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Multi-Strategy fund

Hartford Checks and Balances Fund   

Multi-Strategy fund

Hartford Checks and Balances Fund   
Share Class - R4 (HCKSX)

Diversified Approach

 

Combines an opportunistic stock-picking fund, a dividend-focused fund, and a relatively conservative bond fund

Fund-of-Funds

 

The Fund's structure provides investors with the convenience and cost savings of owning one fund instead of three separate funds

Layers of Active Management

 

Hartford Funds manages the overall allocation while Wellington Management serves as sub-adviser to the Underlying Funds

Objective: Seeks long-term capital appreciation and income.

Portfolio Management
Managing Director and
Chief Investment Officer
18
YRS
MANAGING THIS FUND
22
YRS
AT HARTFORD FUNDS
39
YRS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY
Head of Multi-Asset Solutions and
Managing Director
10
YRS
MANAGING THIS FUND
11
YRS
AT HARTFORD FUNDS
32
YRS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY
Portfolio Manager
3
YRS
MANAGING THIS FUND
10
YRS
AT HARTFORD FUNDS
17
YRS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY

The portfolio managers are supported by the full resources of Hartford Funds Management Company.

Performance

PERFORMANCE %
 
CUMULATIVE %
(as of 6/30/2026)
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS %
(as of 6/30/2026)
YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR SI
Hartford Checks and Balances R4 5.79 13.41 11.56 6.21 8.88 6.97
Benchmark 7.29 16.16 14.96 8.64 10.78 ---
Morningstar Moderate Allocation Category 6.91 14.28 12.54 6.74 8.64 ---
 
CUMULATIVE %
(as of 6/30/2026)
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS %
(as of 6/30/2026)
YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR SI
Hartford Checks and Balances R4 5.79 13.41 11.56 6.21 8.88 6.97
Benchmark 7.29 16.16 14.96 8.64 10.78 ---
Morningstar Moderate Allocation Category 6.91 14.28 12.54 6.74 8.64 ---

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: 05/31/2007

Share Class Inception: 8/29/08.
Class R4-share performance prior to its inception date reflects Class A-share performance (excluding sales charges) and operating expenses. SI performance is calculated from 5/31/07.

Characteristics

FUND ESSENTIALS (as of 5/31/2026)
Inception Date 05/31/2007
Net Assets $1.4 billion
Total Operating Expenses 1.00%
Morningstar Category Moderate Allocation
Lipper Classification Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Growth Funds
CUSIP 41664L260
Fund Number 1418
FUND STATS (as of 5/31/2026)
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
Equity Holdings Characteristics (as of 5/31/2026)
Price/Earnings (Last 12 Months)
23.7x
EPS Growth Rate (Last 5 Years)
16.8%
Asset Weighted Market Cap (billions)
$1111.5
Return on Equity
34.9%
Fixed-Income Holdings Characteristics (as of 5/31/2026)
Effective Duration
6.50 yrs
Fixed-Income Sector Exposure (%)
Mortgage Backed Securities 43
United States Government 35
Investment Grade Credit 16
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities 6
Asset Backed Securities 6
High Yield Credit 6
Developed Government and Related (Non-US $) 1
Bank Loans 0
Other 0
Emerging Market Debt 0
Cash and Cash Equivalents -14
Mortgage Backed Securities 43
United States Government 37
Investment Grade Credit 17
Asset Backed Securities 7
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities 6
High Yield Credit 6
Developed Government and Related (Non-US $) 1
Other 0
Cash and Cash Equivalents -16
Top Holdings (%) (as of 5/31/2026)
Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund 33.44
Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund 33.35
Hartford Total Return Bond ETF 32.94
Yields (%) (as of 6/30/2026)
30-Day SEC Yield
1.76
Unsubsidized 30-Day SEC Yield
1.76
Market Cap Distribution (%) (as of 5/31/2026)

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
Equity Sector Exposure (%)
Information Technology 31
Financials 14
Health Care 10
Communication Services 10
Industrials 9
Consumer Discretionary 8
Consumer Staples 6
Energy 5
Utilities 3
Materials 2
Real Estate 2
Information Technology 25
Financials 14
Industrials 11
Health Care 11
Communication Services 9
Consumer Discretionary 8
Consumer Staples 6
Energy 6
Utilities 4
Materials 3
Real Estate 3
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
6/29/2026 10.84 $0.0389 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0389
3/30/2026 9.81 $0.0354 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0354
12/30/2025 10.39 $0.0907 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0907
12/17/2025 10.33 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.5556 $0.5556
9/29/2025 10.67 $0.0388 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0388
Past distributions are not indicative of future distributions.

Resources

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 is considered not actively managed since the Fund consistently invests one third of its assets in each of the same three underlying funds. As a result, the Fund may underperform actively managed funds during certain markets. Management of the Fund entails potential conflicts of interest because the Fund invests in affiliated underlying funds. • The ability of the Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the underlying funds to meet their objectives. The Fund is subject to the risks of the underlying funds, in direct proportion to the amount of assets it invests in each underlying fund. The underlying funds are subject to the risks specific to their investment strategies, such as market, large cap and mid-cap securities, foreign securities, emerging-market securities, fixed-income securities which includes bonds, municipal-related and asset-backed securities, securities purchased in the To-Be-Announced market and high-yield ("junk") bonds, and derivative risks, and to the extent the underlying fund is an ETF, risks associated with the ETF.

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