The Harbor AlphaEdge Small Cap Earners ETF (EBIT) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of profitable U.S. small-cap companies. The ETF is managed by Harbor Capital Advisors and trades under the ticker EBIT on the NYSE Arca.

Classified as a factor-based equity ETF, the fund invests in U.S. small-cap companies selected based on profitability characteristics, seeking to avoid businesses with a persistent history of losses. Its strategy provides exposure to the U.S. small-cap market while emphasizing companies with consistent earnings.

The ETF follows a passive management approach and seeks to replicate the performance of the Harbor AlphaEdge Small Cap Earners Index, a proprietary benchmark designed to identify U.S. small-cap companies with a consistent record of profitability.

Diversification and sector exposure

EBIT provides exposure primarily associated with:

• U.S. small-cap stocks.

• Profitable companies.

• Industrials.

• Consumer discretionary.

• Technology.

• Healthcare.

• Financial services.

• Factor investing.

The portfolio includes companies from a broad range of industries, emphasizing businesses with consistent earnings rather than highly speculative firms. The ETF's performance reflects both the behavior of U.S. small-cap equities and the quality factor associated with sustained corporate profitability.

Structure and costs

EBIT shares trade on the secondary market on the NYSE Arca during regular trading hours. Share creation and redemption occur through authorized participants, a mechanism intended to help align the ETF's market price with its net asset value (NAV).

The fund charges a management fee as outlined in its prospectus and does not apply a performance fee. Dividends received from portfolio holdings may be distributed periodically to shareholders according to the fund's distribution policy.

Because it focuses on small-cap companies, the ETF may experience greater volatility than funds concentrated on larger-cap equities.

History and evolution of the ETF

The Harbor AlphaEdge Small Cap Earners ETF was launched in 2024 to provide exposure to U.S. small-cap companies through a profitability-focused investment methodology. Since inception, the fund has become part of Harbor's AlphaEdge ETF lineup, which applies quantitative strategies to identify companies with stronger fundamental characteristics.

In recent years, growing interest in factor-based investing—particularly strategies emphasizing earnings quality and corporate profitability—has supported demand for investment products with this approach.

Additional Information

Harbor AlphaEdge Small Cap Earners ETF (United States) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), with assets under management totaling $11.74 million.

Over the past 12 months, Harbor AlphaEdge Small Cap Earners ETF recorded a return of 15.64%, with its price trading between $31.92 and $40.90 during the same period.

The ETF is traded under the ticker EBIT.