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The Hartford Balanced Income Fund Class A: (MF: HBLAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 26, 2026 05:35 PM ET
$14.84 USD
+0.04 (0.27%)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 10.76 | 79 |
| 3 months | 2.02 | 60 |
| 6 months | 5.09 | 82 |
| 1 Year | 10.77 | 79 |
| 3 Year | 8.21 | 84 |
| 5 Year | 4.83 | 70 |
| 10 Year | 6.65 | 61 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -28.26 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 322.27 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 4.99 |
| 5 Year | 3.70 |
| 10 Year | 6.08 |
| Since Inception | 6.31 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.87 | 2.44 | 3.01 | 2.02 |
| 2024 | 2.17 | -0.28 | 7.21 | -2.75 |
| 2023 | 1.00 | 1.33 | -2.80 | 8.24 |
| 2022 | -3.55 | -8.18 | -5.03 | 8.10 |
| 2021 | 1.91 | 4.32 | -0.02 | 3.38 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 10.76 | 6.22 | 7.67 | -9.08 | 9.89 | 7.50 | 18.93 | -5.06 | 11.50 | 11.14 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -7.45 | -18.79 | -18.56 | 9.11 | -18.79 | -10.89 | -12.56 | -0.67 | -10.29 | -0.78 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -3.73 | -3.69 | -5.48 | 3.88 | -1.61 | -3.17 | 1.73 | 1.43 | -1.95 | 4.87 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
| % Yield | 3.09 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 2.70 | 1.92 | 2.06 | 2.31 | 2.66 | 2.22 | 2.34 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.64 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.76 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 0.15 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.96 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%