HIPAX Fees and Costs — The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-29
The net expense ratio is 0.87%: a 0.39% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.28% other expenses, less a 0.05% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.50%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $22K in broker commissions, 0.0067% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 28%.
HIPAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of HIPAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.39% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.28% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.92% |
| Fee waiver | −0.05% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.87% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 4.50% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
HIPAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in HIPAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,099 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.87% 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 |
| Sales charges | $450 | $450 | $450 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.87%) | $87 | $273 | $473 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $23 | $85 | $172 |
| Total costs | $560 | $809 | $1,099 |
| Value after costs | $9,940 | $10,767 | $11,663 |
| Impact on return, per year | 5.60% | 2.51% | 1.87% |
HIPAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0067%
- Total broker commissions: $22K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 28%
- Securities on loan, average value: $280K
- Net income from securities lending: $3K (0.001% of average net assets)
HIPAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $22K | 100.00% |
HIPAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $1.1B | 69.28% |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $238.9M | 15.38% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $95.2M | 6.12% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $45.1M | 2.90% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $24.4M | 1.57% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $22.0M | 1.42% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $17.3M | 1.11% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $13.8M | 0.89% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $12.0M | 0.77% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $8.7M | 0.56% |
The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPFX | Class F | 0.48% | none |
| HIPYX | Class Y | 0.58% | none |
| HIPIX | Class I | 0.60% | none |
| HIPTX | Class R5 | 0.60% | none |
| HIPAX | Class A | 0.87% | 4.50% |
| HIPSX | Class R4 | 0.90% | none |
| HIPRX | Class R3 | 1.20% | none |
| HIPCX | Class C | 1.63% | none |
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.