Harbor Ares Systematic Multi-Sector Income ETF
$42.330.00 (+0.01%)
- 0.50%
- $23M
- +1.9%
- 6.58%
- 193 sh
- low $41.94high $44.66
The ETF.net SIFI Grade
C
Score 44 out of 100
- 62 of 85
Score 44 of 100 falls in the C 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.D35 out of 100Rank 53 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A79 out of 100Rank 54 of 77Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C52 out of 100Rank 41 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F17 out of 100Rank 81 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F23 out of 100Rank 77 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D27 out of 100Rank 77 of 85
Our read on SIFI
In short
CAres is a credit shop better known for private lending than index hugging. SIFI is its systematic take on core bonds: multi-sector credit, emerging-market debt, swaps and Treasury futures, measured against the Agg but not bound to it. Pays monthly.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks income and total return. It primarily invests in fixed-income instruments and may use credit-default swaps, Treasury futures, ETFs, foreign issuers, and emerging-market bonds.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SIFI Performance
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.
SIFI$10,193
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 | SIFI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.7% |
| 1 month | +1.5% |
| 3 months | −0.6% |
| 1 year | +1.9% |
| 3 years | +7.3% |
| 5 years | +2.4% |
| 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 | SIFI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.7% | |
| 2025 | +8.8% | |
| 2024 | +5.0% | |
| 2023 | +8.7% | |
| 2022 | −10.6% | |
| 2021 | −1.0% |
SIFI in the news
SIFI Dividends
- 6.58%
- $2.80
- $0.20 per share
- Monthly
SIFI Risk
- 4.6%
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.
- 0.58
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.
- −13.9%
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.
- 0.71
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.
SIFI Cost
Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield
$9,341
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SIFI 0.50%
$9,979
SCYB 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SIFI | SCYB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $900 | $55 | $845 |
| 20 | $3,460 | $216 | $3,244 |
| 30 | $9,979 | $638 | $9,341 |
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