Hartford US Quality Growth ETF
$68.23−0.23 (−0.33%)
- 0.34%
- $3M
- +19.2%
- 0.50%
- 0M sh
- $68.56
- low $55.00high $68.58
The ETF.net HQGO Grade
C
Score 54 out of 100
- 50 of 99
Score 54 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.C46 out of 100Rank 53 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A93 out of 100Rank 20 of 86Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C44 out of 100Rank 56 of 97Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C41 out of 100Rank 63 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D36 out of 100Rank 80 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F24 out of 100Rank 93 of 99
Our read on HQGO
CHartford's growth sleeve with a seatbelt: an in-house index that leans on growth and quality while keeping a foot in value and momentum, packed into roughly 100 US stocks. Young, small, and priced above plain index growth.
The Fund seeks to provide total returns corresponding to the Hartford US Quality Growth Index, which invests in U.S. equities emphasizing growth and quality while retaining exposure to value and momentum.
Why people hold it
- Four factors, one ticker. The index emphasizes growth and quality but retains value and momentum exposure, so it is not a pure chase-the-winners growth build.
- The portfolio has stayed tightly aligned with the Hartford US Quality Growth Index it advertises, one of the closer index-to-holdings matches in its multifactor group.
- Concentrated on purpose: roughly 100 names rather than a sprawling growth basket, so individual positions carry real weight.
- A conventional 1940 Act fund tracking a named, published index, with quarterly distributions. No derivatives wrapper, no outcome period to track.
Worth knowing
- 0.34% a year is the price of the factor blend. Plain US growth beta in the same cohort runs far cheaper, with IUSG at 0.04%.
- Small asset base and light trading volume, so spreads tend to be wider than at the cohort's giants.
- Launched December 2023, so the record is short and does not cover a full market cycle.
HQGO Holdings
- Stocks
- 183
- 38%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology45.0%
- Health Care11.8%
- Communication11.1%
- Consumer Discretionary10.0%
- Financials7.2%
- Industrials6.4%
- Consumer Staples4.5%
- Energy1.9%
- Materials1.7%
- Real Estate0.6%
- Utilities0.1%
Geography
- United States97.56%
- Ireland1.04%
- Singapore0.80%
- Australia0.34%
- Cayman Islands0.20%
- Canada0.05%
HQGO Performance
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HQGO$11,923
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | HQGO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.2% |
| 1 month | +3.0% |
| 3 months | +3.6% |
| 1 year | +19.2% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | HQGO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.2% | |
| 2025 | +15.1% | |
| 2024 | +25.1% | |
| 2023 | +6.1% |
HQGO in the news
HQGO Dividends
- 0.50%
- $0.34
- $0.10 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
HQGO Risk
- 12.8%
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.
- 1.09
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.
- −20.9%
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.
- 1.06
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
HQGO Cost
0.34%
HQGO0.34%
- The middle half of US Multifactor funds
- Median 0.30%
52 of the 99 US Multifactor funds charge less.
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