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The Hartford Mutual Funds: The Hartford International Growth Fund

Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP

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Morningstar Category: Foreign Large-Cap Growth

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in stocks of mid-to-large capitalization foreign issuers.

Portfolio Managers

Jean-Marc Berteaux
Senior Vice President & Partner
Wellington Management Company, LLP
19 Years of Professional Experience
MA in International Relations, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
MBA, INSEAD
John A. Boselli, CFA
Senior Vice President & Partner
Wellington Management Company, LLP
24 Years of Professional Experience
BS in Geophysical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
MBA, DePaul University
Andrew S. Offit, CPA
Senior Vice President & Partner
Wellington Management Company, LLP
25 Years of Professional Experience
BA, Emory University
MBA, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
Matthew D. Hudson, CFA
Vice President
Wellington Management Company, LLP
18 Years of Professional Experience
BA, Babson College
MBA, Boston University

Quarterly Portfolio Manager Commentary

Additional Investment Resources
Portfolio Managers are supported by the full resources of the firm.

Investment Approach

The Fund seeks to remain fully invested, identifying growth industries and companies through researching short and long-term trends. Stocks are selected based upon true global company research, comparison and selection.

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Disclosure

1 Beta - A measure of the risk that indicates the price sensitivity of a security or a portfolio relative to a specified market index.

2 5-year EPS growth - Average projected rate in earnings per share (net profit divided by number of shares outstanding) for the next 5 years.

3 P/E Ratio - The ratio of a stock's current price over its estimated future earnings, expressed as a multiple; it measures relative value.

1 Net operating expenses are the expenses you are currently paying to own the Fund. If the net operating expenses shown are lower than the gross operating expenses, then the net operating expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements that may not be renewed. For more information about the amount of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements and their expiration dates, please see the expense table in the prospectus.

2 Gross operating expenses shown are before management fee waivers or expense caps. Performance information may reflect historical or current expense waivers or reimbursements, without which, performance would have been lower. For more information on fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, please see the expense table in the prospectus.

Subject to change. Percentages may be rounded.

+ MSCI EAFE Growth, the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia and Far East Index, is a free float-adjusted capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market growth equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The index is unmanaged and not available for direct investment.

You should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of The Hartford Mutual Funds before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund's prospectus, which can be obtained from your investment representative or by calling 888-843-7824. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.

Effective September 30, 2009, Class B shares of The Hartford Mutual Funds closed to new investors, and no new or additional investments, including investments through a systematic investment plan, will be allowed in Class B shares, except for permitted exchanges. For additional information about your privileges with respect to Class B shares, please refer to your prospectus and its supplements.

Investments in foreign securities may involve different and additional risks associated with foreign currencies, investment disclosure, accounting, securities regulation, commissions, taxes, political or social instability, war, or expropriation.

Emerging markets may involve similar but greater risks than foreign investing due to smaller size and lesser liquidity.

The Fund uses a growth style of investing. Growth stocks may be more volatile than other stocks based on changing investor perceptions of an issuer's growth potential.

Wellington Management Company, LLP is an independent and unaffiliated sub-adviser to The Hartford.

The Hartford Mutual Funds are underwritten and distributed by Hartford Investment Financial Services, LLC.

"The Hartford" is The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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Not insured by FDIC or Any Federal Agency; May lose value; Not a deposit of or guaranteed by any bank or any bank affiliate