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The Hartford Balanced Income Fund Class C: (MF: HBLCX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 26, 2026 05:35 PM ET
$14.54 USD
+0.03 (0.21%)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 9.87 | 84 |
| 3 months | 1.79 | 70 |
| 6 months | 4.63 | 87 |
| 1 Year | 9.87 | 84 |
| 3 Year | 7.35 | 89 |
| 5 Year | 4.02 | 82 |
| 10 Year | 5.84 | 74 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -28.98 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 272.38 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 8.77 |
| 5 Year | 4.01 |
| 10 Year | 5.84 |
| Since Inception | 5.75 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.72 | 2.21 | 2.79 | 1.79 |
| 2024 | 1.94 | -0.42 | 6.98 | -2.93 |
| 2023 | 0.74 | 1.23 | -3.05 | 8.03 |
| 2022 | -3.74 | -8.31 | -5.16 | 7.88 |
| 2021 | 1.68 | 4.19 | -0.22 | 3.12 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 9.87 | 5.42 | 6.81 | -9.70 | 9.01 | 6.72 | 18.02 | -5.79 | 10.70 | 10.36 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -8.34 | -19.59 | -19.43 | 8.49 | -19.67 | -11.67 | -13.47 | -1.39 | -11.08 | -1.57 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -4.63 | -4.49 | -6.34 | 3.25 | -2.49 | -3.96 | 0.82 | 0.70 | -2.75 | 4.09 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| % Yield | 2.41 | 2.57 | 2.55 | 1.98 | 1.24 | 1.41 | 1.67 | 1.95 | 1.59 | 1.73 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.64 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.76 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 0.15 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.66 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.69 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%