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A Different Approach to Core Bond Investing
Combining investment grade tax-exempt bonds with taxable fixed income may help investors seeking total returns on an after-tax basis.
After-Tax Returns of Fixed Income Indices
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| US Municipals 3.26% |
US Corporates 3.85% |
US Municipals 4.48% |
US Municipals 1.66% |
US Corporates 11.07% |
US Corporates 8.03% |
US Municipals 1.91% |
US Municipals -5.97% |
US Corporates 6.59% |
US Municipals 1.88% |
| US Treasuries 1.01% |
US Treasuries 0.50% |
US Corporates 3.36% |
US Treasuries 0.58% |
US Municipals 7.70% |
US Treasuries 7.76% |
US Corporates -2.46% |
US Treasuries -9.95% |
US Municipals 5.78% |
US Corporates 1.44% |
| US Corporates -0.50% |
US Municipals 0.26% |
US Treasuries 0.73% |
US Corporates -2.22% |
US Treasuries 5.89% |
US Municipals 5.63% |
US Treasuries -3.38% |
US Corporates -12.50% |
US Treasuries 3.53% |
US Treasuries -0.15% |
Source: Bloomberg and Schroders, through 2024.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.Indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment.
Corporates are represented by the Bloomberg US Credit Corporate 5-7 Year Index; Treasuries are represented by the Bloomberg US Treasury 5-7 Year Index for 2018-2021 and 2023-2024, the Bloomberg US Treasury 4-7 Year Index from 2015-2017 and the Bloomberg US Treasury 3-7 Year Index for 2022. Tax-Exempt Municipals are represented by the Bloomberg Municipal Bond 15 Year Index for 2021, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond 10 Year Index for 2019-2020 and 2023-2024, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond 7 Year Index for 2017-2018 and 2022 and the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index for 2015-2016. Taxable Municipals are represented by the Bloomberg Taxable Municipal 5-10 Year index. Duration between indices within each period is within 0.5 years of one another. This analysis highlights comparable duration sectors over each period. As the durations of those sectors change, so too do the indices used for the analysis. Tax rate used: 43.4% for 2015 – 2017 and 40.8% for 2018-2024. The tax rates include the net investment income tax. Returns do not reflect state and/or local taxes, nor do they reflect the AMT. Other effective tax rates would have achieved different results. Actual results will vary. No allocation strategy can guarantee increased returns or protect against loss of principal.
Crossover Strategy
Invests primarily in municipal bonds but may also invest in additional types of quality fixed income for after-tax total return potential
Value Focus
Seeks to identify the most attractive relative-value opportunities within the fixed-income market
Sub-advised by Schroders
With 200+ years of experience, Schroders actively invests across public and private markets around the globe
Objective: Seeks total return on an after-tax basis.
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Manager
6
YRS
MANAGING THIS FUND
15
YRS
AT SCHRODERS
18
YRS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY
Portfolio Manager
13
YRS
MANAGING THIS FUND
12
YRS
AT SCHRODERS
28
YRS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY
Portfolio Manager
13
YRS
MANAGING THIS FUND
12
YRS
AT SCHRODERS
27
YRS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY
Portfolio Manager
4
YRS
MANAGING THIS FUND
6
YRS
AT SCHRODERS
15
YRS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY
The portfolio managers are supported by the full resources of Schroders.
Performance
PERFORMANCE %
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: 10/03/2011
Share Class Inception: 10/24/16.
Performance prior to 10/24/16 for Class C-shares reflects the performance, fees, and expenses of the Investor Class of the predecessor fund Schroder Broad Tax-Aware Value Bond Fund. If Class C fees and expenses were reflected, performance would have differed. SI performance is calculated from 10/03/11.
Excludes sales charges. If sales charges and taxes had been included, the value would have been lower.
The Fund’s Class C shares have not been in operation for 10 years. Therefore, the Calendar Year Returns (C Shares) chart includes performance and operating expenses of another class. For more information, see the prospectus.
The Fund’s Class C shares have not been in operation for 10 years. Therefore, the Calendar Year Returns (C Shares) chart includes performance and operating expenses of another class. For more information, see the prospectus.
Characteristics
FUND STATS
| Dividend Frequency | Monthly |
|---|---|
| # of Issuers | 160 |
| # of Holdings | 224 |
Holdings Characteristics
| Yield to Worst (%) | 4.42% |
|---|---|
| Effective Duration | 9.37 yrs |
Portfolio Composition (%)
| Tax Exempt Municipal | 93 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 4 |
| Agency Mortgage Backed Securities | 1 |
| Mortgage Backed Securities | 1 |
| Taxable Municipal | 1 |
| Other | 0 |
| Corporate | 0 |
| US Treasuries | 0 |
| Cash | 0 |
| Government Related Agencies | 0 |
| Asset Backed Securities | 0 |
Credit Exposure (%)
| Aaa/AAA | 38 |
| Aa/AA | 44 |
| A | 17 |
| Baa/BBB | 2 |
| Ba/BB | 0 |
| B | 0 |
| Caa/CCC or lower | 0 |
| Not Rated | 0 |
| Cash & Cash Offsets | 0 |
Credit exposure is the credit ratings for the underlying securities of the Fund as provided by Standard and Poor's (S&P), Moody's Investors Service, or Fitch and typically range from AAA/Aaa (highest) to C/D (lowest). If S&P, Moody's, and Fitch assign different ratings, the average rating is used. If only two ratings agencies assign ratings, the average rating is used. Securities that are not rated by any of the three agencies are listed as "Not Rated". The ratings breakdown includes cash and cash equivalents. Ratings do not apply to the Fund itself or to Fund shares. Ratings may change.
Top Ten Issuers (%)
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | 5.77 |
| FHLMC Multifamily VRD Certificates, VA, Rev | 4.63 |
| Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Rev | 3.90 |
| Health & Educational Facs Auth of the State of Missouri, MO, Rev | 3.05 |
| New Mexico Mortgage Finance Auth, NM, Rev | 2.54 |
| Kentucky Public Energy Auth, KY, Rev | 2.35 |
| Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. IV, TX, Rev | 1.97 |
| Iowa Finance Auth, IA, Rev | 1.87 |
| Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, SC, Rev | 1.69 |
| Dickinson Independent School Dist, TX, GO | 1.60 |
| Total Portfolio % | 29.37 |
Yields (%)
(as of 3/31/25)
| Distribution Yield at NAV | 2.24 |
| 30-Day SEC Yield | 2.55 |
|
Unsubsidized 30-Day SEC Yield
|
2.52 |
Tax Exempt Municipal Sector Exposure
| General Obligation | 28 |
| Fed Agency | 25 |
| Corp Supported | 14 |
| Healthcare | 7 |
| Transportation | 4 |
| Utilities | 4 |
| Other Revenue | 3 |
| Sales Tax Revenue | 3 |
| Education | 2 |
| Leasing | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Housing | 0 |
| Pre-Refunded | 0 |
| Floating Rate Bonds | 0 |
| Moral Obligation | 0 |
| Tax Increment Financing | 0 |
| Insured | 0 |
| Not for Profit | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Special Assessment | 0 |
| Tax Exempt Municipal | 0 |
distributions and capital gains
| Distribution Date | Distribution NAV | ordinary income | short term capital gains | long term capital gains | total distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/27/2025 | 9.95 | $0.0188 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0188 |
| 2/27/2025 | 10.29 | $0.0231 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0231 |
| 1/30/2025 | 10.20 | $0.0167 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0167 |
| 12/27/2024 | 10.17 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 |
| 12/17/2024 | 10.27 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 |
| 11/27/2024 | 10.37 | $0.0197 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0197 |
| 10/28/2024 | 10.26 | $0.0176 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0176 |
| 9/26/2024 | 10.41 | $0.0196 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0196 |
| 8/27/2024 | 10.33 | $0.0190 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0190 |
| 7/26/2024 | 10.24 | $0.0185 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0185 |
| 6/26/2024 | 10.17 | $0.0207 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0207 |
| 5/29/2024 | 10.01 | $0.0198 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0198 |
| 4/26/2024 | 10.02 | $0.0200 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.0200 |
Past distributions are not indicative of future distributions.
Insights
Fund Literature
03/31/2025 - PDF (158 KB)
This Fund Fact Sheet summarizes the Fund's investment approach, portfolio statistics, top holdings, and current performance.
03/31/2025 - PDF (186 KB)
This Fund Story outlines three distinguishing characteristics to help investors better understand the Fund.
12/31/2024 - PDF (218 KB)
This flyer provides additional detail on the Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond Fund.
PDF (119 KB)
A summary of a fund's full-length prospectus that provides key information potential investors should consider before making an investment decision
03/31/2025 - PDF (720 KB)
This Pitchbook reviews the Fund's investment approach, investment team, investment process, portfolio statistics, top holdings, and current performance.
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.
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. • Fixed income security risks include credit, liquidity, call, duration, and interest-rate risk. As interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall. • Municipal securities may be adversely impacted by state/local, political, economic, or market conditions; these risks may be magnified if the Fund focuses its assets in municipal securities of issuers in a few select states. Investors may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax as well as state and local income taxes. Capital gains, if any, are taxable. • Obligations of U.S. Government agencies are supported by varying degrees of credit but are generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. • Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities' risks include credit, interest-rate, prepayment, and extension risk. • 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, valuation, and counterparty risk. • 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. • The Fund may have high portfolio turnover, which could increase its transaction costs and an investor's tax liability. • Financially material environmental, social and/or governance (ESG) characteristics are one of several factors that may be considered. The Fund may perform differently from funds that do not integrate ESG into their analysis.
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