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Multi-Strategy fund

Hartford Balanced Income Fund   

Multi-Strategy fund

Hartford Balanced Income Fund   
Share Class - C (HBLCX)

A Fund for Whatever Market Comes Next

It’s easy to invest in an up market; it’s much harder to stay invested when the going gets tough. Investing in a mix of quality stocks and bonds can help provide balance in a variety of markets by aiming to provide current income and growth of capital.


Average Returns (%) by Market Environment (2007-2023)

Past performance does not guarantee future results.Down Markets: S&P 500 Index has a negative return in a calendar year. Flat Markets: S&P 500 Index returns between 0% and 4% in a calendar year. Up Markets: S&P 500 Index has a greater than 4% return in a calendar year. The S&P Index is not the Fund's benchmark and is used to represent the US equity market. Indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted price index composed of 500 widely held common stocks. Source: Morningstar, Hartford Funds, 1/24.

Portfolio Management
Senior Managing Director
Fixed-Income Portfolio Manager
18
YRS
MANAGING THIS FUND
21
YRS
AT WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT
30
YRS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY
Senior Managing Director
Equity Portfolio Manager
5
YRS
MANAGING THIS FUND
20
YRS
AT WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT
27
YRS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY
Senior Managing Director
Equity Portfolio Manager
5
YRS
MANAGING THIS FUND
19
YRS
AT WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT
27
YRS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY

The portfolio managers are supported by the full resources of Wellington.

Performance

PERFORMANCE %
 
CUMULATIVE %
(as of 10/31/2024)
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS %
(as of 10/31/2024)
YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR SI
Hartford Balanced Income C 6.86 18.34 1.31 4.22 4.94 5.80
With 1.0% CDSC --- 17.34 1.31 4.22 4.94 5.80
Benchmark 8.86 21.77 2.20 5.15 5.65 ---
 
CUMULATIVE %
(as of 9/30/2024)
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS %
(as of 9/30/2024)
YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR SI
Hartford Balanced Income C 8.61 17.34 2.61 4.69 5.24 5.92
With 1.0% CDSC --- 16.34 2.61 4.69 5.24 5.92
Benchmark 10.74 20.70 3.60 5.70 6.00 ---

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.

SI = Since Inception. Fund Inception: 07/31/2006

 

 

 

Excludes sales charges. If sales charges and taxes had been included, the value would have been lower.

Characteristics

FUND ESSENTIALS
Inception Date 07/31/2006
Net Assets $12.7 billion
Total Operating Expenses 1.63%
CDSC Charge 1.0%
Morningstar Category Moderately Conservative Allocation
Lipper Classification Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Moderate Funds
CUSIP 416648228
Fund Number 1291
FUND STATS
% in Equities
43
% in Bonds
53
Beta (3 year)
0.65
R Squared (3 year)
0.96
Turnover
57%
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
Equity Holdings Characteristics
Price/Earnings
13.6x
EPS Growth Rate
7.4%
Asset Weighted Market Cap (billions)
$137.6
Median Market Cap (billions)
$51.8
As of Date
9/30/2024
# of Equity Holdings
72
Return on Equity
19.1%
Fixed-Income Holdings Characteristics
Yield to Worst (%)
5.24%
Effective Duration
6.70 yrs
# of Fixed-Income Issuers
622
Market Cap Distribution (%)

Market Cap Header3

Less than $2 billion 0
$2 billion - $5 billion 0
$5 billion - $10 billion 0
Greater than $10 billion 100
Not Classified 0
Fixed-Income Sector Exposure (%)
Investment Grade Credit 76
High Yield Credit 12
United States Government 4
Emerging Market Debt 4
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Cash Offsets 3
Developed Government and Related (Non-US $) 1
Other 1
Bank Loans 0
Asset Backed Securities 0
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities 0
Mortgage Backed Securities 0
Investment Grade Credit 77
High Yield Credit 11
United States Government 5
Emerging Market Debt 4
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Cash Offsets 1
Developed Government and Related (Non-US $) 1
Other 1
Bank Loans 0
Asset Backed Securities 0
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities 0
Mortgage Backed Securities 0
Top Ten Equity Holdings (%)
JP Morgan Chase & Co. 1.49
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 1.30
ConocoPhillips 1.24
Johnson & Johnson 1.24
Pfizer, Inc. 1.15
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1.06
Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.02
Sempra 0.85
Merck & Co., Inc. 0.85
Crown Castle, Inc. 0.82
Total Portfolio % 11.02
Top Ten Fixed-Income Issuers (%)
U.S. Treasury Bonds 1.37
JP Morgan Chase & Co. 1.18
Wells Fargo & Co. 1.17
Morgan Stanley 0.89
Oracle Corp. 0.86
Bank of America Corp. 0.84
U.S. Treasury Notes 0.80
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. 0.67
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 0.60
HSBC Holdings PLC 0.57
Total Portfolio % 8.95
Yields (%) (as of 9/30/24)
Distribution Yield at NAV
2.48
Trailing 12 Month Yield
2.66
30-Day SEC Yield
2.50
Unsubsidized 30-Day SEC Yield
2.50
Equity Sector Exposure (%)
Financials 17
Health Care 15
Industrials 13
Information Technology 9
Consumer Staples 9
Utilities 9
Energy 8
Real Estate 7
Materials 6
Consumer Discretionary 4
Communication Services 2
Financials 19
Health Care 17
Industrials 12
Consumer Staples 10
Information Technology 10
Energy 10
Utilities 7
Real Estate 6
Materials 5
Consumer Discretionary 4
Communication Services 2
Based on Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (MSCI) and Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (S&P). Excludes cash. May not total to 100% due to rounding and/or pooled vehicle allocations.
distributions and capital gains
Distribution Date Distribution NAV ordinary income short term capital gains long term capital gains total distribution
9/26/2024 14.92 $0.0929 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0929
6/26/2024 14.07 $0.0900 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0900
3/26/2024 14.06 $0.1018 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.1018
12/27/2023 14.08 $0.1139 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.1139
12/15/2023 14.04 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000
Past distributions are not indicative of future distributions.

Fund Literature


09/30/2024 - PDF (215 KB)
This client flyer summarizes the Fund's investment approach, portfolio statistics, top holdings, and current performance.
09/30/2024 - PDF (574 KB)
This Fund Story outlines three distinguishing characteristics to help investors better understand the Fund.
This flyer illustrates how the Hartford Balanced Income Fund can provide growth of capital the ability to create a tailored income stream.
09/30/2024 - PDF (189 KB)
This flyer highlights the importance of assessing investments based on their performance and volatility relative to the market.
09/30/2024 - PDF (193 KB)
Current quarterly commentary from our sub-adviser, Wellington Management, which includes a performance review, attribution, statistics, and positioning and outlook for the fund.
09/30/2024 - PDF (336 KB)
Current quarterly commentary from our sub-adviser, Wellington Management, which includes a performance review, attribution, statistics, and positioning and outlook for the Fund.
PDF (161 KB)
A summary of a fund's full-length prospectus that provides key information potential investors should consider before making an investment decision.
09/30/2024 - PDF (865 KB)
This Pitchbook reviews the Fund's investment approach, investment team, investment process, and general portfolio parameters.
An unaudited financial report, which includes a fund's financial statements. These reports are intended for shareholders and others who have reviewed the fund's prospectus.
PDF (13 KB)
A legal document that discloses essential information about a fund, including investment objectives, risks, fees, expenses, fund manager background and other information.
An audited financial report, which includes a fund's financial statements. These reports are intended for shareholders and others who have reviewed the fund's prospectus.
09/30/2024 - PDF (742 KB)
This brochure explains the benefits of using a balanced strategy that combines stocks and bonds in pursuit of upside potential and lower relative volatility.
PDF (13 KB)
A document that supplements the fund's prospectus with additional information about the fund including its operations and risks.
Important Risks: Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Security prices fluctuate in value depending on general market and economic conditions and the prospects of individual companies. The Fund's strategy for allocating a portion of its assets to specialist portfolio managers, and among different asset classes, may not work as intended. • Fixed income security risks include credit, liquidity, call, duration, and interest-rate risk. As interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall. • For dividend-paying stocks, dividends are not guaranteed and may decrease without notice. • Different investment styles may go in and out of favor, which may cause the Fund to underperform the broader stock market. • Foreign investments may be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments and are subject to the risk of currency fluctuations and adverse political, economic and regulatory developments. • Restricted securities may be more difficult to sell and price than other securities. • Derivatives are generally more volatile and sensitive to changes in market or economic conditions than other securities; their risks include currency, leverage, liquidity, index, pricing, regulatory and counterparty risk.

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