Harbor Capital Advisors Expands ETF Suite with Health Care Strategy

Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. (“Harbor”), a premier multi-manager investment firm offering access to innovative and specialized expertise across a range of investment strategies and vehicles, today announced that it is adding to its exchange-traded fund (ETF) lineup by bringing a new Harbor Health Care ETF (MEDI) to market in November, upon completion of the registration process. This offering is in addition to the firm’s growing lineup of ETFs across investment themes and asset classes. Along with ETFs, Harbor Capital offers a curated experience of mutual funds and collective investment trusts (CITs).

MEDI will be subadvised by Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P. (“Westfield”). Westfield is a long-term Harbor partner, having managed the Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund since 2000, a sleeve of the Harbor Disruptive Innovation Fund and Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF since 2021, and the Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF since 2022.

MEDI is an active, fully transparent ETF that will seek long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in securities of companies principally engaged in the research, development, production, or distribution of products and services related to the health care industry.

The health care team at Westfield has deep domain expertise and specialization across the health care sector. Exposures will be broadly diversified across health care industry groups including biotechnology, life sciences, healthcare providers, healthcare equipment, pharmaceuticals, and other subindustries.

“We think the health care sector is ripe for exceptional managers to add attractive alpha as the sector expects to benefit from several structural tailwinds such as globally aging populations and advanced science and technology driving drug innovation and treatment. Westfield has proven to be exceptional stock pickers over the past 20 years, particularly in the health care sector and we’re excited to bring that capability directly to the market with this latest thematic offering from Harbor Capital,” said Kristof Gleich, President and CIO, Harbor Capital.

MEDI will be led by two of Westfield’s seasoned health care investors. Will Muggia, President, CEO and CIO, has covered the health care sector for over 30 years and Matt Renna, Partner, has over 18 years of health care investing experience.

“We are excited to build upon the long-standing partnership with Harbor Capital, by offering investors a pure play vehicle into health care growth equities across the entire market cap spectrum. MEDI seeks to leverage Westfield Capital’s tenured team and process to identify the best secular growth stories within each subsector of health care. Market and sector volatility over the last year has presented compelling investment opportunities in some of the highest quality businesses in US health care, and we are seeing exceptional value in many companies, whose products, technologies, and services offer solutions to all stakeholders within the health care ecosystem. We believe that the convergence of innovation and value-based care within the sector will drive above market shareholder returns over the next decade,” said Matt Renna, Partner, Westfield Capital.

About Harbor Capital

Harbor is dedicated to helping clients achieve investment objectives with an active, cost-aware investing approach. For more than 30 years, our investment team has served as a guide for clients, developing portfolio strategies based on rigorous research and market analysis; sourcing select specialists and deep insights in each asset class; and evaluating performance to ensure that decisions remain in the best interests of our clients. Headquartered in Chicago, Harbor Capital Advisors had total assets under management of approximately $41 billion as of June 30, 2022. For more information, visit harborcapital.com.

About Westfield

Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P. is dedicated to providing strong and consistent investment performance based on a disciplined, team-based approach, with exceptional client service. Westfield believes their greatest strength comes from the collective wisdom of a fully engaged and inspired team working together with clear objectives. Additionally, Westfield embraces their employee ownership structure, which aligns the advancement of the organization with their clients, and serves to attract and retain exceptional talent.

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Foreside Fund Services, LLC. is the Distributor of the Harbor Health Care ETF, the Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF, and the Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF.

Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc. is the Distributor of the Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund and Harbor Disruptive Innovation Fund.

Foreside Fund Services, LLC and Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc. are not affiliated.

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