Strategy. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to the total return performance of the Hartford US Value Index (LVMAXX) (the Index), which seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in US equities with favorable value characteristics and relatively lower market valuations. The Index methodology seeks to enhance return potential through factor security selection while applying a comprehensive risk framework to overall Index construction. The rules-based, proprietary methodology uses an optimization process to help maximize exposure to value while avoiding negative exposure to quality and momentum and controlling for sector and size at the portfolio level. A companys value score is determined by equally weighting the following valuation metrics: Earnings Yield, EBITDA/Enterprise Value (EV), … Show more… The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to the total return performance of the Hartford US Value Index (LVMAXX) (the Index), which seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in US equities with favorable value characteristics and relatively lower market valuations. The Index methodology seeks to enhance return potential through factor security selection while applying a comprehensive risk framework to overall Index construction. The rules-based, proprietary methodology uses an optimization process to help maximize exposure to value while avoiding negative exposure to quality and momentum and controlling for sector and size at the portfolio level. A companys value score is determined by equally weighting the following valuation metrics: Earnings Yield, EBITDA/Enterprise Value (EV), Cash Flow/EV, Revenue/EV, Dividend Yield, and Book Value (used only in financials and real estate as a replacement to EBITDA/EV). Generally, a company is determined to be a value company if its value score is higher than the average score in the Funds investment universe. The Indexs components are adjusted twice annually, with a reconstitution and rebalance occurring in March and September. The Index was established on December 31, 2022. The Index is comprised of large capitalization securities, which are defined as securities included among the 1,000 largest US companies by estimated free-float market capitalization. The capitalization range of the Index was $4.6 billion to $4.5 trillion as of September 30, 2025. The Index is expected to typically include 125-225 components. The components of the Index, the number of components and the degree to which these components represent certain industries, may change over time. The Index, developed by Lattice Strategies LLC (Lattice or the Adviser), seeks to address identified risks within its asset class. For example, country, company, and currency concentrations, valuation insensitivity, and other unmanaged risk factors may be addressed through the index management process. The Adviser uses a passive or indexing approach to try to achieve the Funds investment objective. The Fund does not try to beat the index it tracks and does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. Indexing may eliminate the chance that the Fund will substantially outperform the Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management, such as over concentration. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs and better after-tax performance by keeping portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies. The Fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of the Index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the Index. The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in certain instruments that are not included in the Index, cash and cash equivalents, including money market funds, as well as in securities that are not included in the Index, but that the sub-adviser believes will help the Fund track the Index. To the extent that the Index concentrates (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in the securities of a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund will do so in approximately the same amount as the Index. The Index is sponsored by Lattice. Lattice determines the composition and relative weightings of the securities in the Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Index. The Index is the property of Lattice, which has contracted with S&P Opco LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) to calculate and maintain the Index. The Index is not sponsored by S&P Dow Jones Indices or its affiliates or its third-party licensors and none of those parties will be liable for any errors or omissions in calculating the Index. Additional information on the Index can be found at hartfordfunds.com. Show less