Hartford Core Equity Fund

30.60NAV (as of 11/15/2018)
+0.34 (+1.12%) NAV Change
Large BlendMorningstar Category
Large-Cap Core FundsLipper Classification

Objective

Seeks growth of capital.

Overview

A fund that seeks to buy large-cap U.S. stocks with improving quality trends, business momentum, and attractive relative valuations.

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Focusing on Fundamentals

The Hartford Core Equity Fund’s portfolio manager believes that changes in a company’s fundamentals are often not reflected in its stock price and that markets frequently underestimate the persistence of a company’s fundamentals.

Relying on Experience and Expertise

The Fund’s portfolio manager relies on his extensive investment experience with large-cap companies and the deep, fundamental research from sub-adviser Wellington Management to create a portfolio that focuses on U.S. companies with improving quality, business momentum, and attractive valuations.

A Patient, Long-Term Approach

Many portfolio managers seek a catalyst based on what may happen to a company over the next six to 12 months. By contrast, the Fund focuses on what a company may look like over the next three to five years. The end result is a portfolio that has between 65 and 80 holdings (versus 500 holdings in its benchmark).

Mammen Chally, CFA
Senior Managing Director
Equity Portfolio Manager

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David A. Siegle, CFA
Managing Director
Equity Research Analyst

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Douglas W. McLane, CFA
Managing Director
Equity Research Analyst

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

Video Commentaries

Investment Process (3:57)
Portfolio Manager Mammen Chally

Fund Outlook & Commentary (3:47)
Portfolio Manager Mammen Chally

Performance (%)
	YTD	1YR	3YR	5YR	10YR	SI
	% (as of 10/31/2018)	Average Annual Total Returns % (as of 10/31/2018)
Hartford Core Equity I	4.89	9.72	10.55	12.00	13.95	6.60
Benchmark	3.01	7.35	11.52	11.34	13.24	---
Morningstar Large Blend Category	0.96	5.34	9.51	9.00	11.59	---

Performance (%)
	YTD	1YR	3YR	5YR	10YR	SI
	% (as of 9/30/2018)	Average Annual Total Returns % (as of 9/30/2018)
Hartford Core Equity I	11.75	20.39	15.31	14.43	12.27	6.96
Benchmark	10.56	17.91	17.31	13.95	11.97	---
Morningstar Large Blend Category	8.45	15.42	14.88	11.47	10.27	---

SI = Since Inception. Fund Inception: 04/30/1998

Operating Expenses: Net 0.51% | Gross 0.51%

Share Class Inception: 3/31/15.
Class I-share performance prior to its inception date reflects Class A-share performance (excluding sales charges) and operating expenses. SI performance is calculated from 4/30/98.

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.

Growth of $10,000 (I-Share)

(as of 10/31/2018)

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

Morningstar Analyst Rating

Morningstar awarded the Fund a Bronze analyst rating on 10/9/17¹

Calendar Year Returns (%)
	Fund	Benchmark	Peergroup
2017	22.01	21.83	---
2016	5.69	11.96	---
2015	6.77	1.38	---
2014	15.39	13.69	---
2013	34.93	32.39	---
2012	16.81	16.00	---
2011	0.97	2.11	---
2010	13.98	15.06	---
2009	25.38	26.46	---
2008	-37.74	-37.00	---

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

Characteristics Holdings are subject to change. Percentages may be rounded.

Characteristics

Statistics
As of Date	10/31/2018
Net Assets	$3.5 billion
# of Holdings	76
% in Equities	96
% in Foreign Equities	0
Beta (3 year)	0.92
R Squared (3 year)	0.95
Standard Deviation	8.85%
Turnover (9/30/2018)	20%

Holdings Characteristics
(as of 10/31/2018)
	Fund	S&P 500 Index
Price/Earnings	15.8x	15.6x
Price/Book	3.4x	3.5x
EPS Growth Rate	11.2%	12.3%
Return on Equity	25.9%	26.6%
Asset Weighted Market Cap (billions)	$170.5	$228.2
Median Market Cap (billions)	$51.1	$20.5

Return Characteristics
(as of 10/31/2018)
	Fund
Alpha (5 Year)	1.60
Down Capture (5 Year)	81.43
Information Ratio (5 Year)	0.31
Sharpe Ratio (5 Year)	1.20
Up Capture (5 Year)	95.14

Top Ten Holdings (%)

10/31/2018
9/30/2018

(as of 10/31/2018)
label	percentageholding
Alphabet, Inc.	3.29
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	2.78
Microsoft Corp.	2.75
Mastercard, Inc.	2.75
Bank of America Corp.	2.58
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.	2.48
Apple, Inc.	2.37
NextEra Energy, Inc.	2.13
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.	2.03
Procter & Gamble Co.	1.96
Total Portfolio %	25.12

(as of 9/30/2018)
label	percentageholding
Alphabet, Inc.	3.47
Mastercard, Inc.	3.20
Microsoft Corp.	2.81
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	2.74
Bank of America Corp.	2.63
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.	2.41
Apple, Inc.	2.33
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.	2.05
NextEra Energy, Inc.	1.97
Boeing Co.	1.95
Total Portfolio %	25.56

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Market Cap Distribution(%)
(as of 10/31/2018)
Less than $2 billion	0
$2 billion - $5 billion	0
$5 billion - $10 billion	7
Greater than $10 billion	93
Not Classified	0

Fund Essentials
Inception Date	04/30/1998
Symbol	HGIIX
CUSIP	41664R192
Fund Number	1704

Sector Exposure
Sectors	9/30/2018	Fund 10/31/2018	Benchmark 10/31/2018	UNDERWEIGHT / OVERWEIGHT -4 0 4
Health Care	18	18	15	Overweight 75.0%
Industrials	12	11	9	Overweight 50.0%
Consumer Staples	7	9	7	Overweight 50.0%
Utilities	5	5	3	Overweight 50.0%
Financials	14	15	14	Overweight 25.0%
Consumer Discretionary	12	10	10	Overweight 0.0%
Telecommunication Services	2	0	0	Overweight 0.0%
Information Technology	26	20	21	Overweight 25.0%
Materials	2	2	3	Overweight 25.0%
Real Estate	0	1	3	Overweight 50.0%
Communication Services	0	7	10	Overweight 75.0%
Energy	3	2	6	Overweight 100.0%

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.

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Important Risks: Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. There is no guarantee a fund will achieve its stated objective. Security prices fluctuate in value depending on general market and economic conditions and the prospects of individual companies.

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