of
that methodology, an issuer is deemed to be a U.S. issuer if it is incorporated in, has a stated headquarters in, and trades in the U.S.; if any of these do not match, the methodology provides for consideration of certain
additional factors.
The Advisor uses a
representative sampling indexing approach to attempt to approximate, before fees and expenses, the investment performance of the Index. The Fund will invest in a representative sample of
securities with an investment profile, collectively, similar to that of the Index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics, fundamental characteristics
and liquidity measures similar to those of the Index. The Fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Index. The Fund may also seek exposure to the Index through investments in Harbor
Small Cap Earners ETF, which also tracks the Index. The Fund does not take temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued.
There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be
achieved. Stocks fluctuate in price and the value of your investment in the Fund may go down. This means that you could lose money on your investment in the Fund or the Fund may not
perform as well as other investment options. Principal risks impacting the Fund (in alphabetical order after the first six risks) include:
Market Risk: Securities markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse
market, economic, political, regulatory or other developments, which may lower the value of securities held by the Fund, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Events such
as war, military conflict, geopolitical disputes, acts of terrorism, social or political unrest, natural disasters, recessions, inflation, rapid interest rate changes, supply chain disruptions, tariffs
and other restrictions on trade, sanctions, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats, or the threat or potential of one or more such events and developments, could also significantly impact the
Fund and its investments.
Equity Risk: The values of equity securities may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular
company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment
generally. They may also decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production
costs and competitive conditions within an industry. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities.
Small Cap Risk: The Fund’s performance may be more volatile because it invests in issuers that are smaller companies. Smaller companies
may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources. Securities of smaller companies are usually less stable in price and less liquid than those of larger, more established companies.
Additionally, small cap stocks may fall out of favor relative to mid or large cap stocks, which may cause the Fund to underperform other equity funds that focus on mid or large cap stocks. In
addition, the Index’s focus on “profitable” companies may cause the Fund to underperform the broader Index Universe.
Risks Associated with Index Funds: Because the Fund uses a representative sampling index strategy, the Fund will not fully
replicate the Index. The Fund is managed to seek to track, before
fees and expenses, the performance of the Index. Therefore, unless a specific security is removed from the Index because it no longer qualifies
to be included in the Index, the Fund generally would not sell a security because the security’s issuer is in financial trouble.
If a specific security is removed from the Index, it is possible that the Fund may be forced to sell such security at an inopportune time or for
prices other than at current market values, which could have a negative effect on the Fund’s performance. The Advisor will not use techniques or defensive strategies designed to lessen the
effects of market volatility or to reduce the impact of periods of market decline. Thus, based on market and economic conditions, the Fund’s performance could be lower than funds that actively shift
their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline or a decline in the value of one or more securities. Unusual market conditions or other
unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, pandemics, political unrest or war) may impact the Index Provider and could cause the Index Provider to change the rebalance schedule of the
Index. This could cause the Index to vary from its normal or expected composition. Apart from scheduled rebalances, the Index Provider or its agents may carry out additional ad hoc
rebalances to the Index due to reaching certain weighting constraints, unusual market conditions or corporate events or, for example, to correct an error in the selection of index constituents.
When the Index is rebalanced and the Fund in turn rebalances
its portfolio to attempt to increase the correlation between the
Fund’s portfolio and the Index, any transaction costs and market exposure arising from such portfolio rebalancing will be borne directly by
the Fund and its shareholders. Therefore, errors and additional ad hoc rebalances carried out by the Index Provider to the Index may increase the costs to and the tracking error risk of the Fund.
Additional risks associated with index funds include:
Index Construction Risk: The Index Provider identifies companies
for the Index based on a proprietary methodology. The theories
and assumptions upon which the Index Provider bases the Index
and/or the methodology used in evaluating companies for the
Index may be unsound. The Index Provider and Solactive rely on
third-party data they believe to be reliable in constructing the Index, but the providers of such data do not guarantee its accuracy, availability or timeliness. The Fund may outperform or underperform other
funds that invest in similar asset classes but employ different investment styles. Errors in the construction or calculation of the Index may occur from time to time and any such errors may
not be immediately identified and corrected, which may have an adverse impact on the Fund and its shareholders. There is no guarantee that the construction methodology will accurately provide the
intended exposure.
Index Tracking Risk: The Fund
is not expected to track the performance of the Index at all times with perfect accuracy. The Fund’s return may not track the performance of the Index for a number
of reasons. For example, tracking error may occur because of differences between the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio and the Index constituents, transaction costs incurred by the Fund, the
Fund’s holding of uninvested cash, or differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or interest. Any transaction costs and market exposure arising from rebalancing the
Fund’s portfolio to reflect changes in the composition of the Index will be borne directly by the Fund and its shareholders. The Fund may not be able to invest in certain Index constituents or may
not be able to invest in them in the exact proportions in which they are represented in the Index, due to legal restrictions, potential adverse tax consequences or other regulatory reasons. The risk that the Fund
may not track the performance of the Index may be magnified during times of heightened market volatility or other unusual market conditions. For tax efficiency purposes, the Fund may sell
certain securities to realize losses causing it to deviate from the
Index.