Harbor’s History, Organization & Ownership
Harbor Capital is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Harbor Capital was founded in 1983 and began offering publicly available investment funds in 1986. Harbor Capital
is a wholly owned subsidiary of ORIX Corporation (ORIX), a global financial services company based in Tokyo, Japan.
ORIX provides a range of financial services to corporate and retail customers around the world, including financing,
leasing, real estate and investment banking services. The stock of ORIX trades publicly on both the New York (through
American Depositary Receipts) and Tokyo Stock Exchanges.
Investment Advisory Services
Harbor Capital provides discretionary investment advisory services to our clients. Our investment solutions include:
• the Harbor Funds and Harbor Funds II complexes of mutual funds, each an investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Harbor Funds and Harbor Funds II are
comprised of individual funds (“Funds”), each with different investment objectives and strategies.
Harbor Capital provides investment advisory services with respect to each Fund, subject to the
oversight of the Board of Trustees of Harbor Funds and Harbor Funds II.
• the Harbor ETF Trust complex of exchange-traded funds, an investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Harbor ETF Trust is comprised of individual exchange-traded funds
(“ETFs”), each with different investment objectives and strategies. Harbor Capital provides investment
advisory services with respect to each ETF, subject to the oversight of the Board of Trustees of Harbor
ETF Trust.
• the Harbor Cayman Inflation Focus Ltd, Harbor Cayman Energy Transition Ltd, Embark Cayman Fund
I Ltd, Embark Cayman Fund II Ltd, Embark Cayman Fund III Ltd, Embark Cayman Fund IV Ltd, Embark
Cayman Fund V Ltd and Embark Cayman Fund VI Ltd (each a “Cayman Subsidiary”), which are wholly-
owned subsidiaries of Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF, Harbor Energy Transition Strategy
ETF and Embark Commodity Strategy Fund, series of Harbor ETF Trust and Harbor Funds II, respectively.
The sole purpose of each Cayman Subsidiary is to provide the respective ETF and mutual fund exposure
to the commodity markets within the limitations of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. Each
Cayman Subsidiary is a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands and is overseen by its
own board of directors. Each respective ETF and mutual fund is the sole shareholder of the respective
Cayman Subsidiary, and it is not currently expected that shares of a Cayman Subsidiary will be sold or
offered to other investors.
• the Harbor Collective Investment Trust, a collective investment trust exempt from registration under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 pursuant to section 3(c)(11). Harbor Collective Investment Trust
is comprised of individual collective investment trusts (“CITs”), each with different investment
objectives and strategies. Harbor Trust Company, Inc. (“Harbor Trust Company”), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Harbor Capital, serves as trustee to Harbor Collective Investment Trust and the CITs.
Harbor Capital provides investment advisory services with respect to the CITs, subject to the oversight
of Harbor Trust Company. The CITs are only available for investment by certain qualified plans and
other eligible investors.
• the Harbor Capital Group Trust for Defined Benefit Plans, a collective investment vehicle exempt from
registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 pursuant to Sections 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7). The
Group Trust is comprised of defined benefit retirement plan assets of a small number of corporate
defined benefit plans. The Group Trust is only available to defined benefit plans. Harbor provides
investment advisory services with respect to the Group Trust,
• a range of model portfolios (“Model Portfolios”) comprised of mutual funds and/or ETFs. Harbor
Capital provides the Model Portfolios for use by third-party financial advisers and other intermediaries
for use as investment strategies for managing their underlying client accounts. Harbor Capital does not
manage Model Portfolio assets on behalf of individual financial advisers or retail clients. Harbor Capital
does not tailor the Model Portfolios to meet the needs of individual clients.
• providing index construction and maintenance services. Our index providing services are overseen by
Harbor’s Index Committee. The indexes developed by Harbor Capital are designed to be tracked by
Harbor Capital sponsored products, such as ETFs. Harbor Capital employs a third-party index calculation
agent with respect to such indexes.
• We provide investment advisory services directly or by employing a “manager-of-managers” approach
through which we enter into subadvisory agreements with investment advisers) (each, a “Subadviser”)
that either provide discretionary investment management services directly or provide portfolios of
investment recommendations to us that we select and execute. We monitor, evaluate and oversee
each Subadviser’s performance. When necessary, we replace or terminate or, in the case of Harbor
Funds, Harbor Funds II and Harbor ETF Trust, we recommend to the Board of Trustees the replacement
or termination of a Subadviser. With respect to Harbor Funds, Harbor Funds II and Harbor ETF Trust,
the Board of Trustees must approve each investment advisory and subadvisory agreement.
We establish investment policies, strategies, and guidelines for each client and update those policies, strategies, and
guidelines as necessary. In the case of fully discretionary subadvised arrangements, each Subadviser is responsible
for making the day-to-day investment decisions for the assets that we have allocated to them, including the
securities to be purchased or sold and the timing and manner in which to effect those securities transactions. In the
case of Subadviser provided models implemented by Harbor Capital, we may implement the strategies as provided
or may deviate from them but in either case are responsible for the timing and manner in which to effect securities
transactions. All investment decisions must conform to the stated investment policies, strategies and guidelines.
Assets Under Management
The amount of regulatory assets under management as of December 31, 2023 was $50,549,495,026. All assets under
management are managed on a discretionary basis.
FEES & COMPENSATION
Compensation Terms
Information is provided below regarding the fees paid to Harbor Capital in exchange for the advisory services it
provides to each listed product.
Harbor Funds
Harbor Funds pays Harbor Capital an advisory fee at an annual rate based on the average net assets of each Fund.
Advisory fees accrue daily and are paid monthly in arrears. Harbor Capital, in turn, uses its assets to pay each
Subadviser for advisory services. The advisory fee is in addition to Harbor Funds’ other operating expenses that are
borne by each Fund. The annual operating expenses of each Fund are described in the respective Fund’s prospectus.
Harbor Funds II
Harbor Funds II pays Harbor Capital an advisory fee at an annual rate based on the average net assets of each Fund.
Advisory fees accrue daily and are paid monthly in arrears. Harbor Capital, in turn, uses its assets to pay each
Subadviser for advisory services. The advisory fee is in addition to Harbor Funds II’s other operating expenses that
are borne by each Fund. The annual operating expenses of each Fund are described in the respective Fund’s
prospectus.
Harbor ETF Trust
Harbor ETF Trust pays Harbor Capital a unitary advisory fee at an annual rate based on the average net assets of
each ETF. Advisory fees accrue daily and are paid monthly in arrears. Out of the unitary advisory fee, Harbor Capital
pays substantially all operating expenses of the ETF, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund
administration, legal, audit and other services. Harbor Capital is responsible for compensating Subadvisers, if any,
for advisory services. The total annual operating expenses of each ETF is described in the respective ETF’s prospectus.
Cayman Subsidiaries
In order to avoid any double charging of advisory fees, Harbor Capital has contractually agreed to waive the advisory
fee received from the Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF, Harbor Energy Transition Strategy ETF and
Embark Commodity Strategy Fund in an amount equal to the advisory fee received from each respective Cayman
Subsidiary.
Harbor Collective Investment Trusts
Each CIT pays Harbor Capital an advisory fee at an annual rate based on the average net assets of such CIT. Advisory
fees accrue daily and are paid monthly in arrears. Harbor Capital, in turn, uses its assets to pay each Subadviser for
advisory services provided with respect to such CIT. The advisory fee is in addition to the CITs’ other operating
expenses (including trustee and other expenses) that are borne by each CIT. The annual operating expenses of each
CIT are described in the respective CIT’s offering documents.
Group Trust
The corporate defined benefits plans comprising the Group Trust pay servicing fees to Harbor Capital quarterly in
arrears that are based on a percentage of the average value of the assets of their respective plans as of month end.
Each Subadviser is paid for its advisory services directly from the assets of the Group Trust.
Model Portfolios
Harbor does not currently impose a fee for the Model Portfolios.
Management, Administrative & Support Services
Harbor Capital is also responsible for providing various management, financial, administrative, compliance, legal and
regulatory, and tax services to its clients. These services are described in the agreements between Harbor Capital
and each client. We do not charge a separate fee for any of these services.
Index Provider Services
Harbor Capital does not currently impose a separate licensing fee for the use of its custom indexes; however, Harbor,
in its capacity of serving as the investment advisor to Harbor sponsored products that track the index, such as ETFs,
earns an advisory fee for such services.
Fees to Our Subsidiaries
Harbor Services Group, Inc. serves as the transfer agent for each Fund and each CIT. Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc.
serves as the distributor for the Funds and the CITs. Harbor Trust Company serves as the trustee to the CITs. Harbor
Services Group and Harbor Funds Distributors receive transfer agency fees and distribution fees, respectively, from
the Funds. Harbor Services Group and Harbor Trust Company receive transfer agency fees and trustee fees,
respectively, from the CITs. See below at “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations.”
Other Expenses
Our clients also pay transaction costs or commissions when securities are bought and sold. See “Brokerage Practices”
below.
PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES & SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
We do not receive performance-based fees from any client. All of the fees that we receive from a client are based
on a percentage of the assets being managed.