Federated Hermes Strategic Income Fund Class F Shares (STFSX)

Fund Assets	694.98M
Expense Ratio	0.96%
Min. Investment	$1,500
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.39
Dividend Yield	4.80%
Dividend Growth	1.29%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Apr 14, 2025

Previous Close	8.00
YTD Return	0.04%
1-Year Return	5.92%
5-Year Return	19.30%
52-Week Low	n/a
52-Week High	n/a
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	261
Inception Date	May 10, 1994

About STFSX

The Fund's investment strategy focuses on Multi-Sector Inc with 0.93% total expense ratio. The minimum amount to invest in Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc: Federated Hermes Strategic Income Fund; Class F Shares is $1,500 on a standard taxable account. Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc: Federated Hermes Strategic Income Fund; Class F Shares seeks a high level of current income. STFSX allocates the portfolio primarily among three categories of fixed income securities: domestic investment grade (including U.S. government, mortgage backed and corporate), domestic non-investment grade corporate and foreign.

• Fund Family: Federated Hermes F
• Category: Multisector Bond
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: STFSX
• Share Class: Class F Shares
• Index: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond TR

Performance

STFSX had a total return of 5.92% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.66%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
STILX	Class R6 Shares	0.63%
STISX	Institutional Shares	0.64%
STIAX	Class A Shares	0.96%
SINCX	Class C Shares	1.73%

Top 10 Holdings

86.08% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Federated Core Trust - High Yield Bond Portfolio - FED HIGH YLD BOND PORT	n/a	35.10%
FEDERATED CORE TR MUTUAL FUND	n/a	21.66%
Federated Core Trust - Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio - FEDERATED CORE TR MTG CORE PORTFOLIO	n/a	17.49%
United States Treasury - U.S. Treasury Notes	T 4.25 11.15.34	3.15%
United States Treasury - U.S. Treasury Notes	T 4.5 07.15.26	1.76%
United States Treasury - U.S. Treasury Notes	T 4 02.28.30	1.74%
Fannie Mae Pool	FN BT2247	1.40%
United States Treasury - U.S. Treasury Notes	T 4.25 01.31.26	1.40%
Freddie Mac Pool	FR SD8243	1.19%
Freddie Mac Pool	FR SD8225	1.19%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Apr 14, 2025	$0.0278	Apr 15, 2025
Mar 13, 2025	$0.026	Mar 14, 2025
Feb 13, 2025	$0.0252	Feb 14, 2025
Jan 13, 2025	$0.029	Jan 14, 2025
Dec 30, 2024	$0.0906	Dec 31, 2024
Nov 13, 2024	$0.0318	Dec 2, 2024