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Hartford Risk-Optimized Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) Index   

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Hartford Risk-Optimized Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) Index   
Ticker - LRODMX Index

Overview

  • De-concentrate country, currency, and individual company risks in developed market economies (ex US)
  • Seek reduced volatility and drawdown risk and improve returns (relative to capitalization weighted developed international equity indexes (ex U.S.) over a complete market cycle.

Description of Methodology

The rules-based proprietary methodology employs a multi-layered risk-optimized approach that seeks to achieve its diversification, risk-reduction, and return objectives by selecting companies with favorable diversified risk premia expression, including valuation, momentum, quality, and volatility characteristics. The methodology seeks to further address active risks versus the capitalization-weighted universe by managing size, and liquidity risks. The Index seeks to harvest risk premia factors through systematic risk- and factor-weighting twice annually, with a reconstitution occurring in March and September.

download metholodogy document  Hartford Multifactor Index Methodologies

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 Risk-Optimized Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) Index 8.69 11.80 4.06 1.69 --- 4.09
 
CUMULATIVE %
(as of 6/30/2023)
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS %
(as of 6/30/2023)
YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR SI1
Hartford Risk-Optimized Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) Index 7.97 9.73 6.51 1.98 --- 4.09

SI = Since Inception. Index Inception: 12/31/2013

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 9/28/2023)
Ticker LRODMX Index
Inception Date 12/31/2013
Current Index Value 1439.54
Last Closing Level 1432.99
Change
Change %
52-Week-High 1520.88
52-Week-Low 1166.52
Number Of Holdings 485
Holdings Characteristics
Price/Earnings
11.6x
Price/Book
1.3x
EPS Growth Rate
4.7%
Asset Weighted Market Cap (billions)
$32.3
Price/Earnings
10.9x
Return on Equity
16.6%
Median Market Cap (billions)
$9.3
Nominal Companies
485
Effective Companies
296
Nominal Countries
22
Effective Countries
11
Debt to Equity
121.3%
Index Dividend Yield (%)
4.47
Sector Exposure (%)
Financials 19
Industrials 14
Health Care 13
Consumer Staples 11
Consumer Discretionary 9
Materials 7
Information Technology 6
Utilities 6
Communication Services 5
Real Estate 4
Energy 4
Financials 18
Industrials 14
Health Care 13
Consumer Staples 12
Consumer Discretionary 9
Materials 8
Information Technology 6
Utilities 6
Communication Services 6
Real Estate 4
Energy 4
Important Notes

Hartford Risk-Optimized Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) Index is the exclusive property of Lattice Strategies LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC) which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards Lattice Strategies, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties.

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 (%)
Novo Nordisk A/S 0.95
Novartis AG 0.85
Kuehne & Nagel International Ag, Schindellegi 0.84
Sanofi 0.81
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV 0.75
GSK plc 0.73
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 0.72
Roche Holding AG 0.72
Swisscom AG, Ittigen 0.71
Loblaw Cos Ltd 0.71
Total Portfolio % 7.79
Novartis AG 0.85
Kuehne & Nagel International Ag, Schindellegi 0.83
Novo Nordisk A/S 0.82
Sanofi 0.82
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV 0.78
Roche Holding AG 0.75
HSBC Holdings PLC 0.75
Loblaw Cos Ltd 0.75
GSK plc 0.74
Swisscom AG, Ittigen 0.73
Total Portfolio % 7.82
Market Cap Distribution (%)

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Less than $2B 0
$2B - $10B 39
$10B - $100B 53
Greater than $100B 7
TOP 10 COUNTRIES (%)
Represents 82% of total country allocation

Sources for all data: Bloomberg and Hartford Funds.
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.

 

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