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Hartford Multifactor US Equity ETF

ROUSNYSE ArcaHartfordB

$68.64+0.12 (+0.17%)

As of Oct 21, 2026, 10:35 AM ET

Intraday session: up, 14 prints from 68.53 to 68.64. Range 68.48 to 68.73. Use the arrow keys to read each point.68.5068.6068.7010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.19%
Fund size
$772M
1Y total return
+21.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.29%
Holdings
331
Avg volume · 30D
59.3K sh
NAV per share
$67.84
52W range
low $55.39high $69.30
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ROUS Grade

B

Score 69 out of 100

Rank
26 of 99
Six-pillar profile for ROUS. Scores out of 100: Cost 71, Risk 82, Mission 68, Tradability 53, Holdings 75, Durability 57. Strongest: Risk (82). Weakest: Tradability (53). Leans toward Risk.

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 100
    Rank 27 of 99
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 63 of 87
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 98
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 40 of 99
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 98
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 45 of 99

Our read on ROUS

ETF.net Research

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

  • Four factors in one ticker: value, quality, momentum and low volatility, selected by index rules rather than a manager's hunch.
  • 0.19% a year, meaningfully below the typical fund in its multifactor peer group.
  • The index carries its own risk controls and a stated aim of up to 15% lower volatility over a complete market cycle, not just factor tilts bolted together.
  • Trading since 2015, across several very different market regimes, and one of the stronger builds in a crowded multifactor field.

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded next to the mega index funds. Limit orders are the sensible default, and larger tickets need patience.
  • Roughly 400 names weighted by rules, not market cap, so expect long stretches of looking nothing like the plain US large-cap benchmark, in either direction.
  • Cheap for multifactor, but single-style peers such as VONV and VYM charge a fraction of it.

ROUS Holdings

Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
331
Top-10 weight
11%
Largest holding
AAPL1.5%

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%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 23.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1AAPLApple Inc Common Stock USD.000011.47%33,141$11.4M720
2MSFTMicrosoft Corp Common Stock USD.000006251.23%17,720$9.45M815
3GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A Common Stock USD.0011.19%26,754$9.21M707
4NVDANVIDIA Corp Common Stock USD.0011.10%39,225$8.52M842
5CSCOCisco Systems Inc Common Stock USD.0011.09%79,276$8.44M587
6FTNTFortinet Inc Common Stock USD.0011.03%46,368$7.95M471
7HPQHp Inc Common Stock USD.010.95%242,594$7.34M345
8VRSNVerisign Inc Common Stock USD.0010.91%22,795$6.99M325
90Y0Y.LAccenture PLC Class A Common Stock USD.00002250.90%29,340$6.95M76
10TXNTexas Instruments Inc Common Stock USD1.00.88%24,660$6.81M502
11EOGEog Resources Inc Common Stock USD.010.86%42,233$6.66M392
12NTAPNetapp Inc Common Stock USD.0010.86%31,860$6.61M415
13METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A Common Stock USD.0000060.85%9,323$6.58M700
14VZVerizon Communications Inc Common Stock USD.10.83%145,160$6.41M436
15JNJJohnson & Johnson Common Stock USD1.00.81%24,780$6.29M526

Showing 1–15 of 331 holdings

ROUS Performance

Launched Feb 25, 2015

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

ROUS$12,108
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,580
Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026. ROUS $12,108. SPY $11,580. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 20, 2025 – Oct 20, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for ROUS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodROUS
Year to date+19.8%
1 month+2.3%
3 months+4.4%
1 year+21.1%
3 yearsper year+22.0%
5 yearsper year+12.3%
10 yearsper year+12.9%

As of the close, 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 ROUS
YearReturn barROUS
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

Filtered to ROUS · US Multifactor

ROUS 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 20, 2026.
1.29%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.88Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.19 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 23, 2017 $0.12; Jun 23, 2017 $0.11; Sep 25, 2017 $0.11; Dec 21, 2017 $0.14; Mar 22, 2018 $0.10; Jun 21, 2018 $0.11; Sep 21, 2018 $0.13; Dec 20, 2018 $0.19; Mar 25, 2019 $0.16; Jun 25, 2019 $0.16; Sep 24, 2019 $0.16; Dec 20, 2019 $0.24; Mar 25, 2020 $0.14; Jun 25, 2020 $0.16; Sep 25, 2020 $0.15; Dec 23, 2020 $0.26; Mar 25, 2021 $0.14; Jun 25, 2021 $0.12; Sep 27, 2021 $0.15; Dec 22, 2021 $0.20; Mar 25, 2022 $0.17; Jun 27, 2022 $0.14; Sep 27, 2022 $0.18; Dec 22, 2022 $0.24; Mar 24, 2023 $0.19; Jun 26, 2023 $0.19; Sep 26, 2023 $0.20; Dec 22, 2023 $0.27; Mar 25, 2024 $0.15; Jun 27, 2024 $0.17; Sep 26, 2024 $0.20; Dec 23, 2024 $0.30; Mar 25, 2025 $0.19; Jun 25, 2025 $0.19; Sep 25, 2025 $0.19; Dec 23, 2025 $0.30; Mar 25, 2026 $0.20; Jun 25, 2026 $0.19; Sep 25, 2026 $0.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 25, 2026Sep 29, 2026$0.19
Jun 25, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.19
Mar 25, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.20
Dec 23, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.30
Sep 25, 2025Sep 29, 2025$0.19
Jun 25, 2025Jun 27, 2025$0.19
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.19
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.30
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.20
Jun 27, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.17
Mar 25, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.15
Dec 22, 2023Dec 28, 2023$0.27

ROUS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
1.30
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.
−18.9%
Trough Sep 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.
0.84
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.

ROUS Cost

Expense ratio0.19%
  • Middle half of US Multifactor funds
  • Median 0.30%

26 of the 99 US Multifactor funds charge less.

ROUS costs $19.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Multifactor fund costs $30.00.

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