# Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund (SCUIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/scuix 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: 1993-08-05 The Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund predominantly focuses its investments on equity securities issued by smaller U.S.-based companies under ordinary market conditions. While its main strategy involves small-capitalization firms, it retains the flexibility to allocate assets to micro-cap, mid-cap, and even large-cap enterprises. A crucial aspect of its mandate is the commitment to invest at least 80% of its total assets in the stocks of U.S. small-cap companies. The fund's permissible holdings extend to both common and preferred shares, alongside securities traded on over-... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $35.30 | | Expense Ratio | 1.10% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $167.8M | | NAV | $35.30 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 10.93% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $3.86 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $28.47 – $36.06 | | Beta | 1.14 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $3.8586 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-11 - Pay date: 2025-12-12 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does SCUIX invest in? The Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund predominantly focuses its investments on equity securities issued by smaller U.S.-based companies under ordinary market conditions. While its main strategy involves small-capitalization firms, it retains the flexibility to allocate assets to micro-cap, mid-cap, and even large-cap enterprises. A crucial aspect of its mandate is the commitment to invest at least 80% of its total assets in the stocks of U.S. small-cap companies. The fund's permissible holdings extend to both common and preferred shares, alongside securities traded on over-the-counter (OTC) markets. ### What is the expense ratio of SCUIX? Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund (SCUIX) charges an expense ratio of 1.10%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is SCUIX? Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund (SCUIX) is one share class of a fund that manages $167.8M across all of its share classes (HOOSX, HOOTX, SCURX, SCUVX report 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 SCUIX actively managed or an index fund? SCUIX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (SCUIX's is 1.10%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was SCUIX launched? Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund (SCUIX) launched in August 1993 and is managed by Hartford. ### How has SCUIX performed? SCUIX'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 SCUIX pay a dividend? Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund (SCUIX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 10.93%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does SCUIX pay dividends? Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is SCUIX's dividend yield? SCUIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 10.93%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is SCUIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for SCUIX was 2025-12-11. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will SCUIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.10% 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 SCUIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from SCUIX'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 SCUIX cost more than a fund like VOO? SCUIX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.10%). 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 SCUIX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to SCUIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as SCUIX (1.10%) 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/scuix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/scuix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/scuix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/scuix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/scuix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.