The Hartford Balanced Income Fund (HBLYX)
The fund targets an allocation of approximately 45% equity securities and 55% fixed income investments, with the allocation generally varying by no more than +/-5%. The equity portion of the fund invests primarily in common stocks with a history of above-average dividends or expectations of increasing dividends. It may invest up to 20% of the fixed income portion of the portfolio in domestic non-investment grade debt.
Fund Info
US4166482103
416648210
Jul 30, 2006
$250,000
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
HBLYX has an expense ratio of 0.64%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
The Hartford Balanced Income Fund (HBLYX) returned 3.03% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.18% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, HBLYX returned 5.96% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
HBLYX
3.03%
1.24%
-0.61%
8.18%
4.70%
5.67%
5.96%
^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 HBLYX, 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 | 2.29% | 1.43% | -0.70% | -1.23% | 1.24% | 3.03% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.10% | 0.35% | 2.98% | -2.52% | 2.44% | -0.10% | 3.30% | 2.20% | 1.57% | -1.49% | 2.37% | -3.53% | 6.36% |
| 2023 | 3.59% | -3.33% | 0.88% | 1.15% | -2.55% | 2.92% | 1.99% | -1.61% | -3.20% | -2.29% | 5.91% | 4.78% | 7.94% |
| 2022 | -1.66% | -1.94% | 0.12% | -4.56% | 1.95% | -5.62% | 4.65% | -2.83% | -6.49% | 3.95% | 5.89% | -1.77% | -8.84% |
| 2021 | -1.71% | 1.03% | 2.66% | 2.38% | 1.65% | 0.31% | 1.14% | 1.25% | -2.33% | 2.30% | -1.89% | 2.98% | 10.02% |
| 2020 | 0.60% | -3.62% | -9.12% | 6.89% | 2.97% | 0.41% | 3.45% | 0.73% | -1.08% | -1.14% | 6.94% | 1.51% | 7.73% |
| 2019 | 4.50% | 1.90% | 1.68% | 1.63% | -1.54% | 3.99% | 0.48% | 0.68% | 1.17% | 0.74% | 0.94% | 1.78% | 19.35% |
| 2018 | 1.02% | -3.15% | -0.67% | -0.49% | 0.42% | -0.19% | 2.83% | 0.28% | -0.01% | -3.05% | 1.50% | -3.21% | -4.82% |
| 2017 | 0.21% | 2.36% | -0.06% | 0.77% | 1.12% | 0.47% | 1.11% | 0.27% | 1.62% | 0.95% | 1.20% | 1.20% | 11.78% |
| 2016 | -1.46% | 0.23% | 4.82% | 1.64% | 0.59% | 1.96% | 1.88% | 0.64% | -0.19% | -1.06% | 0.29% | 1.83% | 11.59% |
| 2015 | -0.51% | 1.92% | -0.24% | 0.80% | 0.07% | -2.26% | 0.90% | -2.89% | -0.63% | 4.48% | -0.07% | -1.40% | -0.05% |
| 2014 | -1.21% | 2.77% | 1.20% | 1.26% | 1.40% | 1.07% | -1.30% | 2.20% | -1.63% | 1.39% | 1.16% | -0.52% | 7.92% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 79, HBLYX is among the top 21% 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 The Hartford Balanced Income Fund (HBLYX) 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
The Hartford Balanced Income Fund provided a 7.07% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.04 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.04 | $1.04 | $0.50 | $0.86 | $1.13 | $0.45 | $0.53 | $0.95 | $0.82 | $0.54 | $0.59 | $0.58 |
Dividend yield | 7.07% | 7.23% | 3.44% | 6.16% | 7.00% | 2.83% | 3.49% | 7.26% | 5.58% | 3.89% | 4.55% | 4.29% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for The Hartford Balanced Income 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.65 | $1.04 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.50 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.57 | $0.86 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.87 | $1.13 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.45 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.53 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.65 | $0.95 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.53 | $0.82 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.54 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.59 |
| 2014 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.58 |
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 The Hartford Balanced Income 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 The Hartford Balanced Income Fund was 31.36%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 213 trading sessions.
The current The Hartford Balanced Income Fund drawdown is 0.70%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -31.36% | Oct 30, 2007 | 340 | Mar 9, 2009 | 213 | Jan 11, 2010 | 553 |
| -23.19% | Feb 18, 2020 | 25 | Mar 23, 2020 | 97 | Aug 10, 2020 | 122 |
| -15.92% | Jan 13, 2022 | 190 | Oct 14, 2022 | 363 | Mar 27, 2024 | 553 |
| -9.01% | Jan 29, 2018 | 229 | Dec 24, 2018 | 55 | Mar 15, 2019 | 284 |
| -7.24% | Apr 29, 2015 | 83 | Aug 25, 2015 | 141 | Mar 17, 2016 | 224 |
Volatility
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