Harbor Capital Advisors Expands ETF Lineup with the Harbor Short Term Treasury ETF (HBIL)
HBIL is designed to serve as a practical portfolio implementation tool, helping advisors to efficiently manage cash balances, liquidity reserves, portfolio transitions, and short-term allocations through the convenience, transparency, and flexibility of an ETF.
Why HBIL?
"Some of the most important portfolio decisions advisors make aren't always about where to invest for growth. They're about where to hold capital until the next investment decision is made," said Kristof Gleich, President & CIO of Harbor Capital Advisors. "Through its design, HBIL seeks to give advisors a straightforward, operationally efficient way to manage cash, liquidity, and portfolio transitions while maintaining exposure to one of the most liquid segments of the fixed income market."
Advisors frequently manage temporary cash balances resulting from client inflows, portfolio reallocations, defensive positioning, or liquidity needs. Many existing solutions require tradeoffs among liquidity, operational simplicity, ETF integration, and portfolio flexibility.
HBIL seeks to simplify those decisions by providing short-term
Gleich added, "Today's advisors need implementation tools that are as thoughtful as their investment strategies. Whether serving as a cash management sleeve, a transition vehicle, or a liquidity reserve, HBIL is built to help support efficient portfolio implementation without adding unnecessary complexity."
Why Now?
As advisors continue to embrace ETF-based portfolio construction, the need for efficient cash management solutions has become increasingly important. Market volatility, elevated interest rates, and ongoing portfolio repositioning have reinforced the value of maintaining liquidity while preserving flexibility. Rather than functioning as an alpha-generating strategy, HBIL is designed to address these practical portfolio construction challenges by providing simple, transparent Treasury exposure that could help advisors manage cash and short-term allocations efficiently within their existing investment process.
About Harbor Capital
Harbor Capital Advisors is an asset manager with an AUM of
Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a Harbor fund before investing. To obtain a summary prospectus or prospectus for this and other information, visit harborcapital.com or call 800-422-1050. Read it carefully before investing.
Investing involves risk, principal loss is possible. Unlike mutual funds, ETFs may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value. The ETF is new and has limited operating history to judge.
HBIL: Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Fixed income securities are subject to interest rate and credit risk. When interest rates rise, the value of debt securities generally falls. Credit risk refers to the possibility that an issuer may fail to make principal or interest payments. Inflation may reduce the value of investments and income over time. Market risk may cause investments to fluctuate, sometimes significantly. U.S. Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, while other government securities may not be. The Fund is not a money market fund and does not seek to maintain a stable net asset value of
The views expressed herein are those of Harbor Capital Advisors as of the date indicated and are subject to change without notice. They should not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
Alpha is a measure of risk (beta)-adjusted return.
Members of the Harbor Multi-Asset Solutions and Investments Team manage the Harbor Short Term Treasury ETF (Ticker: HBIL)
Foreside Fund Services, LLC is the Distributor of the Harbor ETFs.
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Source: Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.