Harbor Launches Firm’s 1st Multi-Manager Small-Cap ETF: QWST
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Harbor Capital Advisors has expanded its ETF lineup with the launch of firm’s first multi-manager small-cap equity strategy.
The Harbor Small Cap Explorer ETF (QWST), listed on the NYSE on April 27 with an 80 basis point expense ratio, utilizes a unique active multi-strategy approach. QWST invests in small-cap companies defined as those having a market capitalization in the range of the Russell 2500 Index, excluding its largest 250 companies, at the time of purchase.
“We believe that QWST’s multi-strategy approach provides natural diversification benefits and greater risk management potential relative to single strategy offerings,” Harbor told VettaFi. “Importantly, QWST offers enough capacity to meet market demands ($4 billion total capacity) and a competitive cost structure (0.80% expense ratio).”
Harbor’s Multi-Asset Solutions Team’s (MAST) seeks to optimize the diversification benefits of the underlying managers, minimizes factor risks, and enable idiosyncratic risk to drive portfolio returns, according to the firm. MAST’s approach is focused on three key tenets: Optimization scenarios, Cross Sectional Risk Exposures, and Qualitative Review.
“Ultimately, MAST is seeking a portfolio with diversification of styles, philosophies, and specializations that maintains significant active positioning,” Harbor said.
The five subadvisors for QWST include Connacht Asset Management, Copeland Capital Management, Granahan Investment Management, Huber Capital Management, and Reinhart Partners. Each subadvisor has its own distinct investment style and will act independently from the other subadvisors.
“Harbor continues to demonstrate they are committed to growing their ETF presence and tapping into strong active management capabilities to meet advisors that have embraced the structure,” Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, said.
QWST is the 13th active transparent ETF launched by Harbor since the firm’s debut in the ETF market in September 2021.
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