THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
On behalf of Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Hartford Environmental Opportunities Fund, Hartford Global Impact Fund, Hartford International Equity Fund, The Hartford International Growth Fund, The Hartford International Opportunities Fund, The Hartford International Small Company Fund and The Hartford International Value Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), each a series of The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc., and pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), attached for filing are exhibits containing information in interactive data format, which relate to the prospectus supplement for the Funds dated September 11, 2018. The prospectus supplement was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, 2018 pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act (Accession No. 0001144204-18-048974) and are incorporated by reference into this filing.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
| EX-101.INS | XBRL Instance Document |
| EX-101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
| EX-101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
| EX-101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document |
| EX-101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
Sep. 11, 2018 | ||||||
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| Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund | ||||||
Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund | ||||||
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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This Supplement should be retained with your Statutory Prospectus for future reference. |
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| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS INC/CT | ||||||
| Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001006415 | ||||||
| Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund | ||||||||
| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
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| Supplement [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementTextBlock | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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| Supplement One [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementOneTextBlock | This Supplement should be retained with your Statutory Prospectus for future reference. |
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| Hartford Environmental Opportunities Fund | ||||||
Hartford Environmental Opportunities Fund | ||||||
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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This Supplement should be retained with your Statutory Prospectus for future reference. |
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| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS INC/CT | ||||||
| Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001006415 | ||||||
| Hartford Environmental Opportunities Fund | ||||||||
| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Hartford Environmental Opportunities Fund |
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| Supplement [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementTextBlock | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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| Supplement One [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementOneTextBlock | This Supplement should be retained with your Statutory Prospectus for future reference. |
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| Hartford Global Impact Fund | ||||||
Hartford Global Impact Fund | ||||||
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS INC/CT | ||||||
| Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001006415 | ||||||
| Hartford Global Impact Fund | ||||||||
| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Hartford Global Impact Fund |
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| Supplement [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementTextBlock | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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| Supplement One [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementOneTextBlock | This Supplement should be retained with your Statutory Prospectus for future reference. |
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| Hartford International Equity Fund | |||||||||
Hartford International Equity Fund | |||||||||
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
(5) Hartford Funds Management Company, 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: 1.04% (Class A), 1.04% (Class T), 1.79% (Class C), 0.74% (Class I), 1.26% (Class R3), 0.96% (Class R4), 0.66% (Class R5), 0.54% (Class R6), 0.65% (Class Y) and 0.54% (Class F). This contractual arrangement will remain in effect until October 31, 2019 unless the Board of Directors of The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc. approves its earlier termination. | |||||||||
This Supplement should be retained with your Statutory Prospectus for future reference. |
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| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS INC/CT | |||||||||
| Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001006415 | |||||||||
| Hartford International Equity Fund | |||||||||||
| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | ||||||||||
| Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Hartford International Equity Fund |
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| Supplement [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementTextBlock | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
(5) Hartford Funds Management Company, 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: 1.04% (Class A), 1.04% (Class T), 1.79% (Class C), 0.74% (Class I), 1.26% (Class R3), 0.96% (Class R4), 0.66% (Class R5), 0.54% (Class R6), 0.65% (Class Y) and 0.54% (Class F). This contractual arrangement will remain in effect until October 31, 2019 unless the Board of Directors of The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc. approves its earlier termination. |
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| THE HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND | ||||||
The Hartford International Growth Fund | ||||||
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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This Supplement should be retained with your Statutory Prospectus for future reference. |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS INC/CT | ||||||
| Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001006415 | ||||||
| THE HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND | ||||||||
| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | The Hartford International Growth Fund |
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| Supplement [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementTextBlock | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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| Supplement One [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementOneTextBlock | This Supplement should be retained with your Statutory Prospectus for future reference. |
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| THE HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND | ||||||
The Hartford International Opportunities Fund | ||||||
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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This Supplement should be retained with your Statutory Prospectus for future reference. |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS INC/CT | ||||||
| Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001006415 | ||||||
| THE HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND | ||||||||
| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | The Hartford International Opportunities Fund |
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| Supplement [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementTextBlock | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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| Supplement One [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementOneTextBlock | This Supplement should be retained with your Statutory Prospectus for future reference. |
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| THE HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANY FUND | ||||||
The Hartford International Small Company Fund | ||||||
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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This Supplement should be retained with your Statutory Prospectus for future reference. |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS INC/CT | ||||||
| Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001006415 | ||||||
| THE HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANY FUND | ||||||||
| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | The Hartford International Small Company Fund |
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| Supplement [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementTextBlock | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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| Supplement One [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementOneTextBlock | This Supplement should be retained with your Statutory Prospectus for future reference. |
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| The Hartford International Value Fund | ||||||
The Hartford International Value Fund | ||||||
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS INC/CT | ||||||
| Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001006415 | ||||||
| The Hartford International Value Fund | ||||||||
| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | The Hartford International Value Fund |
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| Supplement [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementTextBlock | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
SUPPLEMENT TO hartford INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY funds PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2018, AS SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2018
This Supplement contains new and additional information and should be read in connection with your Statutory Prospectus.
Effective November 1, 2018, the administrative service fees of 0.20% (Class R3), 0.15% (Class R4) and 0.10% (Class R5) will be reclassified as sub-transfer agency fees, a component of the overall transfer agency fee. In addition, the new Specified Amount (i.e. the maximum amount of transfer agency fees that can be charged under the current transfer agency agreement) for Classes R3, R4, and R5 will be 0.22%, 0.17%, and 0.17%, respectively, effective November 1, 2018.
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| Supplement One [Text Block] | hmfic_SupplementOneTextBlock | This Supplement should be retained with your Statutory Prospectus for future reference. |
| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS INC/CT |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Mar. 01, 2018 |
| Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Sep. 11, 2018 |