# Hartford International Growth Fund Class A (HNCAX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hncax for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Hartford · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2001-04-30 The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in companies that Wellington Management Company LLP ("Wellington Management") believes are globally competitive and exhibit the potential for growth. It invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities, including non-dollar securities, of foreign issuers. The fund diversifies its investments among a number of different sectors and countries throughout the world, with no limit on the amount of assets that may be invested in each sector or country. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $22.31 | | Expense Ratio | 1.30% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $548.0M | | NAV | $22.31 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 0.96% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.21 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Irregular | | 52-Week Range | $19.17 – $24.86 | | Beta | 1.14 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1419 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-29 - Pay date: 2025-12-30 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does HNCAX invest in? The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in companies that Wellington Management Company LLP ("Wellington Management") believes are globally competitive and exhibit the potential for growth. It invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities, including non-dollar securities, of foreign issuers. The fund diversifies its investments among a number of different sectors and countries throughout the world, with no limit on the amount of assets that may be invested in each sector or country. ### What is the expense ratio of HNCAX? Hartford International Growth Fund Class A (HNCAX) charges an expense ratio of 1.30%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is HNCAX? Hartford International Growth Fund Class A (HNCAX) is one share class of a fund that manages $548.0M across all of its share classes (HNCYX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is HNCAX actively managed or an index fund? HNCAX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (HNCAX's is 1.30%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was HNCAX launched? Hartford International Growth Fund Class A (HNCAX) launched in April 2001 and is managed by Hartford. ### How has HNCAX performed? HNCAX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does HNCAX pay a dividend? Hartford International Growth Fund Class A (HNCAX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.96%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does HNCAX pay dividends? Hartford International Growth Fund Class A pays dividends Irregular. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is HNCAX's dividend yield? HNCAX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.96%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is HNCAX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for HNCAX was 2025-12-29. The next ex-date typically follows Irregular; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will HNCAX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.30% 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 HNCAX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from HNCAX'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 HNCAX cost more than a fund like VOO? HNCAX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.30%). 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 HNCAX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to HNCAX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as HNCAX (1.30%) 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/hncax - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hncax/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hncax/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hncax/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hncax/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.