Funds Group: Hartford Funds
Management Company: (1) Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC. Sub-adviser: Wellington Management (2) (3) Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC. Sub-adviser: Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. and its secondary sub-adviser is Schroder Investment Management North America Limited. (4) Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC. Sub-adviser: Wellington Management, (5) Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC. Sub-adviser: Wellington Management, (6, 7, 8) Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC. Sub-adviser: Wellington Management.
Funds Affected: (1) Hartford Global Impact Fund, (2) Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund (3) Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund (4) Hartford Environmental Opportunities Fund, (5) Hartford Total Return ETF, Hartford Short-Duration ETF, Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF, (6) Hartford High Yield Fund, (7-9) Hartford Floating Rate Fund, Hartford Floating Rate High Income Fund, Hartford Small Cap Value Fund and Hartford International Value Fund
Principal Sustainable Investing Strategies: (1) (2) (3) ESG integration, (4) Thematic Investing, (5,6,7,8,9) ESG integration
Summary:
(1) The fund invests in companies that focus their operations in areas that the sub-adviser believes are likely to address major social and environmental challenges including, but not limited to, hunger, health, clean water and sanitation, affordable housing, education and training, financial inclusion, narrowing the digital divide, alternative energy, resource stewardship and resource efficiency.
(2) (3) In addition to financial considerations, the sub-adviser considers certain environmental, social and governance criteria.
(4) The fund invests in companies engaged in low carbon electricity, energy efficiency, low carbon transportation, and/or water and resource management, or otherwise involved in seeking to address environmental challenges and/or improve the efficiency of resource consumption.
(5) Also considered are certain environmental, social and/or governance (ESG) factors when assessing investment opportunities as long as those factors are consistent with the sub-adviser’s fundamental analysis (Prospectus Supplement dated March 1, 2019).
(6) Risk control is emphasized throughout the investment process through strong credit research, portfolio diversification, and sophisticated analytics, including consideration of certain ESG factors. With respect to the consideration of certain ESG factors, the portfolio management team relies on research conducted by Wellington Management’s ESG team. Wellington Management’s ESG team provides an ESG score for certain companies. While all holdings may not have a high ESG score, it is one of many factors that the portfolio management team considers when determining to purchase and sell a security.
(7, 8,9) Wellington Management may also consider certain environmental, social and/or governance (ESG) factors during its assessment of whether to buy or sell a particular loan or security.
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