- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Hartford CT 06115 Hartford CT United States of America 06115
- IPO Date
- Feb 28, 2017
- Business
- Hartford Balanced Income Fund Class F (HBLFX) is an open-end mutual fund managed by Hartford Funds that seeks current income with growth of capital as a secondary objective by targeting a strategic allocation of approximately 45% equity securities and 55% fixed-income investments, with fluctuations generally limited to +/-5%; the equity sleeve focuses on large-cap value stocks with above-average dividend histories or growth potential, including holdings such as Bank of America Corp., Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase & Co., UnitedHealth Group Inc., and ConocoPhillips, while the fixed-income portion emphasizes investment-grade bonds like U.S. Treasury securities, corporate debt from issuers including HSBC Holdings PLC and AT&T Inc., and up to 20% in non-investment grade securities across mid credit quality and moderate interest-rate sensitivity. The fund, classified in the Morningstar Moderately Conservative Allocation category, maintains diversification with roughly 37% U.S. stocks, 42% U.S. bonds, 6% non-U.S. stocks, 12% non-U.S. bonds, and 2% cash, spanning sectors like financial services, healthcare, industrials, and energy, with primary regional exposure in the United States supplemented by the United Kingdom, Eurozone, and Canada. Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company LLP since inception, the fund benefits from its multi-manager team led by Scott St. John (fixed income, since 2006), Matthew Hand and Adam Illfelder (equity, since 2019), who oversee 74 equity holdings and 585 fixed-income issuers with a portfolio turnover of 61%, quarterly dividend distributions, and a net expense ratio of 0.56%. Launched on February 28, 2017, as the Class F share (part of the broader Hartford Balanced Income Fund family inaugurated in 2006), it is domiciled in the United States, available primarily to institutional investors with a $1 million minimum initial investment, and distributed through Hartford Funds Distributors, LLC, headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania. In recent developments, Noah Atlas joined the Wellington sub-advisory portfolio management team on September 30, 2025, bringing expertise in investment-grade bond management to complement the existing fixed-income leadership of Scott St. John, amid Hartford Funds' broader expansions including new systematic ETF launches like the Hartford Multifactor International Small Company ETF in March 2024 and an equity premium income ETF in December 2025, alongside ongoing product updates and portfolio manager commentaries through 2025.