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Investment Goal
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund seeks to achieve this by investing
primarily in stocks issued by companies worldwide.
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Investment Approach
There is a focus on leading companies around the world with identifiable earnings
drivers that will enable the company to exceed expectations. Fundamental analysis is
used to evaluate industry trends, quality of management, current business challenges,
and earnings models
Bottom Up - Representative Companies
An analysis of prospective holdings is done to identify those quality growth companies that have leadership positions within their industry and that are competitive worldwide.
Representative Holdings
Google*
Global search engine
Corning*
Global Leader in manufacturing of glass and components
Standard Chartered Bank*
Leader in Asian banking and investment services
Samsung
Global leader in memory chips, mobile phones, and consumer products
EMI Group
Global leader in digital on-line music
*All company statistics are from company
annual reports and Wellington Management Company, LLP. These
companies are not the only holdings
in the fund, and are subject to change.
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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. Current Performance may be lower or higher than
the performance data quoted. For performance current to the most recent month ended, please see www.hartfordadvisor.com.
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed,
may be worth more or less than their original cost.
| Excluding sales charge
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| As of 10/31/2008 - Monthly |
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All returns in percentages
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Return |
Average Annual Total Return |
Return |
| Class |
Date |
Ytd |
1YR |
3YR |
5YR |
10YR |
(Since inception) |
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| A |
09/30/1998 |
-50.33% |
-52.57% |
-9.09% |
-2.00% |
1.63% |
2.87% |
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| B |
09/30/1998 |
-50.56% |
-52.83% |
-9.69% |
-2.70% |
0.90% |
2.13% |
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| C |
09/30/1998 |
-50.66% |
-52.94% |
-9.75% |
-2.70% |
0.92% |
2.16% |
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| Sales charge adjusted* |
| As of 10/31/2008 - Monthly |
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Average Annual Total Return |
Return |
Current |
| Class |
Date |
1YR |
3YR |
5YR |
10YR |
(Since inception) |
Yield |
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| A |
09/30/1998 |
-55.18% |
-10.79% |
-3.10% |
1.05% |
2.29% |
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| B |
09/30/1998 |
-54.90% |
-10.44% |
-3.02% |
0.90% |
2.13% |
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| C |
09/30/1998 |
-53.35% |
-9.75% |
-2.70% |
0.92% |
2.16% |
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| Sales charge adjusted* |
| As of 09/30/2008 - Quarterly |
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Inception |
Average Annual Total Return |
Return |
Current |
| Class |
Date |
1YR |
3YR |
5YR |
10YR |
(Since inception) |
Yield |
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| A |
09/30/1998 |
-37.36% |
-3.66% |
3.75% |
5.07% |
5.07% |
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| B |
09/30/1998 |
-36.96% |
-3.27% |
3.86% |
4.91% |
4.91% |
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| C |
09/30/1998 |
-34.74% |
-2.50% |
4.21% |
4.95% |
4.95% |
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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. Current Performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.
For performance current to the most recent month ended, please see www.hartfordadvisor.com.
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares,
when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
* Performance Including Maximum Sales Charge-
The maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.5% (Except: 4.5% for High Yield, Income, Total Return Bond, Tax- Free MN, Tax- Free CA, Tax- Free NY, Tax- Free National, U.S. Government Securities, and the Inflation Plus Fund. 3.0% for Short Duration, and no sales charge for the Money Market Fund). Class B shares reflect the deduction of the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) in years one through six of 5%, 4%, 3%, 3%, 2%, and 1% respectively. Class C shares reflect a 1% CDSC in year one
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| Las Vegas Sands Corp
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3.0% |
| Carphone Warehouse
(United States) |
2.5% |
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| United States |
46.8% |
49.0% |
| United Kingdom |
12.5% |
11.3% |
*Click here to view
benchmark information
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| % in Foreign Equities |
51.4% |
Click here to view Glossary of Terms
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| Class |
Inception |
Fund Number |
Fund Symbol |
CUSIP |
| A |
9/30/98 |
206 |
HALAX |
416645539 |
| B |
9/30/98 |
285 |
HGLBX |
416645521 |
| C |
9/30/98 |
291 |
HGLCX |
416645513 |
| Portfolio Characteristics |
As of 06/30/2006 |
| Price/Earnings Ratio (projected) |
16.5x |
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Portfolio Manager: Andrew S. Offit
Senior Vice President & Partner, Wellington
Management Company, LLP
Portfolio Manager for The Hartford Global Leaders Fund
Professional Experience
- 20 years of professional experience
Education
- MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- BA, Emory University
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Portfolio Manager: Jean-Marc Berteaux
Vice President , Wellington
Management Company, LLP
Portfolio Manager for The Hartford Global Leaders Fund
Professional Experience
- 16 years of professional experience
Education
- MA in International Relations, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
- MBA, INSEAD
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Footnotes
The investment return and principal value of an investment will
fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
A percentage of the Fund may be invested in securities of non-U.S. companies and/or non-dollar securities. Investing in foreign
securities may involve different and additional risks associated with foreign currencies, investment disclosure, accounting,
securities regulation, commissions, taxes, political or social instability, war or expropriation.
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