Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Growth Fund Class C Shares (QCSGX)

Fund Assets	448.08M
Expense Ratio	2.02%
Min. Investment	$1,500
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	n/a

Previous Close	17.92
YTD Return	-11.77%
1-Year Return	1.98%
5-Year Return	59.02%
52-Week Low	15.95
52-Week High	22.19
Beta (5Y)	1.17
Holdings	252
Inception Date	Sep 19, 2005

About QCSGX

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in the common stock of small U.S. companies. Its investment adviser's (Adviser) investment strategy utilizes a small capitalization growth approach by selecting most of its investments from companies listed in the Russell 2000® Growth Index. The fund will invest its assets so that at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) are invested in investments in small companies. The fund's manager considers a small company to be a company of a size similar to companies listed on the Russell 2000® Growth Index.

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

Performance

QCSGX had a total return of 1.98% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.71%.

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 Fund - Class I	1.07%
FCPGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund	1.05%
FCTGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth Fund - Class M	1.58%
FCCGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth Fund - Class C	2.08%

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%
QASGX	Class A Shares	1.14%

Top 10 Holdings

15.92% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.	SFM	1.97%
Federated Government Obligations Fund	GOFXX	1.92%
Knife River Corporation	KNF	1.77%
Brinker International, Inc.	EAT	1.65%
Primoris Services Corporation	PRIM	1.50%
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.	VCTR	1.47%
EMCOR Group, Inc.	EME	1.46%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd	CRDO	1.43%
Rush Street Interactive, Inc.	RSI	1.41%
Mueller Water Products, Inc.	MWA	1.33%