The Hartford Equity Fund Manager Performance Evaluation

HQICX Fund  USD 20.24  0.08  0.40%   
The fund retains a Market Volatility (i.e., Beta) of 0.86, which attests to possible diversification benefits within a given portfolio. Hartford Equity returns are very sensitive to returns on the market. As the market goes up or down, Hartford Equity is expected to follow.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in The Hartford Equity are ranked lower than 10 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong fundamental indicators, Hartford Equity is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.
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Expense Ratio Date1st of March 2023
Expense Ratio1.7400
  

Hartford Equity Relative Risk vs. Return Landscape

If you would invest  1,929  in The Hartford Equity on February 6, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  95.00  from holding The Hartford Equity or generate 4.92% return on investment over 90 days. The Hartford Equity is currently producing 0.0781% returns and takes up 0.5993% volatility of returns over 90 trading days. Put another way, 5% of traded mutual funds are less volatile than Hartford, and 99% of all traded equity instruments are likely to generate higher returns over the next 90 trading days.
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Assuming the 90 days horizon Hartford Equity is expected to generate 0.97 times more return on investment than the market. However, the company is 1.03 times less risky than the market. It trades about 0.13 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The NYSE Composite is currently generating roughly 0.1 per unit of risk.

Hartford Equity Current Valuation

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Please note that Hartford Equity's price fluctuation is very steady at this time. At this time, the entity appears to be fairly valued. Hartford Equity retains a regular Real Value of $20.17 per share. The prevalent price of the fund is $20.24. We determine the value of Hartford Equity from evaluating fund fundamentals and technical indicators as well as its Probability Of Bankruptcy. In general, we encourage acquiring undervalued mutual funds and dropping overvalued mutual funds since, at some point, mutual fund prices and their ongoing real values will come together.
Our valuation method for The Hartford Equity is useful when determining the fair value of the Hartford mutual fund, which is usually determined by what a typical buyer is willing to pay for full or partial control of Hartford Equity. Since Hartford Equity is currently traded on the exchange, buyers and sellers on that exchange determine the market value of Hartford Mutual Fund. However, Hartford Equity's intrinsic value may or may not be the same as its current market price, in which case there is an opportunity to profit from the mispricing, assuming the market price will eventually merge with its intrinsic value.
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The real value of Hartford Mutual Fund, also known as its intrinsic value, is the underlying worth of Hartford Equity Mutual Fund, which is reflected in its stock price. It is based on Hartford Equity's financial performance, assets, liabilities, growth prospects, management team, or industry conditions. The intrinsic value of Hartford Equity's stock can be calculated using various methods such as discounted cash flow analysis, price-to-earnings ratio, or price-to-book ratio. That value may differ from its current market price, which is determined by supply and demand factors such as investor sentiment, market trends, news, and other external factors that may influence Hartford Equity's stock price. It is important to note that the real value of any stock may change over time based on changes in the company's performance.
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Estimating the potential upside or downside of The Hartford Equity helps investors to forecast how Hartford mutual fund's addition to their portfolios will impact the overall performance. We also use other valuation drivers to help us estimate the true value of Hartford Equity more accurately as focusing exclusively on Hartford Equity's fundamentals will not take into account other important factors:
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Hartford Equity Market Risk Analysis

Today, many novice investors tend to focus exclusively on investment returns with little concern for Hartford Equity's investment risk. Standard deviation is the most common way to measure market volatility of mutual funds, such as The Hartford Equity, and traders can use it to determine the average amount a Hartford Equity's price has deviated from the expected return over a period of time. It is calculated by determining the expected price for the established period and then subtracting this figure from each price point. The differences are then squared, summed, and averaged to produce the variance.

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Based on monthly moving average Hartford Equity is performing at about 10% of its full potential. If added to a well diversified portfolio the total return can be enhanced and market risk can be reduced. You can increase risk-adjusted return of Hartford Equity by adding it to a well-diversified portfolio.

Hartford Equity Fundamentals Growth

Hartford Mutual Fund prices reflect investors' perceptions of the future prospects and financial health of Hartford Equity, and Hartford Equity fundamentals are critical determinants of its market performance. Overall, investors pay close attention to revenue and earnings growth, profit margins, and debt levels. These fundamentals can have a significant impact on Hartford Mutual Fund performance.

About Hartford Equity Performance

To evaluate Hartford Equity Mutual Fund as a possible investment, you need to clearly understand its upside potential, downside risk, and overall future performance outlook. You may be satisfied when Hartford Equity generates a 15% return over the last few months, but what if the market is generating 25% over the same period? In this case, it makes sense to compare Hartford Mutual Fund's performance with different market indexes, such as the Dow or NASDAQ Composite. These indexes can act as benchmarks that will help you to understand Hartford Equity market performance in a much more refined way. The Macroaxis performance score is an integer between 0 and 100 that represents Hartford's market performance from a risk-adjusted return perspective. Generally speaking, the higher the score, the better is overall performance as compared to other investors. The score is normalized against the average investing universe (the best we can interpret from the data available). Within this methodology, scores of individual equity instruments will always be inferior to the scores of portfolios of equities as portfolios typically diversify a lot of unsystematic risks away. The formula to derive the Macroaxis score bases on multiple unequally-weighted factors. For more information, refer to our portfolio performance evaluation section.
Please also refer to our technical analysis and fundamental analysis pages.
Under normal circumstances, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80 percent of its assets in equity securities. It invests primarily in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations above 2 billion. At the time of investment, every equity security in which the fund invests must pay a dividend or be expected to pay a dividend within the next 12 months. It may invest up to 20 percent of its net assets in the securities of foreign issuers and non-dollar securities.

Things to note about Hartford Equity performance evaluation

Checking the ongoing alerts about Hartford Equity for important developments is a great way to find new opportunities for your next move. Mutual Fund alerts and notifications screener for Hartford Equity help investors to be notified of important events, changes in technical or fundamental conditions, and significant headlines that can affect investment decisions.
The fund retains 97.52% of its assets under management (AUM) in equities
Evaluating Hartford Equity's performance can involve analyzing a variety of financial metrics and factors. Some of the key considerations to evaluate Hartford Equity's mutual fund performance include:
  • Analyzing Hartford Equity's financial statements, including its income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, helps in understanding its overall financial health and growth potential.
  • Getting a closer look at valuation ratios like price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, price-to-sales (P/S) ratio, and price-to-book (P/B) ratio help in understanding whether Hartford Equity's stock is overvalued or undervalued compared to its peers.
  • Examining Hartford Equity's industry or sector and how it is performing can give you an idea of its growth potential and how it is positioned relative to its competitors.
  • Evaluating Hartford Equity's management team can have a significant impact on its success or failure. Reviewing the track record and experience of Hartford Equity's management team can help you assess the Mutual Fund's leadership.
  • Pay attention to analyst opinions and ratings of Hartford Equity's mutual fund. These opinions can provide insight into Hartford Equity's potential for growth and whether the stock is currently undervalued or overvalued.
It's essential to remember that evaluating Hartford Equity's mutual fund performance is not an exact science, and many factors can impact Hartford Equity's mutual fund market price. Therefore, it's also important to diversify your portfolio and not rely solely on one company or stock for your investments.
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in The Hartford Equity. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in main economic indicators.
Note that the Hartford Equity information on this page should be used as a complementary analysis to other Hartford Equity's statistical models used to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Share Portfolio module to track or share privately all of your investments from the convenience of any device.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Hartford Equity's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Hartford Equity is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Hartford Equity's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.