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Value fund

Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund   

Value fund

Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund   
Share Class - F (HERFX)

Objective

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Overview

A quantitatively managed fund that seeks to exploit the inefficiencies in emerging market companies by owning attractively valued stocks.

Portfolio Management
Managing Director
Associate Director of Portfolio Management, Quantitative Investment Group
4
YRS
MANAGING THIS FUND
19
YRS
AT WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT
33
YRS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY
Senior Managing Director
Associate Director of Global Industry Research
0
YRS
MANAGING THIS FUND
22
YRS
AT WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT
27
YRS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY
Senior Managing Director
Co-Director of Quantitative Investment Management and Portfolio Manager
8
YRS
MANAGING THIS FUND
29
YRS
AT WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT
35
YRS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY

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

Performance

PERFORMANCE %
 
CUMULATIVE %
(as of 2/29/2024)
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS %
(as of 2/29/2024)
YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR SI
Hartford Emerging Markets Equity F 3.50 17.47 -1.73 3.67 3.83 2.15
Benchmark -0.11 8.73 -6.30 1.89 3.01 ---
Morningstar Diversified Emerging Mkts Category 0.65 10.99 -4.69 3.07 2.98 ---
 
CUMULATIVE %
(as of 12/31/2023)
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS %
(as of 12/31/2023)
YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR SI
Hartford Emerging Markets Equity F 16.80 16.80 -1.07 4.68 3.32 1.90
Benchmark 9.83 9.83 -5.08 3.69 2.66 ---
Morningstar Diversified Emerging Mkts Category 12.32 12.32 -3.74 4.70 2.62 ---

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: 05/31/2011

Share Class Inception: 2/28/17
Class F-shares performance prior to 2/28/17 reflects the performance and operating expenses of Class I-shares. Performance for Class F-shares prior to its inception date would have differed if Class F- operating expenses had been reflected. Since Inception (SI) performance is calculated from 5/31/11.

The Fund’s Class F shares have not been in operation for 10 years. Therefore, the Calendar Year Returns (F Shares) chart includes performance and operating expenses of another class. For more information, see the prospectus.

Characteristics

FUND ESSENTIALS
Inception Date 05/31/2011
Net Assets $471 million
Gross Operating Expenses 1.04%
Net Operating Expenses 0.98%
Morningstar Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Lipper Classification Emerging Markets Funds
CUSIP 41664T651
Fund Number 3109
FUND STATS
# of Holdings
256
% in Equities
99
% in Foreign Equities
99
Beta (3 year)
0.98
R Squared (3 year)
0.97
Standard Deviation
18.07%
Turnover- (12/31/2023)
93%
Active Share
64%
Holdings Characteristics
FUND MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Price/Earnings
9.9x 12.0x
Price/Book
1.3x 1.8x
EPS Growth Rate
19.0% 17.1%
Asset Weighted Market Cap (billions)
$85.4 $113.6
Return on Equity
15.7% 15.3%
Median Market Cap (billions)
$8.2 $6.7
Regional Exposure (%)
Emerging Markets 100
Other 0
Emerging Markets 100
Other 0
Top Ten Holdings (%)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 6.23
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 2.81
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 2.80
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. 2.56
ICICI Bank Ltd. 1.79
Kia Corp. 1.75
Bank of China Ltd. 1.57
Petroleo Brasileiro SA 1.57
SK Hynix, Inc. 1.42
NetEase, Inc. 1.19
Total Portfolio % 23.69
Market Cap Distribution (%)

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Less than $2 billion 3
$2 billion - $5 billion 13
$5 billion - $10 billion 16
Greater than $10 billion 69
Not Classified 0
RETURN CHARACTERISTICS
Alpha (5 Year)
1.66
Down Capture (5 Year)
96.17
Information Ratio (5 Year)
0.44
Sharpe Ratio (5 Year)
0.17
Up Capture (5 Year)
102.37
Country Allocation (%)
Represents 94% of total country allocation
Sector Exposure (%)

Exposure Chart Header

FUND
BENCHMARK UNDERWEIGHT / OVERWEIGHT

Exposure Chart Header2

12/31/23 2/29/24 2/29/24 -2 0 2
Consumer Discretionary 15 15 13
Financials 23 24 23
Real Estate 3 3 2
Communication Services 11 9 9
Energy 6 5 5
Health Care 3 4 4
Information Technology 21 22 23
Materials 6 6 7
Industrials 5 6 7
Consumer Staples 5 5 6
Utilities 1 2 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
12/27/2023 8.73 $0.3609 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.3609
12/11/2023 8.78 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000
Past distributions are not indicative of future distributions.

Fund Literature


12/31/2023 - PDF (174 KB)
This Fund Fact Sheet summarizes the Fund's investment approach, portfolio statistics, top holdings, and current performance.
12/31/2023 - PDF (138 KB)
Current quarterly commentary from our sub-adviser, Wellington Management, which includes a performance review, attribution, statistics, and positioning and outlook for the Fund.
12/31/2023 - PDF (297 KB)
Current quarterly commentary from our sub-adviser, Wellington Management, which includes a performance review, attribution, statistics, and positioning and outlook for the Fund.
12/31/2023 - PDF (172 KB)
Attribution analysis is a method for evaluating the performance of a portfolio compared to the benchmark.
12/31/2023 - PDF (172 KB)
Attribution analysis is a method for evaluating the performance of a portfolio compared to the benchmark.
PDF (165 KB)
A summary of a fund's full-length prospectus that provides key information potential investors should consider before making an investment decision.
12/31/2023 - PDF (660 KB)
This Pitchbook reviews the Fund's investment approach, investment team, investment process, and general portfolio parameters.
PDF (3 KB)
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.
PDF (3 KB)
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.
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. • 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. These risks may be greater, and include additional risks, for investments in emerging markets or if the Fund focuses in a particular geographic region or country, such as China. • Risks associated with investments in China include currency fluctuation, political, economic, social, environmental, regulatory and other risks, including risks associated with differing legal standards. • Small- and mid-cap securities can have greater risks and volatility than large-cap securities. • To the extent the Fund focuses on one or more sectors, the Fund may be subject to increased volatility and risk of loss if adverse developments occur.
Neither MSCI nor any other party involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating the MSCI data makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such data (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such data. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating the data have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages. No further distribution or dissemination of the MSCI data is permitted without MSCI's express written consent.
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