Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Fund Institutional Shares (EMDIX)

Fund Assets	43.64M
Expense Ratio	0.94%
Min. Investment	$1,000,000
Turnover	59.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.44
Dividend Yield	5.02%
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Oct 13, 2026

Previous Close	8.77
YTD Return	1.26%
1-Year Return	5.22%
5-Year Return	19.89%
52-Week Low	8.70
52-Week High	9.27
Beta (5Y)	0.43
Holdings	156
Inception Date	Mar 30, 2012

About EMDIX

Federated Hermes Emerging Markets Debt Fund Institutional Shares is an actively managed mutual fund focused on debt securities from developing countries. Its primary objective is total return, with a secondary goal of generating a high level of income, achieved by investing predominantly in sovereign and corporate bonds across emerging markets and in both local- and U.S. dollar–denominated issues. The strategy sits within the Emerging Markets Bond category and typically maintains a diversified portfolio of over 100 holdings with moderate interest-rate sensitivity, as reflected by an effective duration profile cited by independent research providers. The fund employs a research-driven approach that blends country selection, security analysis, and risk management, supplemented by futures for duration positioning and liquidity management. Managed by Federated Hermes, it is designed for institutional investors, featuring a higher minimum initial investment and an expense ratio consistent with peers in its category. Within the broader fixed income landscape, it offers exposure to the growth dynamics and credit premia of emerging economies, serving as a potential diversifier relative to developed-market bond allocations.

• Fund Family: Federated
• Category: Emg Mkts HC Debt
• Performance Rating: Above Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: EMDIX
• Share Class: Institutional Shares
• Index: JP Morgan EMBI Global

Performance

EMDIX had a total return of 5.22% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.59%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
IHIAX	Class A Shares	1.19%
IHICX	Class C Shares	1.94%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Oct 13, 2026	$0.0302	Oct 14, 2026
Sep 14, 2026	$0.0466	Sep 15, 2026
Aug 13, 2026	$0.0451	Aug 14, 2026
Jul 13, 2026	$0.0528	Jul 14, 2026
Jun 15, 2026	$0.0486	Jun 16, 2026
May 13, 2026	$0.0447	May 14, 2026

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Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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