Investment objective & strategy
As of Feb. 26, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in mid-capitalization companies, focusing on securities that the sub-adviser, Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management), believes are undervalued in the marketplace. The Funds investment strategy employs a contrarian approach to stock selection. The approach uses extensive research to seek to identify companies whose fundamentals are not adequately reflected in the market price of their securities. The Fund defines mid-capitalization companies as companies with market capitalizations within the collective range of the Russell Midcap and S&P MidCap 400 Indices. As of December 31, 2025, this range was approximately $502.96 million to $100.79 billion. The market capitalization range of these indices changes over … Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in mid-capitalization companies, focusing on securities that the sub-adviser, Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management), believes are undervalued in the marketplace. The Funds investment strategy employs a contrarian approach to stock selection. The approach uses extensive research to seek to identify companies whose fundamentals are not adequately reflected in the market price of their securities. The Fund defines mid-capitalization companies as companies with market capitalizations within the collective range of the Russell Midcap and S&P MidCap 400 Indices. As of December 31, 2025, this range was approximately $502.96 million to $100.79 billion. The market capitalization range of these indices changes over time. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers and non-dollar securities. The Fund may trade securities actively. Based on market or economic conditions, the Fund may, through its normal bottom-up stock selection process, focus in one or more sectors of the market. Effective upon the compliance date of amendments to Rule 35d-1 (currently, March 1, 2027), the Fund will revise its 80% investment policy. Specifically, effective upon the compliance date of amendments to Rule 35d-1, under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in securities of mid-capitalization value companies. Wellington Management will determine whether a company is a value company based on traditional and other measures of value, such as whether the company is included within a third-party value index (e.g. the MSCI ACWI IMI Value Index) and/or whether the company exhibits value characteristics based on certain metrics, such as how the companys price-to book (P/B) ratio and/or price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio compares to the Russell Midcap Index. A company may be determined to be a value company under any of these factors.
Top holdings
As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | — | $28.03M | 2.38% |
| MKS INSTRUMENTS INC | — | $26.28M | 2.23% |
| US FOODS HOLDING CORP | — | $24.75M | 2.10% |
| XPO LOGISTICS INC | — | $24.64M | 2.09% |
| M&T BANK CORP | — | $23.79M | 2.02% |
| DOVER CORP | — | $22.08M | 1.88% |
| PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC | — | $22.07M | 1.88% |
| CACI INTL-A | — | $21.30M | 1.81% |
| James Hardie Industries Public Limited Company | JHX | $21.20M | 1.80% |
| INGERSOLL RAND INC | — | $21.20M | 1.80% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026How 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.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| LVIP Wellington SMID Cap Value Fund | 49% | 0.77% |
| Optimum Small-Mid Cap Value Fund · OASVX, OCSVX, OISVX | 33% | 1.24% |
| Mid Cap Value Fund · VVMCX | 33% | 0.83% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Wellington Management Company LLP | Sub-adviser |
| Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of February 26, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- 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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