Federated Hermes Clover Small Value Fund Class A (VSFAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
24.65
+0.14 (0.57%)
Jul 23, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
0.57%
Fund Assets156.50M
Expense Ratio1.14%
Min. Investment$1,500
Turnover76.00%
Dividend (ttm)2.60
Dividend Yield9.95%
Dividend Growth266.74%
Payout FrequencySemi-Annual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 23, 2024
Previous Close24.51
YTD Return1.82%
1-Year Return8.14%
5-Year Return102.71%
52-Week Low19.71
52-Week High29.23
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings89
Inception DateFeb 28, 1996

About VSFAX

The **Federated Hermes Clover Small Value Fund Class A** is a mutual fund focused on capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. companies with small market capitalizations. Its primary function is to provide investors with a value-oriented strategy, often including deep, relative, and cyclical value stocks. Notably, the fund allocates assets across various sectors, with a significant presence in financial services, utilities, and real estate. The fund's performance can be influenced by developments in these emphasized sectors, making it suitable for investors seeking exposure to small-cap value stocks. By targeting small-cap companies, it adds diversity to investment portfolios, despite the inherent volatility and risks associated with such investments.

Fund Family Federated
Category Small Value
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VSFAX
Share Class Class A Shares
Index Russell 2000 Value TR

Performance

VSFAX had a total return of 8.14% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.41%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FCVCXFidelityFidelity Advisor Small Cap Value Fund - Class C2.06%
FCVAXFidelityFidelity Advisor Small Cap Value Fund - Class A1.30%
FCVTXFidelityFidelity Advisor Small Cap Value Fund - Class M1.54%
FIKNXFidelityFidelity Advisor Small Cap Value Fund - Class Z0.90%
FCVIXFidelityFidelity Advisor Small Cap Value Fund - Class I1.03%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
VSFSXClass R6 Shares0.82%
VSFIXInstitutional Shares0.89%
VSFRXClass R Shares1.23%
VSFCXClass C Shares1.96%

Top 10 Holdings

24.46% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Federated Government Obligations FundGOFXX3.50%
UMB Financial CorporationUMBF2.91%
IDACORP, Inc.IDA2.91%
Old National BancorpONB2.74%
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.NWE2.27%
SouthState CorporationSSB2.14%
F.N.B. CorporationFNB2.06%
CNO Financial Group, Inc.CNO2.02%
STAG Industrial, Inc.STAG1.99%
EPR PropertiesEPR1.93%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 23, 2024$0.2549Dec 24, 2024
Dec 12, 2024$2.34055Dec 13, 2024
Dec 21, 2023$0.2768Dec 22, 2023
Dec 12, 2023$0.4309Dec 13, 2023
Dec 22, 2022$0.0434Dec 23, 2022
Dec 7, 2022$2.03385Dec 8, 2022
Full Dividend History