HSDAX Fees and Costs — The Hartford Short Duration Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-29
The net expense ratio is 0.77%: a 0.38% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.20% other expenses, less a 0.06% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 2.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $38K in broker commissions, 0.0020% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 50%.
HSDAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of HSDAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.38% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.20% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.83% |
| Fee waiver | −0.06% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.77% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 2.00% |
| 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 |
HSDAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in HSDAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $731 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.23% 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 | $200 | $200 | $200 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.77%) | $79 | $248 | $431 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $10 | $44 | $99 |
| Total costs | $289 | $492 | $731 |
| Value after costs | $10,211 | $11,084 | $12,032 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.89% | 1.51% | 1.23% |
HSDAX 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): 0.0020%
- Total broker commissions: $38K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 50%
- Securities on loan, average value: $9.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $55K (0.003% of average net assets)
HSDAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $38K | 100.00% |
HSDAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $1.1B | 43.50% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $295.2M | 12.13% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $181.3M | 7.45% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $180.4M | 7.41% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $177.1M | 7.27% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $153.4M | 6.30% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $148.0M | 6.08% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $88.5M | 3.63% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $80.5M | 3.31% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $71.3M | 2.93% |
The Hartford Short Duration Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSDFX | Class F | 0.43% | none |
| HSDVX | Class R6 | 0.43% | none |
| HSDIX | Class I | 0.50% | none |
| HSDYX | Class Y | 0.53% | none |
| HSDTX | Class R5 | 0.54% | none |
| HSDAX | Class A | 0.77% | 2.00% |
| HSDSX | Class R4 | 0.84% | none |
| HSDRX | Class R3 | 1.13% | none |
| HSDCX | Class C | 1.53% | 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.