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Federated Hermes Ultrashort Bond Fund
Federated Hermes Total Return Series, Inc.
Expense ratio1
0.37%
Net assets2
$3.95B
Holdings2
504
Category
Other
2025 return3
5.56%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Nov. 25, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Funds investment objective is to provide total return consistent with current income.

Strategy. The Fund invests primarily (that is, more than 50%) in investment-grade, fixed-income securities, including but not limited to asset-backed (including mortgage-backed) securities and corporate debt securities, but may invest up to 35% of its assets in noninvestment-grade, fixed-income securities. When selecting investments for the Fund, the Fund can invest in securities directly or in other investment companies, including, for example, funds advised by the Funds investment adviser (the Adviser) or its affiliates (Underlying Funds). The Adviser seeks to enhance the Funds performance by allocating relatively more of its portfolio to the sector that the Adviser expects to offer the best balance between total return and risk. The Adviser may invest a portion of the Funds assets in foreign securities (both … The Fund invests primarily (that is, more than 50%) in investment-grade, fixed-income securities, including but not limited to asset-backed (including mortgage-backed) securities and corporate debt securities, but may invest up to 35% of its assets in noninvestment-grade, fixed-income securities. When selecting investments for the Fund, the Fund can invest in securities directly or in other investment companies, including, for example, funds advised by the Funds investment adviser (the Adviser) or its affiliates (Underlying Funds). The Adviser seeks to enhance the Funds performance by allocating relatively more of its portfolio to the sector that the Adviser expects to offer the best balance between total return and risk. The Adviser may invest a portion of the Funds assets in foreign securities (both investment-grade and noninvestment-grade, including, but not limited to, government and corporate investments). The Fund may invest in hybrid instruments and derivative contracts to implement its investment strategies. There can be no assurance that the Funds use of derivative contracts or hybrid instruments 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. The Fund may also use Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs) for hedging purposes. Although the value of the Funds Shares will fluctuate, the Adviser actively manages the Funds portfolio seeking to manage the magnitude of fluctuation by limiting the Funds dollar-weighted average effective duration to one year or less. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. Under normal market conditions, the Funds dollar-weighted average effective maturity is expected to be 18 months or less. Certain of the government securities in which the Fund invests are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as those issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Bank System. These entities are, however, supported through federal subsidies, loans or other benefits. The Fund may also invest in government securities that are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as those issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Finally, the Fund may invest in government securities that have no explicit financial support, but that are regarded as having implied support because the federal government sponsors their activities. The Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income investments. The Fund will notify shareholders at least 60 days in advance of any change in this investment policy.

Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
59
Exited
16
Increased
3
Decreased
150
Unchanged
293

How 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of November 25, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. 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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