PROPOSAL

ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

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JOINT PROXY STATEMENT

This joint proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Boards of Directors/Trustees (collectively, the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board members”) of The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc., The Hartford Mutual Funds II, Inc., Hartford Series Fund, Inc., and Hartford HLS Series Fund II, Inc. (collectively, the “Mutual Funds”), Hartford Funds Exchange-Traded Trust and Lattice Strategies Trust (collectively, the “ETFs”), and Hartford Schroders Opportunistic Income Fund (the “Interval Fund”), (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds and their individual series are listed in Appendix A of this Proxy Statement. The proxies will be voted at a joint special meeting of shareholders of the Funds to be held virtually, on October 21, 2020, at 10:00 am (Eastern Time), and at any and all adjournments, postponements, or delays of the meeting (the “Meeting”). The Meeting will be held for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on October 21, 2020. This Proxy Statement is first being made available to shareholders on or about September 1, 2020.

You are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting (or to provide voting instructions to a financial intermediary holding Fund shares in its name for your benefit) only if you owned shares of a Fund as of the close of business on August 3, 2020 (the “Record Date”). Shareholders of the Funds are entitled to one vote for each full share and a proportionate fractional vote for each fractional share held as of the Record Date. Each properly executed proxy received before the Meeting, unless revoked, will be voted at the Meeting in accordance with the shareholder’s instructions. If a proxy card is properly executed and returned, but the shareholder did not provide any instruction on how to vote for each Board nominee, the shares represented by the card will be voted “FOR” each Board nominee.

Due to the health and safety concerns related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Meeting will be held in a virtual format. Shareholders will not be able to attend the Meeting in person, but will be able to participate remotely. To participate in the Meeting, shareholders must register in advance by visiting https://viewproxy.com/hartfordfunds/broadridgevsm/ and submitting the required information to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., the Funds’ proxy tabulator.

To revoke a proxy, you must submit a written notice of revocation or a later dated proxy to the applicable Fund, or virtually attend the Meeting and vote by ballot, in all cases before the proxy is exercised at the Meeting. If you hold Fund shares through a financial intermediary, please consult your financial intermediary regarding your ability to revoke voting instructions. For more information, please see the section of the Proxy Statement titled “Voting Information.”

Each Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its annual report and most recent semi-annual report succeeding the annual report, if any, to a shareholder upon request. Such requests should be askeddirected to electthe applicable Fund at 690 Lee Road, Wayne, PA 19087, or by calling toll free at (888) 843-7824. Copies of each Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports also are available on Hartford Funds’ website at www.hartfordfunds.com and at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.

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PROPOSAL: ELECTION OF BOARD NOMINEES

Background Information

Each Fund is an open-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), whose management and operations are overseen by the Board. The Board ordinarily can appoint new Board members without a shareholder vote, provided that upon such appointment at least two-thirds of the Board members have been elected by shareholders. The Board currently has 8 total Board members: Hilary E. Ackermann, Robin C. Beery, Lynn S. Birdsong, James E. Davey, Christine R. Detrick, Duane E. Hill, Lemma W. Senbet, and David Sung. In accordance with the Board’s mandatory retirement policy, Mr. Hill will retire from the Board on December 31, 2020. Currently, six of the eight Board members have been elected by shareholders of the Mutual Funds and all of the Board members have been elected by the shareholders of the ETFs and the Interval Fund. Accordingly, upon Mr. Hill’s retirement, the Board cannot appoint a new Board member to fill the vacancy on the Board of the Mutual Funds without a shareholder vote because such appointment would result in the Board having less than two-thirds of shareholder-elected Board members.

Electing each nominee to the Board therefore would give the Board flexibility to add new Board members or to fill any future vacancies created by the departure of one or more shareholder-elected Board members, if necessary. Accordingly, the Board has determined to select each current Board member, other than Mr. Hill, to stand for election or re-election. Mr. Hill will continue to serve as a member of the Board until his scheduled retirement on December 31, 2020. After a thorough search and evaluation of potential candidates, the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board has also recommended that the Board nominate, and the Board has approved the nomination of, Derrick D. Cephas, Andrew A. Johnson, and Paul L. Rosenberg to serve as new members of eachthe Board. This recommendation is based on the Nominating and Governance Committee’s consideration of a variety of criteria that it deemed relevant, such as their individual professional experience, which includes years of experience in the financial services and banking industries. The Nominating and Governance Committee was assisted by a third-party search firm retained by the independent Board each to serve an indefinite term. Eachmembers, which compiled a list of potential candidates based upon criteria established by the independent Board has nominated eachmembers. The Nominating and Governance Committee considered candidates identified by the third-party search firm as well as candidates identified through other sources.

Board Nominees

The Board, on the recommendation of its Nominating and Governance Committee, recommends a vote “FOR” the election of Hilary E. Ackermann, Robin C. Beery, Lynn S. Birdsong, James E. Davey, Christine R. Detrick, Duane E. Hill, William P. Johnston, Phillip O. Peterson, Lemma W. Senbet, and David Sung, each of whom is a current member of the Board, and Derrick D. Cephas, Andrew A. Johnson, and Paul L. Rosenberg, each of whom will, if elected, be a new member of the Board (each a "Nominee"“Board nominee” and together,collectively, the "Nominees"“Board nominees”). If elected, Messrs. Cephas, Johnson, and Rosenberg will become Board members effective November 1, 2020. Please refer to the table in Appendix B, which provides certain biographical information about the Board nominees. Each of the Board nominees has consented to being named in this Proxy Statement and to serve as a Board member if elected.

The Board of each Fund currently consists of eight Board members, seven of whom are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds (the “independent Board members”). If the Board nominees are elected, the Board of the Fund will consist of eleven Board members (including Mr. Hill until his retirement), ten of whom will be independent Board members. Each Board nominee other than Mr. Davey is or will be an independent Board member. Mr. Davey is an interested person of the Funds under the 1940 Act because he is the President and Senior Managing Director of Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC (“HFMC”). HFMC or its wholly owned subsidiary, Lattice Strategies LLC (“Lattice”) serve as Trustees.the investment manager for the Funds. HFMC, Lattice, Hartford Funds Distributor, LLC, and Hartford Administrative

Ms. Beery

Services Company collectively are referred to as “Hartford Funds Management.” Shareholders of each Fund will consider electing all ten nominees at the Meeting. Each Board nominee elected at the Meeting will serve until his or her successor is duly elected and Mr. Sungqualifies, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, or removal.

Although every Fund’s Board consists of the same members (and the same nominees are currentproposed for election to the Board of every Fund), each Fund has a separate Board. Shareholders of each Fund, therefore, will vote separately on the election of members of eachtheir Fund’s Board (although all shareholders of all series within a Fund vote together as to that Fund’s Board). The election results as to any one Fund’s Board will not affect the results as to any other Fund’s Board.

To vote for the Board nominees, please vote by telephone or via the Internet, or sign, date, and have previously been elected by shareholders. Mses. Ackerman and Detrick, Messrs. Birdsong, Davey, Hill, Johnston and Peterson and Dr. Senbetreturn the enclosed proxy card (or, if you own a variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy whose values are not currently members of either Board. Each Nominee is also a director/trusteeallocated to one or more series of Hartford Series Fund, Inc., and/or Hartford HLS Series Fund II, Inc., follow the instructions on the voting instruction card).

Qualifications of Board Nominees

The Nominating and Governance Committee operates pursuant to a written charter and is responsible for making nominations of candidates for appointment or election as independent Board members. Accordingly, the Nominating and Governance Committee, at its meeting held on April 21, 2000, nominated each current independent Board member (other than Mr. Hill who is scheduled to retire on December 31, 2020) and nominated Messrs. Cephas, Johnson, and Rosenberg for election by shareholders at the Meeting. The Board, at its meeting held on May 4-5, 2020, nominated each independent Board member (other than Mr. Hill) and Messrs. Cephas, Johnson, and Rosenberg, and Davey, for election by shareholders at the Meeting. The Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board evaluated each Board nominee both individually and in the broader context of the Board’s overall effectiveness, and made each nomination based on a variety of criteria that it deemed relevant, none of which in isolation was controlling. The governing documents for the Funds do not set forth any specific qualifications to serve as a Board member. The Charter for the Nominating and Governance Committee sets forth criteria that the Committee should consider as a minimum requirement for consideration as an independent Board member, including, among other things: 15 years of business or academic experience in a management, administrative or other oversight capacity; a college degree or business experience equivalent to a college degree; an ability to invest in the Funds; a person of high ethical standards; and a person able to think through and discuss complicated regulatory and financial issues and arrive at reasonable decisions on these issues on behalf of shareholders.

The Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board concluded that, based on each Board nominee’s experience, qualifications, attributes and skills, on an individual basis and in combination with those of other Board nominees, each Board nominee is qualified to serve as a member of the Board. Among the attributes and skills common to all Board nominees are the ability to review, evaluate and discuss information and proposals provided to them regarding the Funds, the ability to interact effectively with management and service providers, and the ability to exercise independent business judgment. Where applicable, the Board considered the actual service of each current Board member in concluding that the Board member should continue to serve as a member of the Board. Each Board nominee’s length of service on the Board is noted in Appendix C and the individual qualifications of each Board nominee are described in Appendix D.

A summary of certain, but necessarily all, factors that led the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board to conclude that each Board nominee should be elected or re-elected to the Board is provided below.

In addition to individual qualifications, the qualifications described above are among those that the Nominating and Governance Committee may consider for any future independent Board nominees. The Nominating and Governance Committee periodically reviews the composition of the Board to determine whether it may be appropriate to add individuals with different backgrounds or skill sets from those already on the Board. It is the Nominating and Governance Committee’s policy to consider Board member candidates recommended by shareholders using the same criteria the Committee uses to evaluate other candidates. Any nominees recommended by shareholders must demonstrate an ability to represent all shareholders and not just a limited set of shareholders. A shareholder may submit a nomination to the Board by following the procedures detailed under “Shareholder Communications” below.

For a copy of the Nominating and Governance Committee Charter, please refer to Appendix N.

Board Leadership, Committee Structure, and Oversight

The Board currently consists of eight Board members, seven of whom are independent Board members. If the Board nominees are elected, the Board of the Funds will consist of eleven Board members (including Mr. Hill until his retirement on December 31, 2020), ten of whom will be independent Board members.

Lynn S. Birdsong, an independent Board member, serves as the Chairman of the Board and (i) presides over Board meetings and participates in the preparation of agendas for the Board and committee meetings, (ii) acts as a liaison with the Funds’ officers, Hartford Mutual Funds Inc.Management, other service providers, and other Board members between meetings, and (iii) coordinates Board activities and functions with the Chairpersons of the Board’s committees. The Board has determined that its leadership and committee structure is appropriate in light of the composition of the Board, its committees, and Mr. Birdsong’s long tenure with the Board and extensive knowledge of the investment management industry. The Board believes

its leadership structure enhances the effectiveness of the Board’s oversight role because it provides a foundation for the Board to work effectively with Hartford Funds Management and other service providers and facilitates the exercise of the Board’s independent judgment. In addition, the committee structure permits an efficient allocation of responsibility among the Board members.

The Board has five Committees: an Audit Committee; a Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee; a Contracts Committee; an Investment Committee; and a Nominating and Governance Committee (each, a “Committee” and collectively, the “Committees,” the members of which are referred to as “Committee members”). As discussed more fully below, the Board has delegated certain aspects of its oversight function to the Committees. Only independent Board members serve as Committee members. Each Committee is chaired by an independent Board member who is responsible for presiding over meetings and interfacing with Hartford Funds Management, other service providers, and other Board members between meetings. Committee chairs also perform such other functions as the Board or the Committee may delegate to them from time to time.

The Funds do not have a compensation committee because their executive officers do not receive any direct compensation from the Funds. The Nominating and Governance Committee periodically reviews independent Board member compensation, typically on a bi-annual basis. The Board comprehensively reviews the Chief Compliance Officer’s (“CCO”) compensation, which is paid in part by Hartford Funds Management and in part by the Funds. The committee structure facilitates the Board’s timely and efficient consideration of matters pertinent to the Funds’ business and affairs and their associated risks. The Board conducts an annual assessment of the oversight function and structure of the Board and each Committee. Information regarding the composition and function of the Committees is provided in Appendix E.

The Board currently meets at least five times a year, and may hold additional special meetings to address specific matters that arise between regularly scheduled meetings. The independent Board members also meet regularly outside of the presence of Hartford Funds Management and are advised by independent legal counsel.

Information about the number of times the Board and each Committee met during each Fund’s most recent fiscal year is provided in Appendix F. No Board member attended less than 75% of the total number of meetings of each Board and Committee on which the Board member served during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

The Board has engaged Hartford Funds Management to manage the Funds on a day-to-day basis. The Board is responsible for overseeing Hartford Funds Management, other service providers, and each Fund in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, state law, other applicable laws, and each Fund’s governing documents. The Board reviews the Funds’ performance, operating expenses, and investment strategies and risks. The Board also reviews Hartford Funds Management and its role in running the day-to-day operations of the Funds, including Fund administration, Fund accounting, Fund transfer agency operations and shareholders services, and Fund distribution.

Day-to-day risk management with respect to the Funds is the responsibility of Hartford Funds Management or other service providers (depending on the nature of the risk), subject to oversight by Hartford Funds Management. The Board oversees risk as part of its general oversight of the Funds and risk is addressed as part of various Board and Committee activities. The Funds are subject to a number of risks, including investment, compliance, financial, operational, and valuation risks. The Funds’ service providers, which are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Funds, implement risk management strategies in conducting their activities. The Board recognizes that it is not possible to identify all of the risks that may affect the Funds, and that it is not possible to develop processes and control

measures to eliminate all risks and their possible effects. The Board may, at any time and in its discretion, change the manner in which it conducts its risk oversight role.

The Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee, Audit Committee, and Investment Committee receive reports or other information from Hartford Funds Management regarding risk assessment and management. In addition, the Hartford Funds Management has established an internal committee focused on risk assessment and risk management related to the operations of the Funds and the investment manager, and the chairperson of that committee reports to the Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee on a semi-annual basis (or more frequently if appropriate). The Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee assists the Board in overseeing the activities of the Funds’ CCO, and the CCO provides an annual report to the Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee and the Board regarding material compliance matters. The Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee and the Board receive and consider other reports from the CCO throughout the year.

The Audit Committee assists the Board in reviewing financial matters, including matters relating to financial reporting risks and valuation risks. The Audit Committee oversees the risk management efforts for financial reporting, pricing and valuation, and liquidity risk and meets regularly with the Funds’ Treasurer and independent auditors, as well as with members of management, to discuss financial reporting and audit issues, including risks related to financial controls. The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a written charter. For a copy of the Audit Committee Charter, please refer to Appendix M.

The Investment Committee assists the Board in overseeing investment matters. The Investment Committee receives reports from the investment manager relating to investment performance, including information regarding investment risk. The Investment Committee meets regularly with the Funds’ portfolio managers to discuss investment performance achieved by the Funds and the investment risks assumed by the Funds to achieve that performance.

The Committee structure facilitates the timely and efficient consideration of matters by the Board members and fosters effective oversight of compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and of the Funds’ activities and their associated risks.

The CCO of the Funds and Hartford Funds Management oversees the implementation and testing of the Funds’ compliance program and reports to the Board at least quarterly regarding compliance matters for the Funds, Hartford Funds Management, and the Funds’ other service providers. The independent Board members have engaged independent legal counsel to assist them in performing their oversight responsibilities.

The Board also has appointed a Chief Legal Officer, who is responsible for overseeing internal reporting requirements imposed under rules adopted by the SEC pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are designed to ensure that credible indications of material violations of federal securities laws or breaches of fiduciary duty are investigated and are adequately and appropriately resolved.

Finally, the Board appoints Fund officers to oversee the Funds’ daily operations. Each officer is an employee of Hartford Funds Management. Information about the executive officers of each Fund is set forth in Appendix G.

Board Compensation

Information relating to compensation paid to Board members is provided in Appendix H.

Equity Securities Owned by Board Nominees and Executive Officers

Information relating to the dollar range of equity securities owned by Board nominees in the Funds as of June 30, 2020, is set forth in Appendix I. Information concerning the Board nominees’ and the Funds’ executive officers’ aggregate ownership in the Funds is provided in Appendix J.

Investment Manager, Principal Underwriter and Other Service Providers

HFMC is the investment manager for each Fund except for Lattice Strategies Trust, and two series of The Hartford Mutual Funds II, Inc.,: Hartford Funds MasterMultifactor International Fund and Hartford Funds NextShares Trust. Each Nominee, withMultifactor Large Cap Value Fund, for which Lattice, HFMC’s wholly owned subsidiary, is the exception of Mr. Davey,investment manager. HFMC is an independent or disinterested person, which means they are not "interested persons"indirect subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (“The Hartford”), a Connecticut-based financial services company. As of June 30, 2020, HFMC and Lattice had approximately $117.8 billion in discretionary and non-discretionary assets under management. HFMC is responsible for the management of the Trusts, as defined inFunds and supervises the Investment Company Actactivities of 1940 ("1940 Act"). Such individuals are commonly referred to as "Independent Trustees."

Pertinent information regarding each Nominee's principal occupation and business experience during at least the past five years, number of portfolios overseenFunds’ sub-advisers. In addition, HFMC, its affiliate(s) or to be overseencertain third-party service providers provide Fund administration, Fund accounting, and other directorships held is set forth below. Shareholders wishing to send communicationsadministrative services to the Nominees may submit written correspondence, directed to the Nominees, in careFunds, including personnel, services, equipment and facilities and office space for proper operation of the applicable Trust's Secretary, Alice A. Pellegrino, c/o Hartford Funds,Funds. HFMC’s principal offices are located at 690 Lee Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087.

*  Each Trustee may serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies.

Nominees for Election as Independent Trustee (previously elected by shareholders):

*  Each Trustee may serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies.

⁽¹⁾  For Hartford Funds Exchange-Traded Trust.

⁽²⁾  For Lattice Strategies Trust.

Nominee for Election as Interested Trustee (not previously elected by shareholders):

Appendix C: Board Nominees’ Term and Tenure

Each Trustee may serveBoard member serves for an indefinite term (i.e., until his or her successor is elected and qualifies.

**  "Interested person," as defined indeath, resignation, retirement, or removal). The Board has adopted a retirement policy that requires each Board member to retire from the 1940 Act,Board (and any Committee thereof) no later than December 31 of the Trusts becauseyear in which he or she reaches the age of the person's affiliation with, or equity ownership of, HFMC, HFD or affiliated companies.seventy-five (75).

Trustee Qualifications

The governing documents for the Trusts do not set forth any specific qualifications to serve as a Trustee. The Charter for the Nominating and Governance Committee sets forth potential considerations for the Committee when selecting

nominees to serve as Independent Trustees, including: professional experience, education, skill and other individual qualities and attributes that contribute to the Board. The Committee may take into account a wide variety of factors in considering potential nominees, including (but not limited to): (i) availability and commitment of a candidate to attend meetings and perform his or her responsibilities on the Board, (ii) relevant industry and related experience, (iii) educational background, (iv) financial expertise, (v) ability, judgment and expertise and (vi) overall diversity of the Board's composition.

Each Board has concluded, based on each Nominee's experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills, on an individual basis and in combination with those of other Nominees, that each Nominee is qualified to serve as a Trustee for the Funds. Among the attributes and skills common to all Nominees are the ability to review, evaluate and discuss information and proposals provided to them regarding the Funds, the ability to interact effectively with management and service providers, and the ability to exercise independent business judgment. Where applicable, the Boards have considered the actual service of the Nominee in concluding that the Nominee should continue to serve as a Trustee. Each Nominee's ability to perform his or her duties effectively has been attained through the Nominee's education and work experience, as well as service as a trustee for the Funds and/or other entities. Set forth below is the year in which each Board nominee became a brief descriptionmember of the specific experienceBoard of each Nominee. Additional details regarding the background of each Nominee is included in(i) Mutual Funds, (ii) ETFs, and (iii) the chart earlier in this section.Interval Fund.

management consulting firm, and as the chief executive officer of a private savings bank.

Duane E. Hill. Mr. Hill has served as an independent Board member since 2001. He has served as the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee since 2003. Mr. Hill has more than thirty-five years'35 years’ experience in senior executive positions in the banking, venture capital and private equity industries.

William P. Johnston.

Andrew A. Johnson.Mr. JohnstonJohnson has more than fortyover 30 years of experience in senior leadership positions in the health care,as an investment bankingprofessional responsible for a range of fixed-income and legal professions.multi-asset class products. He currently serves as an operating executive toa diversity and inclusion advisor at a global private equity and other alternative asset investment firm and serves on other boards. He previouslymanagement firm. In his previous roles, Mr. Johnson served as managing directora chief investment officer, senior executive and headportfolio manager.

Paul L. Rosenberg. Mr. Rosenberg has over 40 years of investment banking, CEOexperience as a senior executive, strategy consultant, and vice chairman for an investment bank.

Phillip O. Peterson. Mr. Peterson wassenior official serving in the U.S. government. He currently is a partner of a major accounting firm, providing services to the investment management industry. Henon-profit strategy consulting firm. Mr. Rosenberg was previously a partner of a premier for-profit strategy consulting firm.

Lemma W. Senbet. Dr. Senbet has served as an independent presidentBoard member since 2005 (and served on the Board of a mutual fund complex, and he serves on another mutual fund board.

Lemma W. Senbet. the predecessors of some of the Funds since 2000). For more than thirty30 years, Dr. Senbet has served as a professor of finance, including serving as the Director of Center for Financial Policy and as the chair of the finance department at a major university. He has served the finance profession in various capacities, including as a director or officer of finance associations.

David Sung. Mr. Sung has served as an independent Board member since 2014. He has served as Chairman of the Audit Committee since November 2019. Mr. Sung is an experienced financial services and auditing professional with over 37 years of experience serving clients in the investment management business.

Pertinent

James E. Davey. Mr. Davey has served as a Board member since 2012 and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Funds since 2010.  Mr. Davey joined The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (“The Hartford”) in 2002 and has served in various positions within The Hartford and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining The Hartford, Mr. Davey served in various management roles at Merrill Lynch, including director of 401(k) alliance management and director

of corporate and institutional 401(k) product management, overseeing product profitability and marketing strategy.  Mr. Davey has served on the Board of Governors for the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

Appendix E: Standing Committees of the Board

Appendix F: Board and Committee Meetings

Set forth in the table below is information regarding the number of meetings of the Board and the Committees held during each officer's principal occupationFund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

Current Officers

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Appendix H: Board Compensation

Compensation of Independent Board Members. Each officer may serve until his or her successor is elected or appointed.

⁽¹⁾  For Hartford Funds Exchange-Traded Trust.

⁽²⁾  For Lattice Strategies Trust.

Additional information aboutindependent Board member receives compensation in the Trustsform an annual retainer and the independent registered public accounting firmfees for attending Board and Committee meetings. The amount of the Trustsannual retainer currently is provided$190,000. The Board Chairman receives an addition annual retainer, which currently is $190,000, and each Committee Chairperson also receives an additional annual retainer in Appendix B.the amount of $45,000. The retainers are paid quarterly. Each independent Board member also receives meeting fees, which include $10,000 per meeting for a regularly scheduled quarterly Board meeting, $3,500 per meeting for a special Board meeting, and $2,000 per meeting for a telephonic Board meeting. The fee for attending regularly scheduled Committee meetings include: (i) $2,000 for each Audit Committee meeting; (ii) $2,000 for each Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee meeting; (iii) $4,000 for each Investment Committee meeting; and (iv) $3,500 for each Contracts Committee meeting and any Committee special (non-telephonic) meeting.

REQUIRED VOTE

For HartfordAny Board member who is not an independent Board member does not receive any compensation from the Funds Exchange-Traded Trust,for serving as a pluralitymember of the votes properly cast in person or by proxy at the Meeting is required for the election of trustees. For Lattice Strategies Trust, a majority of the outstanding shares voted is required for the election of trustees. Because each Fund is a series of its respective Trust, each shareholder vote will be counted together with the votes of shareholders of the other series of the applicable Trust, voting as a single class in the election of trustees. Unless otherwise instructed, the proxies will vote all properly executed proxy cards and voting instruction cards "FOR" the Nominees. Board.

Each of the Nominees has consented to serveBoard nominees currently serves as a Trustee if elected.

The Boards unanimously recommend that you vote "FOR" the Proposal.

OTHER MATTERS

Management does not intend to present any business to the Meeting not mentioned in this Proxy Statement and currently knows of no other business to be presented. If any other matters are brought before the Meeting, the persons named as proxies will vote on such matters in their discretion.

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

The following companies also provide services to the Funds.

Hartford Funds Exchange-Traded Trust. HFMC serves as the investment manager for the Funds. In addition, HFMC, its affiliate(s) or certain third-party service providers provide administrative services to the Trust, including personnel, services, equipment and facilities and office space for proper operationmember of the Trust.Board except for Derrick C. Cephas, Andrew A. Johnson, and Paul L. Rosenberg. The principal business address for HFMC is 690 Lee Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street"), located at State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, also provides administrative services to the Trust. ALPS Distributors, Inc. ("ALPS"), located at 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203, serves as the Funds' principal underwriter.

Lattice Strategies Trust. Lattice Strategies LLC ("Lattice Strategies"), serves as the investment adviser for the Funds. The principal business address for Lattice Strategies is 101 Montgomery Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104. State Street provides administrative services to the Trust and ALPS serves as the Funds' principal underwriter.

SHAREHOLDER MAILINGS

To help lower the impact of operating costs, each Fund attempts to eliminate mailing duplicate documents to the same address. When two or more Fund shareholders have the same last name and address, the applicable Fund may send only one prospectus, annual report, semi-annual report, general information statement or proxy to that address, rather than mailing separate documents to each shareholder. Shareholders may opt out of this single mailing at any time by calling the applicable Fund at 1-415-315-6600 or writing to the applicable Fund at Hartford Funds, 101 Montgomery Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104, and requesting additional copies of Fund documents. Shareholders sharing a single mailing address who are currently receiving multiple copies of Fund documents can request delivery of a single copy instead by calling the same telephone number or writing to the same address.

A copy of the Trusts' most recent annual reports, as available, or a copy of the prospectuses or proxy statement, is available upon request, and without charge.

Please go to www.hartfordfunds.com/ETFproxy to view the proxy statement on the internet or call 1-888-340-0222 and a copy will be sent without charge. Please go to www.hartfordfunds.com to view the Trusts' annual reports or prospectuses on

the internet or contact the applicable Fund at Hartford Funds, 101 Montgomery Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104 or call 1-888-340-0222 and a copy will be sent without charge by first class mail within three business days of your request.

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

The Funds are not required to hold shareholder meetings annually and none of the Funds currently intend to hold such meetings, unless shareholder action is required in accordance with the 1940 Act or other applicable law. To be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement at any subsequent meeting of shareholders pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a shareholder proposal must be submitted to the applicable Fund at the address above at a reasonable time before the proxy statement for that meeting is mailed. Whether a proposal is included in the proxy statement will be determined in accordance with applicable federal laws. The timely submission of a proposal does not guarantee its inclusion. As of the date of this Joint Proxy Statement, no shareholder proposals had been submitted for this Shareholder Meeting.

  On behalf of the Boards of Trustees,

  /s/ Alice A. Pellegrino

  Alice A. Pellegrino
Secretary

July 21, 2017

INDEX OF APPENDICES

Appendix A  Fund Shares Outstanding

Appendix B  Additional Information About the Trusts and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Beneficial Ownership of the Trustees and Nominees
Management Compensation
Board Meetings, Committees and Other Related Matters
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Appendix C Nominating and Governance Committee, Charterat its meeting held on April 21, 2020, and the Board, at its meeting held on May 4-5, 2020, nominated Messrs. Cephas, Johnson, and Rosenberg as Board nominees. Accordingly, the tables below reflect that Messrs. Cephas, Johnson, and Rosenberg did not receive any compensation from a Fund during its most recently completed fiscal year or from any of the Funds during calendar year ended on December 31, 2019.

Mr. Birdsong became Chairman of the Board and Ms. Detrick became Chair of the Investment Committee on August 7, 2019. Mr. Sung became Chair of the Audit Committee on November 7, 2019. The amount of compensation paid to each of these independent Board members shown in the tables below reflect the actual amounts paid during the periods indicated and are different than the amount of compensation currently paid as a result of their respective chairperson responsibilities.

The Interval Fund commenced investment operations on November 4, 2019, and has not yet completed its first fiscal year. Accordingly, the table below does not include compensation for the independent Board members of the Interval Fund for a full fiscal year.

Hartford Funds Management allocates the aggregate amount of compensation paid to the independent Board members ratably among each of the Funds based on each Fund’s total net assets relative to the aggregate amount of all Funds’ total net assets. With respect to the ETFs, the allocation is notional and Hartford Funds Management bears the cost of the independent Board member compensation notionally allocated to the ETFs.

Appendix DCompensation Paid to Board Members by each Fund  Beneficial Owners. Set forth in the table below is information regarding compensation for serving as an independent Board member accrued by each during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year. Mr. Davey is not compensated for serving as a Board member of the Fund.