Harbor Bond Instl (HABDX) Fund Ranking and Research

Ranking, Research and Recommendation of Harbor Bond Instl (HABDX) Fund

Last Trade: $12.54 on 5/17/2013, Change: -0.04 (-0.32%)

 

Fund Manager - William Gross

Fund Manager Information

Fund Manager Tenure: 25.4 years
Fund Family: Harbor
Fund Category: Intermediate-Term Bond
Fund Performance: Feb 27, 2013
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.66)     (What does this score mean?)
Honorable Mentioning: US News (2011), Money Magazine (2011), Kiplinger (2011),

 

Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) Profile

Fund Profile and Description

Harbor Bond Instl Fund seeks total return. Harbor Bond Instl Fund invests at least 80% of total assets in a diversified portfolio of bonds, which include all types of fixed-income securities. It primarily invests in intermediate bonds with an overall portfolio rated high quality. Harbor Bond Instl Fund may invest up to 30% of total assets in non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities. It also may invest up to 15% of total assets in securities of issuers based in countries with developing (or emerging markets) economies.

 

 What we like about Harbor Bond Instl (HABDX) Fund

Data for Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) as of Feb 27, 2013

• Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) management has been with Harbor Bond Instl Fund for 25.4 years
• Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 7.03% vs 5.06% Intermediate-Term Bond category median performance)
• Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 6.34% vs 6.18% Intermediate-Term Bond category median performance)
• Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 6.88% vs 5.78% Intermediate-Term Bond category median performance)
• Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) has a lower expense ratio than its Intermediate-Term Bond average: 0.54% vs 0.89%
• Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

 What we are cautious about Harbor Bond Instl (HABDX) Fund

Data for Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) as of Feb 27, 2013

• Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) is less safe compared to its Intermediate-Term Bond peers
• Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 473.00% that is higher than the Intermediate-Term Bond average of 161.76%. This could mean Harbor Bond Instl is more nimble, but also signal potential high tax impact and high trading fees
• Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 3.05 that is higher than category average of 2.71

See Harbor Bond Instl Fund (HABDX) performance details as of Feb 27, 2013

 

Compare with other top Intermediate-Term Bond category mutual funds

Aadditional top Intermediate-Term Bond mutual funds for your consideration

Fund	Year to Date	1 Year	3 year	5 year
Harbor Bond Instl	0.40	7.03	6.34	6.88
PIMCO Investment Grade Corp Bd Admin (PGCAX)	-0.05	11.26	10.08	9.94	Compare
ING Intermediate Bond Port S2 (IIBTX)	0.46	6.93	7.76	4.94	Compare
Janus Flexible Bond D (JANFX)	0.19	5.69	6.80	7.53	Compare

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Compare with Intermediate-Term Bond category ETFs

Some Intermediate-Term Bond ETFs for your consideration

ETF	Year to Date	One Year	Three Year
Vanguard Interm-Tm Corp Bd Idx ETF (VCIT)	0.07%	7.10%	9.05%
Guggenheim BulletShares 2017 Corp Bond (BSCH)	0.47%	6.08%	0
PIMCO Investment Grade Corp Bd Index ETF (CORP)	-0.12%	5.67%	0
iShares Barclays Credit Bond (CFT)	-0.08%	5.28%	7.52%
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (BIV)	-0.13%	5.05%	8.06%

 

Harbor Bond Instl (HABDX) Fund Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
02/2013	$7.85B
01/2013	$7.82B
12/2012	$7.85B

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Harbor Bond Instl (HABDX) Fund Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
12/2012	2.78%	0%	69.54%	1.32%
09/2012	14.4%	0%	64.91%	0%
06/2012	11.66%	0%	66.26%	2.86%

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Top 10 Holdings in Harbor Bond Instl (HABDX) Fund

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Dec 30, 2012 Swu0566v5 Irs Usd R F 1.50000 Cme Vanilla [12.39%] Swu0566v5 Irs Usd P V 03mlibor Cme Vanilla [12.3%] 90day Eurodollar Futures Cme Jun15 Xcme [11.52%] 90day Eurodollar Futures Cme Dec15 Xcme [9.49%] 10yr Us Treasury Note Futures Mar13 Xcbt [9.06%] US Treasury Note 0.375% [5.54%] Bwu0617t9 Irs Usd P F 4.25000 Cme [5.22%] Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 4% 2042-01-01 [4.4%] Bwu0617t9 Irs Usd R V 03mlibor Cme [3.98%] Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 3.5% 2042-01-01 [3.83%]

Sep 30, 2012 90day Eurodollar Futures Cme Jun15 Xcme [10.86%] Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 3.5% 2042-11-01 [6.75%] 90day Eurodollar Futures Cme Mar15 Xcme [6.18%] Bwu0617t9 Irs Usd P F 4.25000 Cme [5.4%] Bwpc1cme6 Cds Usd P F 1.00000 Cme 2i65byco1 [4.89%] Bwpc1cme6 Cds Usd R V 03mevent Cme Cdx.Na.Ig.18 [4.87%] Bwu0617t9 Irs Usd R V 03mlibor Cme [3.97%] Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 3% 2027-10-01 [3.21%] Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 4% 2042-10-01 [2.78%] Wells Fargo & Co New FRN [1.99%]

Jun 29, 2012 Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 3.5% 2042-08-01 [7.28%] Bwu0617t9 Irs Usd P F 4.25000 Cme [5.71%] Bwpc1cme6 Cds Usd R V 03mevent Cme Cdx.Na.Ig.18 [5.06%] Bwpc1cme6 Cds Usd P F 1.00000 Cme 2i65byco1 [5.03%] 90day Eurodollar Futures Cme Mar15 Xcme [4.84%] US Treasury Note 1.5% [4.25%] Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 4.5% 2042-07-01 [4.15%] Bwu0617t9 Irs Usd R V 03mlibor Cme [4.13%] US Treasury Note 1% [3.53%] Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 5.5% 2042-07-01 [3.48%]

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