United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies
811-21822
(Investment Company Act File Number)
Federated Hermes Managed Pool Series
_______________________________________________________________
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Federated Hermes Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086-7561
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(412) 288-1900
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
Peter J. Germain, Esquire
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service)
Date of Fiscal Year End: 12/31/23
Date of Reporting Period: 12/31/23
Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders |
Ticker FCSPX |
Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Strategy Portfolio
A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Managed Pool Series
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Fund | 9.20% | 3.70% | 3.70% |
BUSC | 8.18% | 2.45% | 2.83% |
BUSC-Baa | 9.41% | 3.14% | 3.31% |
Security Type | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
Corporate Bonds | 94.1% |
Foreign Government/Agency | 1.6% |
Cash Equivalents2 | 3.5% |
Derivative Contracts3 | 0.1% |
Securities Lending Collateral4 | 0.5% |
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net5 | 0.2% |
TOTAL | 100% |
1 | See the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of these security types. |
2 | Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements other than those representing securities lending collateral. |
3 | Based upon net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value of the derivative contracts as applicable. Derivative contracts may consist of futures, forwards, options and swaps. The impact of a derivative contract on the Fund’s performance may be larger than its unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value may indicate. In many cases, the notional value or amount of a derivative contract may provide a better indication of the contract’s significance to the portfolio. More complete information regarding the Fund’s direct investments in derivative contracts, including unrealized appreciation (depreciation), value and notional values or amounts of such contracts, can be found in the table at the end of the Portfolio of Investments included in this Report. |
4 | Represents cash collateral received for portfolio securities on loan that may be invested in affiliated money market funds, other money market instruments and/or repurchase agreements. |
5 | Assets, other than investments in securities and derivative contracts, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—94.1% | |||
Basic Industry - Chemicals—0.4% | |||
$ 90,000 | Albemarle Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.450%, 12/1/2044 | $ 84,143 | |
200,000 | RPM International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 3/1/2029 | 197,304 | |
300,000 | RPM International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 6/1/2045 | 283,823 | |
TOTAL | 565,270 | ||
Basic Industry - Metals & Mining—1.6% | |||
600,000 | Anglo American Capital PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.875%, 3/17/2031 | 510,624 | |
400,000 | Anglo American Capital PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.625%, 9/11/2024 | 393,726 | |
200,000 | Anglo American Capital PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 5/2/2033 | 202,172 | |
235,000 | Anglogold Ashanti Holdings PLC, Sr. Note, 6.500%, 4/15/2040 | 230,647 | |
400,000 | Glencore Funding LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 1.625%, 4/27/2026 | 370,973 | |
350,000 | Glencore Funding LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.625%, 9/23/2031 | 297,189 | |
200,000 | Glencore Funding LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.375%, 9/23/2051 | 141,159 | |
250,000 | Southern Copper Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.750%, 4/16/2040 | 280,254 | |
TOTAL | 2,426,744 | ||
Basic Industry - Paper—0.1% | |||
100,000 | Weyerhaeuser Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.375%, 3/15/2032 | 116,168 | |
Capital Goods - Aerospace & Defense—4.9% | |||
230,000 | BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.850%, 12/15/2025 | 225,098 | |
500,000 | BAE Systems PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.000%, 9/15/2050 | 353,388 | |
360,000 | Boeing Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.196%, 2/4/2026 | 340,222 | |
300,000 | Boeing Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.700%, 2/1/2027 | 283,028 | |
995,000 | Boeing Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.950%, 2/1/2030 | 897,132 | |
425,000 | Boeing Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.250%, 2/1/2035 | 358,701 | |
745,000 | Boeing Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 8/1/2059 | 570,721 | |
175,000 | Boeing Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.705%, 5/1/2040 | 181,119 | |
700,000 | HEICO Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.350%, 8/1/2033 | 717,090 | |
170,000 | Hexcel Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 2/15/2027 | 163,827 | |
740,000 | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.483%, 12/1/2027 | 700,118 | |
200,000 | Leidos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 3/15/2033 | 208,695 | |
125,000 | Leidos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 3.625%, 5/15/2025 | 121,877 | |
350,000 | Leidos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 4.375%, 5/15/2030 | 335,285 | |
500,000 | Northrop Grumman Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 3/15/2033 | 504,547 | |
600,000 | RTX Corp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 11/16/2028 | 586,669 | |
350,000 | RTX Corp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.150%, 5/15/2045 | 299,591 | |
280,000 | RTX Corp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 2/27/2033 | 285,490 | |
136,000 | 1 | Textron Financial Corp., Jr. Sub. Note, 144A, 7.376% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month +1.996%), 2/15/2042 | 107,189 |
370,000 | Textron, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.450%, 3/15/2031 | 315,448 | |
50,000 | Textron, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 3/1/2024 | 49,855 | |
TOTAL | 7,605,090 | ||
Capital Goods - Building Materials—0.9% | |||
100,000 | Allegion PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 10/1/2029 | 92,491 | |
125,000 | Allegion US Holdings Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.200%, 10/1/2024 | 122,549 | |
620,000 | Allegion US Holdings Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.550%, 10/1/2027 | 589,618 | |
235,000 | Carrier Global Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.700%, 2/15/2031 | 205,432 | |
255,000 | Carrier Global Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.900%, 3/15/2034 | 275,911 | |
170,000 | Masco Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 5/15/2047 | 146,765 | |
TOTAL | 1,432,766 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Capital Goods - Construction Machinery—1.2% | |||
$ 205,000 | Ashtead Capital, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.550%, 5/30/2033 | $ 203,031 | |
450,000 | CNH Industrial Capital America LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.450%, 7/15/2026 | 412,919 | |
445,000 | CNH Industrial NV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.850%, 11/15/2027 | 429,013 | |
895,000 | Weir Group PLC/The, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.200%, 5/13/2026 | 832,530 | |
TOTAL | 1,877,493 | ||
Capital Goods - Diversified Manufacturing—1.5% | |||
155,000 | Otis Worldwide Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 2.565%, 2/15/2030 | 137,903 | |
300,000 | Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.400%, 9/15/2027 | 268,546 | |
110,000 | Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.950%, 9/15/2029 | 100,871 | |
60,000 | Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.850%, 12/15/2025 | 58,865 | |
245,000 | Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 9/15/2028 | 240,969 | |
80,000 | Valmont Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 10/1/2044 | 72,351 | |
390,000 | Valmont Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 10/1/2054 | 348,926 | |
335,000 | Vontier Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 1.800%, 4/1/2026 | 308,383 | |
500,000 | Vontier Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 2.950%, 4/1/2031 | 421,729 | |
160,000 | Wabtec Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.200%, 6/15/2025 | 154,833 | |
285,000 | Xylem, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.250%, 1/30/2031 | 244,300 | |
TOTAL | 2,357,676 | ||
Capital Goods - Packaging—0.4% | |||
180,000 | Packaging Corp., of America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.650%, 9/15/2024 | 177,504 | |
220,000 | Sonoco Products Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 11/1/2040 | 224,506 | |
150,000 | WestRock Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 4.000%, 3/15/2028 | 144,806 | |
TOTAL | 546,816 | ||
Communications - Cable & Satellite—1.8% | |||
440,000 | CCO Safari II LLC, 6.484%, 10/23/2045 | 432,765 | |
250,000 | Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, 3.850%, 4/1/2061 | 156,026 | |
500,000 | Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, 4.800%, 3/1/2050 | 387,678 | |
865,000 | Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Term Loan - 1st Lien, 3.900%, 6/1/2052 | 582,565 | |
380,000 | Charter Communications Operating LLC, 5.375%, 5/1/2047 | 323,509 | |
600,000 | Charter Communications, Inc., 4.200%, 3/15/2028 | 576,814 | |
165,000 | Cox Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.350%, 9/15/2026 | 158,447 | |
300,000 | Time Warner Cable, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.500%, 9/1/2041 | 259,925 | |
TOTAL | 2,877,729 | ||
Communications - Media & Entertainment—3.3% | |||
500,000 | Discovery Communications LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 5/15/2050 | 402,262 | |
135,000 | Fox Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 4.709%, 1/25/2029 | 134,302 | |
375,000 | Fox Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 5.576%, 1/25/2049 | 362,070 | |
300,000 | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.400%, 3/1/2031 | 253,615 | |
495,000 | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.375%, 3/1/2041 | 377,928 | |
850,000 | Netflix, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 4/15/2028 | 861,910 | |
300,000 | Omnicom Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.450%, 4/30/2030 | 260,812 | |
300,000 | Omnicom Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.600%, 8/1/2031 | 257,949 | |
200,000 | Omnicom Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.650%, 11/1/2024 | 196,921 | |
190,000 | Paramount Global, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.700%, 6/1/2028 | 175,740 | |
475,000 | 2 | Paramount Global, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 5/19/2032 | 424,333 |
200,000 | Paramount Global, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 8/15/2044 | 157,663 | |
500,000 | Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.279%, 3/15/2032 | 457,761 | |
510,000 | Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 3/15/2042 | 449,861 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Communications - Media & Entertainment—continued | |||
$ 300,000 | Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.412%, 3/15/2026 | $ 300,221 | |
TOTAL | 5,073,348 | ||
Communications - Telecom Wireless—4.2% | |||
450,000 | American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.450%, 9/15/2026 | 410,252 | |
300,000 | American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.100%, 6/15/2030 | 251,865 | |
300,000 | American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.100%, 6/15/2050 | 204,843 | |
250,000 | American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.800%, 8/15/2029 | 237,593 | |
100,000 | American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.400%, 2/15/2026 | 98,794 | |
200,000 | American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 2/15/2024 | 199,762 | |
280,000 | Bell Canada, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.464%, 4/1/2048 | 251,843 | |
300,000 | Crown Castle Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.250%, 1/15/2031 | 248,622 | |
300,000 | Crown Castle, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.100%, 5/1/2033 | 297,208 | |
400,000 | Crown Castle, International Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 2/15/2026 | 394,271 | |
200,000 | Crown Castle, International Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 2/15/2049 | 188,992 | |
300,000 | TELUS Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.800%, 2/16/2027 | 282,735 | |
415,000 | T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.500%, 4/15/2050 | 367,061 | |
500,000 | T-Mobile USA, Inc., Series WI, 2.700%, 3/15/2032 | 426,402 | |
550,000 | T-Mobile USA, Inc., Series WI, 3.000%, 2/15/2041 | 411,988 | |
600,000 | T-Mobile USA, Inc., Series WI, 3.875%, 4/15/2030 | 569,137 | |
670,000 | T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.650%, 1/15/2053 | 698,228 | |
230,000 | Vodafone Group PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 5/30/2025 | 227,085 | |
350,000 | Vodafone Group PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 9/17/2050 | 290,826 | |
580,000 | Vodafone Group PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 5/30/2048 | 565,914 | |
TOTAL | 6,623,421 | ||
Communications - Telecom Wirelines—6.0% | |||
400,000 | AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.700%, 3/25/2026 | 374,318 | |
877,000 | AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.550%, 12/1/2033 | 715,233 | |
350,000 | AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.750%, 6/1/2031 | 306,989 | |
300,000 | AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 6/1/2041 | 238,431 | |
1,000,000 | AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.650%, 6/1/2051 | 753,897 | |
255,000 | AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.850%, 6/1/2060 | 190,472 | |
500,000 | AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 2/15/2030 | 490,024 | |
500,000 | AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.350%, 3/1/2029 | 493,710 | |
400,000 | AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.450%, 3/1/2047 | 400,413 | |
245,000 | 2 | AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 3/1/2041 | 269,099 |
545,000 | AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 5.300%, 8/15/2058 | 504,148 | |
815,000 | Rogers Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 3/15/2042 | 719,870 | |
40,000 | Telefonica S.A., Co. Guarantee, 7.045%, 6/20/2036 | 45,292 | |
680,000 | Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.450%, 3/20/2026 | 633,588 | |
400,000 | Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.550%, 3/21/2031 | 345,010 | |
1,785,000 | Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.400%, 3/22/2041 | 1,421,920 | |
30,000 | Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 3/22/2050 | 24,950 | |
750,000 | Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/16/2027 | 739,292 | |
390,000 | Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 8/15/2046 | 334,339 | |
500,000 | Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 1.680%, 10/30/2030 | 412,120 | |
TOTAL | 9,413,115 | ||
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive—4.6% | |||
650,000 | Daimler Trucks Financial NA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.000%, 12/14/2026 | 598,262 | |
175,000 | Daimler Trucks Financial NA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.375%, 12/14/2028 | 155,998 | |
605,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.122%, 11/7/2033 | 652,179 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive—continued | |||
$ 200,000 | General Motors Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 4/1/2025 | $ 196,622 | |
455,000 | General Motors Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 4/1/2045 | 410,296 | |
110,000 | General Motors Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.750%, 4/1/2046 | 118,529 | |
750,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.500%, 6/10/2026 | 687,491 | |
750,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.400%, 4/10/2028 | 673,426 | |
50,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.700%, 8/20/2027 | 46,155 | |
400,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 4/13/2024 | 397,692 | |
250,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 7/13/2025 | 245,799 | |
300,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 11/7/2024 | 294,652 | |
600,000 | Hyundai Capital America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 1.000%, 9/17/2024 | 581,037 | |
380,000 | Hyundai Capital America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.000%, 6/15/2028 | 332,178 | |
1,200,000 | Nissan Motor Acceptance Company LLC., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 1.850%, 9/16/2026 | 1,079,666 | |
400,000 | Stellantis Finance US, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 1.711%, 1/29/2027 | 363,446 | |
400,000 | Stellantis Finance US, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.691%, 9/15/2031 | 334,888 | |
TOTAL | 7,168,316 | ||
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers—2.0% | |||
150,000 | Advance Auto Parts, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.750%, 10/1/2027 | 128,861 | |
675,000 | 2 | Advance Auto Parts, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 3.900%, 4/15/2030 | 605,885 |
600,000 | Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.800%, 1/25/2050 | 457,377 | |
185,000 | AutoNation, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.950%, 8/1/2028 | 159,247 | |
130,000 | AutoNation, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 10/1/2025 | 127,362 | |
55,000 | AutoZone, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.125%, 4/21/2026 | 52,878 | |
345,000 | AutoZone, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 4/15/2030 | 331,643 | |
300,000 | Dollar General Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 5/1/2028 | 294,051 | |
610,000 | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.750%, 3/15/2031 | 495,140 | |
160,000 | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 4/1/2030 | 154,279 | |
230,000 | Tractor Supply Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 5/15/2033 | 236,058 | |
TOTAL | 3,042,781 | ||
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Food/Beverage—6.1% | |||
1,000,000 | Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Ltd., 4.900%, 2/1/2046 | 981,018 | |
100,000 | Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 2/1/2046 | 98,102 | |
300,000 | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.350%, 6/1/2040 | 280,552 | |
500,000 | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.439%, 10/6/2048 | 460,838 | |
500,000 | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 1/23/2029 | 508,263 | |
125,000 | Bacardi Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.750%, 7/15/2026 | 117,830 | |
650,000 | Coca-Cola European Partners PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 1.500%, 1/15/2027 | 586,906 | |
710,000 | Conagra Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.375%, 11/1/2027 | 623,555 | |
400,000 | Constellation Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 5/1/2033 | 402,682 | |
250,000 | Constellation Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 11/15/2048 | 247,906 | |
135,000 | Flowers Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.400%, 3/15/2031 | 113,386 | |
210,000 | Flowers Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 10/1/2026 | 201,524 | |
445,000 | General Mills, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.000%, 2/1/2051 | 309,639 | |
200,000 | Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de CV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.875%, 6/27/2024 | 199,500 | |
150,000 | Heineken NV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.350%, 3/29/2047 | 134,647 | |
110,000 | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 1.832%, 10/15/2027 | 96,500 | |
300,000 | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.300%, 11/1/2030 | 248,310 | |
255,000 | JDE Peet’s B.V., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 0.800%, 9/24/2024 | 245,345 | |
53,000 | Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.417%, 5/25/2025 | 52,479 | |
750,000 | Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 6/1/2046 | 655,363 | |
190,000 | McCormick & Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.850%, 2/15/2031 | 155,545 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Food/Beverage—continued | |||
$ 250,000 | McCormick & Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.400%, 8/15/2027 | $ 238,845 | |
500,000 | Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.625%, 9/13/2031 | 387,157 | |
300,000 | Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.000%, 10/15/2030 | 246,518 | |
300,000 | Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 2/1/2027 | 287,534 | |
350,000 | Smucker (J.M.) Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.375%, 3/15/2030 | 302,325 | |
300,000 | Smucker (J.M.) Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 3/15/2025 | 294,410 | |
400,000 | Sysco Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 3/15/2048 | 352,101 | |
200,000 | Tyson Foods, Inc., 3.950%, 8/15/2024 | 197,792 | |
585,000 | Tyson Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.550%, 6/2/2027 | 558,115 | |
TOTAL | 9,584,687 | ||
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Health Care—2.9% | |||
350,000 | Alcon Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.600%, 5/27/2030 | 303,545 | |
220,000 | Alcon Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.000%, 9/23/2029 | 200,351 | |
55,000 | Becton Dickinson & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.734%, 12/15/2024 | 54,163 | |
300,000 | Becton Dickinson & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.669%, 6/6/2047 | 280,635 | |
179,000 | Becton Dickinson & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.685%, 12/15/2044 | 167,559 | |
400,000 | CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.875%, 6/1/2026 | 382,191 | |
50,000 | CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.875%, 7/20/2025 | 49,151 | |
880,000 | CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 3/25/2048 | 823,833 | |
520,000 | CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 7/20/2045 | 492,598 | |
295,000 | Danaher Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.600%, 10/1/2050 | 197,898 | |
145,000 | GE Healthcare Holding LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.377%, 11/22/2052 | 168,568 | |
1,500,000 | HCA, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 3.500%, 7/15/2051 | 1,058,238 | |
335,000 | PerkinElmer, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 0.850%, 9/15/2024 | 323,529 | |
TOTAL | 4,502,259 | ||
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Pharmaceuticals—3.4% | |||
955,000 | AbbVie, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.200%, 11/21/2029 | 893,169 | |
750,000 | Amgen, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.450%, 2/21/2030 | 665,437 | |
980,000 | Amgen, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 3/2/2033 | 1,005,084 | |
970,000 | Amgen, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.650%, 3/2/2053 | 1,021,262 | |
185,000 | AstraZeneca PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.375%, 8/6/2030 | 153,884 | |
300,000 | Bayer US Finance II LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 6/25/2038 | 259,571 | |
300,000 | Bayer US Finance II LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.875%, 6/25/2048 | 253,342 | |
600,000 | Biogen, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.150%, 5/1/2050 | 421,789 | |
375,000 | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.050%, 3/31/2030 | 321,472 | |
500,000 | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.025%, 7/9/2040 | 384,592 | |
TOTAL | 5,379,602 | ||
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Supermarkets—0.3% | |||
300,000 | Kroger Co., Bond, 6.900%, 4/15/2038 | 339,676 | |
250,000 | Kroger Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 1/15/2050 | 204,010 | |
TOTAL | 543,686 | ||
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Tobacco—1.6% | |||
500,000 | Altria Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.700%, 2/4/2051 | 352,488 | |
650,000 | Altria Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.875%, 9/16/2046 | 488,109 | |
200,000 | Altria Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 2/14/2029 | 199,545 | |
325,000 | BAT Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.259%, 3/25/2028 | 291,041 | |
500,000 | BAT Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 3.557%, 8/15/2027 | 477,497 | |
200,000 | BAT Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 4.540%, 8/15/2047 | 153,888 | |
300,000 | Reynolds American, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.850%, 8/15/2045 | 281,363 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Tobacco—continued | |||
$ 300,000 | Reynolds American, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.000%, 8/4/2041 | $ 311,242 | |
TOTAL | 2,555,173 | ||
Energy - Independent—2.2% | |||
250,000 | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.050%, 7/15/2025 | 238,301 | |
590,000 | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.800%, 4/15/2024 | 586,651 | |
390,000 | Coterra Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 3.900%, 5/15/2027 | 377,530 | |
175,000 | Coterra Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 4.375%, 3/15/2029 | 169,939 | |
190,000 | Diamondback Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 3/15/2033 | 203,121 | |
685,000 | Hess Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.600%, 2/15/2041 | 720,423 | |
200,000 | Marathon Oil Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.400%, 7/15/2027 | 195,224 | |
510,000 | Ovintiv, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.100%, 7/15/2053 | 561,749 | |
500,000 | Pioneer Natural Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.150%, 1/15/2031 | 425,038 | |
TOTAL | 3,477,976 | ||
Energy - Integrated—0.9% | |||
605,000 | Cenovus Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 2/15/2052 | 446,176 | |
300,000 | Cenovus Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 4/15/2027 | 293,437 | |
100,000 | Petro-Canada, Bond, 5.350%, 7/15/2033 | 97,285 | |
130,000 | Petroleos Mexicanos, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 3/13/2027 | 121,269 | |
500,000 | Suncor Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 3/4/2051 | 375,447 | |
TOTAL | 1,333,614 | ||
Energy - Midstream—6.2% | |||
130,000 | Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.400%, 2/15/2031 | 116,247 | |
165,000 | Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.600%, 9/1/2032 | 146,269 | |
400,000 | Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 5/3/2029 | 392,050 | |
100,000 | Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 6/1/2025 | 98,810 | |
100,000 | Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.800%, 6/1/2045 | 99,768 | |
50,000 | Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.000%, 11/15/2029 | 44,638 | |
65,000 | Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 11/15/2049 | 48,179 | |
725,000 | Energy Transfer Operating LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 5/15/2050 | 647,539 | |
250,000 | Energy Transfer Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.300%, 4/15/2047 | 229,772 | |
250,000 | Energy Transfer Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 12/15/2045 | 252,357 | |
550,000 | Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.700%, 1/31/2051 | 438,119 | |
200,000 | Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 2/15/2048 | 175,976 | |
500,000 | Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.850%, 3/15/2044 | 481,334 | |
400,000 | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 4.250%, 9/1/2024 | 396,475 | |
495,000 | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 3/1/2041 | 509,411 | |
300,000 | Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.050%, 2/15/2046 | 268,322 | |
300,000 | Kinder Morgan, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 3/1/2028 | 296,078 | |
350,000 | MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.650%, 8/15/2030 | 302,223 | |
395,000 | MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/1/2027 | 386,960 | |
200,000 | MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 4/15/2058 | 170,163 | |
500,000 | MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.950%, 3/14/2052 | 445,691 | |
80,000 | MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 4.250%, 12/1/2027 | 78,331 | |
400,000 | ONEOK, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.100%, 3/15/2030 | 359,102 | |
500,000 | ONEOK, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.950%, 7/13/2047 | 448,671 | |
500,000 | ONEOK, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 9/1/2053 | 560,200 | |
600,000 | Plains All American Pipeline LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 6/1/2042 | 543,774 | |
180,000 | Targa Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 2/1/2033 | 165,640 | |
350,000 | Targa Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 3/15/2033 | 368,713 | |
290,000 | TC Pipelines, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 5/25/2027 | 279,641 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Energy - Midstream—continued | |||
$ 290,000 | Williams Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 1/15/2025 | $ 285,554 | |
650,000 | Williams Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 1/15/2045 | 592,090 | |
TOTAL | 9,628,097 | ||
Energy - Refining—1.4% | |||
200,000 | Marathon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.625%, 9/15/2024 | 196,964 | |
225,000 | Marathon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 9/15/2044 | 201,097 | |
150,000 | Marathon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 3/1/2041 | 161,426 | |
245,000 | Phillips 66, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.300%, 2/15/2026 | 227,751 | |
565,000 | Phillips 66, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 11/15/2044 | 542,287 | |
400,000 | Valero Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.800%, 12/1/2031 | 339,636 | |
140,000 | Valero Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 4/1/2029 | 134,856 | |
400,000 | Valero Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 3/15/2045 | 367,399 | |
TOTAL | 2,171,416 | ||
Financial Institution - Banking—7.1% | |||
410,000 | Associated Banc-Corp., Sub. Note, 4.250%, 1/15/2025 | 403,082 | |
400,000 | Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.299%, 7/21/2032 | 326,770 | |
200,000 | Bank of America Corp., Sub. Note, Series L, 3.950%, 4/21/2025 | 196,794 | |
575,000 | Bank of America Corp., Sub. Note, Series L, 4.183%, 11/25/2027 | 559,225 | |
800,000 | Bank of America Corp., Sub. Note, Series MTN, 4.000%, 1/22/2025 | 789,822 | |
500,000 | Capital One Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 3/9/2027 | 477,680 | |
400,000 | Capital One Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.817%, 2/1/2034 | 398,290 | |
480,000 | Citigroup, Inc., 4.125%, 7/25/2028 | 461,297 | |
250,000 | Citigroup, Inc., 5.500%, 9/13/2025 | 251,276 | |
450,000 | Citigroup, Inc., Sub. Note, 4.450%, 9/29/2027 | 439,908 | |
285,000 | Citigroup, Inc., Sub., 6.174%, 5/25/2034 | 295,021 | |
580,000 | Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Sub. Note, 2.638%, 9/30/2032 | 448,527 | |
200,000 | Comerica, Inc., 3.800%, 7/22/2026 | 188,189 | |
200,000 | Compass Bank, Birmingham, Sub. Note, Series BKNT, 3.875%, 4/10/2025 | 195,976 | |
120,000 | Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.650%, 1/25/2024 | 119,808 | |
200,000 | Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 3/14/2028 | 191,842 | |
370,000 | FNB Corp. (PA), Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 8/25/2025 | 367,458 | |
500,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.950%, 1/15/2027 | 514,454 | |
400,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series DMTN, 2.383%, 7/21/2032 | 328,776 | |
900,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sub. Note, 4.250%, 10/21/2025 | 883,932 | |
750,000 | Huntington National Bank, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.552%, 5/17/2028 | 724,922 | |
480,000 | M&T Bank Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.413%, 10/30/2029 | 516,703 | |
400,000 | Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series GMTN, 2.239%, 7/21/2032 | 326,648 | |
450,000 | Morgan Stanley, Sub. Note, 5.000%, 11/24/2025 | 449,634 | |
750,000 | Synovus Bank GA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 2/15/2028 | 721,181 | |
200,000 | Truist Bank, Sub. Note, Series BKNT, 3.300%, 5/15/2026 | 190,974 | |
350,000 | Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.867%, 6/8/2034 | 357,277 | |
TOTAL | 11,125,466 | ||
Financial Institution - Broker/Asset Mgr/Exchange—0.8% | |||
160,000 | Jefferies Financial Group LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 7/21/2028 | 164,160 | |
575,000 | Jefferies Group LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.750%, 10/15/2032 | 471,362 | |
200,000 | Raymond James Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 4/1/2030 | 201,705 | |
200,000 | Stifel Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 5/15/2030 | 181,619 | |
300,000 | Stifel Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 7/18/2024 | 297,111 | |
TOTAL | 1,315,957 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Financial Institution - Finance Companies—2.2% | |||
$ 500,000 | AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.450%, 10/29/2026 | $ 463,181 | |
525,000 | AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.000%, 10/29/2028 | 479,576 | |
1,300,000 | AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.400%, 10/29/2033 | 1,117,082 | |
505,000 | Air Lease Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.200%, 1/15/2027 | 462,748 | |
500,000 | Air Lease Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.875%, 1/15/2032 | 423,393 | |
460,000 | Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.848%, 1/3/2030 | 472,972 | |
TOTAL | 3,418,952 | ||
Financial Institution - Insurance - Health—0.2% | |||
250,000 | The Cigna Group, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 12/15/2048 | 237,965 | |
Financial Institution - Insurance - Life—0.8% | |||
545,000 | Corebridge Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 1/15/2034 | 557,490 | |
110,000 | Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Note, 7.000%, 6/15/2040 | 123,724 | |
400,000 | Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.050%, 1/15/2030 | 353,826 | |
100,000 | 1 | MetLife, Inc., Jr. Sub. Note, 10.750% (3-Month USLIBOR +7.548%), 8/1/2039 | 133,976 |
50,000 | Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., Sr. Note, 144A, 7.625%, 6/15/2040 | 56,906 | |
TOTAL | 1,225,922 | ||
Financial Institution - Insurance - P&C—1.1% | |||
255,000 | American International Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 2/15/2024 | 254,274 | |
500,000 | CNA Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 5/1/2029 | 478,890 | |
400,000 | CNA Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 6/15/2033 | 412,773 | |
120,000 | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 4/15/2042 | 124,916 | |
412,000 | Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.569%, 2/1/2029 | 403,176 | |
TOTAL | 1,674,029 | ||
Financial Institution - REIT - Apartment—0.4% | |||
160,000 | Mid-America Apartment Communities LP, 4.000%, 11/15/2025 | 157,264 | |
150,000 | Mid-America Apartment Communities LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 6/15/2024 | 148,543 | |
160,000 | Mid-America Apartment Communities LP, Sr. Unsub., 1.700%, 2/15/2031 | 129,819 | |
80,000 | UDR, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.100%, 11/1/2034 | 66,224 | |
200,000 | UDR, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series GMTN, 3.500%, 1/15/2028 | 188,519 | |
TOTAL | 690,369 | ||
Financial Institution - REIT - Healthcare—1.0% | |||
375,000 | Healthcare Trust of America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.000%, 3/15/2031 | 300,388 | |
245,000 | Healthcare Trust of America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.100%, 2/15/2030 | 214,530 | |
300,000 | Physicians Realty Trust, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 1/15/2028 | 286,086 | |
325,000 | Welltower, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.800%, 6/1/2031 | 283,665 | |
500,000 | Welltower, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/15/2029 | 483,316 | |
TOTAL | 1,567,985 | ||
Financial Institution - REIT - Office—1.0% | |||
65,000 | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.875%, 2/1/2033 | 50,648 | |
90,000 | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 1/15/2027 | 87,139 | |
100,000 | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 1/15/2028 | 96,052 | |
250,000 | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 7/1/2030 | 243,909 | |
500,000 | Boston Properties LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.900%, 3/15/2030 | 428,466 | |
840,000 | Piedmont Operating Partnership, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.750%, 4/1/2032 | 584,515 | |
TOTAL | 1,490,729 | ||
Financial Institution - REIT - Other—0.4% | |||
160,000 | ProLogis LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 2/1/2029 | 157,524 | |
175,000 | WP Carey, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.850%, 7/15/2029 | 164,409 | |
300,000 | WP Carey, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.600%, 4/1/2024 | 298,757 | |
TOTAL | 620,690 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Financial Institution - REIT - Retail—1.1% | |||
$ 140,000 | Kimco Realty Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.800%, 10/1/2026 | $ 132,197 | |
290,000 | Kimco Realty Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.800%, 4/1/2027 | 278,599 | |
350,000 | Kimco Realty Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.400%, 3/1/2034 | 384,060 | |
300,000 | Regency Centers LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.700%, 6/15/2030 | 279,142 | |
170,000 | Regency Centers LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/15/2028 | 163,286 | |
460,000 | Tanger Properties LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.125%, 9/1/2026 | 429,635 | |
TOTAL | 1,666,919 | ||
Technology—7.7% | |||
1,070,000 | Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.110%, 9/15/2028 | 1,045,501 | |
190,000 | Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.150%, 11/15/2030 | 181,586 | |
300,000 | Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.600%, 2/15/2033 | 247,307 | |
310,000 | Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.137%, 11/15/2035 | 254,669 | |
10,000 | Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.187%, 11/15/2036 | 8,109 | |
450,000 | Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.469%, 4/15/2034 | 391,701 | |
70,000 | Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.750%, 2/15/2051 | 55,110 | |
900,000 | CDW LLC / CDW Finance, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.670%, 12/1/2026 | 842,886 | |
370,000 | Concentrix Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.650%, 8/2/2026 | 379,462 | |
250,000 | Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 7/15/2024 | 247,877 | |
1,000,000 | Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.300%, 10/1/2029 | 1,030,561 | |
500,000 | Equifax, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.350%, 9/15/2031 | 415,280 | |
205,000 | Equifax, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.600%, 12/1/2024 | 199,694 | |
200,000 | Experian Finance PLC., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 2/1/2029 | 198,230 | |
135,000 | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.100%, 3/1/2041 | 100,218 | |
250,000 | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 7/15/2027 | 250,152 | |
60,000 | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 7/15/2052 | 61,045 | |
375,000 | Fiserv, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 7/1/2029 | 353,076 | |
230,000 | Fiserv, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.600%, 3/2/2033 | 240,258 | |
450,000 | Keysight Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 10/30/2024 | 446,037 | |
155,000 | Lam Research Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 3/15/2029 | 153,066 | |
765,000 | Micron Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.366%, 11/1/2041 | 571,919 | |
200,000 | Micron Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.975%, 2/6/2026 | 200,051 | |
850,000 | Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.650%, 3/25/2026 | 793,145 | |
1,600,000 | Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.600%, 4/1/2050 | 1,186,524 | |
1,000,000 | Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.650%, 3/25/2041 | 794,245 | |
200,000 | Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 11/9/2032 | 217,655 | |
85,000 | Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.800%, 6/1/2026 | 78,837 | |
75,000 | Total System Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 6/1/2028 | 73,085 | |
80,000 | Total System Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 4/1/2026 | 79,351 | |
150,000 | Verisk Analytics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/15/2029 | 146,459 | |
160,000 | VMware, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.400%, 8/15/2026 | 146,398 | |
730,000 | VMware, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.200%, 8/15/2031 | 605,293 | |
TOTAL | 11,994,787 | ||
Technology Services—0.9% | |||
150,000 | Fortinet, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.000%, 3/15/2026 | 137,617 | |
710,000 | Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.200%, 3/1/2026 | 652,581 | |
500,000 | Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.150%, 1/15/2027 | 460,582 | |
85,000 | Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.200%, 8/15/2029 | 77,110 | |
95,000 | Verisign, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.700%, 6/15/2031 | 81,474 | |
TOTAL | 1,409,364 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Transportation - Airlines—0.4% | |||
$ 100,000 | Southwest Airlines Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 6/15/2027 | $ 100,512 | |
495,000 | Southwest Airlines Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 5/4/2025 | 495,241 | |
TOTAL | 595,753 | ||
Transportation - Railroads—0.5% | |||
100,000 | Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 7.125%, 10/15/2031 | 113,494 | |
225,000 | Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.750%, 12/2/2026 | 207,641 | |
105,000 | Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.050%, 3/5/2030 | 89,923 | |
195,000 | Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.000%, 12/2/2041 | 174,249 | |
200,000 | Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 5/1/2048 | 182,214 | |
TOTAL | 767,521 | ||
Transportation - Services—2.1% | |||
330,000 | Enterprise Rent-A-Car USA Finance Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 3/15/2042 | 342,838 | |
250,000 | FedEx Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.250%, 5/15/2041 | 193,520 | |
550,000 | FedEx Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.050%, 2/15/2048 | 458,985 | |
725,000 | GXO Logistics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 1.650%, 7/15/2026 | 653,878 | |
315,000 | GXO Logistics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 2.650%, 7/15/2031 | 258,724 | |
300,000 | Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP & PTL Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 1.700%, 6/15/2026 | 275,917 | |
400,000 | Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP & PTL Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.950%, 3/10/2025 | 392,963 | |
260,000 | Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 1.750%, 9/1/2026 | 239,692 | |
220,000 | Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 2.900%, 12/1/2026 | 207,558 | |
200,000 | Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.650%, 3/1/2028 | 206,146 | |
TOTAL | 3,230,221 | ||
Utility - Electric—7.3% | |||
130,000 | AEP Texas, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.850%, 10/1/2025 | 126,360 | |
385,000 | AEP Texas, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 5/15/2032 | 376,268 | |
500,000 | Ameren Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.750%, 3/15/2028 | 442,100 | |
185,000 | Ameren Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.950%, 3/15/2027 | 169,546 | |
80,000 | Ameren Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.650%, 2/15/2026 | 77,754 | |
270,000 | American Electric Power Co., Inc., Jr. Sub. Note, 2.031%, 3/15/2024 | 267,820 | |
180,000 | American Electric Power Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 3/1/2033 | 187,629 | |
200,000 | Appalachian Power Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.000%, 4/1/2038 | 231,448 | |
170,000 | Black Hills Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.500%, 6/15/2030 | 143,137 | |
645,000 | CenterPoint Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.650%, 6/1/2031 | 550,694 | |
450,000 | Constellation Energy Generation LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.800%, 3/1/2033 | 473,321 | |
70,000 | Constellation Energy Generation LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 1/15/2034 | 74,968 | |
55,000 | Constellation Energy Generation LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 10/1/2053 | 62,136 | |
195,000 | Dominion Energy, Inc., Jr. Sub. Note, 3.071%, 8/15/2024 | 191,849 | |
130,000 | Dominion Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 6/1/2028 | 127,506 | |
120,000 | Dominion Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series A, 1.450%, 4/15/2026 | 111,287 | |
240,000 | Duke Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.650%, 9/1/2026 | 227,897 | |
1,200,000 | Duke Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.100%, 9/15/2053 | 1,303,337 | |
500,000 | EDP Finance BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 1.710%, 1/24/2028 | 444,619 | |
300,000 | EDP Finance BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.625%, 7/15/2024 | 296,409 | |
475,000 | Electricite de France S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 5/23/2033 | 514,495 | |
740,000 | Emera US Finance LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 6/15/2046 | 610,878 | |
300,000 | Enel Finance International NV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.250%, 7/12/2031 | 243,975 | |
100,000 | Exelon Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 6/15/2025 | 98,383 | |
90,000 | Exelon Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.100%, 3/15/2052 | 72,990 | |
95,000 | Exelon Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 4/15/2050 | 85,661 | |
180,000 | FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.550%, 4/1/2049 | 156,129 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Utility - Electric—continued | |||
$ 242,000 | Fortis, Inc./Canada, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.055%, 10/4/2026 | $ 229,881 | |
290,000 | National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 5.250%, 4/20/2046 | 278,894 | |
200,000 | NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.550%, 5/1/2027 | 192,760 | |
400,000 | NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 2/28/2033 | 401,061 | |
300,000 | NiSource Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 3/30/2048 | 243,053 | |
100,000 | NiSource Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 5/15/2047 | 86,451 | |
95,000 | NiSource, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 3/30/2028 | 96,913 | |
400,000 | NiSource, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.400%, 6/30/2033 | 412,750 | |
250,000 | Northeast Utilities, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series H, 3.150%, 1/15/2025 | 243,647 | |
230,000 | Puget Energy, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 2.379%, 6/15/2028 | 205,774 | |
1,175,000 | Southern Co., Jr. Sub. Note, Series B, 4.000%, 1/15/2051 | 1,119,432 | |
285,000 | WEC Energy Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.200%, 12/15/2028 | 253,768 | |
TOTAL | 11,432,980 | ||
Utility - Natural Gas—1.2% | |||
300,000 | Enbridge Energy Partners LP, 5.875%, 10/15/2025 | 303,320 | |
80,000 | Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 9/15/2040 | 78,926 | |
300,000 | Enbridge, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.125%, 11/15/2029 | 273,862 | |
195,000 | National Fuel Gas Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.950%, 3/1/2031 | 163,529 | |
130,000 | National Fuel Gas Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 9/15/2027 | 123,905 | |
200,000 | National Fuel Gas Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 1/15/2026 | 200,392 | |
260,000 | Sempra Energy, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.700%, 4/1/2029 | 247,919 | |
250,000 | Sempra Energy, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 2/1/2048 | 206,080 | |
250,000 | Southern Natural Gas, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.800%, 3/15/2047 | 210,300 | |
TOTAL | 1,808,233 | ||
Utility - Natural Gas Distributor—0.0% | |||
110,000 | The East Ohio Gas Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.000%, 6/15/2050 | 71,580 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (IDENTIFIED COST $161,754,768) | 146,648,665 | ||
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS/AGENCIES—1.6% | |||
Sovereign—1.6% | |||
700,000 | Mexico, Government of, 3.750%, 1/11/2028 | 674,694 | |
200,000 | Mexico, Government of, Series MTN, 4.750%, 3/8/2044 | 171,705 | |
206,000 | Mexico, Government of, Series MTNA, 6.750%, 9/27/2034 | 222,995 | |
800,000 | Mexico, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.250%, 4/16/2030 | 723,494 | |
250,000 | Mexico, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 4/22/2029 | 246,025 | |
300,000 | Mexico, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 1/31/2050 | 244,856 | |
190,000 | Peru, Government of, 6.550%, 3/14/2037 | 211,375 | |
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS/AGENCIES (IDENTIFIED COST $2,709,402) | 2,495,144 | ||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT—3.5% | |||
5,505,000 | Interest in $1,800,000,000 joint repurchase agreement 5.34%, dated 12/29/2023 under which Bank of Montreal will repurchase securities provided as collateral for $1,801,068,000 on 1/2/2024. The securities provided as collateral at the end of the period held with BNY Mellon as tri-party agent, were U.S. Government Agency securities with various maturities to 2/20/2073 and the market value of those underlying securities was $1,855,100,040. (IDENTIFIED COST $5,505,000) | 5,505,000 | |
INVESTMENT COMPANY—0.5% | |||
855,748 | Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares, 5.28%3 (IDENTIFIED COST $855,748) | 855,748 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—99.7% (IDENTIFIED COST $170,824,918)4 | 155,504,557 | ||
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—0.3%5 | 394,033 | ||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% | $155,898,590 |
Description | Number of Contracts | Notional Value | Expiration Date | Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Long Futures: | ||||
United States Treasury Notes 5-Year Long Futures | 15 | $1,631,602 | March 2024 | $37,232 |
United States Treasury Notes 10-Year Ultra Long Futures | 20 | $2,360,312 | March 2024 | $106,350 |
Short Futures: | ||||
United States Treasury Notes 10-Year Short Futures | 15 | $1,693,359 | March 2024 | $(57,810) |
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON FUTURES CONTRACTS | $85,772 |
Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares* | |
Value as of 12/31/2022 | $1,397,565 |
Purchases at Cost | $11,609,939 |
Proceeds from Sales | $(12,151,756) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation | $— |
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | $— |
Value as of 12/31/2023 | $855,748 |
Shares Held as of 12/31/2023 | 855,748 |
Dividend Income | $49,786 |
* | All or a portion of the balance/activity for the fund relates to cash collateral received on securities lending transactions. |
1 | Floating/variable note with current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown. |
2 | All or a portion of these securities are temporarily on loan to unaffiliated broker/dealers. |
3 | 7-day net yield. |
4 | The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $170,824,918. |
5 | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2023, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs | ||||
Level 1— Quoted Prices | Level 2— Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3— Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Debt Securities: | ||||
Corporate Bonds | $— | $146,648,665 | $— | $146,648,665 |
Foreign Governments/Agencies | — | 2,495,144 | — | 2,495,144 |
Investment Company | 855,748 | — | — | 855,748 |
Repurchase Agreement | — | 5,505,000 | — | 5,505,000 |
TOTAL SECURITIES | $855,748 | $154,648,809 | $— | $155,504,557 |
Other Financial Instruments:1 | ||||
Assets | $143,582 | $— | $— | $143,582 |
Liabilities | (57,810) | — | — | (57,810) |
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | $85,772 | $— | $— | $85,772 |
1 | Other financial instruments are futures contracts. |
The following acronym(s) are used throughout this portfolio: | ||
BKNT | —Bank Notes | |
GMTN | —Global Medium Term Note | |
LIBOR | —London Interbank Offered Rate | |
MTN | —Medium Term Note | |
REIT | —Real Estate Investment Trust | |
SOFR | —Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $9.63 | $11.86 | $12.38 | $11.48 | $10.26 |
Income From Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income (loss)1 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.45 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.46 | (2.20) | (0.44) | 0.91 | 1.22 |
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.86 | (1.82) | (0.06) | 1.34 | 1.67 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.40) | (0.38) | (0.38) | (0.43) | (0.45) |
Distributions from net realized gain | — | (0.03) | (0.08) | (0.01) | — |
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | (0.40) | (0.41) | (0.46) | (0.44) | (0.45) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $10.09 | $9.63 | $11.86 | $12.38 | $11.48 |
Total Return2 | 9.20% | (15.44)% | (0.41)% | 11.88% | 16.56% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | |||||
Net expenses3,4 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Net investment income | 4.13% | 3.69% | 3.19% | 3.64% | 4.11% |
Expense waiver/reimbursement5 | 0.26% | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.27% | 0.30% |
Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $155,899 | $134,660 | $182,389 | $143,775 | $105,126 |
Portfolio turnover6 | 5% | 7% | 11% | 13% | 18% |
1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | Based on net asset value. |
3 | Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reimburse all operating expenses, excluding extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund. |
4 | Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest. |
5 | This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/ reimbursement recorded by investment companies in which the Fund may invest. |
6 | Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation. |
Assets: | |
Investment in securities, at value including $833,187 of securities loaned and $855,748 of investments in affiliated holdings* (identified cost $170,824,918, including $855,748 of identified cost in affiliated holdings) | $155,504,557 |
Cash | 92 |
Due from broker (Note 2) | 60,281 |
Income receivable | 1,707,215 |
Receivable for shares sold | 249,461 |
Total Assets | 157,521,606 |
Liabilities: | |
Payable for shares redeemed | 172,674 |
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | 618 |
Payable for collateral due to broker for securities lending (Note 2) | 855,748 |
Income distribution payable | 501,361 |
Payable to adviser (Note 5) | 2,956 |
Payable for administrative fee (Note 5) | 998 |
Payable for auditing fees | 34,336 |
Accrued expenses (Note 5) | 54,325 |
Total Liabilities | 1,623,016 |
Net assets for 15,447,818 shares outstanding | $155,898,590 |
Net Assets Consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | $173,338,822 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (17,440,232) |
Total Net Assets | $155,898,590 |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share: | |
$155,898,590 ÷ 15,447,818 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized | $10.09 |
* | See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
Investment Income: | |
Interest | $5,902,127 |
Net income on securities loaned (includes $49,786 earned from affiliated holdings related to cash collateral balances*) (Note 2) | 5,236 |
TOTAL INCOME | 5,907,363 |
Expenses: | |
Administrative fee (Note 5) | 119,449 |
Custodian fees | 13,323 |
Transfer agent fees | 14,273 |
Directors’/Trustees’ fees (Note 5) | 2,114 |
Auditing fees | 36,951 |
Legal fees | 10,647 |
Portfolio accounting fees | 79,925 |
Share registration costs | 40,794 |
Printing and postage | 21,099 |
Commitment fees (Note 7) | 14,009 |
Miscellaneous (Note 5) | 15,508 |
TOTAL EXPENSES | 368,092 |
Waiver/reimbursement of other operating expenses (Note 5) | (368,092) |
Net expenses | — |
Net investment income | 5,907,363 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts: | |
Net realized loss on investments | (357,017) |
Net realized loss on futures contracts | (557,715) |
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments | 7,601,007 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation of futures contracts | 84,845 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | 6,771,120 |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | $12,678,483 |
* | See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
Year Ended December 31 | 2023 | 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations: | ||
Net investment income | $5,907,363 | $5,605,476 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (914,732) | (1,359,046) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 7,685,852 | (32,192,713) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | 12,678,483 | (27,946,283) |
Distributions to Shareholders | (5,942,999) | (6,080,541) |
Share Transactions: | ||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 90,950,975 | 75,765,885 |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 140,393 | 212,329 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (76,587,983) | (89,681,142) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 14,503,385 | (13,702,928) |
Change in net assets | 21,238,869 | (47,729,752) |
Net Assets: | ||
Beginning of period | 134,659,721 | 182,389,473 |
End of period | $155,898,590 | $134,659,721 |
Fair Value of Securities Loaned | Collateral Received |
$833,187 | $855,748 |
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments | ||
Liabilities | ||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Fair Value | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815 | ||
Interest rate contracts | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | $(85,772)* |
* | Includes cumulative net appreciation of futures contracts as reported in the footnotes to the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
Futures Contracts | |
Interest rate contracts | $(557,715) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
Futures Contracts | |
Interest rate contracts | $84,845 |
Year Ended 12/31/2023 | Year Ended 12/31/2022 | |
Shares sold | 9,385,880 | 7,507,894 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 14,398 | 20,908 |
Shares redeemed | (7,929,979) | (8,931,278) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 1,470,299 | (1,402,476) |
2023 | 2022 | |
Ordinary income | $5,942,999 | $5,609,864 |
Long-term capital gains | $— | $470,677 |
Undistributed ordinary income | $26,271 |
Net unrealized depreciation | $(15,320,361) |
Capital loss carryforwards and deferrals | $(2,146,142) |
TOTAL | $(17,440,232) |
Short-Term | Long-Term | Total |
$629,872 | $1,516,270 | $2,146,142 |
Administrative Fee | Average Daily Net Assets of the Investment Complex |
0.100% | on assets up to $50 billion |
0.075% | on assets over $50 billion |
Purchases | $17,751,605 |
Sales | $6,364,261 |
Beginning Account Value 7/1/2023 | Ending Account Value 12/31/2023 | Expenses Paid During Period1 | |
Actual | $1,000 | $1,054.30 | $0.00 |
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | $1,000 | $1,025.21 | $0.00 |
1 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse all operating expenses, excluding extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund. |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Trust Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s) |
J. Christopher Donahue* Birth Date: April 11, 1949 President and Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: October 2005 | Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director or Trustee of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company. Previous Positions: President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd; Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd. |
John B. Fisher* Birth Date: May 16, 1956 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: May 2016 | Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director or Trustee of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director and Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; President, Director/Trustee and CEO, Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, and Federated MDTA LLC; Director, Federated Investors Trust Company. Previous Positions: President and Director of the Institutional Sales Division of Federated Securities Corp.; President and CEO of Passport Research, Ltd.; Director and President, Technology, Federated Services Company. |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Trust Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications |
G. Thomas Hough Birth Date: February 28, 1955 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: August 2015 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee and Chair of the Board of Directors or Trustees of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly, Vice Chair, Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm) (Retired). Other Directorships Held: Director, Chair of the Audit Committee, Member of the Compensation Committee, Equifax, Inc.; Lead Director, Member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.; formerly, Director, Member of Governance and Compensation Committees, Publix Super Markets, Inc. Qualifications: Mr. Hough has served in accounting, business management and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Hough most recently held the position of Americas Vice Chair of Assurance with Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm). Mr. Hough serves on the President’s Cabinet and Business School Board of Visitors for the University of Alabama. Mr. Hough previously served on the Business School Board of Visitors for Wake Forest University, and he previously served as an Executive Committee member of the United States Golf Association. |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Trust Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications |
Maureen Lally-Green Birth Date: July 5, 1949 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: August 2009 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Adjunct Professor of Law, Emerita, Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law and Professor of Law and Interim Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Associate General Secretary and Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh. Other Directorships Held: Director, CNX Resources Corporation (natural gas). Qualifications: Judge Lally-Green has served in various legal and business roles and directorship positions throughout her career. Judge Lally-Green previously held the position of Dean of the School of Law of Duquesne University (as well as Interim Dean). Judge Lally-Green previously served as Director of the Office of Church Relations and later as Associate General Secretary for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, a member of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and as a Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law. Judge Lally-Green was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and previously served on the Supreme Court’s Board of Continuing Judicial Education and the Supreme Court’s Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee. Judge Lally-Green was then appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and currently serves on the Judicial Ethics Advisory Board. Judge Lally-Green also currently holds the positions on not for profit or for profit boards of directors as follows: Director and Chair, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, Saint Vincent Seminary; Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education (public); Director, Catholic Charities, Pittsburgh; and Director, CNX Resources Corporation (natural gas). Judge Lally-Green has held the positions of: Director, Auberle; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Director, Saint Thomas More Society; Director and Chair, Catholic High Schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc.; Director, Pennsylvania Bar Institute; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director and Chair, North Catholic High School, Inc.; Director and Vice Chair, Our Campaign for the Church Alive!, Inc.; and Director and Vice Chair, Saint Francis University. |
Thomas M. O’Neill Birth Date: June 14, 1951 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: August 2006 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting). Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Mr. O’Neill has served in several business, mutual fund and financial management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. O’Neill serves as Director, Medicines for Humanity. Mr. O’Neill previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fleet Investment Advisors; President and Chief Executive Officer, Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.; General Partner, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Boston, MA; Chief Investment Officer, The Putnam Companies, Boston, MA; Credit Analyst and Lending Officer, Fleet Bank; Director and Consultant, EZE Castle Software (investment order management software); Director, Midway Pacific (lumber); and Director, The Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, Florida. |
Madelyn A. Reilly Birth Date: February 2, 1956 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: November 2020 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly, Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary of Board of Directors, Duquesne University (Retired). Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Ms. Reilly has served in various business and legal management roles throughout her career. Ms. Reilly previously served as Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary of Board of Directors and Director of Risk Management and Associate General Counsel, Duquesne University. Prior to her work at Duquesne University, Ms. Reilly served as Assistant General Counsel of Compliance and Enterprise Risk as well as Senior Counsel of Environment, Health and Safety, PPG Industries. Ms. Reilly currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of UPMC Mercy Hospital, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities, Pittsburgh. |
P. Jerome Richey Birth Date: February 23, 1949 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: October 2013 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Retired; formerly, Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh and Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, CONSOL Energy Inc. (now split into two separate publicly traded companies known as CONSOL Energy Inc. and CNX Resources Corp.). Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Mr. Richey has served in several business and legal management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Richey most recently held the positions of Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chairman of the Board, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Chairman of the Board, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, CONSOL Energy Inc. and CNX Gas Company; and Board Member, Ethics Counsel and Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (a law firm). |
John S. Walsh Birth Date: November 28, 1957 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: November 2005 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc. Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Mr. Walsh has served in several business management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Walsh previously served as Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. (paving contractors). |
Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Trust Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years and Previous Position(s) |
Lori A. Hensler Birth Date: January 6, 1967 TREASURER Officer since: April 2013 | Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp.; and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company. Ms. Hensler has received the Certified Public Accountant designation. Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Management Company; Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer, Federated Administrative Services, Federated Administrative Services, Inc., Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc., Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, Passport Research, Ltd., and Federated MDTA, LLC; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc. |
Peter J. Germain Birth Date: September 3, 1959 CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, SECRETARY and EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer since: October 2005 | Principal Occupations: Mr. Germain is Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President of the Federated Hermes Fund Family. He is General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Trustee and Senior Vice President, Federated Investors Management Company; Trustee and President, Federated Administrative Services; Director and President, Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Director and Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Director and Secretary, Federated Private Asset Management, Inc.; Secretary, Federated Shareholder Services Company; and Secretary, Retirement Plan Service Company of America. Mr. Germain joined Federated Hermes, Inc. in 1984 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Previous Positions: Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel, Managing Director of Mutual Fund Services, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company; and Senior Corporate Counsel, Federated Hermes, Inc. |
Stephen Van Meter Birth Date: June 5, 1975 CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Officer since: July 2015 | Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Hermes, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of certain of its subsidiaries. Mr. Van Meter joined Federated Hermes, Inc. in October 2011. He holds FINRA licenses under Series 3, 7, 24 and 66. Previous Positions: Mr. Van Meter previously held the position of Compliance Operating Officer, Federated Hermes, Inc. Prior to joining Federated Hermes, Inc., Mr. Van Meter served at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the positions of Senior Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Investment Management and Senior Counsel, Division of Enforcement. |
Robert J. Ostrowski Birth Date: April 26, 1963 Chief Investment Officer Officer since: September 2006 | Principal Occupations: Robert J. Ostrowski joined Federated Hermes, Inc. in 1987 as an Investment Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager in 1990. He was named Chief Investment Officer of Federated Hermes’ taxable fixed-income products in 2004 and also serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Ostrowski became an Executive Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser in 2009 and served as a Senior Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser from 1997 to 2009. Mr. Ostrowski has received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He received his M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. |
Stephen F. Auth Birth Date: September 13, 1956 101 Park Avenue 41st Floor New York, NY 10178 CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Officer since: February 2015 | Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of various Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania. Previous Positions: Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); Senior Vice President, Global Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.; Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Prudential Investments. |
Annual Evaluation of Adequacy and Effectiveness
Federated Hermes Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
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Ticker FHYSX |
Federated Hermes High Yield Strategy Portfolio
A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Managed Pool Series
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Fund | 13.96% | 5.32% | 4.84% |
BHY2%ICI | 13.44% | 5.35% | 4.59% |
Index Classification | Percentage of Total Net Assets2 |
Technology | 11.0% |
Cable Satellite | 7.6% |
Insurance - P&C | 6.6% |
Automotive | 6.1% |
Midstream | 5.7% |
Media Entertainment | 4.8% |
Building Materials | 4.5% |
Packaging | 4.4% |
Gaming | 4.4% |
Healthcare | 4.3% |
Independent Energy | 3.5% |
Consumer Cyclical Services | 3.3% |
Chemicals | 2.6% |
Other3 | 22.7% |
Cash Equivalents4 | 7.7% |
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net5 | 0.8% |
TOTAL | 100% |
1 | Index classifications are based upon, and individual portfolio securities are assigned to, the classifications and sub-classifications of the Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (BHY2%ICI). Individual portfolio securities that are not included in the BHY2%ICI are assigned to an index classification by the Fund’s Adviser. |
2 | As of the date specified above, the Fund owned shares of one or more affiliated investment companies. For purposes of this table, the affiliated investment company (other than an affiliated money market mutual fund) is not treated as a single portfolio security, but rather the Fund is treated as owning a pro rata portion of each security and each other asset and liability owned by the affiliated investment company. Accordingly, the percentages of total net assets shown in the table will differ from those presented on the Portfolio of Investments. |
3 | For purposes of this table, index classifications which constitute less than 2.5% of the Fund’s total net assets have been aggregated under the designation “Other.” |
4 | Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements. |
5 | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value | ||
INVESTMENT COMPANY—96.5% | |||
4,324,683 | 1 | High Yield Bond Core Fund (IDENTIFIED COST $24,149,609) | $24,174,980 |
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT—4.1% | |||
$1,024,000 | Interest in $1,800,000,000 joint repurchase agreement 5.34%, dated 12/29/2023 under which Bank of Montreal will repurchase securities provided as collateral for $1,801,068,000 on 1/2/2024. The securities provided as collateral at the end of the period held with BNY Mellon as tri-party agent, were U.S. Government Agency securities with various maturities to 2/20/2073 and the market value of those underlying securities was $1,855,100,040. (IDENTIFIED COST $1,024,000) | $ 1,024,000 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—100.6% (IDENTIFIED COST $25,173,609)2 | 25,198,980 | ||
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(0.6)%3 | (144,996) | ||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% | $25,053,984 |
High Yield Bond Core Fund | |
Value as of 12/31/2022 | $14,555,962 |
Purchases at Cost | $8,858,902 |
Proceeds from Sales | $(650,000) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation | $1,500,903 |
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | $(90,787) |
Value as of 12/31/2023 | $24,174,980 |
Shares Held as of 12/31/2023 | 4,324,683 |
Dividend Income | $1,158,902 |
1 | Due to this affiliated holding representing greater than 75% of the Fund’s total net assets, a copy of the affiliated holding’s most recent Annual Report is included with this Report. |
2 | The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $25,646,656. |
3 | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2023, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs | ||||
Level 1— Quoted Prices | Level 2— Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3— Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Investment Company | $24,174,980 | $— | $— | $24,174,980 |
Repurchase Agreement | — | 1,024,000 | — | 1,024,000 |
TOTAL SECURITIES | $24,174,980 | $1,024,000 | $— | $25,198,980 |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $10.88 | $13.16 | $13.18 | $13.20 | $12.21 |
Income From Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income (loss)1 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.82 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.72 | (2.27) | (0.01) | (0.01) | 0.99 |
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 1.46 | (1.51) | 0.70 | 0.74 | 1.81 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.73) | (0.77) | (0.72) | (0.76) | (0.82) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $11.61 | $10.88 | $13.16 | $13.18 | $13.20 |
Total Return2 | 13.96% | (11.63)% | 5.40% | 6.04% | 15.10% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | |||||
Net expenses3 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Net investment income | 6.62% | 6.24% | 5.42% | 5.93% | 6.30% |
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 | 0.93% | 0.55% | 0.25% | 0.45% | 0.41% |
Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $25,054 | $15,889 | $125,419 | $95,707 | $44,776 |
Portfolio turnover5 | 4% | 24% | 2% | 23% | 25% |
1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | Based on net asset value. |
3 | The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse all expenses of the Fund, excluding extraordinary expenses. Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest. |
4 | This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/ reimbursement recorded by investment companies in which the Fund may invest. |
5 | Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation. |
Assets: | |
Investment in securities, at value including $24,174,980 of investments in affiliated holdings* (identified cost $25,173,609, including $24,149,609 of identified cost in affiliated holdings) | $25,198,980 |
Cash | 997 |
Income receivable | 456 |
Income receivable from affiliated holdings | 139,253 |
Receivable for shares sold | 46,891 |
Total Assets | 25,386,577 |
Liabilities: | |
Payable for investments purchased | 139,253 |
Payable for shares redeemed | 144 |
Income distribution payable | 139,284 |
Payable to adviser (Note 5) | 1,334 |
Payable for administrative fee (Note 5) | 160 |
Payable for auditing fees | 28,107 |
Payable for portfolio accounting fees | 13,709 |
Accrued expenses (Note 5) | 10,602 |
Total Liabilities | 332,593 |
Net assets for 2,158,224 shares outstanding | $25,053,984 |
Net Assets Consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | $32,634,215 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (7,580,231) |
Total Net Assets | $25,053,984 |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share: | |
$25,053,984 ÷ 2,158,224 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized | $11.61 |
* | See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
Investment Income: | |
Dividends received from affiliated holdings* | $1,158,902 |
Interest | 35,014 |
TOTAL INCOME | 1,193,916 |
Expenses: | |
Administrative fee (Note 5) | 14,085 |
Custodian fees | 1,791 |
Transfer agent fees | 3,272 |
Directors’/Trustees’ fees (Note 5) | 1,481 |
Auditing fees | 31,347 |
Legal fees | 10,556 |
Portfolio accounting fees | 54,014 |
Share registration costs | 20,116 |
Printing and postage | 21,231 |
Commitment fee | 3,157 |
Miscellaneous (Note 5) | 6,369 |
TOTAL EXPENSES | 167,419 |
Reimbursement of other operating expenses (Notes 2 and 5) | (167,419) |
Net expenses | — |
Net investment income | 1,193,916 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: | |
Net realized loss on investments in affiliated holdings* | (90,787) |
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments in affiliated holdings* | 1,500,903 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1,410,116 |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | $2,604,032 |
* | See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
Year Ended December 31 | 2023 | 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations: | ||
Net investment income | $1,193,916 | $2,276,704 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (90,787) | (5,665,295) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 1,500,903 | (3,603,391) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | 2,604,032 | (6,991,982) |
Distributions to Shareholders | (1,193,834) | (2,276,985) |
Share Transactions: | ||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 12,103,936 | 13,195,555 |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 34,123 | 101,793 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (4,383,708) | (113,557,902) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 7,754,351 | (100,260,554) |
Change in net assets | 9,164,549 | (109,529,521) |
Net Assets: | ||
Beginning of period | 15,889,435 | 125,418,956 |
End of period | $25,053,984 | $15,889,435 |
Year Ended 12/31/2023 | Year Ended 12/31/2022 | |
Shares sold | 1,088,611 | 1,102,776 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 3,060 | 8,523 |
Shares redeemed | (393,396) | (9,181,840) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 698,275 | (8,070,541) |
2023 | 2022 | |
Ordinary income | $1,193,834 | $2,276,985 |
Undistributed ordinary income | $1,270 |
Net unrealized depreciation | $(447,676) |
Capital loss carryforwards | $(7,133,825) |
TOTAL | $(7,580,231) |
Short-Term | Long-Term | Total |
$1,183,168 | $5,950,657 | $7,133,825 |
Administrative Fee | Average Daily Net Assets of the Investment Complex |
0.100% | on assets up to $50 billion |
0.075% | on assets over $50 billion |
Purchases | $8,858,902 |
Sales | $650,000 |
February 23, 2024
Beginning Account Value 7/1/2023 | Ending Account Value 12/31/2023 | Expenses Paid During Period1 | |
Actual | $1,000 | $1,080.00 | $0.00 |
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | $1,000 | $1,025.21 | $0.00 |
1 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse all operating expenses, excluding extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund. This agreement has no fixed term. |
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||
Fund | 14.43% | 5.35% | 4.87% | |
BHY2%ICI | 13.44% | 5.35% | 4.59% |
Index Classification | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
Technology | 11.4% |
Cable Satellite | 7.9% |
Insurance - P&C | 6.8% |
Automotive | 6.4% |
Midstream | 5.9% |
Media Entertainment | 5.3% |
Building Materials | 4.7% |
Packaging | 4.6% |
Gaming | 4.6% |
Health Care | 4.5% |
Independent Energy | 3.6% |
Other2 | 29.4% |
Cash Equivalents3 | 3.8% |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net4 | 1.1% |
Total | 100% |
1 | Index classifications are based upon, and individual portfolio securities are assigned to, the classifications and sub-classifications of the Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (BHY2%ICI). Individual portfolio securities that are not included in the BHY2%ICI are assigned to an index classification by the Fund’s Adviser. |
2 | For purposes of this table, index classifications which constitute less than 3.5% of the Fund’s total net assets have been aggregated under the designation “Other.” |
3 | Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements. |
4 | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—94.8% | |||
Aerospace/Defense—1.5% | |||
$ 3,800,000 | TransDigm, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.250%, 3/15/2026 | $ 3,797,292 | |
1,825,000 | TransDigm, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.750%, 8/15/2028 | 1,869,406 | |
4,525,000 | TransDigm, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.875%, 12/15/2030 | 4,663,714 | |
2,600,000 | TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Sub., Series WI, 7.500%, 3/15/2027 | 2,614,796 | |
TOTAL | 12,945,208 | ||
Airlines—0.1% | |||
812,500 | American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 144A, 5.500%, 4/20/2026 | 807,236 | |
Automotive—6.4% | |||
450,000 | Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 7.000%, 4/15/2028 | 465,418 | |
3,800,000 | Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.875%, 8/15/2026 | 3,718,252 | |
375,000 | Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.250%, 4/15/2031 | 397,385 | |
1,325,000 | Clarios Global LP, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.750%, 5/15/2028 | 1,352,613 | |
4,050,000 | Dornoch Debt Merger Sub., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.625%, 10/15/2029 | 3,656,418 | |
6,825,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.375%, 11/13/2025 | 6,534,139 | |
3,700,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 11/13/2030 | 3,322,712 | |
2,000,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 8/17/2027 | 1,895,108 | |
3,725,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.113%, 5/3/2029 | 3,625,726 | |
3,175,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 6/16/2025 | 3,136,469 | |
3,525,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series GMTN, 4.389%, 1/8/2026 | 3,429,898 | |
400,000 | IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.000%, 5/15/2027 | 390,160 | |
3,550,000 | IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.375%, 5/15/2029 | 3,488,046 | |
975,000 | JB Poindexter & Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.750%, 12/15/2031 | 995,719 | |
8,025,000 | Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.500%, 5/15/2027 | 8,068,022 | |
3,925,000 | Real Hero Merger Sub 2, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 2/1/2029 | 3,388,241 | |
3,575,000 | Schaeffler Verwaltung ZW, 144A, 4.750%, 9/15/2026 | 3,428,300 | |
1,850,000 | ZF North America Capital, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.875%, 4/14/2028 | 1,918,254 | |
600,000 | ZF North America Capital, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.125%, 4/14/2030 | 640,175 | |
TOTAL | 53,851,055 | ||
Banking—0.2% | |||
1,875,000 | Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 5.750%, 11/20/2025 | 1,864,750 | |
Building Materials—4.7% | |||
2,500,000 | Abc Supply Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.875%, 11/15/2029 | 2,231,273 | |
325,000 | American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 144A, 4.000%, 1/15/2028 | 307,911 | |
475,000 | Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., Sr. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 8/1/2030 | 486,038 | |
1,250,000 | Camelot Return Merger SU, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 8.750%, 8/1/2028 | 1,270,405 | |
1,025,000 | Cornerstone Building Brands, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.125%, 1/15/2029 | 841,551 | |
3,775,000 | Cp Atlas Buyer, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 12/1/2028 | 3,290,969 | |
4,750,000 | Foundation Building Materials, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 3/1/2029 | 4,275,760 | |
4,275,000 | Gyp Holdings III Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 5/1/2029 | 3,927,435 | |
2,950,000 | Interface, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 12/1/2028 | 2,730,883 | |
1,950,000 | MIWD Holdco II LLC/ MIWD Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 2/1/2030 | 1,728,031 | |
4,175,000 | Srs Distribution, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 12/1/2029 | 3,897,640 | |
2,850,000 | Srs Distribution, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.125%, 7/1/2029 | 2,705,320 | |
2,475,000 | Standard Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.375%, 7/15/2030 | 2,275,968 | |
1,200,000 | Standard Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 1/15/2028 | 1,156,055 | |
3,425,000 | Standard Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 2/15/2027 | 3,341,779 | |
3,575,000 | White Cap Buyer LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.875%, 10/15/2028 | 3,465,111 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Building Materials—continued | |||
$ 1,900,000 | White Cap Parent LLC, Sr. Sub. Secd. Note, 144A, 8.250%, 3/15/2026 | $ 1,893,660 | |
TOTAL | 39,825,789 | ||
Cable Satellite—7.9% | |||
2,300,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Sub. Secd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 5/1/2026 | 2,286,120 | |
3,000,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 5/1/2032 | 2,573,368 | |
3,850,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 2/1/2031 | 3,369,732 | |
1,675,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 1/15/2034 | 1,363,395 | |
1,500,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.500%, 8/15/2030 | 1,354,229 | |
1,825,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.500%, 6/1/2033 | 1,546,574 | |
1,650,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 2/1/2028 | 1,579,978 | |
600,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 5/1/2027 | 580,077 | |
1,700,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 6/1/2029 | 1,604,768 | |
1,550,000 | CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.375%, 2/15/2031 | 1,132,551 | |
3,800,000 | CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.125%, 12/1/2030 | 2,895,296 | |
3,800,000 | CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.500%, 11/15/2031 | 2,877,743 | |
3,175,000 | CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 12/1/2030 | 1,915,701 | |
2,275,000 | CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 11/15/2031 | 1,378,923 | |
4,500,000 | CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 1/15/2030 | 2,805,930 | |
450,000 | CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 2/1/2029 | 397,528 | |
950,000 | DIRECTV Holdings LLC, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.875%, 8/15/2027 | 893,377 | |
2,000,000 | DISH DBS Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.375%, 7/1/2028 | 1,197,506 | |
1,275,000 | DISH DBS Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.750%, 7/1/2026 | 889,363 | |
5,100,000 | DISH DBS Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 5.125%, 6/1/2029 | 2,633,767 | |
1,225,000 | DISH Network Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 11.750%, 11/15/2027 | 1,279,723 | |
3,000,000 | Doyla Holdco 18 Designated Activity Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 7/15/2028 | 2,820,598 | |
4,175,000 | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.875%, 9/1/2031 | 3,576,853 | |
2,725,000 | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.125%, 7/1/2030 | 2,431,770 | |
525,000 | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 8/1/2027 | 507,475 | |
1,000,000 | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 7/1/2029 | 967,915 | |
5,000,000 | Telenet Finance Luxembourg, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.500%, 3/1/2028 | 4,698,000 | |
5,525,000 | UPC Broadband Finco B.V., Sr. Note, 144A, 4.875%, 7/15/2031 | 4,869,293 | |
725,000 | Virgin Media Finance PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 7/15/2030 | 640,111 | |
925,000 | Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.500%, 5/15/2029 | 894,815 | |
1,000,000 | Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 4.250%, 1/31/2031 | 874,480 | |
2,425,000 | Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC, Sr. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 7/15/2031 | 2,167,661 | |
700,000 | Ziggo Bond Co. B.V., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 2/28/2030 | 586,285 | |
5,350,000 | Ziggo Finance B.V., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 1/15/2027 | 5,211,926 | |
TOTAL | 66,802,831 | ||
Chemicals—2.7% | |||
3,575,000 | Axalta Coating Systems LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.375%, 2/15/2029 | 3,211,849 | |
675,000 | Cheever Escrow Issuer, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 7.125%, 10/1/2027 | 676,279 | |
2,275,000 | Element Solutions, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.875%, 9/1/2028 | 2,096,678 | |
2,775,000 | H.B. Fuller Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 10/15/2028 | 2,597,909 | |
4,700,000 | Herens Holdco S.a.r.l., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 4.750%, 5/15/2028 | 3,861,198 | |
875,000 | Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.000%, 7/1/2028 | 837,725 | |
1,275,000 | Olympus Water US Holding Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 9.750%, 11/15/2028 | 1,354,870 | |
5,675,000 | Olympus Water US Holding Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 10/1/2029 | 5,046,725 | |
1,850,000 | Polar US Borrower LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.750%, 5/15/2026 | 603,026 | |
750,000 | WR Grace Holdings LLC, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 7.375%, 3/1/2031 | 751,425 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Chemicals—continued | |||
$ 1,575,000 | WR Grace Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 8/15/2029 | $ 1,387,743 | |
TOTAL | 22,425,427 | ||
Construction Machinery—0.7% | |||
2,525,000 | H&E Equipment Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.875%, 12/15/2028 | 2,297,802 | |
625,000 | United Rentals North America, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 1/15/2032 | 553,704 | |
1,100,000 | United Rentals North America, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 1/15/2028 | 1,074,711 | |
825,000 | United Rentals North America, Inc., Term Loan - 1st Lien, 144A, 6.000%, 12/15/2029 | 838,198 | |
1,225,000 | United Rentals, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.875%, 2/15/2031 | 1,114,505 | |
TOTAL | 5,878,920 | ||
Consumer Cyclical Services—3.1% | |||
400,000 | Allied Universal Holdco LLC, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.625%, 7/15/2026 | 398,275 | |
6,800,000 | Allied Universal Holdco LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 6/1/2029 | 5,550,834 | |
3,500,000 | Allied Universal Holdco LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.750%, 7/15/2027 | 3,433,559 | |
3,000,000 | Cars.com, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.375%, 11/1/2028 | 2,895,915 | |
1,125,000 | Garda World Security Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 7.750%, 2/15/2028 | 1,165,083 | |
6,875,000 | Garda World Security Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 6/1/2029 | 6,169,987 | |
2,453,000 | GW B-CR Security Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.500%, 11/1/2027 | 2,475,774 | |
2,125,000 | Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 12/1/2027 | 2,084,249 | |
1,700,000 | Match Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 12/15/2027 | 1,661,418 | |
TOTAL | 25,835,094 | ||
Consumer Products—1.7% | |||
325,000 | Acushnet Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.375%, 10/15/2028 | 339,272 | |
6,150,000 | BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.625%, 5/1/2027 | 5,936,601 | |
1,450,000 | Edgewell Personal Care Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.125%, 4/1/2029 | 1,321,284 | |
300,000 | Edgewell Personal Care Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 6/1/2028 | 294,705 | |
5,275,000 | Energizer Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.375%, 3/31/2029 | 4,728,120 | |
1,075,000 | Energizer Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 6/15/2028 | 995,007 | |
650,000 | Energizer Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 12/31/2027 | 650,670 | |
TOTAL | 14,265,659 | ||
Diversified Manufacturing—1.6% | |||
4,375,000 | Emerald Debt Merger, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.625%, 12/15/2030 | 4,473,962 | |
6,375,000 | Gates Global LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 1/15/2026 | 6,350,074 | |
2,900,000 | WESCO Distribution, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.250%, 6/15/2028 | 2,982,766 | |
TOTAL | 13,806,802 | ||
Finance Companies—2.5% | |||
1,900,000 | GTCR W. Merger Sub LLC, 144A, 7.500%, 1/15/2031 | 2,009,007 | |
900,000 | Navient Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 3/15/2028 | 837,174 | |
4,450,000 | Navient Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 3/15/2029 | 4,108,540 | |
575,000 | Navient Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.750%, 6/25/2025 | 582,213 | |
5,250,000 | Quicken Loans LLC / Quicken Loans Co-Issuer, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.875%, 3/1/2031 | 4,624,048 | |
2,275,000 | Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.000%, 10/15/2033 | 1,935,305 | |
3,025,000 | United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 11/15/2025 | 3,008,615 | |
3,000,000 | United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 4/15/2029 | 2,843,625 | |
1,275,000 | United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 6/15/2027 | 1,250,947 | |
TOTAL | 21,199,474 | ||
Food & Beverage—1.7% | |||
2,650,000 | Bellring Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 3/15/2030 | 2,744,830 | |
2,500,000 | Performance Food Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 8/1/2029 | 2,295,532 | |
1,275,000 | Performance Food Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 10/15/2027 | 1,257,665 | |
1,475,000 | Post Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 12/15/2029 | 1,422,804 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Food & Beverage—continued | |||
$ 2,000,000 | Post Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 1/15/2028 | $ 1,983,346 | |
951,000 | Post Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 3/1/2027 | 944,221 | |
1,425,000 | US Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 6/1/2030 | 1,329,356 | |
1,900,000 | US Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 2/15/2029 | 1,805,958 | |
375,000 | US Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.875%, 9/15/2028 | 386,479 | |
TOTAL | 14,170,191 | ||
Gaming—4.6% | |||
2,675,000 | Affinity Gaming LLC, 144A, 6.875%, 12/15/2027 | 2,386,511 | |
1,025,000 | Boyd Gaming Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 12/1/2027 | 988,075 | |
1,000,000 | Boyd Gaming Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 6/15/2031 | 918,889 | |
500,000 | Caesars Entertainment Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 7.000%, 2/15/2030 | 513,031 | |
2,950,000 | Caesars Entertainment Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 10/15/2029 | 2,664,548 | |
775,000 | Churchill Downs, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 4/1/2027 | 767,463 | |
1,975,000 | Churchill Downs, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.750%, 5/1/2031 | 2,006,966 | |
2,550,000 | Colt Merger Sub., Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 7/1/2025 | 2,551,326 | |
2,150,000 | Colt Merger Sub., Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 7/1/2025 | 2,157,469 | |
775,000 | Colt Merger Sub., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.125%, 7/1/2027 | 794,983 | |
250,000 | Light & Wonder, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.500%, 9/1/2031 | 260,933 | |
2,300,000 | Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC, Sr. Note, 144A, 4.875%, 5/1/2029 | 2,141,542 | |
4,400,000 | Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 144A, 8.000%, 2/1/2026 | 4,155,536 | |
2,025,000 | Ontario Gaming GTA LP, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 8.000%, 8/1/2030 | 2,089,739 | |
3,450,000 | Penn National Gaming, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.125%, 7/1/2029 | 2,953,696 | |
1,250,000 | Raptor Acquisition Corp. / Raptor Co-Issuer LLC, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 4.875%, 11/1/2026 | 1,192,617 | |
3,800,000 | Scientific Games Holdings Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.625%, 3/1/2030 | 3,597,137 | |
1,000,000 | Scientific Games International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.250%, 11/15/2029 | 1,024,890 | |
3,425,000 | Station Casinos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.500%, 2/15/2028 | 3,231,791 | |
650,000 | VICI Properties LP/ VICI Note Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.500%, 9/1/2026 | 629,632 | |
1,525,000 | VICI Properties LP/ VICI Note Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 6/15/2025 | 1,498,884 | |
TOTAL | 38,525,658 | ||
Health Care—4.5% | |||
2,400,000 | Ardent Health Services, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 7/15/2029 | 2,100,462 | |
2,150,000 | Avantor Funding, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.875%, 11/1/2029 | 1,954,484 | |
1,500,000 | Avantor Funding, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 7/15/2028 | 1,450,817 | |
1,350,000 | CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 144A, 6.125%, 4/1/2030 | 875,772 | |
3,300,000 | CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 144A, 6.875%, 4/15/2029 | 2,133,174 | |
1,000,000 | CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.625%, 3/15/2027 | 930,443 | |
650,000 | CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.000%, 1/15/2029 | 585,826 | |
1,062,000 | CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 8.000%, 3/15/2026 | 1,059,417 | |
1,350,000 | Embecta Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.000%, 2/15/2030 | 1,146,913 | |
2,100,000 | Embecta Corp., Sr. Note, 144A, 6.750%, 2/15/2030 | 1,829,782 | |
400,000 | Garden Spinco Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.625%, 7/20/2030 | 427,778 | |
1,125,000 | IMS Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 10/15/2026 | 1,115,006 | |
650,000 | Iqvia, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 5/15/2030 | 667,133 | |
2,875,000 | LifePoint Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 1/15/2029 | 2,129,105 | |
9,325,000 | Mozart Debt Merger Sub., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 10/1/2029 | 8,802,020 | |
575,000 | MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 11/1/2028 | 467,818 | |
1,125,000 | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 144A, 4.250%, 6/1/2029 | 1,048,599 | |
800,000 | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 144A, 4.875%, 1/1/2026 | 791,550 | |
1,550,000 | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 144A, 5.125%, 11/1/2027 | 1,516,328 | |
1,500,000 | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 144A, Term Loan - 2nd Lien, 6.250%, 2/1/2027 | 1,508,409 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Health Care—continued | |||
$ 1,800,000 | Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.750%, 5/15/2031 | $ 1,841,940 | |
3,250,000 | Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 10/1/2028 | 3,243,662 | |
TOTAL | 37,626,438 | ||
Health Insurance—0.3% | |||
2,600,000 | Centene Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 4.625%, 12/15/2029 | 2,495,954 | |
Independent Energy—3.6% | |||
1,125,000 | Antero Resources Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 3/1/2030 | 1,079,607 | |
250,000 | Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ ARU Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 11/1/2026 | 251,961 | |
1,900,000 | Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ ARU Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.250%, 12/31/2028 | 1,913,264 | |
650,000 | Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ ARU Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.000%, 11/1/2027 | 819,608 | |
1,075,000 | Berry Petroleum Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 2/15/2026 | 1,041,148 | |
1,850,000 | Callon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.500%, 6/15/2030 | 1,867,725 | |
3,175,000 | 1,2 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.000%, 4/1/2024 | 63,500 |
575,000 | Civitas Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.625%, 11/1/2030 | 610,401 | |
350,000 | Civitas Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.750%, 7/1/2031 | 373,029 | |
1,675,000 | Civitas Resources, Inc., Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.375%, 7/1/2028 | 1,750,702 | |
3,050,000 | Comstock Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.750%, 3/1/2029 | 2,793,105 | |
3,150,000 | Crownrock LP/Crownrock F, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 10/15/2025 | 3,147,779 | |
1,550,000 | Occidental Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 9/1/2025 | 1,559,688 | |
500,000 | Occidental Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.150%, 5/15/2028 | 530,695 | |
3,225,000 | Permian Resources Operating LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.875%, 4/1/2027 | 3,226,321 | |
575,000 | Range Resources Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 5/15/2025 | 568,264 | |
1,300,000 | Range Resources Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.250%, 1/15/2029 | 1,347,089 | |
1,600,000 | Rockcliff Energy II LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 10/15/2029 | 1,514,325 | |
700,000 | Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership Lp / Sitio Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.875%, 11/1/2028 | 725,942 | |
2,750,000 | SM Energy Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 6/1/2025 | 2,720,202 | |
2,325,000 | Southwestern Energy Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.375%, 9/15/2028 | 2,409,530 | |
TOTAL | 30,313,885 | ||
Industrial - Other—1.2% | |||
6,050,000 | Madison Iaq LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 6/30/2029 | 5,337,998 | |
3,500,000 | Redwood Star Merger Sub., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.750%, 4/1/2030 | 3,504,025 | |
1,275,000 | Vertical Holdco GmbH, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.625%, 7/15/2028 | 1,253,951 | |
TOTAL | 10,095,974 | ||
Insurance - P&C—6.8% | |||
625,000 | Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 7.000%, 1/15/2031 | 659,681 | |
3,625,000 | AmWINS Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.875%, 6/30/2029 | 3,315,276 | |
4,821,420 | Ardonagh Midco 2 PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 11.500% / 12.750% PIK, 1/15/2027 | 4,771,170 | |
4,350,000 | AssuredPartners, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 1/15/2029 | 4,065,764 | |
4,225,000 | AssuredPartners, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 8/15/2025 | 4,236,653 | |
7,225,000 | Broadstreet Partners, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 4/15/2029 | 6,750,203 | |
950,000 | Hub International Ltd., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 7.250%, 6/15/2030 | 1,004,060 | |
8,125,000 | Hub International Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 12/1/2029 | 7,761,297 | |
6,100,000 | Hub International Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 5/1/2026 | 6,130,652 | |
2,125,000 | Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 8.500%, 3/15/2030 | 2,234,214 | |
2,300,000 | Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 10.500%, 12/15/2030 | 2,427,804 | |
550,000 | NFP Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 7.500%, 10/1/2030 | 585,866 | |
400,000 | NFP Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 8.500%, 10/1/2031 | 433,810 | |
8,500,000 | NFP Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.875%, 8/15/2028 | 8,647,268 | |
1,550,000 | Ryan Specialty Group, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 4.375%, 2/1/2030 | 1,439,563 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Insurance - P&C—continued | |||
$ 3,050,000 | USI, Inc./NY, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.500%, 1/15/2032 | $ 3,126,402 | |
TOTAL | 57,589,683 | ||
Leisure—1.2% | |||
425,000 | Carnival Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 8/15/2029 | 444,017 | |
675,000 | NCL Corp. Ltd., Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 8.125%, 1/15/2029 | 705,599 | |
1,750,000 | NCL Corp. Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 3/15/2026 | 1,711,242 | |
300,000 | NCL Corp. Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.750%, 2/15/2029 | 302,094 | |
475,000 | NCL Finance Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.125%, 3/15/2028 | 455,122 | |
900,000 | Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 7/15/2027 | 891,492 | |
825,000 | Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 8/31/2026 | 817,388 | |
2,875,000 | SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 8/15/2029 | 2,690,960 | |
2,050,000 | Six Flags Entertainment Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.250%, 5/15/2031 | 2,057,646 | |
TOTAL | 10,075,560 | ||
Lodging—0.6% | |||
1,000,000 | Hilton Domestic Operating Company, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.625%, 2/15/2032 | 873,924 | |
2,325,000 | Hilton Domestic Operating Company, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 5/1/2028 | 2,327,741 | |
1,550,000 | RHP Hotel Property/RHP Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.250%, 7/15/2028 | 1,612,483 | |
TOTAL | 4,814,148 | ||
Media Entertainment—5.3% | |||
5,275,000 | 1,2 | Audacy Capital Corp., 144A, 6.500%, 5/1/2027 | 98,906 |
850,000 | Cumulus Media News Holdings, Inc., 144A, 6.750%, 7/1/2026 | 573,236 | |
1,875,000 | 1,2 | Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co., 144A, 5.375%, 8/15/2026 | 96,094 |
2,150,000 | 1,2 | Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.625%, 8/15/2027 | 112,875 |
1,300,000 | Gray Escrow II, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 11/15/2031 | 982,278 | |
1,075,000 | Gray Escrow, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 5/15/2027 | 1,022,814 | |
2,925,000 | Gray Television, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 7/15/2026 | 2,847,899 | |
1,275,000 | iHeartCommunications, Inc., 144A, 4.750%, 1/15/2028 | 982,056 | |
5,461,766 | iHeartCommunications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.375%, 5/1/2027 | 3,550,148 | |
1,575,000 | Match Group Holdings II LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.625%, 10/1/2031 | 1,362,304 | |
1,775,000 | Match Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.125%, 8/1/2030 | 1,612,465 | |
7,175,000 | Midas Opco Holdings, LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 8/15/2029 | 6,607,691 | |
1,575,000 | Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 11/1/2028 | 1,452,599 | |
3,150,000 | Nexstar Escrow Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 7/15/2027 | 3,048,525 | |
300,000 | Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp., 144A, 7.375%, 2/15/2031 | 315,230 | |
1,450,000 | Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 3/15/2030 | 1,294,351 | |
625,000 | Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 8/15/2027 | 604,626 | |
2,400,000 | ROBLOX Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.875%, 5/1/2030 | 2,142,564 | |
450,000 | Scripps Escrow II, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 1/15/2031 | 330,773 | |
725,000 | Scripps Escrow, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 7/15/2027 | 644,790 | |
725,000 | Sinclair Television Group, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 4.125%, 12/1/2030 | 512,028 | |
3,775,000 | Sinclair Television Group, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 3/1/2030 | 2,836,195 | |
700,000 | Tegna, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 3/15/2028 | 654,724 | |
2,325,000 | Tegna, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 9/15/2029 | 2,133,257 | |
4,100,000 | Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.875%, 12/15/2027 | 3,255,666 | |
2,750,000 | Univision Communications, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 7.375%, 6/30/2030 | 2,745,317 | |
1,125,000 | Univision Communications, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 8.000%, 8/15/2028 | 1,161,394 | |
2,500,000 | Urban One, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 7.375%, 2/1/2028 | 2,127,375 | |
TOTAL | 45,108,180 | ||
Metals & Mining—0.6% | |||
825,000 | Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.875%, 3/1/2031 | 746,886 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Metals & Mining—continued | |||
$ 1,525,000 | Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.750%, 4/15/2030 | $ 1,548,378 | |
3,000,000 | Coeur Mining, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 2/15/2029 | 2,764,545 | |
TOTAL | 5,059,809 | ||
Midstream—5.9% | |||
2,150,000 | AmeriGas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 5/20/2025 | 2,122,007 | |
2,100,000 | AmeriGas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 8/20/2026 | 2,080,834 | |
3,425,000 | Antero Midstream Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 3/1/2027 | 3,400,552 | |
2,075,000 | Antero Midstream Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 1/15/2028 | 2,056,218 | |
3,025,000 | Antero Midstream Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.875%, 5/15/2026 | 3,103,063 | |
2,600,000 | Cheniere Energy Partners, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 4.500%, 10/1/2029 | 2,490,155 | |
3,275,000 | CNX Midstream Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 4/15/2030 | 2,945,166 | |
2,875,000 | DT Midstream, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.375%, 6/15/2031 | 2,596,956 | |
1,900,000 | EQM Midstream Partners, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 7/15/2028 | 1,883,776 | |
775,000 | EQM Midstream Partners, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 7/15/2048 | 795,260 | |
2,325,000 | EQM Midstream Partners, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.500%, 1/15/2029 | 2,198,604 | |
2,625,000 | EQM Midstream Partners, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 7/1/2027 | 2,674,500 | |
450,000 | EQM Midstream Partners, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.500%, 6/1/2027 | 463,960 | |
325,000 | EQM Midstream Partners, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.500%, 6/1/2030 | 349,752 | |
1,750,000 | Hess Midstream Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 6/15/2028 | 1,690,014 | |
1,725,000 | HF Sinclair Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 2/1/2028 | 1,674,481 | |
3,100,000 | Oasis Midstream Partners, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.000%, 4/1/2029 | 3,227,797 | |
2,600,000 | Solaris Midstream Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.625%, 4/1/2026 | 2,638,228 | |
1,325,000 | Suburban Propane Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 3/1/2027 | 1,324,061 | |
2,000,000 | Suburban Propane Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 6/1/2031 | 1,816,153 | |
2,050,000 | Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 1/15/2028 | 2,026,460 | |
1,500,000 | Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 3/1/2030 | 1,501,133 | |
1,450,000 | TransMontaigne Partners LP/TLP Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 2/15/2026 | 1,318,956 | |
475,000 | Western Gas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 3/1/2028 | 460,046 | |
1,875,000 | Western Gas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 7/1/2026 | 1,844,641 | |
1,750,000 | Western Gas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.300%, 3/1/2048 | 1,525,433 | |
TOTAL | 50,208,206 | ||
Oil Field Services—1.9% | |||
4,000,000 | Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 4/1/2028 | 3,944,120 | |
2,100,000 | Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.875%, 4/1/2027 | 2,107,329 | |
1,500,000 | Nabors Industries Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.250%, 1/15/2026 | 1,443,330 | |
900,000 | Nabors Industries Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.500%, 1/15/2028 | 779,205 | |
150,000 | Nabors Industries, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 9.125%, 1/31/2030 | 150,739 | |
2,351,000 | Precision Drilling Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.125%, 1/15/2026 | 2,351,227 | |
1,900,000 | USA Compression Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.875%, 9/1/2027 | 1,879,560 | |
3,766,000 | USA Compression Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 6.875%, 4/1/2026 | 3,754,240 | |
TOTAL | 16,409,750 | ||
Packaging—4.6% | |||
4,408,496 | ARD Finance SA, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.500%, 6/30/2027 | 2,064,432 | |
2,625,000 | Ardagh Metal Packaging, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.000%, 9/1/2029 | 2,225,308 | |
6,925,000 | Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.250%, 8/15/2027 | 5,387,925 | |
2,550,000 | Ball Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 6/15/2029 | 2,607,179 | |
800,000 | Ball Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.875%, 3/15/2028 | 831,654 | |
1,200,000 | Berry Global Escrow Corp., 144A, 4.875%, 7/15/2026 | 1,179,996 | |
1,525,000 | Bway Holding Co., 144A, 7.875%, 8/15/2026 | 1,553,336 | |
1,700,000 | Bway Holding Co., 144A, 9.250%, 4/15/2027 | 1,670,488 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Packaging—continued | |||
$ 8,425,000 | Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.750%, 4/15/2030 | $ 7,865,384 | |
2,275,000 | OI European Group B.V., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 2/15/2030 | 2,129,979 | |
2,147,000 | Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.625%, 5/13/2027 | 2,149,856 | |
1,250,000 | Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.250%, 5/15/2031 | 1,268,925 | |
1,300,000 | Sealed Air Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.125%, 2/1/2028 | 1,312,040 | |
600,000 | Sealed Air Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.250%, 2/15/2031 | 636,930 | |
6,100,000 | Trivium Packaging Finance B.V., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.500%, 8/15/2027 | 5,987,936 | |
TOTAL | 38,871,368 | ||
Paper—0.3% | |||
2,875,000 | Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.500%, 3/1/2029 | 2,598,909 | |
Pharmaceuticals—1.3% | |||
1,425,000 | Bausch Health Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 2/15/2029 | 619,898 | |
1,450,000 | Bausch Health Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 1/30/2030 | 669,951 | |
6,325,000 | Bausch Health Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 2/15/2029 | 2,806,221 | |
1,000,000 | Bausch Health Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.250%, 5/30/2029 | 458,139 | |
5,050,000 | Grifols Escrow Issuer SA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 10/15/2028 | 4,585,425 | |
2,425,000 | Organon Finance 1 LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 4/30/2031 | 2,076,830 | |
TOTAL | 11,216,464 | ||
Restaurant—1.3% | |||
9,575,000 | 1011778 BC Unltd. Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc., 144A, 4.000%, 10/15/2030 | 8,599,585 | |
1,425,000 | Yum! Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 1/31/2032 | 1,334,106 | |
1,425,000 | Yum! Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 1/15/2030 | 1,382,827 | |
TOTAL | 11,316,518 | ||
Retailers—1.3% | |||
2,575,000 | Academy Ltd., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.000%, 11/15/2027 | 2,531,720 | |
1,450,000 | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 11/15/2029 | 1,343,745 | |
1,625,000 | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 2/15/2032 | 1,478,698 | |
1,475,000 | Gap (The), Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.625%, 10/1/2029 | 1,262,932 | |
900,000 | Gap (The), Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.875%, 10/1/2031 | 742,458 | |
1,075,000 | Kontoor Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.125%, 11/15/2029 | 972,850 | |
1,800,000 | LCM Investments Holdings II, LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.250%, 8/1/2031 | 1,880,504 | |
825,000 | William Carter Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 3/15/2027 | 815,203 | |
TOTAL | 11,028,110 | ||
Supermarkets—0.6% | |||
3,350,000 | Albertsons Cos. LLC/SAFEW, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.500%, 3/15/2029 | 3,045,659 | |
275,000 | Albertsons Cos. LLC/SAFEW, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 2/15/2028 | 275,357 | |
1,250,000 | Albertsons Cos. LLC/SAFEW, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 2/15/2028 | 1,265,716 | |
400,000 | Albertsons Cos. LLC/SAFEW, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.500%, 3/15/2026 | 407,681 | |
TOTAL | 4,994,413 | ||
Technology—11.4% | |||
1,000,000 | AMS AG, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 12.250%, 3/30/2029 | 1,113,330 | |
2,625,000 | Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 144A, 9.125%, 3/1/2026 | 2,637,305 | |
2,175,000 | Capstone Borrower, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 8.000%, 6/15/2030 | 2,265,197 | |
1,925,000 | Centerfield Media Parent, Sr. Note, 144A, 6.625%, 8/1/2026 | 1,368,617 | |
825,000 | Central Parent LLC / CDK Global II LLC / CDK Financing Co., 144A, 8.000%, 6/15/2029 | 861,737 | |
3,575,000 | Central Parent, Inc./Central Merger Sub., Inc., 144A, 7.250%, 6/15/2029 | 3,648,622 | |
5,550,000 | Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.875%, 7/1/2029 | 5,213,526 | |
2,550,000 | Cloud Software Group, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 9.000%, 9/30/2029 | 2,425,848 | |
4,050,000 | Coherent Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 12/15/2029 | 3,850,740 | |
1,725,000 | Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 10/15/2026 | 1,641,872 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS—continued | |||
Technology—continued | |||
$ 3,000,000 | Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 10/15/2028 | $ 2,724,257 | |
2,825,000 | Dun & Bradstreet Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 12/15/2029 | 2,638,296 | |
4,000,000 | Elastic N.V., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.125%, 7/15/2029 | 3,677,227 | |
875,000 | Entegris Escrow Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 4.750%, 4/15/2029 | 843,989 | |
3,400,000 | Entegris Escrow Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.950%, 6/15/2030 | 3,383,350 | |
4,000,000 | HealthEquity, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.500%, 10/1/2029 | 3,719,037 | |
2,750,000 | Helios Software Holdings, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 4.625%, 5/1/2028 | 2,511,398 | |
3,950,000 | Iron Mountain, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 2/15/2029 | 4,062,587 | |
3,825,000 | Logan Merger Sub, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 9/1/2027 | 1,853,873 | |
7,625,000 | McAfee Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.375%, 2/15/2030 | 6,973,722 | |
7,950,000 | Minerva Merger Sub., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 2/15/2030 | 7,222,674 | |
1,700,000 | NCR Atleos Escrow Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 9.500%, 4/1/2029 | 1,807,730 | |
900,000 | NCR Voyix Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 10/1/2028 | 851,668 | |
2,725,000 | NCR Voyix Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 4/15/2029 | 2,593,441 | |
1,300,000 | NCR Voyix Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 10/1/2030 | 1,195,534 | |
775,000 | Open Text Corp., 144A, 6.900%, 12/1/2027 | 806,214 | |
2,775,000 | Open Text Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.875%, 2/15/2028 | 2,580,299 | |
3,525,000 | Picard Midco, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.500%, 3/31/2029 | 3,360,209 | |
5,400,000 | Rocket Software, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 2/15/2029 | 4,703,751 | |
2,941,000 | Seagate HDD Cayman, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 9.625%, 12/1/2032 | 3,365,533 | |
100,000 | Seagate HDD Cayman, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.250%, 12/15/2029 | 107,926 | |
825,000 | Seagate HDD Cayman, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.500%, 7/15/2031 | 895,891 | |
1,525,000 | Sensata Technologies B.V., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 9/1/2030 | 1,516,737 | |
4,550,000 | SS&C Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 9/30/2027 | 4,487,928 | |
700,000 | Synaptics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.000%, 6/15/2029 | 628,839 | |
2,825,000 | TTM Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.000%, 3/1/2029 | 2,569,592 | |
TOTAL | 96,108,496 | ||
Transportation Services—0.4% | |||
3,275,000 | Watco Cos LLC/Finance Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 6/15/2027 | 3,278,488 | |
Utility - Electric—2.3% | |||
400,000 | Calpine Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 3.750%, 3/1/2031 | 351,301 | |
1,850,000 | Calpine Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 2/1/2031 | 1,698,348 | |
3,000,000 | Calpine Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 3/15/2028 | 2,878,210 | |
2,499,000 | Enviva Partners LP/Enviva Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 1/15/2026 | 1,233,533 | |
1,050,000 | NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.250%, 1/15/2029 | 1,099,909 | |
1,081,000 | NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 1/15/2027 | 1,084,082 | |
925,000 | NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.375%, 2/15/2029 | 818,019 | |
1,000,000 | NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.625%, 2/15/2031 | 860,384 | |
187,000 | NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.875%, 2/15/2032 | 160,301 | |
2,400,000 | TerraForm Power Operating LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 1/31/2028 | 2,333,312 | |
1,525,000 | TransAlta Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.750%, 11/15/2029 | 1,620,884 | |
3,475,000 | Vistra Operations Co., LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 9/1/2026 | 3,432,990 | |
400,000 | Vistra Operations Co., LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 2/15/2027 | 394,807 | |
1,700,000 | Vistra Operations Co., LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.750%, 10/15/2031 | 1,766,876 | |
TOTAL | 19,732,956 | ||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (IDENTIFIED COST $878,177,214) | 801,147,403 | ||
COMMON STOCKS—0.3% | |||
Media Entertainment—0.0% | |||
67,010 | 2 | iHeartMedia, Inc. | 178,917 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
COMMON STOCKS—continued | |||
Oil Field Services—0.3% | |||
32,040 | 2 | Superior Energy Services, Inc. | $ 2,509,805 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (IDENTIFIED COST $2,144,259) | 2,688,722 | ||
INVESTMENT COMPANY—3.8% | |||
32,001,577 | Federated Hermes Institutional Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.45%3 (IDENTIFIED COST $32,013,283) | 32,017,578 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—98.9% (IDENTIFIED COST $912,334,756)4 | 835,853,703 | ||
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—1.1%5 | 9,713,653 | ||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% | $845,567,356 |
Federated Hermes Institutional Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares | |
Value as of 12/31/2022 | $17,611,455 |
Purchases at Cost | $202,697,281 |
Proceeds from Sales | $(188,308,514) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation | $3,496 |
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | $13,860 |
Value as of 12/31/2023 | $32,017,578 |
Shares Held as of 12/31/2023 | 32,001,577 |
Dividend Income | $1,040,166 |
1 | Issuer in default. |
2 | Non-income-producing security. |
3 | 7-day net yield. |
4 | The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $918,830,747. |
5 | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2023, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs | ||||
Level 1— Quoted Prices | Level 2— Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3— Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Debt Securities: | ||||
Corporate Bonds | $— | $801,147,403 | $— | $801,147,403 |
Equity Securities: | ||||
Common Stocks | ||||
Domestic | 178,917 | 2,509,805 | — | 2,688,722 |
Investment Company | 32,017,578 | — | — | 32,017,578 |
TOTAL SECURITIES | $32,196,495 | $803,657,208 | $— | $835,853,703 |
The following acronym(s) are used throughout this portfolio: | ||
GMTN | —Global Medium Term Note | |
PIK | —Payment in Kind |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $5.22 | $6.34 | $6.35 | $6.36 | $5.88 |
Income From Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income (loss)1 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.38 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.39 | (1.08) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.49 |
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.73 | (0.75) | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.87 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.36) | (0.37) | (0.35) | (0.37) | (0.39) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $5.59 | $5.22 | $6.34 | $6.35 | $6.36 |
Total Return2 | 14.43% | (11.96)% | 5.42% | 6.09% | 15.18% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | |||||
Net expenses3 | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Net investment income | 6.34% | 5.77% | 5.16% | 5.70% | 6.16% |
Expense waiver/reimbursement | —% | —% | —% | —% | —% |
Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $845,567 | $745,111 | $2,494,249 | $2,212,263 | $1,866,222 |
Portfolio turnover4 | 16% | 13% | 34% | 38% | 34% |
1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | Based on net asset value. |
3 | Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest. |
4 | Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation. |
Assets: | |
Investment in securities, at value including $32,017,578 of investments in affiliated holdings* (identified cost $912,334,756, including $32,013,283 of identified cost in affiliated holdings) | $835,853,703 |
Income receivable | 14,228,985 |
Income receivable from affiliated holdings | 92,428 |
Total Assets | 850,175,116 |
Liabilities: | |
Income distribution payable | 4,520,183 |
Accrued expenses (Note 5) | 87,577 |
Total Liabilities | 4,607,760 |
Net assets for 151,384,877 shares outstanding | $845,567,356 |
Net Assets Consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | $1,095,197,836 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (249,630,480) |
Total Net Assets | $845,567,356 |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share: | |
$845,567,356 ÷ 151,384,877 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized | $5.59 |
* | See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
Investment Income: | |
Interest | $49,630,057 |
Dividends received from affiliated holdings* | 1,040,166 |
TOTAL INCOME | 50,670,223 |
Expenses: | |
Administrative fee (Note 5) | 5,866 |
Custodian fees | 25,531 |
Transfer agent fees | 49,993 |
Directors’/Trustees’ fees (Note 5) | 5,759 |
Auditing fees | 39,086 |
Legal fees | 10,656 |
Portfolio accounting fees | 146,614 |
Printing and postage | 18,665 |
Commitment fee (Note 7) | 15,510 |
Miscellaneous (Note 5) | 8,777 |
TOTAL EXPENSES | 326,457 |
Net investment income | 50,343,766 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: | |
Net realized loss on investments (including net realized gain of $13,860 on sales of investments in affiliated holdings*) | (25,508,183) |
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments (including net change in unrealized appreciation of $3,496 on investments in affiliated holdings*) | 82,616,504 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 57,108,321 |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | $107,452,087 |
* | See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
Year Ended December 31 | 2023 | 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations: | ||
Net investment income | $50,343,766 | $70,721,276 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (25,508,183) | (75,289,254) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 82,616,504 | (199,057,584) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | 107,452,087 | (203,625,562) |
Distributions to Shareholders | (52,999,823) | (79,474,824) |
Share Transactions: | ||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 135,520,135 | 107,543,200 |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 3,222,946 | 5,651,526 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (92,738,571) | (1,579,232,583) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 46,004,510 | (1,466,037,857) |
Change in net assets | 100,456,774 | (1,749,138,243) |
Net Assets: | ||
Beginning of period | 745,110,582 | 2,494,248,825 |
End of period | $845,567,356 | $745,110,582 |
Year Ended 12/31/2023 | Year Ended 12/31/2022 | |
Shares sold | 25,323,647 | 18,064,404 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 600,019 | 969,803 |
Shares redeemed | (17,409,623) | (269,530,125) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 8,514,043 | (250,495,918) |
2023 | 2022 | |
Ordinary income | $52,999,823 | $79,474,824 |
Undistributed ordinary income | $870,685 |
Net unrealized depreciation | $(82,977,044) |
Capital loss carryforwards and deferrals | $(167,524,121) |
TOTAL | $(249,630,480) |
Short-Term | Long-Term | Total |
$27,969,708 | $139,554,413 | $167,524,121 |
Purchases | $150,221,200 |
Sales | $119,337,996 |
February 23, 2024
Beginning Account Value 7/1/2023 | Ending Account Value 12/31/2023 | Expenses Paid During Period1 | |
Actual | $1,000 | $1,082.10 | $0.21 |
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | $1,000 | $1,025.00 | $0.20 |
1 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.04%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Trust Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s) |
J. Christopher Donahue* Birth Date: April 11, 1949 President and Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: October 2005 | Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director or Trustee of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company. Previous Positions: President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd; Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd. |
John B. Fisher* Birth Date: May 16, 1956 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: May 2016 | Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director or Trustee of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director and Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; President, Director/Trustee and CEO, Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, and Federated MDTA LLC; Director, Federated Investors Trust Company. Previous Positions: President and Director of the Institutional Sales Division of Federated Securities Corp.; President and CEO of Passport Research, Ltd.; Director and President, Technology, Federated Services Company. |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Trust Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications |
G. Thomas Hough Birth Date: February 28, 1955 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: August 2015 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee and Chair of the Board of Directors or Trustees of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly, Vice Chair, Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm) (Retired). Other Directorships Held: Director, Chair of the Audit Committee, Member of the Compensation Committee, Equifax, Inc.; Lead Director, Member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.; formerly, Director, Member of Governance and Compensation Committees, Publix Super Markets, Inc. Qualifications: Mr. Hough has served in accounting, business management and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Hough most recently held the position of Americas Vice Chair of Assurance with Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm). Mr. Hough serves on the President’s Cabinet and Business School Board of Visitors for the University of Alabama. Mr. Hough previously served on the Business School Board of Visitors for Wake Forest University, and he previously served as an Executive Committee member of the United States Golf Association. |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Trust Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications |
Maureen Lally-Green Birth Date: July 5, 1949 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: August 2009 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Adjunct Professor of Law, Emerita, Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law and Professor of Law and Interim Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Associate General Secretary and Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh. Other Directorships Held: Director, CNX Resources Corporation (natural gas). Qualifications: Judge Lally-Green has served in various legal and business roles and directorship positions throughout her career. Judge Lally-Green previously held the position of Dean of the School of Law of Duquesne University (as well as Interim Dean). Judge Lally-Green previously served as Director of the Office of Church Relations and later as Associate General Secretary for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, a member of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and as a Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law. Judge Lally-Green was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and previously served on the Supreme Court’s Board of Continuing Judicial Education and the Supreme Court’s Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee. Judge Lally-Green was then appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and currently serves on the Judicial Ethics Advisory Board. Judge Lally-Green also currently holds the positions on not for profit or for profit boards of directors as follows: Director and Chair, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, Saint Vincent Seminary; Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education (public); Director, Catholic Charities, Pittsburgh; and Director, CNX Resources Corporation (natural gas). Judge Lally-Green has held the positions of: Director, Auberle; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Director, Saint Thomas More Society; Director and Chair, Catholic High Schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc.; Director, Pennsylvania Bar Institute; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director and Chair, North Catholic High School, Inc.; Director and Vice Chair, Our Campaign for the Church Alive!, Inc.; and Director and Vice Chair, Saint Francis University. |
Thomas M. O’Neill Birth Date: June 14, 1951 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: August 2006 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting). Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Mr. O’Neill has served in several business, mutual fund and financial management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. O’Neill serves as Director, Medicines for Humanity. Mr. O’Neill previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fleet Investment Advisors; President and Chief Executive Officer, Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.; General Partner, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Boston, MA; Chief Investment Officer, The Putnam Companies, Boston, MA; Credit Analyst and Lending Officer, Fleet Bank; Director and Consultant, EZE Castle Software (investment order management software); Director, Midway Pacific (lumber); and Director, The Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, Florida. |
Madelyn A. Reilly Birth Date: February 2, 1956 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: November 2020 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly, Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary of Board of Directors, Duquesne University (Retired). Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Ms. Reilly has served in various business and legal management roles throughout her career. Ms. Reilly previously served as Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary of Board of Directors and Director of Risk Management and Associate General Counsel, Duquesne University. Prior to her work at Duquesne University, Ms. Reilly served as Assistant General Counsel of Compliance and Enterprise Risk as well as Senior Counsel of Environment, Health and Safety, PPG Industries. Ms. Reilly currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of UPMC Mercy Hospital, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities, Pittsburgh. |
P. Jerome Richey Birth Date: February 23, 1949 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: October 2013 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Retired; formerly, Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh and Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, CONSOL Energy Inc. (now split into two separate publicly traded companies known as CONSOL Energy Inc. and CNX Resources Corp.). Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Mr. Richey has served in several business and legal management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Richey most recently held the positions of Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chairman of the Board, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Chairman of the Board, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, CONSOL Energy Inc. and CNX Gas Company; and Board Member, Ethics Counsel and Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (a law firm). |
John S. Walsh Birth Date: November 28, 1957 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: November 2005 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc. Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Mr. Walsh has served in several business management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Walsh previously served as Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. (paving contractors). |
Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Trust Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years and Previous Position(s) |
Lori A. Hensler Birth Date: January 6, 1967 TREASURER Officer since: April 2013 | Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp.; and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company. Ms. Hensler has received the Certified Public Accountant designation. Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Management Company; Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer, Federated Administrative Services, Federated Administrative Services, Inc., Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc., Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, Passport Research, Ltd., and Federated MDTA, LLC; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc. |
Peter J. Germain Birth Date: September 3, 1959 CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, SECRETARY and EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer since: October 2005 | Principal Occupations: Mr. Germain is Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President of the Federated Hermes Fund Family. He is General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Trustee and Senior Vice President, Federated Investors Management Company; Trustee and President, Federated Administrative Services; Director and President, Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Director and Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Director and Secretary, Federated Private Asset Management, Inc.; Secretary, Federated Shareholder Services Company; and Secretary, Retirement Plan Service Company of America. Mr. Germain joined Federated Hermes, Inc. in 1984 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Previous Positions: Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel, Managing Director of Mutual Fund Services, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company; and Senior Corporate Counsel, Federated Hermes, Inc. |
Stephen Van Meter Birth Date: June 5, 1975 CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Officer since: July 2015 | Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Hermes, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of certain of its subsidiaries. Mr. Van Meter joined Federated Hermes, Inc. in October 2011. He holds FINRA licenses under Series 3, 7, 24 and 66. Previous Positions: Mr. Van Meter previously held the position of Compliance Operating Officer, Federated Hermes, Inc. Prior to joining Federated Hermes, Inc., Mr. Van Meter served at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the positions of Senior Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Investment Management and Senior Counsel, Division of Enforcement. |
Robert J. Ostrowski Birth Date: April 26, 1963 Chief Investment Officer Officer since: September 2006 | Principal Occupations: Robert J. Ostrowski joined Federated Hermes, Inc. in 1987 as an Investment Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager in 1990. He was named Chief Investment Officer of Federated Hermes’ taxable fixed-income products in 2004 and also serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Ostrowski became an Executive Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser in 2009 and served as a Senior Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser from 1997 to 2009. Mr. Ostrowski has received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He received his M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. |
Annual Evaluation of Adequacy and Effectiveness
Federated Hermes Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Ticker | FMBPX |
Federated Hermes Mortgage Strategy Portfolio
A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Managed Pool Series
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Fund | 5.18% | 0.52% | 1.62% |
BMBS | 5.05% | 0.25% | 1.38% |
Portfolio Composition | Percentage of Total Net Assets2 |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 88.6% |
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 5.2% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 2.0% |
Agency Risk Transfer Securities | 0.3% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 0.2% |
Cash Equivalents3 | 3.7% |
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net4,5 | 0.0% |
TOTAL | 100% |
1 | See the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests. |
2 | As of the date specified above, the Fund owned shares of one or more affiliated investment companies. For purposes of this table, the affiliated investment company (other than an affiliated money market mutual fund) is not treated as a single portfolio security, but rather the Fund is treated as owning a pro rata portion of each security and each other asset and liability owned by the affiliated investment company. Accordingly, the percentages of total net assets shown in the table will differ from those presented on the Portfolio of Investments. |
3 | Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements. |
4 | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
5 | Represents less than 0.1%. |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value | ||
INVESTMENT COMPANY—98.5% | |||
105,812,493 | 1 | Mortgage Core Fund (IDENTIFIED COST $899,507,330) | $894,115,566 |
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT—1.6% | |||
$ 14,271,000 | Interest in $1,800,000,000 joint repurchase agreement 5.34%, dated 12/29/2023 under which Bank of Montreal will repurchase securities provided as collateral for $1,801,068,000 on 1/2/2024. The securities provided as collateral at the end of the period held with BNY Mellon as tri-party agent, were U.S. Government Agency securities with various maturities to 2/20/2073 and the market value of those underlying securities was $1,855,100,040. (IDENTIFIED COST $14,271,000) | $ 14,271,000 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—100.1% (IDENTIFIED COST $913,778,330)2 | 908,386,566 | ||
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(0.1)%3 | (1,146,914) | ||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% | $907,239,652 |
Mortgage Core Fund | |
Value as of 12/31/2022 | $294,527,987 |
Purchases at Cost | $576,355,913 |
Proceeds from Sales | $(2,800,000) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation | $26,666,665 |
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | $(634,999) |
Value as of 12/31/2023 | $894,115,566 |
Shares Held as of 12/31/2023 | 105,812,493 |
Dividend Income | $21,105,912 |
1 | Due to this affiliated holding representing greater than 75% of the Fund’s total net assets, a copy of the affiliated holding’s most recent Annual Report is included with this Report. |
2 | The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $919,291,170. |
3 | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2023, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs | ||||
Level 1— Quoted Prices | Level 2— Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3— Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Investment Company | $894,115,566 | $— | $— | $894,115,566 |
Repurchase Agreement | — | 14,271,000 | — | 14,271,000 |
TOTAL SECURITIES | $894,115,566 | $14,271,000 | $— | $908,386,566 |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $8.46 | $9.85 | $10.18 | $9.98 | $9.70 |
Income From Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income (loss)1 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.32 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.06 | (1.40) | (0.32) | 0.20 | 0.28 |
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.42 | (1.13) | (0.10) | 0.47 | 0.60 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.35) | (0.26) | (0.22) | (0.27) | (0.32) |
Distributions from net realized gain | — | — | (0.01) | — | — |
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | (0.35) | (0.26) | (0.23) | (0.27) | (0.32) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $8.53 | $8.46 | $9.85 | $10.18 | $9.98 |
Total Return2 | 5.18% | (11.54)% | (0.94)% | 4.77% | 6.29% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | |||||
Net expenses3 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Net investment income | 4.31% | 3.01% | 2.21% | 2.68% | 3.26% |
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 | 0.15% | 0.17% | 0.21% | 0.23% | 0.24% |
Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $907,240 | $295,407 | $171,828 | $126,578 | $120,793 |
Portfolio turnover5 | 1% | 11% | 14% | 43% | 7% |
1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | Based on net asset value. |
3 | The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse all expenses, excluding extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund. Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest. |
4 | This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/ reimbursement recorded by investment companies in which the Fund may invest. |
5 | Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation. |
Assets: | |
Investment in securities, at value including $894,115,566 of investments in affiliated holdings* (identified cost $913,778,330, including $899,507,330 of identified cost in affiliated holdings) | $908,386,566 |
Cash | 789 |
Income receivable | 6,351 |
Income receivable from affiliated holdings | 3,024,656 |
Receivable for shares sold | 2,171,379 |
Total Assets | 913,589,741 |
Liabilities: | |
Payable for investments purchased | 3,024,657 |
Payable for shares redeemed | 175,760 |
Income distribution payable | 2,998,187 |
Payable to adviser (Note 5) | 3,375 |
Payable for administrative fee (Note 5) | 5,781 |
Accrued expenses (Note 5) | 142,329 |
Total Liabilities | 6,350,089 |
Net assets for 106,367,772 shares outstanding | $907,239,652 |
Net Assets Consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | $918,289,197 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (11,049,545) |
Total Net Assets | $907,239,652 |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share: | |
$907,239,652 ÷ 106,367,772 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized | $8.53 |
* | See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
Investment Income: | |
Dividends received from affiliated holdings* | $21,105,912 |
Interest | 105,499 |
TOTAL INCOME | 21,211,411 |
Expenses: | |
Administrative fee (Note 5) | 383,449 |
Custodian fees | 16,348 |
Transfer agent fees | 28,469 |
Directors’/Trustees’ fees (Note 5) | 3,064 |
Auditing fees | 34,586 |
Legal fees | 10,556 |
Portfolio accounting fees | 97,862 |
Share registration costs | 108,030 |
Printing and postage | 20,196 |
Miscellaneous (Note 5) | 28,588 |
TOTAL EXPENSES | 731,148 |
Reimbursement of other operating expenses (Note 5) | (731,148) |
Net expenses | — |
Net investment income | 21,211,411 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: | |
Net realized loss on investments in affiliated holdings* | (634,999) |
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments in affiliated holdings* | 26,666,665 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 26,031,666 |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | $47,243,077 |
* | See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
Year Ended December 31 | 2023 | 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations: | ||
Net investment income | $21,211,411 | $7,112,504 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (634,999) | (2,886,851) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 26,666,665 | (31,121,729) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | 47,243,077 | (26,896,076) |
Distributions to Shareholders | (21,213,010) | (7,113,868) |
Share Transactions: | ||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 656,484,450 | 213,317,582 |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 464,465 | 207,511 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (71,146,537) | (55,935,840) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 585,802,378 | 157,589,253 |
Change in net assets | 611,832,445 | 123,579,309 |
Net Assets: | ||
Beginning of period | 295,407,207 | 171,827,898 |
End of period | $907,239,652 | $295,407,207 |
Year Ended 12/31/2023 | Year Ended 12/31/2022 | |
Shares sold | 80,038,747 | 23,685,150 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 55,796 | 23,589 |
Shares redeemed | (8,627,988) | (6,251,194) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 71,466,555 | 17,457,545 |
2023 | 2022 | |
Ordinary income | $21,213,010 | $7,113,868 |
Undistributed ordinary income | $2,153 |
Net unrealized depreciation | $(10,904,604) |
Capital loss carryforwards | $(147,094) |
TOTAL | $(11,049,545) |
Short-Term | Long-Term | Total |
$139,841 | $7,253 | $147,094 |
Administrative Fee | Average Daily Net Assets of the Investment Complex |
0.100% | on assets up to $50 billion |
0.075% | on assets over $50 billion |
Purchases | $576,355,913 |
Sales | $2,800,000 |
Beginning Account Value 7/1/2023 | Ending Account Value 12/31/2023 | Expenses Paid During Period1 | |
Actual | $1,000 | $1,033.50 | $0.00 |
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | $1,000 | $1,025.21 | $0.00 |
1 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse all expenses, excluding extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund. This agreement has no fixed term. |
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Fund | 5.19% | 0.52% | 1.62% |
BMBS | 5.05% | 0.25% | 1.38% |
Security Type | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 89.9% |
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 5.3% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 2.0% |
Agency Risk Transfer Securities | 0.3% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 0.2% |
Derivative Contracts | 0.1% |
Cash Equivalents2 | 2.2% |
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net3,4 | (0.0)% |
TOTAL | 100% |
1 | See the Fund’s Private Offering Memorandum for a description of the principal types of securities in which the Fund invests. |
2 | Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements. |
3 | Assets, other than investments in securities and derivative contracts, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
4 | Represents less than 0.1%. |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—89.9% | |||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—33.7% | |||
$ 2,659,365 | 2.000%, 7/1/2035 | $ 2,398,766 | |
31,014,898 | 2.000%, 4/1/2036 | 28,024,119 | |
14,102,749 | 2.000%, 5/1/2036 | 12,685,523 | |
34,761,132 | 2.000%, 11/1/2036 | 31,333,062 | |
8,243,698 | 2.000%, 8/1/2050 | 6,819,324 | |
44,877,748 | 2.000%, 9/1/2050 | 37,053,501 | |
27,816,430 | 2.000%, 11/1/2050 | 22,879,826 | |
24,138,750 | 2.000%, 12/1/2050 | 19,764,306 | |
3,044,568 | 2.000%, 3/1/2051 | 2,508,052 | |
67,230,106 | 2.000%, 3/1/2051 | 55,298,725 | |
41,681,577 | 2.000%, 4/1/2051 | 34,206,161 | |
27,528,719 | 2.000%, 5/1/2051 | 22,634,572 | |
21,845,060 | 2.000%, 5/1/2051 | 17,927,240 | |
89,886,481 | 2.000%, 1/1/2052 | 73,765,718 | |
48,197,567 | 2.000%, 1/1/2052 | 40,005,388 | |
41,857,626 | 2.500%, 12/1/2035 | 38,719,870 | |
24,162,568 | 2.500%, 4/1/2037 | 22,373,932 | |
6,212,139 | 2.500%, 5/1/2050 | 5,381,930 | |
7,515,005 | 2.500%, 8/1/2050 | 6,510,676 | |
7,035,487 | 2.500%, 9/1/2050 | 6,053,470 | |
71,398,669 | 2.500%, 9/1/2051 | 60,785,750 | |
65,569,575 | 2.500%, 10/1/2051 | 56,253,410 | |
13,700,880 | 2.500%, 10/1/2051 | 11,690,028 | |
43,140,421 | 2.500%, 11/1/2051 | 37,294,113 | |
29,143,215 | 2.500%, 12/1/2051 | 24,806,722 | |
15,340,489 | 2.500%, 12/1/2051 | 13,237,605 | |
69,145,790 | 2.500%, 1/1/2052 | 59,602,419 | |
2,585,538 | 2.500%, 1/1/2052 | 2,232,323 | |
13,513,911 | 2.500%, 3/1/2052 | 11,667,750 | |
63,432,210 | 2.500%, 4/1/2052 | 54,707,148 | |
9,680,182 | 2.500%, 4/1/2052 | 8,303,303 | |
16,067,849 | 2.500%, 5/1/2052 | 13,802,493 | |
24,375,557 | 2.500%, 5/1/2052 | 20,999,861 | |
432,787 | 3.000%, 6/1/2045 | 393,594 | |
577,989 | 3.000%, 5/1/2046 | 526,188 | |
11,305,997 | 3.000%, 6/1/2046 | 10,133,735 | |
4,341,178 | 3.000%, 6/1/2046 | 3,968,391 | |
5,010,196 | 3.000%, 7/1/2046 | 4,603,610 | |
1,727,945 | 3.000%, 9/1/2046 | 1,545,543 | |
4,108,923 | 3.000%, 10/1/2046 | 3,726,547 | |
2,530,678 | 3.000%, 11/1/2046 | 2,261,958 | |
4,768,831 | 3.000%, 12/1/2046 | 4,331,005 | |
6,827,051 | 3.000%, 5/1/2047 | 6,191,726 | |
11,372,115 | 3.000%, 10/1/2050 | 10,084,607 | |
10,096,957 | 3.000%, 11/1/2050 | 8,953,818 | |
8,123,018 | 3.000%, 11/1/2051 | 7,284,591 | |
8,873,027 | 3.000%, 4/1/2052 | 7,933,617 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued | |||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—continued | |||
$ 36,726,949 | 3.000%, 6/1/2052 | $ 32,614,772 | |
29,225,405 | 3.000%, 8/1/2052 | 26,039,908 | |
66,218 | 3.500%, 6/1/2026 | 65,216 | |
94,861 | 3.500%, 6/1/2026 | 93,300 | |
36,456 | 3.500%, 7/1/2026 | 35,816 | |
1,450,401 | 3.500%, 5/1/2046 | 1,355,818 | |
16,783,422 | 3.500%, 7/1/2046 | 15,552,583 | |
5,245,388 | 3.500%, 11/1/2047 | 4,893,493 | |
2,135,371 | 3.500%, 12/1/2047 | 1,980,772 | |
9,322,458 | 3.500%, 12/1/2047 | 8,734,918 | |
5,627,328 | 3.500%, 2/1/2048 | 5,269,153 | |
8,038,903 | 3.500%, 2/1/2048 | 7,537,283 | |
12,207,152 | 3.500%, 12/1/2049 | 11,223,037 | |
7,725,833 | 3.500%, 5/1/2051 | 7,109,150 | |
11,752,371 | 3.500%, 7/1/2051 | 10,839,993 | |
26,822,192 | 3.500%, 2/1/2052 | 24,756,655 | |
3,725,992 | 3.500%, 3/1/2052 | 3,470,497 | |
72,227,382 | 3.500%, 5/1/2052 | 66,298,482 | |
7,654,176 | 3.500%, 5/1/2052 | 7,023,478 | |
21,258,256 | 3.500%, 6/1/2052 | 19,793,912 | |
6,129,022 | 3.500%, 7/1/2052 | 5,689,117 | |
4,078 | 4.000%, 5/1/2024 | 4,055 | |
23,213 | 4.000%, 5/1/2026 | 22,923 | |
348,441 | 4.000%, 5/1/2026 | 344,082 | |
604,050 | 4.000%, 12/1/2040 | 585,540 | |
2,812,264 | 4.000%, 5/1/2048 | 2,705,291 | |
10,860,087 | 4.000%, 4/1/2052 | 10,396,083 | |
4,429,326 | 4.000%, 4/1/2052 | 4,242,849 | |
14,717,986 | 4.000%, 5/1/2052 | 13,950,020 | |
29,687,148 | 4.000%, 6/1/2052 | 28,082,448 | |
1,860,165 | 4.000%, 7/1/2052 | 1,777,055 | |
16,091,157 | 4.000%, 8/1/2052 | 15,236,456 | |
67,277,267 | 4.000%, 9/1/2052 | 63,724,778 | |
14,217,190 | 4.000%, 10/1/2052 | 13,470,913 | |
18,768,317 | 4.000%, 11/1/2052 | 17,906,313 | |
20,896,158 | 4.000%, 11/1/2052 | 19,818,884 | |
7,368 | 4.500%, 7/1/2024 | 7,322 | |
7,986 | 4.500%, 8/1/2024 | 7,933 | |
2,803 | 4.500%, 9/1/2024 | 2,788 | |
15,155 | 4.500%, 6/1/2025 | 15,037 | |
32,141,983 | 4.500%, 10/1/2037 | 31,980,229 | |
380,357 | 4.500%, 11/1/2039 | 379,771 | |
113,665 | 4.500%, 6/1/2040 | 113,482 | |
166,110 | 4.500%, 7/1/2040 | 165,837 | |
632,475 | 4.500%, 8/1/2040 | 631,460 | |
406,930 | 4.500%, 7/1/2041 | 406,266 | |
372,013 | 4.500%, 7/1/2041 | 371,367 | |
253,123 | 4.500%, 7/1/2041 | 252,683 | |
1,639,282 | 4.500%, 10/1/2048 | 1,616,425 | |
10,176,647 | 4.500%, 5/1/2052 | 9,955,882 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued | |||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—continued | |||
$ 21,101,454 | 4.500%, 6/1/2052 | $ 20,497,303 | |
36,540,176 | 4.500%, 8/1/2052 | 35,471,163 | |
9,146,938 | 4.500%, 9/1/2052 | 8,885,054 | |
13,161,767 | 4.500%, 10/1/2052 | 12,769,923 | |
6,090,874 | 4.500%, 10/1/2052 | 5,914,109 | |
18,049,378 | 4.500%, 12/1/2052 | 17,514,279 | |
28,742,467 | 4.500%, 1/1/2053 | 27,890,356 | |
28,971,699 | 4.500%, 2/1/2053 | 28,112,793 | |
14,431,750 | 4.500%, 3/1/2053 | 13,994,880 | |
3,650,536 | 4.500%, 5/1/2053 | 3,553,719 | |
173 | 5.000%, 7/1/2025 | 172 | |
654,896 | 5.000%, 1/1/2034 | 663,570 | |
239,068 | 5.000%, 5/1/2034 | 242,154 | |
812 | 5.000%, 11/1/2035 | 825 | |
265,274 | 5.000%, 4/1/2036 | 269,561 | |
349 | 5.000%, 4/1/2036 | 355 | |
4,903 | 5.000%, 4/1/2036 | 4,972 | |
58,307 | 5.000%, 4/1/2036 | 59,268 | |
68,776 | 5.000%, 5/1/2036 | 69,931 | |
44,580 | 5.000%, 6/1/2036 | 45,299 | |
90,554 | 5.000%, 6/1/2036 | 92,001 | |
262,770 | 5.000%, 12/1/2037 | 267,089 | |
43,187 | 5.000%, 5/1/2038 | 43,919 | |
25,794 | 5.000%, 6/1/2038 | 26,253 | |
47,187 | 5.000%, 9/1/2038 | 48,058 | |
43,309 | 5.000%, 2/1/2039 | 44,111 | |
43,240 | 5.000%, 6/1/2039 | 44,033 | |
1,285,646 | 5.000%, 10/1/2039 | 1,309,978 | |
114,532 | 5.000%, 2/1/2040 | 116,756 | |
197,424 | 5.000%, 8/1/2040 | 201,406 | |
34,212,155 | 5.000%, 10/1/2052 | 33,946,053 | |
24,264,983 | 5.000%, 2/1/2053 | 24,025,446 | |
20,178,884 | 5.000%, 3/1/2053 | 19,996,709 | |
10,911,352 | 5.000%, 5/1/2053 | 10,811,480 | |
582,695 | 5.500%, 5/1/2034 | 596,584 | |
20,699 | 5.500%, 3/1/2036 | 21,377 | |
42,765 | 5.500%, 3/1/2036 | 44,082 | |
10,700 | 5.500%, 3/1/2036 | 11,051 | |
71,446 | 5.500%, 3/1/2036 | 73,398 | |
156,024 | 5.500%, 6/1/2036 | 161,112 | |
77,657 | 5.500%, 6/1/2036 | 80,189 | |
27,637 | 5.500%, 6/1/2036 | 28,476 | |
74,423 | 5.500%, 9/1/2037 | 77,077 | |
117,228 | 5.500%, 9/1/2037 | 121,060 | |
81,253 | 5.500%, 12/1/2037 | 84,163 | |
10,474 | 5.500%, 3/1/2038 | 10,835 | |
11,217,468 | 5.500%, 5/1/2038 | 11,371,481 | |
4,411,557 | 5.500%, 9/1/2052 | 4,440,795 | |
27,719,720 | 5.500%, 12/1/2052 | 27,912,095 | |
23,493,742 | 5.500%, 3/1/2053 | 23,627,421 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued | |||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—continued | |||
$ 5,378 | 6.000%, 7/1/2029 | $ 5,463 | |
13,899 | 6.000%, 2/1/2032 | 14,245 | |
10,513 | 6.000%, 5/1/2036 | 10,912 | |
26,209 | 6.000%, 8/1/2037 | 27,343 | |
181,224 | 6.000%, 9/1/2037 | 188,768 | |
24,633,070 | 6.000%, 11/1/2053 | 25,024,022 | |
3,453 | 6.500%, 6/1/2029 | 3,538 | |
1,263 | 6.500%, 7/1/2029 | 1,294 | |
110,048 | 6.500%, 11/1/2036 | 116,059 | |
1,271 | 6.500%, 4/1/2038 | 1,347 | |
1,059 | 6.500%, 4/1/2038 | 1,121 | |
34,189,220 | 6.500%, 10/1/2053 | 35,031,444 | |
29,594,353 | 6.500%, 11/1/2053 | 30,323,386 | |
5,939 | 7.000%, 4/1/2032 | 6,141 | |
98,267 | 7.000%, 4/1/2032 | 103,024 | |
7,620 | 7.000%, 9/1/2037 | 8,124 | |
8,927 | 7.500%, 10/1/2029 | 9,314 | |
5,230 | 7.500%, 11/1/2029 | 5,464 | |
4,045 | 7.500%, 4/1/2031 | 4,063 | |
9,638 | 7.500%, 5/1/2031 | 10,222 | |
1,205 | 8.000%, 3/1/2030 | 1,267 | |
20,941 | 8.000%, 1/1/2031 | 21,964 | |
23,545 | 8.000%, 2/1/2031 | 25,043 | |
11,994 | 8.000%, 3/1/2031 | 12,715 | |
340 | 8.500%, 9/1/2025 | 345 | |
46 | 8.500%, 9/1/2025 | 47 | |
TOTAL | 1,858,768,390 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association—49.1% | |||
28,560,004 | 2.000%, 8/1/2035 | 25,779,176 | |
5,335,134 | 2.000%, 4/1/2036 | 4,808,994 | |
28,548,226 | 2.000%, 5/1/2036 | 25,661,490 | |
19,075,241 | 2.000%, 5/1/2050 | 15,713,787 | |
37,242,429 | 2.000%, 7/1/2050 | 30,679,538 | |
7,619,936 | 2.000%, 8/1/2050 | 6,281,908 | |
37,543,340 | 2.000%, 10/1/2050 | 30,880,494 | |
35,985,302 | 2.000%, 11/1/2050 | 29,598,961 | |
11,893,742 | 2.000%, 3/1/2051 | 9,823,835 | |
312,224,185 | 2.000%, 5/1/2051 | 256,520,799 | |
38,959,404 | 2.000%, 5/1/2051 | 32,337,443 | |
16,645,139 | 2.000%, 7/1/2051 | 13,711,920 | |
7,270,109 | 2.000%, 8/1/2051 | 5,988,964 | |
43,649,029 | 2.000%, 8/1/2051 | 35,766,197 | |
38,419,949 | 2.000%, 10/1/2051 | 31,481,468 | |
22,373,641 | 2.000%, 10/1/2051 | 18,409,964 | |
26,799,997 | 2.000%, 11/1/2051 | 22,110,780 | |
10,891,725 | 2.000%, 12/1/2051 | 8,985,992 | |
5,959,172 | 2.000%, 12/1/2051 | 4,942,563 | |
28,952,581 | 2.000%, 12/1/2051 | 23,678,628 | |
7,098,291 | 2.000%, 1/1/2052 | 5,842,988 | |
118,392,086 | 2.000%, 2/1/2052 | 97,158,963 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued | |||
Federal National Mortgage Association—continued | |||
$ 71,767,289 | 2.000%, 2/1/2052 | $ 58,896,127 | |
18,170,034 | 2.000%, 2/1/2052 | 14,990,809 | |
24,167,750 | 2.000%, 2/1/2052 | 19,833,366 | |
34,823,593 | 2.000%, 2/1/2052 | 28,774,010 | |
14,705,191 | 2.000%, 3/1/2052 | 12,104,640 | |
19,256,971 | 2.000%, 3/1/2052 | 15,881,545 | |
14,409,046 | 2.000%, 3/1/2052 | 11,932,912 | |
12,232,621 | 2.000%, 3/1/2052 | 10,134,319 | |
16,526,639 | 2.000%, 3/1/2052 | 13,511,010 | |
36,804,607 | 2.000%, 4/1/2052 | 30,180,853 | |
24,784,433 | 2.000%, 4/1/2052 | 20,269,742 | |
2,275,998 | 2.500%, 12/1/2036 | 2,114,629 | |
33,844,434 | 2.500%, 12/1/2036 | 31,286,214 | |
3,684,760 | 2.500%, 5/1/2037 | 3,409,692 | |
8,417,463 | 2.500%, 6/1/2050 | 7,292,527 | |
3,134,225 | 2.500%, 7/1/2050 | 2,694,789 | |
6,291,919 | 2.500%, 9/1/2050 | 5,413,689 | |
14,996,941 | 2.500%, 9/1/2050 | 12,903,659 | |
34,560,038 | 2.500%, 10/1/2050 | 29,498,527 | |
12,882,092 | 2.500%, 11/1/2050 | 10,995,437 | |
26,545,419 | 2.500%, 11/1/2050 | 22,632,807 | |
20,556,045 | 2.500%, 2/1/2051 | 17,526,226 | |
41,132,121 | 2.500%, 9/1/2051 | 35,300,898 | |
75,364,614 | 2.500%, 10/1/2051 | 64,680,316 | |
64,632,116 | 2.500%, 10/1/2051 | 55,489,541 | |
64,180,645 | 2.500%, 10/1/2051 | 55,001,651 | |
31,972,960 | 2.500%, 11/1/2051 | 27,220,400 | |
14,413,563 | 2.500%, 12/1/2051 | 12,268,834 | |
7,782,601 | 2.500%, 1/1/2052 | 6,653,739 | |
60,992,388 | 2.500%, 1/1/2052 | 52,145,479 | |
17,421,877 | 2.500%, 1/1/2052 | 14,873,067 | |
22,829,501 | 2.500%, 1/1/2052 | 19,660,780 | |
5,130,063 | 2.500%, 2/1/2052 | 4,406,791 | |
40,627,018 | 2.500%, 2/1/2052 | 35,184,802 | |
20,048,120 | 2.500%, 2/1/2052 | 17,221,598 | |
4,045,564 | 2.500%, 3/1/2052 | 3,481,514 | |
37,382,211 | 2.500%, 3/1/2052 | 31,819,761 | |
18,251,425 | 2.500%, 4/1/2052 | 15,547,031 | |
2,222,832 | 2.500%, 5/1/2052 | 1,892,944 | |
30,762,773 | 2.500%, 5/1/2052 | 26,401,593 | |
900,192 | 3.000%, 2/1/2032 | 862,101 | |
2,260,399 | 3.000%, 8/1/2043 | 2,074,324 | |
1,608,541 | 3.000%, 9/1/2043 | 1,475,833 | |
5,823,181 | 3.000%, 8/1/2046 | 5,281,275 | |
2,852,081 | 3.000%, 9/1/2046 | 2,593,796 | |
3,328,190 | 3.000%, 11/1/2046 | 3,012,228 | |
682,817 | 3.000%, 2/1/2047 | 620,128 | |
8,082,225 | 3.000%, 3/1/2047 | 7,330,093 | |
5,108,986 | 3.000%, 12/1/2047 | 4,633,544 | |
8,139,305 | 3.000%, 12/1/2047 | 7,402,209 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued | |||
Federal National Mortgage Association—continued | |||
$ 3,370,886 | 3.000%, 2/1/2048 | $ 3,011,895 | |
28,859,612 | 3.000%, 2/1/2048 | 26,110,806 | |
1,136,685 | 3.000%, 11/1/2049 | 1,019,361 | |
11,669,134 | 3.000%, 1/1/2051 | 10,347,999 | |
118,340,266 | 3.000%, 5/1/2051 | 104,905,249 | |
27,457,240 | 3.000%, 7/1/2051 | 24,322,894 | |
38,900,084 | 3.000%, 7/1/2051 | 34,447,339 | |
15,746,858 | 3.000%, 12/1/2051 | 14,018,189 | |
34,338,462 | 3.000%, 12/1/2051 | 30,579,561 | |
6,138,276 | 3.000%, 1/1/2052 | 5,528,684 | |
20,807,750 | 3.000%, 2/1/2052 | 18,715,323 | |
14,875,905 | 3.000%, 2/1/2052 | 13,212,630 | |
9,873,226 | 3.000%, 3/1/2052 | 8,753,874 | |
19,367,221 | 3.000%, 4/1/2052 | 17,256,243 | |
22,046,861 | 3.000%, 4/1/2052 | 19,785,047 | |
6,252,643 | 3.000%, 4/1/2052 | 5,571,120 | |
12,071,261 | 3.000%, 5/1/2052 | 10,721,573 | |
26,945,596 | 3.000%, 6/1/2052 | 24,046,487 | |
39,404 | 3.500%, 11/1/2025 | 38,783 | |
56,271 | 3.500%, 11/1/2025 | 55,385 | |
68,720 | 3.500%, 12/1/2025 | 67,619 | |
69,854 | 3.500%, 1/1/2026 | 68,719 | |
19,952 | 3.500%, 1/1/2026 | 19,633 | |
9,522,539 | 3.500%, 9/1/2037 | 9,173,418 | |
6,386,034 | 3.500%, 12/1/2047 | 5,981,564 | |
18,481,467 | 3.500%, 1/1/2048 | 17,120,324 | |
3,275,672 | 3.500%, 4/1/2048 | 3,054,894 | |
16,457,572 | 3.500%, 11/1/2050 | 15,416,491 | |
12,135,577 | 3.500%, 5/1/2051 | 11,314,805 | |
12,519,504 | 3.500%, 6/1/2051 | 11,520,184 | |
13,152,600 | 3.500%, 7/1/2051 | 12,172,620 | |
47,576,708 | 3.500%, 3/1/2052 | 44,448,135 | |
15,563,489 | 3.500%, 5/1/2052 | 14,285,935 | |
45,535,215 | 3.500%, 6/1/2052 | 41,857,859 | |
17,201,393 | 3.500%, 6/1/2052 | 15,896,898 | |
38,027,694 | 3.500%, 7/1/2052 | 35,108,153 | |
9,862,092 | 3.500%, 1/1/2053 | 9,101,857 | |
9,635,066 | 3.500%, 4/1/2053 | 8,839,640 | |
44,757 | 4.000%, 12/1/2025 | 44,215 | |
74,230 | 4.000%, 7/1/2026 | 73,281 | |
25,988,900 | 4.000%, 11/1/2037 | 25,480,877 | |
7,211,640 | 4.000%, 10/1/2051 | 6,829,711 | |
3,429,961 | 4.000%, 4/1/2052 | 3,244,827 | |
5,093,251 | 4.000%, 4/1/2052 | 4,818,340 | |
25,936,384 | 4.000%, 7/1/2052 | 24,583,057 | |
23,714,828 | 4.000%, 7/1/2052 | 22,655,281 | |
15,998,884 | 4.000%, 9/1/2052 | 15,149,084 | |
19,266,707 | 4.000%, 9/1/2052 | 18,333,645 | |
5,637,898 | 4.000%, 10/1/2052 | 5,336,672 | |
26,377,257 | 4.000%, 4/1/2053 | 24,951,468 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued | |||
Federal National Mortgage Association—continued | |||
$ 38,498,040 | 4.000%, 5/1/2053 | $ 36,585,508 | |
���81,616 | 4.500%, 2/1/2039 | 81,458 | |
452,319 | 4.500%, 5/1/2040 | 451,582 | |
129,838 | 4.500%, 11/1/2040 | 129,620 | |
1,437,120 | 4.500%, 4/1/2041 | 1,434,672 | |
678,607 | 4.500%, 6/1/2041 | 677,456 | |
7,778,326 | 4.500%, 8/1/2052 | 7,555,626 | |
5,434,879 | 4.500%, 8/1/2052 | 5,272,481 | |
17,580,891 | 4.500%, 10/1/2052 | 17,158,574 | |
22,148,838 | 4.500%, 2/1/2053 | 21,492,204 | |
882,452 | 5.000%, 2/1/2036 | 896,413 | |
501,310 | 5.000%, 7/1/2040 | 511,303 | |
550,931 | 5.000%, 10/1/2041 | 561,901 | |
39,893,235 | 5.000%, 8/1/2052 | 39,595,412 | |
16,030,778 | 5.000%, 11/1/2052 | 15,976,725 | |
8,819,952 | 5.000%, 12/1/2052 | 8,734,813 | |
24,018,147 | 5.000%, 2/1/2053 | 23,786,300 | |
21,513 | 5.500%, 1/1/2032 | 21,949 | |
12,568 | 5.500%, 1/1/2032 | 12,829 | |
221,844 | 5.500%, 9/1/2034 | 227,691 | |
574,809 | 5.500%, 12/1/2034 | 589,964 | |
16,845 | 5.500%, 4/1/2035 | 17,269 | |
113,573 | 5.500%, 1/1/2036 | 116,931 | |
44,520 | 5.500%, 3/1/2036 | 45,863 | |
198,252 | 5.500%, 4/1/2036 | 204,102 | |
303,152 | 5.500%, 4/1/2036 | 312,235 | |
181,870 | 5.500%, 5/1/2036 | 187,870 | |
63,286 | 5.500%, 9/1/2036 | 65,210 | |
208,085 | 5.500%, 8/1/2037 | 214,413 | |
117,733 | 5.500%, 7/1/2038 | 121,936 | |
336,978 | 5.500%, 4/1/2041 | 349,712 | |
9,425,774 | 5.500%, 9/1/2052 | 9,497,080 | |
8,159,072 | 5.500%, 11/1/2052 | 8,215,696 | |
14,461,458 | 5.500%, 8/1/2053 | 14,530,187 | |
4,111 | 6.000%, 1/1/2029 | 4,176 | |
5,461 | 6.000%, 2/1/2029 | 5,548 | |
1,834 | 6.000%, 2/1/2029 | 1,863 | |
3,059 | 6.000%, 4/1/2029 | 3,108 | |
6,452 | 6.000%, 5/1/2029 | 6,555 | |
3,446 | 6.000%, 5/1/2029 | 3,501 | |
312,637 | 6.000%, 7/1/2034 | 323,873 | |
177,019 | 6.000%, 11/1/2034 | 183,333 | |
84,808 | 6.000%, 7/1/2036 | 88,449 | |
17,619 | 6.000%, 7/1/2036 | 18,371 | |
89,942 | 6.000%, 10/1/2037 | 93,925 | |
37,842 | 6.000%, 6/1/2038 | 39,602 | |
481,952 | 6.000%, 7/1/2038 | 503,976 | |
43,800 | 6.000%, 9/1/2038 | 45,817 | |
29,335 | 6.000%, 10/1/2038 | 30,715 | |
277,105 | 6.000%, 2/1/2039 | 290,142 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued | |||
Federal National Mortgage Association—continued | |||
$ 4,618,971 | 6.000%, 12/1/2052 | $ 4,703,393 | |
4,885,645 | 6.000%, 1/1/2053 | 4,966,238 | |
5,052,053 | 6.000%, 4/1/2053 | 5,135,392 | |
49,641,826 | 6.000%, 12/1/2053 | 50,429,691 | |
7,803 | 6.500%, 9/1/2028 | 7,883 | |
1,785 | 6.500%, 8/1/2029 | 1,829 | |
3,806 | 6.500%, 6/1/2031 | 3,937 | |
10,229 | 6.500%, 6/1/2031 | 10,539 | |
1,536 | 6.500%, 6/1/2031 | 1,584 | |
1,144 | 6.500%, 6/1/2031 | 1,172 | |
2,044 | 6.500%, 1/1/2032 | 2,107 | |
24,503 | 6.500%, 3/1/2032 | 25,401 | |
81,538 | 6.500%, 4/1/2032 | 84,757 | |
13,390 | 6.500%, 5/1/2032 | 13,938 | |
119,127 | 6.500%, 7/1/2036 | 125,512 | |
2,671 | 6.500%, 8/1/2036 | 2,792 | |
12,275 | 6.500%, 9/1/2036 | 12,990 | |
21,936 | 6.500%, 12/1/2036 | 23,126 | |
55,886 | 6.500%, 9/1/2037 | 59,299 | |
184 | 6.500%, 12/1/2037 | 195 | |
27,801 | 6.500%, 10/1/2038 | 29,491 | |
14,974,383 | 6.500%, 10/1/2053 | 15,343,265 | |
32 | 7.000%, 5/1/2024 | 31 | |
257 | 7.000%, 7/1/2024 | 256 | |
278 | 7.000%, 7/1/2025 | 287 | |
6,425 | 7.000%, 9/1/2031 | 6,673 | |
4,386 | 7.000%, 9/1/2031 | 4,577 | |
70,384 | 7.000%, 11/1/2031 | 73,699 | |
4,951 | 7.000%, 12/1/2031 | 5,181 | |
21,536 | 7.000%, 2/1/2032 | 22,515 | |
22,412 | 7.000%, 3/1/2032 | 23,468 | |
38,894 | 7.000%, 3/1/2032 | 40,123 | |
4,365 | 7.000%, 4/1/2032 | 4,575 | |
11,263 | 7.000%, 4/1/2032 | 11,704 | |
93,680 | 7.000%, 4/1/2032 | 98,288 | |
110,005 | 7.000%, 6/1/2037 | 117,744 | |
4,632 | 7.500%, 9/1/2030 | 4,863 | |
5,041 | 7.500%, 5/1/2031 | 5,318 | |
1,589 | 7.500%, 6/1/2031 | 1,682 | |
19,778 | 7.500%, 8/1/2031 | 20,981 | |
27,577 | 7.500%, 1/1/2032 | 28,623 | |
2,129 | 7.500%, 6/1/2033 | 2,199 | |
835 | 8.000%, 11/1/2029 | 877 | |
69 | 9.000%, 6/1/2025 | 69 | |
TOTAL | 2,711,110,502 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association—7.1% | |||
5,481,945 | 3.000%, 1/20/2047 | 5,036,319 | |
39,792,444 | 3.000%, 9/20/2050 | 36,010,582 | |
45,121,357 | 3.000%, 5/20/2052 | 40,847,137 | |
642,223 | 3.500%, 8/15/2043 | 604,332 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued | |||
Government National Mortgage Association—continued | |||
$ 413,324 | 3.500%, 8/15/2043 | $ 389,107 | |
7,401,067 | 3.500%, 3/20/2047 | 6,939,646 | |
9,309,186 | 3.500%, 11/20/2047 | 8,705,530 | |
17,802,836 | 3.500%, 5/20/2052 | 16,509,323 | |
28,529,397 | 3.500%, 11/20/2052 | 26,550,127 | |
586,292 | 4.000%, 9/15/2040 | 568,379 | |
1,586,978 | 4.000%, 10/15/2040 | 1,539,578 | |
747,439 | 4.000%, 1/15/2041 | 724,602 | |
970,340 | 4.000%, 10/15/2041 | 940,303 | |
2,905,151 | 4.000%, 6/15/2048 | 2,799,320 | |
149,732 | 4.500%, 1/15/2039 | 147,986 | |
93,225 | 4.500%, 6/15/2039 | 92,181 | |
442,377 | 4.500%, 10/15/2039 | 437,514 | |
161,745 | 4.500%, 1/15/2040 | 159,963 | |
90,312 | 4.500%, 6/15/2040 | 89,334 | |
63,661 | 4.500%, 9/15/2040 | 62,994 | |
84,521 | 4.500%, 2/15/2041 | 83,600 | |
491,937 | 4.500%, 3/15/2041 | 486,602 | |
45,262 | 4.500%, 5/15/2041 | 44,786 | |
1,633,972 | 4.500%, 6/20/2041 | 1,630,309 | |
336,249 | 4.500%, 9/15/2041 | 332,697 | |
295,822 | 4.500%, 10/15/2043 | 293,552 | |
268,940 | 5.000%, 1/15/2039 | 272,115 | |
221,740 | 5.000%, 5/15/2039 | 224,520 | |
302,384 | 5.000%, 8/20/2039 | 307,014 | |
73,598,135 | 5.000%, 9/20/2053 | 73,125,201 | |
101,143 | 5.500%, 12/15/2038 | 104,424 | |
73,582 | 5.500%, 12/20/2038 | 75,785 | |
155,095 | 5.500%, 1/15/2039 | 160,244 | |
146,947 | 5.500%, 2/15/2039 | 151,784 | |
29,706,967 | 5.500%, 7/20/2053 | 29,886,344 | |
44,598,169 | 5.500%, 8/20/2053 | 44,867,462 | |
39,766,688 | 5.500%, 9/20/2053 | 40,006,807 | |
4,506 | 6.000%, 10/15/2028 | 4,580 | |
3,734 | 6.000%, 3/15/2029 | 3,805 | |
50,028 | 6.000%, 2/15/2036 | 52,077 | |
70,095 | 6.000%, 4/15/2036 | 73,113 | |
66,511 | 6.000%, 6/15/2037 | 69,420 | |
48,996,220 | 6.000%, 6/20/2053 | 49,813,222 | |
7,817 | 6.500%, 10/15/2028 | 8,001 | |
3,046 | 6.500%, 11/15/2028 | 3,118 | |
3,364 | 6.500%, 12/15/2028 | 3,443 | |
1,879 | 6.500%, 2/15/2029 | 1,923 | |
4,981 | 6.500%, 3/15/2029 | 5,102 | |
19,142 | 6.500%, 9/15/2031 | 19,787 | |
44,634 | 6.500%, 2/15/2032 | 46,284 | |
5,858 | 7.000%, 11/15/2027 | 5,963 | |
4,052 | 7.000%, 6/15/2028 | 4,153 | |
2,319 | 7.000%, 11/15/2028 | 2,371 | |
4,981 | 7.000%, 1/15/2029 | 5,102 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued | |||
Government National Mortgage Association—continued | |||
$ 5,274 | 7.000%, 5/15/2029 | $ 5,439 | |
257 | 7.000%, 10/15/2029 | 258 | |
14,878 | 7.000%, 5/15/2030 | 15,343 | |
10,973 | 7.000%, 11/15/2030 | 11,377 | |
5,827 | 7.000%, 12/15/2030 | 5,999 | |
7,851 | 7.000%, 8/15/2031 | 8,152 | |
31,651 | 7.000%, 10/15/2031 | 33,020 | |
8,708 | 7.000%, 12/15/2031 | 9,118 | |
6,277 | 7.500%, 8/15/2029 | 6,520 | |
28,854 | 7.500%, 10/15/2029 | 29,924 | |
1,236 | 7.500%, 10/15/2030 | 1,284 | |
5,325 | 7.500%, 1/15/2031 | 5,584 | |
1,839 | 8.000%, 10/15/2029 | 1,925 | |
6,551 | 8.000%, 11/15/2029 | 6,858 | |
5,246 | 8.000%, 1/15/2030 | 5,475 | |
2,403 | 8.000%, 10/15/2030 | 2,513 | |
33,112 | 8.000%, 11/15/2030 | 34,917 | |
2,655 | 8.500%, 5/15/2029 | 2,789 | |
TOTAL | 391,515,462 | ||
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (IDENTIFIED COST $4,911,051,483) | 4,961,394,354 | ||
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS—5.5% | |||
Federal National Mortgage Association—0.2% | |||
12,309,671 | 1 | REMIC, Series 2019-66, Class FA, 5.879% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.000%), 11/25/2059 | 11,909,385 |
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities—5.3% | |||
428,021 | Countrywide Home Loans 2005-21, Class A2, 5.500%, 10/25/2035 | 259,084 | |
221,662 | Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust 2007-4, Class 4A2, 5.500%, 6/25/2037 | 22,280 | |
33,910,034 | GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2022-PJ3, Class A4, 2.500%, 8/25/2052 | 27,716,156 | |
34,665,993 | GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2023-PJ1, Class A4, 3.500%, 2/25/2053 | 30,636,072 | |
35,242,790 | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-1, Class A2, 3.000%, 7/25/2052 | 30,027,957 | |
35,321,480 | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-2, Class A3, 2.500%, 8/25/2052 | 28,913,944 | |
29,097,521 | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-3, Class A2, 3.000%, 8/25/2052 | 24,810,181 | |
39,731,165 | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-3, Class A3, 2.500%, 8/25/2052 | 32,523,686 | |
6,305,123 | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-4, Class A3, 3.000%, 10/25/2052 | 5,372,161 | |
5,591,810 | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-6, Class A3, 3.000%, 11/25/2052 | 4,764,397 | |
38,115,919 | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2023-4, Class 1A2, 6.000%, 11/25/2053 | 38,217,163 | |
43,904,029 | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2023-6, Class A2, 6.000%, 12/25/2053 | 44,020,647 | |
128,177 | Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 2005-SA3, Class 3A, 4.869%, 8/25/2035 | 114,659 | |
1,627,237 | Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2012-6, Class A2, 1.808%, 12/25/2042 | 1,348,128 | |
2,829,466 | Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2, Class A, 1.874%, 2/25/2043 | 2,335,275 | |
22,825,740 | Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2023-2, Class A1, 5.000%, 3/25/2053 | 22,227,456 | |
TOTAL | 293,309,246 | ||
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (IDENTIFIED COST $324,254,168) | 305,218,631 | ||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—2.0% | |||
Auto Receivables—0.4% | |||
20,562,000 | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust/Ford Credit 2023-1, Class B, 5.290%, 8/15/2035 | 20,477,398 | |
Single Family Rental Securities—1.1% | |||
14,622,517 | Home Partners of America Trust 2022-1, Class B, 4.330%, 4/17/2039 | 13,901,562 | |
16,726,000 | Progress Residential Trust 2022-SFR1, Class E1, 3.930%, 2/17/2041 | 14,396,903 | |
14,000,000 | Progress Residential Trust 2022-SFR2, Class D, 3.945%, 4/17/2027 | 13,024,023 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—continued | |||
Single Family Rental Securities—continued | |||
$ 14,808,453 | Progress Residential Trust 2022-SFR4, Class B, 4.788%, 5/17/2041 | $ 14,132,720 | |
3,600,000 | Progress Residential Trust 2023-SFR2, Class D, 4.500%, 10/17/2028 | 3,323,445 | |
5,650,000 | Progress Residential Trust 2023-SFR2, Class E1, 4.750%, 10/17/2028 | 5,070,005 | |
TOTAL | 63,848,658 | ||
Student Loans—0.5% | |||
3,329,237 | Navient Student Loan Trust 2020-FA, Class A, 1.220%, 7/15/2069 | 3,025,073 | |
6,882,152 | Navient Student Loan Trust 2020-GA, Class A, 1.170%, 9/16/2069 | 6,143,309 | |
5,161,109 | Navient Student Loan Trust 2020-HA, Class A, 1.310%, 1/15/2069 | 4,726,998 | |
5,976,631 | 1 | SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2018-A, Class A2B, 6.276% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +0.914%), 2/15/2036 | 5,913,962 |
8,524,336 | 1 | SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2020-BA, Class A1B, 6.576% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.214%), 7/15/2053 | 8,438,898 |
TOTAL | 28,248,240 | ||
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (IDENTIFIED COST $118,072,207) | 112,574,296 | ||
1 | AGENCY RISK TRANSFER SECURITIES—0.3% | ||
2,836,670 | FHLMC - STACR, Series 2023-DNA1, Class M1A, 7.437% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +2.100%), 3/25/2043 | 2,881,223 | |
10,400,000 | FNMA - CAS, Series 2023-R05, Class 1M2, 8.437% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +3.100%), 6/25/2043 | 10,858,221 | |
TOTAL AGENCY RISK TRANSFER SECURITIES (IDENTIFIED COST $13,236,670) | 13,739,444 | ||
INVESTMENT COMPANY—2.2% | |||
119,161,249 | Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares, 5.28%2 (IDENTIFIED COST $119,161,249) | 119,161,249 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—99.9% (IDENTIFIED COST $5,485,775,777)3 | 5,512,087,974 | ||
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—0.1%4 | 5,097,416 | ||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% | $5,517,185,390 |
Description | Number of Contracts | Notional Value | Expiration Date | Value and Unrealized Appreciation |
Long Futures: | ||||
United States Treasury Notes 5-Year Long Futures | 725 | $78,860,743 | March 2024 | $1,799,541 |
United States Treasury Notes 10-Year Long Futures | 675 | $76,201,172 | March 2024 | $2,503,017 |
United States Treasury Notes 10-Year Ultra Long Futures | 575 | $67,858,984 | March 2024 | $3,057,568 |
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON FUTURES CONTRACTS | $7,360,126 |
Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares | |
Value as of 12/31/2022 | $117,293,489 |
Purchases at Cost | $3,390,076,933 |
Proceeds from Sales | $(3,388,209,173) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation | $— |
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | $— |
Value as of 12/31/2023 | $119,161,249 |
Shares Held as of 12/31/2023 | 119,161,249 |
Dividend Income | $11,497,853 |
1 | Floating/variable note with current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown. |
2 | 7-day net yield. |
3 | The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $5,485,500,336. |
4 | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2023, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs | ||||
Level 1— Quoted Prices | Level 2— Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3— Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Debt Securities: | ||||
Mortgage-Backed Securities | $— | $4,961,394,354 | $— | $4,961,394,354 |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 305,218,631 | — | 305,218,631 |
Asset-Backed Securities | — | 112,574,296 | — | 112,574,296 |
Agency Risk Transfer Securities | — | 13,739,444 | — | 13,739,444 |
Investment Company | 119,161,249 | — | — | 119,161,249 |
TOTAL SECURITIES | $119,161,249 | $5,392,926,725 | $— | $5,512,087,974 |
Other Financial Instruments:1 | ||||
Assets | $7,360,126 | $— | $— | $7,360,126 |
1 | Other financial instruments are futures contracts. |
The following acronym(s) are used throughout this portfolio: | ||
CAS | —Connecticut Avenue Securities | |
FHLMC | —Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | |
FNMA | —Federal National Mortgage Association | |
REMIC | —Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit | |
SOFR | —Secured Overnight Financing Rate | |
STACR | —Structured Agency Credit Risk |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $8.38 | $9.76 | $10.07 | $9.88 | $9.60 |
Income From Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income (loss)1 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.32 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.07 | (1.37) | (0.26) | 0.22 | 0.28 |
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.42 | (1.12) | (0.09) | 0.46 | 0.60 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.35) | (0.26) | (0.22) | (0.27) | (0.32) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $8.45 | $8.38 | $9.76 | $10.07 | $9.88 |
Total Return2 | 5.19% | (11.57)% | (0.89)% | 4.70% | 6.33% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | |||||
Net expenses3 | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Net investment income | 4.27% | 2.78% | 1.72% | 2.42% | 3.25% |
Expense waiver/reimbursement | —% | —% | —% | —% | —% |
Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $5,517,185 | $3,184,276 | $3,204,459 | $2,143,118 | $2,528,865 |
Portfolio turnover4 | 53% | 204% | 351% | 257% | 130% |
Portfolio turnover (excluding purchases and sales from dollar-roll transactions)4 | 31% | 123% | 65% | 72% | 100% |
1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | Based on net asset value. |
3 | Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest. |
4 | Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation. |
Assets: | |
Investment in securities, at value including $119,161,249 of investments in affiliated holdings* (identified cost $5,485,775,777, including $119,161,249 of identified cost in affiliated holdings) | $5,512,087,974 |
Due from broker (Note 2) | 4,174,374 |
Income receivable | 15,922,126 |
Income receivable from affiliated holdings | 777,121 |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | 8,387 |
Total Assets | 5,532,969,982 |
Liabilities: | |
Payable for shares redeemed | 150,000 |
Income distribution payable | 15,372,061 |
Accrued expenses (Note 5) | 262,531 |
Total Liabilities | 15,784,592 |
Net assets for 652,817,590 shares outstanding | $5,517,185,390 |
Net Assets Consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | $5,933,428,472 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (416,243,082) |
Total Net Assets | $5,517,185,390 |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share: | |
$5,517,185,390 ÷ 652,817,590 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized | $8.45 |
* | See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
Investment Income: | |
Interest | $189,305,105 |
Dividends received from affiliated holdings* | 11,497,853 |
TOTAL INCOME | 200,802,958 |
Expenses: | |
Administrative fee (Note 5) | 9,017 |
Custodian fees | 214,701 |
Transfer agent fees | 286,534 |
Directors’/Trustees’ fees (Note 5) | 22,012 |
Auditing fees | 38,411 |
Legal fees | 10,569 |
Portfolio accounting fees | 259,071 |
Share registration costs | 201 |
Printing and postage | 18,440 |
Miscellaneous (Note 5) | 42,559 |
TOTAL EXPENSES | 901,515 |
Net investment income | 199,901,443 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts: | |
Net realized loss on investments | (84,991,065) |
Net realized loss on futures contracts | (3,964,207) |
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments | 150,850,101 |
Net change in unrealized depreciation of futures contracts | 8,502,976 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | 70,397,805 |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | $270,299,248 |
* | See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
Year Ended December 31 | 2023 | 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations: | ||
Net investment income | $199,901,443 | $96,662,995 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (88,955,272) | (306,588,651) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 159,353,077 | (168,920,459) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | 270,299,248 | (378,846,115) |
Distributions to Shareholders | (199,751,824) | (102,200,096) |
Share Transactions: | ||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 2,726,863,581 | 2,040,715,935 |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 35,191,234 | 13,900,330 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (499,692,942) | (1,593,752,933) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 2,262,361,873 | 460,863,332 |
Change in net assets | 2,332,909,297 | (20,182,879) |
Net Assets: | ||
Beginning of period | 3,184,276,093 | 3,204,458,972 |
End of period | $5,517,185,390 | $3,184,276,093 |
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments | ||
Assets | ||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Fair Value | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815 | ||
Interest rate contracts | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | $7,360,126* |
* | Includes net cumulative appreciation of futures contracts as reported in the footnotes to the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
Futures Contracts | |
Interest rate contracts | $(3,964,207) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
Futures Contracts | |
Interest rate contracts | $8,502,976 |
Year Ended 12/31/2023 | Year Ended 12/31/2022 | |
Shares sold | 328,676,656 | 229,727,001 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 4,270,767 | 1,598,040 |
Shares redeemed | (59,994,883) | (179,640,289) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 272,952,540 | 51,684,752 |
2023 | 2022 | |
Ordinary income | $199,751,824 | $102,200,096 |
Undistributed ordinary income | $358,486 |
Net unrealized appreciation | $26,587,638 |
Capital loss carryforwards | $(443,189,206) |
TOTAL | $(416,243,082) |
Short-Term | Long-Term | Total |
$289,842,586 | $153,346,620 | $443,189,206 |
Purchases | $225,120,830 |
Sales | $59,363,574 |
Beginning Account Value 7/1/2023 | Ending Account Value 12/31/2023 | Expenses Paid During Period1 | |
Actual | $1,000 | $1,033.50 | $0.10 |
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | $1,000 | $1,025.10 | $0.10 |
1 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.02%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Trust Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s) |
J. Christopher Donahue* Birth Date: April 11, 1949 President and Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: October 2005 | Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director or Trustee of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company. Previous Positions: President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd; Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd. |
John B. Fisher* Birth Date: May 16, 1956 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: May 2016 | Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director or Trustee of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director and Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; President, Director/Trustee and CEO, Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, and Federated MDTA LLC; Director, Federated Investors Trust Company. Previous Positions: President and Director of the Institutional Sales Division of Federated Securities Corp.; President and CEO of Passport Research, Ltd.; Director and President, Technology, Federated Services Company. |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Trust Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications |
G. Thomas Hough Birth Date: February 28, 1955 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: August 2015 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee and Chair of the Board of Directors or Trustees of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly, Vice Chair, Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm) (Retired). Other Directorships Held: Director, Chair of the Audit Committee, Member of the Compensation Committee, Equifax, Inc.; Lead Director, Member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.; formerly, Director, Member of Governance and Compensation Committees, Publix Super Markets, Inc. Qualifications: Mr. Hough has served in accounting, business management and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Hough most recently held the position of Americas Vice Chair of Assurance with Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm). Mr. Hough serves on the President’s Cabinet and Business School Board of Visitors for the University of Alabama. Mr. Hough previously served on the Business School Board of Visitors for Wake Forest University, and he previously served as an Executive Committee member of the United States Golf Association. |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Trust Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications |
Maureen Lally-Green Birth Date: July 5, 1949 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: August 2009 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Adjunct Professor of Law, Emerita, Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law and Professor of Law and Interim Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Associate General Secretary and Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh. Other Directorships Held: Director, CNX Resources Corporation (natural gas). Qualifications: Judge Lally-Green has served in various legal and business roles and directorship positions throughout her career. Judge Lally-Green previously held the position of Dean of the School of Law of Duquesne University (as well as Interim Dean). Judge Lally-Green previously served as Director of the Office of Church Relations and later as Associate General Secretary for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, a member of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and as a Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law. Judge Lally-Green was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and previously served on the Supreme Court’s Board of Continuing Judicial Education and the Supreme Court’s Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee. Judge Lally-Green was then appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and currently serves on the Judicial Ethics Advisory Board. Judge Lally-Green also currently holds the positions on not for profit or for profit boards of directors as follows: Director and Chair, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, Saint Vincent Seminary; Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education (public); Director, Catholic Charities, Pittsburgh; and Director, CNX Resources Corporation (natural gas). Judge Lally-Green has held the positions of: Director, Auberle; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Director, Saint Thomas More Society; Director and Chair, Catholic High Schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc.; Director, Pennsylvania Bar Institute; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director and Chair, North Catholic High School, Inc.; Director and Vice Chair, Our Campaign for the Church Alive!, Inc.; and Director and Vice Chair, Saint Francis University. |
Thomas M. O’Neill Birth Date: June 14, 1951 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: August 2006 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting). Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Mr. O’Neill has served in several business, mutual fund and financial management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. O’Neill serves as Director, Medicines for Humanity. Mr. O’Neill previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fleet Investment Advisors; President and Chief Executive Officer, Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.; General Partner, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Boston, MA; Chief Investment Officer, The Putnam Companies, Boston, MA; Credit Analyst and Lending Officer, Fleet Bank; Director and Consultant, EZE Castle Software (investment order management software); Director, Midway Pacific (lumber); and Director, The Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, Florida. |
Madelyn A. Reilly Birth Date: February 2, 1956 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: November 2020 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly, Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary of Board of Directors, Duquesne University (Retired). Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Ms. Reilly has served in various business and legal management roles throughout her career. Ms. Reilly previously served as Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary of Board of Directors and Director of Risk Management and Associate General Counsel, Duquesne University. Prior to her work at Duquesne University, Ms. Reilly served as Assistant General Counsel of Compliance and Enterprise Risk as well as Senior Counsel of Environment, Health and Safety, PPG Industries. Ms. Reilly currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of UPMC Mercy Hospital, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities, Pittsburgh. |
P. Jerome Richey Birth Date: February 23, 1949 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: October 2013 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Retired; formerly, Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh and Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, CONSOL Energy Inc. (now split into two separate publicly traded companies known as CONSOL Energy Inc. and CNX Resources Corp.). Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Mr. Richey has served in several business and legal management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Richey most recently held the positions of Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chairman of the Board, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Chairman of the Board, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, CONSOL Energy Inc. and CNX Gas Company; and Board Member, Ethics Counsel and Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (a law firm). |
John S. Walsh Birth Date: November 28, 1957 Trustee Indefinite Term Began serving: November 2005 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc. Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Mr. Walsh has served in several business management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Walsh previously served as Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. (paving contractors). |
Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Trust Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years and Previous Position(s) |
Lori A. Hensler Birth Date: January 6, 1967 TREASURER Officer since: April 2013 | Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp.; and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company. Ms. Hensler has received the Certified Public Accountant designation. Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Management Company; Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer, Federated Administrative Services, Federated Administrative Services, Inc., Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc., Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, Passport Research, Ltd., and Federated MDTA, LLC; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc. |
Peter J. Germain Birth Date: September 3, 1959 CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, SECRETARY and EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer since: October 2005 | Principal Occupations: Mr. Germain is Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President of the Federated Hermes Fund Family. He is General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Trustee and Senior Vice President, Federated Investors Management Company; Trustee and President, Federated Administrative Services; Director and President, Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Director and Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Director and Secretary, Federated Private Asset Management, Inc.; Secretary, Federated Shareholder Services Company; and Secretary, Retirement Plan Service Company of America. Mr. Germain joined Federated Hermes, Inc. in 1984 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Previous Positions: Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel, Managing Director of Mutual Fund Services, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company; and Senior Corporate Counsel, Federated Hermes, Inc. |
Stephen Van Meter Birth Date: June 5, 1975 CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Officer since: July 2015 | Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Hermes, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of certain of its subsidiaries. Mr. Van Meter joined Federated Hermes, Inc. in October 2011. He holds FINRA licenses under Series 3, 7, 24 and 66. Previous Positions: Mr. Van Meter previously held the position of Compliance Operating Officer, Federated Hermes, Inc. Prior to joining Federated Hermes, Inc., Mr. Van Meter served at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the positions of Senior Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Investment Management and Senior Counsel, Division of Enforcement. |
Robert J. Ostrowski Birth Date: April 26, 1963 Chief Investment Officer Officer since: September 2006 | Principal Occupations: Robert J. Ostrowski joined Federated Hermes, Inc. in 1987 as an Investment Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager in 1990. He was named Chief Investment Officer of Federated Hermes’ taxable fixed-income products in 2004 and also serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Ostrowski became an Executive Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser in 2009 and served as a Senior Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser from 1997 to 2009. Mr. Ostrowski has received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He received his M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. |
Stephen F. Auth Birth Date: September 13, 1956 101 Park Avenue 41st Floor New York, NY 10178 CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Officer since: February 2015 | Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of various Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania. Previous Positions: Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); Senior Vice President, Global Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.; Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Prudential Investments. |
Annual Evaluation of Adequacy and Effectiveness
Federated Hermes Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Item 2. | Code of Ethics |
(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the "Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers") that applies to the registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer; the registrant's Principal Financial Officer also serves as the Principal Accounting Officer.
(c) There was no amendment to the registrant’s code of ethics described in Item 2(a) above during the period covered by the report.
(d) There was no waiver granted, either actual or implicit, from a provision to the registrant’s code of ethics described in Item 2(a) above during the period covered by the report.
(e) Not Applicable
(f)(3) The registrant hereby undertakes to provide any person, without charge, upon request, a copy of the code of ethics. To request a copy of the code of ethics, contact the registrant at 1-800-341-7400, and ask for a copy of the Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant's Board has determined that each of the following members of the Board's Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert,” and is "independent," for purposes of this Item: Thomas M. O'Neill and John S. Walsh.
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
(a) Audit Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:
Fiscal year ended 2023 – $164,260
Fiscal year ended 2022 - $157,941
(b) Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:
Fiscal year ended 2023 - $0
Fiscal year ended 2022 - $0
Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $0 and $0 respectively.
(c) Tax Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:
Fiscal year ended 2023 - $0
Fiscal year ended 2022 - $0
Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $0 and $0 respectively.
(d) All Other Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:
Fiscal year ended 2023 - $0
Fiscal year ended 2022 - $0
Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $35,616 and $78,852 respectively. Fiscal year ended 2023- Service fees for analysis of potential Passive Foreign Investment Company holdings. Fiscal year ended 2022- Service fees for analysis of potential Passive Foreign Investment Company holdings.
(e)(1) Audit Committee Policies regarding Pre-approval of Services.
The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such services do not impair the auditor’s independence. Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent auditor has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
Certain services have the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The term of the general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides for a different period. The Audit Committee will annually review the services that may be provided by the independent auditor without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee and may grant general pre-approval for such services. The Audit Committee will revise the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations. The Audit Committee will not delegate to management its responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the independent auditor.
The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its chairman (the “Chairman”) for services that do not exceed a specified dollar threshold. The Chairman or Chief Audit Executive will report any such pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Committee will designate another member with such pre-approval authority when the Chairman is unavailable.
AUDIT SERVICES
The annual audit services engagement terms and fees will be subject to the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee will approve, if necessary, any changes in terms, conditions and fees resulting from changes in audit scope, registered investment company (RIC) structure or other matters.
In addition to the annual audit services engagement specifically approved by the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval for other audit services, which are those services that only the independent auditor reasonably can provide. The Audit Committee has pre-approved certain audit services; with limited exception, all other audit services must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
AUDIT-RELATED SERVICES
Audit-related services are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the RIC’s financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor. The Audit Committee believes that the provision of audit-related services does not impair the independence of the auditor, and has pre-approved certain audit-related services; all other audit-related services must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
TAX SERVICES
The Audit Committee believes that the independent auditor can provide tax services to the RIC such as tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice without impairing the auditor’s independence. However, the Audit Committee will not permit the retention of the independent auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the independent auditor, the purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committee has pre-approved certain tax services; with limited exception, all tax services involving large and complex transactions must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
ALL OTHER SERVICES
With respect to the provision of permissible services other than audit, review or attest services the pre-approval requirement is waived if:
(1) | With respect to such services rendered to the Funds, the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid by the audit client to its accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; and, |
(2) | With respect to such services rendered to the Fund’s investment adviser ( the “Adviser”)and any entity controlling, controlled by to under common control with the Adviser such as affiliated non-U.S. and U.S. funds not under the Audit Committee’s purview and which do not fall within a category of service which has been determined by the Audit Committee not to have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the RIC, the aggregate amount of all services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid to the RIC’s auditor by the RIC, its Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; and |
(3) | Such services were not recognized by the issuer or RIC at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and |
(4) | Such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee or by one or more members of the Audit Committee who are members of the Board of Directors to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Audit Committee. |
The Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval to those permissible non-audit services which qualify for pre-approval and which it believes are routine and recurring services, and would not impair the independence of the auditor.
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) rules and relevant guidance should be consulted to determine the precise definitions of these services and applicability of exceptions to certain of the prohibitions.
PRE-APPROVAL FEE LEVELS
Pre-approval fee levels for all services to be provided by the independent auditor will be established annually by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding these levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
PROCEDURES
Requests or applications to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by the Fund’s Principal Accounting Officer and/or the Chief Audit Executive of Federated Hermes, Inc., only after those individuals have determined that the request or application is consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence.
(e)(2) Percentage of services identified in items 4(b) through 4(d) that were approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X:
4(b)
Fiscal year ended 2023 – 0%
Fiscal year ended 2022 - 0%
Percentage of services provided to the registrant’s Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.
4(c)
Fiscal year ended 2023 – 0%
Fiscal year ended 2022 – 0%
Percentage of services provided to the registrant’s Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.
4(d)
Fiscal year ended 2023 – 0%
Fiscal year ended 2022 – 0%
Percentage of services provided to the registrant’s Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.
(f) | NA |
(g) | Non-Audit Fees billed to the registrant, the registrant’s Adviser, and certain entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser: |
Fiscal year ended 2023 - $238,992
Fiscal year ended 2022 - $222,177
(h) | The registrant’s Audit Committee has considered that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s Adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence. |
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants |
Not Applicable
Item 6. | Schedule of Investments |
(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
(b) Not Applicable; Fund had no divestments during the reporting period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies |
Not Applicable
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies |
Not Applicable
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers |
Not Applicable
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
No Changes to Report
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures |
(a) The registrant’s President and Treasurer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-(2) under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies |
Not Applicable
Item 18. | Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation |
(a) | Not Applicable |
(b) | Not Applicable |
Item 13. | Exhibits |
(a)(1) Code of Ethics- Not Applicable to this Report.
(a)(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.
(a)(3) Not Applicable.
(b) Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant Federated Hermes Managed Pool Series
By /S/ Lori A. Hensler
Lori A. Hensler, Principal Financial Officer
Date February 23, 2024
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By /S/ J. Christopher Donahue
J. Christopher Donahue, Principal Executive Officer
Date February 23, 2024
By /S/ Lori A. Hensler
Lori A. Hensler, Principal Financial Officer
Date February 23, 2024