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Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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$9.77

$1.39 B

2.37%

$0.23

1.70%

Vitals

YTD Return

4.9%

1 yr return

16.9%

3 Yr Avg Return

3.3%

5 Yr Avg Return

7.4%

Net Assets

$1.39 B

Holdings in Top 10

100.0%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$9.7
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.70%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load 1.00%

TRADING FEES

Turnover 8.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$2,000

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$9.77

$1.39 B

2.37%

$0.23

1.70%

HCKCX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 4.9%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 3.3%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 7.4%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.30%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 2.4%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    THE HARTFORD CHECKS AND BALANCES FUND
  • Fund Family Name
    HARTFORD FUNDS
  • Inception Date
    May 31, 2007
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    C
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Vernon Meyer

Fund Description

The Fund seeks its investment objective through investment in a combination of Hartford Funds (“Underlying Funds”). The Fund will allocate its assets to the Underlying Funds as follows: (1) one third to The Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund, (2) one third to The Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund, and (3) one third to the Hartford Total Return Bond ETF. The Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund normally invests at least 65% of its net assets in common stocks. The Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund may invest in securities of any market capitalization, but tends to focus on medium and large companies. The Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of equity securities that typically have above average dividend yields and whose prospects for capital appreciation are considered favorable by The Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund’s sub-adviser. The Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund tends to focus on securities of larger, well-established companies with market capitalizations similar to those of companies in the S&P 500 Index. Hartford Total Return Bond ETF under normal circumstances invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds. Although the Hartford Total Return Bond ETF may invest in securities and other instruments of any maturity or duration, it normally invests in debt securities with a maturity of at least one year. There is no limit on the average maturity of the Hartford Total Return Bond ETF’s portfolio.The Fund will not be actively managed, and the Fund’s assets will be maintained as close to one-third in each Underlying Fund as is reasonably practicable, and within 5% of the target allocation. The Fund may hold cash or invest in one or more unaffiliated money market funds due to purchase and redemption activity and short-term cash needs. The Fund’s strategy provides a system of “checks and balances” that provides diversification and prevents a single investment strategy from dominating the Fund.
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HCKCX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period HCKCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 4.9% -0.9% 26.1% 60.00%
1 Yr 16.9% -5.9% 45.8% 54.97%
3 Yr 3.3%* -5.8% 8.6% 57.64%
5 Yr 7.4%* -4.1% 15.9% 48.89%
10 Yr 5.6%* 0.7% 10.9% 67.10%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period HCKCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 7.9% -12.2% 23.9% 75.28%
2022 -20.4% -34.7% 2.8% 69.66%
2021 7.4% -11.9% 18.1% 37.02%
2020 8.0% -20.9% 39.7% 45.29%
2019 13.9% 0.8% 25.7% 50.40%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period HCKCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 4.9% -0.9% 26.1% 60.00%
1 Yr 16.9% -5.9% 45.8% 54.97%
3 Yr 3.3%* -5.8% 8.6% 57.64%
5 Yr 7.4%* -4.1% 15.9% 48.89%
10 Yr 5.6%* 0.7% 10.9% 67.10%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period HCKCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 12.1% -12.2% 26.8% 70.93%
2022 -14.1% -29.0% 10.9% 39.89%
2021 13.5% -3.0% 24.2% 46.02%
2020 12.1% -19.5% 40.6% 56.26%
2019 21.5% 4.4% 32.7% 24.80%

NAV & Total Return History


HCKCX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

HCKCX Category Low Category High HCKCX % Rank
Net Assets 1.39 B 733 K 195 B 42.84%
Number of Holdings 5 2 15716 98.61%
Net Assets in Top 10 1.26 B 618 K 62.8 B 30.79%
Weighting of Top 10 99.97% 11.4% 118.9% 8.88%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Hartford Total Return Bond ETF 34.06%
  2. Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund/The 32.88%
  3. Hartford Dividend Growth Fund/The 32.83%
  4. BlackRock Liquidity FedFund 0.12%
  5. BlackRock Liquidity FedFund 0.09%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High HCKCX % Rank
Stocks
99.76% 0.00% 103.09% 18.03%
Cash
0.24% -10.21% 100.00% 76.01%
Convertible Bonds
0.17% 0.00% 23.84% 82.54%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 23.88% 67.82%
Other
0.00% -41.62% 117.44% 70.74%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 77.27% 80.17%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High HCKCX % Rank
Financial Services
18.75% 0.00% 38.77% 10.22%
Technology
17.58% 0.00% 44.21% 62.89%
Healthcare
16.62% 0.00% 29.35% 12.46%
Industrials
10.71% 0.00% 24.37% 39.78%
Consumer Cyclical
8.87% 0.00% 19.36% 66.95%
Communication Services
7.65% 0.00% 38.10% 39.64%
Consumer Defense
6.87% 0.00% 15.14% 42.44%
Basic Materials
3.86% 0.00% 33.35% 56.72%
Real Estate
3.30% 0.00% 65.01% 51.68%
Utilities
2.97% 0.00% 99.55% 47.20%
Energy
2.82% 0.00% 85.65% 85.99%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High HCKCX % Rank
US
99.76% 0.00% 103.09% 18.03%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 38.68% 69.49%

HCKCX - Expenses

Operational Fees

HCKCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.70% 0.03% 17.63% 18.21%
Management Fee 0.00% 0.00% 1.83% 9.64%
12b-1 Fee 1.00% 0.00% 1.00% 91.63%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.83% N/A

Sales Fees

HCKCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.25% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load 1.00% 1.00% 5.00% 66.67%

Trading Fees

HCKCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

HCKCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 8.00% 0.00% 343.00% 6.52%

HCKCX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

HCKCX Category Low Category High HCKCX % Rank
Dividend Yield 2.37% 0.00% 15.61% 87.88%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

HCKCX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annual Monthly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

HCKCX Category Low Category High HCKCX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.30% -2.34% 19.41% 86.88%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

HCKCX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Monthly Annually

Distributions History

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HCKCX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Vernon Meyer


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 31, 2007

15.01

15.0%

Vernon J. Meyer, CFA, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC. Prior to joining The Hartford in 2004, Mr. Meyer served as a vice president and managing director of MassMutual.

Allison Mortensen


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 01, 2015

6.5

6.5%

Allison Mortensen, CFA, Vice President, Head of Multi-Asset Solutions and Portfolio Manager of the Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC. Ms. Mortensen joined the Investment Manager in 2015. Prior to joining the Investment Manager, Ms. Mortensen served as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc. (formerly, Gartmore Global Investments) from 2004 to 2015. In this role, Ms. Mortensen developed and oversaw multi-asset, multi manager asset allocation strategies, and was responsible for dynamic asset allocation, portfolio construction and manager selection. Allison graduated with a BS in finance and computer science from the University of Richmond. She is a CFA Charterholder.

James Glendon


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 01, 2022

0.25

0.3%

James S. Glendon, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Hartford Funds, joined Hartford Funds Management Company in 2016. Mr. Glendon has over 12 years of asset management experience. Prior to joining Hartford, Mr. Glendon served as a Senior Analyst for FedEx Corporation’s employee pension plan from 2014 to 2016. In this role, Mr. Glendon was responsible for asset allocation, manager oversight, and portfolio construction. Prior to this, he was involved in loan trading at Vining Sparks and institutional client relations at SouthernSun Asset Management, an equity investment management firm.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 34.51 6.33 2.41