Harbor SMID Cap Core ETF (EPSB)
$26.19−0.13 (−0.49%)
- 0.88%
- $6M
- +21.6%
- 0M sh
- $26.31
- low $21.39high $28.31
The ETF.net EPSB Grade
D
Score 30 out of 100
- 40 of 48
Score 30 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.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 30
- This cap took
- −0
- Published Score
- 30
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F9 out of 100Rank 43 of 48Mission
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.B64 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.D31 out of 100Rank 41 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C42 out of 100Rank 37 of 48Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D32 out of 100Rank 39 of 48
Our read on EPSB
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 57
- 28%
- FORM
Sectors
- Industrials28.1%
- Technology24.0%
- Financials12.3%
- Health Care10.9%
- Consumer Discretionary8.7%
- Real Estate5.6%
- Materials5.4%
- Energy2.6%
- Utilities2.5%
Geography
- United States100.00%
EPSB Performance
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EPSB$12,164
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | +15.9% |
| 1 month | −2.2% |
| 3 months | −4.3% |
| 1 year | +21.6% |
| 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 | +15.9% | |
| 2025 | +15.1% |
EPSB in the news
EPSB Dividends
- $0.31 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
EPSB Risk
- 13.4%
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.
- 1.13
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.
EPSB Cost
0.88%
EPSB0.88%
- The middle half of US Active Small/Mid-Cap funds
- Median 0.59%
41 of the 47 US Active Small/Mid-Cap funds charge less.
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