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THE HARTFORD TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND
HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC
Expense ratio1
0.42%
Net assets2
$4.42B
Holdings2
1777
Category
Other
2025 return3
7.23%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Feb. 26, 2026 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks a competitive total return,

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds that the sub-adviser, Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management), considers to be attractive from a total return perspective along with current income. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities rated below investment grade (also known as junk bonds). Bonds in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, (1) securities issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities; (2) non-convertible debt securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. corporations or other issuers (including foreign governments or corporations); (3) asset-backed and mortgage-related securities, including collateralized loan obligations; and (4) securities issued … Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds that the sub-adviser, Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management), considers to be attractive from a total return perspective along with current income. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities rated below investment grade (also known as junk bonds). Bonds in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, (1) securities issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities; (2) non-convertible debt securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. corporations or other issuers (including foreign governments or corporations); (3) asset-backed and mortgage-related securities, including collateralized loan obligations; and (4) securities issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by a sovereign government or one of its agencies or political subdivisions, supranational entities such as development banks, non-U.S. corporations, banks or bank holding companies, or other foreign issuers. The Fund may use derivatives to manage portfolio risk or for other investment purposes. The derivatives in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, futures and options contracts, swap agreements and forward foreign currency contracts. Additionally, the Fund may invest up to 40% of its net assets in debt securities of foreign issuers, including from emerging markets, and up to 20% of its net assets in non-dollar securities. The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis, including securities acquired or sold in the TBA market. The Fund may invest in Rule 144A securities, which are privately placed, restricted securities that may only be resold under certain circumstances to other qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may trade securities actively. Although the Fund may invest in securities and other instruments of any maturity or duration, the Fund normally invests in debt securities with a maturity of at least one year. There is no limit on the average maturity of the Funds portfolio. The investment team is organized with generalist portfolio managers leading sector, rates and risk positioning decisions. The portfolio managers may allocate a portion of the Funds assets to specialists within Wellington Management who drive individual sector and security selection strategies.

Top holdings

As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
US TREASURY N/B $126.24M 2.85%
FNCL 6 3/24 $94.85M 2.14%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA FNMA $88.00M 1.99%
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Notes 1.75%, Due 01/15/2034 TII $57.56M 1.30%
US TREASURY N/B $56.38M 1.27%
US TREASURY N/B $55.17M 1.25%
TBA GNMA 30 YR 5.50000000 GNR $52.97M 1.20%
US TREASURY N/B $52.27M 1.18%
US TREASURY N/B $50.26M 1.14%
US TREASURY N/B $48.15M 1.09%
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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
323
Exited
183
Increased
67
Decreased
905
Unchanged
490

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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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. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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