**Hartford Funds: Q3 Performance and Market Overview**
The Hartford Low Duration High Income Fund (I Share) outperformed the ICE BofA 1-3 Year BB-B US Cash Pay High Yield Index during the third quarter of 2025.
However, the Fund’s underweight position and security selection within high-yield credit detracted from its returns, as the sector outperformed duration-equivalent Treasuries. Additionally, the Fund’s underweight to front-end partials negatively impacted benchmark-relative performance amid a bull steepening of the yield curve.
**Market Overview**
US fixed-income markets produced positive total returns in Q3 2025, despite ongoing political uncertainty and concerns over fiscal sustainability. During this period, the US reached several major trade agreements, including deals with the European Union and the United Kingdom.
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