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Prospectus

March 1, 2007 (as revised June 8, 2007)

Equity Funds

Domestic Equity

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund Harbor Small Company Growth Fund Harbor Large Cap Value Fund Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund Harbor SMID Value Fund Harbor Small Cap Value Fund

International Equity

Harbor International Fund Harbor International Growth Fund Harbor Global Value Fund

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved any fund’s shares as an investment or determined whether this prospectus is accurate or complete. Anyone who tells you otherwise is committing a crime.


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Table of Contents


 

Overview of Funds

     1

Risk/Return Summary

  

DOMESTIC EQUITY

  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund

     2

Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund

     4

Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund

     6

Harbor Small Company Growth Fund

     8

Harbor Large Cap Value Fund

   10

Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund

   12

Harbor SMID Value Fund

   14

Harbor Small Cap Value Fund

   16

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY

  

Harbor International Fund

   18

Harbor International Growth Fund

   20

Harbor Global Value Fund

   22

The Funds’ Investments

  

Additional Information About the Funds’ Principal Investments

   24

Information About the Funds’ Other Investments

   25

The Adviser and Subadvisers

   26

Your Harbor Funds Account

  

Choosing a Share Class

   36

Minimum Investment Exceptions

   37

How to Purchase Shares

   38

How to Exchange Shares

   40

How to Sell Shares

   42

Shareholder and Account Policies

  

Rights Reserved by Harbor Funds

   44

Excessive Trading/Market-Timing

   44

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy

   45

Pricing of Fund Shares

   46

Paying for Shares by Check

   46

In-Kind Redemptions

   46

Accounts Below Share Class Minimums

   46

Statements and Reports

   47

Signature Guarantees

   47

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

   48

Investor Services

  

www.harborfunds.com

   50

Transfer on Death Registration

   50

Telephone Services

   50

Retirement Accounts

   50

Automatic Investment Plan

   51

Automatic Exchange Plan

   51

Automatic Withdrawal Plan

   51

Dividend Exchange Plan

   51

Financial Highlights

   52

Harbor Funds Details

   58

Harbor’s Privacy Statement

   59

For More Information

   Back Cover

 


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Overview of Funds


 

The Funds’ Investment Styles

 

Each Harbor fund has its own investment style. A portfolio of equity securities provides a certain style based on the stocks’ growth or value characteristics and their market capitalizations. These “style boxes” show you each Harbor fund’s principal investment style.

 

Domestic Equity

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Legend:

  HCAF Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund
  HMCGF Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund
  HSCGF Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund
  HSCoGF Harbor Small Company Growth Fund
  HLCVF Harbor Large Cap Value Fund
  HMCVF Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund
  HSCVF Harbor Small Cap Value Fund
  HSMVF Harbor SMID Value Fund

International Equity

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  HIF Harbor International Fund
  HIGF Harbor International Growth Fund
  HGVF Harbor Global Value Fund

 


 

Who May Want to Invest in the Harbor Funds

 

The Harbor equity funds may be an appropriate investment for investors:

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With a long-term time horizon and no need for current income.

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Willing to tolerate more risk than fixed income investments.

 

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Willing to assume the risk of changes in the value of common stocks and, in the case of the international equity funds, the risks of investing in foreign markets.

 


 

What is the Role of Harbor Capital Advisors

 

Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc., a registered investment adviser, is the sponsor of the Harbor family of no-load mutual funds, each with different risk and potential return characteristics. A subsidiary of Robeco Groep N.V., Harbor Capital Advisors selects and oversees subadvisers who are responsible for managing the assets of the funds.

 


 

You Should Know

 

An investment in the funds is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Harbor Funds’ trustees may change a fund’s investment goal without shareholder approval. Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the SEC, shareholders are not required to vote to approve a new subadviser or a new or amended subadvisory agreement.

 

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Risk/Return Summary — Domestic Equity

HARBOR CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND


 

INVESTMENT GOAL

Long-term growth of capital.

PRINCIPAL STYLE CHARACTERISTICS

Mid to large cap growth stocks with more volatility than the market.

SUBADVISER

Jennison Associates LLC

466 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

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Spiros Segalas

Portfolio Manager (since 1990)

Jennison has subadvised the fund since 1990.

 

PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS

The fund invests primarily in equity securities, principally common and preferred stocks, of U.S. companies with market capitalizations of at least $1 billion and considered to have above average prospects for growth.

In general, the fund stays fully invested in stocks and does not try to time the market. The subadviser uses a bottom-up approach, researching and evaluating individual companies, to manage the fund’s portfolio. This research includes visits to companies and discussions with company management.

In selecting stocks for the fund’s portfolio, the subadviser looks for companies with the following financial characteristics:

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Superior absolute and relative earnings growth

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Superior sales growth, improving sales momentum and high levels of unit growth

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High or improving profitability

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Strong balance sheets

 

In addition, the subadviser looks for companies that have actually achieved or exceeded expected earnings results and are attractively valued relative to their growth prospects.

The subadviser focuses on stocks of companies that have distinct attributes such as:

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Strong market position with a defensible franchise

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Unique marketing competence

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Strong research and development leading to superior new product flow

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Capable and disciplined management

The subadviser prefers companies that are in the early stages of demonstrating the above financial and other characteristics.

The stocks of mid and large cap companies in the fund’s portfolio are expected to maintain or achieve above average earnings growth. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in the securities of foreign issuers, including issuers located or doing business in emerging markets.

 


 

FUND PERFORMANCE

(for the periods ended December 31)

The bar chart and table indicate the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class shares from year to year for the past ten years.

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FUND’S BEST AND WORST CALENDAR QUARTERS

(for the past 10 years)

 

        Total Return      Quarter/Year
 

Best

     30.01%      4th/1998
 

Worst

     –19.53%      3rd/2001

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(for the periods ended December 31, 2006)

The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns for different calendar periods compare to those of widely recognized, unmanaged indices of U.S. common stock prices. After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The fund’s past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

 

    

One

Year

  

Five

Years

  

Ten

Years

Capital Appreciation Fund

         

Institutional Class

         

Return Before Taxes

  2.33%    2.89%    7.52%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

  2.30%    2.85%    6.40%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

  1.56%    2.46%    6.21%

Retirement Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  2.09%    2.69%    7.28%

Investor Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  1.91%    2.46%    7.06%

Comparative Indices

         

Russell 1000® Growth

  9.07%    2.69%    5.44%

(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

         

S&P 500

  15.79%    6.19%    8.42%

(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

             

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Based upon performance of the institutional class shares prior to November 1, 2002 and adjusted to reflect higher fees and expenses.

 

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Risk/Return Summary — Domestic Equity

HARBOR CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND


 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Fund#: 012

Cusip: 411511504

Ticker: HACAX

Inception Date: 12-29-1987

RETIREMENT CLASS

Fund#: 212

Cusip: 411511827

Ticker: HRCAX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

INVESTOR CLASS

Fund#: 412

Cusip: 411511819

Ticker: HCAIX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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 possible investments. These fluctuations are a result of:

Market risk: The individual stocks in which the fund has invested or overall stock markets in which they trade go down. Additionally, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of a particular company’s stock.

Growth style risk: Over time, a growth oriented investing style may go in and out of favor, causing the fund to sometimes underperform other equity funds that use different investing styles.

Selection risk: The subadviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular companies’ stocks proves to be incorrect.

 

Mid cap risk: The fund’s performance may be more volatile because it invests in mid cap stocks. Mid cap companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources. They are usually less stable in price and less liquid than those of larger, more established companies.

Foreign securities risk: Prices of the fund’s foreign securities may go down because of unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates, foreign government actions, political instability or the more limited availability of accurate information about foreign issuers. Also, a decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar will reduce the unhedged value of securities denominated in those currencies. Foreign securities are sometimes less liquid and harder to value than securities of U.S. issuers. These risks are more significant for issuers in emerging market countries.

 


 

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

 

    

Institutional

Class

 

Retirement

Class

 

Investor

Class

 
Shareholder fees   None   None   None

(fees paid directly from your investment)

       
 
Annual fund operating expenses        

(expenses that are deducted from fund assets)

       

Management fees

  0.60%   0.60%   0.60%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

  None   0.25%   0.25%

Other expenses

  0.07%   0.07%   0.22%
              

Total annual fund operating expenses

  0.67%   0.92%   1.07%

 

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that:

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You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated;

n  

You redeem at the end of each period;

n  

Your investment has a 5% return each year; and

n  

The fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:

 

    

One

Year

  

Three

Years

  

Five

Years

  

Ten

Years

 

Institutional Class

  $ 68    $ 214    $ 373    $ 835
 

Retirement Class

  $ 94    $ 293    $ 509    $ 1,131
 

Investor Class

  $ 109    $ 340    $ 590    $ 1,306

 

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HARBOR MID CAP GROWTH FUND


 

INVESTMENT GOAL

Long-term growth of capital.

PRINCIPAL STYLE CHARACTERISTICS

Mid cap companies with significant capital appreciation potential.

SUBADVISER

Wellington Management Company, LLP

75 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

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Michael T. Carmen, CFA, CPA

Portfolio Manager (since 2005)

Mario E. Abularach, CFA

Equity Research Analyst (since 2006)

Wellington Management has subadvised the fund since September 20, 2005.

 

PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS

The fund invests primarily in equity securities, principally common and preferred stocks of mid cap companies. We define mid cap companies as those with market capitalizations that fall within the range of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index provided that if the upper end of the range of that Index falls below $15 billion we will continue to define those companies with market capitalizations between the upper end of the range of the Index and $15 billion as mid cap companies. As of December 31, 2006, the range of the Index was $1.2 billion to $21.4 billion, but it is expected to change frequently.

In general, the fund stays fully invested in stocks and does not try to time the market. The subadviser uses a bottom up approach, employing fundamental analysis to identify individual companies for potential investment in the fund’s portfolio.

 

In analyzing companies for investment, the subadviser looks for, among other things:

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Strong earnings growth

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Improving operating trends

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Competitive advantages such as a superior management team

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Attractive relative value within the context of a security’s primary trading market

Under normal circumstances, the fund intends to invest substantially all, but must invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of mid cap companies. The fund’s 80% investment policy may not be changed unless the fund provides 60 days advance notice to its shareholders. The fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities, which may include emerging markets.

 


 

FUND PERFORMANCE

(for the periods ended December 31)

The bar chart and table indicate the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class shares from year to year since its inception.

LOGO

FUND’S BEST AND WORST CALENDAR QUARTERS

(since inception)

 

        Total Return      Quarter/Year
 

Best

     30.25%      4th/2001
 

Worst

     –34.77%      3rd/2001

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(for the periods ended December 31, 2006)

The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns for different calendar periods compare to those of a widely recognized, unmanaged index of U.S. common stock prices. After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The fund’s past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

 

    

One

Year

  

Five

Years

  

Life

of Fund

Mid Cap Growth Fund

         

Institutional Class

         

Return Before Taxes

  12.80%    7.25%    –1.72%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

  12.70%    6.88%    –2.00%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

  8.46%    6.25%    –1.48%

Retirement Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  12.31%    7.12%    –1.86%

Investor Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  12.36%    7.02%    –1.93%

Comparative Index

         

Russell Midcap® Growth

  10.66%    8.22%    –0.39%

(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

             

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Based upon performance of the institutional class shares prior to November 1, 2002 and adjusted to reflect higher fees and expenses.

 

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HARBOR MID CAP GROWTH FUND


 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Fund#: 019

Cusip: 411511876

Ticker: HAMGX

Inception Date: 11-01-2000

RETIREMENT CLASS

Fund#: 219

Cusip: 411511793

Ticker: HRMGX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

INVESTOR CLASS

Fund#: 419

Cusip: 411511785

Ticker: HIMGX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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 possible investments. These fluctuations are a result of:

Market risk: The individual stocks in which the fund has invested or overall stock markets in which they trade go down. Additionally, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of a particular company’s stock.

Growth style risk: Over time, a growth oriented investing style may go in and out of favor, causing the fund to sometimes underperform other equity funds that use different investing styles.

Selection risk: The subadviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular companies’ stocks proves to be incorrect.

Mid cap risk: The fund’s performance may be more volatile because it invests primarily in mid cap stocks. Mid cap companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources. They are usually less stable in price and less liquid than those of larger, more established companies.

Foreign securities risk: Prices of the fund’s foreign securities may go down because of unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates, foreign government actions, political instability or the more limited availability of accurate information about foreign issuers. Also, a decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar will reduce the unhedged value of securities denominated in those currencies. Foreign securities are sometimes less liquid and harder to value than securities of U.S. issuers. These risks are more significant for issuers in emerging market countries.

Portfolio turnover risk: The fund may engage in active and frequent trading to achieve its principal investment strategies. This may lead to the realization and distribution to shareholders of higher capital gains, which would increase the shareholder’s tax liability. Frequent trading also increases the transaction costs, which could detract from the fund’s performance.

 


 

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

 

    

Institutional

Class

 

Retirement

Class

 

Investor

Class

 
Shareholder fees   None   None   None

(fees paid directly from your investment)

       
 
Annual fund operating expenses        

(expenses that are deducted from fund assets)

       

Management fees

  0.75%   0.75%   0.75%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

  None   0.25%   0.25%

Other expenses

  0.31%   0.30%   0.44%
              

Total annual fund operating expenses1

  1.06%   1.30%   1.44%

1

 

Because the adviser voluntarily agreed to limit the fund’s operating expenses, the fund’s actual expenses for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 were 0.94% for the Institutional Class, 1.18% for the Retirement Class, and 1.32% for the Investor Class. This agreement is temporary and may be terminated at any time, although the adviser has no present intention to do so.

 

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on the gross expenses and assumes that:

n  

You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated;

n  

You redeem at the end of each period;

n  

Your investment has a 5% return each year; and

n  

The fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:

 

    

One

Year

  

Three

Years

  

Five

Years

  

Ten

Years

 

Institutional Class

  $ 108    $ 337    $ 585    $ 1,294
 

Retirement Class

  $ 132    $ 412    $ 713    $ 1,568
 

Investor Class

  $ 147    $ 456    $ 787    $ 1,724

 

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HARBOR SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND


 

INVESTMENT GOAL

Long-term growth of capital.

PRINCIPAL STYLE CHARACTERISTICS

Small cap growth stocks demonstrating consistent or accelerating earnings growth.

SUBADVISER

Westfield Capital Management Company LLC

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

LOGO

William Muggia

Lead Portfolio Manager (since 2000)

LOGO

Arthur Bauernfeind

Portfolio Manager (since 2000)

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Ethan Meyers

Portfolio Manager (since 2000)

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Scott Emerman

Portfolio Manager (since 2002)

Westfield has subadvised the fund since its inception in 2000.

 

Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund is closed to new investors.

PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS

The fund invests primarily in equity securities, principally common and preferred stocks, of small cap companies. We define small cap companies as those with market capitalizations that fall within the range of the Russell 2000® Index provided that if the upper end of the range of that Index falls below $2.5 billion we will continue to define those companies with market capitalizations between the upper end of the range of the Index and $2.5 billion as small cap companies. As of December 31, 2006, the range of the Index was $68 million to $3.0 billion, but it is expected to change frequently.

In general, the fund stays fully invested in stocks and does not try to time the market. The subadviser uses a bottom-up approach by first identifying companies that meet strict fundamental criteria and then performing a qualitative review on each identified company to select companies for investment in the fund’s portfolio. This means that individual stock selections primarily determine the fund’s sector weightings. The subadviser’s research may also include initial personal interviews and continuing contacts with company management.

In selecting stocks for the fund’s portfolio, the subadviser looks for companies with the following characteristics:

n  

Accelerating earnings momentum

n  

Strong earnings growth

n  

Strong balance sheet

n  

Attractive valuation as measured by price/earnings to growth ratio

In addition, the subadviser prefers companies with the following qualitative characteristics:

n  

Superior company management

n  

Significant insider ownership

n  

Unique market position and broad market opportunities

n  

Solid financial controls and accounting

The fund expects to invest in approximately 60 to 70 companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund intends to invest substantially all, but must invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in a diversified portfolio of small cap equity securities. The fund’s 80% investment policy may not be changed unless the fund provides 60 days advance notice to its shareholders.

 


 

FUND PERFORMANCE

(for the periods ended December 31)

The bar chart and table indicate the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class shares from year to year since its inception.

LOGO

FUND’S BEST AND WORST CALENDAR QUARTERS

(since inception)

 

        Total Return      Quarter/Year
 

Best

     21.54%      2nd/2003
 

Worst

     –18.40%      3rd/2002

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(for the periods ended December 31, 2006)

The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns for different calendar periods compare to those of a widely recognized, unmanaged index of U.S. common stock prices. After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The fund’s past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

 

     One
Year
   Five
Years
   Life
of Fund

Small Cap Growth Fund

         

Institutional Class

         

Return Before Taxes

  10.87%    8.48%    8.02%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

  9.42%    7.75%    7.43%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

  9.01%    7.32%    6.96%

Retirement Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  10.53%    8.26%    7.80%

Investor Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  10.36%    8.10%    7.68%

Comparative Index

         

Russell 2000® Growth

  13.34%    6.93%    1.59%

(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

             

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Based upon performance of the institutional class shares prior to November 1, 2002 and adjusted to reflect higher fees and expenses.

 

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HARBOR SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND


 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Fund#: 010

Cusip: 411511868

Ticker: HASGX

Inception Date: 11-01-2000

RETIREMENT CLASS

Fund#: 210

Cusip: 411511769

Ticker: HRSGX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

INVESTOR CLASS

Fund#: 410

Cusip: 411511777

Ticker: HISGX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

 

Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund is closed to new investors.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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 possible investments. These fluctuations are a result of:

Market risk: The individual stocks in which the fund has invested or overall stock markets in which they trade go down. Additionally, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of a particular company’s stock.

Growth style risk: Over time, a growth oriented investing style may go in and out of favor, causing the fund to sometimes underperform other equity funds that use different investing styles.

 

Selection risk: The subadviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular companies’ stocks proves to be incorrect.

Small cap risk: The fund’s performance may be more volatile because it invests primarily in small cap stocks. Smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources. They are usually less stable in price and less liquid than those of larger, more established companies.

Limited issuers risk: Because the fund typically invests in approximately 60 to 70 companies, an adverse event affecting a particular company may hurt the fund’s performance more than if it had invested in a larger number of companies.

 


 

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

 

    

Institutional

Class

 

Retirement

Class

 

Investor

Class

 
Shareholder fees   None   None   None

(fees paid directly from your investment)

       
 
Annual fund operating expenses        

(expenses that are deducted from fund assets)

       

Management fees

  0.75%   0.75%   0.75%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

  None   0.25%   0.25%

Other expenses

  0.07%   0.07%   0.22%
              

Total annual fund operating expenses

  0.82%   1.07%   1.22%

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that:

n  

You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated;

n  

You redeem at the end of each period;

n  

Your investment has a 5% return each year; and

n  

The fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:

 

    

One

Year

  

Three

Years

  

Five

Years

  

Ten

Years

 

Institutional Class

  $ 84    $ 262    $ 455    $ 1,014
 

Retirement Class

  $ 109    $ 340    $ 590    $ 1,306
 

Investor Class

  $ 124    $ 387    $ 670    $ 1,477

 

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HARBOR SMALL COMPANY GROWTH FUND


 

INVESTMENT GOAL

Long-term growth of capital.

PRINCIPAL STYLE CHARACTERISTICS

Small cap growth stocks demonstrating consistent or accelerating earnings growth.

SUBADVISER

NorthPointe Capital LLC

101 West Big Beaver Road

Suite 745

Troy, MI 48084

LOGO

Carl Wilk, CFP

Portfolio Manager (since 2006)

NorthPointe has subadvised the fund since its inception in 2006.

 

 

PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS

The fund invests primarily in equity securities, principally common stocks, of small cap companies. We define small cap companies as those with market capitalizations that fall within the range of the Russell 2000® Index provided that if the upper end of the range of that Index falls below $2.5 billion we will continue to define those companies with market capitalizations between the upper end of the range of the Index and $2.5 billion as small cap companies. As of December 31, 2006, the range of the Index was $68 million to $3.0 billion, but it is expected to change frequently.

In general, the fund stays fully invested in stocks and does not try to time the market. The subadviser utilizes a combination of quantitative analysis and fundamental research to identify companies that the subadviser believes have a proven, consistent track record and a sustainable competitive advantage.

In selecting stocks for the fund’s portfolio, the subadviser looks for companies with strong fundamentals, including:

n  

strong management team

n  

solid balance sheet

n  

attractive valuations

 

The subadviser then looks for catalysts which may accelerate future earnings growth, such as:

n  

development of new products, technology or markets

n  

formation of a new management team

n  

rising earnings and/or margins

The subadviser seeks to control overall risk in the portfolio by maintaining a portfolio of typically between 60 to 80 companies and by employing a disciplined sell strategy. This strategy involves trimming or selling positions when a stock does not meet the subadviser’s expectations, it reaches or exceeds the subadviser’s valuation targets or the subadviser identifies more attractive investment alternatives.

The fund may invest without limit in equity securities of small cap companies purchased in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) although there can be no assurance that the fund will have meaningful access to IPOs.

Under normal circumstances, the fund intends to invest substantially all, but must invest at least 80%, of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in a diversified portfolio of small cap equity securities. The fund’s 80% investment policy may not be changed unless the fund provides 60 days advance notice to its shareholders.

 


 

FUND PERFORMANCE

Because the fund is newly organized and does not yet have a complete calendar year’s performance history, the bar chart and total return tables are not provided. See page 28 for information relating to the subadviser.

 

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HARBOR SMALL COMPANY GROWTH FUND


 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Fund#: 026

Cusip: 411511496

Ticker: HGSCX

Inception Date: 02-01-2006

RETIREMENT CLASS

Fund#: 226

Cusip: 411511470

Ticker: HSGRX

Inception Date: 02-01-2006

INVESTOR CLASS

Fund#: 426

Cusip: 411511488

Ticker: HSGIX

Inception Date: 02-01-2006

 

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

Stocks do 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 possible investments. These fluctuations are a result of:

Stock market risk: The individual stocks in which the fund has invested or overall stock markets in which they trade go down.

Growth style risk: Over time, a growth investing style may go in and out of favor, causing the fund to sometimes underperform other equity funds that use different investing styles.

Selection risk: The subadviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular companies’ stocks proves to be incorrect.

Small cap risk: The fund’s performance may be more volatile because it invests primarily in small cap stocks. Smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources. They are usually less stable in price and less liquid than those of larger, more established companies.

 

Initial public offering risk: The fund may have limited access to IPOs and may not be able to buy any or as many shares as it would like at the IPO price. The price of shares purchased in an IPO can be significantly more volatile than the price of shares of stocks with an established trading history. The price of shares purchased in an IPO can experience significant and sudden price drops.

Limited issuers risk: Because the fund typically invests in approximately 60 to 80 companies, an adverse event affecting a particular company may hurt the fund’s performance more than if it had invested in a larger number of companies.

Portfolio turnover risk: The fund may engage in active and frequent trading to achieve its principal investment strategies. This may lead to the realization and distribution to shareholders of higher capital gains, which would increase the shareholder’s tax liability. Frequent trading also increases the transaction costs, which could detract from the fund’s performance.

 


 

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

 

    

Institutional

Class

 

Retirement

Class

 

Investor

Class

 
Shareholder fees        

(fees paid directly from your investment)

  None   None   None
 
Annual fund operating expenses        

(expenses that are deducted from fund assets)

       

Management fees

  0.75%   0.75%   0.75%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

  None   0.25%   0.25%

Other expenses

  2.37%   2.37%   2.50%
              

Total annual fund operating expenses

  3.12%   3.37%   3.50%

Contractual expense limitation (until 2-28-2008)

  2.25%   2.25%   2.25%
              

Net annual fund operating expenses

  0.87%   1.12%   1.25%

 

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on the gross expenses taking into account the expense limitation (through the first year only) and assumes that:

n  

You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated;

n  

You redeem at the end of each period;

n  

Your investment has a 5% return each year; and

n  

The fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:

 

    

One

Year

  

Three

Years

  

Five

Years

  

Ten

Years

 

Institutional Class

  $ 89    $ 749    $ 1,434    $ 3,263
 

Retirement Class

  $ 114    $ 826    $ 1,561    $ 3,506
 

Investor Class

  $ 727    $ 865    $ 1,624    $ 3,625

 

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HARBOR LARGE CAP VALUE FUND


 

INVESTMENT GOAL

Long-term total return.

PRINCIPAL STYLE CHARACTERISTICS

Large cap value stocks.

SUBADVISER

Armstrong Shaw Associates Inc.

45 Grove Street

New Canaan, CT 06840

LOGO

Jeffrey Shaw

Portfolio Manager (since 2001)

Armstrong Shaw has subadvised the fund since September 20, 2001.

 

 

PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS

The fund invests primarily in equity securities, principally common and preferred stocks, of U.S. companies with market capitalizations that fall within the range of the Russell 1000® Value Index. As of December 31, 2006, the range of the Index was $1.3 billion to $463.6 billion, but it is expected to change frequently. The fund normally expects to maintain an average weighted market cap of at least $15 billion.

In general, the fund stays fully invested in stocks and does not try to time the market. The subadviser uses a bottom-up approach, employing fundamental and qualitative criteria to identify individual companies for potential investment in the fund’s portfolio. The subadviser’s research also includes continuing contacts with company management.

In selecting stocks for the fund’s portfolio, the subadviser looks for companies with the following characteristics:

n  

Higher earnings per share growth

n  

High return on equity

n  

Relative price earnings multiple less than the S&P 500 index

n  

Selling at a substantial discount to its intrinsic value

In addition, the subadviser prefers companies with the following qualitative characteristics:

n  

Dominant brand names

n  

Low cost provider or niche player

n  

Strong management with a successful track record

The fund expects to invest in approximately 25 to 40 companies. The subadviser intends to limit the fund’s investments in any one sector as a percentage of the fund’s assets to the greater of 15% or two times the Russell 1000® Value index’s sector weightings.

Under normal circumstances, the fund intends to invest substantially all, but must invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in a diversified portfolio of large cap equity securities. The fund’s 80% investment policy may not be changed unless the fund provides 60 days advance notice to its shareholders.

 


 

FUND PERFORMANCE

(for the periods ended December 31)

The bar chart and table indicate the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class shares from year to year for the past ten years.

LOGO

FUND’S BEST AND WORST CALENDAR QUARTERS

(for the past 10 years)

 

        Total Return      Quarter/Year
 

Best

     15.81%      2nd/2003
 

Worst

     –19.06%      3rd/2002

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(for the periods ended December 31, 2006)

The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns for different calendar periods compare to those of a widely recognized, unmanaged index of U.S. common stock prices. After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation, and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The fund’s past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

 

    

One

Year

 

Five

Years

 

Ten

Years

Large Cap Value Fund

       

Institutional Class

       

Return Before Taxes

  16.11%   7.33%   9.14%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

  15.68%   7.09%   7.04%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

  11.04%   6.27%   6.65%

Retirement Class1

       

Return Before Taxes

  15.83%   7.14%   8.91%

Investor Class1

       

Return Before Taxes

  15.63%   6.89%   8.68%

Comparative Index

       

Russell 1000® Value

  22.25%   10.86%   11.00%

(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

           

1

 

Based upon performance of the institutional class shares prior to November 1, 2002 and adjusted to reflect higher fees and expenses.

 

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HARBOR LARGE CAP VALUE FUND


 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Fund#: 013

Cusip: 411511603

Ticker: HAVLX

Inception Date: 12-29-1987

RETIREMENT CLASS

Fund#: 213

Cusip: 411511751

Ticker: HRLVX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

INVESTOR CLASS

Fund#: 413

Cusip: 411511744

Ticker: HILVX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

 

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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 possible investments. These fluctuations are a result of:

Market risk: The individual stocks in which the fund has invested or overall stock markets in which they trade go down. Additionally, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of a particular company’s stock.

Value style risk: Over time, a value oriented investing style may go in and out of favor, causing the fund to sometimes underperform other equity funds that use different investing styles.

Selection risk: The subadviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular companies’ stocks proves to be incorrect.

Limited issuers risk: Because the fund typically invests in approximately 25 to 40 companies, an adverse event affecting a particular company may hurt the fund’s performance more than if it had invested in a larger number of companies.

 


 

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

 

    

Institutional

Class

 

Retirement

Class

 

Investor

Class

 
Shareholder fees        

(fees paid directly from your investment)

  None   None   None
 
Annual fund operating expenses        

(expenses that are deducted from fund assets)

       

Management fees

  0.60%   0.60%   0.60%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

  None   0.25%   0.25%

Other expenses

  0.08%   0.08%   0.23%
              

Total annual fund operating expenses

  0.68%   0.93%   1.08%

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that:

n  

You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated;

n  

You redeem at the end of each period;

n  

Your investment has a 5% return each year; and

n  

The fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:

 

    

One

Year

  

Three

Years

  

Five

Years

  

Ten

Years

 

Institutional Class

  $ 69    $ 218    $ 379    $ 847
 

Retirement Class

  $ 95    $ 296    $ 515    $ 1,143
 

Investor Class

  $ 110    $ 343    $ 595    $ 1,317

 

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HARBOR MID CAP VALUE FUND


 

INVESTMENT GOAL

Long-term total return.

PRINCIPAL STYLE CHARACTERISTICS

Mid cap value stocks of companies with inexpensive fundamentals and recent momentum, relative to their peers.

SUBADVISER

LSV Asset Management

1 North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

LOGO

Josef Lakonishok, Ph.D.

Portfolio Manager (since 2004)

LOGO

Robert Vishny, Ph.D.

Portfolio Manager (since 2004)

LOGO

Menno Vermeulen, CFA

Portfolio Manager (since 2004)

LOGO

Puneet Mansharamani

Portfolio Manager (since 2006)

LSV has subadvised the fund since September 30, 2004.

 

 

PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS

The fund invests primarily in equity securities, principally common stocks, of mid cap companies that, in the subadviser’s opinion, are out-of-favor (undervalued) in the market place at the time of purchase and have potential for appreciation. We define mid cap companies as those with market capitalizations that fall within the range of the Russell Midcap® Index provided that if the upper end of the range of that Index falls below $15 billion we will continue to define those companies with market capitalizations between the upper end of the range of the Index and $15 billion as mid cap companies. As of December 31, 2006, the range of the Index was $1.2 billion to $21.4 billion, but it is expected to change frequently.

In general, the fund stays fully invested in stocks and does not try to time the market. The subadviser’s active investment strategy uses a quantitative investment model to evaluate and recommend investment decisions for the fund in a bottom-up, contrarian value approach. The primary components of the quantitative models are:

n  

indicators of fundamental undervaluation, such as low price-to-cash flow ratio or low price-to-earnings ratio,

n  

indicators of past negative market sentiment, such as poor past stock price performance,

n  

indicators of recent momentum, such as high recent stock price performance, and

n  

control of incremental risk relative to the benchmark index.

All such indicators are measured relative to the overall universe of mid cap companies.

The fund intends to invest substantially all, but must invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of mid cap companies. The fund’s 80% investment policy may not be changed unless the fund provides 60 days advance notice to its shareholders.

 


 

FUND PERFORMANCE

(for the periods ended December 31)

The bar chart and table indicate the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class shares from year to year since its inception.

LOGO

FUND’S BEST AND WORST CALENDAR QUARTERS

(since inception)

 

        Total Return      Quarter/Year
 

Best

     15.30%      2nd/2003
 

Worst

     –20.28%      3rd/2002

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(for the periods ended December 31, 2006)

The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns for different calendar periods compare to those of a widely recognized, unmanaged index of U.S. common stock prices. After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The fund’s past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

 

    

One

Year

  

Five

Years

  

Life

of Fund

Mid Cap Value Fund

         

Institutional Class

         

Return Before Taxes

  15.91%    N/A    9.65%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

  15.17%    N/A    9.05%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

  11.03%    N/A    8.25%

Retirement Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  15.58%    N/A    9.53%

Investor Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  15.49%    N/A    9.45%

Comparative Index

         

Russell Midcap® Value

  20.22%    15.88%    15.85%

(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

             

1

 

Based upon performance of the institutional class shares prior to November 1, 2002 and adjusted to reflect higher fees and expenses.

 

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HARBOR MID CAP VALUE FUND


 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Fund#: 023

Cusip: 411511835

Ticker: HAMVX

Inception Date: 03-01-2002

RETIREMENT CLASS

Fund#: 223

Cusip: 411511728

Ticker: HRMVX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

INVESTOR CLASS

Fund#: 423

Cusip: 411511736

Ticker: HIMVX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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 possible investments. These fluctuations are a result of:

Market risk: The individual stocks in which the fund has invested or overall stock markets in which they trade go down. Additionally, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of a particular company’s stock.

Value style risk: Over time, a value oriented investing style may go in and out of favor, causing the fund to sometimes underperform other equity funds that use different investing styles.

Selection risk: The subadviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular companies’ stocks proves to be incorrect.

Mid cap risk: The fund’s performance may be more volatile because it invests primarily in mid cap stocks. Mid cap companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources. They are usually less stable in price and less liquid than those of larger, more established companies.

 


 

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

 

    

Institutional

Class

 

Retirement

Class

 

Investor

Class

 
Shareholder fees        

(fees paid directly from your investment)

  None   None   None
 
Annual fund operating expenses        

(expenses that are deducted from fund assets)

       

Management fees

  0.75%   0.75%   0.75%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

  None   0.25%   0.25%

Other expenses

  0.71%   0.69%   0.83%
              

Total annual fund operating expenses1

  1.46%   1.69%   1.83%

1

 

Because the adviser voluntarily agreed to limit the fund’s operating expenses, the fund’s actual expenses for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 were 0.95% for the Institutional Class, 1.18% for the Retirement Class, and 1.32% for the Investor Class. This agreement is temporary and may be terminated at any time, although the adviser has no present intention to do so.

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on the gross expenses and assumes that:

n  

You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated;

n  

You redeem at the end of each period;

n  

Your investment has a 5% return each year; and

n  

The fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:

 

    

One

Year

  

Three

Years

  

Five

Years

  

Ten

Years

 

Institutional Class

  $ 149    $ 462    $ 797    $ 1,746
 

Retirement Class

  $ 172    $ 533    $ 918    $ 1,998
 

Investor Class

  $ 186    $ 576    $ 990    $ 2,148

 

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HARBOR SMID VALUE FUND


 

INVESTMENT GOAL

Long-term total return.

PRINCIPAL STYLE CHARACTERISTICS

Small to mid cap value stocks.

SUBADVISER

Evercore Asset Management, LLC 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055

LOGO

Andrew Moloff

Portfolio Manager (since 2007)

LOGO

Greg Sawers

Portfolio Manager (since 2007)

Evercore has subadvised the fund since its inception in 2007.

 

 

PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS

The fund invests primarily in equity securities, principally common stocks, of small and mid capitalization companies. We define small and mid cap companies as those with market capitalizations that fall within the range of the Russell 2500TM Value Index. As of December 31, 2006, the range of the Index was $92 million to $7.3 billion, but it is expected to change frequently.

The subadviser believes that attractive investment opportunities are created when the market overreacts to near-term events, misjudges future outcomes and makes investment decisions based more on emotion than rigorous analysis. The subadviser seeks to benefit from those investment opportunities by developing, through, disciplined, fundamental bottom-up research, an assessment of a company’s intrinsic value. The subadviser employs a long-term perspective when determining a company’s intrinsic value that is not swayed by shorter-term price fluctuations or market movements, akin to that of a private investor in a company’s business. The subadviser constructs a portfolio of undervalued companies for the fund by first utilizing a proprietary quantitative model to evaluate and prioritize all of the companies within the fund’s capitalization range based on the subadviser’s estimate of the long-term normalized earning power of each company. The subadviser then performs fundamental, bottom-up research on those companies identified by the model as attractively valued, focusing on those which it believes:

n  

Have a compelling valuation relative to their long-term normalized earnings power

n  

Show attractive valuations as a result of market overreactions to near-term events

n  

Have an understandable business model and realistic plan to improve the business

n  

Show an emerging competitive advantage

Under normal circumstances, the fund intends to invest substantially all, but must invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of smaller cap companies. The fund’s 80% investment policy may not be changed unless the fund provides 60 days advance notice to its shareholders. The fund expects to invest in approximately 40 to 60 companies. In general, the fund stays fully invested in stocks and does not try to time the market.

 


 

FUND PERFORMANCE

Because the fund is newly organized and does not yet have a performance history, the bar chart and total return tables are not provided. See page 30 for information relating to the subadviser.

 

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HARBOR SMID VALUE FUND


 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Fund#: 028

Cusip: 411511421

Ticker: HASMX

Inception Date: 05-01-2007

RETIREMENT CLASS

Fund#: 228

Cusip: 411511439

Ticker: HRSMX

Inception Date: 05-01-2007

INVESTOR CLASS

Fund#: 428

Cusip: 411511413

Ticker: HISMX

Inception Date: 05-01-2007

 

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

Stocks do 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 possible investments. These fluctuations are a result of:

Market risk: The individual stocks in which the fund has invested or overall stock markets in which they trade go down. Additionally, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of a particular company’s stock.

Value style risk: Over time, a value oriented investing style may go in and out of favor, causing the fund to sometimes underperform other equity funds that use different investing styles.

 

Selection risk: The subadviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular companies’ stocks proves to be incorrect.

Smaller cap risk: The fund’s performance may be more volatile because it invests primarily in smaller cap stocks. Smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources. They are usually less stable in price and less liquid than those of larger, more established companies.

Limited issuers risk: Because the fund typically invests in approximately 40 to 60 companies, an adverse event affecting a particular company may hurt the fund’s performance more than if it had invested in a larger number of companies.

 


 

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

 

     Institutional
Class
  Retirement
Class
  Investor
Class
 
Shareholder fees   None   None   None

(fees paid directly from your investment)

       
 
Annual fund operating expenses        

(expenses that are deducted from fund assets)

       

Management fees

  0.75%   0.75%   0.75%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

  None   0.25%   0.25%

Other expenses1

  3.01%   3.01%   3.14%
              

Total annual fund operating expenses

  3.76%   4.01%   4.14%

Contractual fee waiver (until 04/30/2008)

  2.81%   2.81%   2.81%
              

Net annual fund operating expenses

  0.95%   1.20%   1.33%

1

 

Other expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on the gross expenses taking into account the expense limitation (through the first year only) and assumes that:

n  

You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated;

n  

You redeem at the end of each period;

n  

Your investment has a 5% return each year; and

n  

The fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:

 

     One
Year
   Three
Years
   Five
Years
   Ten
Years
 

Institutional Class

  $ 97    $ 521    $ 972    $ 2,223
 

Retirement Class

  $ 122    $ 598    $ 1,101    $ 2,484
 

Investor Class

  $ 135    $ 638    $ 1,167    $ 2,617

 

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HARBOR SMALL CAP VALUE FUND


 

INVESTMENT GOAL

Long-term total return.

PRINCIPAL STYLE CHARACTERISTICS

Small cap value stocks.

SUBADVISER

EARNEST Partners LLC

1180 Peachtree Street NE

Suite 2300

Atlanta, GA 30309

LOGO

Paul Viera

Portfolio Manager (since 2001)

EARNEST Partners has subadvised the fund since its inception in 2001.

 

Harbor Small Cap Value Fund is closed to new investors.

PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS

The fund invests primarily in equity securities, principally common and preferred stocks, of small cap companies. We define small cap companies as those with market capitalizations that fall within the range of the Russell 2000® Index provided that if the upper end of the range of that Index falls below $2.5 billion we will continue to define those companies with market capitalizations between the upper end of the range of the Index and $2.5 billion as small cap companies. As of December 31, 2006, the range of the Index was $68 million to $3.0 billion, but it is expected to change frequently.

In general, the fund stays fully invested in stocks and does not try to time the market. The subadviser employs a value based investment style by seeking to identify companies with stocks trading at prices below what the subadviser believes are their intrinsic values. The subadviser uses a bottom-up approach, employing fundamental and qualitative criteria to identify individual companies for potential investment in the fund’s portfolio. The subadviser utilizes relationships with key analysts and industry experts to obtain unbiased and unique research perspectives. The subadviser employs statistical analysis, designed to seek to limit company specific risk in the fund’s portfolio.

The fund generally expects to invest in approximately 55 to 70 companies. The fund’s sector weightings are a result of, and secondary to, individual stock selections.

Under normal circumstances, the fund intends to invest substantially all, but must invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of small cap companies. The fund’s 80% investment policy may not be changed unless the fund provides 60 days advance notice to its shareholders.

 


 

FUND PERFORMANCE

(for the periods ended December 31)

The bar chart and table indicate the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class shares from year to year since its inception.

LOGO

FUND’S BEST AND WORST CALENDAR QUARTERS

(since inception)

 

        Total Return      Quarter/Year
 

Best

     19.75%      2nd/2003
 

Worst

     –12.06%      3rd/2002

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(for the periods ended December 31, 2006)

The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns for different calendar periods compare to those of a widely recognized, unmanaged index of U.S. common stock prices. After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The fund’s past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

 

    

One

Year

  

Five

Years

  

Life

of Fund

Small Cap Value Fund

         

Institutional Class

         

Return Before Taxes

  10.66%    15.88%    17.35%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

  10.28%    15.73%    17.20%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

  7.44%    14.00%    15.34%

Retirement Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  10.37%    15.72%    17.19%

Investor Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  10.24%    15.54%    17.00%

Comparative Index

         

Russell 2000® Value

  23.48%    15.37%    16.46%

(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

             

1

 

Based upon performance of the institutional class shares prior to November 1, 2002 and adjusted to reflect higher fees and expenses.

 

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HARBOR SMALL CAP VALUE FUND


 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Fund#: 022

Cusip: 411511843

Ticker: HASCX

Inception Date: 12-14-2001

RETIREMENT CLASS

Fund#: 222

Cusip: 411511710

Ticker: HSVRX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

INVESTOR CLASS

Fund#: 422

Cusip: 411511694

Ticker: HISVX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

 

Harbor Small Cap Value Fund is closed to new investors.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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 possible investments. These fluctuations are a result of:

Market risk: The individual stocks in which the fund has invested or overall stock markets in which they trade go down. Additionally, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of a particular company’s stock.

Value style risk: Over time, a value oriented investing style may go in and out of favor, causing the fund to sometimes underperform other equity funds that use different investing styles.

 

Selection risk: The subadviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular companies’ stocks proves to be incorrect.

Small cap risk: The fund’s performance may be more volatile because it invests primarily in small cap stocks. Smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources. They are usually less stable in price and less liquid than those of larger, more established companies.

Limited issuers risk: Because the fund typically invests in approximately 55 to 70 companies, an adverse event affecting a particular company may hurt the fund’s performance more than if it had invested in a larger number of companies.

 


 

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

 

    

Institutional

Class

 

Retirement

Class

 

Investor

Class

 
Shareholder fees        

(fees paid directly from your investment)

  None   None   None
 
Annual fund operating expenses        

(expenses that are deducted from fund assets)

       

Management fees

  0.75%   0.75%   0.75%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

  None   0.25%   0.25%

Other expenses

  0.08%   0.08%   0.23%
              

Total annual fund operating expenses

  0.83%   1.08%   1.23%

 

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that:

n  

You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated;

n  

You redeem at the end of each period;

n  

Your investment has a 5% return each year; and

n  

The fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:

 

    

One

Year

  

Three

Years

  

Five

Years

  

Ten

Years

 

Institutional Class

  $ 85    $ 265    $ 460    $ 1,025
 

Retirement Class

  $ 110    $ 343    $ 595    $ 1,317
 

Investor Class

  $ 125    $ 390    $ 676    $ 1,489

 

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HARBOR INTERNATIONAL FUND


 

INVESTMENT GOAL

Long-term total return, principally from growth of capital.

PRINCIPAL STYLE CHARACTERISTICS

International large cap value oriented stocks.

SUBADVISER

Northern Cross Investments Limited

Clarendon House

2 Church Street

Hamilton, Bermuda HMDX

LOGO

Hakan Castegren

Portfolio Manager (since 1987)

Northern Cross has subadvised the fund since its inception in 1987.

 

PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS

The fund invests primarily (no less than 65% of its total assets) in common and preferred stocks of foreign companies, including those located in emerging market countries. Companies in the fund’s portfolio generally have market capitalizations in excess of $1 billion.

In general, the fund stays fully invested in stocks and does not try to time the market. The subadviser uses an analysis of economic and market data, as well as its knowledge of each country’s culture, to determine country and industry allocations. Before selecting a country for investment, the subadviser analyzes the stability of a country’s currency and its political, social and economic culture.

Subject to these allocations, the subadviser uses a value oriented, bottom-up approach, researching and evaluating individual companies, to select stocks for the fund’s portfolio.

 

In selecting stocks for the fund’s portfolio, the subadviser also looks for companies with the following characteristics:

n  

Businesses that the subadviser believes offer value

n  

Low price/earnings multiples relative to other stocks in each country/industry

n  

Above average, long-term earnings expectation not reflected in the price

The subadviser chooses approximately 70-90 stocks for the portfolio from a select universe of stocks.

Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest in a minimum of ten countries throughout the world.

The fund focuses on companies located in Europe, the Pacific Basin and emerging industrialized countries whose economies and political regimes appear more stable and are believed to provide some protection to foreign shareholders.

 


 

FUND PERFORMANCE

(for the periods ended December 31)

The bar chart and table indicate the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class shares from year to year for the past ten years.

LOGO

FUND’S BEST AND WORST CALENDAR QUARTERS

(for the past 10 years)

 

        Total Return      Quarter/Year
 

Best

     20.74%      2nd/2003
 

Worst

     –21.25%      3rd/2002

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(for the periods ended December 31, 2006)

The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns for different calendar periods compare to those of a widely recognized, unmanaged index of international common stock prices. The fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how the fund will perform in the future. After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The fund’s past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

 

    

One

Year

  

Five

Years

  

Ten

Years

International Fund

         

Institutional Class

         

Return Before Taxes

  32.69%    20.07%    12.64%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

  31.55%    19.43%    11.46%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

  22.49%    17.63%    10.70%

Retirement Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  32.35%    19.79%    12.36%

Investor Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  32.17%    19.58%    12.16%

Comparative Index

         

MSCI EAFE®2

  26.34%    14.98%    7.71%

(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

             

1

 

Based upon performance of the institutional class shares prior to November 1, 2002 and adjusted to reflect higher fees and expenses.

2

 

Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East

 

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HARBOR INTERNATIONAL FUND


 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Fund#: 011

Cusip: 411511306

Ticker: HAINX

Inception Date: 12-29-1987

RETIREMENT CLASS

Fund#: 211

Cusip: 411511652

Ticker: HRINX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

INVESTOR CLASS

Fund#: 411

Cusip: 411511645

Ticker: HIINX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

 

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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 possible investments. These fluctuations are a result of:

Market risk: The individual stocks in which the fund has invested or overall stock markets in which they trade go down. Additionally, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of a particular company’s stock.

Value style risk: Over time, a value oriented investing style may go in and out of favor, causing the fund to sometimes underperform other equity funds that use different investing styles.

Selection risk: The subadviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular companies’ stocks proves to be incorrect.

Foreign securities risk: The fund invests primarily in securities of foreign companies. Because of this, there is a greater risk that the fund’s share price will fluctuate more than if the fund invested in domestic issuers. Foreign securities are sometimes less liquid and harder to value than securities of U.S. issuers. In addition, foreign brokerage and custodian fees may be higher than those in the U.S. Prices of foreign securities may go down and the fund may lose money as a result of the following:

n  

Unfavorable foreign government actions, such as excessive taxation or currency controls; political, economic or market instability; or the absence of accurate information about foreign companies due in part to different financial accounting and regulatory standards.

n  

A decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar will reduce the unhedged value of securities denominated in those currencies.

Emerging market risk: The foreign securities risks are more significant for issuers in emerging market countries such as Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Basin. Additional risks include immature economic structure and less developed and more thinly-traded securities markets.

 


 

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

 

    

Institutional

Class

 

Retirement

Class

 

Investor

Class

 
Shareholder fees   None   None   None

(fees paid directly from your investment)

       

Redemption fee1

  2.00%   2.00%   2.00%
 
Annual fund operating expenses        

(expenses that are deducted from fund assets)

       

Management fees2

  0.74%   0.74%   0.74%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

  None   0.25%   0.25%

Other expenses

  0.11%   0.11%   0.25%
              

Total annual fund operating expenses

  0.85%   1.10%   1.24%

1

 

The 2% fee applies to shares redeemed (by selling, by exchanging to another fund, or by application of the accounts with small balances exchange policy) less than 60 days after purchase. The fee is withheld from redemption proceeds and retained by the fund. Shares held for 60 days or more are not subject to the 2% fee.

2

 

The contractual rate is 0.75% on assets up to $12 billion and 0.65% on assets in excess of $12 billion.

 

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on the gross expenses and assumes that:

n  

You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated;

n  

You redeem at the end of each period;

n  

Your investment has a 5% return each year; and

n  

The fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:

 

    

One

Year

  

Three

Years

  

Five

Years

  

Ten

Years

 

Institutional Class

  $ 87    $ 271    $ 471    $ 1,049
 

Retirement Class

  $ 112    $ 350    $ 606    $ 1,340
 

Investor Class

  $ 126    $ 393    $ 681    $ 1,500

 

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HARBOR INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND


 

INVESTMENT GOAL

Long-term growth of capital.

PRINCIPAL STYLE CHARACTERISTICS

Foreign companies selected for long-term growth potential.

SUBADVISER

Marsico Capital

Management, LLC

1200 17th Street

Suite 1600

Denver, CO 80202

LOGO

James Gendelman

Portfolio Manager (since 2004)

Marsico has subadvised the fund since March 1, 2004.

 

PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS

The fund invests primarily (no less than 65% of its total assets) in common stocks of foreign companies that are selected for their long-term growth potential. The fund may invest in companies of any size throughout the world. The fund normally invests in a number of countries throughout the world and maintains a core position of between 35 and 50 common stocks. The fund may invest up to 35% of the fund’s total assets, determined at the time of purchase, in common stocks of companies operating in emerging markets.

In selecting investments for the fund, the subadviser uses an approach that combines top-down economic analysis with bottom-up stock selection.

The top-down approach takes into consideration such macro-economic factors as interest rates, inflation, the regulatory environment and the global competitive landscape. In addition, the subadviser may also examine other factors that may include, without limitation, the most attractive global investment opportunities, industry consolidation and the sustainability of economic trends. As a result of the top-down analysis, the subadviser seeks to identify sectors, industries and companies that may benefit from the overall trends the subadviser has observed.

The subadviser then looks for individual companies with earnings growth potential that may not be recognized by the market at large. In determining whether a particular company may be a suitable investment, the subadviser may focus on any number of different attributes that may include, without limitation, the company’s specific market expertise or dominance; its franchise durability and pricing power; solid fundamentals (e.g., a strong balance sheet, improving returns on equity, the ability to generate free cash flow, apparent use of conservative accounting standards, and transparent financial disclosure); strong and ethical management; apparent commitment to shareholder interests; and reasonable valuations in the context of projected growth rates. This is called bottom-up stock selection.

 


 

FUND PERFORMANCE

(for the periods ended December 31)

The bar chart and table indicate the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund’s Institutional Class shares from year to year for the past ten years.

LOGO

FUND’S BEST AND WORST CALENDAR QUARTERS

(for the past 10 years)

 

        Total Return      Quarter/Year
 

Best

     25.74%      4th/1999
 

Worst

     –25.54%      1st/2001

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(for the periods ended December 31, 2006)

The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns for different calendar periods compare to those of a widely recognized, unmanaged index of international common stock prices. The fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how the fund will perform in the future. After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The fund’s past performance before and after taxes is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

 

    

One

Year

  

Five

Years

  

Ten

Years

International Growth Fund

         

Institutional Class

         

Return Before Taxes

  24.11%    9.62%    1.08%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

  24.10%    9.63%    0.47%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

  15.78%    8.45%    0.74%

Retirement Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  23.79%    9.43%    0.87%

Investor Class1

         

Return Before Taxes

  23.59%    9.28%    0.71%

Comparative Index

         

MSCI EAFE®2 Growth

  22.33%    12.27%    5.07%

(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

             

1

 

Based upon performance of the institutional class shares prior to November 1, 2002 and adjusted to reflect higher fees and expenses.

2

 

Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East

 

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HARBOR INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND


 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Fund#: 017

Cusip: 411511801

Ticker: HAIGX

Inception Date: 11-01-1993

RETIREMENT CLASS

Fund#: 217

Cusip: 411511637

Ticker: HRIGX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

INVESTOR CLASS

Fund#: 417

Cusip: 411511629

Ticker: HIIGX

Inception Date: 11-01-2002

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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 possible investments. These fluctuations are a result of:

Market risk: The individual stocks in which the fund has invested or overall stock markets in which they trade go down. Additionally, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of a particular company’s stock.

Growth style risk: Over time, a growth oriented investing style may go in and out of favor, causing the fund to sometimes underperform other equity funds that use different investing styles.

Selection risk: The subadviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular companies’ stocks proves to be incorrect.

Limited issuers risk: Because the fund typically invests in approximately 35 to 50 companies, an adverse event affecting a particular company may hurt the fund’s performance more than if it had invested in a larger number of companies.

Foreign securities risk: The fund invests primarily in securities of foreign companies. Because of this, there is a greater risk that the fund’s share price will fluctuate more than if the fund invested in domestic issuers. Foreign securities are sometimes less liquid and harder to value than securities of U.S. issuers. In addition, foreign brokerage and custodian fees may be higher than those in the U.S. Prices of foreign securities may go down and the fund may lose money as a result of the following:

n  

Unfavorable foreign government actions, such as excessive taxation or currency controls; political, economic or market instability; or the absence of accurate information about foreign companies due in part to different financial accounting and regulatory standards.

n  

A decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar will reduce the unhedged value of securities denominated in those currencies.

Emerging market risk: The foreign securities risks are more significant for issuers in emerging market countries such as Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Basin. Additional risks include immature economic structure and less developed and more thinly-traded securities markets.

Portfolio turnover risk: The fund may engage in active and frequent trading to achieve its principal investment strategies. This may lead to the realization and distribution to shareholders of higher capital gains, which would increase the shareholder’s tax liability. Frequent trading also increases the transaction costs, which could detract from the fund’s performance.

 


 

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

 

    

Institutional

Class

 

Retirement

Class

 

Investor

Class

 
Shareholder fees   None   None   None

(fees paid directly from your investment)

       

Redemption fee1

  2.00%   2.00%   2.00%
 
Annual fund operating expenses        

(expenses that are deducted from fund assets)

       

Management fees

  0.75%   0.75%   0.75%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

  None   0.25%   0.25%

Other expenses

  0.23%   0.23%   0.37%
              

Total annual fund operating expenses

  0.98%   1.23%   1.37%

1

 

The 2% fee applies to shares redeemed (by selling, by exchanging to another fund, or by application of the accounts with small balances exchange policy) less than 60 days after purchase. The fee is withheld from redemption proceeds and retained by the fund. Shares held for 60 days or more are not subject to the 2% fee.

 

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that:

n  

You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated;

n  

You redeem at the end of each period;

n  

Your investment has a 5% return each year; and

n  

The fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:

 

     One
Year
   Three
Years
   Five
Years
  

Ten

Years

 

Institutional Class

  $ 100    $ 312    $ 542    $ 1,201
 

Retirement Class

  $ 125    $ 390    $ 676    $ 1,489
 

Investor Class

  $ 139    $ 434    $ 750    $ 1,646

 

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HARBOR GLOBAL VALUE FUND


 

INVESTMENT GOAL

Long-term growth of capital.

PRINCIPAL STYLE CHARACTERISTICS

Companies throughout the world exhibiting strong value characteristics on a relative basis.

SUBADVISER

Pzena Investment Management, LLC

120 West 45th Street

20th Floor

New York, NY 10036

LOGO

A. Rama Krishna, CFA

Portfolio Manager (since 2006)

LOGO

John Goetz

Portfolio Manager (since 2006)

LOGO

Michael Peterson

Portfolio Manager (since 2006)

Pzena Investment Management has subadvised the fund since its inception in 2006.

 

PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS

The fund invests primarily in equity securities, principally common stocks of companies located throughout the world, including the United States and developed and emerging market countries. Companies in the fund’s portfolio normally have market capitalizations in excess of $2 billion at the time of purchase. In general, the fund stays fully invested in stocks and does not try to time the market.

The subadviser employs a deep value based investment approach by seeking to identify companies which are undervalued relative to their long-term earnings power. In selecting securities for the fund’s portfolio, the subadviser first uses a quantitative screening process to rank U.S. and foreign companies from the least to most expensive on the basis of their global price-to-normalized earnings ratios. The subadviser then researches those companies identified as least expensive utilizing fundamental and qualitative analysis to determine whether the problems that caused the company’s earnings shortfall are temporary or permanent. The subadviser selects individual securities for investment only when it believes:

n  

the company’s problems are temporary

n  

management has a viable strategy to generate earnings recovery

n  

there is meaningful downside protection in case the earnings recovery does not materialize.

The fund normally sells a security when the subadviser determines the company stock has reached its target price, the subadviser determines there are more attractive investment opportunities as the stock approaches its target price or there is a material change in the company’s business.

The fund expects to invest in approximately 40 to 60 companies. The fund invests, under normal conditions, in a minimum of five countries, one of which may be the U.S. The fund does not have pre-set targets for investment in any particular country or region. Depending on the subadviser’s assessment of the relative value of the companies identified for potential investment, the fund may at one time invest all or substantially all of its assets in foreign companies and at another time invest substantially in U.S. companies, although it is expected that there will normally be meaningful foreign company exposure in the portfolio. Emerging market exposure is limited to 10% of the fund’s total assets, determined at the time of purchase.

 


 

FUND PERFORMANCE

Because the fund is newly organized and does not yet have a complete calendar year’s performance history, the bar chart and total return tables are not provided. See page 31 for information relating to the subadviser.

 

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HARBOR GLOBAL VALUE FUND


 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

Fund#: 027

Cusip: 411511447

Ticker: HAGVX

Inception Date: 08-07-2006

RETIREMENT CLASS

Fund#: 227

Cusip: 411511454

Ticker: HRGVX

Inception Date: 08-07-2006

INVESTOR CLASS

Fund#: 427

Cusip: 411511462

Ticker: HIGVX

Inception Date: 08-07-2006

 

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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 possible investments. These fluctuations are a result of:

Market risk: The individual stocks in which the fund has invested or overall stock markets in which they trade go down. Additionally, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of a particular company’s stock.

Value style risk: Over time, a value oriented investing style may go in and out of favor, causing the fund to sometimes underperform other equity funds that use different investing styles.

Selection risk: The subadviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular companies’ stocks proves to be incorrect.

Foreign securities risk: The fund may invest significantly in securities of foreign companies. Because of this, there is a greater risk that the fund’s share price will fluctuate more than if the fund invested solely in domestic issuers. Foreign securities are sometimes less liquid and harder to value than securities of U.S. issuers. In addition, foreign brokerage and custodian fees may be higher than those in the U.S. Prices of foreign securities may go down and the fund may lose money as a result of the following:

n  

Unfavorable foreign government actions, such as excessive taxation or currency controls; political, economic or market instability; or the absence of accurate information about foreign companies due in part to different financial accounting and regulatory standards.

n  

A decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar will reduce the unhedged value of securities denominated in those currencies.

Emerging market risk: The foreign securities risks are more significant for issuers in emerging market countries such as Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Basin. Additional risks include immature economic structure and less developed and more thinly-traded securities markets.

Smaller cap risk: The fund’s performance may be more volatile because it may invest in smaller cap stocks. Smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources. They are usually less stable in price and less liquid than those of larger, more established companies.

Limited issuer risk: Because the fund typically invests in approximately 40 to 60 companies, an adverse event affecting a particular company may hurt the fund’s performance more than if it had invested in a larger number of companies.

 


 

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

 

    

Institutional

Class

 

Retirement

Class

 

Investor

Class

 
Shareholder fees   None   None   None

(fees paid directly from your investment)

       

Redemption fee1

  2.00%   2.00%   2.00%
 
Annual fund operating expenses        

(expenses that are deducted from fund assets)

       

Management fees

  0.85%   0.85%   0.85%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

  None   0.25%   0.25%

Other expenses2

  2.56%   2.56%   2.69%
              

Total annual fund operating expenses

  3.41%   3.66%   3.79%

Contractual expense limitation (until 02-28-2008)

  2.41%   2.41%   2.41%
              

Net annual fund operating expenses

  1.00%   1.25%   1.38%

1

 

The 2% fee applies to shares redeemed (by selling, by exchanging to another fund, or by application of the accounts with small balances exchange policy) less than 60 days after purchase. The fee is withheld from redemption proceeds and retained by the fund. Shares held for 60 days or more are not subject to the 2% fee.

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on the gross expenses taking into account the expense limitation (through the first year only) and assumes that:

n  

You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated;

n  

You redeem at the end of each period;

n  

Your investment has a 5% return each year; and

n  

The fund’s operating expenses remain the same.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:

 

    

One

Year

  

Three

Years

  

Five

Years

  

Ten

Years

 

Institutional Class

  $ 102    $ 823    $ 1,566    $ 3,532
 

Retirement Class

  $ 127    $ 897    $ 1,687    $ 3,758
 

Investor Class

  $ 140    $ 935    $ 1,750    $ 3,873

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS


 

Equity Securities

Equity securities include exchange-traded and over-the-counter common and preferred stocks, warrants, rights, security futures, convertible securities, depositary receipts and shares, trust certificates, limited partnership interests, shares of other investment companies, real estate investment trusts and equity participations. Equity investments may also include investments in initial public offerings or secondary offerings.

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ OTHER INVESTMENTS


 

Derivative Instruments

 

Each fund may, but is not required to, use derivatives for any of the following purposes:

n  

To hedge against adverse changes in the market value of securities held by or to be bought for the fund. These changes may be caused by changing interest rates, stock market prices or currency exchange rates.

n  

As a substitute for purchasing or selling securities or foreign currencies.

n  

In non-hedging situations, to attempt to profit from anticipated market developments.

A derivative instrument will obligate or entitle a fund to deliver or receive an asset or a cash payment that is based on the change in value of a designated security, index or currency.

Examples of derivatives are futures contracts, options, forward contracts, hybrid instruments, swaps, caps, collars and floors.

 

Even a small investment in derivatives can have a big impact on a fund portfolio’s interest rate, stock market and currency exposure. Therefore, using derivatives can disproportionately increase a fund’s portfolio losses and reduce opportunities for gains when interest rates, stock prices or currency rates are changing. A fund may not fully benefit from or may lose money on derivatives if changes in their value do not correspond accurately to changes in the value of the fund’s portfolio holdings. If a fund uses derivatives, it manages its derivative position by segregating enough cash or liquid securities that when combined with the value of the position will equal the value of the asset it represents.

Counterparties to over-the-counter derivative contracts present the same types of credit risk as issuers of fixed income securities. Derivatives can also make the fund’s portfolio less liquid and harder to value, especially in declining markets.

 


 

Temporary Defensive Positions

In response to extraordinary market, economic or political conditions, each fund may depart from its principal investment strategies by taking large temporary investment positions in cash or investment-grade debt securities.

The international funds may invest without limit in equity securities of U.S. issuers and investment grade notes and bonds.

 

If a fund takes a temporary investment position, it may succeed in avoiding losses but otherwise fail to achieve its investment goal.

 


 

Portfolio Turnover

 

Each fund may engage in active and frequent trading to achieve its principal investment strategies. This may lead to the realization and distribution to shareholders of higher capital gains, which would increase the shareholders’ tax liability. Frequent trading also increases transaction costs, which could detract from a fund’s performance. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006, the portfolio turnover rates for Harbor Mid Growth Fund and Harbor International Growth Fund, were 131% and 100%, respectively. A portfolio turnover rate of over 100% is higher than the rate experienced by many other investment companies and is a result of an actively managed portfolio. Although the higher turnover rate results in higher transaction costs and other expenses for these funds, the subadvisers believe that the portfolio transactions are in the best interests of shareholders.

 

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The Adviser

 

Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. is the investment adviser and provides management services to Harbor Funds.

Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc., located at One SeaGate, Toledo, Ohio, is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Robeco Groep N.V. Founded in 1929, Robeco Groep N.V. is one of the world’s oldest asset management organizations. As of December 31, 2006, Robeco Groep N.V., through its investment management subsidiaries, had approximately $197.0 billion in assets under management.

The combined assets of Harbor Funds and the pension plans managed by Harbor Capital Advisors were approximately $37.7 billion as of December 31, 2006.

Subject to the approval of Harbor Funds’ board of trustees, Harbor Capital Advisors, as the investment adviser, establishes and modifies whenever necessary the investment strategies of each fund. Harbor Capital Advisors is also responsible for overseeing each subadviser and recommending the selection, termination and replacement of subadvisers. The adviser evaluates, and allocates each funds’ assets to, one or more subadvisers.

The adviser also:

n  

Seeks to ensure quality control in the subadviser’s investment process with the objective of adding value compared with returns of an appropriate risk and return benchmark.

n  

Monitors and measures risk and return results against appropriate benchmarks and recommends whether subadvisers should be retained or changed.

n  

Focuses on cost control.

In order to more effectively manage the funds, Harbor Funds and Harbor Capital Advisors have been granted an order from the SEC permitting the adviser, subject to the approval of Harbor Funds’ board of trustees, to select subadvisers to serve as portfolio managers for the Harbor Funds, and to enter into new subadvisory agreements and to materially modify existing subadvisory agreements without obtaining shareholder approval. To the extent the SEC adopts a rule which would supersede the order, Harbor Funds and Harbor Capital Advisors intend to rely on the rule to permit Harbor Capital Advisors to act in the same manner as it currently does pursuant to the order.

In addition to its investment management services to the funds, the adviser administers each fund’s business affairs. For the year ended October 31, 2006, as shown in the table, each fund paid the adviser an advisory fee for these services. The adviser has also agreed to voluntarily reduce the total expenses of the different share classes for certain funds for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2007. This agreement is temporary and may be terminated or changed at any time. The adviser pays a subadvisory fee to each subadviser out of its own assets. No fund is responsible for paying any portion of the subadvisory fee to the subadviser.

ANNUAL ADVISORY FEE RATES

(as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets)

 

     Actual
Advisory
Fee Paid
  Contractual
Advisory
Fee

Domestic Equity Funds

     

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund

  0.60%   0.60%

Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund

  0.71%   0.75%

Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund

  0.75%   0.75%

Harbor Small Company Growth Fund

  0.75%   0.75%

Harbor Large Cap Value Fund

  0.60%   0.60%

Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund

  0.44%   0.75%

Harbor SMID Value Fund

  N/A1   0.75%

Harbor Small Cap Value Fund

  0.75%   0.75%

International Equity Funds

     

Harbor International Fund

  0.74%    

Up to $12 billion

    0.75%

In excess of $12 billion

    0.65%

Harbor International Growth Fund

  0.75%   0.75%

Harbor Global Value Fund

  0.85%   0.85%

1

 

Commenced operations May 1, 2007.

A discussion of the factors considered by the board of trustees when approving the investment advisory agreements of the funds is available in Harbor Funds’ semi-annual (for the 6 month period ended April 30) and annual (for the year ended October 31) reports to shareholders.

Each subadviser that also subadvises a portion of the pension plan assets managed by Harbor Capital Advisors has adopted procedures to reasonably ensure fair asset allocation between the respective fund and the pension plan. The objectives and investment styles of each of the Harbor Funds match those segments of the pension plan subadvised by the subadvisers. This allows Harbor Funds to utilize research and other information on a cost effective basis. Portfolio managers are monitored on an on-going basis to collect and update data about their organizations and performance.

 

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Wellington Aggressive Mid Cap Growth Composite Performance Information

 

The following table presents the past performance of a composite of certain accounts managed by Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington Management”), which serves as the subadviser to Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund. The Wellington Aggressive Mid Cap Growth composite is comprised of all fee paying accounts under discretionary management by Wellington Management in Wellington Management’s Aggressive Mid Cap Growth investment strategy that have investment objectives, policies and strategies substantially similar to those of the Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund. Except to the extent performance has been adjusted to reflect the operating costs of the Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund, Wellington Management has prepared and presented the historical performance shown for the composite in compliance with the Performance Presentation Standards of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR-PPS®), the U.S. and Canadian version of the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). AIMR has not been involved in the preparation or review of this report. The AIMR method for computing historical performance differs from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s method. Because the gross performance data shown in the table does not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees paid by the accounts comprising the composite and certain other expenses which would be applicable to mutual funds, the net performance data may be more relevant to potential investors in the fund in their analysis of the historical experience of Wellington Management in managing all mid cap growth portfolios, with investment objectives, policies and strategies substantially similar to those of the Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund. To calculate the performance of the composite net of all operating expenses, the annual fund operating expenses payable by the Institutional share class and the expense payable by the Retirement and Investor shares classes of Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 were used.

The historical performance of the Aggressive Mid Cap Growth composite is not that of any of the Harbor Funds, including Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund and is not necessarily indicative of any fund’s future results. The Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund commenced operations on November 1, 2000. Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund’s actual performance may vary significantly from the past performance of the composite. While the accounts comprising the composite incur inflows and outflows of cash from clients, there can be no assurance that the continuous offering of fund’s shares and a fund’s obligation to redeem its shares will not adversely impact the fund’s performance. Also, one of the accounts comprising the composite is not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements and other restrictions imposed by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Internal Revenue Code. If these limitations, requirements and restrictions were applicable to all accounts in the composite, they may have had an adverse affect on the performance results of the composite.

 


WELLINGTON AGGRESSIVE MID CAP GROWTH COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE

 

       For the Periods Ended December 31, 2006:  

Aggressive Mid Cap Growth Composite*

     1 Year        3 Years        5 Years       

Since

Inception

 

Composite net of all Institutional Class operating expenses

     13.34 %      15.69 %      11.15 %      6.59 %

Composite net of all Retirement Class operating expenses

     13.07        15.42        10.88        6.33  

Composite net of all Investor Class operating expenses

     12.92        15.27        10.73        6.18  

Composite gross of all operating expenses

     14.51        16.88        12.30        7.73  

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

     10.66        12.73        8.22        –0.67  

 

     For the Periods Ended December 31:  
      2000**     2001     2002     2003     2004     2005     2006  

Composite net of all Institutional Class operating expenses

   1.82 %   –11.39 %   –22.97 %   42.21 %   18.98 %   14.82 %   13.34 %

Composite net of all Retirement Class operating expenses

   1.63     –11.61     –23.17     41.90     18.71     14.56     13.07  

Composite net of all Investor Class operating expenses

   1.52     –11.74     –23.29     41.71     18.55     14.40     12.92  

Composite gross of all operating expenses

   2.63     –10.39     –22.09     43.59     20.19     16.00     14.51  

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

   –19.31     –20.15     –27.41     42.71     15.48     12.10     10.66  

The adviser voluntarily agreed to limit the fund’s institutional class shares total operating expenses for the current fiscal year to 0.95% and the retirement and investor class share total operating expenses to 1.20% and 1.38% respectively. This agreement is temporary and may be terminated at any time, although the adviser has no present intention to do so. The performance of the composite net of advisory fees and expenses after giving effect to the expense limitations would have been:

 

       For the Periods Ended December 31, 2006:  

Aggressive Mid Cap Growth Composite*

     1 Year        3 Years        5 Years       

Since

Inception

 

Composite net of all Institutional Class operating expenses

     13.46 %      15.81 %      11.27 %      6.71 %

Composite net of all Retirement Class operating expenses

     13.18        15.53        10.99        6.44  

Composite net of all Investor Class operating expenses

     12.98        15.33        10.80        6.25  

 

     For the Periods Ended December 31:  
      2000**     2001     2002     2003     2004     2005     2006  

Composite net of all Institutional Class operating expenses

   1.90 %   –11.28 %   –22.88 %   42.35 %   19.11 %   14.94 %   13.46 %

Composite net of all Retirement Class operating expenses

   1.71     –11.52     –23.09     42.03     18.82     14.67     13.18  

Composite net of all Investor Class operating expenses

   1.57     –11.68     –23.24     41.79     18.62     14.47     12.98  

 

*   This is not the performance of Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund. As of December 31, 2006, the Aggressive Mid Cap Growth composite was composed of 5 accounts, totaling approximately $1.6 billion. The inception date of the composite is April 30, 2000.
**   For the period April 30, 2000 to December 31, 2000.

 

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NorthPointe Capital Composite Performance Information

 

The following table presents the past performance of a composite of certain accounts managed by NorthPointe Capital LLC, which serves as the subadviser to Harbor Small Company Growth Fund. The NorthPointe Capital Small Cap Growth composite is comprised of all fee paying accounts under discretionary management by NorthPointe Capital that have investment objectives, policies and strategies substantially similar to those of the Harbor Small Company Growth Fund. NorthPointe Capital has prepared the historical performance shown for the composite in compliance with the Performance Presentation Standards of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR-PPS®), the U.S. and Canadian version of the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). AIMR has not been involved in the preparation or review of this report. The AIMR method for computing historical performance differs from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s method. Because the gross performance data shown in the table does not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees paid by the accounts comprising the composite and certain other expenses which would be applicable to mutual funds, the net performance data may be more relevant to potential investors in the fund in their analysis of the historical experience of NorthPointe in managing all small cap growth portfolios with investment objectives, policies and strategies substantially similar to those of the Harbor Small Company Growth Fund. To calculate the performance of the composite net of all operating expenses, the annual fund operating expenses payable by the Institutional, Retirement and Investor class shares of Harbor Small Company Growth Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 were used.

The historical performance of the NorthPointe Capital Small Cap Growth composite is not that of any of the Harbor Funds, including Harbor Small Company Growth Fund, and is not necessarily indicative of any fund’s future results. The Harbor Small Company Growth Fund commenced operations on February 1, 2006. Harbor Small Company Growth Fund’s actual performance may vary significantly from the past performance of the composite. While the accounts comprising the composite incur inflows and outflows of cash from clients, there can be no assurance that the continuous offering of a fund’s shares and a fund’s obligation to redeem its shares will not adversely impact the fund’s performance. Also, not all of the accounts comprising the composite are subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements and other restrictions imposed by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Internal Revenue Code. If these limitations, requirements and restrictions were applicable to the composite, they may have had an adverse affect on the performance results of the composite.

 


 

NORTHPOINTE CAPITAL’S SMALL CAP GROWTH COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE

     For the Periods Ended December 31, 2006:  

Small Cap Growth Composite*

   1 Year      2 Years      3 Years      4 Years    

Since

Inception

 

Composite net of all Institutional Class operating expenses

   17.83 %    11.55 %    16.28 %    27.62 %   16.36 %

Composite net of all Retirement Class operating expenses

   17.55      11.28      16.00      27.32     16.08  

Composite net of all Investor Class operating expenses

   17.40      11.14      15.85      27.16     15.94  

Composite gross of all operating expenses

   18.82      12.50      17.26      28.67     17.35  

Russell 2000® Growth Index

   13.34      8.65      10.50      18.99     7.75  
     For the Periods Ended December 31:  
      2002**      2003      2004      2005     2006  

Composite net of all Institutional Class operating expenses

   –22.57      68.75 %    26.33 %    5.61 %   17.83 %

Composite net of all Retirement Class operating expenses

   –22.73      68.38      26.03      5.35     17.55  

Composite net of all Investor Class operating expenses

   –22.81      68.18      25.88      5.21     17.40  

Composite gross of all operating expenses

   –22.02      70.05      27.37      6.52     18.82  

Russell 2000® Growth Index

   –28.87      48.54      14.31      4.15     13.34  

*   This is not the performance of the Harbor Small Company Growth Fund. As of December 31, 2006, the Small Cap Growth composite was composed of 19 accounts, totaling approximately $518.9 million. The inception date of the Composite was April 1, 2002.
**   For the period April 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002.

 

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LSV Asset Management Mid Cap Value Composite Performance Information

 

The following table presents the past performance of a composite of certain accounts managed by LSV Asset Management (“LSV”), which serves as the subadviser to Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund. The LSV Mid Cap Value composite is comprised of all fee paying accounts under discretionary management by LSV in LSV’s mid cap value investment strategy that have investment objectives, policies and strategies substantially similar to those of the Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund. Except to the extent performance has been adjusted to reflect the operating expenses of Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund, LSV has prepared and presented the historical performance shown for the composite in compliance with the Performance Presentation Standards of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR-PPS®), the U.S. and Canadian version of the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). AIMR has not been involved in the preparation or review of this report. The AIMR method for computing historical performance differs from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s method. Because the gross performance data shown in the table does not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees paid by the accounts comprising the composite and certain other expenses which would be applicable to mutual funds, the net performance data may be more relevant to potential investors in the fund in their analysis of the historical experience of LSV in managing all mid cap value portfolios with investment objectives, policies and strategies substantially similar to those of the Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund. To calculate the performance of the composite net of all operating expenses, the annual fund operating expenses payable by the Institutional share class and the expense payable by the Retirement and Investor shares classes of Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 were used.

The historical performance of the LSV Mid Cap Value composite is not that of any of the Harbor Funds, including Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund, and is not necessarily indicative of any fund’s future results. The Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund commenced operations on March 1, 2002. Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund’s actual performance may vary significantly from the past performance of the composite. While the accounts comprising the composite incur inflows and outflows of cash from clients, there can be no assurance that the continuous offering of a fund’s shares and a fund’s obligation to redeem its shares will not adversely impact the fund’s performance. Also, the accounts comprising the composite are not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements and other restrictions imposed by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Internal Revenue Code. If these limitations, requirements and restrictions were applicable to the composite, they may have had an adverse affect on the performance results of the composite.

 


 

LSV MID CAP VALUE COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE

 

       For the Periods Ended December 31, 2006:  

Mid Cap Value Composite*

     1 Year        3 Years        5 Years        Since
Inception
 

Composite net of all Institutional Class operating expenses

     17.63 %      16.99 %      16.06 %      12.30 %

Composite net of all Retirement Class operating expenses

     15.73        16.19        15.47        11.88  

Composite net of all Investor Class operating expenses

     13.70        15.40        14.94        11.54  

Composite gross of all operating expenses

     19.28        18.64        17.70        13.91  

Russell Midcap® Value Index

     20.22        18.77        15.88        13.11  

 

    For the Periods Ended December 31:  
    1997**     1998     1999     2000     2001     2002     2003     2004     2005     2006  

Composite net of all Institutional Class operating expenses

  10.22 %   –0.18 %   –8.13 %   22.58 %   13.24 %   –5.93 %   39.78 %   22.71 %   10.94 %   17.63 %

Composite net of all Retirement Class operating expenses

  10.14     –0.42     –8.35     22.32     12.98     –6.15     39.49     22.44     10.69     15.73  

Composite net of all Investor Class operating expenses

  10.09     –0.56     –8.48     22.15     12.83     –6.28     39.31     22.27     10.54     13.70  

Composite gross of all operating expenses

  10.74     1.29     –6.75     24.30     14.85     –4.52     41.68     24.42     12.51     19.28  

Russell Midcap® Value Index

  10.52     5.08     –0.11     19.18     2.33     –9.65     38.07     23.71     12.65     20.22  

The adviser voluntarily agreed to limit the fund’s institutional class shares total operating expenses for the current fiscal year to 0.95%, and the retirement and investor class share total operating expenses to 1.20% and 1.38% respectively. This agreement is temporary and may be terminated at any time, although the adviser has no present intention to do so. The performance of the composite net of advisory fees and expenses after giving effect to the expense limitations would have been:

 

       For the Periods Ended December 31, 2006:  

Mid Cap Value Composite*

     1 Year        3 Years        5 Years        Since
Inception
 

Composite net after Institutional Class expense limitation

     18.20 %      17.57 %      16.63 %      12.86 %

Composite net after Retirement Class expense limitation

     17.92        17.28        16.35        12.59  

Composite net after Investor Class expense limitation

     17.72        17.08        16.15        12.39  

 

    For the Periods Ended December 31:  
     1997**     1998     1999     2000     2001     2002     2003     2004     2005     2006  

Composite net after Institutional Class expense limitation

  10.40 %   0.33 %   –7.65 %   23.18 %   13.80 %   –5.44 %   40.44 %   23.30 %   11.48 %   18.20 %

Composite net after Retirement Class expense limitation

  10.31     0.08     –7.89     22.89     13.52     –5.68     40.12     23.01     11.21     17.92  

Composite net after Investor Class expense limitation

  10.25     –0.10     –8.06     22.68     13.32     –5.85     39.89     22.80     11.01     17.72  

 

*   This is not the performance of Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund. As of December 31, 2006, the Mid Cap Value composite was composed of 28 accounts, totaling approximately $2.5 billion. The inception date of the Composite was September 1, 1997.
**   For the period September 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997.

 

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Evercore Asset Management SMID-Cap Value Composite Performance Information

The following table presents the past performance of a composite of one account managed by Evercore Asset Management, LLC, which serves as the subadviser to Harbor SMID Value Fund. The Evercore Asset Management SMID-Cap Value composite is comprised of all fee paying accounts under discretionary management by Evercore Asset Management that have investment objectives, policies and strategies substantially similar to those of the Harbor SMID Value Fund. Evercore Asset Management has prepared and presented the historical performance shown for the composite in accordance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). The GIPS method for computing historical performance differs from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s method. Because the gross performance data shown in the table does not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees paid by the account comprising the composite and certain other expenses which would be applicable to mutual funds, the net performance data may be more relevant to potential investors in the fund in their analysis of the historical experience of Evercore Asset Management in managing all small to mid cap value portfolios with investment objectives, policies and strategies substantially similar to those of the Harbor SMID Value Fund. To calculate the performance of the composite net of all operating expenses, the annual fund operating expenses estimated to be payable by the Institutional, Retirement and Investor class shares of Harbor SMID Value Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007 were used.

The historical performance of the Evercore Asset Management SMID-Cap Value composite is not that of any of the Harbor Funds, including Harbor SMID Value Fund, and is not necessarily indicative of any fund’s future results. The Harbor SMID Value Fund commenced operations on May 1, 2007. Harbor SMID Value Fund’s actual performance may vary significantly from the past performance of the composite. While the account comprising the composite incur inflows and outflows of cash from clients, there can be no assurance that the continuous offering of a fund’s shares and a fund’s obligation to redeem its shares will not adversely impact the fund’s performance. Also, the account comprising the composite is not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements and other restrictions imposed by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Internal Revenue Code. If these limitations, requirements and restrictions were applicable to the composite, they may have had an adverse affect on the performance results of the composite.

 


 

EVERCORE ASSET MANAGEMENT SMID-CAP VALUE COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE

 

       For the Periods Ended:  
       March 31, 2007        December 31, 2006  

Evercore Asset Management SMID-Cap Value Composite*

     1 Year        Since Inception  

Composite net of all Institutional Class operating expenses

     18.41 %      8.80 %

Composite net of all Retirement Class operating expenses

     18.13        8.60  

Composite net of all Investor Class operating expenses

     17.98        8.50  

Composite gross of all operating expenses

     19.50        9.55  

Russell 2500 Value Index

     12.15        8.79  

*   This is not the performance of the Harbor SMID Value Fund. As of March 31, 2007, the SMID-Cap Value composite was composed of 1 account, totaling approximately $3.58 million. The inception date of the Composite was April 1, 2006.

 

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Pzena Global Value Composite Performance Information

 

The following table presents the past performance of a composite of one account managed by Pzena Investment Management, LLC, which serves as the subadviser to Harbor Global Value Fund. The Pzena Global Value composite is comprised of all fee paying accounts under discretionary management by Pzena that have investment objectives, policies and strategies substantially similar to those of the Harbor Global Value Fund. Pzena has prepared and presented the historical performance shown for the composite in accordance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). The GIPS method for computing historical performance differs from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s method. Because the gross performance data shown in the table does not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees paid by the accounts comprising the composite and certain other expenses which would be applicable to mutual funds, the net performance data may be more relevant to potential investors in the fund in their analysis of the historical experience of Pzena Investment Management in managing all global value portfolios with investment objectives, policies and strategies substantially similar to those of the Harbor Global Value Fund. To calculate the performance of the composite net of all operating expenses, the annual fund operating expenses payable by the Institutional, Retirement and Investor class shares of Harbor Global Value Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 were used.

The historical performance of the Pzena Global Value composite is not that of any of the Harbor Funds, including Harbor Global Value Fund, and is not necessarily indicative of any fund’s future results. The Harbor Global Value Fund commenced operations on August 7, 2006. Harbor Global Value Fund’s actual performance may vary significantly from the past performance of the composite. While the accounts comprising the composite incur inflows and outflows of cash from clients, there can be no assurance that the continuous offering of a fund’s shares and a fund’s obligation to redeem its shares will not adversely impact the fund’s performance. Also, the accounts comprising the composite are not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements and other restrictions imposed by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Internal Revenue Code. If these limitations, requirements and restrictions were applicable to the composite, they may have had an adverse affect on the performance results of the composite.

 


 

PZENA GLOBAL VALUE COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE

 

       For the Periods Ended December 31, 2006:  

Pzena Global Value Composite*

     1 Year        3 Years        Since
Inception
 

Composite net of all Institutional Class operating expenses

     20.28 %      18.56 %      18.56 %

Composite net of all Retirement Class operating expenses

     19.99        18.28        18.28  

Composite net of all Investor Class operating expenses

     19.85        18.13        18.13  

Composite gross of all operating expenses

     21.44        19.71        19.71  

MSCI World® Index

     20.07        14.68        14.68  
       For the Periods Ended December 31:  
        2004        2005        2006  

Composite net of all Institutional Class operating expenses

     18.84 %      16.60 %      20.28 %

Composite net of all Retirement Class operating expenses

     18.55        16.32        19.99  

Composite net of all Investor Class operating expenses

     18.40        16.18        19.85  

Composite gross of all operating expenses

     19.98        17.73        21.43  

MSCI World® Index

     14.72        9.49        20.07  

*   This is not the performance of the Harbor Global Value Fund. As of December 31, 2006, the Global Value composite was composed of 1 account, totaling approximately $5.2 million. The inception date of the Composite was January 1, 2004.

 

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The Subadvisers and Fund Managers

 

Each fund’s investments are selected by a subadviser that is not affiliated with Harbor Capital Advisers. The following table describes each fund’s portfolio manager(s), the subadviser that employs the manager and the manager’s business experience. The SAI provides additional information about each portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the funds.

 

    

PORTFOLIO MANAGER(S)

AND SUBADVISER

 

MANAGER

SINCE

 

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

(PAST FIVE YEARS)

Harbor Domestic

Equity Funds

 

Capital Appreciation

 

Spiros Segalas

Jennison Associates LLC

466 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

  1990   President (since 1993), Chief Investment Officer (since 1973); and Director and Founding Member of Jennison (since 1969).
 

Mid Cap Growth

 

Michael T. Carmen, CFA, CPA

Wellington Management Company, LLP

75 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

  2005   Senior Vice President (since 2003), and Equity Portfolio Manager (since 1999), Wellington Management.
  Mr. Abularach assists Mr. Carmen by providing portfolio management and securities analysis for the fund.
 

Mario E. Abularach, CFA

Wellington Management Company, LLP

  2006  

Vice President and Equity Research Analyst

(since 2001), Wellington Management.

 

Small Cap Growth

 

William Muggia

Westfield Capital Management

Company, LLC

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

  2000   Director, President, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, Westfield (since 1994).
  Investment decisions are made by consensus of the Westfield Investment Committee, which is made up of Mr. Muggia, Mr. Bauernfeind, Mr. Meyers, Mr. Emerman, and the securities analysts of Westfield. Mr. Bauernfeind provides security analysis in Energy, Financials and Industrials; Mr. Meyers provides security analysis in Financials and Consumer Services; and Mr. Emerman provides security analysis in Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples. In addition, they assist Mr. Muggia by providing investment decision supervision and overall portfolio flow monitoring.
 

Arthur Bauernfeind, CFA

Westfield Capital Management Company, LLC

  2000   Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager, Westfield (since 1990).
 

Ethan Meyers, CFA

Westfield Capital Management Company, LLC

  2000   Senior Vice President, Senior Security Analyst and Portfolio Manager, Westfield (since 1999).
 

Scott Emerman, CFA

Westfield Capital Management Company, LLC

  2002   Senior Security Analyst and Portfolio Manager, Westfield (since 2002).
 

Small Company Growth

 

Carl Wilk

NorthPointe Capital LLC

101 West Big Beaver Road

Suite 745

Troy, MI 48084

  2006   Portfolio Manager, NorthPointe Capital (since 2002) and Senior Portfolio Manager, Munder Capital Management (1995-2002).

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGER(S)

AND SUBADVISER

 

MANAGER

SINCE

 

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

(PAST FIVE YEARS)

Harbor Domestic
Equity Funds —
continued

 

Large Cap Value

 

Jeffrey Shaw

Armstrong Shaw Associates Inc.

45 Grove Street

New Canaan, CT 06840

  2001   Chairman (since 1999), President (since 1989) and Chief Investment Officer of Armstrong Shaw.
 

Mid Cap Value

   
 
   
 
 

Josef Lakonishok, Ph.D.

LSV Asset Management

1 North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

  2004   CEO, Founding Partner and Portfolio Manager, LSV (since 1994) and William G. Karnes Professor of Finance at the College of Commerce & Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (since 1987).
 

Robert Vishny, Ph.D.

LSV Asset Management

  2004   Founding Partner and Portfolio Manager, LSV (since 1994) and Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (since 1985).
 

Menno Vermeulen, CFA

LSV Asset Management

  2004   Portfolio Manager, Senior Quantitative Analyst, LSV (since 1995) and Partner, LSV (since 1998).
 

Puneet Mansharamani

LSV Asset Management

  2006   Portfolio Manager (since 2006) and Quantitative Analyst (since 2000), LSV.
 

SMID Value

   
 
   
 
  The Subadviser will make investment decisions for the fund using a research team approach. The research team is jointly managed by Andrew Moloff and Greg Sawers. Final authority on all portfolio investments rests with Andrew Moloff as Chief Investment Officer.
 

Andrew Moloff

Evercore Asset Management, LLC

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

  2007   Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager and Co-Founder, Evercore Asset Management (since 2005); Head of Global Equity Research and Head of U.S. Equity Portfolio Management, Citigroup Asset Management (2002-2005); and Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research for U.S. small and mid cap value equities, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc. (1995-2002).
 

Greg Sawers

Evercore Asset Management, LLC

  2007   Chief Executive Officer, Portfolio Manager and Co-Founder, Evercore Asset Management (since 2005); Global Head of Equity Research and Head of U.S. Equities, Credit Suisse Asset Management (2002-2005); and Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer of Small-Cap Value product, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc. (1993-2002).
 

Small Cap Value

   
 
   
 
   

Paul Viera

EARNEST Partners LLC

1180 Peachtree Street NE

Suite 2300

Atlanta, GA 30309

  2001   CEO, Portfolio Manager, and founder of EARNEST Partners (since 1998).
Harbor International
Equity Funds
 

International

   
 
   
 
 

Hakan Castegren

Northern Cross Investments Limited

Clarendon House

2 Church Street

Hamilton, Bermuda HMDX

  1987   President, Northern Cross (since 1993).
 

International Growth Fund

   
 
   
 
 

James Gendelman

Marsico Capital Management, LLC

1200 17th Street

Suite 1600

Denver, CO 80202

  2004   Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst, Marsico Capital (since 2000).

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGER(S)

AND SUBADVISER

 

MANAGER

SINCE

 

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

(PAST FIVE YEARS)

Harbor International
Equity Funds —
continued

 

Global Value

   
 
   
 
 

A. Rama Krishna, CFA

Pzena Investment Management LLC

120 West 45th Street

20th Floor

New York, NY 10036

  2006   Managing Principal and Portfolio Manager, Pzena Investment Management (since 2003) and Chief Investment Officer, Citigroup Asset Management (1998-2003).
  The Subadviser will make investment decisions for the fund using a team approach. Those primarily responsible for overseeing the fund’s investments are A. Rama Krishna, Michael Peterson and John P. Goetz, each of whom have joint decision-making responsibility and “veto authority” over any investment decision. All decisions require unanimous consent of the team; individual portfolio managers do not have any latitude to make independent portfolio decisions.
 

John Goetz

Pzena Investment Management LLC

  2006   Managing Principal (since 1997), Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer (since 2005) and Director of Research (1996-2005), Pzena Investment Management.
 

Michael Peterson

Pzena Investment Management LLC

  2006   Principal and Portfolio Manager (since 1998) and Director of Research (since 2005), Pzena Investment Management.

 

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Your Harbor Funds Account


 

Choosing a Share Class

All of the Harbor Funds have multiple classes of shares, with each class representing an interest in the same portfolio of investments. However, the funds’ separate share classes have different expenses, and as a result, their investment performances will differ. Please note that the retirement class shares are limited to eligible retirement plans, which consist of qualified retirement plans and Section 457 plans only. The retirement class shares are not available through personal plans, such as individual retirement accounts (IRA), SEPs, Simple IRAs or individual 403(b) plans. When choosing a share class, you should consider the factors below:

 


Institutional Class   Retirement Class   Investor Class

n       Available to individual and institutional investors

 

n       Limited to eligible retirement plans only

 

n       Available to individual and institutional investors

n       No 12b-1 fee

 

n       12b-1 fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets

 

n       12b-1 fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets

n       Transfer agent fee of 0.06% of the average daily net assets

 

n       Transfer agent fee of 0.06% of the average daily net assets

 

n       Transfer agent fee of 0.19% of the average daily net assets

n       $50,000 minimum investment in each fund

 

n       No minimum investment

 

n       $2,500 minimum investment for regular accounts and $1,000 minimum for IRA and UTMA/UGMA accounts

n       Funds Available:

 

n       Funds Available:

 

n       Funds Available:

012-Capital Appreciation

 

212-Capital Appreciation

 

412-Capital Appreciation

019-Mid Cap Growth

 

219-Mid Cap Growth

 

419-Mid Cap Growth

010-Small Cap Growth

 

210-Small Cap Growth

 

410-Small Cap Growth

026-Small Company Growth

 

226-Small Company Growth

 

426-Small Company Growth

013-Large Cap Value

 

213-Large Cap Value

 

413-Large Cap Value

023-Mid Cap Value

 

223-Mid Cap Value

 

423-Mid Cap Value

028-SMID Value

 

228-SMID Value

 

428-SMID Value

022-Small Cap Value

 

222-Small Cap Value

 

422-Small Cap Value

011-International

 

211-International

 

411-International

017-International Growth

 

217-International Growth

 

417-International Growth

027-Global Value

 

227-Global Value

 

427-Global Value

 


 

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE (12b-1) FEES

Harbor Funds has adopted a distribution plan for each of the funds’ retirement and investor class of shares in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under each plan, the funds pay distribution and service fees to Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc., (the “Distributor”), for the sale, distribution and servicing of their shares. All or a substantial portion of these fees are paid to financial intermediaries, such as broker-dealers, banks and trust companies. Because the funds pay these fees out of their assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

TRANSFER AGENT FEES

Each fund pays Harbor Services Group, Inc. transfer agent fees (specified above) on a per class basis for its services as shareholder servicing agent for the funds. Harbor Services Group uses a portion of these fees to pay unaffiliated financial intermediaries for providing certain sub-accounting, recordkeeping and/or similar services to shareholders who hold their shares through accounts that are maintained by the financial intermediaries. These fees may consist of per fund or per sub-account charges which are assessed on a periodic basis (i.e., annually) and/or an asset based fee which is determined based upon the value of the assets maintained by the financial intermediary.

 

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Minimum Investment Exceptions

Harbor Funds may, in its discretion, waive or lower the investment minimum for the Investor Class of any fund and for the Institutional Class of those funds with a $1,000 investment minimum.

You may purchase Institutional Class shares notwithstanding the $50,000 minimum investment amount if you qualify for any of the exceptions discussed below. You may be required to provide written confirmation of your eligibility.

 

(a) You were a shareholder of Harbor Funds on October 31, 2002 and maintained a balance in your Harbor Funds account (hereinafter referred to as “original shareholders” or “grandfathered shareholders”). You will lose your “grandfathered” status if you deplete your account to a zero balance.

 

(b) You received all or a portion of a grandfathered account due to death, divorce, a partnership dissolution, or as a gift of shares to a charitable organization.

 

(c) Current officers, partners, employees or registered representatives of financial intermediaries which have entered into sales agreements with the Distributor.

 

(d) Members of the immediate family living in the same household of any of the persons included in items a, b, or c.

 

(e) Current trustees and officers of Harbor Funds.

 

(f) Current partners and employees of legal counsel to Harbor Funds.

 

(g) Current directors, officers or employees of Harbor Capital Advisors and its affiliates.

 

(h) Current directors, officers, or employees of any subadviser to any Harbor Funds.

 

(i) Members of the immediate family of any of the persons included in items e, f, g, h, or i.

 

(j) Any trust, custodian, pension, profit sharing or other benefit plan of the foregoing persons.

 

(k) Employer-sponsored retirement plan participants that transfer into a separate account with Harbor Funds within 60 days from withdrawal out of their employer-sponsored retirement plan account at Harbor Funds.

 

(l) Individuals that transfer directly into a separate account with Harbor Funds from an omnibus account at Harbor Funds; provided those individuals beneficially owned shares of the same Harbor Fund through the omnibus account for a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Distributor, prior to the transfer.

 

(m) Certain wrap and other types of fee based accounts for the benefit of clients of investment professionals or other financial intermediaries adhering to standards established by the Distributor.

 

(n) Employer-sponsored retirement plans and omnibus accounts established by financial intermediaries where the investment in each fund is expected to meet the minimum investment amount within a reasonable time period as determined by the Distributor.

 

(o) Participants in an employer-sponsored retirement plan or 403(b) plan or 457 plan if (i) your employer has made special arrangements for your plan to operate as a group with other plans through a single broker, dealer or financial intermediary; and (ii) all participants in the plan purchase shares of a Harbor Fund through that single broker, dealer or other financial intermediary.

 

(p) Certain family trust accounts adhering to standards established by the Distributor.

 

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How to Purchase Shares

Harbor Funds will not accept cash, money orders, “starter checks”, third-party checks, credit card convenience checks, travelers checks or checks drawn on banks outside the U.S.

Harbor Funds does not issue share certificates.

Harbor Funds reserves the right to verify the accuracy of the submitted banking information (ACH, wire) prior to activation of the banking instructions on your account. The verification may take as long as 10 business days.

Please make note of your confirmation number when transacting via the telephone and the Internet.

Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund and Harbor Small Cap Value Fund are closed to new investors.

All orders to purchase shares received in good order by Harbor Funds or its agent before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), usually 4:00 p.m. eastern time, will receive that day’s share price. Orders received in good order after the close of the NYSE will receive the next business day’s share price. All purchase orders are subject to acceptance by Harbor Funds. Checks and funds sent by wire or ACH for direct purchases must be received by Harbor Funds prior to the close of regular trading of the NYSE to receive that day’s share price. See “Through a Financial Intermediary” if you are purchasing through a financial intermediary.

You may make up to four round trips in the same fund in a 12-month period. However, Harbor Funds at all times reserves the right to reject any purchase for any reason without prior notice if Harbor Funds determines that a shareholder or client of an intermediary has engaged in excessive short-term trading that Harbor Funds believes may be harmful to the fund involved. Harbor Funds monitors trading activity in all accounts. If Harbor Funds discovers what it believes is excessive short-term trading or market timing activity in any fund, it may bar future purchases on a temporary or permanent basis at any time. A “round trip” is a purchase into a fund followed by a redemption out of the same fund (by any means) within a 30 day period. Different restrictions may apply if you invest through an intermediary. For more information about the Funds’ policy on excessive trading, see “Excessive Trading/Market Timing.”

Harbor Funds are available for sale in all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. Certain Harbor Funds are also available for sale to certain government approved pension plans in Chile and Peru.

 

     

BY MAIL

LOGO

First class mail to:

Harbor Services Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 10048

Toledo, OH 43699-0048

 

Express or
registered mail to:

Harbor Services Group, Inc.

One SeaGate

14th Floor

Toledo, OH 43604-1572

 

Open a new account

 

Complete and sign the appropriate new account application. If you are an institution, include a certified copy of a corporate resolution identifying authorized signers.

 

Add to an existing account

 

Complete the investment slip included with your most recent confirmation or statement.

 

Make your check payable to: “Harbor Funds”

 

If your check does not clear for any reason, the shareholder servicing agent will cancel your purchase and deduct $25 from your account. You may also be prohibited from future purchases.

 

Neither Harbor Funds nor the shareholder servicing agent is responsible for any misdirected or lost mail.

   

BY TELEPHONE

LOGO

Call Harbor Services
Group at:

1-800-422-1050

 

Add to an existing account

 

You may purchase shares via our automated telephone service 24 hours a day or by contacting a shareholder servicing agent during normal business hours.

 

Telephone purchases are limited to $100,000 per fund, per day. Telephone and Internet transactions are aggregated for purposes of the $100,000 limit.

 

Payment for purchase of shares via the telephone may be made only through an ACH debit of your bank account. If your ACH transaction does not clear, your purchase will be cancelled and $25 will be deducted from your account. You may be prohibited from future telephone purchases.

 

Shares purchased via the telephone may be sold on any business day, subject to any applicable redemption fee, but the proceeds may not be available for up to 3 business days after the purchase of such shares to make sure the funds from your account have cleared.

 

If you are unable to access our automated telephone service or a shareholder servicing agent by telephone (for example, during unusual market activity), you may send the purchase request by mail or via our web site.

 

You must have banking instructions already established on your account to purchase shares via the telephone. If banking instructions were not established at the time you opened your account, call the shareholder servicing agent at 1-800-422-1050 to request an Account Maintenance form to add these instructions to your account or you may download the form from our web site at www.harborfunds.com.

 

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How to Purchase Shares

 

BY WIRE

LOGO

Wire to:

State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA
ABA#: 0110 0002 8
Acct: DDA #3018-065-7 Supply fund name, share class, account registration and account number

 

Open a new account

 

Send the completed account application to Harbor Services Group at the address listed under “By Mail.”

 

Instruct your bank to wire the purchase amount to State Street Bank and Trust Company.

 

Add to an existing account

 

Instruct your bank to wire the amount of the additional investment to State Street Bank and Trust Company.

  Call the shareholder servicing agent at 1-800-422-1050 if you are sending a wire of $100,000 or more.
   

BY INTERNET

LOGO

Visit our web site at:

www.harborfunds.com

 

Add to an existing account

 

If your account has internet purchase privileges, you may purchase shares via our web site 24 hours a day.

 

Internet purchases are limited to $100,000 per fund, per day. Telephone and Internet transactions are aggregated for purposes of the $100,000 limit.

 

Payment for purchase of shares through the Internet may be made only through an ACH debit of your bank account. If your ACH transaction does not clear, your purchase will be cancelled and $25 will be deducted from your account. You may be prohibited from future Internet purchases.

 

Shares purchased through the Internet may be sold on any business day, subject to any applicable redemption fee, but the proceeds may not be available for as long as 3 business days after the purchase of such shares to make sure the funds from your account have cleared.

 

If you are unable to access our web site (for example, during unusual market activity), you may call a shareholder servicing agent during normal business hours, use our automated telephone service 24 hours a day or send the purchase request by mail.

 

You must have banking instructions already established on your account to purchase shares through the Internet. If banking instructions were not established at the time you opened your account, call the shareholder servicing agent at 1-800-422-1050 to request an Account Maintenance form to add these instructions to your account or you may download the form from our web site.

   
THROUGH A FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY  

You may purchase fund shares through an intermediary, such as a broker-dealer, bank or other financial institution, or an organization that provides recordkeeping and consulting services to 401(k) plans or other employee benefit plans. These intermediaries may charge you a fee for this service and may require different minimum initial and subsequent investments than the funds. They may also impose other charges or restrictions in addition to those applicable to shareholders who invest in Harbor Funds directly.

 

Harbor Funds Distributors, the distributor of Harbor Funds, has contracted with certain intermediaries to accept and forward purchase orders to the funds on your behalf. These contracts may permit a financial intermediary to forward the purchase order and transmit the funds for the purchase order to Harbor Funds by the next business day. Your purchase order must be received in good order by these intermediaries before the close of regular trading on the NYSE to receive that day’s share price.

 

Harbor Funds Distributors, Harbor Services Group and/or Harbor Capital Advisors or its affiliates may compensate, out of their own assets, certain intermediaries for distribution of fund shares, and for shareholder recordkeeping, subaccounting and other similar services.

 

Harbor Funds is not responsible for the failure of any intermediary to carry out its obligations to its customers.

 

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How to Exchange Shares

An exchange is a redemption of shares from one Harbor fund and a purchase of shares in another Harbor fund and may be subject to a redemption fee. Please refer to “How to Sell Shares” for a description of the redemption fee.

Exchanges may be taxable transactions depending on the type of account, and you may realize a gain or a loss.

Please make note of your confirmation number when transacting via the telephone and the Internet.

 

All orders to exchange shares received in good order by Harbor Funds or its agent before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, usually 4:00 p.m. eastern time, will receive that day’s share price. Orders received in good order after the close of the NYSE will receive the next day’s share price. All exchanges are subject to acceptance by Harbor Funds.

The exchange privilege is not intended as a vehicle for short-term or excessive trading. You may make up to four round trips in the same fund in a 12-month period. However, Harbor Funds at all times reserves the right to reject the purchase portion of any exchange transaction for any reason without prior notice if Harbor Funds determines that a shareholder or client of an intermediary has engaged in excessive short-term trading that Harbor Funds believes may be harmful to the fund involved. Harbor Funds monitors trading activity in all accounts. If Harbor Funds discovers what it believes is excessive short-term trading or market timing activity in any fund, it may bar future purchases or terminate the exchange privilege on a temporary or permanent basis at any time, including after one round trip. A “round trip” is a purchase into a fund followed by a redemption out of the same fund (by any means) within a 30 day period. Different restrictions may apply if you invest through an intermediary. For more information about the funds’ policy on excessive trading, see “Excessive Trading/Market Timing.”

Exchanges must meet the applicable minimum initial investment amounts for each class of shares of each fund. You should consider the differences in investment objectives and expenses of a fund before making an exchange.

Harbor Funds may change or terminate its exchange policy on 60 days prior notice.

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHAREHOLDERS

This class of shares is available to both individual and institutional investors who meet the minimum investment requirement.

If you are an original shareholder (a shareholder of any Harbor Fund as of October 31, 2002), you may exchange your Institutional Class shares for Institutional Class shares of any Harbor Fund.

If you are not an original shareholder, you must meet the minimum initial investment requirements for each fund.

RETIREMENT CLASS SHAREHOLDERS

You may exchange your shares of the Retirement Class for Retirement Class shares or any other Harbor Funds available through your retirement plan. In addition, you may exchange your shares of the Retirement Class for shares of either the Institutional or Investor Class shares of another Harbor Funds if such class of shares is available through your retirement plan.

INVESTOR CLASS SHAREHOLDERS

If you are an Investor Class shareholder, you may exchange your shares for Investor Class shares of another Harbor Funds and for Institutional Class shares of Harbor Bond Fund, Harbor Real Return Fund, Harbor Short Duration Fund and Harbor Money Market Fund. Your exchanges out of the Institutional Class shares of Harbor Bond Fund, Harbor Real Return Fund, Harbor Short Duration Fund and Harbor Money Market Fund into another Harbor Funds would be subject to the minimum investment requirements for each fund and class.

 

   

BY MAIL

LOGO

First class mail to:

Harbor Services Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 10048

Toledo, OH 43699-0048

 

You may mail an exchange request to the shareholder servicing agent. Indicate the name of the fund, the share class, the number of shares or dollar amount to be exchanged and the account number. Sign the request exactly as the name(s) appear on the account registration

 

Neither Harbor Funds nor the shareholder servicing agent is responsible for any misdirected or lost mail.

Express or
registered mail to:

Harbor Services Group, Inc.

One SeaGate

14th Floor

Toledo, OH 43604-1572

   

 

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How to Exchange Shares

 

 

BY TELEPHONE

LOGO

Call Harbor Services
Group at:

1-800-422-1050

 

If your account has telephone exchange privileges, you may exchange shares via our automated telephone service 24 hours a day or by contacting a shareholder servicing agent during normal business hours.

 

If you are unable to access our automated telephone service or reach a shareholder servicing agent by telephone (for example, during unusual market activity), you may send the exchange request by mail or via our web site.

   

BY INTERNET

LOGO

Visit our web site at:

www.harborfunds.com

 

If your account has internet exchange privileges, you may exchange shares via our web site 24 hours a day.

 

If you are unable to access our web site (for example, during unusual market activity), you may call a shareholder servicing agent during normal business hours, use our automated telephone service 24 hours a day or send the exchange request by mail.

   
THROUGH A FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY  

You may exchange fund shares through an intermediary, such as a broker- dealer, bank or other financial institution, or an organization that provides recordkeeping and consulting services to 401(k) plans or other employee benefit plans. These intermediaries may charge you a fee for this service and may have different requirements than the funds. They may also impose other charges or restrictions in addition to those applicable to shareholders who invest in Harbor Funds directly.

 

Harbor Funds Distributors, the distributor of Harbor Funds, has contracted with certain intermediaries to accept and forward exchange orders to the funds on your behalf. Your exchange order must be received in good order by these intermediaries before the close of regular trading on the NYSE to receive that day’s share price.

 

Harbor Funds Distributors, Harbor Services Group and/or Harbor Capital Advisors or its affiliates may compensate, out of their own assets, certain intermediaries for distribution of fund shares, and for shareholder recordkeeping, subaccounting and other similar services.

 

Harbor Funds is not responsible for the failure of any intermediary to carry out its obligations to its customers.

 

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How to Sell Shares

Redemptions may be taxable transactions and you may realize a gain or a loss. Certain shareholders may be subject to backup withholding.

Neither Harbor Funds nor the shareholder servicing agent is obligated, under any circumstances, to pay interest on redemption proceeds.

A signature guarantee may be required. See “Shareholder and Account Policies” for more information.

Redemption proceeds sent by check and not cashed within 180 days may be reinvested in your account in the same fund from which it was redeemed at the current day’s NAV. Redemption proceeds which are reinvested are subject to the risk of loss like any fund investment.

Please make note of your confirmation number when transacting via the telephone and the Internet.

All orders to sell shares received in good order by Harbor Funds or its agent before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, usually 4:00 p.m. eastern time, will receive that day’s share price. Orders received in good order after the close of the NYSE will receive the next business day’s share price. Each fund has the right to suspend redemptions of shares and to postpone payment of proceeds for up to seven days, as permitted by law. Proceeds of the redemption (reduced by the amount of any tax withholding, if applicable) will be mailed by check payable to the shareholder of record at the address of record, wired or sent via ACH to the current banking instructions already on file.

If withholding information on IRA redemption requests is not specified, Harbor Funds will withhold the mandatory federal amount (currently 10%) and any applicable state amount.

REDEMPTION FEE

The Harbor International Fund, Harbor International Growth Fund and Harbor Global Value Fund charge a 2% redemption fee on shares that are redeemed before they have been held for 60 days.

This fee applies when shares are redeemed, by exchange to another Harbor Funds or by application of the accounts with small balances exchange policy. The redemption fee is paid directly to the respective fund to offset the transaction costs of frequent trading and to protect long-term shareholders of the fund. The fee ensures that short-term investors pay their share of the fund’s transaction costs and that long-term investors do not subsidize the activities of short-term traders.

The redemption fee is applicable to all short-term redemptions or exchanges of shares. However, the redemption fee does not apply to certain types of accounts, including: (i) certain plan sponsored retirement plans that do not have or report to the funds sufficient information to impose a redemption fee on their participants’ accounts; (ii) certain broker wrap fee and other fee-based programs; (iii) certain omnibus accounts where the omnibus account holder does not have the capability to impose a redemption fee on its underlying customers’ accounts; and (iv) certain intermediaries that do not have or report to the funds sufficient information to impose a redemption fee on their customers’ accounts.

Some intermediaries have agreed to charge redemption fees on transactions in their customer accounts in accordance with the intermediary’s own policy, which may differ from the applicable Harbor Funds policy in terms of the amount of the fee, the holding period and the types of transactions which could trigger the fee. Harbor may allow the intermediary to apply its own redemption fee policy to its customer’s accounts in place of Harbor Funds’ redemption fee policy if Harbor determines the intermediary’s policy is reasonably designed and sufficiently similar to Harbor Funds’ policy.

In addition, the redemption fee does not apply to (i) premature distributions from retirement accounts due to the disability or health of the shareholder; (ii) minimum required distributions from retirement accounts; (iii) return of excess contributions in retirement accounts where the excess is reinvested into the funds; (iv) redemptions resulting in the settlement of an estate due to the death of the shareholder; (v) reinvested distributions (dividends and capital gains); (vi) redemptions initiated through an Automatic Withdrawal Plan; (vii) redemptions pursuant to a systematic rebalancing or asset allocation program established with Harbor; and (viii) transactions involving shares transferred from one account to another account in the same fund and shares converted from one class to another class in the same fund.

We will always redeem your “oldest” shares first. In addition, in the event that you transfer your shares to a different account registration (or convert them to a different share class), the shares will retain their redemption fee status. If you transfer (or convert) less than 100% of your account, we will carry over the redemption fee status of your shares. From time to time, the funds may waive or modify redemption fees for certain categories of investors. Each fund may modify its redemption policies at any time without giving advance notice to shareholders.

 

   

BY MAIL

LOGO

First class mail to:

Harbor Services Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 10048

Toledo, OH 43699-0048

 

Express or
registered mail to:

Harbor Services Group, Inc. One SeaGate

14th Floor

Toledo, OH 43604-1572

 

You may mail a written redemption request to the shareholder servicing agent. State the name of the fund, the class of shares and number of shares or dollar amount to be sold and the account number. Sign the request exactly as the name or names (if more than one name) appear on the account registration.

 

Neither Harbor Funds nor the shareholder servicing agent is responsible for any misdirected or lost mail.

 

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BY TELEPHONE

LOGO

Call Harbor Services Group at:

1-800-422-1050

 

If your account has telephone redemption privileges, you may redeem shares via our automated telephone service 24 hours a day or by contacting a shareholder servicing agent during normal business hours.

 

Redemptions via the telephone will be paid by check, wire or ACH transfer only to the address or bank account of record.

 

Shares purchased via the telephone may be sold on any business day, subject to any applicable redemption fee, but the proceeds may not be available for as long as 3 business days after the purchase of such shares to make sure the funds from your account have cleared.

 

If you are unable to access our automated telephone service or reach a shareholder servicing agent by telephone (for example, during unusual market activity), you may send the redemption request by mail or via our web site.

   

BY INTERNET

LOGO

Visit our web site at:

www.harborfunds.com

 

If your account has Internet redemption privileges, you may redeem shares via our web site 24 hours a day.

 

Redemptions through the Internet will be paid by check, wire or ACH transfer only to the address or bank account of record.

 

Shares purchased through the Internet may be sold on any business day, subject to any applicable redemption fee, but the proceeds may not be available for as long as 3 business days after the purchase of such shares to make sure the funds from your account have cleared.

 

If you are unable to access our web site (for example, during unusual market activity), you may call a shareholder servicing agent during normal business hours, use our automated telephone service 24 hours a day or send the redemption request by mail.

   
THROUGH A FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY  

You may redeem fund shares through an intermediary, such as a broker-dealer, bank or other financial institution, or an organization that provides recordkeeping and consulting services to 401(k) plans or other employee benefit plans. These intermediaries may charge you a fee for this service. They may also impose other charges or restrictions in addition to those applicable to shareholders who invest in Harbor Funds directly.

 

Harbor Funds Distributors, the distributor of Harbor Funds, has contracted with certain intermediaries to accept and forward redemption requests to the funds on your behalf. Your redemption request must be received in good order by these intermediaries before the close of regular trading on the NYSE to receive that day’s share price.

 

Harbor Funds Distributors, Harbor Services Group and/or Harbor Capital Advisors or its affiliates may compensate, out of their own assets, certain intermediaries for distribution of fund shares, and for shareholder recordkeeping, subaccounting and other similar services.

 

Harbor Funds is not responsible for the failure of any intermediary to carry out its obligations to its customers.

 

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Transaction and Account Policies

RIGHTS RESERVED BY HARBOR FUNDS

Harbor Funds reserves the following rights: (1) to accept initial purchases by telephone or mail; (2) to refuse any purchase or exchange order; (3) to cancel or rescind a purchase order for non-payment; (4) to cease offering fund shares at any time to all or certain groups of investors; (5) to freeze any account and suspend account services when notice has been received of a dispute between the registered or beneficial account owners or there is reason to believe a fraudulent transaction may occur; (6) to otherwise modify the conditions of purchases and any services at any time; (7) to act on instructions reasonably believed to be genuine; and (8) to involuntarily redeem your account at the net asset value calculated the day the account is redeemed if the fund or its agent is unable to verify the identity of the person(s) or entity opening an account or becomes aware of information regarding a shareholder or shareholder’s account which indicates that the identity of the shareholder can no longer be verified.

These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of the fund or if required by law.

EXCESSIVE TRADING/MARKET-TIMING

Some investors try to profit from a strategy called market-timing — moving money into mutual funds for the short-term when they expect prices to rise and taking money out when they expect prices to fall. The Harbor Funds are intended for long-term investment purposes only. Harbor Funds has taken reasonable steps to seek to discourage excessive short-term trading.

Excessive short-term trading into and out of a fund can disrupt portfolio investment strategies and may increase expenses, and negatively impact investment returns, for all shareholders, including long-term shareholders who do not generate these costs. Certain funds invest a significant portion of their assets in small cap securities. Some of these holdings may not trade every day or may not trade frequently throughout a trading day. As a result, these funds may be more susceptible to a short-term trading strategy by which an investor seeks to profit based upon the investor’s belief that the values of a fund’s portfolio securities, as reflected by the fund’s net asset value on any given day, do not fully reflect the then current fair market value of such securities. In the case of funds that invest primarily in foreign securities, some investors may also seek to profit from the fact that foreign markets or exchanges normally close earlier in the day than do U.S. markets or exchanges. These investors may seek to take advantage of information that becomes available after the close of the foreign markets or exchanges, but before a fund prices its shares, which may affect the prices of the foreign securities held by the funds. If those investors are successful, long-term shareholders could experience dilution in the value of their shares.

The Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures and authorized Harbor Funds to take the following actions to discourage excessive short-term trading activity in the funds.

Harbor Funds will limit for a period of 60 days future purchases into a fund by any investor who makes more than four round trips (as defined under “How to Purchase Shares”) in the same fund in a 12-month period. Harbor Funds monitors trading activity in all accounts. If Harbor Funds discovers what it believes is excessive trading or market timing activity in any fund, it may limit future purchases or terminate the exchange privilege on a temporary or permanent basis at any time, including after one round trip. Harbor Funds may also ban a shareholder from opening new accounts or adding to existing accounts in any Harbor Funds. Funds at greater risk for market timing activity impose a redemption fee on shares redeemed within short periods of time. See “Redemption Fee”. As described under “Pricing of Fund Shares”, Harbor Funds has also implemented fair value pricing procedures which may have the effect of reducing market timing activity in some funds. In addition, the funds reserve the right to reject any purchase request (including the purchase portion of any exchange) by any investor or group of investors for any reason without prior notice, including, in particular, if they believe the trading activity in the account(s) would be harmful or disruptive to a fund. For example, a fund may refuse a purchase order if the fund’s portfolio manager believes he or she would be unable to invest the money effectively in accordance with the fund’s investment policies or the fund would otherwise be adversely affected due to the size of the transaction, frequency of trading or other factors. Transactions placed in violation of the funds’ exchange limits or excessive trading policy are not deemed accepted by a fund.

The four round trip limitation imposed under the excessive trading policy does not apply to (i) minimum required distributions from retirement accounts; (ii) return of excess contributions in retirement accounts where the excess is reinvested into the funds; (iii) purchases of shares in retirement

 

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accounts with participant payroll or employer contributions or loan repayments; (iv) transaction requests submitted by mail to Harbor Funds from shareholders who hold their accounts directly with Harbor Funds (transactions submitted by fax or wire are not considered mail transactions); (v) reinvested distributions (dividends and capital gains); (vi) transactions initiated through an Automatic Purchase, Exchange or Withdrawal Plan; (vii) transactions pursuant to a systematic rebalancing or asset allocation program established with Harbor; (viii) transactions involving shares transferred from one account to another account in the same fund and shares converted from one class to another class in the same fund; (ix) transactions initiated by a plan sponsor; (x) Section 529 College Savings Plans; (xi) Harbor Funds that invest in other Harbor Funds; (xii) redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees; (xiii) transactions below a dollar amount applicable to all accounts in a fund that Harbor has determined, in its sole discretion, are not likely to adversely effect the management of the fund; and (xiv) omnibus accounts maintained by financial intermediaries.

When financial intermediaries establish omnibus accounts with Harbor Funds, Harbor Funds monitors trading activity in the account at the omnibus level. Because activity in the omnibus account represents the aggregate trading activity of the intermediary’s underlying customers, Harbor Funds monitors trading activity in omnibus accounts in a different manner than it does in accounts which Harbor Funds believes are owned directly by the investor. If Harbor Funds detects what it believes may be excessive short-term trading or market timing activity in an omnibus account, Harbor Funds will seek to investigate and take appropriate action. This may include requesting that the intermediary provide its customers’ underlying transaction information so that Harbor Funds can assess whether an underlying customer’s transaction activity was reflective of excessive short-term trading or market timing activity. If necessary, Harbor Funds may limit or prohibit additional purchases of fund shares by an intermediary or by certain of the intermediary’s customers. Because Harbor Funds normally monitors trading activity at the omnibus account level, Harbor Funds may not be able to detect or prevent excessive short-term trading or market timing activity at the underlying customer level.

In addition, some financial intermediaries may impose their own restrictions on short-term trading which may differ from Harbor Funds’. Harbor Funds may choose to rely on the intermediary’s restrictions on short-term trading in place of its own only if Harbor Funds determines, in its discretion, that the intermediary’s restrictions provide reasonable protection for the funds from excessive short-term trading activity.

For those funds that charge a redemption fee, Harbor Funds seeks to apply its redemption fee policy to all accounts except those accounts identified as non-applicable under “Redemption Fees”. In some cases, Harbor Funds permits financial intermediaries to charge redemption fees in accordance with their own policies in place of Harbor Funds’ when Harbor Funds determines that the intermediary’s redemption fee policy is reasonably designed and sufficiently similar to Harbor Funds’. Harbor Funds is encouraging those intermediaries that are not subject to the redemption fee policy because they do not have the capability to apply the redemption fee to their underlying customers’ accounts to develop that capability. Harbor Funds seeks to apply its redemption fee policy to those accounts soon after the intermediary indicates it has developed that capability. There is no assurance that Harbor Funds will successfully identify all intermediaries that are subject to the redemption fee policy or that intermediaries which do assess redemption fees will do so properly.

The trading history of accounts under common ownership or control within any of the Harbor Funds may be considered in enforcing these policies. Transactions placed through the same financial intermediary on an omnibus basis may be deemed a part of a group for purposes of this policy and may be rejected in whole or in part by a fund.

Purchase orders (including the purchase portion of an exchange) received by a financial intermediary in violation of the funds’ excessive trading policy are not deemed accepted by a fund.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE POLICY

Each fund’s full portfolio holdings, are published quarterly, with a 15-day lag, on www.harborfunds.com. In addition, the funds’ top ten portfolio holdings as a percent of its total net assets will be published quarterly, with a 10-day lag, on www.harborfunds.com. This information is available on Harbor Funds’ web site for the entire quarter.

Additional information about Harbor Funds’ portfolio holdings disclosure policy is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

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PRICING OF FUND SHARES

Each fund’s share price, called its net asset value, or NAV, per share, is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), generally 4 p.m., eastern time. NAV per share for each class of shares outstanding is computed by dividing the net assets of the fund attributable to that class by the number of fund shares outstanding for that class. On holidays or other days when the NYSE is closed, the NAV is not calculated, and the funds do not transact purchase or redemption requests. However, on those days the value of a fund’s assets may be affected to the extent that the fund holds foreign securities that trade on foreign markets that are open.

Each of the funds value the securities in its portfolio on the basis of market quotations and valuations provided by independent pricing services.

When reliable market quotations are not readily available or when market quotations are considered unreliable, securities are priced at their fair value, calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees, which may include utilizing an independent pricing service. A fund may use fair-value pricing if the value of some or all of the fund’s securities have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the primary markets or exchanges on which the security is traded. This most commonly occurs with foreign securities, but may occur with other securities as well. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its NAV may differ from market quotations or official closing prices for the same securities. This means the fund may value those securities higher or lower than another fund that uses market quotations or official closing prices.

For the funds which invest in international equity securities, the fair value pricing procedures recognize that volatility in the U.S. equity markets may cause prices of foreign securities determined at the close of the foreign market or exchange on which the securities are traded to no longer be reliable when the funds’ net asset values are determined. As a result, at least some of the international funds’ foreign equity securities may be valued at their fair value in accordance with the fair value pricing procedures on any day the international funds calculate their net asset values.

Share prices are normally available after 7:00 p.m. eastern time by calling 1-800-422-1050 or visiting www.harborfunds.com.

 

PAYING FOR SHARES BY CHECK

If you purchase fund shares by check:

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No third-party checks, starter checks, money orders, credit card convenience checks, travelers checks or checks drawn on banks outside the U.S. are accepted.

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If your check does not clear for any reason, the shareholder servicing agent will cancel your purchase and deduct $25 from your Harbor Funds account. You may also be prohibited from future purchases.

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You may subsequently sell the shares purchased by check, but the proceeds may not be available for as long as 10 business days to make sure that your check has cleared.

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You can avoid the 10 business day holding period by purchasing shares via wire. Use of ACH will reduce the holding period to 3 business days.

IN-KIND REDEMPTIONS

Harbor Funds agrees to redeem shares of each fund solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net asset value of the fund during any 90-day period for any one shareholder. Harbor Funds reserves the right to pay redemptions exceeding $250,000 or 1% of the net asset value of the redeeming fund, either total or partial, by an in-kind redemption of securities (instead of cash) from the applicable fund. The securities redeemed in-kind would be valued for this purpose by the same method as is used to calculate the fund’s net asset value per share. Redemptions whether made in cash or in-kind, are taxable transactions for shareholders who are subject to tax. If you receive an in-kind redemption, you should expect to incur transaction costs and may incur additional tax liability upon the disposition of the securities received in the redemption.

ACCOUNTS BELOW SHARE CLASS MINIMUMS

Shareholders seeking to establish accounts in the Institutional Class of shares with amounts that are below the $50,000 minimum required investment will automatically be invested in the Investor Class of shares. If your account balance falls below the required minimum investment for the respective Class due to redemptions, the shareholder servicing agent may ask that the account be increased. If your account balance is not increased within 60 days, the shareholder servicing agent reserves the right to exchange your Institutional Class shares at the then current NAV for shares of the respective fund’s Investor Class and reserves the right to redeem, in full, shares of the Investor Class if the resulting Investor Class account balance does not satisfy the Investor Class minimum account size.

 

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S TATEMENTS AND REPORTS

You will receive a confirmation statement after each transaction affecting your account, however, shareholders participating in an automatic plan will receive only quarterly confirmations of all transactions. Dividend information will be confirmed quarterly. You should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements immediately after you receive them and contact the shareholder servicing agent regarding any errors or discrepancies.

The funds produce financial reports, which include a list of each of the funds’ portfolio holdings, semi-annually and update their prospectus annually.

Unless you instruct Harbor otherwise by contacting a shareholder servicing agent, the funds will mail only one financial report, prospectus or proxy statement to shareholders with the same last name in your household, even if more than one person in your household has a Harbor Funds account. This process is known as “householding.” Please call a shareholder servicing agent if you would like to receive additional copies of these documents. Individual copies will be sent within thirty (30) days after Harbor receives your instructions. Your consent to householding is considered valid until revoked.

SIGNATURE GUARANTEES

A signature guarantee is required if any of the following is applicable:

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You request a redemption above $100,000.

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You would like a check made payable to anyone other than the shareholder(s) of record.

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You would like a check mailed to an address which has been changed within 10 business days of the redemption request.

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You would like a check mailed to an address other than the address of record.

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You would like your redemption proceeds wired to a bank account other than a bank account of record.

Harbor Funds reserves the right to waive or require a signature guarantee under certain circumstances.

A signature guarantee may be refused if any of the following is applicable:

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It does not appear valid or in good form.

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The transaction amount exceeds the surety bond limit of the signature guarantee.

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The guarantee stamp has been reported as stolen, missing or counterfeit.

How to Obtain a Signature Guarantee

A signature guarantee assures that a signature is genuine and protects shareholders from unauthorized account transfers. The following financial institutions may guarantee signatures: banks, savings and loan associations, trust companies, credit unions, broker-dealers, and member firms of a national securities exchange. Call your financial institution to see if they have the ability to guarantee a signature. A signature guarantee cannot be provided by a notary public.

If you are a Harbor Funds shareholder and are visiting outside the United States, a foreign bank properly authorized to do business in that country or a U.S. consulate may be able to authenticate your signature.

 

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Each Fund Distributes Substantially all of its Income and Gains

You may receive dividend and capital gain distributions in cash or reinvest them. Dividend and capital gain distributions will be reinvested in additional shares of the same fund unless you elect otherwise.

This prospectus provides general tax information only. You should consult your tax adviser about particular federal, state, local or foreign taxes that may apply to you. If you are investing through a tax-deferred retirement account, such as an IRA, special tax rules apply.

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each fund will distribute all or substantially all of its net investment income and realized capital gains, if any, each year. Each fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income and capital gains at least annually in December. Each fund may also pay dividends and capital gain distributions at other times if necessary to avoid federal income or excise tax. Capital Appreciation Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Small Company Growth Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, SMID Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, International Growth Fund and Harbor Global Value Fund expect distributions to be primarily from capital gain. Large Cap Value Fund and International Fund expect distributions to be from both capital gain and income.

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, distributions of net long-term capital gain are taxable as long-term capital gains, which may be taxable at different rates, depending on their source and other factors and distributions of net short-term capital gain are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends from net investment income are taxable either as ordinary income or, if so designated by a fund and certain other conditions, including holding period requirements, are met by the fund and the shareholder, as “qualified dividend income” taxable to individual shareholders at a maximum 15% U.S. federal income tax rate. Since the funds’ income is derived primarily from sources that do not pay “qualified dividend income”, dividends from the funds generally will not qualify for taxation at the maximum 15% U.S. federal income tax rate available to individuals on qualified dividend income. Dividends and distributions are taxable, whether you receive them in cash or reinvest them in additional fund shares.

Generally, you should avoid investing in a fund shortly before an anticipated dividend or capital gain distribution. If you purchase shares of a fund just before the distribution, you will pay the full price for the shares and receive a portion of the purchase price back as a taxable distribution. Otherwise, dividends paid to you may be included in your gross income for tax purposes, even though you may not have participated in the increase in NAV of the fund, whether or not you reinvested the dividends. This is referred to as “buying a dividend.” For example: On December 15, you invest $5,000, buying 250 shares for $20 each. If the funds pays a distribution of $1 per share on December 16, its share price will drop to $19 (not counting market change). You still have only $5,000 (250 shares x $19 = $4,750 in share value, plus 250 shares x $1 = $250 in distributions), but you owe tax on the $250 distribution you received — even if you reinvest it in more shares.

When you sell or exchange fund shares you will generally recognize a capital gain or capital loss in an amount equal to the difference between the net amount of the sale proceeds (or in the case of an exchange, the fair market value of the shares) that you receive and your tax basis for the shares that you sell or exchange. Every January each fund will send you information about the fund’s dividends and distributions and any shares you sold during the previous calendar year.

If you do not provide Harbor Funds with your correct social security number or other taxpayer identification number along with certifications required by the Internal Revenue Service, you may be subject to a backup withholding tax of 28% on your dividends and capital gain distributions, redemptions, exchanges and any other payments to you.

Each fund will send dividends and capital gain distributions elected to be received as cash to the address of record or bank of record on the account. Your distribution option will automatically be converted to having all dividends and other distributions reinvested in additional shares if either of the following occur:

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Postal or other delivery service is unable to deliver checks to the address of record;

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Dividends and capital gain distributions are not cashed within 180 days; or

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Bank account of record is no longer valid.

Dividends and capital gain distribution checks which are not cashed within 180 days may be reinvested in your account in the same fund that was the source of the payments at the current day’s NAV. When reinvested, those amounts are subject to the risk of loss like any fund investment.

Neither Harbor Funds nor the shareholder servicing agent has any obligation, under any circumstances, to pay interest on dividends or capital gain distributions sent to a shareholder.

 

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NORMAL DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE FOR ALL SHARE CLASSES

 

        Annually      Semi-Annually

DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS

           

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund

     X       

Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund

     X       

Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund

     X       

Harbor Small Company Growth Fund

     X       

Harbor Large Cap Value Fund

          X

Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund

     X       

Harbor SMID Value Fund

     X       

Harbor Small Cap Value Fund

     X       

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

           

Harbor International Fund

     X       

Harbor International Growth Fund

     X       

Harbor Global Value Fund

     X       

 

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Harbor Funds Provides a Variety of Services to Manage your Account

If you already have a Harbor Funds account, call the shareholder servicing agent at 1-800-422-1050 to request an Account Maintenance form to add these features or you may download the form from our web site at www.harborfunds.com.

 

WWW.HARBORFUNDS.COM

Our web site provides to you, 24 hours a day, access to your account information, the ability to conduct transactions, the option to request forms and applications, and offers additional information on each of the Harbor Funds.

In order to engage in transactions via the Internet, you must authorize us to transmit account information online and accept online instructions (go to www.harborfunds.com and follow the procedures accordingly).

When you establish an account, you will automatically be granted Internet transaction privileges, unless you decline them on the application.

Transactions through the Internet are subject to the same minimums as other transaction methods.

Procedures designed to confirm that instructions communicated via the Internet are genuine, including requiring certain identifying information prior to acting upon instructions and sending written confirmation of Internet transactions are used by the shareholder servicing agent. To the extent that reasonable procedures are used to confirm that instructions received through the Internet are genuine, neither Harbor Funds, the shareholder servicing agent, nor the distributor will be liable for acting on these instructions.

TRA NSFER ON DEATH REGISTRATION

You may indicate on the account application to whom the account will be transferred on your death.

TOD registration is available only for accounts registered in an individual name or as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. TOD registration is NOT available for IRA, UGMA/UTMA, Trust accounts or institutional accounts. TOD registration requires the name(s) of the beneficiary(ies) to be listed on the account registration followed by “TOD, Subject to STA TOD Rules”. Harbor Funds reserves the right to use the term “beneficiaries” in an account registration rather than list each named beneficiary. However, the shareholder must provide the name, address, social security number, and birth date of each beneficiary. Per stirpes designation will not be accepted.

To add TOD registration to an existing account, call the shareholder servicing agent at 1-800-422-1050 to request the Transfer on Death Registration form and instructions or you may download the form from our web site at www.harborfunds.com.

 

TE LEPHONE SERVICES

1-800-422-1050

Our automated telephone service is available 24 hours a day. It provides you the ability to conduct transactions, access your account information, request forms and applications, and obtain information on each of the Harbor Funds.

When you establish an account, you will be granted telephone transaction privileges unless you decline them on the application.

Telephone transactions are subject to the same minimums as other transaction methods.

Procedures designed to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine, including requiring certain identifying information prior to acting upon instructions, recording all telephone instructions and sending written confirmation of telephone instructions are used by the shareholder servicing agent. To the extent that reasonable procedures are used to confirm that instructions given by telephone are genuine, neither Harbor Funds, the shareholder servicing agent, nor the distributor will be liable for acting on these instructions.

RET IREMENT ACCOUNTS

For information on establishing retirement accounts, please call 1-800-422-1050.

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Traditional IRA — an individual retirement account. Your contributions may or may not be deductible depending on your circumstances. Rollovers are not deductible. Assets can grow tax-free and distributions are taxable as income.

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Roth IRA — an individual retirement account. Your contributions are non-deductible. Assets grow tax-free and qualified distributions are also tax-free.

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SEP IRA — an individual retirement account funded by employer contributions. Assets grow tax-free and distributions are taxable as income.

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Other Retirement Plans — The Harbor Funds may be used as an investment in many other kinds of employer-sponsored retirement plans. All of these accounts need to be established by the trustee of the plan.

 

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Harbor Funds may amend or terminate the automatic plans without notice to participating shareholders.

Your automatic investment plan, exchange plan, withdrawal plan, or dividend exchange plan will be suspended if postal or other delivery services are unable to deliver the transaction confirmation statements to you at the address of record. In case of a suspended dividend exchange plan, your distributions will be reinvested in the current fund, and shares represented by such reinvested dividends will not be exchanged.

A UTOMATIC INVESTMENT PLAN

You may select this feature when completing the account application.

You may sell the shares, but the proceeds may not be available for up to 3 business days after the initial purchase to make sure that the funds from your account have cleared.

If your automatic clearing house (ACH) transaction does not clear, your purchase will be cancelled and $25 will be deducted from your account. You may also be prohibited from future automatic investment plan purchases.

By using the automatic investment or exchange plans, you are purchasing shares of a fund on a scheduled basis without regard to fluctuations in net asset value per share. Over time, your average cost per share may be lower than if you tried to time the market. While regular investment plans do not guarantee a profit and will not protect you against loss in a declining market, they can be an excellent way to invest for retirement, a home, educational expenses, and other long-term financial goals.

If you already have a Harbor Funds account, call the shareholder servicing agent at 1-800-422-1050 to request an Automatic Options form to add this feature or you may download the form from our web site at www.harborfunds.com.

 

AUTOM ATIC EXCHANGE PLAN

You may automatically exchange between Harbor Funds either monthly or quarterly. The fund being exchanged out of and exchanged into must meet the minimum requirements for the respective class of shares. Exchanges may be taxable transactions depending on the type of account and you may realize a gain or a loss.

AUTO MATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN

You may direct Harbor Funds to withdraw a specific dollar amount on a monthly or quarterly schedule. If you have multiple plans, the dollar amount in each plan must be the same.

If automatic withdrawals continuously exceed reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions, the account will eventually be depleted. Withdrawals are redemptions of shares and therefore are taxable transactions for you. You should consult your tax adviser.

DI VIDEND EXCHANGE PLAN

You may invest dividends and capital gain distributions from one fund in shares of another fund provided you have opened an account in the other fund and have satisfied the applicable minimum investment requirements. Shares are purchased on the dividend payment date at the dividend payment price which is the same as the ex-dividend date. Purchases are credited to your account on this date.

 

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The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the funds’ financial performance for the past five years, or less if a fund has a shorter operating history. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. Total returns represent the rate that a shareholder would have earned/lost on an investment in a fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).

 

          Income From Investment Operations             Less Distributions         
Year/Period Ended    Net Asset
Value
Beginning
of Period
   Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
     Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains/(Losses)
on Investments
     Total from
Investment
Operations
     Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
     Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains10
     Total
Distributions
 

DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS

                    

HARBOR CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND

                    

Institutional Class

                    

October 31, 2006

   $ 31.02    $ .07 c    $ 1.59      $ 1.66      $ (.03 )    $      $ (.03 )

October 31, 2005

     26.81      .13 c      4.19        4.32        (.11 )             (.11 )

October 31, 2004

     25.21      .02 c      1.63        1.65        (.05 )             (.05 )

October 31, 2003

     21.04      .05 c      4.16        4.21        (.04 )             (.04 )

October 31, 2002

     26.40      .04        (5.36 )      (5.32 )      (.04 )             (.04 )

Retirement Class

                    

October 31, 2006

   $ 30.90    $ .05 c    $ 1.52      $ 1.57      $      $      $  

October 31, 2005

     26.77             4.23        4.23        (.10 )             (.10 )

October 31, 2004

     25.21             1.59        1.59        (.03 )             (.03 )

October 31, 20031

     21.04      .04 c      4.17        4.21        (.04 )             (.04 )

Investor Class

                    

October 31, 2006

   $ 30.79    $ (.02 )c    $ 1.54      $ 1.52      $      $      $  

October 31, 2005

     26.65      .05 c      4.11        4.16        (.02 )             (.02 )

October 31, 2004

     25.12      (.05 )c      1.58        1.53                       

October 31, 20031

     21.04             4.11        4.11        (.03 )             (.03 )

HARBOR MID CAP GROWTH FUND

                    

Institutional Class

                    

October 31, 2006

   $ 7.31    $ c    $ 1.13      $ 1.13      $      $ (.85 )    $ (.85 )

October 31, 20052

     6.15      (.03 )c      1.19        1.16                       

October 31, 2004

     5.96             .19        .19                       

October 31, 2003

     4.14      (.03 )c      1.85        1.82                       

October 31, 2002

     5.64      (.06 )c      (1.44 )      (1.50 )                     

Retirement Class

                    

October 31, 2006

   $ 7.31    $ c    $ 1.11      $ 1.11      $      $ (.85 )    $ (.85 )

October 31, 2005

     6.15             1.16        1.16                       

October 31, 2004

     5.96      (.04 )c      .23        .19                       

October 31, 20031

     4.14      (.02 )c      1.84        1.82                       

Investor Class

                    

October 31, 2006

   $ 7.28    $ (.01 )c    $ 1.10      $ 1.09      $      $ (.85 )    $ (.85 )

October 31, 2005

     6.15      (.04 )c      1.17        1.13                       

October 31, 2004

     5.96      .01 c      .18        .19                       

October 31, 20031

     4.14      (.02 )c      1.84        1.82                       

HARBOR SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

                    

Institutional Class

                    

October 31, 2006

   $ 13.00    $ c    $ 1.74      $ 1.74      $      $ (1.05 )    $ (1.05 )

October 31, 2005

     12.82      (.06 )c      1.07        1.01               (.83 )      (.83 )

October 31, 2004

     12.05             .77        .77                       

October 31, 2003

     8.65      (.04 )c      3.44        3.40                       

October 31, 20023

     9.72      (.03 )c      (1.04 )      (1.07 )                     

Retirement Class

                    

October 31, 2006

   $ 12.92    $ (.03 )c    $ 1.73      $ 1.70      $      $ (1.05 )    $ (1.05 )

October 31, 2005

     12.78      (.07 )c      1.04        .97               (.83 )      (.83 )

October 31, 2004

     12.05      (.02 )c      .75        .73                       

October 31, 20031

     8.65      (.02 )c      3.42        3.40                       

Investor Class

                    

October 31, 2006

   $ 12.85    $ (.02 )c    $ 1.69      $ 1.67      $      $ (1.05 )    $ (1.05 )

October 31, 2005

     12.74      (.09 )c      1.03        .94               (.83 )      (.83 )

October 31, 2004

     12.02      .02 c      .70        .72                       

October 31, 20031

     8.65      (.06 )c      3.43        3.37                       

HARBOR SMALL COMPANY GROWTH FUND

                    

Institutional Class

                    

October 31, 20064

   $ 10.00    $ c    $ .18      $ .18      $      $      $  

Retirement Class

                    

October 31, 20064

   $ 10.00    $ (.01 )c    $ .17      $ .16      $      $      $  

Investor Class

                    

October 31, 20064

   $ 10.00    $ (.02 )c    $ .17      $ .15      $      $      $  

See page 56 for notes to the Financial Highlights.

 

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The information has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the funds’ financial statements, are incorporated by reference in the SAI, both of which are available upon request. No financial highlights exist for Harbor SMID Value Fund, which commenced operations on May 1, 2007.

 

Net Asset
Value
End of
Period
  Total
Return
    Net Assets
End of
Period
(000s)
  Ratio of
Operating
Expenses to
Average
Net Assets (%)11
    Ratio of
Operating
Expenses
Not Imposed
to Average
Net Assets (%)
    Ratio of
Operating
Expenses Net
of All Offsets
to Average
Net Assets (%)
    Ratio of
Interest/Dividend
Expense
to Average
Net Assets (%)
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
to Average
Net Assets (%)
    Portfolio
Turnover (%)
 
               
               
               
$ 32.65   5.35 %   $ 7,882,712   .67 %   %   .67 %   %   .25 %   71 %
  31.02   16.14       7,187,988   .68         .68         .44     69  
  26.81   6.54 d     6,497,130   .67 c   .01     .67 c       .09 c   67  
  25.21   20.04 d     6,338,120   .71 c   .01     .71 c       .24 c   64  
  21.04   (20.20 )     5,055,492   .69         .69     .01 e   .16     76  
               
$ 32.47   5.08 %   $ 207,852   .92 %   %   .92 %   %   %   71 %
  30.90   15.84       123,018   .92         .92         (.13 )   69  
  26.77   6.32 d     11,775   .92 c   .01     .92 c       (.18 )c   67  
  25.21   20.04 d     850   .94 c   .01     .94 c       (.09 )c   64  
               
$ 32.31   4.94 %   $ 562,859   1.07 %   %   1.07 %   %   (.15 )%   71 %
  30.79   15.62       304,676   1.10         1.10         (.10 )   69  
  26.65   6.09 d     101,372   1.10 c   .01     1.10 c       (.35 )c   67  
  25.12   19.55 d     40,475   1.13 c   .01     1.13 c       (.29 )c   64  
               
               
$ 7.59   16.30 %d   $ 110,633   .94 %c   .12 %   .94 %c   %   (.30 )%c   131 %
  7.31   18.86 d     53,447   .95 c   .20     .95 c       (.48 )c   177  
  6.15   3.19 d     49,275   .98 c   .14     .98 c       (.65 )c   77  
  5.96   44.31 d     25,743   1.20 c   .58     1.20 c       (.95 )c   114  
  4.14   (26.77 )d     8,974   1.20 c   .31     1.20 c       (1.11 )c   70  
               
$ 7.57   15.99 %d   $ 46,402   1.18 %c   .12 %   1.18 %c   %   (.58 )%c   131 %
  7.31   18.86 d     14   1.18 c   .20     1.18 c       (.67 )c   177  
  6.15   3.19 d     1   1.23 c   .08     1.23 c       (.90 )c   77  
  5.96   44.31 d     6   1.40 c   .63     1.40 c       (1.13 )c   114  
               
$ 7.52   15.77 %d   $ 6,782   1.32 %c   .12 %   1.32 %c   %   (.69 )%c   131 %
  7.28   18.37 d     1,737   1.38 c   .20     1.38 c       (.87 )c   177  
  6.15   3.19 d     891   1.38 c   .18     1.38 c       (1.06 )c   77  
  5.96   44.31 d     209   1.40 c   .81     1.40 c       (1.13 )c   114  
               
               
$ 13.69   14.17 %   $ 633,956   .82 %   %   .82 %   %   (.35 )%   55 %
  13.00   7.83       635,132   .84         .84         (.40 )   69  
  12.82   6.39 d     709,318   .83 c   .02     .83 c       (.48 )c   54  
  12.05   39.31 d     631,734   .93 c   .02     .93 c       (.61 )c   83  
  8.65   (11.01 )d     103,951   .95 c   .08     .95 c       (.71 )c   50  
               
$ 13.57   13.93 %   $ 48,525   1.07 %   %   1.07 %   %   (.60 )%   55 %
  12.92   7.52       40,916   1.09         1.09         (.66 )   69  
  12.78   6.06 d     8,074   1.08 c   .01     1.08 c       (.73 )c   54  
  12.05   39.31 d     4,482   1.16 c   .02     1.16 c       (.83 )c   83  
               
$ 13.47   13.77 %   $ 47,263   1.22 %   %   1.22 %   %   (.74 )%   55 %
  12.85   7.31       32,440   1.27         1.27         (.83 )   69  
  12.74   5.90 d     26,527   1.25 c   .02     1.25 c       (.91 )c   54  
  12.02   39.08 d     12,279   1.36 c   .02     1.36 c       (1.03 )c   83  
               
               
$ 10.18   1.80 %b,d   $ 7,559   .92 %a,c   2.19 %a   .92 %a,c   %   (.38 )%a,c   53 %b
               
$ 10.16   1.60 %b,d   $ 1,016   1.18 %a,c   2.19 %a   1.18 %a,c   %   (.58 )%a,c   53 %b
               
$ 10.15   1.50 %b,d   $ 1,172   1.31 %a,c   2.19 %a   1.31 %a,c   %   (.71 )%a,c   53 %b

 

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          Income From Investment Operations             Less Distributions         
Year/Period Ended    Net Asset
Value
Beginning
of Period
  

Net

Investment
Income/(Loss)

     Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains/(Losses)
on Investments
     Total from
Investment
Operations
     Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains10
     Total
Distributions
 

DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS - Continued

                

HARBOR LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

                   

Institutional Class

                   

October 31, 2006

   $ 16.63    $ .22 c    $ 2.13      $ 2.35      $ (.19 )   $      $ (.19 )

October 31, 2005

     15.00      .16 c      1.63        1.79        (.16 )            (.16 )

October 31, 2004

     13.52      .14 c      1.45        1.59        (.11 )            (.11 )

October 31, 2003

     11.43      .11 c      2.11        2.22        (.13 )            (.13 )

October 31, 2002

     13.01      .10        (1.63 )      (1.53 )      (.05 )            (.05 )

Retirement Class

                   

October 31, 2006

   $ 16.62    $ .16 c    $ 2.14      $ 2.30      $ (.15 )   $      $ (.15 )

October 31, 2005

     14.99      .14 c      1.61        1.75        (.12 )            (.12 )

October 31, 2004

     13.52      .08 c      1.50        1.58        (.11 )            (.11 )

October 31, 20031

     11.43      .15 c      2.07        2.22        (.13 )            (.13 )

Investor Class

                   

October 31, 2006

   $ 16.58    $ .14 c    $ 2.12      $ 2.26      $ (.14 )   $      $ (.14 )

October 31, 2005

     14.96      .07 c      1.64        1.71        (.09 )            (.09 )

October 31, 2004

     13.49      .10 c      1.43        1.53        (.06 )            (.06 )

October 31, 20031

     11.43      .10 c      2.07        2.17        (.11 )            (.11 )

HARBOR MID CAP VALUE FUND

                   

Institutional Class

                   

October 31, 2006

   $ 11.90    $ .13 c    $ 1.65      $ 1.78      $ (.13 )   $ (.29 )    $ (.42 )

October 31, 2005

     11.09      .14 c      1.68        1.82        (.05 )     (.96 )      (1.01 )

October 31, 20045

     10.06      .02 c      1.01        1.03                      

October 31, 2003

     8.33      .01 c      1.72        1.73                      

October 31, 20026

     10.00             (1.67 )      (1.67 )                    

Retirement Class

                   

October 31, 2006

   $ 11.90    $ .10 c    $ 1.66      $ 1.76      $ (.13 )   $ (.29 )    $ (.42 )

October 31, 2005

     11.09      .04 c      1.76        1.80        (.04 )c     (.95 )      (.99 )

October 31, 20045

     10.06      .02 c      1.01        1.03                      

October 31, 20031

     8.33             1.73        1.73                      

Investor Class

                   

October 31, 2006

   $ 11.88    $ .12 c    $ 1.62      $ 1.74      $ (.11 )   $ (.29 )    $ (.40 )

October 31, 2005

     11.09      .07 c      1.71        1.78        (.04 )     (.95 )      (.99 )

October 31, 20045

     10.06      (.01 )c      1.04        1.03                      

October 31, 20031

     8.33      (.01 )c      1.74        1.73                      

HARBOR SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

                   

Institutional Class

                   

October 31, 2006

   $ 19.50    $ .03 c    $ 2.04      $ 2.07      $ (.02 )   $ (.31 )    $ (.33 )

October 31, 2005

     16.58      .01 c      3.00        3.01              (.09 )      (.09 )

October 31, 2004

     13.88             2.70        2.70                      

October 31, 2003

     9.99      (.01 )c      3.90        3.89                      

October 31, 20027

     10.00      (.02 )c      .01        (.01 )                    

Retirement Class

                   

October 31, 2006

   $ 19.46    $ (.02 )c    $ 2.04      $ 2.02      $     $ (.31 )    $ (.31 )

October 31, 2005

     16.57      (.01 )c      2.99        2.98              (.09 )      (.09 )

October 31, 2004

     13.88      .02 c      2.67        2.69                      

October 31, 20031

     9.99      (.02 )c      3.91        3.89                      

Investor Class

                   

October 31, 2006

   $ 19.33    $ (.09 )c    $ 2.06      $ 1.97      $     $ (.31 )    $ (.31 )

October 31, 2005

     16.50      (.01 )c      2.93        2.92              (.09 )      (.09 )

October 31, 2004

     13.87             2.63        2.63                      

October 31, 20031

     9.99      (.02 )c      3.90        3.88                      

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Net Asset

Value

End of

Period

  Total
Return
   

Net Assets

End of

Period

(000s)

  Ratio of
Operating
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets (%)11
    Ratio of
Operating
Expenses
Not Imposed
to Average
Net Assets (%)
    Ratio of
Operating
Expenses Net
of All Offsets
to Average
Net Assets (%)
    Ratio of
Interest/Dividend
Expense
to Average
Net Assets (%)
   

Ratio of
Net Investment
Income/(Loss)
to Average

Net Assets (%)

    Portfolio
Turnover (%)
 
               
               
               
$ 18.79   14.23 %   $ 596,888   .68 %   %   .68 %   %   1.23 %   31 %
  16.63   11.90       546,624   .70         .70         1.01     24  
  15.00   11.79 d     352,917   .68 c   .02     .68 c       1.10 c   19  
  13.52   19.56 d     202,159   .77 c   .01     .77 c       .94 c   25  
  11.43   (11.83 )     142,063   .77         .77         .75     35  
               
$ 18.77   13.93 %   $ 8,352   .93 %   %   .93 %   %   .95 %   31 %
  16.62   11.66       5,577   .95         .95         .77     24  
  14.99   11.69 d     4,515   .92 c   .03     .92 c       .86 c   19  
  13.52   19.56 d     5   .93 c   .01     .93 c       .66 c   25  
               
$ 18.70   13.73 %   $ 284,948   1.08 %   %   1.08 %   %   .82 %   31 %
  16.58   11.44       162,862   1.10         1.10         .70     24  
  14.96   11.34 d     16,452   1.10 c   .03     1.10 c       .68 c   19  
  13.49   19.13 d     6,682   1.17 c   .01     1.17 c       .34 c   25  
               
               
$ 13.26   15.43 %d   $ 26,630   .95 %c   .51 %   .95 %c   %   1.45 %c   18 %
  11.90   16.92 d     15,744   .95 c   .93     .95 c       1.27 c   20  
  11.09   10.36 d     10,354   1.02 c   1.08     1.02 c       .23 c   152  
  10.06   20.77 d     7,959   1.20 c   1.15     1.20 c       .15 c   67  
  8.33   (16.70 )b,d     4,867   1.20 a,c   1.93 a   1.20 a,c       (.22 )a,c   41 b
               
$ 13.24   15.17 %d   $ 184   1.18 %c   .51 %   1.18 %c   %   1.22 %c   18 %
  11.90   16.88 d     81   1.18 c   .93     1.18 c       .96 c   20  
  11.09   10.36 d     2   f       f       f   152  
  10.06   20.77 d       f       f       f   67  
               
$ 13.22   15.00 %d   $ 5,832   1.32 %c   .51 %   1.32 %c   %   1.06 %c   18 %
  11.88   16.65 d     1,612   1.38 c   .93     1.38 c       .88 c   20  
  11.09   10.24 d     268   1.39 c   1.53     1.39 c       (.15 )c   152  
  10.06   20.77 d     46   1.39 c   1.38     1.39 c       (.16 )c   67  
               
               
$ 21.24   10.72 %   $ 1,928,482   .83 %   %   .83 %   %   .19 %   27 %
  19.50   18.22       1,592,120   .83         .83         .13     20  
  16.58   19.45 d     449,467   .84 c   .01     .84 c       (.13 )c   12  
  13.88   38.94 d     159,380   .94 c   .30     .94 c       (.25 )c   13  
  9.99   (.10 )b,d     14,906   1.20 a,c   .90 a   1.20 a,c       (.46 )a,c   20 b
               
$ 21.17   10.48 %   $ 57,301   1.08 %   %   1.08 %   %   (.06 )%   27 %
  19.46   18.05       36,787   1.08         1.08         (.08 )   20  
  16.57   19.38 d     1,911   .93 c   .01     .93 c       (.24 )c   12  
  13.88   38.94 d     3   1.18 c   .30     1.18 c       (.59 )c   13  
               
$ 20.99   10.28 %   $ 138,916   1.23 %   %   1.23 %   %   (.22 )%   27 %
  19.33   17.76       182,697   1.26         1.26         (.27 )   20  
  16.50   18.96 d     23,987   1.25 c   .01     1.25 c       (.53 )c   12  
  13.87   38.84 d     1,290   1.29 c   .30     1.29 c       (.57 )c   13  

 

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Financial Highlights — Continued


 

          Income From Investment Operations             Less Distributions                
Year/Period Ended   

Net Asset

Value
Beginning
of Period

   Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
     Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains/(Losses)
on Investments
     Total from
Investment
Operations
    

Dividends

from Net
Investment
Income

    

Distributions

from Net
Realized
Capital Gains10

     Total
Distributions
    

Proceeds

from
Redemption
Fees

 

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

                    

HARBOR INTERNATIONAL FUND

                       

Institutional Class

                       

October 31, 2006

   $ 47.50    $ .86 c    $ 14.03      $ 14.89      $ (1.03 )    $ (1.22 )    $ (2.25 )    $ h

October 31, 2005

     39.37      .63 c      8.21        8.84        (.56 )      (.15 )      (.71 )      h

October 31, 2004

     34.55      .39 c      5.50        5.89        (.51 )      (.56 )      (1.07 )      h

October 31, 2003

     26.69      .47 c      8.27        8.74        (.34 )      (.54 )      (.88 )      h

October 31, 20028

     28.65      .42 c      (1.23 )      (.81 )      (.27 )      (.88 )      (1.15 )      N/A  

Retirement Class

                       

October 31, 2006

   $ 47.31    $ .79 c    $ 13.92      $ 14.71      $ (.95 )    $ (1.22 )    $ (2.17 )    $ h

October 31, 2005

     39.25      .58 c      8.13        8.71        (.50 )      (.15 )      (.65 )      h

October 31, 2004

     34.49      37 c      5.41        5.78        (.46 )      (.56 )      (1.02 )      h

October 31, 20031

     26.69      .61 c      8.06        8.67        (.33 )      (.54 )      (.87 )      h

Investor Class

                       

October 31, 2006

   $ 47.13    $ .83 c    $ 13.74      $ 14.57      $ (.88 )    $ (1.22 )    $ (2.10 )    $ h

October 31, 2005

     39.12      .51 c      8.08        8.59        (.43 )      (.15 )      (.58 )      h

October 31, 2004

     34.43      .34 c      5.36        5.70        (.45 )      (.56 )      (1.01 )      h

October 31, 20031

     26.69      .47 c      8.14        8.61        (.33 )      (.54 )      (.87 )      h

HARBOR INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND

                       

Institutional Class

                       

October 31, 2006

   $ 9.76    $ .03 c    $ 2.86      $ 2.89      $ (.03 )    $      $ (.03 )    $ h

October 31, 2005

     8.42      .08 c      1.33        1.41        (.07 )             (.07 )      h

October 31, 20049

     7.92      .04 c      .54        .58        (.08 )             (.08 )      h

October 31, 2003

     6.74      .07 c      1.14        1.21        (.03 )             (.03 )      h

October 31, 2002

     8.44      .06        (1.76 )      (1.70 )                           N/A  

Retirement Class

                       

October 31, 2006

   $ 9.75    $ .08 c    $ 2.78      $ 2.86      $ (.01 )    $      $ (.01 )    $ h

October 31, 2005

     8.42      .07 c      1.31        1.38        (.05 )             (.05 )      h

October 31, 20049

     7.92      .01 c      .57        .58        (.08 )             (.08 )      h

October 31, 20031

     6.74      .03 c      1.18        1.21        (.03 )             (.03 )      h

Investor Class

                       

October 31, 2006

   $ 9.74    $ .04 c    $ 2.81      $ 2.85      $ (.01 )    $      $ (.01 )    $ h

October 31, 2005

     8.41      .05 c      1.32        1.37        (.04 )             (.04 )      h

October 31, 20049

     7.92      .04 c      .52        .56        (.07 )             (.07 )      h

October 31, 20031

     6.74      .04 c      1.17        1.21        (.03 )             (.03 )      h

HARBOR GLOBAL VALUE FUND

                       

Institutional Class

                       

October 31, 2006

   $ 10.00    $ .03 c    $ .80      $ .83      $      $      $      $ h

Retirement Class

                       

October 31, 2006

   $ 10.00    $ .06 c    $ .77      $ .83      $      $      $      $ h

Investor Class

                       

October 31, 2006

   $ 10.00    $ .04 c    $ .78      $ .82      $      $      $      $ h
1   Commenced operations on November 1, 2002.
2   Effective September 20, 2005, Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund appointed Wellington Management Company, LLP as its subadviser.
3   After the close of business on October 31, 2002, the former Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund was merged with and into Harbor Growth Fund. The accounting survivor of the merger is the Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund. Effective November 1, 2002, Harbor Growth Fund changed its name to “Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund.”
4   For the period February 1, 2006 (inception) through October 31, 2006.
5   Effective September 30, 2004, Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund appointed LSV Asset Management as its Subadviser.
6   For the period March 1, 2002 (inception) through October 31, 2002.
7   For the period December 14, 2001 (inception) through October 31, 2002.
8   After the close of business on October 31, 2002, Harbor International Fund II was merged with and into Harbor International Fund.
9   Effective March 1, 2004, Harbor International Growth Fund appointed Marsico Capital Management, LLC as its Subadviser.
10   Includes both short-term and long-term capital gains.
11   Credit balance arrangements had no impact on expense ratios.
a   Annualized.
b   Unannualized.
c   Reflects the Adviser’s waiver, if any, of a portion of its management fees and/or other operating expenses.
d   The total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the periods shown.
e   Dividend expense from investments sold short.
f   Interest expense for swap agreements.
g   Assets in this class were too small to incur any income or expense.
h   Less than $.01.

 

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Net Asset
Value
End
of Period
  Total
Return
    Net Assets
End of Period
(000s)
  Ratio of
Operating
Expenses to
Average
Net Assets (%)11
    Ratio of
Operating Expenses
Not Imposed
to Average
Net Assets (%)
    Ratio of Operating
Expenses Net of
All Offsets to
Average
Net Assets (%)
    Ratio of
Interest/Dividend
Expense
to Average
Net Assets (%)
    Ratio of
Net Investment
Income/(Loss)
to Average
Net Assets (%)
    Portfolio
Turnover (%)
 
               
               
               
$ 60.14   32.46 %   $ 15,767,303   .85 %   %   .85 %   %   1.60 %   12 %
  47.50   22.63       10,265,053   .87         .87         1.42     13  
  39.37   17.26 d     7,567,123   .86 c   .01     .86 c       1.25 c   12  
  34.55   33.69 d     5,449,385   89 c   .01     .89 c       1.83 c   21  
  26.69   (3.19 )d     3,446,010   .87 c   .06     .87 c       1.45 c   16  
               
$ 59.85   32.16 %   $ 169,594   1.10 %   %   1.10 %   %   1.35 %   12 %
  47.31   22.35       82,247   1.12         1.12         1.27     13  
  39.25   16.96 d     27,727   1.11 c   .01     1.11 c       1.11 c   12  
  34.49   33.42 d     5,808   1.14 c   .01     1.14 c       1.90 c   21  
               
$ 59.60   31.94 %   $ 879,695   1.24 %   %   1.24 %   %   1.23 %   12 %
  47.13   22.10       384,703   1.30         1.30         1.02     13  
  39.12   16.76 d     185,474   1.29 c   .01     1.29 c       .92 c   12  
  34.43   33.20 d     59,472   1.31 c   .01     1.31 c       1.46 c   21  
               
               
$ 12.62   29.71 %   $ 520,470   .98 %   %   .98 %   %   .79 %   100 %
  9.76   16.82       153,439   1.00         1.00         .87     183  
  8.42   7.32 d     139,148   .93 c   .05     .93 c       .48 c   216  
  7.92   18.07 d     231,523   .98 c   .01     .98 c       .91 c   234  
  6.74   (20.13 )     256,108   .95         .95         .60     317  
               
$ 12.60   29.40 %   $ 128   1.23 %   %   1.23 %   %   .67 %   100 %
  9.75   16.46       43   1.24         1.24         .57     183  
  8.42   7.31 d     29   1.19 c   .05     1.19 c       .37 c   216  
  7.92   18.07 d       N/A f       N/A f       N/A f   234  
               
$ 12.58   29.29 %   $ 23,726   1.37 %   %   1.37 %   %   .56 %   100 %
  9.74   16.31 d     6,772   1.39 c   .02     1.39 c       .35     183  
  8.41   7.04 d     3,128   1.39 c   .04     1.39 c       .32 c   216  
  7.92   18.02 d     383   1.40 c   .01     1.40 c       .49 c   234  
               
               
$ 10.83   8.30 %a,b,d   $ 13,011   1.00 %a,c   2.41 %   1.00 %a,c   %   1.53 %a,c   5 %b
               
$ 10.83   8.30 %a,b,d   $ 1,118   1.25 %a,c   2.41 %   1.25 %a,c   %   1.81 %a,c   5 %b
               
$ 10.82   8.20 %a,b,d   $ 1,764   1.38 %a,c   2.41 %   1.38 %a,c   %   1.48 %a,c   5 %b

 

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Harbor Funds Details


 

Harbor Funds Ticker Symbols and CUSIP Numbers

Share prices are available on our web site at www.harborfunds.com or by calling 1-800-422-1050 after 7:00 p.m. eastern time.

 

FUND    FUND NUMBER    TICKER SYMBOL    CUSIP NUMBER

DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS

        

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund

        

Institutional Class

   012    HACAX    411511504

Retirement Class

   212    HRCAX    411511827

Investor Class

   412    HCAIX    411511819

Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund

        

Institutional Class

   019    HAMGX    411511876

Retirement Class

   219    HRMGX    411511793

Investor Class

   419    HIMGX    411511785

Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund

        

Institutional Class

   010    HASGX    411511868

Retirement Class

   210    HRSGX    411511769

Investor Class

   410    HISGX    411511777

Harbor Small Company Growth Fund

        

Institutional Class

   026    HGSCX    411511496

Retirement Class

   226    HSGRX    411511470

Investor Class

   426    HSGIX    411511488

Harbor Large Cap Value Fund

        

Institutional Class

   013    HAVLX    411511603

Retirement Class

   213    HRLVX    411511751

Investor Class

   413    HILVX    411511744

Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund

        

Institutional Class

   023    HAMVX    411511835

Retirement Class

   223    HRMVX    411511728

Investor Class

   423    HIMVX    411511736

Harbor SMID Value Fund

        

Institutional Class

   028    HASMX    411511421

Retirement Class

   228    HRSMX    411511439

Investor Class

   428    HISMX    411511413

Harbor Small Cap Value Fund

        

Institutional Class

   022    HASCX    411511843

Retirement Class

   222    HSVRX    411511710

Investor Class

   422    HISVX    411511694

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

        

Harbor International Fund

        

Institutional Class

   011    HAINX    411511306

Retirement Class

   211    HRINX    411511652

Investor Class

   411    HIINX    411511645

Harbor International Growth Fund

        

Institutional Class

   017    HAIGX    411511801

Retirement Class

   217    HRIGX    411511637

Investor Class

   417    HIIGX    411511629

Harbor Global Value Fund

        

Institutional Class

   027    HAGVX    411511447

Retirement Class

   227    HRGVX    411511454

Investor Class

   427    HIGVX    411511462

 


 

Updates Available

For updates on the Harbor Funds following the end of each calendar quarter, please visit our web site at www.harborfunds.com.

 

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Harbor’s Privacy Statement


 

We recommend that you read and retain this notice for your personal files

 

The following privacy statement is issued by Harbor Funds and each series of Harbor Funds and its affiliates, Harbor Capital Advisors. Inc., Harbor Services Group, Inc. and Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc.

 

These measures reflect our commitment to maintaining the privacy of your confidential information. We appreciate the confidence you have shown by entrusting us with your assets.

 


 

Personal Information

 

It is our policy to respect the privacy of current and former shareholders and to protect personal information entrusted to us. We do not sell your personal information to anyone.

In the course of providing products and services, we collect non-public personal information about you from the following sources: applications, forms, our web site (including any information captured through our use of “cookies”) and transactions with us, our affiliates or other parties.

The non-public personal information collected may include name, address, e-mail address, telephone/fax numbers, account number, social security or taxpayer identification number, investment activity, and bank account information.

When you visit our web site, we may collect technical and navigational information, such as computer browser type, Internet protocol address, pages visited and average time spent on our web site. We may use this information to alert you to software compatibility issues, or to improve our web design and functionality. We use “cookies” and similar files that may be placed on your hard drive for security purposes, to facilitate site navigation and to personalize the appearance of our site.

 


 

Information Sharing

 

We occasionally disclose non-public personal information about our current or former shareholders with affiliated and non-affiliated parties, as permitted by law or regulation. In the normal course of servicing our shareholders, information we collect may be shared with non-affiliated companies that perform support services on our behalf or to other firms that assist us in providing you with products and services, such as custodians, transfer agents, broker-dealers and marketing service firms as well as with other financial institutions. These companies may not use the information for any other purpose. We may also share information with affiliates that are engaged in a variety of financial services in order to better service your account(s).

When information is shared with third parties, they are not permitted to use the information for any purpose other than to assist our servicing of your account(s) or as permitted by law.

If you close your account(s) or if we lose contact with you, we will continue to share information in accordance with our current privacy policy and practices.

 


 

Access to Information

 

Access to non-public personal information is limited to employees, agents or other parties who need to know that information to perform their jobs, such as servicing your account(s), resolving problems or informing you of new products or services.

 


 

Security

 

We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your non-public personal information.

For customers accessing information through our web site, various forms of Internet security such as data encryption firewall barriers, user names and passwords, and other tools are used. For additional information regarding our security measures, visit the terms and conditions of use on our web site at www.harborfunds.com.

 

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LOGO

 

Trustees & Officers

David G. Van Hooser

Chairman, President & Trustee

Raymond J. Ball

Trustee

Howard P. Colhoun

Trustee

John P. Gould

Trustee

Rodger F. Smith

Trustee

Charles F. McCain

Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary

Constance L. Souders

Vice President

Brian L. Collins

Vice President

Mark W. Karchner

Treasurer

Jodie L. Crotteau

Assistant Secretary

Susan A. Deroche

Assistant Secretary

Investment Adviser

Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.

One SeaGate

Toledo, OH 43604-1572

Distributor & Principal Underwriter

Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc.

One SeaGate

Toledo, OH 43604-1572 419.249.2900

Shareholder Servicing Agent

Harbor Services Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 10048

Toledo, OH 43699-0048 1.800.422.1050

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

200 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02116

Legal Counsel

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

60 State Street Boston, MA 02109

06/2007/175,000

One SeaGate

Toledo, Ohio 43604-1572

1.800.422.1050 www.harborfunds.com

For more information

For investors who would like more information about Harbor Funds, the following documents are available upon request:

Annual/Semi-Annual Reports

Additional information about the funds’ investments is available in the Harbor Funds annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. The Harbor Funds annual report contains a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected each fund’s performance during its last fiscal year.

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The SAI provides more detailed information about the funds and is incorporated into this prospectus by reference and therefore is legally part of this prospectus. Free copies of the annual and semi-annual reports, the SAI, and other information and answers to questions about the funds are available:

On the Internet: www.harborfunds.com By E-Mail: literature@harborfunds.com By Telephone: 1.800.422.1050

By Mail: Harbor Services Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 10048

Toledo, OH 43699-0048

Investors can review the Harbor Funds reports and SAI at the Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Call 1.202.551.8090 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. Investors may get text-only copies:

On the Internet: http://www.sec.gov

By E-Mail (for a fee): publicinfo@sec.gov

By Mail (for a fee): Public Reference Room of the Commission Washington, D.C., 20549-0102

This prospectus is not an offer to sell securities in places other than the United States, its territories, and those countries where shares of the funds are registered for sale.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-4676