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THE HARTFORD BALANCED INCOME FUND
HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC
Expense ratio1
0.89%
Net assets2
$11.63B
Holdings2
1459
Category
Allocation
2025 return3
10.77%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Feb. 26, 2026 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks to provide current income

Strategy. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a mix of equity securities and fixed income investments. Under normal circumstances, the Fund targets an allocation of approximately 45% equity securities and 55% fixed income investments, with the allocation generally varying by no more than +/-5%. Allocation decisions within these bands are at the discretion of the Funds sub-adviser, Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management), and are based on Wellington Managements judgment of the projected investment environment for financial assets, relative fundamental values, the attractiveness of each asset category, and expected future returns of each asset category. The equity portion of the Fund invests primarily in common stocks with a history of above-average dividends or expectations of increasing … The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a mix of equity securities and fixed income investments. Under normal circumstances, the Fund targets an allocation of approximately 45% equity securities and 55% fixed income investments, with the allocation generally varying by no more than +/-5%. Allocation decisions within these bands are at the discretion of the Funds sub-adviser, Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management), and are based on Wellington Managements judgment of the projected investment environment for financial assets, relative fundamental values, the attractiveness of each asset category, and expected future returns of each asset category. The equity portion of the Fund invests primarily in common stocks with a history of above-average dividends or expectations of increasing dividends. The equity portion of the Fund may invest in a broad range of market capitalizations, but generally invests in companies with market capitalizations above $2 billion. The fixed income portion of the Fund may invest in various types of debt securities, but primarily invests in investment grade corporate bonds. The Fund may invest up to 25% of the equity portion of the portfolio in the securities of foreign issuers and non-dollar securities. The Fund may invest up to 20% of the fixed income portion of the portfolio in domestic non-investment grade debt (also known as junk bonds). The Fund may also invest up to 25% of the fixed income portion of the portfolio in non-US dollar denominated debt and up to 20% of the fixed income portion of the portfolio in emerging market debt securities. The Fund may invest in debt securities of any maturity or duration. The Fund may invest in certain restricted securities, such as securities that are only eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, and securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers that are issued pursuant to Regulation S. The fixed income portfolio manager may allocate a portion of the Funds assets to specialists within Wellington Management who implement the individual sector and security selection strategies. The Fund may use derivatives, such as interest rate futures, bond futures, swaps, and currency forwards, for risk management purposes, in pursuit of the Funds investment objective, and/or to equitize cash.

Top holdings

As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
MERCK & CO $133.04M 1.14%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION $120.54M 1.04%
JOHNSON&JOHNSON $111.10M 0.96%
UNILEVER PLC-SPONSORED ADR DEPOSITARY RECEIPT UL $100.76M 0.87%
T-MOBILE US INC $100.49M 0.86%
MORGAN STANLEY $94.37M 0.81%
ELEVANCE HEALTH INC $91.95M 0.79%
HONEYWELL INTL INC $90.98M 0.78%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC $87.84M 0.76%
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC $87.63M 0.75%
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Allocation by sector

As of January 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026
Opened
296
Exited
238
Increased
116
Decreased
232
Unchanged
825

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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FundOverlapNet exp.
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Guardian Equity Income VIP Fund 38% 0.55%
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Advisers

As of October 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Wellington Management Company LLP Sub-adviser
Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of February 26, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.

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