Hartford Longevity Economy Index

Overview

Seek companies that comprise industries that reflect certain themes that are expected to benefit from the growth of the aging population and the substantial buying power it represents.
Enhance return potential through multifactor stock selection while applying a comprehensive risk framework to overall index construction.

Description of Methodology

Hartford Longevity Economy Index (the "Index") seeks to enhance return potential available from investment in the initial capitalization-weighted universe. The Index is designed to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing in companies that comprise industries that reflect certain themes that are expected to benefit from the growth of the aging population and the substantial buying power it represents. The Index methodology seeks to enhance return potential through multifactor stock selection while applying comprehensive risk framework to overall Index construction. The rules-based, proprietary methodology utilizes an optimization process to help achieve the desired composition and targeted characteristics, relative sector and size constraints and positive value, momentum, and quality relative factor scores at the portfolio level.

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Performance

PERFORMANCE %

	CUMULATIVE % (as of 8/31/2023)			AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS % (as of 8/31/2023)
	YTD	1YR	3YR	5YR	10YR	SI ¹
Hartford Longevity Economy Index	10.26	10.98	---	---	---	5.56

	CUMULATIVE % (as of 6/30/2023)			AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS % (as of 6/30/2023)
	YTD	1YR	3YR	5YR	10YR	SI¹
Hartford Longevity Economy Index	9.84	14.37	---	---	---	5.78

SI = Since Inception. Index Inception: 12/31/2020

Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Performance reflects cumulative total returns for periods of less than one year and average annual total returns for periods of one year or greater.

Indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment.

Characteristics

KEY FACTS (as of 9/22/2023)

Ticker	LHLGEX Index
Inception Date	12/31/2020
Current Index Value	1106.79
Last Closing Level	1107.66
Change	-0.87
Change %	-0.08%
52-Week-High	1196.73
52-Week-Low	952.41
Number Of Holdings	337

Holdings Characteristics

% in Foreign Equities	0
Price/Earnings	13.8x
Price/Book	2.8x
EPS Growth Rate	8.4%
Asset Weighted Market Cap (billions)	$152.0
Price/Earnings	16.4x
Return on Equity	30.2%
Median Market Cap (billions)	$18.3
Nominal Companies	337
Effective Companies	178
Debt to Equity	339.0%
Index Dividend Yield (%)	1.83

Sector Exposure (%)

Information Technology	29
Health Care	23
Consumer Discretionary	16
Financials	11
Communication Services	10
Consumer Staples	7
Industrials	3
Utilities	1
Real Estate	0
Energy	0
Materials	0

Information Technology	29
Health Care	23
Consumer Discretionary	16
Financials	11
Communication Services	10
Consumer Staples	7
Industrials	3
Utilities	1
Real Estate	0
Materials	0
Energy	0

Important Notes

The Indices' Provider (Lattice Strategies LLC ("Lattice Strategies" or "Lattice"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC ("HFMC")) is responsible for the methodology and selection of each index component. Harford Longevity Economy Index (the "Index") is the property of Lattice, which has contracted with S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) to calculate and maintain the Index. The Index is not sponsored by S&P Dow Jones Indices or its affiliates or its third party licensors and none of those parties will be liable for any errors or omissions in calculating the Index.

Index returns do not represent actual fund or portfolio returns. A fund or portfolio may differ significantly from the index. The index does not reflect any management fees, transaction fees, brokerage expenses, or other expenses that may reduce returns. Index returns assume that dividends have been reinvested. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index.

Top Ten Holdings (%)

Super Micro Computer Inc	2.22
Meta Platforms Inc	1.52
VMware Inc	1.19
Alphabet Inc	1.18
Oracle Corp	1.08
Dell Technologies Inc	1.07
Broadcom Inc	0.97
Home Depot Inc. (The)	0.96
NetApp Inc	0.93
Merck & Co Inc	0.93
Total Portfolio %	12.05

Holdings are subject to change. Percentages may be rounded.

Market Cap Distribution (%)

Market Cap Header3
Less than $2B	7
$2B - $10B	18
$10B - $100B	48
Greater than $100B	27

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.

Sources for all data: Bloomberg and Hartford Funds.

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