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The Hartford Mutual Funds

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Investment Goal and Approach

The fund seeks high current income. Growth of capital is a secondary objective. The Fund consists of a diversified portfolio of non-investment grade securities from a variety of fixed income asset classes.

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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
As of 10/31/2008 - Monthly   All returns in percentages
    Total         Annualized
  Inception Return Average Annual Total Return Return
Class Date Ytd 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR (Since inception)
A 09/30/1998 -22.96% -24.40% -3.83% -0.38% 1.89% 1.85%
B 09/30/1998 -23.37% -25.00% -4.52% -1.13% 1.14% 1.11%
C 09/30/1998 -23.49% -25.01% -4.52% -1.07% 1.19% 1.15%

Sales charge adjusted*
As of 10/31/2008 - Monthly   All returns in percentages
            Annualized  
  Inception Average Annual Total Return Return Current
Class Date 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR (Since inception) Yield
A 09/30/1998 -27.80% -5.29% -1.29% 1.42% 1.38% ---
B 09/30/1998 -28.48% -5.31% -1.42% 1.14% 1.11% ---
C 09/30/1998 -25.71% -4.52% -1.07% 1.19% 1.15% ---

Sales charge adjusted*
As of 09/30/2008 - Quarterly   All returns in percentages
            Annualized  
  Inception Average Annual Total Return Return Current
Class Date 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR (Since inception) Yield
A 09/30/1998 -14.84% -0.44% 2.25% 3.02% 3.02% ---
B 09/30/1998 -15.52% -0.44% 2.12% 2.75% 2.75% ---
C 09/30/1998 -12.23% 0.39% 2.49% 2.79% 2.79% ---

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. Current Performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For more current performance information 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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Top Five Issuers
As of 06/30/2006
(subject to change)
Company % of Portfolio
General Motors Acceptance Corp.  3.0%
Qwest Corp.  2.4%
Ford Motor Co.  2.0%
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.  1.4%
Texas Genco LLC  1.2%
% of Portfolio  10.0%

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Asset Distribution (subject to change)
  As of 06/30/2006
Cash 1%
Corporate 95%
Non-Dollar 1%
Emerging Markets 4%

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Portfolio Statistics (subject to change)
  As of 06/30/2006
Net Assets $322 million
Average Credit Quality B1
Effective Duration 2.91 yrs
Average Coupon 8.10%
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Fund Facts
Class Inception Fund Number Fund Symbol CUSIP
A 9/30/98 316 HAHAX 416645489
B 9/30/98 341 HAHBX 416645471
C 9/30/98 343 HAHCX 416645463

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Portfolio Manager: Nasri Toutoungi, CFA
Managing Director, Hartford Investment Management Company, Inc.
Portfolio Manager of The Hartford High Yield Fund

Professional Experience

  • 18 years of professional experience

Education

  • MBA, Rice University

Portfolio Manager: Mark Niland, CFA
Executive Vice President, Hartford Investment Management Company, Inc.
Portfolio Manager of The Hartford High Yield Fund

Professional Experience

  • 20 years of Professional Experience

Education

  • BA, University of Connecticut
  • MIM, Garvin School of International Mgmt

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Prospectus
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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.

Securities rated "BB" and below are commonly referred to as "high yield, high risk securities" or "junk bonds." High yield bonds generally involve greater credit risk and may be more volatile than investment grade bonds.


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