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Hartford Strategic Income ETF

HFSICboeHartfordB

$33.81+0.05 (+0.15%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 33.76 to 33.81. Range 33.80 to 33.90. Use the arrow keys to read each point.33.7733.8333.8533.8833.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.49%
Fund size
$1.19B
1Y total return
0.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
5.84%
Holdings
1134
Avg volume · 30D
313K sh
52W range
low $33.42high $35.93
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net HFSI Grade

B

Score 61 out of 100

Rank
14 of 29
Six-pillar profile for HFSI. Scores out of 100: Cost 39, Risk 58, Mission 97, Tradability 55, Holdings 57, Durability 62. Strongest: Mission (97). Weakest: Cost (39). Leans toward Mission.

Score 61 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 29
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A97 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 27
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 29
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 29
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 29
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 29

Our read on HFSI

ETF.net Research

In short

BA Wellington-run bond fund that roams: high yield, bank loans, emerging-markets debt, rotating as the managers see fit. Benchmarked against the Agg, built nothing like it, and it pays income monthly.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks current income and long-term total return by investing primarily in domestic and foreign debt securities selected for attractive yield while considering total return.

Why people hold it

  • Active sector rotation is the whole point. Wellington's sector specialists select across high yield, bank loans and emerging-markets debt, a different engine than an index fund stacked with Treasuries.hartfordfunds.com
  • The portfolio does what the prospectus says: domestic and foreign debt picked for yield with total return in mind. Income lands monthly.
  • Over a billion dollars in assets and steady daily volume, so getting in and out rarely means wrestling the spread.
  • Among the stronger showings in a crowded aggregate-bond field, largely on how closely the holdings match the stated go-anywhere mandate.

Worth knowing

  • 0.49% a year is real money next to the index staples: BND, SPAB and SCHZ each charge 0.03%. You are paying for a manager's judgment, not beta.
  • Junk bonds, bank loans and emerging-markets debt carry credit risk Treasuries do not. Expect it to behave more like a credit sleeve than a core ballast holding.hartfordfunds.com
  • It was the Hartford Sustainable Income ETF until 2024, when the name, objective and strategy all changed. Track record from before that reflects a different fund.hartfordfunds.com

HFSI Performance

Launched Sep 21, 2021

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

Not enough history yet.
HFSI$10,001
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. HFSI $10,001. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 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 HFSI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodHFSI
Year to date−0.5%
1 month+1.0%
3 months−1.3%
1 year0.0%
3 yearsper year+8.7%
5 yearsper year+2.4%
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 HFSI
YearReturn barHFSI
2026 YTD−0.5%
2025+9.6%
2024+7.9%
2023+9.9%
2022−12.6%
2021−1.5%

History from Sep 22, 2021

HFSI in the news

HFSI 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.
5.84%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.97Last 12 months
Upcoming payment
$0.17 per share
Pays on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 27, 2023 $0.12; Feb 27, 2023 $0.14; Mar 30, 2023 $0.16; Apr 27, 2023 $0.12; May 26, 2023 $0.12; Jun 29, 2023 $0.15; Jul 28, 2023 $0.12; Aug 30, 2023 $0.14; Sep 28, 2023 $0.14; Oct 27, 2023 $0.14; Nov 28, 2023 $0.17; Dec 28, 2023 $0.45; Jan 29, 2024 $0.14; Feb 27, 2024 $0.15; Mar 27, 2024 $0.16; Apr 26, 2024 $0.16; May 30, 2024 $0.19; Jun 27, 2024 $0.15; Jul 30, 2024 $0.18; Aug 29, 2024 $0.16; Sep 27, 2024 $0.15; Oct 30, 2024 $0.16; Nov 27, 2024 $0.13; Dec 31, 2024 $0.50; Jan 30, 2025 $0.15; Feb 27, 2025 $0.16; Mar 28, 2025 $0.15; Apr 29, 2025 $0.19; May 29, 2025 $0.16; Jun 27, 2025 $0.16; Jul 30, 2025 $0.16; Aug 28, 2025 $0.16; Sep 29, 2025 $0.16; Oct 30, 2025 $0.14; Nov 26, 2025 $0.13; Dec 30, 2025 $0.29; Jan 30, 2026 $0.12; Feb 27, 2026 $0.14; Mar 30, 2026 $0.15; Apr 29, 2026 $0.17; May 28, 2026 $0.16; Jun 29, 2026 $0.17; Jul 30, 2026 $0.15; Aug 28, 2026 $0.15; Sep 29, 2026 $0.17; Oct 29, 2026 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 29, 2026Pays Nov 2, 2026$0.17
Sep 29, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.17
Aug 28, 2026Sep 1, 2026$0.15
Jul 30, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.15
Jun 29, 2026Jul 1, 2026$0.17
May 28, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.16
Apr 29, 2026May 1, 2026$0.17
Mar 30, 2026Apr 1, 2026$0.15
Feb 27, 2026Mar 3, 2026$0.14
Jan 30, 2026Feb 3, 2026$0.12
Dec 30, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.29
Nov 26, 2025Dec 1, 2025$0.13

See all 61 payments⁠

$10,000 in HFSI 5 years ago paid $2,408 in dividends.⁠

HFSI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.5%
Annualised · 36 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.
0.75
vs 3-month T-bills · 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.
−18.5%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
0.33
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.

HFSI Cost

Overpaying vs BNDW, cheapest in Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged)

$8,732

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

  • HFSI 0.49%

    $9,792

  • BNDW 0.05% Cheapest

    $1,060

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • HFSI 0.49%
  • BNDW 0.05%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530HFSI $9,792BNDW $1,060

Year by year

YearHFSIBNDWOverpaying
10$883$92$791
20$3,394$360$3,034
30$9,792$1,060$8,732

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