Investment objective & strategy
As of Feb. 26, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Strategy. The Fund seeks its investment objective by investing primarily in common stocks of small capitalization companies that the Funds sub-adviser, Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management), believes have superior growth potential. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small capitalization companies. Wellington Management uses fundamental research designed to identify issuers with improving quality metrics, business momentum and attractive relative valuations. The investment process is aided by a proprietary screening tool that helps to identify companies with these characteristics. 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. The Fund defines small capitalization companies as companies … The Fund seeks its investment objective by investing primarily in common stocks of small capitalization companies that the Funds sub-adviser, Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management), believes have superior growth potential. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small capitalization companies. Wellington Management uses fundamental research designed to identify issuers with improving quality metrics, business momentum and attractive relative valuations. The investment process is aided by a proprietary screening tool that helps to identify companies with these characteristics. 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. The Fund defines small capitalization companies as companies with market capitalizations within the collective range of the Russell 2000 and S&P SmallCap 600 Indices. As of December 31, 2025, this range was approximately $1.27 million to $31.15 billion. The market capitalization range of these indices changes over time. 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 common stocks of small capitalization growth companies. Wellington Management will determine whether a company is a growth company based on traditional and other measures of growth, such as whether the company is included within a third-party growth index (e.g. the Russell 3000 Growth Index or the MSCI USA IMI Growth Index) and/or whether the company exhibits growth characteristics based on certain metrics, such as earnings per share (EPS) growth and/or revenue growth. A company may be determined to be a growth company under any of these factors.
Top holdings
As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio | — | $6.72M | 2.32% |
| BLOOM ENERGY CORP CL A | — | $6.39M | 2.21% |
| MODINE MFG CO | — | $5.26M | 1.82% |
| CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD | — | $4.58M | 1.58% |
| ENSIGN GROUP INC | — | $4.48M | 1.55% |
| MOOG INC-CLASS A | — | $3.94M | 1.36% |
| FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC | — | $3.82M | 1.32% |
| NEXTRACKER INC CL A | — | $3.69M | 1.28% |
| SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC | — | $3.67M | 1.27% |
| VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC | — | $3.39M | 1.17% |
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. |
|---|---|---|
| HARTFORD SMALL CAP GROWTH HLS FUND · HISCX, HBSGX | 84% | 0.65% |
| Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio | 83% | 0.56% |
| MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund · MMGEX, MSGLX, MSGNX, MSGSX, MSCYX, MSGZX, MSERX, MMNJX | 39% | 0.88% |
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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