HERFX Performance — Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class F

Data updated: 2026-09-29

HERFX returned +20.37% year to date and +34.56% over one year to Jul 2026. Annualised returns are +21.34% over 3 years and +10.00% over 5 years. The fund beat its Emerging Markets Equity category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $179, against $164 for the category, and to $135 over one year, against $134. Volatility over the past three years was 15.42% a year. In the 12 months to Jul 2026 the fund took in a net $74.8M, and assets reached $642.97M.

HERFX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Emerging Markets Equity category average over the same months.

PeriodHERFXCategory average
1 year (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)$135$134
3 years (Aug 2023 – Jul 2026)$179$164
5 years (Aug 2021 – Jul 2026)$161$143
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Jul 2026)$207$188

HERFX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jul 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+20.37%
1 year+34.56%
3 years (annualised)+21.34%
5 years (annualised)+10.00%

HERFX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jul)+20.37%
2025+29.44%
2024+14.45%
2023+16.80%
2022−21.64%
2021+5.75%
2020+10.20%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+8.58%

HERFX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+8.4%+7.6%−9.4%+12.9%+7.2%−0.3%−5.5%—————
2025+1.7%−0.6%+2.3%−0.1%+3.5%+6.6%+1.6%+2.6%+5.2%+3.1%−2.0%+2.4%
2024−2.3%+5.9%+2.2%+0.8%+1.7%+2.6%+0.9%+0.6%+6.4%−2.9%−1.7%−0.1%
2023+9.8%−6.2%+3.7%−0.7%−2.0%+5.4%+6.6%−5.1%−1.5%−3.6%+7.0%+3.9%
2022−0.1%−4.6%−2.7%−5.5%+0.9%−7.4%−0.8%−0.7%−11.0%−2.1%+15.5%−3.3%
2021+3.9%+1.6%+1.2%+2.9%+2.1%+1.5%−6.0%+2.6%−3.4%+0.4%−3.5%+2.8%
2020−5.9%−3.9%−17.8%+8.8%+2.0%+6.2%+9.8%+1.3%−2.2%+1.1%+7.2%+6.5%
2019———————−3.9%+1.5%+3.6%+0.3%+7.0%

HERFX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Aug 2023 – Jul 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 15.42%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.09 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +12.90% (Apr 2026)
  • Worst month: −9.41% (Mar 2026)

HERFX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $74.8M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $255.9M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.41×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jul 2026$27.1M$12.5M$14.6M
Jun 2026$25.7M$14.3M$11.4M
May 2026$23.7M$16.7M$7.0M
Apr 2026$25.9M$17.2M$8.8M
Mar 2026$30.8M$11.4M$19.4M
Feb 2026$17.4M$18.4M−$997K
Jan 2026$20.1M$11.1M$9.0M
Dec 2025$30.7M$26.6M$4.1M
Nov 2025$14.0M$8.5M$5.5M
Oct 2025$17.6M$26.9M−$9.3M
Sep 2025$13.1M$10.8M$2.2M
Aug 2025$9.8M$6.6M$3.1M

HERFX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-07-31$642.97M
2026-04-30$604.95M
2026-01-31$522.02M
2025-10-31$487.33M
2025-07-31$440.44M
2025-04-30$397.66M
2025-01-31$362.32M
2024-10-31$358.62M
2024-07-31$355.20M
2024-04-30$334.61M
2024-01-31$429.97M
2023-10-31$395.08M

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.