ROAM ETF — Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF (ROAM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ROAM is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.91%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.43%, its expense ratio is 0.44%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 66/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 101.5% over the past 11.6 years, 236.7 points behind SPY at 338.2%.

Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF is an ETF that tracks an index of emerging-market equities selected for favorable combinations of factor characteristics, holding at least 80% of assets in index securities and depositary receipts. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate with semi-annual distributions and carries an expense ratio of 0.44%. It may appeal to equity investors seeking emerging-market exposure with a factor-tilted approach.

ROAM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 101.5% over the past 11.6 years, 236.7 points behind SPY at 338.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 25.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.1%.

ROAM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

66 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.26%

Issuer

Hartford Funds

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/25/2015

Expense ratio

0.44%

Distribution rate

1.91%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.43%

Last close

$34.74 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$108,568,150

Average volume

15966.0

Dividend

$0.332

Ex-dividend date

06/25/2026

Payment date

06/29/2026

Beta

1.03

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.91%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.43%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Hartford Funds; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ROAM risks and drawbacks

ROAM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.1%.

Who may consider ROAM — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ROAM pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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