Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. (“Harbor”), an asset manager that curates a suite of actively-managed ETFs, mutual funds, and collective investment trusts, has added the Harbor Active Small Cap ETF (Ticker: SMLL) to its growing lineup of ETF offerings.
SMLL is an actively managed ETF that invests in a blend of growth and value small cap companies. It seeks to offer what we believe is a cost-effective, transparent, and tax-efficient way for advisors to access the small cap blend space with an active strategy positioned to capitalize on the asset class’s inherent inefficiencies and wide dispersion of returns.
SMLL provides exclusive access to Portfolio Manager Glenn Gawronski’s approach, which is based on disciplined, common-sense investing with an eye toward mitigating portfolio risk. Gawronski, who recently left JP Morgan to start his own firm, Byron Place, has more than two decades of experience and a compelling track record of managing a $4.60 billion+ U.S. equity franchise.
Why SMLL?
“Small caps are top of mind for Harbor as we believe they have the potential to offer attractive returns over the coming cycle,” said Kristof Gleich, President & CIO at Harbor Capital Advisors. “Glenn sits squarely in the bullseye of what we’re trying to achieve at Harbor. He is a proven, committed, skilled active manager who has decided to break away and create his own boutique, honing decades of experience and knowledge he has accumulated at a larger firm. An active approach and commitment to finding companies he believes have a sustainable competitive advantage can serve as a compelling allocation for advisors who seek to capture some of the potential returns available to small cap investors.”
Harbor’s Active Small Cap ETF (SMLL) invests only in businesses with sustainable competitive advantages run by competent management teams that are good stewards of capital with a track record of success. Candidates for inclusion in SMLL must also trade at a discount to their intrinsic value.
Byron Place specializes in equity investing with a narrowed focus on providing superior risk-adjusted returns over a market cycle with an emphasis on mitigating risk.
Harbor’s Active Small Cap ETF gives access to a tenured investment manager and process with total expense ratio of 80 basis points.
