Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core Fund Class A (QASCX)

Fund Assets	1.31B
Expense Ratio	1.14%
Min. Investment	$1,500
Turnover	85.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.03
Dividend Yield	0.12%
Dividend Growth	59.09%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 30, 2024

Previous Close	25.31
YTD Return	0.27%
1-Year Return	14.55%
5-Year Return	88.80%
52-Week Low	20.27
52-Week High	27.64
Beta (5Y)	1.10
Holdings	301
Inception Date	Sep 19, 2005

About QASCX

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in the common stock of small U.S. companies. It will invest its assets so that at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in small companies. The fund adviser's investment strategy utilizes a small-cap approach by selecting most of its investments from companies listed in the Russell 2000® Index. The fund's investments may include, but are not limited to, equity securities of domestic issuers.

• Fund Family: Federated
• Category: Small Blend
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: QASCX
• Share Class: Class A Shares
• Index: Russell 2000 TR

Performance

QASCX had a total return of 14.55% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.35%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FCPEX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Enhanced Index Fund	0.55%
SWSSX	Schwab	Schwab Small Cap Index Fund®	0.04%
FSSNX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund	0.03%
FSCRX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Discovery Fund	1.03%
FSSLX	Fidelity	Fidelity Series Small Cap Core	0.01%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
QLSCX	Class R6 Shares	0.88%
QISCX	Institutional Shares	0.89%
QCSCX	Class C Shares	1.99%

Top 10 Holdings

14.00% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Federated Government Obligations Fund	GOFXX	2.17%
SSR Mining Inc.	SSRM	1.66%
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.	SFM	1.51%
American Healthcare REIT, Inc.	AHR	1.38%
Xerox Holdings Corporation	XRX	1.36%
BellRing Brands, Inc.	BRBR	1.21%
ADMA Biologics, Inc.	ADMA	1.19%
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.	SKWD	1.19%
Mueller Water Products, Inc.	MWA	1.17%
Grindr Inc.	GRND	1.15%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 30, 2024	$0.0315	Dec 31, 2024
Dec 28, 2023	$0.0198	Dec 29, 2023
Dec 6, 2022	$0.68963	Dec 7, 2022
Dec 30, 2021	$0.0438	Dec 31, 2021
Dec 6, 2021	$3.96299	Dec 7, 2021
Dec 30, 2020	$0.0495	Dec 31, 2020