# Hartford High Yield ETF (HINC): ETF Facts & Distributions

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- Issuer: Hartford · Asset class: Fixed Income
- Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1998-09-30

The actively managed ETF seeks high current income and long-term total return. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in non-investment-grade debt securities, primarily corporate bonds, and may invest up to 30% of net assets in securities of foreign issuers.

## Key Facts

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Price | $40.30 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.51% |
| Assets Under Management | $397.9M |
| NAV | $40.07 |
| Holdings Count | 199 |
| Distribution Yield (TTM) | — |
| Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share |
| Distribution Frequency | — |
| 52-Week Range | $39.80 – $40.40 |
| Beta | 0.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What does HINC invest in?

The actively managed ETF seeks high current income and long-term total return. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets in non-investment-grade debt securities, primarily corporate bonds, and may invest up to 30% of net assets in securities of foreign issuers.

### What is the expense ratio of HINC?

Hartford High Yield ETF (HINC) charges an expense ratio of 0.51%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

### What is the duration of HINC?

Effective duration measures HINC's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. HINC's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

### What is the credit quality of HINC?

HINC's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

### What is the yield to maturity of HINC?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from HINC if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. HINC's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.

### How big is HINC?

Hartford High Yield ETF (HINC) manages $397.9M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

### Does HINC pay a dividend?

Hartford High Yield ETF (HINC) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab.

### How often does HINC pay dividends?

Hartford High Yield ETF pays dividends on its published schedule. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page.

### What is HINC's dividend yield?

HINC's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

### When is HINC's next ex-dividend date?

HINC hasn't announced its next ex-date yet. Once declared it'll appear at the top of the dividend history table on this page.

### How much will HINC's expense ratio cost me over 30 years?

On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.51% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees.

### How does HINC charge its expense ratio?

The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from HINC's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price.

### Why does HINC cost more than a fund like VOO?

HINC is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.51%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether HINC's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort.

### Are there cheaper alternatives to HINC?

The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as HINC (0.51%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want.

## More on Dividend Data

- Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hinc
- Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hinc/dividend
- Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hinc/diversification
- Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hinc/expenses
- Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hinc/peers

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