- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- One Hartford Plaza Hartford CT United States of America 6155
- IPO Date
- Mar 24, 2015
- Business
- Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF (ROSC) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide investment results corresponding to the total return performance of an index tracking small capitalization U.S. equity securities screened for multiple factors including valuation, momentum, quality, and risk. The ETF employs a rules-based, systematic index methodology designed to invest in smaller companies exhibiting lower valuations relative to the Russell 2000 Index, higher profitability, and reduced volatility through position size caps and portfolio-level weighting; it holds approximately 309 securities with a focus on U.S. small-cap stocks across sectors such as consumer discretionary, health care, financials, and industrials, with top holdings including Macy's Inc., PTC Therapeutics Inc., and HNI Corp. Issued by Lattice Strategies Trust and managed under Hartford Funds, ROSC features a net expense ratio of 0.34%, turnover of 25%, and assets under management of approximately $35-36 million, primarily targeting institutional and retail investors seeking small value exposure.
ROSC operates within the U.S. small-cap equity segment of the investment management industry, domiciled in the United States and listed on NYSE Arca; it emphasizes factors to potentially outperform traditional small-cap benchmarks like the Russell 2000 Index or Russell 2000 Value Index through characteristics such as a lower price-to-earnings ratio of 13.0x versus 16.8x for the Russell 2000, higher return on equity at 19.2%, and lower debt-to-equity at 121.1%.
Launched on March 23, 2015, following Hartford Funds' acquisition of Lattice Strategies in 2016—which led to a fund and index name change on October 24, 2016—the ETF is part of Hartford Funds' systematic ETF suite headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, with the broader Hartford organization tracing roots to 1804.
In recent developments, Hartford Funds announced quarterly dividends for ROSC payable on March 27, 2025, June 27, 2025, and September 29, 2025, reflecting ongoing distribution commitments to shareholders; the firm also expanded its systematic ETF offerings with new launches including the Hartford Multifactor International Small Company ETF (ROIS), Hartford US Value ETF (VMAX), and Hartford US Quality Growth ETF (HQGO) in the prior year, bolstering its ETF platform that surpassed $5 billion in AUM in 2024.