Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap R6 (FKALX)

Fund Assets	2.85B
Expense Ratio	0.89%
Min. Investment	$1,000,000
Turnover	38.00%
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 8, 2025

Previous Close	52.38
YTD Return	14.69%
1-Year Return	19.06%
5-Year Return	7.42%
52-Week Low	40.68
52-Week High	55.59
Beta (5Y)	1.09
Holdings	146
Inception Date	Sep 1, 2017

About FKALX

The Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Fund R6 is a mutual fund focused on investing in small-capitalization U.S. companies. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by identifying innovative and rapidly growing businesses in the early stages of their development. Its strategy emphasizes a diversified portfolio across various sectors, targeting companies that demonstrate strong growth potential and robust fundamentals. This approach allows the fund to participate in the dynamic segment of the market where small-cap stocks can often deliver higher growth rates compared to their larger counterparts. Managed by Federated Hermes, the Kaufmann Small Cap Fund R6 is designed for institutional investors, with the R6 share class offering generally lower expenses due to the absence of sales loads and certain distribution fees. The fund's performance is subject to the inherent volatility and risks of investing in equities, particularly in smaller companies that may be more sensitive to market fluctuations. Overall, the fund plays a significant role in providing exposure to the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market and aims to capture opportunities driven by innovation and expansion among emerging businesses.

• Fund Family: Federated
• Category: Small Growth
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: FKALX
• Share Class: Class R6 Shares
• Index: Russell 2000 Growth TR

Performance

FKALX had a total return of 19.06% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 12.20%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
VRTGX	Vanguard	Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares	0.07%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
FKAIX	Institutional Shares	0.90%
FKASX	Class A Shares	1.36%
FKKSX	Class R Shares	1.36%
FKCSX	Class C Shares	2.02%

Top 10 Holdings

27.58% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.	FIX	4.63%
argenx SE	ARGX	3.45%
ATI Inc.	ATI	2.86%
Guardant Health, Inc.	GH	2.80%
SiTime Corporation	SITM	2.63%
Camtek Ltd.	CAMT	2.38%
Astera Labs, Inc.	ALAB	2.35%
Federated Govt Oblg Pr Shares	n/a	2.17%
Viking Holdings Ltd	VIK	2.16%
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	RYTM	2.15%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 8, 2025	$9.09042	Dec 9, 2025
Dec 27, 2024	$0.7655	Dec 30, 2024
Dec 9, 2024	$2.52609	Dec 10, 2024
Dec 27, 2023	$0.1385	Dec 28, 2023
Dec 7, 2023	$0.06806	Dec 8, 2023
Dec 6, 2021	$4.92624	Dec 7, 2021

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Aug 27, 2026

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