can adversely affect the dollar value of the fund.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—October 31, 2022
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% of investments) - Unaudited
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
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Value and Cost in Thousands
COMMON STOCKS—95.8%
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Shares
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BANKS—5.4% |
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83,469 |
Bank of America Corp. | $ | 3,008 | |||
17,549 |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 2,721 | ||||
26,686 |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | 1,910 | ||||
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7,639 | ||||||
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BEVERAGES—4.8% |
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52,735 |
Coca-Cola Co. | 3,156 | ||||
19,747 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 3,586 | ||||
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6,742 | ||||||
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BIOTECHNOLOGY—4.6% |
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23,274 |
AbbVie, Inc. | 3,407 | ||||
39,291 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 3,083 | ||||
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6,490 | ||||||
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|
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BUILDING PRODUCTS—1.9% |
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16,566 |
Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland) | 2,644 | ||||
|
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CAPITAL MARKETS—1.2% |
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29,172 |
Hamilton Lane, Inc. Class A | 1,745 | ||||
|
|
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COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—2.3% |
||||||
70,921 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3,222 | ||||
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|
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CONTAINERS & PACKAGING—1.5% |
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17,231 |
Packaging Corp. of America | 2,071 | ||||
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|
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DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—1.3% |
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34,376 |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | 1,805 | ||||
|
|
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EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)—6.3% |
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35,533 |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | 2,273 | ||||
13,487 |
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. | 1,458 | ||||
47,618 |
National Health Investors, Inc. | 2,700 | ||||
18,475 |
Sun Communities, Inc. | 2,491 | ||||
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8,922 | ||||||
|
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FOOD PRODUCTS—3.7% |
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32,034 |
Bunge Ltd. (Bermuda) | 3,162 | ||||
8,963 |
Hershey Co. | 2,140 | ||||
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5,302 | ||||||
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HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES—3.8% |
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22,580 |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 3,244 |
COMMON STOCKS—Continued
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Shares
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Value
|
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HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES—Continued |
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3,932 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | $ | 2,183 | |||
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5,427 | ||||||
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HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE—1.7% |
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66,960 |
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. | 2,398 | ||||
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INSURANCE—9.0% |
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15,497 |
Allstate Corp. | 1,957 | ||||
20,961 |
American Financial Group, Inc. | 3,042 | ||||
62,970 |
American International Group, Inc. | 3,589 | ||||
22,291 |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 4,170 | ||||
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12,758 | ||||||
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IT SERVICES—3.1% |
| |||||
31,977 |
IBM Corp. | 4,422 | ||||
|
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MACHINERY—3.9% |
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8,736 |
Cummins, Inc. | 2,136 | ||||
15,497 |
IDEX Corp. | 3,445 | ||||
|
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5,581 | ||||||
|
|
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MEDIA—1.6% |
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13,299 |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | 2,278 | ||||
|
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MULTILINE RETAIL—2.4% |
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20,441 |
Target Corp. | 3,358 | ||||
|
|
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OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS—7.1% |
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42,587 |
ConocoPhillips | 5,370 | ||||
60,252 |
Devon Energy Corp. | 4,660 | ||||
|
|
|||||
10,030 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—4.1% |
||||||
8,413 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 3,046 | ||||
27,842 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 2,818 | ||||
|
|
|||||
5,864 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
ROAD & RAIL—2.9% |
||||||
21,135 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 4,167 | ||||
|
|
|||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—6.5% |
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13,444 |
Broadcom, Inc. | 6,320 |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
Value and Cost in Thousands
COMMON STOCKS—Continued
|
| |||||
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—Continued |
| |||||
47,329 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | $ | 2,922 | |||
|
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9,242 | ||||||
|
|
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SOFTWARE—3.9% |
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23,852 |
Microsoft Corp. | 5,537 | ||||
|
|
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SPECIALTY RETAIL—4.1% |
||||||
19,718 |
Home Depot, Inc. | 5,839 | ||||
|
|
|||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—4.9% |
| |||||
45,363 |
Apple, Inc. | 6,956 | ||||
|
|
|||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS—3.8% |
||||||
26,310 |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | 2,438 |
COMMON STOCKS—Continued
|
| |||||
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS—Continued |
| |||||
91,188 |
Tapestry, Inc. | $ | 2,889 | |||
|
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5,327 | ||||||
|
|
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
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(Cost $112,342) |
135,766 | |||||
|
|
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS—95.8% |
||||||
(Cost $112,342) |
135,766 | |||||
|
|
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CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES—4.2% |
5,909 | |||||
|
|
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TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% |
$ | 141,675 | ||||
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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
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All investments as of October 31, 2022 (as disclosed in the preceding Portfolio of Investments) were classified as Level 1. There were no Level 3 investments as of October 31, 2022 or 2021.
For more information on valuation inputs and their aggregation into the levels identified above, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures in Note 2 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
SUBADVISER
Quantix Commodities LP |
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
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MARKET REVIEW
Commodity markets have experienced significant volatility so far in 2022 with extreme, opposing forces pulling the market in different directions. We believe that supply/demand fundamentals and geopolitical events have generally been pushing prices up while tightening monetary policy in the US and macro fears of a recession have generally been pulling prices down.
On a fundamental basis, almost every commodity has remained in tight supply for most of the year as we believe is evidenced by the unusually backwardated futures curves (where commodities for delivery in the short term cost more than those for delivery further out). On a geopolitical basis, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has particularly disrupted energy and agricultural markets, both from a first order effect (Russia is a large energy exporter as is Ukraine in both Corn and Wheat) and with second order effects, triggering an energy crisis in Europe and raising costs downstream in items such as fertilizer and aluminum.
The historic pace of tightening in U.S. monetary policy so far in 2022 has provided a headwind for almost all financial markets as the risk-free rate gets repriced. While commodities have held up better than other asset classes with decently positive returns, we believe investors have remained on the sidelines due to fears that the Federal Reserve’s actions will cause a recession, impacting commodity demand. This is currently demonstrated in positioning data showing historically low levels of speculator interest across almost all commodities, despite the portfolio rationale for a commodities allocation in an inflationary environment.
PERFORMANCE
Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF returned -5.10% for the period ended October 31, 2022. The Fund tracked the performance of the Quantix Energy Transition Index (the “Index”), which returned -4.00%, after accounting for fees, fund expenses, and differences in cash management between the Fund and the Index.
This difference in cash management arises from the fact that the methodology in the Index is not able to be fully replicated. This puts the Fund at a disadvantage relative to the Index in a period of rapid interest rate rises, such as so far in 2022, and conversely helps the Fund relative to the index in a period of rapid interest rate decreases.
On a sector basis, Natural Gas was the biggest detractor from performance, with a -6.80% contribution, entirely due to equal falls in UK Natural Gas and European Natural Gas. These commodities had extreme increases in price in the first half of 2022 as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted European gas supplies but a greater-than-expected build in inventories over the summer and a warmer start to the winter caused those prices to revert.
The Grains sector was a positive contributor adding 1.50% to returns. Soybean Oil, the only commodity that the Fund holds in that sector, rallied in tandem with energy prices more broadly. There were no significant asset allocation changes since the inception of the Fund. The weights within Index are primarily driven by the relative open interest of each commodity, which does not tend to change very much from month to month.
OUTLOOK & STRATEGY
We believe that the outlook for commodity markets remains bright, especially relative to other asset classes. In the short term, we believe that the opposing forces referenced above will continue to pull markets in opposite directions, keeping volatility elevated.
We believe that fundamentals may remain supportive, with supply not keeping up with demand due to lead times in physically extracting or growing commodities. If this is the case, the futures curve may remain in backwardation, supporting overall returns from the asset class. |
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Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY—Continued
CHANGE IN A $10,000 INVESTMENT For the period 07/13/2022 through 10/31/2022
The graph compares a $10,000 investment in shares of the Fund with the performance of the Quantix Energy Transition Index and Bloomberg Commodity Index. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
TOTAL RETURNS For the periods ended 10/31/2022
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In addition, if some of the macroeconomic headwinds (such as the recent rapidly rising U.S. interest rates or the current economic lockdown in China) abate or even turn into tailwinds, then we believe that investors will reallocate to the asset class. However, if inflation remains elevated in the U.S. and central banks continue to raise interest rates or keep them higher for longer than the market expects, this may provide headwinds to certain commodities through demand destruction in the short to medium term.
On a strategy level, there are no changes anticipated to the Fund or the processes that underpin the underlying index. | |||||||||||
Unannualized | ||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Based on Net Asset Value)1 |
N/A | N/A | -5.10% | |||||||||
Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (At Market Price)1 |
N/A | N/A | -4.55% | |||||||||
Comparative Index |
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Quantix Energy Transition Index1 |
N/A | N/A | -4.00% | |||||||||
Bloomberg Commodity Index1 |
N/A | N/A | 0.64% | |||||||||
As stated in the Fund’s prospectus dated June 10, 2022, the expense ratio was 0.80%. The expense ratio in the prospectus may differ from the actual expense ratio for the period disclosed within this report. The expense ratio shown in the prospectus is adjusted to reflect changes, if any, in contractual arrangements that occurred prior to the date of the prospectus (or supplement thereto, if applicable).
The Quantix Energy Transition Index (“QET”) is a dynamic commodity index with the objective of providing diversified exposure to the building blocks of the accelerating transition from carbon-intensive energy sources to less carbon intensive sources of energy using commodity futures. This index is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses and is not available for direct investment. The Bloomberg Commodity Index measures the performance of future contracts on physical commodities which traded on US exchanges and London Metal Exchange. The commodity weightings are based on production and liquidity, subject to weighting restrictions applied annually.
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Past performance is net of management fees and expenses and reflects reinvested dividends and distributions. Past performance reflects the beneficial effect of any expense waivers or reimbursements, without which returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower and is available through the most recent month end at harborcapital.com or by calling 800-422-1050. |
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1 The “Life of Fund” return as shown reflects the period 07/13/2022 (commencement of operations) through 10/31/2022. The first day of secondary market trading was a few days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the Net Asset Value of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the Market Price returns.
This report contains the current opinions of Quantix Commodities LP as of the date of this report and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Such opinions are subject to change without notice and securities described herein may no longer be included in, or may at any time be removed from, the Fund’s portfolio. This report is distributed for informational purposes only. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed reliable, but not guaranteed.
There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved. Commodities and commodity-linked derivative instruments can be significantly more volatile than other securities, such as stocks or bonds. The Fund is non-diversified and may have significant exposure to a particular sector of the commodities market (such as metal, gas or emissions products). As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to risks associated with a single issuer or sector than a more diversified portfolio.
26
Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—October 31, 2022
RISK ALLOCATION* (% of Net Assets) - Unaudited |
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Asset Class | Sector | |||||
COMMODITIES | ||||||
Industrial Metals | 31.5 | % | ||||
Emissions | 22.4 | % | ||||
Natural Gas | 18.8 | % | ||||
Precious Metals | 15.2 | % | ||||
Oilseeds | 12.1 | % |
*Based on notional value and represents the sector allocation of the Quantix EnergyTransition Index.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
Principal Amounts, Value and Cost in Thousands
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—75.3% | ||||||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||||
|
U.S. TREASURY BILLS—75.3% |
| ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill |
||||||||
$ 8,551 | 2.388%—11/03/2022† | $ | 8,550 | |||||
7,554 | 2.820%—12/01/2022† | 7,532 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
||||||||
(Cost $16,086) | 16,082 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—75.3% |
||||||||
(Cost $16,086) | 16,082 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES—24.7% |
5,272 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100%. |
$ | 21,354 | ||||||
|
|
SWAP AGREEMENTS |
OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) EXCESS RETURN SWAPS ON INDICES
Counterparty |
Fixed Rate |
Pay/Receive Fixed Rate |
Reference Index1 |
Expiration Date |
Payment Frequency |
Notional Amount (000s) |
Value (000s) |
Upfront Premiums (Received)/ Paid (000s) |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) (000s) | |||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs International |
0.750% | Pay | Quantix Energy Transition Index | 11/30/2022 | Monthly | $21,353 | $— | $— | $— | |||||||||||||
|
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
All investments as of October 31, 2022 (as disclosed in the preceding Portfolio of Investments and Swap Agreements schedule) were classified as Level 2. There were no Level 3 investments as of October 31, 2022 or July 13, 2022 (commencement of operations).
For more information on valuation inputs and their aggregation into the levels identified above, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures in Note 2 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
† |
Coupon represents yield to maturity |
1 |
The reference index components are published daily on Harbor’s website at harborcapital.com. The index is comprised of publicly traded futures contracts on physical commodities. The table below represents the reference index components as of the period ended October 31, 2022. |
Commodity |
Weight | |||
Emissions (Europe) | 18.790% | |||
Aluminum | 11.087 | |||
Natural Gas (United States) | 9.776 | |||
Silver | 9.125 | |||
Soybean Oil | 8.561 | |||
Copper | 7.692 | |||
Natural Gas (Europe) | 6.201 | |||
Nickel | 5.994 | |||
Zinc | 4.453 | |||
Ethanol | 3.577 | |||
Emissions (California) | 3.544 | |||
Platinum | 3.475 | |||
Natural Gas (United Kingdom) | 2.838 | |||
Palladium | 2.619 | |||
Lead | 2.269 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
28
Harbor International Compounders ETF
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
SUBADVISER
C WorldWide Asset Management |
|
|
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
| |||
MARKET REVIEW
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) hiked rates by 75 bps twice in the third quarter of 2022 and the U.S. money supply fell at an annualized rate of 1.60% over the last three months, the steepest drop in 84 years. This is affecting asset price volatility. The price action at the end of the quarter of the investment bank Credit Suisse and a mini crash in the British Pound fueled by an inept budget proposal are also sending ominous signs that liquidity is drying up. On a more positive note, several sentiment indicators hit historic lows such as U.S. consumer confidence and the Bull/Bear survey. This is usually a good sign for subsequent 12-month market returns.
In October 2022, the closely watched China Party Congress turned out to be a bit more dramatic than expected when president Xi, had former president Hu escorted out of the congress hall, as another sign that China is turning into a country ruled by one man. The U.S. introduced wide-ranging restrictions on exports of semiconductors to China. What surprised investors the most was the U.S. forbidding its citizens to work with or for China’s semiconductor companies. While the full implications are unknown, these new significant restrictions will likely hinder China’s ambitions to catch up with the U.S. in the semiconductor arms race.
PERFORMANCE
Harbor International Compounders ETF returned -2.16% for the period ended October 31, 2022, out performing the MSCI All Country World ex. U.S. (ND) Index (the “Index”), which returned -4.94%.
The top three contributors were Bank of Central Asia (BCA), Hoya and HDFC Bank. Hoya’s Life Care business seems to be improving with eyeglass and contact lenses leading growth after a slowdown due to COVID-19. As for BCA, the Indonesian economy has demonstrated strong resilience both during COVID-19 and against the backdrop of a strong U.S. dollar. We believe the economy will continue to benefit from reforms which will likely be compounded by Indonesia’s leading position in nickel reserves, which are crucial inputs to the energy transition. All of this should continue to support BCA, the country’s leading bank.
The top three detractors from performance were Sony, AIA and AstraZeneca. On the top ten list of detractors, we find a lot of Asian names and companies with sales related to semiconductors. Sony, having both attributes and exposure to a weaker consumer through its gaming business, has sold-off since mid-August. The shares are now trading at around 12x next fiscal year’s earnings. Near term, Sony’s Game & Network Services division should benefit from a potentially successful launch of the latest iteration of the “Call of Duty” game, spurring upgrades to Sony’s PS5 console. Next year the Pictures division will also benefit from the launch of two “Spiderverse” animated films.
OUTLOOK & STRATEGY
Currently, we are facing an economic slowdown. We believe this is the result of tighter monetary policy. The yield curve is inverted on most time horizons. We believe this is one of the most accurate indicators of an impending recession. Globally, central banks are reducing their balance sheets by approximately USD 1 trillion, whereas they were expanding by USD 4-5 trillion during the COVID-19 crisis. The consequence has been a strong increase in bond yields, including rising real interest rates. Looking at Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), the 10-year real interest rate has risen from -1% at the beginning of the year to currently over 1.5%. This has affected the valuation of equities this year, with the aggregate P/E multiple of the Index declining from approximately 18x to 14x.
Growth stocks with long-term sustainable business models have been hard hit by rising bond yields. Not because their fundamental business has disappointed, but because the higher discount rate negatively affects the time value of these companies harder than slow growth |
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Harbor International Compounders ETF
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY—Continued
CHANGE IN A $10,000 INVESTMENT For the period 09/07/2022 through 10/31/2022
The graph compares a $10,000 investment in shares of the Fund with the performance of the MSCI All Country World Ex. US (ND) Index. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
TOTAL RETURNS For the periods ended 10/31/2022
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businesses. Conversely, in an economic downturn, cyclical companies suffer, and quality growth companies usually rebound driven by the underlying earnings growth and the help of falling interest rates. Also, recessions are typically short and viewed over an investor’s full life cycle, only play a marginal role.
When interest rates start to fall and real rates revert to zero, we believe investors’ focus will return to long-term investing and long-duration assets. In our view, assets that over time increase in fundamental real value will be in demand and highly valued in all but the most extreme scenarios. Therefore, we stick to our long-term approach with a continued focus on finding sustainable compounders that are generally aligned with important forward-looking themes and trends. | ||||||||||||||||
Unannualized | ||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Life of Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Harbor International Compounders ETF (Based on Net Asset Value)1 |
N/A | N/A | -2.16% | |||||||||||||||
Harbor International Compounders ETF (At Market Price)1 |
N/A | N/A | -2.21% | |||||||||||||||
Comparative Index |
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MSCI All Country World Ex. US (ND) Index1 |
N/A | N/A | -4.94% | |||||||||||||||
As stated in the Fund’s prospectus dated August 17, 2022, the expense ratio was 0.55%. The expense ratio in the prospectus may differ from the actual expense ratio for the period disclosed within this report. The expense ratio shown in the prospectus is adjusted to reflect changes, if any, in contractual arrangements that occurred prior to the date of the prospectus (or supplement thereto, if applicable).
The MSCI All Country World Ex. US (ND) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global developed and emerging markets, excluding the US This unmanaged index does not reflect fees and expenses and is not available for direct investment.
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Past performance is net of management fees and expenses and reflects reinvested dividends and distributions. Past performance reflects the beneficial effect of any expense waivers or reimbursements, without which returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower and is available through the most recent month end at harborcapital.com or by calling 800-422-1050. |
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1 The “Life of Fund” return as shown reflects the period 09/07/2022 (commencement of operations) through 10/31/2022. The first day of secondary market trading was a few days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the Net Asset Value of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the Market Price returns.
This report contains the current opinions of C WorldWide Asset Management as of the date of this report and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Such opinions are subject to change without notice and securities described herein may no longer be included in, or may at any time be removed from, the Fund’s portfolio. This report is distributed for informational purposes only. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed reliable, but not guaranteed.
There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved. Stock markets are volatile and equity values can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market and economic conditions. Investing in international and emerging markets poses special risks, including potentially greater price volatility due to social, political and economic factors, as well as currency exchange rate fluctuations. These risks are more severe for securities of issuers in emerging market regions. A non-diversified Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in securities of a single issuer, and/or invest in a relatively small number of issuers, it is more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio.
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Harbor International Compounders ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—October 31, 2022
REGION BREAKDOWN (% of investments) - Unaudited
|
The Fund’s Portfolio of Investments include investments denominated in foreign currencies. As of October 31, 2022, 30.6% of the Fund’s investments were denominated in Euro. No other foreign currency denomination comprised more than 25% of the Fund’s net assets.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
|
Value and Cost in Thousands
COMMON STOCKS—98.4% |
| |||||
Shares | Value | |||||
BANKS—11.3% |
||||||
7,800 |
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR (India)1 | $ | 486 | |||
405,600 |
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (Indonesia) | 229 | ||||
|
|
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715 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS—6.0% |
||||||
9,178 |
Assa Abloy AB Class B (Sweden) | 185 | ||||
1,300 |
Daikin Industries Ltd. (Japan) | 196 | ||||
|
|
|||||
381 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
CAPITAL MARKETS—3.2% |
||||||
1,222 |
Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany) | 199 | ||||
|
|
|||||
CHEMICALS—4.4% |
||||||
936 |
Linde PLC (Ireland) | 280 | ||||
|
|
|||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING—2.1% |
||||||
1,456 |
Vinci SA (France) | 134 | ||||
|
|
|||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES—4.8% |
||||||
12,090 |
Iberdrola SA (Spain) | 123 | ||||
10,127 |
SSE PLC (United Kingdom) | 181 | ||||
|
|
|||||
304 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS—2.4% |
| |||||
400 |
Keyence Corp. (Japan) | 152 | ||||
|
|
|||||
FOOD PRODUCTS—4.9% |
||||||
2,821 |
Nestle SA (Switzerland) | 307 | ||||
|
|
|||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES—3.8% |
||||||
2,600 |
Hoya Corp. (Japan) | 243 | ||||
|
|
|||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES—4.1% |
||||||
3,900 |
Sony Group Corp. (Japan) | 262 | ||||
|
|
|||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES—3.4% |
||||||
1,976 |
Siemens AG (Germany) | 216 | ||||
|
|
|||||
INSURANCE—2.8% |
||||||
23,400 |
AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong) | 177 | ||||
|
|
COMMON STOCKS—Continued |
| |||||
Shares | Value | |||||
IT SERVICES—1.9% |
||||||
83 |
Adyen NV (Netherlands)*,2 | $ | 119 | |||
|
|
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MACHINERY—2.6% |
||||||
15,262 |
Atlas Copco AB Class A (Sweden) | 163 | ||||
|
|
|||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—11.2% |
| |||||
2,314 |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | 272 | ||||
3,991 |
Novo Nordisk AS Class B (Denmark) | 434 | ||||
|
|
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706 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT—1.7% |
||||||
4,849 |
Vonovia SE (Germany) | 107 | ||||
|
|
|||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—7.5% |
||||||
663 |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) | 313 | ||||
2,600 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR (Taiwan)1 |
160 | ||||
|
|
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473 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
SOFTWARE—3.1% |
||||||
2,028 |
SAP SE (Germany) | 196 | ||||
|
|
|||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—3.0% |
||||||
182 |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. GDR (South Korea)1 |
188 | ||||
|
|
|||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS—3.9% |
||||||
390 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France) | 246 | ||||
|
|
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TOBACCO—6.2% |
||||||
38,435 |
Swedish Match AB (Sweden) | 395 | ||||
|
|
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Harbor International Compounders ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
Value and Cost in Thousands
COMMON STOCKS—Continued
|
| |||||
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS—4.1% |
| |||||
2,392 Ferguson PLC (United Kingdom) |
$ | 261 | ||||
|
|
|||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
||||||
(Cost $6,512) |
6,224 | |||||
|
|
|||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.4% |
||||||
(Cost $6,512) |
6,224 | |||||
|
|
|||||
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES—1.6% |
100 | |||||
|
|
|||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% |
$ | 6,324 | ||||
|
|
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
|
All investments as of October 31, 2022 (as disclosed in the preceding Portfolio of Investments) were classified as Level 1. There were no Level 3 investments as of October 31, 2022 or September 7, 2022 (commencement of operations).
For more information on valuation inputs and their aggregation into the levels identified above, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures in Note 2 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
* |
Non-income producing security |
1 |
Depositary receipts such as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) and other country specific depositary receipts are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. These certificates are issued by depositary banks and generally trade on an established market in the U.S. or elsewhere. |
2 |
Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund has no right to demand registration of these securities. As of October 31, 2022, the aggregate value of these securities was $119 or 2% of net assets. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
32
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
SUBADVISER
Jennison Associates LLC |
|
|
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | |||
MARKET REVIEW
Since the early 2022 inception of the Fund, the investment backdrop has been dominated by generation highs in inflation and a dramatic shift in Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) policy in favor of aggressive tightening and a succession of large interest rate hikes. U.S. equity markets began the period near all-time highs, but the spike in Treasury yields that accompanied the shift in policy led to a re-pricing of risk, which weighed heavily on higher-valuation, higher-growth stocks. These pressures persisted through the fiscal year, exacerbated by the Ukraine war and COVID-19 lockdowns in China, leading to widespread concerns around global growth. All of the major U.S. stock indices registered significant losses over the period.
PERFORMANCE
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF returned -25.22% for the period ended October 31, 2022, while the Russell 1000® Growth Index returned -20.87%.
Most sectors in the growth benchmark experienced negative returns in the period. Energy, which has a small weight in the benchmark, was a significant exception, rising more than 40% over the relevant period. Information Technology, Communication Services, and Consumer Discretionary were particularly challenging.
The strategy’s underperformance during the period reflects the market’s overall re-pricing of risk and a small number of fundamental disappointments. Holdings in information technology (IT) and internet media were the largest detractors. Specifically, Shopify, Netflix, and Snap released disappointing results, with elevated uncertainty around their growth outlooks. We exited the positions in Shopify and Snap during the period.
On the positive side, Schlumberger posted significant positive returns over the period, on the back of strong energy trends. Auto parts retailer and supplier O’Reilly Automotive also added value, as did a number of holdings in the health care sector, including Centene Corp, Eli Lilly and Bristol-Myers Squibb, as these businesses are demonstrating relative resilience in the face of slowing growth.
We made adjustments to the portfolio during the period in response to elevated risk and lower growth expectations. Specifically, we reduced positions in companies that benefited disproportionately from the pandemic, as well as social media and select consumer names, and added to more economically-defensive positions in sectors like healthcare. That said, secular growth remains the driving force behind the Fund’s holdings.
OUTLOOK & STRATEGY
Uncertainty around the near-term path of the economy remains elevated, and the Fed’s commitment to continued rate hikes suggests a challenging growth backdrop in the near term. Central banks outside the U.S. are also tightening to tame inflation, and the dollar’s recent surge further clouds the global outlook.
Share price declines over the fiscal year reflect a combination of an increase in risk aversion and lower equity valuations in the face of higher interest rates. Slowing economic growth and possible recession are leading to lower revenue growth estimates and profit margin assumptions. We have, therefore, reduced earnings forecasts for a number of the Fund’s holdings in the past few months.
While the past year was particularly challenging, we remain confident in the potential for the secular growth companies in which we invest to deliver superior results and generate strong returns for shareholders over the long term. |
33
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY—Continued
CHANGE IN A $10,000 INVESTMENT For the period 02/02/2022 through 10/31/2022
The graph compares a $10,000 investment in shares of the Fund with the performance of the Russell 1000® Growth Index. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
TOTAL RETURNS For the periods ended 10/31/2022
|
|
|||||||||||
Unannualized | ||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Harbor
Long-Term Growers ETF |
N/A | N/A | -25.22% | |||||||||
Harbor
Long-Term Growers ETF |
N/A | N/A | -25.21% | |||||||||
Comparative Index |
||||||||||||
Russell 1000® Growth Index1 |
N/A | N/A | -20.87% | |||||||||
As stated in the Fund’s prospectus dated March 1, 2022, the expense ratio was 0.57%. The expense ratio in the prospectus may differ from the actual expense ratio for the period disclosed within this report. The expense ratio shown in the prospectus is adjusted to reflect changes, if any, in contractual arrangements that occurred prior to the date of the prospectus (or supplement thereto, if applicable).
The Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index generally representative of the U.S. market for larger capitalization growth stocks. This unmanaged index does not reflect fees and expenses and is not available for direct investment. The Russell 1000® Growth Index and Russell® are trademarks of Frank Russell Company.
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Past performance is net of management fees and expenses and reflects reinvested dividends and distributions. Past performance reflects the beneficial effect of any expense waivers or reimbursements, without which returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower and is available through the most recent month end at harborcapital.com or by calling 800-422-1050. |
1 The “Life of Fund” return as shown reflects the period 02/02/2022 (commencement of operations) through 10/31/2022. The first day of secondary market trading was a few days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the Net Asset Value of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the Market Price returns.
This report contains the current opinions of Jennison Associates LLC as of the date of this report and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Such opinions are subject to change without notice and securities described herein may no longer be included in, or may at any time be removed from, the Fund’s portfolio. This report is distributed for informational purposes only. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed reliable, but not guaranteed.
All investments involve risk including the possible loss of principal. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved. Stock markets are volatile and equity values can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market and economic conditions. At times, a growth investing style may be out of favor with investors which could cause growth securities to underperform value or other equity securities. Since the Fund may hold foreign securities, it may be subject to greater risks than funds invested only in the U.S. These risks are more severe for securities of issuers in emerging market regions. A non-diversified Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in securities of a single issuer, and/or invest in a relatively small number of issuers, it is more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio.
34
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—October 31, 2022
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% of investments) - Unaudited |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
Value and Cost in Thousands
COMMON STOCKS—99.6% |
| |||||
Shares | Value | |||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—1.0% |
| |||||
1,464 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. |
$ | 804 | |||
|
|
|||||
AUTO COMPONENTS—0.7% |
| |||||
6,206 |
Aptiv PLC (Ireland)* |
565 | ||||
|
|
|||||
AUTOMOBILES—7.2% |
| |||||
24,848 |
Tesla, Inc. * |
5,654 | ||||
|
|
|||||
BANKS—0.9% |
| |||||
5,465 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
688 | ||||
|
|
|||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—1.8% |
| |||||
5,210 |
AbbVie, Inc. |
763 | ||||
2,147 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * |
670 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,433 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
CAPITAL MARKETS—1.9% |
| |||||
3,100 |
Blackstone, Inc. |
283 | ||||
659 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
227 | ||||
2,156 |
Moody’s Corp. |
571 | ||||
1,376 |
S&P Global, Inc. |
442 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,523 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
CONSUMER FINANCE—0.3% |
| |||||
1,640 |
American Express Co. |
243 | ||||
|
|
|||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—0.4% |
| |||||
5,455 |
Apollo Global Management, Inc. |
302 | ||||
|
|
|||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—2.0% |
| |||||
30,787 |
Schlumberger NV |
1,602 | ||||
|
|
|||||
ENTERTAINMENT—1.7% |
| |||||
2,445 |
Netflix, Inc. * |
714 | ||||
8,951 |
ROBLOX Corp. Class A* |
400 | ||||
2,622 |
Spotify Technology SA (Sweden)* |
211 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,325 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)—1.4% |
| |||||
3,929 |
American Tower Corp. |
814 | ||||
1,117 |
SBA Communications Corp. |
302 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,116 | ||||||
|
|
COMMON STOCKS—Continued |
| |||||
Shares | Value | |||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING—2.3% |
| |||||
3,566 |
Costco Wholesale Corp. |
$ | 1,788 | |||
|
|
|||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES—2.1% |
| |||||
1,966 |
Abbott Laboratories |
194 | ||||
2,605 |
Dexcom, Inc. * |
315 | ||||
931 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. * |
229 | ||||
3,930 |
Stryker Corp. |
901 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,639 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES—2.5% |
| |||||
10,158 |
Centene Corp. * |
865 | ||||
1,907 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
1,058 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,923 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE—3.7% |
| |||||
5,053 |
Airbnb, Inc. Class A* |
540 | ||||
438 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. * |
656 | ||||
2,406 |
Expedia Group, Inc. * |
225 | ||||
6,905 |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. |
934 | ||||
3,256 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A |
522 | ||||
|
|
|||||
2,877 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—5.8% |
| |||||
45,479 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A* |
4,298 | ||||
3,075 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A* |
287 | ||||
|
|
|||||
4,585 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—7.5% |
| |||||
44,067 |
Amazon.com, Inc. * |
4,514 | ||||
1,563 |
MercadoLibre, Inc. (Argentina)* |
1,409 | ||||
|
|
|||||
5,923 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
IT SERVICES—6.0% |
| |||||
59,688 |
Adyen NV ADR (Netherlands)*,1 |
858 | ||||
3,696 |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A |
1,213 | ||||
5,823 |
Snowflake, Inc. Class A* |
933 | ||||
8,407 |
Visa, Inc. Class A |
1,742 | ||||
|
|
|||||
4,746 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—1.5% |
| |||||
1,596 |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. |
221 | ||||
1,977 |
Danaher Corp. |
497 |
35
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
Value and Cost in Thousands
COMMON STOCKS—Continued |
||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
|
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—Continued |
| ||||||
926 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
$ | 476 | |||||
|
|
|||||||
1,194 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
MULTILINE RETAIL—0.5% | ||||||||
2,245 |
Target Corp. |
369 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS—1.7% | ||||||||
2,814 |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A |
564 | ||||||
11,689 |
L’Oreal SA ADR (France)1 |
734 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,298 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—5.8% | ||||||||
8,991 |
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (United Kingdom)1 |
529 | ||||||
5,670 |
Eli Lilly & Co. |
2,053 | ||||||
8,894 |
Merck & Co., Inc. |
900 | ||||||
3,494 |
Novo Nordisk AS ADR (Denmark)1 |
380 | ||||||
4,588 |
Zoetis, Inc. |
692 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
4,554 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
ROAD & RAIL—1.5% | ||||||||
42,705 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. * |
1,135 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—4.1% | ||||||||
432 |
ASML Holding NV New York Registry Shares (Netherlands) |
204 | ||||||
658 |
Broadcom, Inc. |
309 | ||||||
1,257 |
Enphase Energy, Inc. * |
386 | ||||||
508 |
Lam Research Corp. |
206 | ||||||
5,931 |
Marvell Technology, Inc. |
235 | ||||||
14,098 |
NVIDIA Corp. |
1,903 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,243 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
SOFTWARE—14.8% | ||||||||
1,059 |
Adobe, Inc. * |
337 | ||||||
3,498 |
Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A* |
709 | ||||||
3,777 |
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A* |
609 |
COMMON STOCKS—Continued |
||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
|
SOFTWARE—Continued |
| ||||||
4,628 |
Datadog, Inc. * |
$ | 373 | |||||
33,973 |
Microsoft Corp. |
7,886 | ||||||
1,366 |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. * |
234 | ||||||
5,817 |
Salesforce, Inc. * |
946 | ||||||
11,049 |
Trade Desk, Inc. Class A* |
588 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
11,682 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL—4.0% | ||||||||
3,866 |
Home Depot, Inc. |
1,145 | ||||||
1,156 |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. * |
968 | ||||||
14,179 |
TJX Cos., Inc. |
1,022 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,135 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—11.9% | ||||||||
61,286 |
Apple, Inc. |
9,398 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS—4.0% | ||||||||
36,032 |
Cie Financiere Richemont SA ADR (Switzerland)1 |
350 | ||||||
2,551 |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (Canada)* |
839 | ||||||
11,567 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE ADR (France)1 |
1,460 | ||||||
5,450 |
NIKE, Inc. Class B |
505 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,154 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—0.6% | ||||||||
3,144 |
T-Mobile US, Inc. * |
476 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
||||||||
(Cost $81,720) | 78,374 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.6% |
||||||||
(Cost $81,720) | 78,374 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS,
LESS |
352 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% |
$ | 78,726 | ||||||
|
|
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
All investments as of October 31, 2022 (as disclosed in the preceding Portfolio of Investments) were classified as Level 1. There were no Level 3 investments as of October 31, 2022 or February 2, 2022 (commencement of operations).
For more information on valuation inputs and their aggregation into the levels identified above, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures in Note 2 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
* |
Non-income producing security |
1 |
Depositary receipts such as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) and other country specific depositary receipts are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer.These certificates are issued by depositary banks and generally trade on an established market in the U.S. or elsewhere. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
36
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
SUBADVISER
BlueCove Limited |
|
|
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | |||
MARKET REVIEW
Market volatility increased as initially strong momentum in economic data was met with increased hawkishness from global central banks as they aggressively sought to control rising inflation. The ensuing tightening financial conditions resulted in risk markets ending in negative territory with U.S. equities down 16% and U.S. high yield bonds down 11% on the year as inflation reached new highs. The credit market sell-off was dominated by the dramatic rise in interest rates and unusually resulted in higher quality BBs underperforming lower quality CCCs on a risk adjusted basis. High yield credit spreads rose by about 50% alongside asset class outflows and growing fears of an economic slowdown as investors increasingly turned their focus to corporate earnings, geopolitical turmoil, and the impact of increased borrowing costs associated with rising rates. The increased market volatility alongside global economies showing signs of slowing down helped to accelerate the normalization of spread dispersion, a measure of the discernment in markets between corporate bonds, to levels more in line with the historical average. This was to the benefit of the Fund’s security selection focus. Toward period end, risky assets experienced a strong sentiment rally as markets anticipated a deceleration of the rate hiking cycle with more dovish rhetoric coming from global central banks. This occurred despite the start to the third quarter earnings cycle which saw a continued muted level of positive surprises and earnings growth overall. Nonetheless, spread dispersion continued to increase, which remained supportive for the Fund’s opportunity set.
PERFORMANCE
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF returned -9.49% on an absolute basis for the year ended October 31, 2022, while the ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Index returned -11.45%. The Fund outperformed its benchmark by 196bps over the period.
The Fund’s relative outperformance was driven by security selection, the strongest performance came from the Energy, Consumer Non-Cyclical, and Basic Industry sectors, offset by modest weakness in Communication companies. The overweight to Energy companies also added to performance. The best performing positions were overweights to Vector Group, Primo Water Holdings, and Mativ Holdings, with weakest performance from overweights to Rite Aid, Cimpress plc, and Pitney Bowes. These positions were not reduced during the period. Fund turnover increased as the opportunity set improved with increased spread dispersion over the course of the period. Sector positioning varied with expectations for security selection opportunities, with the Fund reducing risk in Telecommunications, Leisure, and Healthcare companies in favor of increasing risk to Technology, Services, and Energy companies. The Fund also reduced its marginal overweight position in credit versus the index to a more neutral position and reduced its exposure to lower quality CCCs as the outlook for credit deteriorated.
OUTLOOK & STRATEGY
The fundamental backdrop for credit has continued to deteriorate and we believe this trend will persist through the rest of 2022 and into next year. Lending conditions indicate net tightening, historically a reliable forward indicator of the corporate default cycle. The continuing backdrop of economic deceleration is also contributing to weakening fundamentals. As the likelihood of a recession increases, we believe downward revisions to projected earnings will become more pronounced and investors may become more risk averse to exposures in leveraged corporates. We project that global high yield defaults will continue to rise and this supports our more defensive stance on overall credit positioning in the Fund. A shift to increasing incidence of defaults is conducive to rising idiosyncratic spread dispersion within credit which we believe will provide an improved opportunity set for security selection in the Fund. |
37
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY—Continued
CHANGE IN A $10,000 INVESTMENT For the period 09/14/2021 through 10/31/2022
The graph compares a $10,000 investment in shares of the Fund with the performance of the ICE BofA US High Yield Index (H0A0). The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
TOTAL RETURNS For the periods ended 10/31/2022
|
||||||||||||
Annualized | ||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Harbor
Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF |
-9.49% | N/A | -9.01% | |||||||||
Harbor
Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF |
-9.90% | N/A | -9.25% | |||||||||
Comparative Index |
||||||||||||
ICE BofA US High Yield Index (H0A0)1 |
-11.45% | N/A | -10.67% | |||||||||
As stated in the Fund’s prospectus dated March 1, 2022, the expense ratio was 0.48%. The expense ratio in the prospectus may differ from the actual expense ratio for the period disclosed within this report. The expense ratio shown in the prospectus is adjusted to reflect changes, if any, in contractual arrangements that occurred prior to the date of the prospectus (or supplement thereto, if applicable).
The ICE BofA US High Yield Index (H0A0) is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of below investment grade U.S. Dollar-denominated corporate bonds publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market. All bonds are U.S. Dollar-denominated and rated Split BBB and below. This unmanaged index does not reflect fees and expenses and is not available for direct investment.
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Past performance is net of management fees and expenses and reflects reinvested dividends and distributions. Past performance reflects the beneficial effect of any expense waivers or reimbursements, without which returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower and is available through the most recent month end at harborcapital.com or by calling 800-422-1050. |
1 The “Life of Fund” return as shown reflects the period 09/14/2021 (commencement of operations) through 10/31/2022. The first day of secondary market trading was a few days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the Net Asset Value of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the Market Price returns.
This report contains the current opinions of BlueCove Limited as of the date of this report and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Such opinions are subject to change without notice and securities described herein may no longer be included in, or may at any time be removed from, the Fund’s portfolio. This report is distributed for informational purposes only. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed reliable, but not guaranteed.
All investments involve risk including the possible loss of principal. Fixed income securities fluctuate in price in response to various factors, including changes in interest rates, changes in market conditions and issuer-specific events, and the value of your investment in the Fund may go down. There is a greater risk that the Fund will lose money because they invest in below- investment grade fixed income securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly referred to as “high-yield securities” or “junk bonds”). These securities are considered speculative because they have a higher risk of issuer default, are subject to greater price volatility and may be illiquid. Because the Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers, an investment in the Fund is subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. securities. These risks include heightened political and economic risks, greater volatility, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, possible sanctions by government bodies of other countries and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets.
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Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—October 31, 2022
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% of investments) - Unaudited |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
Principal Amounts, Value and Cost in Thousands
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—97.6% |
| |||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—2.7% |
||||||
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | ||||||
$ 200 |
5.950%—02/01/2037 | $ | 184 | |||
Moog, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.250%—12/15/20271 | 179 | ||||
TransDigm, Inc. | ||||||
100 |
4.875%—05/01/2029 | 85 | ||||
400 |
5.500%—11/15/2027 | 366 | ||||
|
|
|||||
451 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
814 | ||||||
AIRLINES—0.6% |
||||||
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. | ||||||
200 |
5.500%—04/20/20261 | 191 | ||||
|
|
|||||
AUTOMOBILES—3.5% |
||||||
Allison Transmission, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.750%—10/01/20271 | 184 | ||||
Ford Motor Co. | ||||||
200 |
9.625%—04/22/2030 | 224 | ||||
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC | ||||||
400 |
5.875%—01/15/20281 | 297 | ||||
Wabash National Corp. | ||||||
400 |
4.500%—10/15/20281 | 337 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,042 | ||||||
BANKS—2.2% |
||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | ||||||
200 |
4.198%—06/01/20321,2 | 135 | ||||
200 |
5.017%—06/26/20241 | 189 | ||||
|
|
|||||
324 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
UniCredit SpA MTN3 | ||||||
200 |
5.861%—06/19/20321,2 | 166 | ||||
200 |
7.296%—04/02/20341,2 | 170 | ||||
|
|
|||||
336 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
BEVERAGES—1.4% |
||||||
Primo Water Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
500 |
4.375%—04/30/20291 | 420 | ||||
|
|
|||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS—1.2% |
||||||
Koppers, Inc. | ||||||
400 |
6.000%—02/15/20251 | 358 | ||||
|
|
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—Continued |
||||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||
CAPITAL MARKETS—0.9% |
||||||
BrightSphere Investment Group, Inc. | ||||||
$ 300 |
4.800%—07/27/2026 | $ | 269 | |||
|
|
|||||
CHEMICALS—3.6% |
||||||
Ashland LLC | ||||||
200 |
6.875%—05/15/2043 | 189 | ||||
Chemours Co. | ||||||
100 |
5.750%—11/15/20281 | 85 | ||||
Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp. | ||||||
500 |
7.250%—04/01/20251 | 429 | ||||
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | ||||||
400 |
6.875%—10/01/20261 | 367 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,070 | ||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES—3.3% |
||||||
Cimpress PLC | ||||||
400 |
7.000%—06/15/20261 | 240 | ||||
Clean Harbors, Inc. | ||||||
100 |
4.875%—07/15/20271 | 94 | ||||
CoreCivic, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.750%—10/15/2027 | 166 | ||||
GEO Group, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
10.500%—06/30/2028 | 201 | ||||
Matthews International Corp. | ||||||
100 |
5.250%—12/01/20251 | 92 | ||||
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime | ||||||
Finance, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
6.250%—01/15/20281 | 184 | ||||
|
|
|||||
977 | ||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—2.3% |
||||||
CommScope, Inc. | ||||||
500 |
8.250%—03/01/20271 | 445 | ||||
Viasat, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
6.500%—07/15/20281 | 251 | ||||
|
|
|||||
696 | ||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING—2.3% |
||||||
Arcosa, Inc. | ||||||
400 |
4.375%—04/15/20291 | 345 | ||||
VM Consolidated, Inc. | ||||||
400 |
5.500%—04/15/20291 | 350 | ||||
|
|
|||||
695 |
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Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
Principal Amounts, Value and Cost in Thousands
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—Continued |
| |||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS—0.3% |
| |||||
Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. |
||||||
$ 100 |
6.000%—02/01/20261 |
$ | 91 | |||
|
|
|||||
CONSUMER FINANCE—0.6% |
| |||||
Enova International, Inc. | ||||||
198 |
8.500%—09/15/20251 |
178 | ||||
|
|
|||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING—1.3% |
| |||||
Sealed Air Corp. | ||||||
400 |
6.875%—07/15/20331 |
384 | ||||
|
|
|||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—1.5% |
| |||||
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. |
||||||
100 |
4.750%—09/15/2024 |
97 | ||||
200 |
5.250%—05/15/2027 |
185 | ||||
|
|
|||||
282 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
LPL Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.375%—05/15/20311 |
175 | ||||
|
|
|||||
457 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—1.7% |
| |||||
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC | ||||||
200 |
6.000%—01/15/20301 |
157 | ||||
300 |
6.750%—05/01/20291 |
248 | ||||
|
|
|||||
405 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
Nokia Oyj | ||||||
100 |
6.625%—05/15/2039 |
91 | ||||
|
|
|||||
496 | ||||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—4.6% |
| |||||
Ensign Drilling, Inc. | ||||||
400 |
9.250%—04/15/20241 |
362 | ||||
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Co. | ||||||
200 |
6.875%—01/15/2029 |
181 | ||||
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
5.150%—11/15/2029 |
265 | ||||
USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp. |
||||||
400 |
6.875%—04/01/2026 |
385 | ||||
Weatherford International Ltd. | ||||||
200 |
8.625%—04/30/20301 |
189 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,382 | ||||||
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
TRUSTS |
| |||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | ||||||
400 |
5.250%—07/15/20301 |
346 | ||||
|
|
|||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING—2.0% |
| |||||
Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC |
||||||
300 |
5.875%—02/15/20281 |
281 | ||||
Rite Aid Corp. | ||||||
500 |
8.000%—11/15/20261 |
325 | ||||
|
|
|||||
606 | ||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES—3.7% |
| |||||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. | ||||||
400 |
5.500%—07/01/20281 |
372 | ||||
Centene Corp. | ||||||
200 |
4.625%—12/15/2029 |
181 | ||||
DaVita, Inc. | ||||||
500 |
4.625%—06/01/20301 |
391 |
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—Continued |
| |||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES—Continued |
| |||||
Option Care Health, Inc. | ||||||
$ 200 |
4.375%—10/31/20291 |
$ | 173 | |||
|
|
|||||
1,117 | ||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE—4.4% |
| |||||
Arrow Bidco LLC | ||||||
400 |
9.500%—03/15/20241 |
403 | ||||
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. | ||||||
200 |
5.750%—05/01/20281 |
193 | ||||
New Red Finance, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
3.875%—01/15/20281 |
264 | ||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | ||||||
200 |
11.625%—08/15/20271 |
192 | ||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
3.625%—03/15/2031 |
161 | ||||
100 |
4.750%—01/15/20301 |
90 | ||||
|
|
|||||
251 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
1,303 | ||||||
INSURANCE—2.2% |
| |||||
Enstar Finance LLC | ||||||
300 |
5.750%—09/01/20402 |
267 | ||||
NMI Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
400 |
7.375%—06/01/20251 |
400 | ||||
|
|
|||||
667 | ||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—1.8% |
| |||||
Cars.com, Inc. | ||||||
400 |
6.375%—11/01/20281 |
347 | ||||
Cogent Communications Group | ||||||
200 |
7.000%—06/15/20271 |
190 | ||||
|
|
|||||
537 | ||||||
IT SERVICES—2.1% |
| |||||
Gartner, Inc. | ||||||
100 |
3.625%—06/15/20291 |
85 | ||||
400 |
4.500%—07/01/20281 |
371 | ||||
|
|
|||||
456 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
Unisys Corp. | ||||||
200 |
6.875%—11/01/20271 |
168 | ||||
|
|
|||||
624 | ||||||
MEDIA—2.4% |
| |||||
Dish DBS Corp. | ||||||
400 |
7.375%—07/01/2028 |
304 | ||||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. | ||||||
100 |
3.875%—09/01/20311 |
80 | ||||
300 |
4.000%—07/15/20281 |
259 | ||||
|
|
|||||
339 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC | ||||||
200 |
6.500%—10/15/20271 |
70 | ||||
|
|
|||||
713 | ||||||
METALS & MINING—3.4% |
| |||||
Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP/Alliance Resource Finance Corp. | ||||||
400 |
7.500%—05/01/20251 |
393 | ||||
ATI, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
5.875%—12/01/2027 |
182 | ||||
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
6.625%—04/15/2027 |
141 |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
Principal Amounts, Value and Cost in Thousands
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—Continued |
||||||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||||
METALS & MINING—Continued |
||||||||
$ 300 |
Warrior
Met Coal, Inc. |
$ | 296 | |||||
|
|
|||||||
1,012 | ||||||||
MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)—1.8% |
||||||||
400 |
Rithm
Capital Corp. |
351 | ||||||
200 |
Starwood
Property Trust, Inc. |
188 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
539 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS—15.2% |
||||||||
400 |
Baytex
Energy Corp. |
410 | ||||||
400 |
California
Resources Corp. |
393 | ||||||
100 |
Civitas
Resources, Inc. |
92 | ||||||
400 |
Crestwood
Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance
Corp. |
375 | ||||||
400 |
Delek
Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Finance
Corp. |
359 | ||||||
400 |
DT
Midstream, Inc. |
338 | ||||||
500 |
EnLink
Midstream Partners LP |
381 | ||||||
300 |
Murphy
Oil Corp. |
237 | ||||||
300 |
Murphy
Oil USA, Inc. |
250 | ||||||
200 |
4.750%—09/15/2029 |
180 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
430 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
100 |
New
Fortress Energy, Inc. |
97 | ||||||
300 |
PG&E
Corp. |
271 | ||||||
200 |
5.250%—07/01/2030 |
178 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
449 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
100 |
Talos
Production, Inc. |
106 | ||||||
100 |
Transocean,
Inc. |
81 | ||||||
100 |
11.500%—01/30/20271 |
101 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
182 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
300 |
W&T
Offshore, Inc. |
298 | ||||||
500 |
Western
Midstream Operating LP |
390 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
4,537 | ||||||||
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS—0.8% |
||||||||
300 |
Louisiana-Pacific
Corp. |
244 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS—1.3% |
||||||||
400 |
Coty,
Inc. |
381 | ||||||
|
|
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—Continued |
||||||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—1.9% |
||||||||
$ 200 |
Herbalife
Nutrition Ltd./HLF Financing, Inc. |
$ 187 | ||||||
400 |
Perrigo
Finance Unlimited Co. |
382 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
569 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES—3.8% |
||||||||
400 |
ASGN,
Inc. |
357 | ||||||
200 |
KBR,
Inc. |
175 | ||||||
200 |
Korn
Ferry |
182 | ||||||
500 |
TriNet
Group, Inc. |
415 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,129 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE—2.6% |
||||||||
200 |
Fair
Isaac Corp. |
181 | ||||||
400 |
PTC,
Inc. |
382 | ||||||
235 |
ZoomInfo
Technologies LLC/ZoomInfo Finance Corp. |
197 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
760 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL—3.2% |
||||||||
400 |
Academy
Ltd. |
376 | ||||||
400 |
Arko
Corp. |
317 | ||||||
300 |
Bath
& Body Works, Inc. |
269 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
962 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—2.8% |
||||||||
400 |
Pitney
Bowes |
257 | ||||||
400 |
Seagate
HDD Cayman |
301 | ||||||
200 |
Xerox
Corp. |
124 | ||||||
200 |
Xerox
Holdings Corp. |
159 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
841 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS—0.5% |
||||||||
200 |
Compass
Group Diversified Holdings LLC |
146 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE—2.0% |
||||||||
300 |
MGIC
Investment Corp. |
273 | ||||||
400 |
Nationstar
Mortgage Holdings, Inc. |
325 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
598 | ||||||||
TOBACCO—1.5% |
||||||||
500 |
Vector
Group Ltd. |
439 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS—3.0% |
||||||||
300 |
Alta
Equipment Group, Inc. |
260 |
41
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
Principal Amounts, Value and Cost in Thousands
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—Continued |
||||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS—Continued |
||||||
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC |
||||||
$ 300 |
9.750%—08/01/20271 | $ | 306 | |||
GYP Holdings III Corp. | ||||||
400 |
4.625%—05/01/20291 | 316 | ||||
|
|
|||||
882 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES |
||||||
(Cost $31,505) |
29,132 | |||||
|
|
|||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—97.6% |
||||||
(Cost $31,505) |
29,132 | |||||
|
|
|||||
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES—2.4% |
706 | |||||
|
|
|||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0% |
$ | 29,838 | ||||
|
|
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
All investments as of October 31, 2022 (as disclosed in the preceding Portfolio of Investments) were classified as Level 2. There were no Level 3 investments as of October 31, 2022 or 2021.
For more information on valuation inputs and their aggregation into the levels identified above, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures in Note 2 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
1 |
Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund has no right to demand registration of these securities. As of October 31, 2022, the aggregate value of these securities was $21,997 or 74% of net assets. |
2 |
Rate changes from fixed to variable rate at a specified date prior to its final maturity. Stated rate is fixed rate currently in effect and stated date is the final maturity date. |
3 |
MTN after the name of a security stands for Medium Term Note. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
42
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
SUBADVISER
BlueCove Limited |
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | |||||
MARKET REVIEW
Market volatility increased as initially strong momentum in economic data was met with increased hawkishness from global central banks as they aggressively sought to control rising inflation which hit 40-year highs. Markets adjusted to reflect expectations for higher interest rates and an earlier than expected start to quantitative tightening as the US Treasury 10-year rate topped 4% and curves flattened alongside a more aggressive US Federal Reserve. The market’s focus firmly shifted from rising inflation to the impact on growth as weakening economic data added to recessionary fears. Volatility in risk assets rose with the ensuing tightening financial conditions resulting in risk markets ending in negative territory as the high yield market suffered some of its worst returns since the global financial crisis. High yield credit spreads rose by about 50% and investment grade credit spreads doubled alongside asset class outflows as investors increasingly turned their focus to corporate earnings, geopolitical turmoil, and the impact of increased borrowing costs associated with rising rates. The higher market volatility alongside global economies showing signs of slowing down helped to accelerate the normalization of spread dispersion, a measure of the discernment in markets between corporate bonds, to levels more in line with the historical average, to the benefit of the Fund’s security selection opportunity set. Toward period end, risky assets experienced a strong sentiment rally as markets anticipated a deceleration of the rate hiking cycle with more dovish rhetoric coming from global central banks. This occurred despite the start to the third quarter earnings cycle which saw a continued muted level of positive surprises and earnings growth overall.
PERFORMANCE
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF returned -12.02% on an absolute basis for the year ended October 31, 2022. This compared favorably to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index which returned -15.68%. Nearly all of the Fund’s negative returns can be attributed to the back up in interest rates given the large move higher in yields, despite the reduction in the Fund’s interest rate duration over the period. The credit position detracted modestly as the returns from positive carry were more than offset by the exposure to wider credit spreads. High yield and government bond returns have tended to be negatively correlated over the long-term but this relationship broke down as both markets suffered large losses representing the most extreme relationship in these markets for 40 years. As a result, the Fund reduced its primary reliance on rates as a hedge for credit risk which resulted in a reduction of the overall interest rate duration with an aim to increase the potential return contribution from security selection. The credit position was also reduced given our more defensive outlook.
OUTLOOK & STRATEGY
The fundamental backdrop for credit weakened through the period and we believe this trend will continue through the rest of 2022 and into next year. Lending conditions indicate net tightening, historically a reliable forward indicator of the corporate default cycle. The continuing backdrop of economic deceleration is also contributing to weakening fundamentals. As the likelihood of a recession increases, we believe downward revisions to projected earnings will become more pronounced and investors may become more risk averse to exposures in leveraged corporates. We project that global high yield defaults will continue to rise and this supports our more defensive stance on overall credit positioning in the Fund. A shift to increasing incidence of defaults is conducive to rising idiosyncratic dispersion within credit which we believe will provide an improved opportunity set for security selection. With U.S. core inflation still elevated, market uncertainty relating to the path of rates also remains high. Although rising yields have improved the attractiveness of rates, valuations remain expensive relative to compensation for volatility. However, we believe that interest rates remain an important flight-to-quality asset as recessionary risks rise. Thus, we maintain a more neutral interest rate duration position versus a long term expected average target. The Fund will remain focused on achieving income and positive total returns across a well-diversified set of holdings while actively managing the Fund’s interest rate duration and credit risk exposure. |
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY—Continued
CHANGE IN A $10,000 INVESTMENT For the period 09/14/2021 through 10/31/2022
The graph compares a $10,000 investment in shares of the Fund with the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
TOTAL RETURNS
For the periods ended 10/31/2022
|
|
|||||||||||
Annualized | ||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF (Based on Net Asset Value)1 |
-12.02% | N/A | -12.13% |
|
||||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF (At Market Price)1 |
-12.25% | N/A | -12.06% | |||||||||
Comparative Index |
||||||||||||
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1 |
-15.68% | N/A | -14.94% | |||||||||
As stated in the Fund’s prospectus dated March 1, 2022, the expense ratio was 0.50%. The expense ratio in the prospectus may differ from the actual expense ratio for the period disclosed within this report. The expense ratio shown in the prospectus is adjusted to reflect changes, if any, in contractual arrangements that occurred prior to the date of the prospectus (or supplement thereto, if applicable).
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues with maturities of at least one year. This unmanaged index does not reflect fees and expenses and is not available for direct investment.
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Past performance is net of management fees and expenses and reflects reinvested dividends and distributions. Past performance reflects the beneficial effect of any expense waivers or reimbursements, without which returns would have been lower. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Current |
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performance may be higher or lower and is available through the most recent month end at harborcapital.com or by calling 800-422-1050. |
1 The “Life of Fund” return as shown reflects the period 09/14/2021 (commencement of operations) through 10/31/2022. The first day of secondary market trading was a few days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the Net Asset Value of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the Market Price returns.
This report contains the current opinions of BlueCove Limited as of the date of this report and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Such opinions are subject to change without notice and securities described herein may no longer be included in, or may at any time be removed from, the Fund’s portfolio. This report is distributed for informational purposes only. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed reliable, but not guaranteed.
All investments involve risk including the possible loss of principal. Fixed income securities fluctuate in price in response to various factors, including changes in interest rates, changes in market conditions and issuer-specific events, and the value of your investment in the Fund may go down. There is a greater risk that the Fund will lose money because they invest in below- investment grade fixed income securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly referred to as “high-yield securities” or “junk bonds”). These securities are considered speculative because they have a higher risk of issuer default, are subject to greater price volatility and may be illiquid. Because the Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers, an investment in the Fund is subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. securities. These risks include heightened political and economic risks, greater volatility, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, possible sanctions by government bodies of other countries and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets.
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—October 31, 2022
SECTOR ALLOCATION (% of investments) - Unaudited |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
Principal Amounts, Value and Cost in Thousands
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—91.6% |
| |||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—4.8% |
| |||||
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
$ 300 |
3.800%—10/07/20241 | $ | 290 | |||
Hexcel Corp. | ||||||
100 |
4.200%—02/15/2027 | 91 | ||||
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | ||||||
100 |
3.000%—01/15/2029 | 84 | ||||
200 |
5.900%—02/01/2027 | 197 | ||||
|
|
|||||
281 | ||||||
|
|
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L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.400%—06/15/2028 | 187 | ||||
Moog, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.250%—12/15/20271 | 179 | ||||
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | ||||||
200 |
3.200%—03/15/2024 | 195 | ||||
TransDigm, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
5.500%—11/15/2027 | 183 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,406 | ||||||
AIRLINES—0.6% |
| |||||
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd. |
||||||
190 |
6.500%—06/20/20271 | 188 | ||||
|
|
|||||
AUTOMOBILES—1.0% |
| |||||
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC | ||||||
200 |
5.500%—07/15/20291 | 142 | ||||
200 |
5.875%—01/15/20281 | 148 | ||||
|
|
|||||
290 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
BANKS—0.6% |
| |||||
UniCredit SpA MTN | ||||||
200 |
5.861%—06/19/20321,2 | 166 | ||||
|
|
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BEVERAGES—1.0% |
| |||||
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
0.750%—03/15/2024 | 188 | ||||
100 |
3.400%—11/15/2025 | 95 | ||||
|
|
|||||
283 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—1.0% |
| |||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
0.750%—09/29/2023 | 289 | ||||
|
|
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—Continued |
| |||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS—2.2% |
| |||||
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | ||||||
$ 200 |
3.750%—12/01/2027 | $ | 183 | |||
James Hardie International Finance DAC | ||||||
200 |
5.000%—01/15/20281 | 181 | ||||
Koppers, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
6.000%—02/15/20251 | 269 | ||||
|
|
|||||
633 | ||||||
CHEMICALS—3.4% |
| |||||
HB Fuller Co. | ||||||
100 |
4.250%—10/15/2028 | 87 | ||||
Mineral Resources Ltd. | ||||||
200 |
8.500%—05/01/20301 | 197 | ||||
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | ||||||
100 |
5.000%—07/01/20281 | 87 | ||||
Olin Corp. | ||||||
100 |
5.625%—08/01/2029 | 94 | ||||
Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp. | ||||||
300 |
7.250%—04/01/20251 | 258 | ||||
Yara International ASA | ||||||
300 |
4.750%—06/01/20281 | 270 | ||||
|
|
|||||
993 | ||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES—1.6% |
| |||||
Republic Services, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
2.500%—08/15/2024 | 286 | ||||
Transurban Queensland Finance Pty. Ltd. | ||||||
200 |
4.500%—04/19/2028 | 183 | ||||
|
|
|||||
469 | ||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—1.2% |
| |||||
CommScope, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
8.250%—03/01/20271 | 178 | ||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.600%—02/23/2028 | 187 | ||||
|
|
|||||
365 | ||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING—1.5% |
| |||||
Arcosa, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.375%—04/15/20291 | 173 | ||||
Williams Scotsman International, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
4.625%—08/15/20281 | 271 | ||||
|
|
|||||
444 |
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
Principal Amounts, Value and Cost in Thousands
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—Continued |
| |||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||
CONSUMER FINANCE—0.6% |
| |||||
Enova International, Inc. | ||||||
$ 200 |
8.500%—09/15/20251 | $ | 180 | |||
|
|
|||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING—2.8% |
| |||||
Amcor Finance USA, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
3.625%—04/28/2026 | 277 | ||||
Brambles USA, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.125%—10/23/20251 | 190 | ||||
Graphic Packaging International LLC | ||||||
100 |
3.500—03/15/28-03/01/291 | 172 | ||||
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.125%—02/01/2028 | 183 | ||||
|
|
|||||
822 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—1.9% |
| |||||
Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP | ||||||
200 |
4.950%—07/17/20301 | 140 | ||||
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC | ||||||
100 |
6.000%—01/15/20301 | 78 | ||||
200 |
6.750%—05/01/20291 | 165 | ||||
|
|
|||||
243 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
T-Mobile USA, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
2.625%—02/15/2029 | 166 | ||||
|
|
|||||
549 | ||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES—2.3% |
| |||||
Alexander Funding Trust | ||||||
300 |
1.841%—11/15/20231 | 282 | ||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | ||||||
200 |
0.750%—11/01/2023 | 191 | ||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
0.500%—10/15/2023 | 191 | ||||
|
|
|||||
664 | ||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS—1.3% |
| |||||
Allegion U.S. Holding Co., Inc. | ||||||
200 |
3.200%—10/01/2024 | 191 | ||||
Keysight Technologies, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.550%—10/30/2024 | 196 | ||||
|
|
|||||
387 | ||||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—2.9% |
| |||||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC | ||||||
200 |
3.900%—02/15/2024 | 196 | ||||
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | ||||||
100 |
3.950%—02/01/2028 | 89 | ||||
200 |
5.150%—11/15/2029 | 177 | ||||
|
|
|||||
266 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp. |
||||||
200 |
6.875%—04/01/2026 | 192 | ||||
Weatherford International Ltd. | ||||||
200 |
8.625%—04/30/20301 | 189 | ||||
|
|
|||||
843 | ||||||
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)—3.1% |
| |||||
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. | ||||||
100 |
5.375—11/01/23-04/15/26 | 290 | ||||
Host Hotels & Resorts L.P. | ||||||
200 |
3.875%—04/01/2024 | 194 | ||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
5.250%—07/15/20301 | 173 |
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—Continued |
| |||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)—Continued |
| |||||
VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc. | ||||||
$ 300 |
3.750%—02/15/20271 | $ | 263 | |||
|
|
|||||
920 | ||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING—0.8% |
| |||||
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp. | ||||||
300 |
3.250%—02/15/2029 | 246 | ||||
|
|
|||||
FOOD PRODUCTS—3.8% |
| |||||
Conagra Brands, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.600%—11/01/2025 | 194 | ||||
Kellogg Co. | ||||||
200 |
2.650%—12/01/2023 | 196 | ||||
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
4.125%—01/31/20301 | 263 | ||||
Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV | ||||||
200 |
0.750%—09/24/20241 | 183 | ||||
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. | ||||||
200 |
4.250%—04/15/20311 | 167 | ||||
100 |
5.875%—09/30/20271 | 98 | ||||
|
|
|||||
265 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
1,101 | ||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES—2.1% |
| |||||
Edwards Lifesciences | ||||||
200 |
4.300%—06/15/2028 | 186 | ||||
Hologic, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
3.250%—02/15/20291 | 256 | ||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
1.450%—11/22/2024 | 184 | ||||
|
|
|||||
626 | ||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES—4.2% |
| |||||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. | ||||||
100 |
5.000%—04/15/20291 | 90 | ||||
AMN Healthcare, Inc. | ||||||
100 |
4.625%—10/01/20271 | 94 | ||||
Centene Corp. | ||||||
300 |
3.375%—02/15/2030 | 250 | ||||
Cigna Corp. | ||||||
200 |
0.613%—03/15/2024 | 188 | ||||
DaVita, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.625%—06/01/20301 | 156 | ||||
McKesson Corp. | ||||||
200 |
1.300%—08/15/2026 | 172 | ||||
100 |
3.796%—03/15/2024 | 98 | ||||
|
|
|||||
270 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
Molina Healthcare, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
3.875%—11/15/20301 | 171 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,219 | ||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE—1.5% |
| |||||
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. | ||||||
300 |
4.875%—01/15/2030 | 270 | ||||
New Red Finance, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
3.875%—01/15/20281 | 176 | ||||
|
|
|||||
446 | ||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS—0.7% |
| |||||
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP | ||||||
200 |
4.250%—07/15/20241 | 194 | ||||
|
|
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
Principal Amounts, Value and Cost in Thousands
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—Continued |
| |||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||
INSURANCE—0.7% |
| |||||
Elevance Health, Inc. | ||||||
$ 200 |
3.350%—12/01/2024 | $ | 193 | |||
|
|
|||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—0.3% |
| |||||
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc. | ||||||
100 |
3.500%—03/01/20291 | 83 | ||||
|
|
|||||
INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL—0.6% |
| |||||
Cars.com, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
6.375%—11/01/20281 | 174 | ||||
|
|
|||||
IT SERVICES—1.6% |
| |||||
Gartner, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
3.625%—06/15/20291 | 171 | ||||
100 |
4.500%—07/01/20281 | 93 | ||||
|
|
|||||
264 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
VeriSign, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
5.250%—04/01/2025 | 198 | ||||
|
|
|||||
462 | ||||||
LEISURE PRODUCTS—0.7% |
| |||||
Mattel, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
5.875%—12/15/20271 | 195 | ||||
|
|
|||||
MACHINERY—1.3% |
| |||||
nVent Finance Sarl | ||||||
200 |
4.550%—04/15/2028 | 179 | ||||
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | ||||||
200 |
4.400%—03/15/2024 | 195 | ||||
|
|
|||||
374 | ||||||
MEDIA—1.8% |
| |||||
RELX Capital, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
4.000%—03/18/2029 | 273 | ||||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
4.000%—07/15/20281 | 258 | ||||
|
|
|||||
531 | ||||||
METALS & MINING—4.2% |
| |||||
Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP/Alliance Resource Finance Corp. |
||||||
100 |
7.500%—05/01/20251 | 98 | ||||
Commercial Metals Co. | ||||||
100 |
3.875%—02/15/2031 | 81 | ||||
100 |
4.125%—01/15/2030 | 84 | ||||
100 |
4.375%—03/15/2032 | 82 | ||||
|
|
|||||
247 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd. | ||||||
200 |
4.375%—04/01/20311 | 159 | ||||
100 |
4.500%—09/15/20271 | 90 | ||||
|
|
|||||
249 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
Glencore Funding LLC | ||||||
300 |
4.000%—03/27/20271 | 276 | ||||
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | ||||||
200 |
1.300%—08/15/2025 | 178 | ||||
Steel Dynamics | ||||||
200 |
5.000%—12/15/2026 | 193 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,241 | ||||||
MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)—0.9% |
| |||||
Rithm Capital Corp. | ||||||
200 |
6.250%—10/15/20251 | 176 |
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—Continued |
| |||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||
MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)—Continued |
| |||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | ||||||
$ 100 |
4.750%—03/15/2025 | $ | 94 | |||
|
|
|||||
270 | ||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS—11.7% |
| |||||
Antero Resources Corp. | ||||||
117 |
7.625%—02/01/20291 | 119 | ||||
Athabasca Oil Corp. | ||||||
85 |
9.750%—11/01/20261 | 92 | ||||
Baytex Energy Corp. | ||||||
100 |
8.750%—04/01/20271 | 102 | ||||
California Resources Corp. | ||||||
200 |
7.125%—02/01/20261 | 197 | ||||
Coronado Finance Pty. Ltd. | ||||||
200 |
10.750%—05/15/20261 | 209 | ||||
Delek Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Finance Corp. | ||||||
100 |
7.125%—06/01/20281 | 90 | ||||
Enbridge, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
2.500%—01/15/2025 | 187 | ||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
5.625%—11/15/20231 | 200 | ||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | ||||||
200 |
4.700%—05/01/2025 | 196 | ||||
Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
3.750%—02/15/20311 | 167 | ||||
100 |
4.750%—09/15/2029 | 90 | ||||
|
|
|||||
257 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
New Fortress Energy, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
6.750%—09/15/20251 | 295 | ||||
Phillips 66 | ||||||
100 |
0.900%—02/15/2024 | 95 | ||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | ||||||
300 |
0.550%—05/15/2023 | 293 | ||||
Range Resources Corp. | ||||||
200 |
4.875%—05/15/2025 | 193 | ||||
Transocean, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
8.000%—02/01/20271 | 162 | ||||
Western Midstream Operating LP | ||||||
200 |
3.350%—02/01/2025 | 190 | ||||
Williams Cos., Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.300%—03/04/2024 | 197 | ||||
100 |
4.550%—06/24/2024 | 98 | ||||
|
|
|||||
295 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
Woodside Finance Ltd. | ||||||
300 |
4.500%—03/04/20291 | 272 | ||||
|
|
|||||
3,444 | ||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS—1.0% |
| |||||
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | ||||||
300 |
5.500%—06/01/20281 | 283 | ||||
|
|
|||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—2.9% |
| |||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | ||||||
300 | 1.900%—12/10/2028 | 252 | ||||
Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co. | ||||||
200 | 3.900%—12/15/2024 | 191 | ||||
200 | 4.400%—06/15/2030 | 168 | ||||
|
|
|||||
359 | ||||||
|
|
|||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | ||||||
62 |
4.400%—11/26/2023 | 61 |
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
Principal Amounts, Value and Cost in Thousands
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—Continued |
| |||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—Continued |
| |||||
Zoetis, Inc. | ||||||
$ 200 |
3.900%—08/20/2028 | $ | 184 | |||
|
|
|||||
856 | ||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES—2.0% |
| |||||
ASGN, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
4.625%—05/15/20281 | 178 | ||||
Gartner, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
3.750%—10/01/20301 | 169 | ||||
TriNet Group, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
3.500%—03/01/20291 | 249 | ||||
|
|
|||||
596 | ||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—1.7% |
| |||||
Broadcom, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
1.950%—02/15/20281 | 245 | ||||
Entegris, Inc. | ||||||
100 |
4.375%—04/15/20281 | 88 | ||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
2.250%—09/04/2029 | 168 | ||||
|
|
|||||
501 | ||||||
SOFTWARE—4.0% |
| |||||
Fair Isaac Corp. | ||||||
300 |
4.000%—06/15/20281 | 272 | ||||
Open Text Corp. | ||||||
300 |
3.875%—02/15/20281 | 257 | ||||
Oracle Corp. | ||||||
300 |
2.300%—03/25/2028 | 251 | ||||
PTC, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
3.625%—02/15/20251 | 191 | ||||
Roper Technologies, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
3.650%—09/15/2023 | 198 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,169 | ||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL—0.9% |
| |||||
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
3.600%—09/01/2027 | 277 | ||||
|
|
|||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—1.4% |
| |||||
Seagate HDD Cayman | ||||||
100 |
4.091%—06/01/2029 | 80 | ||||
Xerox Holdings Corp. | ||||||
400 |
5.500%—08/15/20281 | 317 | ||||
|
|
|||||
397 | ||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS—0.6% |
| |||||
Michael Kors USA | ||||||
200 |
4.250%—11/01/20241 | 190 | ||||
|
|
|||||
TOBACCO—3.6% |
| |||||
Altria Group, Inc. | ||||||
300 |
4.800%—02/14/2029 | 277 | ||||
B.A.T Capital Corp. | ||||||
300 |
2.259%—03/25/2028 | 238 |
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—Continued |
| |||||
Principal Amount |
Value | |||||
TOBACCO—Continued |
| |||||
Imperial Brands Finance Plc | ||||||
$ 300 |
3.125%—07/26/20241 | $ | 284 | |||
Vector Group Ltd. | ||||||
300 |
5.750%—02/01/20291 | 263 | ||||
|
|
|||||
1,062 | ||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS—1.6% |
| |||||
Alta Equipment Group, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
5.625%—04/15/20261 | 173 | ||||
Ferguson Finance PLC | ||||||
200 |
4.500%—10/24/20281 | 183 | ||||
WESCO Distribution, Inc. | ||||||
100 |
7.125%—06/15/20251 | 101 | ||||
|
|
|||||
457 | ||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE—0.6% |
| |||||
Transurban Finance Co. Pty, Ltd. | ||||||
200 |
4.125%—02/02/20261 | 190 | ||||
|
|
|||||
WATER UTILITIES—0.6% |
| |||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | ||||||
200 |
3.844%—05/01/2025 | 191 | ||||
|
|
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TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES |
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(Cost $28,816) |
26,859 | |||||
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FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS—4.9% |
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Bahrain Government International Bond | ||||||
200 |
7.000%—01/26/20261 | 200 | ||||
Brazilian Government International Bond | ||||||
200 |
4.625%—01/13/2028 | 188 | ||||
Dominican Republic International Bond | ||||||
200 |
5.950%—01/25/20271 | 188 | ||||
Hungary Government International Bond | ||||||
200 |
5.375%—03/25/2024 | 198 | ||||
Indonesia Government International Bond | ||||||
200 |
3.500%—01/11/2028 | 184 | ||||
Mexico Government International Bond | ||||||
200 |
3.750%—01/11/2028 | 183 | ||||
Oman Government International Bond | ||||||
200 |
4.750%—06/15/20261 | 190 | ||||
Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond | ||||||
200 |
4.250%—06/23/20271 | 91 | ||||
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|
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TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS |
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(Cost $1,732) |
1,422 | |||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS—96.5% |
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(Cost $30,548) |
28,281 | |||||
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CASH AND OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES—3.5% |
1,033 | |||||
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TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0% |
$ | 29,314 | ||||
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FUTURES CONTRACTS |
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Description |
Number of |
Expiration |
Current |
Unrealized | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Note Futures 10 year (Long) |
6 | 12/20/2022 | $ 664 | $ | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS—Continued
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP AGREEMENTS—Continue |
CENTRALLY CLEARED SWAP AGREEMENTS
Counterparty/Exchange |
Reference Entity |
Buy/ |
Pay/Receive |
Expiration |
Implied |
Payment |
Notional |
Value7 |
Upfront |
Unrealized |
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ICE Clear Credit LLC |
Markit CDX North America Investement Grade Index Series 39 |
Buy | 1.000% | 12/20/2027 | 0.898 | Quarterly | $4,400 | $(25) | $(2) | $ | (23 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
ICE Clear Credit LLC |
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index Series 39 |
Buy | 5.000% | 12/20/2027 | 5.168 | Quarterly | 1,400 | 1 | 36 | (35 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps |
$ | (58 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
As of October 31, 2022, the investment in U.S. Treasury Note Futures 10 year (as disclosed in the preceding Futures Contracts schedule) was classified as Level 1 and all other investments were classified as Level 2. There were no Level 3 investments as of October 31, 2022 or 2021.
For more information on valuation inputs and their aggregation into the levels identified above, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures in Note 2 of the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
1 |
Securities purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.The Fund has no right to demand registration of these securities. As of October 31, 2022, the aggregate value of these securities was $14,657 or 50% of net assets. |
2 |
Rate changes from fixed to variable rate at a specified date prior to its final maturity. Stated rate is fixed rate currently in effect and stated date is the final maturity date. |
3 |
If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
4 |
If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
5 |
Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country as of period end serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative.The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement.Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced entity or obligation. |
6 |
The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. |
7 |
The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
Harbor ETF Trust
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES—October 31, 2022
(All amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) |
Harbor Corporate Culture ETF |
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF |
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF |
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ASSETS |
||||||||||||||||||||
Investments, at identified cost |
$49,297 | $216,504 | $7,990 | $ 8,954 | $112,342 | |||||||||||||||
Investments, at value |
$49,275 | $217,624 | $6,807 | $ 6,901 | $135,766 | |||||||||||||||
Cash |
10,309 | — | 2 | 174 | 2,636 | |||||||||||||||
Due from broker |
1,894 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Foreign currency, at value (Cost: $0, $0, $0, $0, $0, $0, $3, $0, $0 and $0) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Receivables for: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Investment sold |
2,366 | 4,730 | — | 74 | 7,433 | |||||||||||||||
Capital shares sold |
— | 104,362 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Dividends |
— | 31 | 2 | 1 | 132 | |||||||||||||||
Interest |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Variation margin on futures contracts |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Withholding tax |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Total Assets |
63,844 | 326,747 | 6,811 | 7,150 | 145,967 | |||||||||||||||
LIABILITIES |
||||||||||||||||||||
Due to Custodian |
— | 28 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Payables for: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Investments purchased |
— | 109,464 | — | — | 1,457 | |||||||||||||||
Capital shares reacquired |
— | — | — | — | 2,777 | |||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Accrued management fees |
37 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 58 | |||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities |
37 | 109,501 | 4 | 4 | 4,292 | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSETS |
$63,807 | $217,246 | $6,807 | $ 7,146 | $141,675 | |||||||||||||||
Net Assets Consist of: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital |
$63,686 | $216,114 | $8,028 | $10,786 | $110,538 | |||||||||||||||
Total distributable earnings/(loss) |
121 | 1,132 | (1,221 | ) | (3,640 | ) | 31,137 | |||||||||||||
$63,807 | $217,246 | $6,807 | $ 7,146 | $141,675 | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets |
$63,807 | $217,246 | $6,807 | $ 7,146 | $141,675 | |||||||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest (No par value and unlimited authorizations) |
3,050 | 9,975 | 425 | 625 | 11,477 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value per share1 |
$ 20.92 | $ 21.78 | $16.02 | $ 11.43 | $ 12.34 |
1 |
Per share amounts can be recalculated to the amounts disclosed herein when total net assets and shares of beneficial interest are not rounded to thousands. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
Harbor International Compounders ETF |
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF |
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF |
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF |
||||||||||||||||
$16,086 | $6,512 | $81,720 | $31,505 | $30,548 | ||||||||||||||||
$16,082 | $6,224 | $78,374 | $29,132 | $28,281 | ||||||||||||||||
2,398 | 92 | 366 | 432 | 435 | ||||||||||||||||
3,183 | — | — | — | 160 | ||||||||||||||||
— | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 388 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | 361 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
— | 7 | 17 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 511 | 345 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 120 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 159 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
21,663 | 6,326 | 79,119 | 30,466 | 29,504 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
295 | — | 359 | 617 | 177 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
14 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
309 | 2 | 393 | 628 | 190 | ||||||||||||||||
$21,354 | $6,324 | $78,726 | $29,838 | $29,314 | ||||||||||||||||
$21,298 | $6,613 | $84,772 | $35,100 | $35,000 | ||||||||||||||||
56 | (289 | ) | (6,046 | ) | (5,262 | ) | (5,686 | ) | ||||||||||||
$21,354 | $6,324 | $78,726 | $29,838 | $29,314 | ||||||||||||||||
$21,354 | $6,324 | $78,726 | $29,838 | $29,314 | ||||||||||||||||
1,125 | 325 | 5,450 | 702 | 700 | ||||||||||||||||
$ 18.98 | $19.46 | $ 14.45 | $ 42.50 | $ 41.88 |
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Harbor ETF Trust
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS—Year Ended October 31, 2022
(All amounts in thousands)
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated)1 |
Harbor Corporate Culture ETF2 |
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF3 |
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF4 |
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF5 |
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Investment Income |
||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends |
$ — | $ 31 | $ 30 | $ 23 | $ 3,872 | |||||||||||||||
Interest |
360 | — | — | — | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Consent fee income |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Foreign taxes withheld |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Total Investment Income |
360 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 3,878 | |||||||||||||||
Operating Expenses |
||||||||||||||||||||
Management fees |
257 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 957 | |||||||||||||||
Administration fees |
— | — | — | — | 104 | |||||||||||||||
Transfer agent fees |
— | — | — | — | 52 | |||||||||||||||
Trustees’ and officers fees |
— | — | — | — | 22 | |||||||||||||||
Registration fees |
— | — | — | — | 36 | |||||||||||||||
Professional fees |
— | — | — | — | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Custodian fees |
— | — | — | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous |
— | — | — | — | 34 | |||||||||||||||
Total Expenses |
257 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 1,227 | |||||||||||||||
Management fees waived |
— | — | — | (12) | (96 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net expenses |
257 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 1,131 | |||||||||||||||
Net Investment Income/(Loss) |
103 | 23 | 7 | (11) | 2,747 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Change in Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investment Transactions |
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Net realized gain/(loss) on: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Investments |
— | (11 | ) | (45 | ) | (1,576 | ) | 6,653 | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Swap agreements |
(3,647 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Investments |
(22 | ) | 1,120 | (1,183 | ) | (2,053 | ) | (22,482 | ) | |||||||||||
Futures contracts |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Swap agreements |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Net gain/(loss) on investment transactions |
(3,669 | ) | 1,109 | (1,228 | ) | (3,629 | ) | (15,829 | ) | |||||||||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
$(3,566 | ) | $1,132 | $(1,221 | ) | $(3,640 | ) | $(13,082 | ) |
1 |
For the period February 9, 2022(commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 |
2 |
For the period October 12, 2022 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 |
3 |
For the period February 23, 2022 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 |
4 |
For the period December 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 |
5 |
On May 20, 2022, Harbor Capital adopted Westfield Capital Dividend Growth Fund (the “Target Fund”) and converted the fund from a mutual fund into an ETF. The amounts disclosed include those of the Target Fund. Refer to Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on the reorganization. |
6 |
For the period July 13, 2022 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 |
7 |
For the period September 7, 2022 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 |
8 |
For the period February 2, 2022 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Harbor Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated)6 |
Harbor International Compounders ETF7 |
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF8 |
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF |
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF |
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$ — | $ 10 | $ 199 | $ — | $ — | ||||||||||||||||
105 | — | 2 | 1,795 | 1,142 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
— | (1 | ) | (5 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
105 | 9 | 196 | 1,799 | 1,148 | ||||||||||||||||
54 | 5 | 186 | 154 | 157 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
54 | 5 | 186 | 154 | 157 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
54 | 5 | 186 | 154 | 157 | ||||||||||||||||
51 | 4 | 10 | 1,645 | 991 | ||||||||||||||||
— | (5 | ) | (2,670 | ) | (2,912 | ) | (2,757 | ) | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | (380 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(637 | ) | — | — | — | (167 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(4 | ) | (288) | (3,346 | ) | (1,957) | (1,704 | ) | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | (77 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(641 | ) | (293 | ) | (6,016 | ) | (4,869 | ) | (5,063 | ) | |||||||||||
$(590 | ) | $(289 | ) | $(6,006 | ) | $(3,224 | ) | $(4,072 | ) |
54
Harbor ETF Trust
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
(All amounts in thousands)
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) |
Harbor Corporate Culture ETF |
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF |
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETFa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February 9, 2022b through October 31, 2022 |
October 12,2022b through |
February 23, 2022b through |
December 1, 2021b through October 31, 2022 |
November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2022 |
November 1, 2020 through | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operations: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss) |
$ | 103 | $ | 23 | $ | 7 | $ | (11 | ) | $ | 2,747 | $ | 1,821 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments |
(3,647 | ) | (11 | ) | (45 | ) | (1,576 | ) | 6,653 | 27,947 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Change
in net unrealized |
(22 | ) | 1,120 | (1,183 | ) | (2,053 | ) | (22,482 | ) | 13,598 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in assets resulting from operations |
(3,566 | ) | 1,132 | (1,221 | ) | (3,640 | ) | (13,082 | ) | 43,366 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders |
— | — | — | — | (29,990 | ) | (10,876 | )c | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital Share Transactions: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net proceeds from sale of shares |
74,366 | 216,114 | 8,028 | 10,786 | 14,805 | 1,737 | d | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions |
— | — | — | — | 29,957 | 10,743 | d | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares reacquired |
(6,993 | ) | — | — | — | (17,845 | ) | (9,453 | )d | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) derived from capital share transactions |
67,373 | 216,114 | 8,028 | 10,786 | 26,917 | 3,027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets |
63,807 | 217,246 | 6,807 | 7,146 | (16,155 | ) | 35,517 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period |
— | — | — | — | 157,830 | 122,313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
End of period |
$ | 63,807 | $ | 217,246 | $ | 6,807 | $ | 7,146 | $ | 141,675 | $ | 157,830 | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital Share Transactions (Shares): |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
3,375 | 9,975 | 425 | 625 | 1,159 | 116 | d | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued due to reinvestment of distributions |
— | — | — | — | 2,109 | 779 | d | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares reacquired |
(325 | ) | — | — | — | (1,354 | ) | (645 | )d | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding |
3,050 | 9,975 | 425 | 625 | 1,914 | 250 |
a |
On May 20, 2022, Harbor Capital adopted Westfield Capital Dividend Growth Fund (the “Target Fund”) and converted the fund from a mutual fund into an ETF. The amounts disclosed include those of theTarget Fund. Refer to Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on the reorganization. |
b |
Commencement of Operations |
c |
Amounts consist of distribution to Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares of theTarget Fund. The amounts distributed to the Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares were $(10,801) and $(75), respectively. |
d |
The dollar amounts disclosed are the total of the Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares of theTarget Fund. Net proceeds from sale of shares, Reinvestment of distributions and Cost of shares reacquired are $1,674, $10,669, and $(9,221), respectively, for the Institutional Class Shares, and $63, $74 and $(232), respectively, for the Investor Class Shares.The shares amount disclosed are the total of the Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares of theTarget Fund. Shares sold, Shares issued due to reinvestment of distributions and Shares reacquired are 112, 773 and (630), respectively, for the Institutional Class, and 4, 6 and (15), respectively, for the Investor Class. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
Harbor International Compounders ETF |
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF |
Harbor Scientific Alpha ETF |
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 13, 2022b through October 31, 2022 |
September 7, 2022b through October 31, 2022 |
February 2, 2022b through October 31, 2022 |
November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2022 |
September 14, 2021b through October 31, 2021 |
November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2022 |
September 14, 2021b through October 31, 2021 |
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$ 51 | $ 4 | $ 10 | $ 1,645 | $ 157 | $ 991 | $ 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(637 | ) | (5 | ) | (2,670 | ) | (2,912 | ) | 4 | (3,304 | ) | (163 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
(4 | ) | (288 | ) | (3,346 | ) | (1,957 | ) | (417 | ) | (1,759 | ) | (562 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(590 | ) | (289 | ) | (6,006 | ) | (3,224 | ) | (256) | (4,072 | ) | (633 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | (1,782 | ) | — | (981 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
21,944 | 6,613 | 85,122 | — | 35,000 | — | 35,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | (390 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
21,944 | 6,613 | 84,732 | — | 35,000 | — | 35,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21,354 | 6,324 | 78,726 | (5,006 | ) | 34,744 | (5,053 | ) | 34,367 | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 34,844 | 100 | 34,367 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$21,354 | $6,324 | $78,726 | $29,838 | $34,844 | $29,314 | $34,367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1,125 | 325 | 5,475 | — | 700 | — | 700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | (25 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,125 | 325 | 5,450 | — | 700 | — | 700 |
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Harbor ETF Trust Financial Highlights
SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING FOR THE PERIODS PRESENTED
HARBOR ALL-WEATHER INFLATION FOCUS ETF (CONSOLIDATED) |
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Period from February 9, 2022a through October 31, 2022 |
||||
Net asset value beginning of period |
$ 20.00 | |||
Income from Investment Operations |
||||
Net investment income/(loss)b |
0.04 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments |
0.88 | |||
Total from investment operations |
0.92 | |||
Net asset value end of period |
20.92 | |||
Net assets end of period (000s) |
$63,807 | |||
Ratios and Supplemental Data (%) |
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Total return |
4.60 | %c | ||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.68 | d | ||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets |
0.27 | d | ||
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HARBOR CORPORATE CULTURE ETF |
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Period
from October 12, 2022a through October 31, 2022 |
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Net asset value beginning of period |
$ 19.96 | |||
Income from Investment Operations |
||||
Net investment income/(loss)b |
0.01 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments |
1.81 | |||
Total from investment operations |
1.82 | |||
Net asset value end of period |
21.78 | |||
Net assets end of period (000s) |
$217,246 | |||
Ratios and Supplemental Data (%) |
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Total return |
9.12 | %c | ||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.35 | d | ||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets |
0.98 | d | ||
Portfolio turnover^ |
2 | c | ||
|
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HARBOR CORPORATE CULTURE LEADERS ETF |
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Period
from through |
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Net asset value beginning of period |
$ 19.31 | |||
Income from Investment Operations |
||||
Net investment income/(loss)b |
0.02 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments |
(3.31 | ) | ||
Total from investment operations |
(3.29 | ) | ||
Net asset value end of period |
16.02 | |||
Net assets end of period (000s) |
$6,807 | |||
Ratios and Supplemental Data (%) |
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Total return |
(17.04 | )%c | ||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.50 | d | ||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets |
0.16 | d | ||
Portfolio turnover^ |
18 | c |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING FOR THE PERIODS PRESENTED
HARBOR DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION ETF |
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Period
from December 1, 2021a through October 31, 2022 |
||||
Net asset value beginning of period |
$ 20.00 | |||
Income from Investment Operations |
||||
Net investment income/(loss)b,e |
(0.02 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments |
(8.55 | ) | ||
Total from investment operations |
(8.57 | ) | ||
Net asset value end of period |
11.43 | |||
Net assets end of period (000s) |
$7,146 | |||
Ratios and Supplemental Data (%) |
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Total return+ |
(42.85 | )%c | ||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.75 | d | ||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assetse |
0.55 | d | ||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assetse |
(0.18 | )d | ||
Portfolio turnover^ |
71 | c |
HARBOR DIVIDEND GROWTH LEADERS ETF |
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Year
Ended October 31, 2022 |
Year
Ended October 31, 2021 |
Year
Ended October 31, 2020 |
Year
Ended October 31, 2019 |
Year
Ended October 31, 2018 |
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Net asset value beginning of period |
$ 16.50 | $ 13.13 | $ 12.33 | $ 11.69 | $ 12.21 | |||||||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations |
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Net investment income/(loss)b,e |
0.25 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments |
(1.28 | ) | 4.33 | 0.85 | 1.44 | 0.81 | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations |
(1.03 | ) | 4.52 | 1.02 | 1.63 | 0.97 | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions |
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Dividends from net investment income |
(0.18 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from net realized capital gains |
(2.95 | ) | (0.99 | ) | — | (0.85 | ) | (1.33 | ) | |||||||||||
Total distributions |
(3.13 | ) | (1.15 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.99 | ) | (1.49 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value end of period |
12.34 | 16.50 | 13.13 | 12.33 | 11.69 | |||||||||||||||
Net assets end of period (000s) |
$141,675 | $156,827 | $121,448 | $131,791 | $115,153 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data (%) |
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Total return+ |
(8.48 | )% | 36.30 | % | 8.28 | % | 16.30 | % | 8.31 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.83 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.08 | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assetse |
0.76 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assetse |
1.86 | 1.25 | 1.39 | 1.71 | 1.31 | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover^ |
78 | 62 | 76 | 71 | 69 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING FOR THE PERIODS PRESENTED
HARBOR ENERGY TRANSITION STRATEGY ETF (CONSOLIDATED) |
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Period
from July 13, 2022a through October 31, 2022 |
||||
Net asset value beginning of period |
$ 20.00 | |||
Income from Investment Operations |
||||
Net investment income/(loss)b |
0.05 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments |
(1.07 | ) | ||
Total from investment operations |
(1.02 | ) | ||
Net asset value end of period |
18.98 | |||
Net assets end of period (000s) |
$21,354 | |||
Ratios and Supplemental Data (%) |
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Total return |
(5.10 | )%c | ||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.80 | d | ||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets |
0.74 | d | ||
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HARBOR INTERNATIONAL COMPOUNDERS ETF |
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Period
from September 7, 2022a through October 31, 2022 |
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Net asset value beginning of period |
$19.89 | |||
Income from Investment Operations |
||||
Net investment income/(loss)b |
0.02 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments |
(0.45 | ) | ||
Total from investment operations |
(0.43 | ) | ||
Net asset value end of period |
19.46 | |||
Net assets end of period (000s) |
$6,324 | |||
Ratios and Supplemental Data (%) |
||||
Total return |
(2.16 | )%c | ||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.55 | d | ||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets |
0.57 | d | ||
Portfolio turnover^ |
1 | c | ||
|
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HARBOR LONG-TERM GROWERS ETF |
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Period
from February 2, 2022a through October 31, 2022 |
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Net asset value beginning of period |
$ 19.32 | |||
Income from Investment Operations |
||||
Net investment income/(loss)b |
— | * | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments |
(4.87 | ) | ||
Total from investment operations |
(4.87 | ) | ||
Net asset value end of period |
14.45 | |||
Net assets end of period (000s) |
$78,726 | |||
Ratios and Supplemental Data (%) |
||||
Total return |
(25.22 | )%c | ||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.57 | d | ||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets |
0.03 | d | ||
Portfolio turnover^ |
24 | c |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING FOR THE PERIODS PRESENTED
HARBOR SCIENTIFIC ALPHA HIGH-YIELD ETF |
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Year Ended October 31, 2022 |
Period from through October 31, 2021 |
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Net asset value beginning of period |
$ 49.64 | $ 50.00 | ||||||
Income from Investment Operations |
||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)b |
2.34 | 1.70 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments |
(6.94 | ) | (2.07 | ) | ||||
Total from investment operations |
(4.60 | ) | (0.37 | ) | ||||
Less Distributions |
||||||||
Dividends from net investment income |
(2.53 | ) | — | |||||
Distributions from net realized capital gains |
(0.01 | ) | — | |||||
Total distributions |
(2.54 | ) | — | |||||
Net asset value end of period |
42.50 | 49.64 | ||||||
Net assets end of period (000s) |
$29,838 | $34,844 | ||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data (%) |
||||||||
Total return |
(9.49 | )% | (0.72 | )%c | ||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.48 | 0.48 | d | |||||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets |
5.13 | 3.42 | d | |||||
Portfolio turnover^ |
114 | 1 | c |
HARBOR SCIENTIFIC ALPHA INCOME ETF |
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Year
Ended October 31, 2022 |
Period from through |
|||||||
Net asset value beginning of period |
$ 49.10 | $ 50.00 | ||||||
Income from Investment Operations |
||||||||
Net investment income/(loss)b |
1.42 | 1.00 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments |
(7.24 | ) | (1.90 | ) | ||||
Total from investment operations |
(5.82 | ) | (0.90 | ) | ||||
Less Distributions |
||||||||
Dividends from net investment income |
(1.40 | ) | — | |||||
Total distributions |
(1.40 | ) | — | |||||
Net asset value end of period |
41.88 | 49.10 | ||||||
Net assets end of period (000s) |
$29,314 | $34,367 | ||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data (%) |
||||||||
Total return |
(12.02 | )% | (1.80 | )%c | ||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.50 | 0.50 | d | |||||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets |
3.15 | 2.02 | d | |||||
Portfolio turnover^ |
124 | — | c |
^ |
Portfolio turnover rate excludes investments received or delivered from in-kind processing of creation unit purchases or redemptions. |
+ |
The total return would have been lower had management fee not been waived during the period shown. |
* |
Less than $0.01 |
a |
Commencement of Operations |
b |
Amounts are based on average daily shares outstanding during the period. |
c |
Unannualized |
d |
Annualized |
e |
Reflects the Adviser’s waiver, if any, of its management fee |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—October 31, 2022
NOTE 1—ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS |
Harbor ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), as an open-end management investment company. As of October 31, 2022, the Trust consists of the following separate portfolios (individually or collectively referred to as a “Fund” or the “Funds”, respectively). The shares of each Fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc. Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Harbor Capital”) is the investment adviser for the Funds.
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) |
Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated) | |
Harbor Corporate Culture ETF |
Harbor International Compounders ETF | |
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF | |
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF |
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF | |
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF |
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF |
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) commenced operations on February 9, 2022. Harbor Corporate Culture ETF commenced operations on October 12, 2022. Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF commenced operations on February 23, 2022. Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF commenced operations on December 1, 2021. Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF was reorganized on May 20, 2022. Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated) commenced operations on July 13, 2022. Harbor International Compounders ETF commenced operations on September 7, 2022. Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF commenced operations on February 2, 2022.
Reorganization
On May 16, 2022, the shareholders of Westfield Capital Dividend Growth Fund (the “Target Fund), a series of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II (an unaffiliated trust) approved the reorganization of the Target Fund into the Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF (the “Acquiring Fund”), a newly organized series of the Trust (the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization was completed on May 20, 2022 (the “Reorganization Date”). Prior to the Reorganization Date, Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P. (Westfield) served as the investment adviser to the Target Fund. On the Reorganization Date, Harbor Capital became the investment adviser of the Acquiring Fund and Westfield serves as the subadvisor.
The Reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of shares (with the exception of cash paid to the shareholders of the Target Fund in lieu of fractional shares of the Acquiring Fund) of the Acquiring Fund for the Institutional Class Shares of the Target Fund of equivalent aggregate net asset value. The Investor Class Shares of the Target Fund were converted into the Institutional Class Shares prior to the Reorganization Date. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of the Reorganization, the Target Fund organized as a mutual fund was converted to an ETF on the Reorganization Date. The Acquiring Fund was established as a “shell” fund, organized solely in connection with the reorganization for the purpose of acquiring the assets and liabilities of the Target Fund and continuing the operations of the Target Fund as an ETF. The Acquiring Fund had no investment operations or performance history prior to the Reorganization Date. The Acquiring Fund is the surviving legal entity, but has adopted the performance and financial history of the Target Fund, which is included in these financial statements.
NOTE 2—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. Each Fund follows the investment company reporting requirements under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which includes the accounting and reporting guidelines under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services-Investment Companies. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
Investments are valued pursuant to valuation procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The valuation procedures permit the Adviser to use a variety of valuation methodologies, consider a number of subjective factors, analyze applicable facts and circumstances and, in general, exercise judgment, when valuing Fund investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on the circumstances and relevant considerations, including available market data.
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NOTE 2—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES—Continued
Equity securities (including common stock, preferred stock, and convertible preferred stock), exchange-traded funds and financial derivative instruments (such as futures contracts, rights and warrants) that are traded on a national securities exchange or system (except securities listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) system and United Kingdom securities) are valued at the last sale price on a national exchange or system on which they are principally traded as of the valuation date. Securities listed on the NASDAQ system or a United Kingdom exchange are valued at the official closing price of those securities. In the case of securities for which there are no sales on the valuation day, (i) securities traded principally on a U.S. exchange, including NASDAQ, are valued at the mean (or average) of the closing bid and ask price; and (ii) securities traded principally on a foreign exchange, including United Kingdom securities, are valued at the official bid price determined as of the close of the primary exchange. Shares of open-end registered investment companies that are held by a Fund are valued at net asset value. To the extent these securities are actively traded and fair valuation adjustments are not applied, they are normally categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Equity securities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are normally categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. For more information on the fair value hierarchy, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures section.
Debt securities (including corporate bonds, municipal bonds and notes, U.S. government agencies, U.S. treasury obligations, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, foreign government obligations, bank loans, and convertible securities, other than short-term securities, with a remaining maturity of less than 60 days at the time of acquisition) are valued using evaluated prices furnished by a pricing vendor. An evaluated price represents an assessment by the pricing vendor using various market inputs of what the pricing vendor believes is the fair value of a security at a particular point in time. The pricing vendor determines evaluated prices for debt securities that would be transacted at institutional-size quantities using inputs including, but not limited to, (i) recent transaction prices and dealer quotes, (ii) transaction prices for what the pricing vendor believes are securities with similar characteristics, (iii) the pricing vendor’s assessment of the risk inherent in the security taking into account criteria such as credit quality, payment history, liquidity and market conditions, and (iv) various correlations and relationships between security price movements and other factors, such as interest rate changes, which are recognized by institutional traders. In the case of asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, the inputs used by the pricing vendor may also include information about cash flows, prepayment rates, default rates, delinquency and loss assumption, collateral characteristics, credit enhancements and other specific information about the particular offering. Because many debt securities trade infrequently, the pricing vendor will often not have current transaction price information available as an input in determining an evaluated price for a particular security. When current transaction price information is available, it is one input into the pricing vendor’s evaluation process, which means that the evaluated price supplied by the pricing vendor will frequently differ from that transaction price. Securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are normally categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Short-term securities with a remaining maturity of less than 60 days at the time of acquisition that are held by a Fund are valued at amortized cost to the extent amortized cost represents fair value. Such securities are normally categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Swap agreements (including over-the-counter (“OTC”) and centrally cleared swaps) derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates and other inputs, or a combination of these factors. These derivative instruments are valued using evaluated prices furnished by a pricing vendor. The value of these instruments can be determined by a pricing vendor using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models, or by the counterparties to the OTC swap agreements, typically using its own proprietary models. The pricing models may use inputs such as issuer details, indices, exchange rates, interest rates, yield curves, and credit spreads, that are observed from actively quoted markets. Swaps are normally categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
When reliable market quotations or evaluated prices supplied by a pricing vendor are not readily available or are not believed to accurately reflect fair value, security determinations are made by the Adviser as designated by the Board of Trustees pursuant to the Investment Company Act. Such securities fair value determinations may incorporate significant unobservable inputs that are normally categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
Various inputs may be used to determine the value of each Fund’s investments, which are summarized in three broad categories defined as Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily indicative of the risk associated with investing in those investments. The assignment of an investment to Levels 1, 2, or 3 is based on the lowest level of significant inputs used to determine its fair value.
Level 1– |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
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Level 2– |
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
| |
Level 3– |
Significant unobservable inputs are used in situations where quoted prices or other observable inputs are not available or are deemed unreliable. Significant unobservable inputs may include each Fund’s own assumptions. |
The categorization of investments into Levels 1, 2, or 3, and a summary of significant unobservable inputs used for Level 3 investments, when applicable, can be found at the end of each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments schedule.
Each Fund used observable inputs in its valuation methodologies whenever they were available and deemed reliable.
Investment Income
Dividends declared on portfolio securities are accrued on the ex-dividend date. Dividend information on certain foreign securities may not be available on ex-dividend date, therefore, such dividends will be recorded as soon as reliable information becomes available. Distributions from real estate investment trust securities are recorded as dividend income, and may be reclassified as capital gains and/or return of capital, based on the information reported by the issuer, when available. Interest income is accrued daily as earned. Discounts and premiums on fixed income securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities (except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that amortized to the earliest call date) using the effective yield method. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are recognized as a component of interest income. Inflation adjustments to the face amount of inflation-indexed securities are included in interest income. Consent fees relating to corporate actions from investments held are recorded as income upon receipt.
Securities Transactions
Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Realized gains or losses on security transactions are determined on the basis of identified cost.
Distribution to Shareholders
Distributions on Fund shares are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Basis for Consolidation
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF’s and Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF’s Consolidated Portfolios of Investments, Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets include the investments and account balances of both the Fund and its wholly owned subsidiary, Harbor Cayman Inflation Focus Ltd and Harbor Cayman Energy Transition Ltd, respectively (individually, the “Subsidiary”). Each Fund’s Subsidiary enables the Fund to hold commodity-related instruments and satisfy regulated investment company tax requirements. Each Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in its Subsidiary. All interfund transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation.
Taxes
Each Fund is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal tax purposes. Each Fund’s policy is to meet the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to its shareholders all of its taxable income within the prescribed time. It is also the intention of each Fund to distribute an amount sufficient to avoid imposition of any excise tax under Section 4982 of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, no provision has been made for U.S. federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation of securities held or excise taxes on income and capital gains.
Each Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by foreign countries in which they invest. Such taxes are provided for in accordance with each Fund’s understanding of the applicable foreign country’s tax law and are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and unrealized appreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.
Net realized gains or losses on investments resulting from in-kind creation unit redemptions, if any, are recognized in each Fund’s Statement of Operations. Such realized gains or losses are not taxable to a Fund and are reclassified from Distributable earnings (loss) to Paid-in capital at the end of a Fund’s tax year.
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NOTE 2—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES—Continued
Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions on the open tax year (in particular, U.S. federal income tax returns for the tax year ended October 31, 2021), if applicable, including all positions expected to be taken upon filing the 2022 tax return, in all material jurisdictions where each Fund operates, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Each Fund will recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations.
Proceeds from Litigation
Each Fund may receive proceeds from shareholder litigation settlements involving current and/or previously held portfolio holdings. Any proceeds received from litigation involving portfolio holdings are reflected in the Statements of Operations in realized gain/(loss) if the security has been disposed of by a Fund, or in unrealized gain/(loss) if the security is still held by a Fund.
Foreign Currency Translations
Purchases and sales of securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions. Income and withholding taxes are translated at the prevailing exchange rate when accrued or incurred. The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency, when applicable, are translated into U.S. dollars based on the current exchange rates at year end.
Reported net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions, when applicable, represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income accrued and tax reclaims receivable and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities, when applicable, are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments in the Statements of Operations.
Futures Contracts
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Futures contracts tend to increase or decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument or can be used to hedge other Fund investments.
Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange. Pursuant to the contract, a Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the fluctuation in value of the contract referred to as “variation margin.” Such receipts or payments are recorded by a Fund as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed or expires, a Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. A Fund may suffer losses if it is unable to close out its position because of an illiquid secondary market. There is no assurance that a Fund will be able to close out its position when the Fund considers it appropriate or desirable to do so. In the event of adverse price movements, a Fund may be required to continue making cash payments to maintain its required margin. If a Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell portfolio securities to meet margin requirements at a time when the Fund would not otherwise elect to do so. In addition, a Fund may be required to deliver or take delivery of instruments. The maximum potential loss on a long futures contract is the U.S. dollar value of the notional amount at the time the contract is opened. The potential loss on a short futures contract is unlimited. There is minimal counterparty risk with futures contracts as they are traded on an exchange and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.
During the year, Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF used futures contracts to gain exposure to the fixed income asset class with greater efficiency and lower cost than was possible through direct investment, to add value when these securities were attractively priced, or to adjust the portfolio’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
Swap Agreements
A swap is a contract between two parties to exchange future cash flows at specified intervals (payment dates) based upon a notional principal amount during the agreed-upon life of the contract. Swap agreements may be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market (“OTC swaps”) or may be cleared through a third party, known as a central clearing party or derivatives clearing organization (“centrally cleared swaps”).
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NOTE 2—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES—Continued
Swaps are fair valued daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the Statements of Operations.
Upon entering a swap agreement, any payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and represent a reconciling value to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (such as credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap. If a liquidation payment is received or made at the termination of the swap, it is recorded as realized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations. Net periodic payments received or paid by a Fund are included as part of realized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations. Daily changes to the fair value of centrally cleared swaps are recorded as Variation margin receivable or payable on centrally cleared swap agreements in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and are settled daily. An initial margin, typically in form of cash or qualifying highly liquid, high-quality short-term investments, is paid to the central clearing party, derivatives clearing organization or counterparty when the swap contract is executed and is recorded as Due from brokers on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that there is not a liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform, or that there may be unfavorable changes in market conditions or interest rates. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted value of the net cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life or the value of the contract. This risk is typically mitigated by the existence of a master netting arrangement between a Fund and the counterparty, the posting of collateral by the counterparty, and the central clearing party, as counterparty to all centrally cleared swaps, guaranteeing the performance of the swaps through the margin requirements.
Credit Default Swaps are agreements between counterparties to buy or sell protection on a debt security, a basket of securities, or an index of obligations against a defined credit event. Under the terms of a credit default swap, the buyer of protection receives credit protection in exchange for making periodic payments to the seller of protection based on a given percentage applied to a notional principal amount. In return for these payments, the seller acts as the guarantor of the creditworthiness of a reference entity, obligation or index. An issuer may represent either a single issuer, a “basket” of issuers, or a credit index. A credit index is a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole.
The buyer in a credit default contract is obligated to pay the seller a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event occurs. Credit events may include bankruptcy, failure to pay principal, maturity extension, rating downgrade, or write-down. As a seller, if an underlying credit event occurs, a Fund will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the reference obligation (or underlying securities comprising an index), or pay a net settlement amount of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the reference obligation (or underlying securities comprising an index). As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, a Fund will either receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the reference obligation (or underlying securities comprising an index) or receive a net settlement.
During the year, Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF used credit default swap agreements as a seller to gain credit exposure to an issuer or to simulate investments in long bond positions that were either unavailable or less attractively priced in the bond market; the Fund used credit default swap agreements as a buyer to provide a measure of protection against defaults of an issuer.
Excess Return Swaps are agreements between counterparties to exchange the return of a given underlying index. Under the terms of the agreement, a Fund will make payments based on a set rate in exchange for payments from the counterparty based on the return of the underlying assets comprising the index. If the returns on the underlying assets are positive, the counterparty will pay the Fund, and if the returns are negative, the Fund will make payments to the counterparty. The excess return swap held by Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) and Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated), which generally are reset monthly, may be terminated by the Funds at any time.
During the period, Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) and Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated) used excess return swaps to gain exposure to commodities markets.
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NOTE 2—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES—Continued
Other Matters
The Funds in the normal course of business invest in financial instruments where the risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market, economic, political and regulatory developments, as well as events such as war, terrorism or spread of infectious disease (market risk) or failure or inability of the counterparty to a transaction to perform (credit and counterparty risk). In addition, certain Funds invest in foreign securities and as such are also subject to foreign currencies and foreign securities risks. Each Fund’s prospectus provides further details regarding the Fund’s principal risks.
NOTE 3—INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Investment Portfolio Transactions
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term securities, U.S. government obligations, and in-kind transactions, if any, for each Fund for the year ended October 31, 2022 were as follows:
Purchases |
Sales | |||||||||
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) |
$ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Harbor Corporate Culture ETF |
5,447 | 4,719 | ||||||||
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
1,193 | 1,170 | ||||||||
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF |
5,034 | 4,743 | ||||||||
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF |
112,366 | 115,358 | ||||||||
Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
— | — | ||||||||
Harbor International Compounders ETF |
670 | 90 | ||||||||
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF |
11,995 | 11,101 | ||||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF |
35,789 | 35,660 | ||||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF |
37,789 | 37,550 |
For the year ended October 31, 2022, the following Funds engaged in in-kind transactions associated with Creation Unit purchases and redemptions:
Purchases |
Sales | |||||||||
Harbor Corporate Culture ETF |
$ | 215,797 | $ | — | ||||||
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
8,011 | — | ||||||||
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF |
10,239 | — | ||||||||
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF |
9,504 | 7,897 | ||||||||
Harbor International Compounders ETF |
5,937 | — | ||||||||
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF |
83,879 | 384 |
NOTE 4—CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at net asset value (“NAV”). The Adviser determines the number of shares that constitutes a Creation Unit and only authorized participants are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Unless cash-only redemptions are available or specified for a Fund, the redemption proceeds for Creation Units will generally consist of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Authorized participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s custodian, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in Net proceeds from sale of shares in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
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NOTE 4—CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS—Continued
From time to time, settlement of securities related to the purchase or redemption of Creation Units may be delayed and are reflected as Capital shares sold or Capital shares reacquired in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
NOTE 5—FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser
Harbor Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of ORIX Corporation. Harbor Capital is the Funds’ investment adviser and is also responsible for administrative and other services. Each Fund has a separate advisory agreement with Harbor Capital. Pursuant to the advisory agreement, the Adviser pays all of the operating expenses of the Fund, except for (i) the fee payment under the investment advisory agreement; (ii) payments under each Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any); (iii) the costs of borrowing, including interest and dividend expenses; (iv) taxes and governmental fees; (v) acquired fund fees and expenses; (vi) brokers’ commissions and any other transaction related expenses and fees arising out of transactions effected on behalf of the Fund; (vii) costs of holding shareholder meetings; (viii) any gains or losses attributable to investments under a deferred compensation plan for Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust; and (ix) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business.
The advisory agreements provide for a unitary management fee based on an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets as follows:
Unitary Management Fee | |||||
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) |
0.68 | % | |||
Harbor Corporate Culture ETF |
0.35 | ||||
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
0.50 | ||||
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF |
0.75 | a | |||
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF |
0.50 | ||||
Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
0.80 | ||||
Harbor International Compounders ETF |
0.55 | ||||
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF |
0.57 | ||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF |
0.48 | ||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF |
0.50 |
a |
For the period December 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022, the Adviser voluntarily waived a portion of its management fees to limit the Fund expenses to 0.50%. |
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF
Prior to the Reorganization, Westfield Capital Dividend Growth Fund (the “Target Fund”), incurred fees and engaged in transactions with affiliates. Expenses, other than management fees, which include balances of both the Target Fund and the Fund, as shown in the Statement of Operations were expenses incurred by the Target Fund.
Pursuant to a separate investment advisory agreement, Westfield served as the investment adviser to the Target Fund and earned a fee for such services based on an annual rate of 0.75% of average daily net assets of the Target Fund for a total of $646,000 during the period prior to the Reorganization Date. In addition, Westfield had contractually agreed to waive all or portion of its fees and to reimburse expenses of the Target Fund in order to limit operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Shareholder Servicing Fees) from exceeding 0.95% of the average daily net assets of the Target Fund. Pursuant to this agreement, $96,000 of expenses were waived and/or reimbursed by Westfield during the period prior to the Reorganization Date.
A portion of the services provided by the Chief Compliance Officer of the Target Fund and his staff, whom were employees of SEI Investments Global Funds Services, the Target Fund’s administrator, were paid by The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, the Target Fund’s trust, as incurred and is included in Trustees’ and officers fees in the Statement of Operations.
Independent Trustees
The Adviser is responsible for bearing expenses associated with Independent Trustees’ compensation pursuant to the unitary management fee arrangement with each Fund.
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NOTE 5—FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES—Continued
Affiliated Transactions
The Investment Company Act permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies subject to an exemptive rule. The Trust has adopted policies and procedures pursuant to such rule. During the year, the Funds did not enter into any transactions with any other Harbor fund.
Indemnification
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business the Trust enters into contracts that provide general indemnities to other parties. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
NOTE 6—TAX INFORMATION
The amount and character of income and net realized gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax rules and regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications, if any, are made to each Fund’s capital account to reflect income and net realized gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax rules and regulations. The amounts reclassified on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the year ended October 31, 2022 were as follows:
Total Distributable Earnings/(Loss) (000s) |
Paid in Capital (000s) | |||||||||
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) |
$ | 3,687 | $ | (3,687 | ) | |||||
Harbor Corporate Culture ETF |
— | — | ||||||||
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
— | — | ||||||||
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF |
— | — | ||||||||
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF |
(1,068 | ) | 1,068 | |||||||
Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
646 | (646 | ) | |||||||
Harbor International Compounders ETF |
— | — | ||||||||
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF |
(40 | ) | 40 | |||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF |
— | — | ||||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF |
— | — |
The tax composition of each Fund’s distributions was as follows:
As of October 31, 2022 | As of October 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary Income (000s) |
Long-Term Capital Gains (000s) |
Total (000s) |
Ordinary Income (000s) |
Long-Term Capital Gains (000s) |
Total (000s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | N/A | $ | N/A | $ | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Corporate Culture ETF |
— | — | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
— | — | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF |
— | — | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF |
4,187 | 25,803 | 29,990 | 1,623 | 9,253 | 10,876 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
— | — | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor International Compounders ETF |
— | — | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF |
— | — | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF |
1,782 | — | 1,782 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF |
981 | — | 981 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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NOTE 6—TAX INFORMATION—Continued
As of October 31, 2022, the components of each Fund’s distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income (000s) |
Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains (000s) |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) (000s) |
Accumulated Capital and Other Losses (000s) |
Other Temporary Differences (000s) |
Total Distributable Earnings/(Loss) (000s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) |
$ | 143 | $ | — | $ | (22 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 121 | |||||||||||||||||
Harbor Corporate Culture ETF |
28 | — | 1,104 | — | — | 1,132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
5 | — | (1,199 | ) | (27 | ) | — | (1,221 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF |
— | — | (2,253 | ) | (1,387 | ) | — | (3,640 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF |
2,037 | 5,698 | 23,402 | — | — | 31,137 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
60 | — | (4 | ) | — | — | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor International Compounders ETF |
4 | — | (288 | ) | (5 | ) | — | (289 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF |
9 | — | (3,439 | ) | (2,616 | ) | — | (6,046 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF |
199 | — | (2,450 | ) | (3,011 | ) | — | (5,262 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF |
202 | — | (2,319 | ) | (3,569 | ) | — | (5,686 | ) |
As of October 31, 2022, for federal income tax purposes, the following Fund had a qualified late year loss deferral to offset fiscal year 2023 ordinary income:
Qualified Late Year Ordinary | |||||
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF |
$ | 11 |
As of October 31, 2022, each Fund in the following table had capital loss carryforwards for federal tax purposes which will reduce each Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. Use of the capital loss carryforwards will reduce the amount of the distribution to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve each Fund of any federal tax liability. The capital loss carryforwards do not expire.
Capital Loss Carryforward | |||||||||||||||
Short-Term (000s) |
Long-Term (000s) |
Total (000s) | |||||||||||||
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
$ | (27 | ) | $ | — | $ | (27 | ) | |||||||
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF |
(1,376 | ) | — | (1,376 | ) | ||||||||||
Harbor International Compounders ETF |
(5 | ) | — | (5 | ) | ||||||||||
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF |
(2,616 | ) | — | (2,616 | ) | ||||||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF |
(2,582 | ) | (429 | ) | (3,011 | ) | |||||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF |
(3,045 | ) | (524 | ) | (3,569 | ) |
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NOTE 6—TAX INFORMATION—Continued
The identified cost for federal income tax purposes of investments owned by each Fund and its respective gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation as of October 31, 2022 were as follows:
Gross Unrealized | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) (000s) | |||||||||||||||||||
Identified Cost (000s) |
Appreciation (000s) |
(Depreciation) (000s) | ||||||||||||||||||
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) |
$ | 49,297 | $ | — | $ | (22 | ) | $ | (22 | ) | ||||||||||
Harbor Corporate Culture ETF |
216,520 | 2,725 | (1,621 | ) | 1,104 | |||||||||||||||
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF* |
8,005 | 206 | (1,405 | ) | (1,199 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF* |
9,154 | 106 | (2,359 | ) | (2,253 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF |
112,364 | 26,901 | (3,499 | ) | 23,402 | |||||||||||||||
Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated) |
16,086 | — | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Harbor International Compounders ETF* |
6,515 | 54 | (342 | ) | (288 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF* |
81,813 | 2,414 | (5,853 | ) | (3,439 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF* |
31,582 | 181 | (2,631 | ) | (2,450 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF* |
30,585 | 31 | (2,350 | ) | (2,319 | ) |
* |
Capital loss carryforwards are available, which may reduce taxable income from future net realized gain on investments. |
NOTE 7—DERIVATIVES
Each Fund’s derivative holdings do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment and as such are recorded at current fair value. For a discussion of risks related to these investments please refer to the descriptions of each type of derivative instrument in Note 2— Significant Accounting Policies.
Each Fund’s derivative instruments outstanding as of the year ended October 31, 2022, if any, as disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments, and the related amounts of net realized and changes in net unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the year as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, are indicators of the volume of derivative activity for each Fund.
Derivative Instruments
As of October 31, 2022, the fair values of derivatives, by primary risk exposure, were reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:
HARBOR ALL-WEATHER INFLATION FOCUS ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption |
Commodity | ||||
Liabilities |
|||||
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements |
$ | — |
HARBOR ENERGY TRANSITION STRATEGY ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption |
Commodity | ||||
Liabilities |
|||||
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements |
$ | — |
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NOTE 7—DERIVATIVES—Continued
HARBOR SCIENTIFIC ALPHA INCOME ETF
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption |
Interest Rate |
Credit |
Total |
|||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||
Variation margin on futures contractsa |
$ 4 | $— | $ 4 | |||||||||
Liabilities |
||||||||||||
Variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreementsa,b |
— | (58) | (58) |
a |
Balance includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of contracts as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
b |
Net of upfront premium paid of $34 |
Net realized gain/(loss) and the change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives for the year ended October 31, 2022, were:
HARBOR ALL-WEATHER INFLATION FOCUS ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
Commodity | ||
Net realized gain/(loss) on derivatives |
||
Swap agreements |
$(3,647) | |
Commodity | ||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives |
||
Swap agreements |
$ — |
HARBOR ENERGY TRANSITION STRATEGY ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
Commodity | ||
Net realized gain/(loss) on derivatives |
||
Swap agreements |
$(637) | |
Commodity | ||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives |
||
Swap agreements |
$ — |
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NOTE 7—DERIVATIVES—Continued
HARBOR SCIENTIFIC ALPHA INCOME ETF
Net realized gain/(loss) on derivatives |
Interest Rate |
Credit |
Total | ||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
$ | (380 | ) | $ | — | $ | (380 | ) | |||||||
Swap agreements |
— | (167 | ) | (167 | ) | ||||||||||
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|
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Net realized gain/(loss) on derivatives |
$ | (380 | ) | $ | (167 | ) | $ | (547 | ) | ||||||
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Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives |
Interest Rate |
Credit |
Total | ||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
$ | 22 | $ | — | $ | 22 | |||||||||
Swap agreements |
— | (77 | ) | (77 | ) | ||||||||||
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Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives |
$ | 22 | $ | (77 | ) | $ | (55 | ) | |||||||
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NOTE 8—OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
Master Netting Arrangements
As described in further detail below, a Fund may enter into Master Netting Arrangements that govern the terms of certain transactions. Master Netting Arrangements are designed to reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by establishing credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization as a means of improving legal certainty. As Master Netting Arrangements are specific to the unique operations of different asset types, they allow a Fund to close out and net its total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all of the transactions governed under a single agreement with that counterparty. Master Netting Arrangements can also help reduce counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting requirements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Securities and cash pledged as collateral are reflected as assets in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as either a component of investments at value (securities) or due from broker. Cash collateral received is not typically held in a segregated account and, as such, is reflected as a liability in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as due to broker. The fair value of any securities received as collateral is not reflected as a component of net asset value.
For the period ended October 31, 2022, the following Master Netting Arrangements have been entered into as follows:
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes, which govern over-the-counter market traded financial derivative transactions entered into by a Fund and select counterparties. As of October 31, 2022, Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) and Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated) had investment exposures subject to the terms of these agreements.
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NOTE 8—OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES—Continued
The following is a summary by counterparty of the value of OTC financial derivative instruments and collateral (received)/pledged as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of October 31, 2022.
HARBOR ALL-WEATHER INFLATION FOCUS ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
Financial Derivative Liabilities | |||||||||||||||
Counterparty |
Swap Agreements (000s) |
Collateral |
Net | ||||||||||||
Harbor Cayman Inflation Focus Ltd. (Subsidiary)a |
|||||||||||||||
Macquarie Bank Limited |
$— | $(1,894) | $— |
HARBOR ENERGY TRANSITION STRATEGY ETF (CONSOLIDATED)
Financial Derivative Liabilities | |||||||||||||||
Counterparty |
Swap Agreements (000s) |
Collateral |
Net | ||||||||||||
Harbor Cayman Energy Transition Ltd. (Subsidiary)a |
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Goldman Sachs International |
$— | $(3,183) | $— |
* |
Of the total collateral received and/or pledged listed in the above table, cash of $1,894 and $3,183 included in “Due from broker” on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, were received as collateral for Harbor Cayman Inflation Focus Ltd and Harbor Cayman Energy Transition Ltd, respectively. |
a |
Harbor Cayman Inflation Focus Ltd. and Harbor Cayman Energy Transition Ltd. are recognized as separate legal entities for the purpose of the ISDA agreement. |
Exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives are not subject to master netting or similar arrangements.
NOTE 9—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
Through the date the financial statements were issued, there were no subsequent events or transactions that would have materially impacted the financial statements or related disclosures as presented herein.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Harbor ETF Trust
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated), Harbor Corporate Culture ETF, Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF, Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF, Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF, Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated), Harbor International Compounders ETF, Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF, Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF, and Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (ten of the funds constituting Harbor ETF Trust (the “Trust”)), including the portfolios of investments, as of October 31, 2022, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (ten of the funds constituting the Trust), at October 31, 2022, the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
The statements of changes in net assets for the year ended October 31, 2021 and the financial highlights of each of the four years in the period ended October 31, 2021 for the Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF Fund were audited by other auditors whose report dated December 30, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion on the statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights.
Individual fund comprising the Harbor ETF Trust |
Statement of operations |
Statement of changes in net assets |
Financial highlights | |||
Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF (Consolidated) | For the period from February 9, 2022 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 | |||||
Harbor Corporate Culture ETF |
For the period from October 12, 2022 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 | |||||
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
For the period from February 23, 2022 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 | |||||
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF |
For the period from December 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 | |||||
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF |
For the year ended October 31, 2022 | |||||
Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (Consolidated) | For the period from July 13, 2022 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 | |||||
Harbor International Compounders ETF |
For the period from September 7, 2022 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 | |||||
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF |
For the period from February 2, 2022 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022 | |||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF |
For the year ended October 31, 2022 |
For the year ended October 31, 2022 and the period from September 14, 2021 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2021 | ||||
Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF |
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM—Continued
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more Harbor funds investment companies since 2000.
Chicago, Illinois
December 21, 2022
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FEES AND EXPENSES EXAMPLE (Unaudited)
Example
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees (if any) and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses (with certain exceptions). This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. You may also pay brokerage commissions in connection with your purchase or sale of shares of a Fund, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher costs.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of the respective class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the respective Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the respective Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund to other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees or brokerage commissions. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs and brokerage commissions were included, your costs would have been higher.
Annualized Expense Ratios* |
Expenses Paid During Period** |
Beginning Account (May 1, 2022) |
Ending Account (October 31, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||
HARBOR ALL-WEATHER INFLATION FOCUS ETF |
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ETF |
0.68 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 3.24 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 892.50 | ||||||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return) |
5.01 | 1,000 | 1,031.36 | |||||||||||||||||
HARBOR CORPORATE CULTURE ETF1 |
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ETF |
0.35 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 0.20 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,091.20 | ||||||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return) |
0.19 | 1,000 | 1,002.55 | |||||||||||||||||
HARBOR CORPORATE CULTURE LEADERS ETF |
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ETF |
0.50 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 2.37 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 883.10 | ||||||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return) |
3.49 | 1,000 | 1,030.95 | |||||||||||||||||
HARBOR DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION ETF |
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ETF |
0.55 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 2.55 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 842.90 | ||||||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return) |
5.15 | 1,000 | 1,040.84 | |||||||||||||||||
HARBOR DIVIDEND GROWTH LEADERS ETF |
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ETF |
0.76 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 3.75 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 955.10 | ||||||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return) |
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7.76 |
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1,000 |
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1,042.40 |
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FEES AND EXPENSES EXAMPLE (Unaudited)—Continued
Annualized Expense Ratios* |
Expenses Paid During Period** |
Beginning Account (May 1, 2022) |
Ending Account (October 31, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||
HARBOR ENERGY TRANSITION STRATEGY ETF2 |
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ETF |
0.80 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 2.37 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 949.00 | ||||||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return) |
2.45 | 1,000 | 1,012.77 | |||||||||||||||||
HARBOR INTERNATIONAL COMPOUNDERS ETF3 |
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ETF |
0.55 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 0.82 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 978.40 | ||||||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return) |
0.83 | 1,000 | 1,006.71 | |||||||||||||||||
HARBOR LONG-TERM GROWERS ETF |
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ETF |
0.57 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 2.71 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 888.60 | ||||||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return) |
4.32 | 1,000 | 1,033.01 | |||||||||||||||||
HARBOR SCIENTIFIC ALPHA HIGH-YIELD ETF |
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ETF |
0.48 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 2.37 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 963.00 | ||||||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return) |
4.91 | 1,000 | 1,045.20 | |||||||||||||||||
HARBOR SCIENTIFIC ALPHA INCOME ETF |
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ETF |
0.50 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 2.48 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 968.40 | ||||||||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return) |
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5.11 |
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1,000 |
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1,045.00 |
* |
Reflective of all fee waivers and expense reimbursements |
** |
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the period since inception). Fund has less than six months of operating history |
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Fund has less than six months of operating history. Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 20/365 (to reflect the period since the commencement of operations).The expense amounts reported under Hypothetical (5% return) are not comparable to the amount reported using actual fund return. |
2 |
Fund has less than six months of operating history. Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 111/365 (to reflect the period since the commencement of operations).The expense amounts reported under Hypothetical (5% return) are not comparable to the amount reported using actual fund return. |
3 |
Fund has less than six months of operating history. Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 55/365 (to reflect the period since the commencement of operations).The expense amounts reported under Hypothetical (5% return) are not comparable to the amount reported using actual fund return. |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
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For the period ended October 31, 2022, each Fund designates up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 20% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If a Fund pays a distribution during calendar year 2022, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.
The Funds designate the following portions of their distributions from investment company taxable income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 as qualifying for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Percentage of | ||
Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF |
100% | |
Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF |
100 | |
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF |
100 |
Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Funds designate the following capital gain dividends for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022
Amount |
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Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF |
$ | 25,803 |
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, the Funds, if applicable, designate up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code 163 (j) as interest income eligible for income inclusion for corporate shareholders.
Shareholders that received distributions from a Fund through a taxable account during calendar year 2022 will receive a Form 1099-DIV in January 2023 that will show the tax character of those distributions.
CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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As the result of the reorganization of Westfield Capital Dividend Growth Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a series of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, into the Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF (the “Fund”), a series of Harbor ETF Trust (the “Trust”), on May 20, 2022, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) was dismissed as the independent registered public accounting firm, effective May 20, 2022. The Trust’s Board of Trustees approved the reorganization and approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Acquiring Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022.
PwC’s reports on the Predecessor Fund’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2021 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle.
During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2021 and during the subsequent interim period through May 20, 2022: (i) there were no disagreements with PwC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PwC, would have caused PwC to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the Target Fund’s financial statements for such periods; and (ii) there were no “reportable events” of the kind described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
During the Predecessor Fund’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2021, and the subsequent interim period through May 20, 2022, neither the Trust, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with EY on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund’s financial statements (except consultations in EY’s capacity as the Acquiring Fund’s existing independent registered public accounting firm); or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of said Item 304).
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)—Continued
CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM—Continued
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Harbor ETF Trust has adopted Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which proxies relating to securities held by the Harbor funds are voted. In addition, Harbor ETF Trust files Form N-PX, with its complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. A description of Harbor ETF Trust’s Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and the proxy voting records (Form N-PX) are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling Harbor toll-free at 800-422-1050; (ii) on Harbor’s website at harborcapital.com; and (iii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURES
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The Funds file a complete portfolio of investments for their first and third fiscal quarters with the SEC as an exhibit to Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT exhibit is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling Harbor toll-free at 800-422-1050, (ii) on Harbor’s website at harborcapital.com, and (iii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
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The Investment Company Act requires that the Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement of each Fund be approved initially, and following an initial two-year term, at least annually, by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”), including a majority of the Independent Trustees voting separately.
FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE TRUSTEES IN APPROVING THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT OF HARBOR DIVIDEND GROWTH LEADERS ETF
At a meeting of the Board held on January 26, 2022 (the “Meeting”), the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, considered and approved (i) the Investment Advisory Agreement between Harbor ETF Trust, on behalf of the Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF (the “Fund”), and Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Harbor Capital”); and (ii) the Subadvisory Agreement among the Adviser, Harbor ETF Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P. (the “Subadviser” or “Westfield”). The Trustees noted that the Fund was anticipated to commence operations by acquiring the assets of another fund for which Westfield serves as the investment adviser (the “Westfield Fund”).
In evaluating the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement, the Trustees reviewed materials furnished by the Adviser and the Subadviser, including information about their respective affiliates, personnel, and operations, and also relied upon their knowledge of the Adviser resulting from their quarterly meetings, periodic telephonic meetings and other prior communications and of the Subadviser in its capacity as a subadviser for another Harbor fund. In connection with their consideration of the Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, requested and received materials and presentations relating to the services to be rendered by the Adviser and Subadviser. The Trustees also discussed with representatives of the Adviser, at the Meeting and at prior meetings, Harbor funds’ operations and the Adviser’s ability, consistent with the “manager of managers” structure of the funds, to (i) identify and recommend to the Trustees a subadviser for the funds, (ii) monitor and oversee the performance and investment capabilities of the Subadviser, and (iii) recommend the replacement of a subadviser where appropriate.
At the Meeting, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees voting separately, determined, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement were fair and reasonable and approved the Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement for an initial two-year term as being in the best interests of the Fund and its future shareholders.
In their deliberations, the Independent Trustees had the opportunity to meet privately without representatives of Harbor Capital or any Subadviser present and were represented throughout the process by legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and the Trust.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)—Continued
ADVISORY AGREEMENT APPROVALS—Continued
Factors Considered
In considering the Fund’s proposed Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, evaluated a number of factors it considered relevant to its determination. The Board did not identify any single factor as all-important or controlling, and individual Trustees did not necessarily attribute the same weight or importance to each factor.
Among the factors considered by the Trustees were the following:
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the nature, extent, and quality of the combined services proposed to be provided by Harbor Capital and Westfield, including the background, education, expertise and experience of the investment professionals of Harbor Capital and Westfield to provide services to the Fund; |
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the favorable history, reputation, qualifications and background of Harbor Capital and Westfield as well as the qualifications of their personnel; |
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the fees proposed to be charged by Harbor Capital and Westfield for investment advisory and subadvisory services, respectively, including the portion of the fees to be retained by Harbor Capital, after payment of Westfield’s fees, for investment advisory and related services to be provided by Harbor Capital (including investment, business, legal, compliance, financial and administrative services) and for Harbor Capital’s undertaking to bear the operating expenses of the Fund, with certain limited exceptions; |
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the proposed fees and expense ratio of the Fund relative to the fees and expense ratios of similar investment companies; |
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the investment performance of Westfield in managing other accounts, including the Westfield Fund, in a style similar to the style to be utilized in managing the Fund relative to the performance of a benchmark index; |
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the expected profitability of Harbor Capital with respect to the Fund; |
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information received at meetings throughout the year related to services rendered by Harbor Capital; |
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the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the Fund grows, and the extent to which the Fund’s proposed advisory fee level reflects any economies of scale for the benefit of investors; and |
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any “fall out” benefits that might inure to Harbor Capital, Westfield and their respective affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. |
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services
In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by Harbor Capital, the reasonableness of the overall compensation provided under the proposed advisory agreement and other considerations, the Trustees considered Harbor Capital’s ability, consistent with the manager-of-managers structure of Harbor Funds, to identify and recommend to the Trustees quality subadvisers for the Harbor Funds, to monitor and oversee the performance and investment capabilities of each subadviser, and to recommend the replacement of a subadviser where appropriate. The Trustees specifically considered Harbor Capital’s history as a manager-of-managers, including its history of replacing subadvisers for particular Harbor funds in circumstances in which the Board and Harbor Capital had determined that a change in subadviser was in the best interests of a fund and its shareholders, whether as a result of (i) long-term underperformance not explained by market conditions or market cycles relative to the subadviser’s investment style, (ii) prolonged style inconsistency, (iii) material adverse changes in management or personnel, or (iv) other factors, such as if Harbor Capital were to identify another subadviser believed to better serve the shareholders than the existing subadviser.
The Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of Harbor Capital’s proposed services in light of the Board’s actual experience with Harbor Capital, as well as materials provided by Harbor Capital concerning the financial and other resources devoted by Harbor Capital to the Harbor funds generally, including the breadth and depth of experience and expertise of the investment, administrative, legal and compliance professionals dedicated to the Funds’ operations. The Trustees determined that Harbor Capital has the expertise and resources to identify, select, oversee and monitor subadvisers and to operate effectively as a manager-of-managers for the Fund. The Trustees also considered in their determination the depth, knowledge and experience level of the investment team, the quality of the investment process and the culture of the Subadviser.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)—Continued
ADVISORY AGREEMENT APPROVALS—Continued
Advisory Fees and Expense Ratios
The Trustees noted that the proposed advisory agreement provides that Harbor Capital will pay all of the operating expenses of the Fund, with certain limited exceptions set forth in the agreement, and that such unitary fee structure effectively acts as a cap on the fees and expenses of the Fund. The Trustees observed that the data available concerning comparative fees and expense ratios showed that the proposed net expense ratio for the Fund was below the average and median of its peer group of funds compiled using Morningstar data that was presented to the Board for comparison purposes.
In discussing the nature and quality of the services to be provided by Westfield, the Trustees considered Westfield’s expertise and the favorable record Westfield had generated in similar dividend growth strategies. The Trustees also noted the experience of the proposed portfolio manager of the Fund and the favorable record generated by him. In considering Westfield’s performance, the Trustees noted that Westfield’s record with the Westfield Fund was favorable compared to its benchmark and peers on a risk-adjusted basis.
The Trustees also reviewed and determined to be reasonable, in relation to the services provided by each party, the split between the advisory fee to be paid to Harbor Capital and the subadvisory fee to be paid to Westfield and specifically the net advisory fee to be retained by Harbor Capital at various asset levels.
Profitability
The Trustees noted that Harbor Capital expected to operate the Fund initially at a loss.
Economies of Scale
The Trustees concluded that breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee were not necessary at the present time in light of, among other things, Harbor Capital’s forward-looking approach to setting the contractual advisory fee, its absorbing Fund expenses while paying Westfield its full subadvisory fee and the uncertainty surrounding the aspects of the Fund’s future asset growth. It was agreed, however, that the Board would consider the issue of breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule at least annually after the initial two-year contract term as part of its annual investment contract review process for all of the Harbor funds.
FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE TRUSTEES IN APPROVING THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT OF HARBOR ENERGY TRANSITION STRATEGY ETF
At a meeting of the Board held on March 15, 2022 (the “Meeting”), the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, considered and approved (i) the Investment Advisory Agreement between Harbor ETF Trust, on behalf of the Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF (the “Fund”), and Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Harbor Capital”); and (ii) the Subadvisory Agreement among the Adviser, Harbor ETF Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Quantix Commodities LP (the “Subadviser” or “Quantix”).
In evaluating the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement, the Trustees reviewed materials furnished by the Adviser and the Subadviser, including information about their respective affiliates, personnel, and operations, and also relied upon their knowledge of the Adviser resulting from their quarterly meetings, periodic telephonic meetings and other prior communications and of the Subadviser in its capacity as a subadviser for another Harbor fund. In connection with their consideration of the Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, requested and received materials and presentations relating to the services to be rendered by the Adviser and Subadviser. The Trustees also discussed with representatives of the Adviser, at the Meeting and at prior meetings, Harbor funds’ operations and the Adviser’s ability, consistent with the “manager of managers” structure of the funds, to (i) identify and recommend to the Trustees a subadviser for the funds, (ii) monitor and oversee the performance and investment capabilities of the Subadviser, and (iii) recommend the replacement of a subadviser where appropriate.
At the Meeting, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees voting separately, determined, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement were fair and reasonable and approved the Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement for an initial two-year term as being in the best interests of the Fund and its future shareholders.
In their deliberations, the Independent Trustees had the opportunity to meet privately without representatives of Harbor Capital or any Subadviser present and were represented throughout the process by legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and the Trust.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)—Continued
ADVISORY AGREEMENT APPROVALS—Continued
Factors Considered
In considering the Fund’s proposed Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, evaluated a number of factors it considered relevant to its determination. The Board did not identify any single factor as all-important or controlling, and individual Trustees did not necessarily attribute the same weight or importance to each factor.
Among the factors considered by the Trustees were the following:
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the nature, extent, and quality of the combined services proposed to be provided by Harbor Capital and Quantix, including the background, education, expertise and experience of the investment professionals of Harbor Capital and Quantix to provide services to the Fund; |
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the favorable history, reputation, qualifications and background of Harbor Capital and Quantix as well as the qualifications of their personnel; |
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the fees proposed to be charged by Harbor Capital and Quantix for investment advisory and subadvisory services, respectively, including the portion of the fees to be retained by Harbor Capital, after payment of Quantix’s fees, for investment advisory and related services to be provided by Harbor Capital (including investment, business, legal, compliance, financial and administrative services) and for Harbor Capital’s undertaking to bear the operating expenses of the Fund, with certain limited exceptions; |
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the proposed fees and expense ratio of the Fund relative to the fees and expense ratios of similar investment companies; |
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information about the index the Fund would seek to track, Harbor Capital’s assessment of that index, and Quantix’s proposed strategy for seeking to track the index; |
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the expected profitability of Harbor Capital with respect to the Fund; |
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information received at meetings throughout the year related to services rendered by Harbor Capital; |
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the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the Fund grows, and the extent to which the Fund’s proposed advisory fee level reflects any economies of scale for the benefit of investors; and |
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any “fall out” benefits that might inure to Harbor Capital, Quantix and their respective affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. |
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services
In evaluating the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by Harbor Capital, the reasonableness of the overall compensation provided under the proposed advisory agreement and other considerations, the Trustees considered Harbor Capital’s ability, consistent with the manager-of-managers structure of the Fund, to identify and recommend to the Trustees quality subadvisers for the Fund, to monitor and oversee the performance and investment capabilities of each subadviser, and to recommend the replacement of a subadviser when appropriate. The Trustees specifically considered Harbor Capital’s history as a manager-of-managers, including its history of replacing subadvisers for particular Harbor funds in circumstances in which the Board and Harbor Capital had determined that a change in subadviser was in the best interests of a fund and its shareholders, whether as a result of (i) long-term underperformance not explained by market conditions or market cycles relative to the subadviser’s investment style, (ii) prolonged style inconsistency, (iii) material adverse changes in management or personnel, or (iv) other factors, such as if Harbor Capital were to identify another subadviser believed to better serve the shareholders than the existing subadviser.
The Board evaluated the nature, extent, and quality of Harbor Capital’s proposed services in light of the Board’s actual experience with Harbor Capital, as well as materials provided by Harbor Capital concerning the financial and other resources devoted by Harbor Capital to the Harbor funds generally, including the breadth and depth of experience and expertise of the investment, administrative, legal and compliance professionals dedicated to the Funds’ operations. The Trustees determined that Harbor Capital has the expertise and resources to identify, select, oversee and monitor subadvisers and to operate effectively as a manager-of-managers for the Fund. The Trustees also considered in their determination the depth, knowledge and experience level of the Subadviser’s personnel, the quality of the Subadviser’s processes and the culture of the Subadviser.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)—Continued
ADVISORY AGREEMENT APPROVALS—Continued
Advisory Fees and Expense Ratios
The Trustees noted that the proposed Investment Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser will pay all of the operating expenses of the Fund, with certain limited exceptions set forth in the agreement, and that such unitary fee structure effectively acts as a cap on the fees and expenses of the Fund. The Trustees observed that the data available concerning comparative fees and expense ratios showed that the proposed net expense ratio for the Fund was above the average and median of the peer group of funds compiled using Morningstar data that was presented to the Board for comparison purposes. The Trustees noted that Harbor Capital believes the proposed fee is appropriate given the distinct strategy and compelling theme not current available within the universe of commodity funds, the Fund’s access to a unique combination of commodities selected by Quantix’s experts that are not readily accessible to most investors, and the Fund’s sophisticated design that includes complex aspects such as currency hedging and contract-roll rules aimed at mitigating the impact of roll yield.
The Trustees also reviewed and determined to be reasonable, in relation to the services to be provided by each party, the split between the advisory fee to be paid to Harbor Capital and the subadvisory fee to be paid to the Subadviser.
Profitability
The Trustees noted that Harbor Capital expected to operate the Fund initially at a loss.
Economies of Scale
The Trustees concluded that breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee were not necessary at the present time in light of, among other things, Harbor Capital’s forward-looking approach to setting the contractual advisory fee, its absorbing Fund expenses while paying the Subadviser its full subadvisory fee and the uncertainty surrounding the aspects of the Fund’s future asset growth. It was agreed, however, that the Board would consider the issue of breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule at least annually after the initial two-year contract term as part of its annual investment contract review process for all of the Harbor funds.
FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE TRUSTEES IN APPROVING THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT OF HARBOR INTERNATIONAL COMPOUNDERS ETF
At a meeting of the Board held on May 15-16, 2022 (the “Meeting”), the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, considered and approved (i) the Investment Advisory Agreement between Harbor ETF Trust, on behalf of the Harbor International Compounders ETF (the “Fund”), and Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Harbor Capital”); and (ii) the Subadvisory Agreement among the Adviser, Harbor ETF Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and C WorldWide Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S (the “Subadviser” or “C WorldWide”).
In evaluating the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement, the Trustees reviewed materials furnished by the Adviser and the Subadviser, including information about their respective affiliates, personnel, and operations, and also relied upon their knowledge of the Adviser resulting from their quarterly meetings, periodic telephonic meetings and other prior communications. In connection with their consideration of the Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, requested and received materials and presentations relating to the services to be rendered by the Adviser and Subadviser. The Trustees also discussed with representatives of the Adviser, at the Meeting and at prior meetings, Harbor funds’ operations and the Adviser’s ability, consistent with the “manager of managers” structure of the funds, to (i) identify and recommend to the Trustees a subadviser for the funds, (ii) monitor and oversee the performance and investment capabilities of the Subadviser, and (iii) recommend the replacement of a subadviser where appropriate.
At the Meeting, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees voting separately, determined, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement were fair and reasonable and approved the Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement for an initial two-year term as being in the best interests of the Fund and its future shareholders.
In their deliberations, the Independent Trustees had the opportunity to meet privately without representatives of Harbor Capital or any subadviser present and were represented throughout the process by legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and the Trust.
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Harbor ETF Trust
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)—Continued
ADVISORY AGREEMENT APPROVALS—Continued
Factors Considered
In considering the Fund’s proposed Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, evaluated a number of factors it considered relevant to its determination. The Board did not identify any single factor as all-important or controlling, and individual Trustees did not necessarily attribute the same weight or importance to each factor.
Among the factors considered by the Trustees were the following:
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The nature, extent, and quality of the combined services proposed to be provided by Harbor Capital and C WorldWide, including the background, education, expertise and experience of the investment professionals of Harbor Capital and C WorldWide to provide services to the Fund; |
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The favorable history, reputation, qualifications and background of Harbor Capital and C WorldWide as well as the qualifications of their personnel; |
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The fees proposed to be charged by Harbor Capital and C WorldWide for investment advisory and subadvisory services, respectively, including the portion of the fees to be retained by Harbor Capital, after payment of C WorldWide’s fees, for investment advisory and related services to be provided by Harbor Capital (including investment, business, legal, compliance, financial and administrative services) and for Harbor Capital’s undertaking to bear the operating expenses of the Fund, with certain limited exceptions; |
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The proposed fees and expense ratio of the Fund relative to the fees and expense ratios of similar investment companies; |
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The investment performance of C WorldWide in managing other accounts in a style similar to the style to be utilized in managing the Fund relative to the performance of a benchmark index; |
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The expected profitability of Harbor Capital with respect to the Fund; |
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Information received at meetings throughout the year related to services rendered by Harbor Capital; |
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The extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the Fund grows, and the extent to which the Fund’s proposed advisory fee level reflects any economies of scale for the benefit of investors; and |
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Any “fall out” benefits that might inure to Harbor Capital, C WorldWide and their respective affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. |
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services
In evaluating the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by Harbor Capital, the reasonableness of the overall compensation provided under the proposed advisory agreement and other considerations, the Trustees considered Harbor Capital’s ability, consistent with the manager-of-managers structure of the Fund, to identify and recommend to the Trustees quality subadvisers for the Fund, to monitor and oversee the performance and investment capabilities of each subadviser, and to recommend the replacement of a subadviser when appropriate. The Trustees specifically considered Harbor Capital’s history as a manager-of-managers, including its history of replacing subadvisers for particular Harbor funds in circumstances in which the Board and Harbor Capital had determined that a change in subadviser was in the best interests of a fund and its shareholders, whether as a result of (i) long-term underperformance not explained by market conditions or market cycles relative to the Subadviser’s investment style, (ii) prolonged style inconsistency, (iii) material adverse changes in management or personnel, or (iv) other factors, such as if Harbor Capital were to identify another subadviser believed to better serve the shareholders than the existing subadviser.
The Board evaluated the nature, extent, and quality of Harbor Capital’s proposed services in light of the Board’s actual experience with Harbor Capital, as well as materials provided by Harbor Capital concerning the financial and other resources devoted by Harbor Capital to the Harbor funds generally, including the breadth and depth of experience and expertise of the investment, administrative, legal and compliance professionals dedicated to the Funds’ operations. The Trustees determined that Harbor Capital has the expertise and resources to identify, select, oversee and monitor subadvisers and to operate effectively as a manager-of-managers for the Fund. The Trustees also considered in their determination the depth, knowledge and experience level of the Subadviser’s personnel, the quality of the Subadviser’s processes and the culture of the Subadviser.
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Harbor ETF Trust
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)—Continued
ADVISORY AGREEMENT APPROVALS—Continued
Advisory Fees and Expense Ratios
The Trustees noted that the proposed Investment Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser will pay all of the operating expenses of the Fund, with certain limited exceptions set forth in the agreement, and that such unitary fee structure effectively acts as a cap on the fees and expenses of the Fund. The Trustees observed that the data available concerning comparative fees and expense ratios showed that the proposed net expense ratio for the Fund was below the average and median of the peer group of funds compiled using Morningstar data that was presented to the Board for comparison purposes.
The Trustees also reviewed and determined to be reasonable, in relation to the services to be provided by each party, the split between the advisory fee to be paid to Harbor Capital and the subadvisory fee to be paid to the Subadviser.
Profitability
The Trustees noted that Harbor Capital expected to operate the Fund initially at a loss.
Economies of Scale
The Trustees concluded that breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee were not necessary at the present time in light of, among other things, Harbor Capital’s forward-looking approach to setting the contractual advisory fee, its absorbing Fund expenses while paying the Subadviser its full subadvisory fee and the uncertainty surrounding the aspects of the Fund’s future asset growth. It was agreed, however, that the Board would consider the issue of breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule at least annually after the initial two-year contract term as part of its annual investment contract review process for all of the Harbor funds.
FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE TRUSTEES IN APPROVING THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT OF HARBOR CORPORATE CULTURE ETF
At a meeting of the Board held on August 14-15, 2022 (the “Meeting”), the Board, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, considered and approved (i) the Investment Advisory Agreement between Harbor ETF Trust, on behalf of the Harbor Corporate Culture ETF (the “Fund”), and Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Harbor Capital”).
In evaluating the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Trustees reviewed materials furnished by the Adviser, including information about its affiliates, personnel, and operations, and also relied upon their knowledge of the Adviser resulting from their quarterly meetings, periodic telephonic meetings and other prior communications. In connection with their consideration of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, requested and received materials and presentations relating to the services to be rendered by the Adviser and the underlying index the Fund would seek to track.
At the Meeting, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees voting separately, determined, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement were fair and reasonable and approved the Investment Advisory Agreement for an initial two-year term as being in the best interests of the Fund and its future shareholders.
In their deliberations, the Independent Trustees had the opportunity to meet privately without representatives of Harbor Capital and were represented throughout the process by legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and the Trust.
Factors Considered
In considering the Fund’s proposed Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, evaluated a number of factors it considered relevant to its determination. The Board did not identify any single factor as all-important or controlling, and individual Trustees did not necessarily attribute the same weight or importance to each factor.
Among the factors considered by the Trustees were the following:
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The nature, extent, and quality of the services proposed to be provided by Harbor Capital, including the background, education, expertise and experience of the investment professionals of Harbor Capital to provide services to the Fund; |
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The favorable history, reputation, qualifications and background of Harbor Capital as well as the qualifications of its personnel; |
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The fee proposed to be charged by Harbor Capital for investment advisory and related services to be provided by Harbor Capital (including investment, business, legal, compliance, financial and administrative services) and for Harbor Capital’s undertaking to bear the operating expenses of the Fund, with certain limited exceptions; |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)—Continued
ADVISORY AGREEMENT APPROVALS—Continued
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The proposed fees and expense ratio of the Fund relative to the fees and expense ratios of similar investment companies; |
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Information about the index the Fund would seek to track, Harbor Capital’s assessment of that index, and Harbor Capital’s proposed strategy for seeking to track the index; |
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The expected profitability of Harbor Capital with respect to the Fund; |
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Information received at meetings throughout the year related to services rendered by Harbor Capital; |
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The extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the Fund grows, and the extent to which the Fund’s proposed advisory fee level reflects any economies of scale for the benefit of investors; and |
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Any “fall out” benefits that might inure to Harbor Capital and its affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. |
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services
In evaluating the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by Harbor Capital, the reasonableness of the overall compensation provided under the proposed advisory agreement and other considerations, the Trustees considered Harbor Capital’s ability to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objective of seeking to track the underlying index.
The Board evaluated the nature, extent, and quality of Harbor Capital’s proposed services in light of the Board’s actual experience with Harbor Capital, as well as materials provided by Harbor Capital concerning the financial and other resources devoted by Harbor Capital to the Harbor funds generally, including the breadth and depth of experience and expertise of the investment, administrative, legal and compliance professionals dedicated to the Fund’s operations. The Trustees determined that Harbor Capital has the expertise and resources to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objective. The Trustees also considered the significant due diligence undertaken by Harbor Capital regarding the underlying index and index provider, including diligence regarding the data used as part of the index construction process and how the index is designed to provide the specified exposure consistent with the Fund’s registration statement disclosures.
Advisory Fees and Expense Ratios
The Trustees noted that the proposed Investment Advisory Agreement provides that Harbor Capital will pay all of the operating expenses of the Fund, with certain limited exceptions set forth in the agreement, and that such unitary fee structure effectively acts as a cap on the fees and expenses of the Fund. The Trustees observed that the data available concerning comparative fees and expense ratios showed that the proposed net expense ratio for the Fund was below the average and median of the peer group of funds compiled using Morningstar data that was presented to the Board for comparison purposes.
Profitability
The Trustees noted that Harbor Capital expected to operate the Fund initially at a loss.
Economies of Scale
The Trustees concluded that breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee were not necessary at the present time in light of, among other things, Harbor Capital’s forward-looking approach to setting the contractual advisory fee, its absorbing Fund expenses and the uncertainty surrounding the aspects of the Fund’s future asset growth. It was agreed, however, that the Board would consider the issue of breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule at least annually after the initial two-year contract term as part of its annual investment contract review process for all of the Harbor funds.
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Harbor ETF Trust
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)—Continued
AS OF DECEMBER 2022
The business and affairs of the Trust shall be managed by or under the direction of the Trustees, and they shall have all powers necessary or desirable to carry out that responsibility. The Trustees shall have full power and authority to take or refrain from taking any action and to execute any contracts and instruments that they may consider necessary or desirable in the management of the Trust. Any determination made by the Trustees in good faith as to what is in the interests of the Trust shall be conclusive. Information pertaining to the Trustees and Officers of Harbor ETF Trust is set forth below. The address of each Trustee and Officer is: [Name of Trustee or Officer] c/o Harbor ETF Trust, 111 South Wacker Drive, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4302.
Harbor ETF Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and is available without charge by calling 800-422-1050 or at the Trust’s website at harborcapital.com.
Name (Age) Position(s) with Fund |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
Number of Portfolios In Fund Overseen By Trustee |
Other Directorships Of Public Companies and Other Registered Investment Companies Held by Trustee During Past Five Years | ||||
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES | ||||||||
Scott M. Amero (59) Trustee |
Since 2021 |
Chairman (2015-2020) and Trustee (2011-Present), Rare (conservation nonprofit); Trustee, Berkshire School (2014-Present); Trustee, The Nature Conservancy, Massachusetts Chapter (2018-Present); Vice Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income (2010), Vice Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, and Co-Head, Fixed Income Portfolio Management (2007-2010), BlackRock, Inc. (publicly traded investment management firm). |
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None | ||||
Donna J. Dean (71) Trustee |
Since 2021 |
Chief Investment Officer of the Rockefeller Foundation (a private foundation) (2001-2019). |
28 |
None | ||||
Robert Kasdin (64) Trustee |
Since 2021 |
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2015-Present) and Chief Financial Officer (2018-Present), Johns Hopkins Medicine; Senior Executive Vice President, Columbia University (2002-2015); Trustee and Member of the Finance Committee, National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (2005-2019); Director, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (2014-Present); and Director and Executive Committee Member, The Y in Central Maryland (2018-Present). |
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Director of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (2014-Present). | ||||
Kathryn L. Quirk (70) Trustee |
Since 2021 |
Member, Board of Directors and Co-Chair, Governance Committee, Just World International Inc. (nonprofit) (2020 – Present); Vice President, Senior Compliance Officer and Head, U.S. Regulatory Compliance, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (2013-2017); Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Asset Management, and Vice President and Corporate Counsel, Prudential Insurance Company of America (2010-2012); Co-Chief Legal Officer, Prudential Investment Management, Inc., and Chief Legal Officer, Prudential Investments and Prudential Mutual Funds (2008-2012); Vice President and Corporate Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Mutual Funds, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Chief Legal Officer, Prudential Investments (2005-2008); Vice President and Corporate Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Mutual Funds, Prudential Insurance Company of America (2004-2005); Member, Management Committee (2000-2002), General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc. (1997-2002). |
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None | ||||
Douglas J. Skinner (60) Trustee |
Since 2021 |
Professor of Accounting (2005-Present), Deputy Dean for Faculty (2015-2016, 2017-Present), Interim Dean (2016-2017), University of Chicago Booth School of Business. |
28 |
None | ||||
Ann M. Spruill (68) Trustee |
Since 2021 |
Partner (1993-2008), member of Executive Committee (1996-2008), Member Board of Directors (2002-2008), Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co, LLC (private investment management firm) (with the firm since 1990); Member Investment Committee and Chair of Global Public Equities, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2000-2020); and Trustee, Financial Accounting Foundation (2014-2020). |
28 |
None |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)—Continued
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS—Continued
Name (Age) Position(s) with Fund |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
Number of Portfolios In Fund Overseen By Trustee |
Other Directorships Of Public Companies and Other Registered Investment Companies Held by Trustee During Past Five Years | ||||
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES–Continued | ||||||||
Landis Zimmerman (63) Trustee |
Since 2022 |
Independent, non-fiduciary advisor, Gore Creek Asset Management (2006- Present); Member, Japan Science and Technology Agency Investment Advisory Committee (2021-Present); Chief Investment Officer of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2004-2021). |
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None | ||||
INTERESTED TRUSTEE | ||||||||
Charles F. McCain (53)* Chairman, Trustee and President |
Since 2021 |
Chief Executive Officer (2017-Present), Director (2007-Present), President and Chief Operating Officer (2017), Executive Vice President and General Counsel (2004-2017), and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2014), Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chairperson (2019-Present), Harbor Trust Company, Inc.; Director (2007-Present) and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2017), Harbor Services Group, Inc.; Chief Executive Officer (2017- Present), Director (2007-Present), Chief Compliance Officer and Executive Vice President (2007-2017), Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Harbor Funds (2004-2017); and Chairman, President and Trustee, Harbor ETF Trust (2021-Present). |
28 |
None |
Name (Age) Position(s) with Fund |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | ||
FUND OFFICERS NOT LISTED ABOVE** | ||||
Erik D. Ojala (47) Chief Compliance Officer |
Since 2021 |
Executive Vice President and General Counsel (2017-Present) and Secretary (2010-Present); Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel (2007-2017), Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.; Director and Secretary (2019-Present), Harbor Trust Company, Inc.; Director, Executive Vice President (2017-Present) and Chief Compliance Officer (2017-2021), Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc.; Director (2017-Present) and Assistant Secretary (2014-Present), Harbor Services Group, Inc.; AML Compliance Officer (2010-2017) and Vice President and Secretary (2007-2017), Harbor Funds; and Chief Compliance Officer, Harbor ETF Trust (2021-Present). | ||
Kristof M. Gleich (43) Vice President |
Since 2021 |
President (2018-Present) and Chief Investment Officer (2020), Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice Chairperson, President (2019-Present) and Chief Investment Officer (2020-Present), Harbor Trust Company, Inc.; Vice President, Harbor Funds (2019-Present); Vice President, Harbor ETF Trust (2021-Present); and Managing Director, Global Head of Manager Selection (2010-2018), JP Morgan Chase & Co. | ||
Gregg M. Boland (59) Vice President |
Since 2021 |
Executive Vice President (2020-Present),Vice President (2019-2020), Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.; President (2019-Present), Senior Vice President – Operations (2016-2019), and Vice President – Operations (2007-2015), Harbor Services Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AML Compliance Officer, and OFAC Officer (2019-Present), Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Harbor Funds (2019-Present) and Vice President, Harbor ETF Trust (2021-Present). | ||
Diana R. Podgorny (43) Secretary |
Since 2021 |
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (2022-Present), Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel (2020-2022), and Vice President and Assistant General Counsel (2017-2020), Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.; Director and Vice President (2020-Present), Harbor Trust Company, Inc.; Secretary, Harbor Funds (2018-Present); and Secretary, Harbor ETF Trust (2021-Present). | ||
Lana M. Lewandowski (43) AML Compliance Officer and Assistant Secretary |
Since 2021 |
Vice President and Compliance Director (2022-Present), Legal & Compliance Manager (2016-2022) and Legal Specialist (2012-2015), Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.; AML Compliance Officer (2021-2022) and Assistant Secretary (2017-2022), Harbor Funds; and AML Compliance Officer (2021-2022) and Assistant Secretary (2021-Present), Harbor ETF Trust. | ||
John M. Paral (54) Treasurer |
Since 2021 |
Senior Vice President – Fund Administration and Analysis (2022-Present), Director of Fund Administration and Analysis (2017-2022), Vice President (2012-Present) and Financial Reporting Manager (2007-2017), Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.; Treasurer (2022-Present) and Assistant Treasurer (2013-2022), Harbor Funds; and Treasurer (2022-Present) and Assistant Treasurer (2021-2022), Harbor ETF Trust. |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)—Continued
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS—Continued
Name (Age) Position(s) with Fund |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | ||
FUND OFFICERS NOT LISTED ABOVE**–Continued | ||||
Lora A. Kmieciak (58) Vice President |
Since 2021 |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2022-Present), Senior Vice President – Fund Administration and Analysis (2017-2022) and Senior Vice President - Business Analysis (2015-2017), Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.; Vice President (2020-2022) and Director (2022-Present), Harbor Trust Company, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer (2017-2022), Harbor Funds; and Assistant Treasurer (2021-2022) and Vice President (2022-Present), Harbor ETF Trust. | ||
Diane Johnson (57) Vice President |
Since 2022 |
Vice President (2022-Present) and Tax Director (2009-Present), Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.; Vice President (2022-Present), Harbor Funds; and Vice President (2022-Present), Harbor ETF Trust. |
1 |
Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected. Each Officer is elected annually. |
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Mr. McCain is deemed an “Interested Trustee” due to his affiliation with the Adviser. |
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Officers of the Funds are “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act |
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THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT IS NOT PART OF THIS REPORT
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WHAT DOES HARBOR DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
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Why? |
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. | |||
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What? |
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include: ∎ Social Security number ∎ Account balances and transaction history ∎ Assets and investment experience ∎ Wire transfer instructions When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. | |||
How? |
All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Harbor chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your personal information | Does Harbor share? | Can you limit this sharing? | ||
For our everyday business purposes— such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus |
Yes | No | ||
For our marketing purposes— to offer our products and services to you |
Yes | No | ||
For joint marketing with other financial companies |
No | We don’t share | ||
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes— information about your transactions and experiences |
Yes | No | ||
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes— information about your creditworthiness |
No | We don’t share | ||
For nonaffiliates to market to you |
No | We don’t share |
Questions? |
Call 800-422-1050 or go to harborcapital.com |
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Who we are |
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Who is providing this notice? |
Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.; Harbor Services Group; Inc.; Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc., Harbor Trust Company, Inc., Harbor Funds, Harbor ETF Trust (collectively, “Harbor”)
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How does Harbor protect my personal information? |
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect your personal information; however, please be aware that no data security measures can guarantee 100% security.
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How does Harbor collect my personal information? |
We collect your personal information, for example, when you ∎ Open an account or make transactions on your account ∎ Give us your contact information or income information ∎ Tell us about your investment or retirement portfolio We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.
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Why can’t I limit all sharing? |
Federal law gives you the right to limit only ∎ sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes—information about your creditworthiness ∎ affiliates from using your information to market to you ∎ sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
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Affiliates |
Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. ∎ Our affiliates include the financial companies providing this notice, as well as other companies under our parent company, ORIX Corporation. | |
Nonaffiliates |
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. ∎ Nonaffiliates we share with can include companies that perform support services on our behalf or other firms that assist us in providing you with products and services, such as custodians, transfer agents, broker-dealers and marketing service firms (to support our marketing to you), as well as other financial institutions. | |
Joint marketing |
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. ∎ Harbor doesn’t jointly market. | |
Other important information | ||
Notice to investors in California and Vermont |
Under California and Vermont law, we will not share information we collect about you with outside companies, unless the law allows. For example, we may share information with your consent, to service your accounts, and in connection with legal proceedings. We will limit sharing among our companies to the extent required by applicable law. |
We recommend that you read and retain this notice for your personal files.
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