The Hartford Balanced Income Fund Class R6 (HBLVX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
15.38
+0.01 (0.07%)
At close: Feb 27, 2026
Fund Assets11.63B
Expense Ratio0.56%
Min. Investment$2,000
Turnover61.00%
Dividend (ttm)1.18
Dividend Yield7.70%
Dividend Growth11.96%
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Ex-Dividend DateDec 29, 2025
Previous Close15.37
YTD Return4.06%
1-Year Return12.02%
5-Year Return34.65%
52-Week Low12.95
52-Week High15.38
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings1433
Inception DateNov 7, 2014

About HBLVX

Hartford Balanced Income Fund Class R6 is a multi-strategy mutual fund designed to provide investors with a combination of current income and moderate capital appreciation. The fund pursues a balanced approach by allocating approximately 45% of its portfolio to equities and 55% to fixed-income securities, with the flexibility for minor adjustments within a 5% range in each asset class. Its equity investments focus primarily on common stocks that have demonstrated a history of above-average dividends or an expectation of increasing dividend payments, targeting companies across diversified market capitalizations. On the fixed-income side, the fund primarily invests in high-quality bonds but may allocate up to 20% of its fixed-income assets to domestic non-investment grade debt, adding diversified credit exposure. This conservative and income-oriented strategy aims to offer stability and regular income distributions, making the fund significant for investors seeking balanced exposure to both stocks and bonds as part of a diversified investment portfolio.

Fund Family Hartford Mutual Funds
Category Allocation--30% to 50% Equity
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Above Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol HBLVX
Share Class Class R6
Index Russell 1000 Value TR

Performance

HBLVX had a total return of 12.02% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 12.53%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
HBLFXClass F0.56%
HBLIXClass I0.65%
HBLTXClass R50.66%
HBLYXClass Y0.67%

Top 10 Holdings

10.07% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
2 Year Treasury Note Future Mar 26n/a2.18%
Merck & Co., Inc.MRK1.14%
Bank of America CorporationBAC1.10%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ0.89%
UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUNH0.88%
Unilever PLCUL0.82%
Morgan StanleyMS0.81%
T-Mobile US, Inc.TMUS0.77%
Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO0.76%
PACCAR IncPCAR0.73%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 29, 2025$0.13455Dec 30, 2025
Dec 17, 2025$0.63962Dec 18, 2025
Sep 26, 2025$0.13446Sep 29, 2025
Jun 26, 2025$0.13514Jun 27, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.13913Mar 28, 2025
Dec 27, 2024$0.14842Dec 30, 2024
Full Dividend History