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The Hartford World Bond Fund (HWDIX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US41664M2355

CUSIP

41664M235

Issuer

Hartford

Inception Date

May 30, 2011

Category

Global Bonds

Min. Investment

$2,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

HWDIX has an expense ratio of 0.71%, placing it in the medium range.


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The Hartford World Bond Fund

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Performance

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Returns By Period

The Hartford World Bond Fund (HWDIX) returned 2.57% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.21% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, HWDIX returned 1.94% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


HWDIX

YTD

2.57%

1M

-0.39%

6M

2.43%

1Y

7.21%

3Y*

3.43%

5Y*

1.45%

10Y*

1.94%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of HWDIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.30%0.90%-0.34%2.10%-0.39%2.57%
2024-0.20%-0.60%0.73%-1.20%1.12%0.60%1.41%1.39%1.18%-1.17%1.29%-0.52%4.03%
20232.10%-1.18%1.56%-0.10%-1.18%-0.94%0.10%0.00%-0.97%-0.62%2.90%2.59%4.23%
2022-0.38%-0.29%-0.85%-1.66%-0.30%-1.10%1.41%-1.59%-1.52%0.10%2.26%0.10%-3.83%
20210.19%-0.37%0.19%0.38%-0.00%-0.35%0.19%0.00%-0.35%-0.66%-0.38%0.21%-0.96%
20200.09%0.28%-2.32%1.64%0.67%-0.23%0.85%0.00%0.28%0.09%0.19%0.27%1.79%
20190.67%-0.10%0.89%0.09%1.22%0.78%0.00%1.20%-0.55%-0.09%-0.65%0.43%3.96%
20180.57%0.09%-0.00%0.00%0.66%0.29%0.19%0.37%-0.32%0.37%0.09%1.66%4.04%
20170.49%0.10%0.10%0.19%0.48%0.00%0.39%0.38%-0.19%0.38%0.29%-0.09%2.54%
20160.09%0.50%1.67%0.10%0.00%0.78%0.19%0.00%-0.10%-0.10%-1.16%-0.00%1.97%
20150.45%0.17%0.46%-0.59%-0.10%-0.57%0.48%0.39%-0.18%0.47%-0.47%-0.76%-0.26%
20140.65%0.31%0.21%0.39%0.76%0.21%-0.07%0.47%-0.36%0.19%0.37%-0.18%2.98%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 94, HWDIX is among the top 6% 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of HWDIX is 9494
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of HWDIX is 9494
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of HWDIX is 9494
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of HWDIX is 9292
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of HWDIX is 9696
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of HWDIX is 9494
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for The Hartford World Bond Fund (HWDIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

The Hartford World Bond Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.42
  • 5-Year: 0.54
  • 10-Year: 0.78
  • All Time: 1.02

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of The Hartford World Bond Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

The Hartford World Bond Fund provided a 4.73% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.48 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.48$0.48$0.32$0.02$0.18$0.09$0.32$0.45$0.00$0.03$0.36$0.43

Dividend yield

4.73%4.79%3.12%0.22%1.72%0.82%3.06%4.31%0.01%0.28%3.61%4.06%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for The Hartford World Bond Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10
2024$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.48
2023$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.32
2022$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02
2021$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.18
2020$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.09
2019$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.32
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.42$0.45
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2016$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03
2015$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.26$0.36
2014$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.30$0.43

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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 World Bond 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 World Bond Fund was 8.33%, occurring on Oct 21, 2022. Recovery took 433 trading sessions.

The current The Hartford World Bond Fund drawdown is 0.39%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-8.33%May 10, 2021368Oct 21, 2022433Jul 16, 2024801
-6.21%Mar 10, 202012Mar 25, 2020197Jan 5, 2021209
-3.22%May 9, 201383Sep 5, 2013130Mar 13, 2014213
-2.5%Sep 13, 201153Nov 25, 201135Jan 18, 201288
-2.19%Oct 15, 201566Jan 20, 201640Mar 17, 2016106
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Volatility

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The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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