Investment objective & strategy
As of June 25, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Funds investment objective is to seek current income.
Strategy. The Fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade, fixed-income securities consisting primarily of corporate debt securities. Corporate debt securities, including notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper, are fixed income securities usually issued by businesses to finance their operations. The Funds investment adviser (the Adviser) seeks to enhance the Funds performance by allocating relatively more of its portfolio to the security type that the Adviser expects to offer the best balance between current income and risk. Some of the corporate debt securities in which the Fund invests are considered to be foreign securities, which are securities of issuers based outside of the United States. The foreign securities in which the Fund invests will be predominately denominated in U.S. dollars. … The Fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade, fixed-income securities consisting primarily of corporate debt securities. Corporate debt securities, including notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper, are fixed income securities usually issued by businesses to finance their operations. The Funds investment adviser (the Adviser) seeks to enhance the Funds performance by allocating relatively more of its portfolio to the security type that the Adviser expects to offer the best balance between current income and risk. Some of the corporate debt securities in which the Fund invests are considered to be foreign securities, which are securities of issuers based outside of the United States. The foreign securities in which the Fund invests will be predominately denominated in U.S. dollars. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in fixed-income securities rated below investment grade. Noninvestment-grade securities may also be referred to as below investment-grade securities (junk bonds or high yield securities). To pursue the Funds investment strategy, the Adviser can invest in instruments directly or through investing in other investment companies, including, for example, affiliated funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates. The Fund may also invest in U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government agency securities, (including mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities), mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). The Fund may invest in derivative contracts, in particular, futures contracts, option contracts and swap contracts, to implement its investment strategies. For example, the Fund may use derivative contracts to increase or decrease the portfolios exposure to the investment(s) underlying the derivative in an attempt to benefit from changes in the value of the underlying investment(s). There can be no assurance that the Funds use of derivative contracts will work as intended. Derivative investments made by the Fund are included within the Funds 80% policy (as described below) and are calculated at market value. Consistent with the Bloomberg US Corporate 1-5 Year Index, the Funds representative performance index, the Fund may, from time to time, have larger allocations to certain broad market sectors in attempting to achieve its investment objective. The Adviser may lengthen or shorten duration from time to time based on its interest rate outlook, but, under normal market conditions, the Funds dollar-weighted average effective duration is expected to be within a range of 1.5 to 3.5 years. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. The Fund will invest its assets so that at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in corporate fixed-income investments. The Fund will notify shareholders at least 60 days in advance of any change in its investment policy to invest, under normal circumstances, less than 80% of its net assets in corporate fixed-income investments.
Top holdings
As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANK OF AMER CRP | — | $1.79M | 2.75% |
| CITIGROUP INC | — | $1.56M | 2.41% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE | — | $1.34M | 2.06% |
| MARS INC | — | $1.22M | 1.88% |
| WELLS FARGO CO | — | $1.05M | 1.62% |
| BOEING CO/THE | — | $1.00M | 1.54% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | — | $996.25K | 1.53% |
| Federated Hermes Government Obligations Tax-Managed Fund, Institutional Class | GOFXX | $961.12K | 1.48% |
| GE HEALTHCARE | — | $959.05K | 1.47% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $943.88K | 1.45% |
Portfolio moves
Jan 31, 2026 → Apr 30, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Total Return Bond Fund · FGCSX, FGCIX, FGCAX, SRBRX | 15% | 0.37% |
| Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund · FIIFX, INISX, ICBRX | 11% | 0.46% |
| WisdomTree U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund · QSIG | 9% | 0.18% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Federated Advisory Services Company | Adviser |
| Federated Investment Management Company | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of June 25, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of April 30, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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