THE HARTFORD GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND (Prospectus Summary) | THE HARTFORD GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND

The Hartford Growth Opportunities Fund Summary Section

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE.

The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

YOUR EXPENSES.

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the 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 Hartford Funds.  More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” section beginning on page 87 of the Fund's statutory prospectus and the “Purchase and Redemption of Shares” section beginning on page 148 of the Fund's statement of additional information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees - - THE HARTFORD GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND	Class A		Class B	Class C	Class I	Class R3	Class R4	Class R5	Class R6	Class Y
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price	5.50%		none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less)	none	[1]	5.00%	1.00%	none	none	none	none	none	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - - THE HARTFORD GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND		Class A	Class B	Class C	Class I	Class R3	Class R4	Class R5	Class R6	Class Y
Management fees		0.71%	0.71%	0.71%	0.71%	0.71%	0.71%	0.71%	0.71%	0.71%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	1.00%	none	0.50%	0.25%	none	none	none
Total other expenses		0.16%	0.33%	0.15%	0.18%	0.24%	0.19%	0.13%	0.11%	0.04%
Administrative services fee		none	none	none	none	0.20%	0.15%	0.10%	none	none
Other expenses		0.16%	0.33%	0.15%	0.18%	0.04%	0.04%	0.03%	0.11%	0.04%
Total annual fund operating expenses		1.12%	2.04%	1.86%	0.89%	1.45%	1.15%	0.84%	0.82%	0.75%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	none	0.01%	none	none	none	none	none	none	none
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.12%	2.03%	1.86%	0.89%	1.45%	1.15%	0.84%	0.82%	0.75%

Example.

The examples below are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The examples assume that:

•Your investment has a 5% return each year

•The Fund's operating expenses remain the same (except that the examples reflect the expense limitation arrangements for only the first year)

•You reinvest all dividends and distributions

•You pay any deferred sales charge due for the applicable period.

Your actual costs may be higher or lower.  Based on these assumptions, for every $10,000 invested, you would pay the following expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:

Expense Example - - THE HARTFORD GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND - USD ($)	Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year	Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years	Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years	Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class A	658	886	1,133	1,838
Class B	706	939	1,297	2,131
Class C	289	585	1,006	2,180
Class I	91	284	493	1,096
Class R3	148	459	792	1,735
Class R4	117	365	633	1,398
Class R5	86	268	466	1,037
Class R6	84	262	455	1,014
Class Y	77	240	417	930

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:

Expense Example, No Redemption - - THE HARTFORD GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND - USD ($)	Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year	Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years	Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years	Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years
Class A	658	886	1,133	1,838
Class B	206	639	1,097	2,131
Class C	189	585	1,006	2,180
Class I	91	284	493	1,096
Class R3	148	459	792	1,735
Class R4	117	365	633	1,398
Class R5	86	268	466	1,037
Class R6	84	262	455	1,014
Class Y	77	240	417	930

Portfolio Turnover.

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio).  A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.  These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the examples, affect the Fund's performance.  During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 93% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks covering a broad range of industries, companies and market capitalizations that the sub-adviser, Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management”), believes have superior growth potential with a focus on mid to large capitalization stocks.  The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign issuers and non-dollar securities.  The Fund may trade securities actively.  Wellington Management uses fundamental analysis to identify companies with accelerating operating characteristics for purchase.

PRINCIPAL RISKS.

The principal 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. 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. As with any fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. For more information regarding risks and investment matters, please see “Additional Information Regarding Investment Strategies and Risks” and "More Information About Risks" in the Fund’s statutory prospectus.

Market Risk −Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to the activities and financial prospects of individual companies or to general market and economic movements and trends, including adverse changes to credit markets.

Growth Investing Style Risk −If the sub-adviser incorrectly assesses a company’s prospects for growth or how other investors will value the company’s growth, then the price of the company’s stock may decrease, or may not increase to the level anticipated by the sub-adviser. In addition, growth stocks may be more volatile than other stocks because they are more sensitive to investors’ perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential. Also, the growth investing style may over time go in and out of favor. At times when the investing style used by the Fund is out of favor, the Fund may underperform other equity funds that use different investing styles.

Foreign Investments Risk −Investments in foreign securities may be riskier than investments in U.S. securities. Differences between the U.S. and foreign regulatory regimes and securities markets, including the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets, as well as political and economic developments in foreign countries and regions, may affect the value of the Fund’s investments in foreign securities. Changes in currency exchange rates may also adversely affect the Fund’s foreign investments.

Currency Risk −The risk that the value of the Fund’s investments in foreign securities or currencies will be affected by the value of the applicable currency relative to the U.S. dollar. When the Fund sells a foreign currency or foreign currency denominated security, its value may be worth less in U.S. dollars even if the investment increases in value in its local market. U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers may also be affected by currency risk, as the revenue earned by issuers of these securities may also be affected by changes in the issuer’s local currency.

Investment Strategy Risk −The risk that, if the sub-adviser’s investment strategy does not perform as expected, the Fund could underperform its peers or lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved.

Equity Risk −The risk that the price of equity or equity related securities may decline due to changes in a company's financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.

Mid-Cap Securities Risk −The securities of mid cap companies generally trade in lower volumes and are generally subject to greater and less predictable price changes than the securities of larger capitalization companies.

Active Trading Risk −Active trading could increase the Fund's transaction costs and may increase your tax liability as compared to a fund with less active trading policies. These effects may adversely affect Fund performance.

The Fund is subject to certain other risks, which are discussed in “Additional Information Regarding Investment Strategies and Risks” and "More Information About Risks" in the Fund’s statutory prospectus.

PAST PERFORMANCE.

The performance information below indicates the risks of investing in the Fund.  Keep in mind that past performance does not indicate future results.  Updated performance information is available at www.hartfordfunds.com.  The returns:

•Assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions

•Would be lower if the Fund's operating expenses had not been limited. 

The bar chart:

•Shows how the Fund's total return has varied from year to year

•Does not include the effect of sales charges. If sales charges were reflected in the bar chart, returns would have been lower

•Shows the returns of the Fund's Class A shares. Because all of the Fund's shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities, returns for the Fund's other classes differ only to the extent that the classes do not have the same expenses.

Total returns by calendar year (excludes sales charges)

Highest/Lowest quarterly results during the periods shown in the bar chart were:

Highest 21.36% (1st quarter, 2012)   Lowest  -25.23% (4th quarter, 2008)

Average Annual Total Returns.

The table below shows returns for the Fund over time compared to those of two broad-based market indices. After-tax returns, which are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes, are shown only for Class A shares and will vary for other classes. Actual after-tax returns, which depend on an investor’s particular tax situation, may differ from those shown and are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Class I shares commenced operations on August 31, 2006 and performance prior to that date is that of the Fund’s Class A shares (excluding sales charges), which had different operating expenses. Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 shares commenced operations on December 22, 2006 and performance prior to that date is that of the Fund’s Class Y shares, which had different operating expenses. Class R6 shares commenced operations on November 7, 2014 and performance prior to that date is that of the Fund’s Class Y shares. For more information regarding returns, see the “Performance Notes” section in the Fund’s statutory prospectus.

Average annual total returns for periods ending December 31, 2015 (including sales charges)

Average Annual Total Returns - - THE HARTFORD GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Average Annual Returns, Label

Average Annual Returns, 1 Year

Average Annual Returns, 5 Years

Average Annual Returns, 10 Years

Class A

Class A - Return Before Taxes

4.47%

12.80%

7.99%

Class A | After Taxes on Distributions

Class A - After Taxes on Distributions

2.15%

10.98%

6.62%

Class A | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales

Class A - After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

3.95%

9.90%

6.17%

Class B

Class B - Return Before Taxes

4.69%

12.90%

7.94%

Class C

Class C - Return Before Taxes

8.77%

13.28%

7.83%

Class I

Class I - Return Before Taxes

10.79%

14.38%

8.92%

Class R3

Class R3 - Return Before Taxes

10.14%

13.77%

8.39%

Class R4

Class R4 - Return Before Taxes

10.51%

14.11%

8.71%

Class R5

Class R5 - Return Before Taxes

10.84%

14.45%

8.99%

Class R6

Class R6 - Return Before Taxes

10.85%

14.55%

9.08%

Class Y

Class Y - Return Before Taxes

10.93%

14.56%

9.09%

Russell 3000 Growth Index

Russell 3000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

5.09%

13.30%

8.49%

Russell 1000 Growth Index

Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

5.67%

13.53%

8.53%

[1] For investments over $1 million, a 1.00% maximum deferred sales charge may apply.

[1] 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: 1.36% (Class A), 2.11% (Class B), 2.11% (Class C), 1.11% (Class I), 1.45% (Class R3), 1.15% (Class R4), 0.85% (Class R5), 0.85% (Class R6) and 0.85% (Class Y). 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. Each contractual arrangement will remain in effect until February 28, 2017, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms thereafter unless the Investment Manager or HASCO, respectively, provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or upon approval of the Board of Directors of The Hartford Mutual Funds II, Inc.