HBSGX Fees and Costs — Hartford Small Cap Growth Hls Fund, Class IB
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 0.91%: a 0.62% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.04% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $353K in broker commissions, 0.0662% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 86%.
HBSGX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of HBSGX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.62% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.04% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.91% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.91% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
HBSGX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in HBSGX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $611 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.03% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.91%) | $96 | $298 | $517 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $7 | $22 | $38 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $16 | $56 |
| Total costs | $103 | $336 | $611 |
| Value after costs | $10,397 | $11,241 | $12,152 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.03% | 1.03% | 1.03% |
HBSGX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0662%
- Total broker commissions: $353K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $172.3M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 86%
- Securities on loan, average value: $7.6M
- Net income from securities lending: $43K (0.008% of average net assets)
HBSGX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $41K | 17.44% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $39K | 16.27% |
| Jefferies LLC | $32K | 13.59% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $28K | 11.90% |
| BTIG, LLC | $27K | 11.29% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $20K | 8.53% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $15K | 6.26% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $13K | 5.66% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $13K | 5.36% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $9K | 3.69% |
HBSGX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $161.0M | 93.55% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $2.7M | 1.58% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $1.9M | 1.09% |
| Jefferies LLC | $1.5M | 0.90% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1.5M | 0.88% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $1.1M | 0.67% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1.1M | 0.64% |
| Leerink Partners LLC | $680K | 0.39% |
| Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company | $304K | 0.18% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $210K | 0.12% |
Hartford Small Cap Growth Hls Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| HISCX | Class IA | 0.66% | — |
| HBSGX | Class IB | 0.91% | — |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.