
Hartford Multifactor US Equity ETF
$68.64+0.12 (+0.17%)
- 0.19%
- $772M
- +21.1%
- 1.29%
- 59.3K sh
- $67.84
- low $55.39high $69.30
The ETF.net ROUS Grade
Score 69 out of 100
- 26 of 99
Score 69 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.A71 out of 100Rank 27 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B68 out of 100Rank 63 of 87Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A82 out of 100Rank 10 of 98Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C53 out of 100Rank 40 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A75 out of 100Rank 21 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B57 out of 100Rank 45 of 99
Our read on ROUS
In short
BMost multifactor funds stack factors and hope. ROUS follows an index that blends value, quality, momentum and low volatility while explicitly aiming to run up to 15% less volatile than the market over a full cycle.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Hartford Multifactor Large Cap Index. The index uses multifactor selection and risk controls to seek enhanced return potential while reducing volatility by up to 15% over a complete market cycle.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
ROUS Holdings
- Stocks
- 331
- 11%
- AAPL
Sectors
- Technology34.9%
- Health Care11.6%
- Financials10.1%
- Industrials8.5%
- Consumer Discretionary8.0%
- Communication7.2%
- Consumer Staples6.1%
- Energy4.8%
- Real Estate3.0%
- Utilities3.0%
- Materials2.9%
Geography
- United States95.84%
- Ireland1.91%
- Bermuda0.97%
- Switzerland0.68%
- United Kingdom0.28%
- Netherlands0.22%
- Sweden0.09%
ROUS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 20, 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 | ROUS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +19.8% |
| 1 month | +2.3% |
| 3 months | +4.4% |
| 1 year | +21.1% |
| 3 years | +22.0% |
| 5 years | +12.3% |
| 10 years | +12.9% |
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 | ROUS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +19.8% | |
| 2025 | +15.2% | |
| 2024 | +17.6% | |
| 2023 | +15.0% | |
| 2022 | −9.6% | |
| 2021 | +27.3% | |
| 2020 | +6.6% |
ROUS in the news
ROUS Dividends
- 1.29%
- $0.88
- $0.19 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
ROUS Risk
- 11.2%
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.
- 1.30
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.
- −18.9%
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.
- 0.84
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ROUS Cost
- Middle half of US Multifactor funds
- Median 0.30%
26 of the 99 US Multifactor funds charge less.
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