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<tt>The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells <br />securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate <br />may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund <br />shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in <br />annual Fund operating expenses or in the examples, affect the Fund's performance.  <br />Because the Fund has been in operation for less than one full calendar year, <br />the Fund's portfolio turnover rate for the most recent fiscal year is not available.</tt>
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<tt>The Fund seeks to provide a positive total return that exceeds the return <br />on 3-Month U.S. Treasury bills over the long term (generally at least<br />three years) regardless of market conditions.</tt>
<tt>The examples below are intended to help you compare the cost of investing <br />in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The examples <br />assume that:<br />  <br />o Your investment has a 5% return each year<br /> <br />o The Fund's operating expenses remain the same<br /> <br />o You reinvest all dividends and distributions<br /> <br />o You pay any deferred sales charge due for the applicable period.<br />  <br />Your actual costs may be higher or lower.  Based on these assumptions, for <br />every $10,000 invested, you would pay the following expenses if you sell all <br />of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:</tt>
<tt>The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets <br />across multiple global fixed income, currency and derivative strategies. In <br />pursuing its investment objective, the Fund seeks to maintain low correlations <br />to the global fixed income markets (generally represented by the Barclays U.S. <br />Aggregate Index) and equity markets (generally represented by the S&P 500 Index) <br />and minimize, although not eliminate, downside volatility. The Fund seeks to <br />generate excess returns by allocating investments among multiple categories of <br />fixed income investments that Wellington Management Company, LLP ("Wellington <br />Management"), the Fund's sub-adviser, believes will provide positive returns. <br />These investment categories include investments based on fundamental macro <br />market research, model-based quantitative research, and bottom-up credit <br />analysis, and emerging markets investments.<br />  <br />The Fund invests in a broad portfolio of global fixed income, credit, and<br />securitized and corporate debt securities. The Fund invests primarily in <br />fixed and floating rate debt instruments, including securities issued by <br />U.S. and foreign government, agency, and supranational issuers; mortgage-, <br />and asset-backed securities; corporate and real estate investment trust (REIT) <br />debt; and credit-linked, index-linked, and capital securities, including forward<br />contracts on such securities. The Fund's investments may be denominated in U.S.<br />dollars or other currencies. The Fund may also hold cash and cash equivalents <br />in multiple currencies. The Fund may invest in both investment grade and<br />non-investment grade debt (also known as junk bonds) but primarily focuses <br />on investment grade securities under normal circumstances. The Fund may trade<br />securities actively and invest in debt securities of any maturity.<br />  <br />The Fund may also invest in the currency markets and use currency strategies <br />to seek to increase returns based on expected changes in the value of various<br />currencies. The Fund makes extensive use of derivatives investments, including<br />futures and options, swap transactions, forwards and foreign currency transactions <br />to manage risk, to replicate securities the Fund could buy that are not currently <br />available in the market, or for other investment purposes. The Fund may hold <br />significant amounts of U.S. Treasury bills, other high quality short-term U.S. <br />government instruments, and other cash instruments.<br />  <br />The Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in non-U.S. issuers including both<br />developed and developing markets. Under normal circumstances, at least 40% (and<br />normally not less than 30%) of the Fund's net assets will be invested in or<br />exposed to foreign securities or derivative instruments with exposure to foreign<br />securities of at least three different countries outside the United States. <br />Investments are deemed to be "foreign" if: (a) an issuer's domicile or location<br />of headquarters is in a foreign country; (b) an issuer derives a significant<br />proportion (at least 50%) of its revenues or profits from goods produced or<br />sold, investments made, or services performed in a foreign country or has at<br />least 50% of its assets situated in a foreign country; (c) the principal trading<br />market for a security is located in a foreign country; or (d) it is a foreign<br />currency. The Fund's investments in derivative securities, exchange traded <br />funds (ETFs) and exchange traded notes (ETNs) will be considered to be "foreign" <br />if the underlying assets represented by the investment are determined to be <br />foreign using the foregoing criteria.</tt>
THE HARTFORD GLOBAL ALPHA FUND
You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest,
or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in The Hartford Mutual
Funds.
EXAMPLE.
Fees and expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year.
INVESTMENT GOAL.
Because the Fund has been in operation for less than one full calendar year, no performance history has been provided.
The primary risks of investing in the Fund are described below. When you sell
your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which
means that you could lose money as a result of your investment.
MAIN RISKS.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
PAST PERFORMANCE.
50000
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Portfolio Turnover.
<tt>The primary risks of investing in the Fund are described below. When you sell <br />your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which <br />means that you could lose money as a result of your investment. An investment <br />in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the <br />Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. As with <br />any fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal. For more <br />information regarding risks and investment matters please see "Additional<br />Information Regarding Risks and Investment Strategies" in the Fund's prospectus.<br />  <br />Investment Strategy Risk - The risk that, if the sub-adviser's investment<br />strategy does not perform as expected, the Fund could underperform its peers or<br />lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund's investment objective will be<br />achieved.<br />  <br />Asset Allocation Risk - The risk that if the Fund's strategy for allocating<br />assets among different asset classes does not work as intended, the Fund may not<br />achieve its objective or may underperform other funds with similar investment<br />strategies.<br />  <br />Market Risk - Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund<br />invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will<br />go down sharply and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to the<br />activities and financial prospects of individual companies or to general market<br />and economic movements and trends. Although the Fund generally seeks to reduce<br />the risks related to the equity and fixed income markets, there is no guarantee<br />that the Fund's strategy will be successful and the Fund is still exposed to<br />overall market risk.<br />  <br />Interest Rate Risk - The risk that your investment may go down in value when<br />interest rates rise, because when interest rates rise, the prices of bonds and<br />fixed rate loans fall. Generally, the longer the maturity of a bond or fixed<br />rate loan, the more sensitive it is to this risk. Falling interest rates also<br />create the potential for a decline in the Fund's income. These risks are greater<br />during periods of rising inflation.<br />  <br />Credit Risk - Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security or other<br />instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due.<br />Changes in an issuer's credit rating or the market's perception of an issuer's<br />creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund's investment in that<br />issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of<br />the issuer and the terms of the obligation.<br />  <br />Call Risk - Call risk is the risk that an issuer, especially during a period of<br />falling interest rates, may redeem a security by repaying it early, which may<br />reduce the Fund's income if the proceeds are reinvested at lower interest rates.<br /><br />Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk - Mortgage- and asset-backed securities <br />represent interests in "pools" of mortgages or other assets, including consumer <br />loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to <br />credit risk, interest rate risk, "prepayment risk" (the risk that borrowers will <br />repay a loan more quickly in periods of falling interest rates) and "extension <br />risk" (the risk that borrowers will repay a loan more slowly in periods of <br />rising interest rates). If the Fund invests in mortgage-backed or asset-backed <br />securities that are subordinated to other interests in the same mortgage pool, <br />the Fund may only receive payments after the pool's obligations to other <br />investors have been satisfied. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the <br />mortgages held by a mortgage pool may limit substantially the pool's ability <br />to make payments of principal or interest to the Fund, reducing the values of <br />those securities or in some cases rendering them worthless.  The risk of such <br />defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage pools that include <br />so-called "subprime" mortgages.<br /> <br />Foreign Investments Risk - Investments in foreign securities may be riskier than<br />investments in U.S. securities. Differences between the U.S. and foreign regulatory <br />regimes and securities markets, including the less stringent investor protection <br />and disclosure standards of some foreign markets, as well as political and economic <br />developments in foreign countries and regions, may affect the value of the Fund's <br />investments in foreign securities. Changes in currency exchange rates may also <br />adversely affect the Fund's foreign investments.<br />  <br />Emerging Markets Risk - The risks related to investing in foreign securities <br />are generally greater with respect to securities of companies that conduct their<br />principal business activities in emerging markets or whose securities are traded<br />principally on exchanges in emerging markets. The risks of investing in emerging <br />markets include risks of illiquidity, increased price volatility, smaller market <br />capitalizations, less government regulation, less extensive and less frequent <br />accounting, financial and other reporting requirements, risk of loss resulting <br />from problems in share registration and custody and substantial economic and <br />political disruptions.<br />   <br />U.S. Government Securities Risk - Treasury obligations may differ in their<br />interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. <br />Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying<br />degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of<br />the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will<br />provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated<br />by law to do so. In addition, the value of U.S. Government securities may be<br />affected by changes in the credit rating of the U.S. Government.<br />  <br />Sovereign Debt Risk - Investments in sovereign debt are subject to the risk that<br />the issuer of the non-U.S. sovereign debt or the governmental authorities that<br />control the repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay the principal <br />or interest when due. This may result from political or social factors, the general <br />economic environment of a country or economic region, levels of foreign debt or <br />foreign currency exchange rates.<br /><br />Junk Bond Risk - Investments rated below investment grade (also referred to as<br />"junk bonds") are considered to be speculative and are subject to heightened<br />credit risk, which may make the fund more sensitive to adverse developments in<br />the U.S. and abroad. Lower rated debt securities generally involve greater risk<br />of default or price changes due to changes in the issuer's creditworthiness than<br />higher rated debt securities.  The market prices of these securities may<br />fluctuate more than higher quality securities and may decline significantly in<br />periods of general economic difficulty. There may be little trading in the<br />secondary market for particular debt securities, which may make them more<br />difficult to value or sell.<br />  <br />Structured Securities Risk - Because structured securities of the type in which<br />the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk<br />generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments. The Fund<br />may invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or<br />unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated<br />structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks<br />than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically<br />sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading<br />market for structured securities, which may make them difficult to value and<br />sell. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be<br />"investment companies" as defined in the Investment Company Act, as amended <br />(the "1940 Act"). As a result, the Fund's investment in such securities may <br />be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the 1940 Act.<br />  <br />Derivatives Risk - Derivatives are instruments whose value depends on, or <br />is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. <br />Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be<br />more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of<br />investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund's<br />original investment. Successful use of derivative instruments by the Fund<br />depends on the sub-adviser's judgment with respect to a number of factors <br />and the Fund's performance could be worse than if it had not used these<br />instruments. In addition, the fluctuations in the value of derivatives may <br />not correlate perfectly with the value of any portfolio assets being hedged, <br />the performance of the asset class to which the sub-adviser seeks exposure, or <br />the overall securities markets.<br />  <br />Futures and Options Risks - Futures and options may be more volatile than direct<br />investments in the securities underlying the futures and options, may not correlate <br />perfectly to the underlying securities, may involve additional costs, and may be <br />illiquid. Futures and options also may involve a small initial investment relative <br />to the risk assumed, which could result in losses greater than if they had not been <br />used.  Futures and options are also subject to the risk that the other party to <br />the transaction defaults on its obligation.<br />  <br />Swap Agreements Risk - A swap is a two-party contract that generally obligates<br />the parties to exchange payments based on a specified reference security, basket<br />of securities, security index or index component. Swaps can involve greater<br />risks than direct investment in securities because swaps may be leveraged and<br />are subject to counterparty risk (e.g., the risk of a counterparty defaulting <br />on the obligation or bankruptcy), credit risk and pricing risk (i.e., swaps<br />may be difficult to value). Swaps may also be considered illiquid. It may not <br />be possible for the Fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time <br />or price, which may result in significant losses.<br />  <br />Forward Currency Contracts Risk - A forward currency contract is an agreement<br />between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date.<br />The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in connection with settling<br />purchases or sales of securities, to hedge the currency exposure associated with<br />some or all of the Fund's securities or as part of its investment strategy. The<br />market value of a forward currency contract fluctuates with changes in foreign<br />currency exchange rates. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts do not<br />eliminate fluctuations in the value of foreign securities but allow the Fund to<br />establish a fixed rate of exchange for a future point in time. Use of such<br />contracts, therefore, can have the effect of reducing returns and minimizing<br />opportunities for gain. The Fund could also lose money when the contract is<br />settled. Gains from foreign currency contracts are typically taxable as income<br />and may significantly increase an investor's tax liability.<br />  <br />Currency Risk - The risk that the value of the Fund's investments in foreign<br />securities or currencies will be affected by the value of the applicable<br />currency relative to the U.S. dollar. When the Fund sells a foreign currency <br />or foreign currency denominated security, its value may be worth less in U.S.<br />dollars even if the investment increases in value in its local market. U.S. <br />dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers may also be affected by<br />currency risk, as the value of these securities may also be affected by <br />changes in the issuer's local currency.<br />  <br />Quantitative Investing Risk -  Securities selected using quantitative analysis<br />can perform differently from the market as a whole as a result of the factors<br />used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes in the<br />factors' historical trends.<br />   <br />Active Trading Risk - Active trading could increase the Fund's transaction costs<br />and may increase your taxable distributions. These effects may also adversely<br />affect Fund performance.<br />  <br />Performance Fee Risk - Although the Fund invests in a variety of instruments <br />and does not limit its investments to U.S. Treasury bills and other short-term<br />instruments, the index against which the Fund is measured for purposes of the<br />performance-based component of its management fee tracks the performance of U.S.<br />Treasury bills. As a result, the use of the index for such purposes could<br />result in the Fund paying higher management fees than would be paid if the Fund<br />limited its investments to U.S. Treasury bills and other short-term instruments.<br />  <br />The Fund is subject to certain other risks, which are described elsewhere in<br />this prospectus.</tt>
YOUR EXPENSES.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY.
<tt>Because the Fund has been in operation for less than one full calendar year, no<br />performance history has been provided.</tt>
<tt>The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy <br />and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if <br />you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 <br />in The Hartford Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts <br />is available from your financial professional and in the "Sales Charge Reductions <br />and Waivers" section beginning on page 34 of the Fund's prospectus and the <br />"Purchase and Redemption of Shares" section beginning on page 59 of the <br />Fund's statement of additional information.</tt>
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You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
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For investments over $1 million, a 1.00% maximum deferred sales charge may apply.
Fees and expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year.
Management fee rate fluctuates between 0.60% and 1.60% (assuming constant assets) based on the Fund's performance relative to a securities market index.
Hartford Investment Financial Services, LLC (the "Investment Manager") has contractually agreed to reimburse expenses (exclusive of taxes, interest expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to maintain total annual fund operating expenses as follows: 1.55% (Class A), 2.30% (Class C), 1.30% (Class I), 1.85% (Class R3), 1.55% (Class R4), 1.25% (Class R5) and 1.20% (Class Y).This contractual arrangement will remain in effect until February 28, 2014. In addition, Hartford Administrative Services Company ("HASCO"), the Fund's transfer agent, has contractually agreed to reimburse any portion of the transfer agency fees over 0.30% of the average daily net assets per fiscal year for all classes. This arrangement will remain in effect until February 28, 2014, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless HASCO provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board of Directors of the Fund.