
Harbor SMID Cap Core ETF (EPSB)
$26.520.00 (−0.02%)
- 0.88%
- $7M
- +20.0%
- 3.05K sh
- low $21.39high $28.31
The ETF.net EPSB Grade
Score 29 out of 100
- 39 of 47
Score 29 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F4 out of 100Rank 44 of 47Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B63 out of 100Rank 14 of 44Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D37 out of 100Rank 37 of 47Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D38 out of 100Rank 38 of 47Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D35 out of 100Rank 36 of 47
Our read on EPSB
In short
DMost "core" equity ETFs mean large caps and a phone book of holdings. Harbor's SMID Cap Core goes the other way: an active, roughly 60-stock portfolio of US small- and mid-cap companies, launched in 2025.
Stated mandate
The Fund invests principally in common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. small- and mid-capitalization companies.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
EPSB Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | EPSB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +16.8% |
| 1 month | +1.2% |
| 3 months | −3.1% |
| 1 year | +20.0% |
| 3 years | |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EPSB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +16.8% | |
| 2025 | +15.1% |
EPSB in the news
EPSB Dividends
- $0.31 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
$10,000 in EPSB 1 year ago paid $138 in dividends.
EPSB Risk
- 13.0%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.15
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −8.5%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.65
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
EPSB Cost
Overpaying vs AVMC, cheapest in US Active Small/Mid-Cap
$12,956
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
EPSB 0.88%
$16,705
AVMC 0.18% Cheapest
$3,749
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | EPSB | AVMC | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,559 | $328 | $1,231 |
| 20 | $5,891 | $1,281 | $4,610 |
| 30 | $16,705 | $3,749 | $12,956 |
Other funds in US Active Small/Mid-Cap
- DRSMCRockefeller U.S. Small-Mid Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +7.5%
- DEPMVHarbor Mid Cap Value ETF (EPMV)Expense ratio 0.88%1 year return +20.7%
- DMGMTBallast Small/Mid Cap ETFExpense ratio 1.10%1 year return +17.7%
- DBBHMBBH Select Mid Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.81%1 year return
- FKMIDVirtus KAR Mid-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return +0.2%




