The Hartford Equity Income Fund Class C (HQICX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
21.36
+0.17 (0.80%)
At close: Feb 13, 2026
Fund Assets5.05B
Expense Ratio1.74%
Min. Investment$2,000
Turnover35.00%
Dividend (ttm)2.49
Dividend Yield11.64%
Dividend Growth31.09%
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Ex-Dividend DateDec 29, 2025
Previous Close21.19
YTD Return5.53%
1-Year Return15.77%
5-Year Return65.79%
52-Week Low16.42
52-Week High21.42
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings81
Inception DateAug 28, 2003

About HQICX

Hartford Equity Income Fund Class C is a mutual fund that pursues a primary objective of generating a high level of current income, with a secondary focus on capital growth. The fund is managed using a value investing approach, emphasizing investments in large-cap U.S. equities that offer growing and sustainable dividends. It targets companies considered undervalued or temporarily out of favor in the market, typically those with market capitalizations above $2 billion. The fund holds a diversified portfolio, with over 90% invested in equities, including a mix of domestic and a smaller portion of foreign stocks. Its sector allocations are broad, with significant weightings in financials, healthcare, and energy, and its largest holdings include major corporations such as Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, and JP Morgan Chase & Co. With a valuation discipline, the fund seeks stocks trading at below-average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios compared to benchmarks. Hartford Equity Income Fund Class C is one of several share classes available, designed to provide investors access to a disciplined, dividend-focused value strategy managed by experienced professionals from Wellington Management.

Fund Family Hartford Mutual Funds
Category Large Value
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol HQICX
Share Class Class C
Index Russell 1000 Value TR

Performance

HQICX had a total return of 15.77% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 14.48%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
SWDSXSchwabSchwab Dividend Equity Fund™0.88%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
HQIFXClass F0.64%
HQIVXClass R60.65%
HQIYXClass Y0.73%
HQITXClass R50.74%

Top 10 Holdings

19.64% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Merck & Co., Inc.MRK2.58%
Bank of America CorporationBAC2.50%
UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUNH2.03%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ2.01%
Morgan StanleyMS1.88%
Unilever PLCUL1.82%
Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO1.79%
T-Mobile US, Inc.TMUS1.72%
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.KDP1.67%
PACCAR IncPCAR1.65%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 29, 2025$0.06334Dec 30, 2025
Dec 11, 2025$2.283Dec 12, 2025
Sep 26, 2025$0.03853Sep 29, 2025
Jun 26, 2025$0.04417Jun 27, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.05698Mar 28, 2025
Dec 27, 2024$0.08861Dec 30, 2024
Full Dividend History