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the Hartford Balanced Income Fund (HBLAX) proxy voting record 2026
Three of its ballots from this season. Vote first, then see what it did with the shares your savings paid for.
The question on the ballot
As filed
Hartford Mutual Funds files this fund's proxy votes with the SEC once a year. This is what it did with the shares your retirement savings paid for.
SourceProxy-voting record filed by Hartford Mutual Funds on 2026-08-20 · open the filing · vote table (proxytable.xml, 26 MB)
TickersHBLAX (Class A), HBLCX (Class C), HBLYX (Class Y), HBLIX (Class I), HBLRX (Class R3), HBLSX (Class R4), HBLTX (Class R5), HBLVX (Class R6), HBLFX (Class F) · share classes of one fund, with one proxy-voting record · as listed in its latest SEC filing of proxy votes
How it voted, by issue
Fund companies sometimes file the same proposal under different subjects. So that funds can be compared, each proposal is counted under the subject most of the filings we read gave it, the same for every fund on this site. Counted by this fund’s own filing alone, 8 of its 37 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 95.2% of the time across 62 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 21 | 4 | 19% |
| Other social issues | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
The Walt Disney Company · 18 March 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Walt Disney publish a fuller account of its emissions and how it plans to cut them?
Shareholders asked the company to disclose its greenhouse gas emissions more completely, or to have its reduction targets independently assessed, so that the plan can be checked rather than taken on trust.
AGAINST the Hartford Balanced Income Fund voted with 464,606 shares
“Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, requesting a report on the expected and potential return on investment from climate commitments.”
SourceHartford Mutual Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-20 · accession 0001104659-26-099014 · series S000012949 · open the filing
Darden Restaurants, Inc. · 17 September 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Darden Restaurants publish a fuller account of its emissions and how it plans to cut them?
Shareholders asked the company to disclose its greenhouse gas emissions more completely, or to have its reduction targets independently assessed, so that the plan can be checked rather than taken on trust.
AGAINST the Hartford Balanced Income Fund voted with 247,814 shares
“To vote on a shareholder proposal requesting the Company disclose measurable targets for reducing greenhouse emissions.”
SourceHartford Mutual Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-20 · accession 0001104659-26-099014 · series S000012949 · open the filing
Bank of America Corporation · 4 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Bank of America also chair the board that supervises them?
Shareholders asked the company to require that the chair of the board be an independent director rather than the chief executive, so that the body overseeing management is not led by the person being overseen.
AGAINST the Hartford Balanced Income Fund voted with 1,996,646 shares
“Shareholder proposal requesting independent board chair”
SourceHartford Mutual Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-20 · accession 0001104659-26-099014 · series S000012949 · open the filing
Pfizer Inc. · 23 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Pfizer also chair the board that supervises them?
Shareholders asked the company to require that the chair of the board be an independent director rather than the chief executive, so that the body overseeing management is not led by the person being overseen.
FOR the Hartford Balanced Income Fund voted with 1,882,222 shares
“Adopt an Independent Chair Policy”
SourceHartford Mutual Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-20 · accession 0001104659-26-099014 · series S000012949 · open the filing
Bank of America Corporation · 4 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Bank of America’s board account for how animals are treated in its supply chain?
Shareholders asked for a report on how the board oversees animal welfare risk in the company’s operations and supply chain, and on how the company’s practices compare with its stated policy.
AGAINST the Hartford Balanced Income Fund voted with 1,996,646 shares
“Shareholder proposal requesting report on board oversight of risks related to animal welfare”
SourceHartford Mutual Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-20 · accession 0001104659-26-099014 · series S000012949 · open the filing
Merck & Co., Inc. · 26 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Merck disclose the politics its money pays for?
Shareholders asked the company to publish its political spending — direct contributions and money routed through trade associations and other third parties — and whether that spending matches the values the company states publicly.
AGAINST the Hartford Balanced Income Fund voted with 1,110,969 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding a report on political contributions.”
SourceHartford Mutual Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-20 · accession 0001104659-26-099014 · series S000012949 · open the filing
Other funds Hartford Mutual Funds votes
The same filer reports these alongside this one, in the same annual filing.
No 401(k) plan we index offers this fund. Its record is here because the fund files it with the SEC, as every fund must: whoever holds it, in an IRA, a brokerage account or a plan we have not indexed, the fund votes those shares as shown on this page.