Hartford High Yield Fund (HAHYX)
The investment seeks high current income, and long-term total return. The fund normally invests at least 80%, and may invest up to 100%, of its assets in non-investment grade debt securities. In seeking to achieve the fund's investment objective, the sub-adviser invests in specific issuers and securities that the fund's sub-adviser considers to be attractive for providing current income as well as total return. It may invest up to 30% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers, including non-dollar securities.
Fund Info
US4166454557
416645455
Sep 30, 1998
$250,000
Expense Ratio
HAHYX has an expense ratio of 0.66%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Hartford High Yield Fund (HAHYX) returned 2.07% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.64% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, HAHYX returned 4.38% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
HAHYX
2.07%
1.57%
1.98%
8.64%
6.15%
5.08%
4.38%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of HAHYX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.53% | 0.36% | -1.37% | 0.24% | 1.33% | 2.07% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.04% | 0.19% | 0.94% | -1.12% | 0.80% | 1.09% | 1.53% | 1.66% | 1.65% | -0.80% | 1.08% | -0.58% | 6.63% |
| 2023 | 4.04% | -1.66% | 1.23% | 0.78% | -0.60% | 1.55% | 1.23% | 0.16% | -1.33% | -1.19% | 4.75% | 3.50% | 12.94% |
| 2022 | -2.87% | -0.90% | -0.64% | -3.86% | 0.51% | -6.78% | 6.55% | -2.86% | -4.01% | 2.71% | 2.51% | -0.56% | -10.40% |
| 2021 | -0.04% | 0.36% | 0.22% | 0.88% | -0.13% | 1.35% | 0.18% | 0.46% | -0.07% | -0.33% | -1.01% | 1.85% | 3.74% |
| 2020 | -0.02% | -1.22% | -11.58% | 4.14% | 4.96% | 0.98% | 4.96% | 1.03% | -1.38% | 0.11% | 4.14% | 1.85% | 7.03% |
| 2019 | 4.76% | 1.74% | 0.59% | 1.42% | -1.50% | 2.68% | 0.42% | 0.71% | 0.55% | 0.27% | 0.56% | 1.88% | 14.90% |
| 2018 | 0.70% | -1.04% | -0.92% | 0.58% | -0.10% | 0.31% | 1.13% | 0.72% | 0.44% | -1.74% | -0.94% | -2.38% | -3.26% |
| 2017 | 0.99% | 1.68% | -0.23% | 0.99% | 1.15% | -0.09% | 1.25% | -0.23% | 1.11% | 0.32% | -0.24% | 0.70% | 7.64% |
| 2016 | -0.87% | 0.47% | 3.42% | 2.87% | 0.17% | 0.61% | 2.15% | 2.12% | 0.30% | 0.01% | -0.38% | 1.86% | 13.41% |
| 2015 | 0.54% | 2.10% | -0.64% | 1.36% | 0.43% | -1.43% | -0.37% | -1.87% | -2.47% | 2.43% | -1.54% | -2.41% | -3.97% |
| 2014 | 0.79% | 2.00% | 0.22% | 0.57% | 0.94% | 0.92% | -1.48% | 1.34% | -2.03% | 1.52% | -1.00% | -1.12% | 2.60% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 91, HAHYX is among the top 9% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Hartford High Yield Fund (HAHYX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Hartford High Yield Fund provided a 6.05% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.42 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.42 | $0.41 | $0.40 | $0.34 | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.38 | $0.42 | $0.40 | $0.38 | $0.37 | $0.40 |
Dividend yield | 6.05% | 5.95% | 5.80% | 5.30% | 4.20% | 4.26% | 5.18% | 6.15% | 5.30% | 5.16% | 5.45% | 5.39% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Hartford High Yield Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.14 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.41 |
| 2023 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| 2022 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.34 |
| 2021 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.32 |
| 2020 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.32 |
| 2019 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.38 |
| 2018 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.42 |
| 2017 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.40 |
| 2016 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.38 |
| 2015 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.37 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.40 |
Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Hartford High Yield Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Hartford High Yield Fund was 31.73%, occurring on Dec 15, 2008. Recovery took 188 trading sessions.
The current Hartford High Yield Fund drawdown is 0.15%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -31.73% | Oct 16, 2007 | 294 | Dec 15, 2008 | 188 | Sep 15, 2009 | 482 |
| -22.17% | Feb 21, 2020 | 22 | Mar 23, 2020 | 92 | Aug 3, 2020 | 114 |
| -19.73% | Mar 12, 2001 | 395 | Oct 10, 2002 | 140 | May 2, 2003 | 535 |
| -15.07% | Jan 3, 2022 | 187 | Sep 29, 2022 | 304 | Dec 14, 2023 | 491 |
| -11.45% | Jun 2, 2015 | 161 | Jan 20, 2016 | 118 | Jul 8, 2016 | 279 |
Volatility
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