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Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 113042

Filed as HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC.

Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2001, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 5, 2026.

25 years
registered since 2001
$67,636,743,900
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. located?

Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 113042.

How much does Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. manage?

Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. reports $67,636,743,900 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 5, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $63,006,165,350 in the October 2021 data and $67,636,743,900 in the October 2026 data, up 7%. Total employees: 165 in October 2021 and 240 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: other investment advisers (12); corporations or other businesses not listed above (9); investment companies (3).

Does Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/113042

Does Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 2026 says: "We do not impose minimum account size requirements."

What changed in Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the September 2026 filing data: Changed its office addresses in Boston, MA. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
We do not impose minimum account size requirements.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$67,636,743,900

$67,636,743,900 as of October 2026, filing dated August 5, 2026.

Discretionary: $67,636,743,900.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
High net worth individuals
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 3 Assets $50,793,743,061 (75%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 3 Assets $16,843,000,839 (25%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 12 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 9 Assets $0 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2001 (25 years)
Employees
Total: 240. Performing investment advisory functions: 25.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
2 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
Boston, MANew York, NY
States registered or notice-filed
3 states or jurisdictions
ILMANY

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$63B 2021 $65B 2022 $38.8B 2023 $50.5B 2024 $64.8B 2025 $67.6B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$67,636,743,900240August 5, 2026
October 2025$64,793,443,492236July 15, 2025
October 2024$50,549,495,026224June 20, 2024
October 2023$38,762,162,820207July 17, 2023
October 2022$64,981,796,039193September 7, 2022
October 2021$63,006,165,350165May 20, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $63,006,165,350 in the October 2021 data and $67,636,743,900 in the October 2026 data, up 7%.

Total employees: 165 in October 2021 and 240 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. September 2026
    • Changed its office addresses in Boston, MA.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 27 to 25.
  3. January 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
harborcapital.comharborfunds.comreddit.com/u/harborcapital

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. (CRD 113042): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/harbor-capital-advisors-inc-chicago-il-113042