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Hartford Schroders Intl Multi-Cp Val F Overview

Hartford Schroders Intl Multi-Cp Val F (HFYFX) is an actively managed International Equity Foreign Large Value fund. Hartford Mutual Funds launched the fund in 2017.

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, or derivative investments that provide exposure to equity securities, of companies located outside of the United States that the fund's sub-advisers consider to offer attractive valuations. It invests in a variety of countries throughout the world including emerging market countries and may, from time to time, invest more than 25% of its assets in any one country or group of countries. The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.

About Hartford Schroders Intl Multi-Cp Val F (HFYFX)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 10.06 years: Stephen Langford (2011), Lukas Kamblevicius (2021). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD index with a weighting of 100% and MSCI ACWI Ex USA Value NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Hartford Schroders Intl Multi-Cp Val F has 514 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 18.6% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Hartford Schroders Intl Multi-Cp Val F is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. Hartford Schroders Intl Multi-Cp Val F has 98.5% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 0.3%. There is 98.5% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.5% (0.5% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Hartford Schroders Intl Multi-Cp Val F has 0.7% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $594 million in total assets, which is below the $976 million average for the Foreign Large Value category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

HFYFX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Hartford Schroders Intl Multi-Cp Val F expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Foreign Large Value category. Hartford Schroders Intl Multi-Cp Val F has an expense ratio of 0.75%, which is 28% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Hartford Schroders Intl Multi-Cp Val F has a portfolio turnover rate of 120%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 62% for the Foreign Large Value category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Hartford Schroders Intl Multi-Cp Val F returned 2.1%, which earned it a grade of F, as the Foreign Large Value category had an average return of 3.8%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Hartford Schroders Intl Multi-Cp Val F has a trailing yield of 2.73%, which is below the 2.78% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Hartford Schroders Intl Multi-Cp Val F Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 19.4%, 4.4 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 39.4% over the past year (grade of A), 23.6% over the past three years (grade of A) and 13.6% per year over the past five years (grade of B) and 10.4% per year over the past 10 years (grade of B).

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