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Harbor SMID Cap Core ETF (EPSB)

EPSBNYSE ArcaHarborD

$26.520.00 (−0.02%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 10:00 AM ET

D29/ 100

Rank 39 of 47 in US Active Small/Mid-Cap

D29/100Rank 39 of 47inUS Active Small/Mid-Cap
Intraday session: down, 1 prints from 26.52 to 26.52. Range 26.52 to 26.52. Use the arrow keys to read each point.26.5126.5226.5210 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.88%
Fund size
$7M
1Y total return
+20.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
57
Avg volume · 30D
3.05K sh
52W range
low $21.39high $28.31
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EPSB Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 29 out of 100

Category
US Active Small/Mid-Cap⁠
Rank
39 of 47
Six-pillar profile for EPSB. Scores out of 100: Cost 4, Risk 63, Mission not scored, Tradability 37, Holdings 38, Durability 35. Strongest: Risk (63). Weakest: Cost (4). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

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 100
    Rank 44 of 47

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 44

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D37 out of 100
    Rank 37 of 47

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 38 of 47

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D35 out of 100
    Rank 36 of 47

Our read on EPSB

ETF.net Research

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

  • Concentrated by design: about 60 US small- and mid-cap names, so each pick carries real weight in the portfolio.
  • Narrow, legible mandate. The prospectus commits it principally to common stocks and other equity securities of US small- and mid-cap companies.
  • Sits where the cohort's leaders mostly don't: DFAU, FELC and AVLC are total-market or large-cap builds, while this one lives entirely down-cap.

Worth knowing

  • Active pricing: 0.88% a year, against a 0.65% cohort median and index-built peers like DFAC at 0.17%. The manager has to earn that gap.
  • A 2025 launch with a small asset base, so there is little live track record to judge the strategy on yet.
  • Thinly traded, so spreads can run wider and order timing matters more than it would in the category's heavyweights. Distributions come once or twice a year.

EPSB Performance

Launched May 1, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
EPSB$11,999
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. EPSB $11,999. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for EPSB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEPSB
Year to date+16.8%
1 month+1.2%
3 months−3.1%
1 year+20.0%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for EPSB
YearReturn barEPSB
2026 YTD+16.8%
2025+15.1%

Since listing, May 1, 2025

EPSB in the news

EPSB Dividends

Last payment
$0.31 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 19, 2025 $0.31. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 19, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.31

$10,000 in EPSB 1 year ago paid $138 in dividends.

EPSB Risk

Risk pillarB63 out of 100Rank 14 of 44 in US Active Small/Mid-Cap
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.0%
Annualised · 17 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.15
vs 3-month T-bills · 17 months to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−8.5%
17 months · trough Mar 2026
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.65
vs its asset-class index
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

Compare EPSB and AVMC

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

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EPSB 0.88%
  • AVMC 0.18%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530EPSB $16,705AVMC $3,749

Year by year

YearEPSBAVMCOverpaying
10$1,559$328$1,231
20$5,891$1,281$4,610
30$16,705$3,749$12,956

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