Investment objective & strategy
As of Dec. 29, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Funds investment objective is to seek high current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.
Strategy. The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in high dividend-paying common stocks with dividend growth potential along with an options overlay strategy. Equity Portfolio: The Fund generally invests in high dividend-paying large-cap or mid-cap stocks (which are generally defined as of the date of this Prospectus as stocks of companies with market capitalizations above $7 billion and $2 billion, respectively) of U.S. issuers, and may also hold foreign stocks, including depositary receipts. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts. Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania (the Adviser) defines high dividend-paying stocks as those with a higher dividend yield than the S&P 500 Indexs average dividend yield. The Advisers equity security selection process involves prioritizing stocks … The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in high dividend-paying common stocks with dividend growth potential along with an options overlay strategy. Equity Portfolio: The Fund generally invests in high dividend-paying large-cap or mid-cap stocks (which are generally defined as of the date of this Prospectus as stocks of companies with market capitalizations above $7 billion and $2 billion, respectively) of U.S. issuers, and may also hold foreign stocks, including depositary receipts. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts. Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania (the Adviser) defines high dividend-paying stocks as those with a higher dividend yield than the S&P 500 Indexs average dividend yield. The Advisers equity security selection process involves prioritizing stocks based on attractive combinations of dividend yield and dividend growth potential. The Adviser evaluates the dividend growth potential of companies by analyzing their balance sheet, income and cash flow statements, attempting to identify those companies that have the sustainability to both continue to pay dividends and/or grow them over time. The fundamental criteria considered by the Adviser includes, but is not limited to, balance sheet strength, earnings growth and cash flow durability. The Adviser believes that over the long-term, this can be achieved with lower volatility than the broad market, as measured by standard deviation. Options Overlay: The Fund also uses an options overlay strategy in an effort to generate incremental income in addition to the dividends received through the Funds investments in equity securities. The options overlay strategy seeks to generate income by selling a call option on a passive exchange-traded fund (ETF) at a lower strike price and buying another call option at a higher strike price, both with the same expiration date. The Fund earns the premiums of the differences between the spread of those call options, which would be treated as additional, or enhanced, income. Such call spreads are intended to reduce the Funds volatility and earn options premium as a means to enhance distributions payable to the Funds shareholders. The Fund will only buy and sell options contracts that are listed for trading on regulated U.S. exchanges. The Fund may use FLexible EXchange options (FLEX Options), which are customized option contracts available through national securities exchanges that are guaranteed for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). The Fund may also invest in U.S. Treasuries to satisfy any applicable collateral requirements associated with such option writing. Any excess collateral would be expected to typically be equitized using market futures to gain equity market exposure.
Top holdings
As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| US BANCORP DEL | — | $1.33M | 3.65% |
| TOTALENERGIES SE | — | $1.32M | 3.61% |
| TRUIST FINL CORP | — | $1.27M | 3.49% |
| PAYCHEX INC | — | $1.25M | 3.42% |
| ENBRIDGE INC | — | $1.25M | 3.41% |
| SANOFI SPON ADR | SNY US | $1.22M | 3.34% |
| PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GRP INC | — | $1.19M | 3.24% |
| SPONSORED ADR | BTI | $1.12M | 3.06% |
| Federated Hermes Government Obligations Tax-Managed Fund, Institutional Class | GOFXX | $1.09M | 2.99% |
| KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION | — | $1.07M | 2.92% |
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 Strategic Value Dividend Fund · SVAAX, SVACX, SVAIX, SVALX | 79% | 0.79% |
| Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETF · FDV | 60% | 0.50% |
| Federated Hermes Strategic Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. f/k/a Federated Hermes Equity Income Fund, Inc. · LEIFX, LEICX, LFEIX, LEISX, FDERX | 33% | 0.89% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Federated Advisory Services Company | Adviser |
| FEDERATED EQUITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of December 29, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of April 30, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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