Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Growth Fund Class A Shares (QASGX)

Fund Assets	834.27M
Expense Ratio	1.14%
Min. Investment	$1,500
Turnover	91.00%
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 11, 2025

Previous Close	35.45
YTD Return	21.21%
1-Year Return	29.37%
5-Year Return	46.51%
52-Week Low	27.25
52-Week High	36.46
Beta (5Y)	1.12
Holdings	255
Inception Date	Sep 15, 2005

About QASGX

Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Growth Fund Class A Shares is an actively managed mutual fund focused on seeking long-term capital appreciation. The fund primarily invests in the common stock of small U.S. companies, with at least 80% of net assets typically allocated to businesses that are of a similar size to those found in the Russell 2000® Growth Index. The management employs a small capitalization growth strategy, aiming to identify companies with above-average growth potential in various sectors of the U.S. economy. The investment process uses quantitative models and analysis to guide security selection, which can introduce distinctive risk and return characteristics to the portfolio. The fund is diversified across a wide array of industries, but allocations may tilt toward certain sectors depending on the manager’s outlook. With over 250 holdings, it offers investors exposure to the performance and innovation potential of emerging and developing U.S. small-cap firms, playing a significant role in portfolios looking for domestic growth opportunities outside of large-cap markets.

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

Performance

QASGX had a total return of 29.37% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.51%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FECGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Growth Index Fund	0.05%
FCIGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth I	0.92%
FCPGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund	0.88%
FCTGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth M	1.42%
FCCGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth C	1.92%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
QLSGX	Class R6 Shares	0.88%
QISGX	Institutional Shares	0.89%
QCSGX	Class C Shares	2.02%

Top 10 Holdings

15.12% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Federated Govt Oblg Pr Shares	n/a	2.91%
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.	BTSG	1.89%
Arteris, Inc.	AIP	1.66%
Liquidia Corporation	LQDA	1.54%
Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	INDV	1.34%
American Healthcare REIT, Inc.	AHR	1.24%
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	AXSM	1.18%
Acadian Asset Management Inc.	AAMI	1.13%
SPS Commerce, Inc.	SPSC	1.13%
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	MIRM	1.10%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 11, 2025	$1.24651	Dec 12, 2025
Dec 6, 2022	$0.63122	Dec 7, 2022
Dec 6, 2021	$8.57729	Dec 7, 2021
Dec 4, 2020	$0.14444	Dec 7, 2020
Dec 14, 2018	$1.45342	Dec 17, 2018
Dec 15, 2017	$1.19822	Dec 18, 2017

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Aug 27, 2026

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