Hartford Schroders Opportunistic Income Fund
690 Lee Road
Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087
October 28, 2019
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
Deborah O’Neal
Senior Counsel
Division of Investment Management
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: | Hartford Schroders Opportunistic Income Fund (the “Fund”) (File Nos. 333-232663 and 811-23457) |
Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 as filed on October 28, 2019
Dear Ms. O’Neal:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby request that the effective date of the above-captioned Amendment be accelerated so that the same will become effective on Friday, November 1, 2019, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
In connection with this request, Hartford Funds Distributors, LLC, the underwriter for the Fund, has also signed this letter requesting acceleration.
If you have any questions regarding the above responses, please do not hesitate to contact Alexander C. Karampatsos at (202) 261-3402.
Sincerely, | ||||
Hartford Schroders Opportunistic Income Fund | Hartford Funds Distributors, LLC | |||
/s/ Alice A. Pellegrino | /s/ Gregory A. Frost | |||
Name: Alice A. Pellegrino | Name: Gregory A. Frost | |||
Title: Vice President | Title: Chief Financial Officer |