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Hartford Total Return Bond Fund

Hartford Total Return Bond Fund

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  • 10.14NAV (as of 4/20/2018)
  • -0.01 (-0.10%) NAV Change
  • Intermediate-Term BondMorningstar Category
  • Core BondLipper Classification

Objective

Seeks a competitive total return with income as a secondary objective.

Overview

A diversified bond fund that invests at least 70% of its assets in investment-grade debt with tactical investments in high-yield and non-U.S. dollar bonds.

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Performance

Performance (%)
% (as of 3/31/2018)
Average Annual Total Returns % (as of 3/31/2018)
YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR SI
Hartford Total Return Bond  I -1.40 2.19 1.75 2.09 3.76 5.00
Benchmark -1.46 1.20 1.20 1.82 3.63 ---
Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond Category -1.32 1.31 1.26 1.73 3.63 ---
Performance (%)
% (as of 3/31/2018)
Average Annual Total Returns % (as of 3/31/2018)
YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR SI
Hartford Total Return Bond  I -1.40 2.19 1.75 2.09 3.76 5.00
Benchmark -1.46 1.20 1.20 1.82 3.63 ---
Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond Category -1.32 1.31 1.26 1.73 3.63 ---
SI = Since Inception. Fund Inception: 07/22/1996
Operating Expenses:   Net  0.63% |  Gross  0.63%

Share Class Inception: 8/31/06.
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 7/22/96.

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

(as of 3/31/2018)
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Growth of $10,000

Reflects Class A, excluding sales charges. If sales charges and taxes had been included, the value would have been lower. Results for other classes will vary.

I-Share Morningstar Ratings
(as of 3/31/2018)
  • Overall
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  • Overall Morningstar Rating for Total Return Bond Fund, Class I, as of 3/31/2018 out of 858 products in the Intermediate-Term Bond Category Based on Risk-Adjusted Returns

Morningstar Analyst Rating

Bronze

Morningstar awarded the Fund a Bronze analyst rating on 12/28/171

Calendar Year Returns (%)
Fund Benchmark
2017 4.87 3.54
2016 3.98 2.65
2015 -0.71 0.55
2014 5.74 5.97
2013 -1.61 -2.02
2012 7.36 4.21
2011 6.67 7.84
2010 6.95 6.54
2009 13.15 5.93
2008 -5.45 5.24

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.

Statistics
As of Date 3/31/2018
Net Assets $2.3 billion
# of Holdings 1598
Turnover (3/31/2018) 57%
Dividend Frequency Monthly
Holdings Characteristics
(as of 3/31/2018)
Fund
Effective Duration 5.25 yrs.
Years To Worst 10.17 yrs.
Yields
As of Date 3/31/2018
Distribution Yield at NAV 3.22%
Trailing 12 Month Yield 2.84%
30 Day SEC Yield 3.29%
Unsubsidized 30-Day SEC Yield 3.28%

Asset Class Exposure

(as of 3/31/2018)
label currentpercentage
Mortgage Backed Securities 53.1
Asset Backed Securities 15.7
High Yield Credit 4.6
Commercial Mortgage Backed Sec 6.3
Bank Loans 2.4
Emerging Market Debt 1.7
Developed Non-US Dollar Denominated 1.0
Preferred Stock 0.4
Equities 0.0
Other Fixed Income -2.4
Investment Grade Credit 26.0
Cash and Cash Offsets -19.9
U.S. Governments 11.1
(as of 12/31/2017)
label currentpercentage
Mortgage Backed Securities 41.3
Asset Backed Securities 15.5
High Yield Credit 2.4
Commercial Mortgage Backed Sec 6.8
Bank Loans 2.3
Emerging Market Debt 0.3
Developed Non-US Dollar Denominated 1.9
Preferred Stock 0.5
Equities 0.0
Other Fixed Income 0.0
Investment Grade Credit 23.6
Cash and Cash Offsets -9.1
U.S. Governments 14.6
Fund Essentials
Inception Date 07/22/1996
Symbol ITBIX
CUSIP 416649820
Fund Number 1318

Top Ten Issuers (%)

(as of 3/31/2018)
label percentageholding
FHLMC Mortgage Backed Securities 16.57
FNMA Mortgage Backed Securities 14.02
GNMA Mortgage Backed Securities 12.00
U.S. Treasury Notes 5.78
U.S. Treasury Bonds 4.83
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2.28
Bayview Opportunity Master Fund Trust 2.01
CVS Health Corp. 1.46
Towd Point Mortgage Trust 1.46
Bank of America Corp. 1.39
Total Portfolio % 61.80
(as of 12/31/2017)
label percentageholding
FNMA Mortgage Backed Securities 15.19
FHLMC Mortgage Backed Securities 12.66
GNMA Mortgage Backed Securities 10.49
U.S. Treasury Notes 8.75
U.S. Treasury Bonds 5.59
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2.27
Bayview Opportunity Master Fund Trust 2.04
Towd Point Mortgage Trust 1.55
FREMF Mortgage Trust 1.11
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 1.10
Total Portfolio % 60.75

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Credit Exposure (%)

(as of 3/31/2018)
label value
Aaa/AAA 74.1
Aa/AA 3.8
A 10.7
Baa/BBB 17.7
Ba/BB 5.6
B 2.0
Caa/CCC or lower 2.5
Not Rated 4.6
Cash & Cash Offsets -21.0

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 median rating is used. If only two agencies assign ratings, the lower rating is used. Securities that are not rated by any of the three agencies are listed as "Not Rated." Ratings do not apply to the Fund itself or to Fund shares. Ratings may change.

Insights

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A concise summary of the Hartford Funds Multi-Asset Team’s views on the main challenges facing investors: Growth, Income, Volatility, Inflation, and Taxes.
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How a Rate Rise Reminds Us Why We Invest in Fixed Income 

Thu Mar 22 12:42:00 EDT 2018
Like death and taxes, the reasons to allocate to fixed income should never go away...even in the face of rising interest rates.
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Client Conversations: Managing Risk in Your Fixed-Income Portfolio 

Tue Feb 13 15:13:00 EST 2018
Changes in the economy and interest rates can have a big impact on your fixed-income portfolio.

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A WORD ABOUT RISK

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating assets among specialist portfolio managers. 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. • Fixed income security risks include credit, liquidity, call, duration, and interest-rate risk. As interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall. • Investments in high-yield (“junk”) bonds involve greater risk of price volatility, illiquidity, and default than higher-rated debt securities. • 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. • The risks associated with mortgage related- and asset-backed securities as well as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) include credit, interest-rate, prepayment, liquidity, default and extension risk. • The purchase of securities in the To-Be-Announced (TBA) market can result in additional price and counterparty 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, 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 and economic developments. These risks may be greater for investments in emerging markets. • Privately placed, restricted (Rule 144A) securities may be more difficult to sell and price than other securities.

1 The Morningstar Analyst Rating is not a credit or risk rating. It is a subjective evaluation performed by the manager research analysts of Morningstar. Morningstar evaluates funds based on five key pillars, which are process, performance, people, parent, and price. Analysts use this five pillar evaluation to determine how they believe funds are likely to perform over the long term on a risk-adjusted basis. They consider quantitative and qualitative factors in their research, and the weighting of each pillar may vary. The Analyst Rating scale is Gold, Silver, Bronze, Neutral, Negative. A Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold, Silver, or Bronze reflects an Analyst’s conviction in a fund’s prospects for outperformance. Analyst Ratings are continuously monitored and reevaluated at least every 14 months. The Morningstar Analyst Rating should not be used as the sole basis in evaluating a mutual fund. Morningstar Analyst Ratings involve unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause Morningstar’s expectations not to occur or to differ significantly from what we expected. For more detailed information about Morningstar’s Analyst rating, including its methodology, please go to hartfordfunds.com/MorningstarAnalystMethodology.

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