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Hartford Funds Management

SEC-registered adviser since 2012Wayne, PACRD 147746

75
Clients
34
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 10 June 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Hartford Funds Management is an investment adviser headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and registered with the SEC since 2012. Its clients include investment companies, state or municipal government entities and pooled investment vehicles.

Its services include portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and selecting other managers. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management and other arrangements. Hartford Funds Management Group, Inc. owns 75% or more of Hartford Funds Management.

Clients

Hartford Funds Management serves 75 clients, 73 of them investment companies. The average client has about $2.03 billion with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Investment companies73 clients99%
  • OtherPooled investment vehicles, State or municipal government entities, Other1%
Show client breakdown
Investment companies
Clients
73
Regulatory AUM
$150,179,022,608
Share
98.8%
Avg. per client
$2.06B
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
2
Regulatory AUM
$21,269,682
Share
0.0%
Avg. per client
$10.6M
State or municipal government entities
Clients
0
Regulatory AUM
$1,868,427,344
Share
1.2%
Avg. per client
—
Other
Clients
Not reported
Regulatory AUM
$603,176
Share
0.0%
Avg. per client
—

Total

Clients
75
Regulatory AUM
$152,069,322,810
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$2.03B

What it does

Hartford Funds Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, selecting other managers and other activities. It is paid through a percentage of assets and other arrangements.

Hartford Funds Management advises 2 private funds.

98.8% of assets ($150.20B across 88 accounts) are managed with discretion; $1.87B across 3 accounts are not. 0% of clients are outside the U.S., and 4 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Funds100%
    • Registered funds96%
    • Pooled vehicles4%

Custodians

Hartford Funds Management does not have custody of client assets.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • All other custodians$152.07B100%

Ownership and leadership

Hartford Funds Management Group, Inc. owns 75% or more of Hartford Funds Management.

Who owns the firm
Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC· the adviser
  • Hartford Funds Management Group, Inc.

    Control person · since November 2012

    Owns 75% or more of Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC

Leadership

  • Gregory Frost
    Senior Managing Director, President and Chairman of the Board
  • Joseph Melcher
    Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
  • Ernie Overholt
    Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
  • Amy Furlong
    Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
  • Walter Garger
    Managing Director and General Counsel
  • Vernon Meyer
    Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer

Staff

  • 368 employees
  • 34 in advisory functions
  • 58 state-registered reps
  • 239 broker-dealer reps

Reported holdings

Hartford Funds Management’s reported 13F holdings total $1.25B across 98 positions, and the ten largest make up 87.2% of it.

$1.25B
Reported 13F value
98
Positions
87.2%
In the 10 largest
+8.6%
Value vs. prior quarter
Ten largest positions, share of reported value
  1. Hartford Fds Exchange Traded · Total Rtrn ETF37.0%
  2. Hartford Fds Exchange Traded · Core BD ETF16.1%
  3. Lattice Strategies TR · Hartford Mlt ETF8.3%
  4. Hartford Fds Exchange Traded · Large Cap Grwt7.9%
  5. Hartford Fds Exchange Traded · Strat Incom ETF4.4%
  6. Lattice Strategies TR · Hartford US Eqty4.3%
  7. Lattice Strategies TR · Hart US Valu ETF3.7%
  8. Lattice Strategies TR · Hart US Grow ETF3.6%
  9. Alphabet Inc. · Cap Stk CL A1.0%
  10. Apple Inc.0.9%

Together, the ten largest are 87.2% of reported value.

The 50 largest positions and quarterly changesQuarter ended 30 June 2026 · filed 6 August 2026

A 13F covers only exchange-traded long positions the firm holds with discretion, so this $1.25B is not its $152.07B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.

Fees

Hartford Funds Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management and other.

Hartford Funds Management’s fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Hartford Funds Management has 0 offices, with 1 listed address in 1 state.

Listed office addresses by state

Pennsylvania · 1 listed address

  • 690 Lee Road, WayneHQ

Registration details

Legal name
Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Headquarters
690 Lee Road, Wayne, PA 19087
SEC file
801-77209
Structure
Delaware LLC
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Hartford Funds Management have?

Hartford Funds Management has 75 clients and manages $152.1 billion for them, as of June 2026. They include 73 investment companies and 2 pooled investment vehicles.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 10 June 2026

What services does Hartford Funds Management offer?

Hartford Funds Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, selecting other managers and other activities.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

How many financial advisors does Hartford Funds Management have?

Hartford Funds Management has 58 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 368 employees, and 34 perform investment advisory functions. 239 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

What does Hartford Funds Management invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Hartford Funds Management’s separately managed accounts held 96% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs) and 4% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar). It advises 2 private funds.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Hartford Funds Management?

Hartford Funds Management is owned through a chain of holding companies by the Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. Its direct owner is Hartford Funds Management Group, Inc. (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 10 June 2026

How does Hartford Funds Management get paid?

Hartford Funds Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management and other arrangements. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 10 June 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 147746.
  3. Form 13F-HR, filed 6 August 2026 for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since.

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