About FULAX
Federated Hermes Ultrashort Bond Fund Class A is an open-end mutual fund focused on generating total return consistent with current income through a diversified, ultrashort-duration fixed‑income portfolio. The fund primarily invests in investment‑grade securities across asset‑backed, mortgage‑backed, corporate, U.S. Treasury, and government agency sectors, while maintaining a dollar‑weighted average effective duration of one year or less to limit interest‑rate sensitivity. It can allocate opportunistically among sectors to balance risk and return and may hold a mix of fixed‑ and floating‑rate instruments, reflecting its multi‑sector mandate within the ultrashort bond category. The strategy distributes income monthly and is benchmarked to the Bloomberg U.S. Short‑Term Government/Corporate Index, positioning it as a cash‑management tool with the potential for higher income than traditional cash vehicles, albeit with modest price fluctuation risk. With a long operating history and a broad holdings base, the fund serves investors seeking conservative credit exposure, liquidity, and stability over short horizons while accessing a professionally managed, diversified bond sleeve near the front end of the yield curve.
Fund Family Federated
Category Ultrashort Bond
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Above Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FULAX
Share Class Class A Shares
Index Bloomberg U.S. Short Govt/Corporate TR
FULAX had a total return of 5.39% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 11.54%.
