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Hartford Dynamic Bond ETF

DYNBNasdaqHartfordC

$38.15+0.01 (+0.01%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C44/ 100

Rank 92 of 116 in US Aggregate Bond

C44/100Rank 92 of 116inUS Aggregate Bond
Intraday session: up, 78 prints from 38.15 to 38.15. Range 38.15 to 38.23. Use the arrow keys to read each point.38.1838.2038.2210 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%*
Fund size
$84M
1Y total return
−0.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.08%
Holdings
237
Avg volume · 30D
12.3K sh
52W range
low $37.62high $40.39
Launched

*After a fee waiver that ends Nov 30, 2026. Without it: 0.70%.

The ETF.net DYNB Grade

C

Score 44 out of 100

Category
US Aggregate Bond⁠
Rank
92 of 116
Six-pillar profile for DYNB. Scores out of 100: Cost 10, Risk 47, Mission 100, Tradability 36, Holdings 28, Durability 21. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (10). Leans toward Mission.

Score 44 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F10 out of 100
    Rank 104 of 115

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 100

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 55 of 116

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 86 of 116

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D28 out of 100
    Rank 104 of 115

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    F21 out of 100
    Rank 110 of 116

Our read on DYNB

ETF.net Research

In short

CMeasured against the US Aggregate index, but it does not live there. Wellington rotates DYNB across government, investment-grade, high-yield and emerging-market debt, with no index to hug and no permanent home base.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term total return; an earlier SEC objective statement also identifies income as a secondary objective.

Why people hold it

  • Go-anywhere by design: the mandate covers domestic and foreign bonds, investment grade and junk, so the manager can move toward where the yield is instead of holding what a benchmark dictates.hartfordfunds.com
  • Not starting from a blank sheet. Wellington Management sub-advises, and Hartford's same-named Dynamic Bond mutual fund, a multi-billion-dollar strategy running since 2022, shares the lead portfolio manager.hartfordfunds.comhartfordfunds.com 2
  • The portfolio matches the prospectus: roughly 200 bonds spread across sectors and credit tiers, with no hidden style drift to decode. Income is paid monthly.hartfordfunds.com

Worth knowing

  • Active costs more: 0.60% net of a waiver through November 30, 2026 (0.70% gross), above the category median, next to 0.03% at index trackers like AGG and BND.
  • Launched in September 2025, so the live record is short and the asset base is small. Most of the evidence on this strategy sits with its older mutual fund cousin.hartfordfunds.com
  • Trading is thin compared with the category's index giants, so the spread you cross can matter more than the expense ratio.

DYNB Holdings

Holdings pillarD28 out of 100Rank 104 of 115 in US Aggregate Bond
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
237
Top-10 weight
53%
Largest holding
Us Treasury N/B 11/29 4.12512.2%

Geography

  • United States86.07%
  • United Kingdom1.72%
  • Canada1.44%
  • Morocco1.28%
  • India1.12%
  • Colombia1.04%
  • Hong Kong1.03%
  • Switzerland0.97%
  • Other countries (14)5.33%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 16.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataUs Treasury N/B 11/29 4.12512.20%10,395,000$10.2M32
2No dataUs Treasury N/B 09/31 59.28%7,700,000$7.77M42
3No dataUs Treasury N/B 09/33 57.98%6,635,000$6.68M37
4No dataUs Treasury N/B 03/30 45.60%4,800,000$4.69M29
5No dataUs Treasury N/B 08/29 4.254.84%4,105,000$4.05M30
6No dataUs Treasury N/B 04/30 3.8754.51%3,885,000$3.78M34
7No dataUs Treasury N/B 08/33 4.54.11%3,515,000$3.44M26
8No dataUs Treasury N/B 02/33 3.751.99%1,773,000$1.67M35
9No dataUs Treasury N/B 07/33 4.3751.35%1,160,000$1.13M36
10No dataUs Treasury N/B 08/36 4.6251.31%1,130,000$1.1M54
11No dataUs Dollar1.02%850,959$851K222
12No dataCharter Comm Opt Llc/Cap Sr Secured 04/61 3.850.99%1,600,000$833K37
13No dataSkydance Corp Sr Secured 144A 10/33 7.550.97%815,000$810K49
14No dataUs Treasury N/B 08/34 3.8750.76%685,000$638K37
15No dataAmerican Express Co Sr Unsecured 10/30 Var0.75%630,000$631K28

Showing 1–15 of 237 holdings

DYNB Performance

Launched Sep 23, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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DYNB$9,945
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. DYNB $9,945. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for DYNB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDYNB
Year to date−0.8%
1 month+1.7%
3 months−0.6%
1 year−0.5%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for DYNB
YearReturn barDYNB
2026 YTD−0.8%
2025+0.5%

History from Sep 24, 2025

DYNB in the news

DYNB Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
4.08%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.56Last 12 months
Upcoming payment
$0.15 per share
Pays on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 13 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Oct 30, 2025 $0.15; Nov 26, 2025 $0.11; Dec 30, 2025 $0.15; Jan 30, 2026 $0.13; Feb 27, 2026 $0.12; Mar 30, 2026 $0.11; Apr 29, 2026 $0.13; May 28, 2026 $0.13; Jun 29, 2026 $0.14; Jul 30, 2026 $0.14; Aug 28, 2026 $0.13; Sep 29, 2026 $0.11; Oct 29, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 29, 2026Pays Nov 2, 2026$0.15
Sep 29, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.11
Aug 28, 2026Sep 1, 2026$0.13
Jul 30, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.14
Jun 29, 2026Jul 1, 2026$0.14
May 28, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.13
Apr 29, 2026May 1, 2026$0.13
Mar 30, 2026Apr 1, 2026$0.11
Feb 27, 2026Mar 3, 2026$0.12
Jan 30, 2026Feb 3, 2026$0.13
Dec 30, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.15
Nov 26, 2025Dec 1, 2025$0.11

See all 13 payments⁠

$10,000 in DYNB 1 year ago paid $390 in dividends.⁠

DYNB Risk

Risk pillarC47 out of 100Rank 55 of 116 in US Aggregate Bond
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.9%
Annualised · 13 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
−1.03
vs 3-month T-bills · 13 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−3.7%
13 months · trough Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.12
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

DYNB Cost

Compare DYNB and BKAG

Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond

$11,817

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • DYNB 0.60%

    $11,817

  • BKAG 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DYNB 0.60%
  • BKAG 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530DYNB $11,817BKAG $0

Year by year

YearDYNBBKAGOverpaying
10$1,076$0$1,076
20$4,116$0$4,116
30$11,817$0$11,817
How the 0.60% is worked out

Full fee 0.70%− waiver 0.10%= you pay 0.60%

The waiver ends Nov 30, 2026. After that the fee is 0.70% unless Hartford renews it. Source: prospectus, Sep 2025.

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