Hartford US Quality Growth Index

Objective

Designed to provide efficient quality-biased exposure to the US large-cap growth equity market.

Description of Methodology

The Index methodology seeks to deliver exposure to what we consider to be growth companies while mitigating risk and enhancing return potential through factor security selection while applying a comprehensive risk framework to overall Index construction. The rules-based, proprietary methodology utilizes an optImization process to help maximize exposure to quaIity while avoiding negative exposure to value and momentum and controlling for sector and size at the portfolio level.

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Performance

PERFORMANCE %

	CUMULATIVE % (as of 3/31/2025)			AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS % (as of 3/31/2025)
	YTD	1YR	3YR	5YR	10YR	SI
Hartford US Quality Growth Index	-6.78	4.72	---	---	---	29.01

	CUMULATIVE % (as of 3/31/2025)			AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS % (as of 3/31/2025)
	YTD	1YR	3YR	5YR	10YR	SI¹
Hartford US Quality Growth Index	-6.78	4.72	---	---	---	29.01

SI = Since Inception. Index Inception: 06/30/2023

Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Performance reflects cumulative total returns for periods of less than one year and average annual total returns for periods of one year or greater.

Indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment.

Characteristics

KEY FACTS (as of 4/23/2025)

Ticker	LHQGOX Index
Inception Date	06/30/2023
Current Index Value	1243.84
Last Closing Level	1220.58
Change	23.26
Change %	1.87%
52-Week-High	1452.90
52-Week-Low	1151.99
Number Of Holdings	225

Holdings Characteristics

% in Equities	100
Price/Book	7.8x
EPS Growth Rate	13.2%
Asset Weighted Market Cap (billions)	$840.5
Price/Earnings	26.0x
Return on Equity	43.8%
Median Market Cap (billions)	$34.3
Nominal Companies	225
Effective Companies	53
Debt to Equity	166.0%
Index Dividend Yield (%)	0.92

Sector Exposure (%)

Information Technology	38
Consumer Discretionary	14
Communication Services	12
Health Care	11
Industrials	6
Consumer Staples	6
Financials	6
Energy	4
Materials	2
Real Estate	1
Utilities	0

Information Technology	42
Consumer Discretionary	14
Health Care	11
Communication Services	10
Consumer Staples	7
Industrials	5
Financials	5
Energy	3
Materials	2
Real Estate	1
Utilities	0

Important Notes

The Index's Provider (Lattice Strategies LLC ("Lattice Strategies" or "Lattice"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC ("HFMC")), is responsible for the methodology and selection of each index component. The Index outlined in this document is calculated and distributed by S&P Dow Jones Indices. The index is calculated as a price and total return index.

Index returns do not represent actual fund or portfolio returns. A fund or portfolio may differ significantly from the index. The index does not reflect any management fees, transaction fees, brokerage expenses, or other expenses that may reduce returns. Index returns assume that dividends have been reinvested. Investors cannot invest directly in the Index.

Top Ten Holdings (%)

Microsoft Corp	4.79
Apple Inc	4.79
Alphabet Inc	4.69
NVIDIA Corporation	4.65
Amazon.com Inc	4.37
Meta Platforms Inc	3.65
Tesla Inc	2.88
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated	2.35
Broadcom Inc	2.31
Exxon Mobil Corp	2.27
Total Portfolio %	36.75

NVIDIA Corporation	5.59
Alphabet Inc	5.15
Apple Inc	4.86
Amazon.com Inc	4.58
Microsoft Corp	3.78
Meta Platforms Inc	3.21
Broadcom Inc	2.50
Walmart Inc	2.19
Visa Inc	2.14
Mastercard Inc	2.04
Total Portfolio %	36.04

Market Cap Distribution (%)

Market Cap Header3
Less than $2B	0
$2B - $10B	8
$10B - $100B	29
Greater than $100B	63