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Name

As of 06/01/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Fund

FKCSX | Fund

$36.29

$2.88 B

0.85%

$0.31

2.04%

Vitals

YTD Return

6.4%

1 yr return

16.9%

3 Yr Avg Return

10.5%

5 Yr Avg Return

0.1%

Net Assets

$2.88 B

Holdings in Top 10

24.7%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$36.4
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 2.04%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load 1.00%

TRADING FEES

Turnover 34.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,500

IRA

$250

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 06/01/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Fund

FKCSX | Fund

$36.29

$2.88 B

0.85%

$0.31

2.04%

FKCSX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 6.4%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 10.5%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.1%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -1.51%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.8%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Federated Hermes Funds
  • Inception Date
    Dec 17, 2002
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    C
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Hans Utsch

Fund Description

The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in the common stocks of small companies that are traded on national security exchanges, the NASDAQ stock market and on the over-the-counter market. Small companies will be defined as companies with market capitalizations that are between the lowest and highest market capitalizations, as measured on a rolling basis over the most recent 36-month period, in either the Russell 2000 Index (which had a rolling 36-month market capitalization range of $1.2 million to $56.5 billion as of October 31, 2025), the S&P Small Cap 600 Index (which had a rolling 36-month market capitalization range of $62.1 million to $29.1 billion as of October 31, 2025), or the MSCI USA Small Cap Index (which had a rolling 36-month market capitalization range of $8.5 million to $40.3 billion as of October 31, 2025). The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (which include the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investments in small companies and will notify shareholders at least 60 days in advance of any change in this investment policy. Such definition will be applied at the time of investment and the Fund will not be required to sell a stock because a company has grown outside the market capitalization range of small capitalization stocks. Up to 30% of the Fund’s net assets may be invested in foreign securities. When investing in foreign securities, the Fund’s Adviser may emphasize investment in a particular country or group of countries which may subject the Fund to the risks of investing in such country or group of countries to a greater extent than if the Fund’s foreign security exposure was diversified over a greater number of countries. The Adviser’s process for selecting investments is bottom-up and growth-oriented. The Fund may loan up to 30% of its total assets in the form of its portfolio securities to unaffiliated broker/dealers, banks or other recognized institutional borrowers to generate additional income. The Fund receives cash, U.S. Treasury obligations and/or other liquid securities as collateral. The Fund also may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities, American Depositary Receipts and use derivative contracts (such as, for example, futures, options and swaps contracts) and/or hybrid instruments to implement elements of its investment strategy. For example, the Fund may use derivative contracts or hybrid instruments to increase or decrease the portfolio’s exposure to the investment(s) underlying the derivative or hybrid instruments in an attempt to benefit from changes in the value of the underlying investment(s), to realize gains from trading a derivative contract or to hedge against potential losses. There can be no assurances the Fund’s use of derivative contracts and/or hybrid instruments will work as intended. Derivative investments made by the Fund are included within the Fund’s 80% policy and are calculated at market value.
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FKCSX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FKCSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 6.4% -21.0% 75.2% 84.60%
1 Yr 16.9% -22.1% 123.6% 82.80%
3 Yr 10.5%* -5.4% 37.8% 83.80%
5 Yr 0.1%* -8.3% 38.7% 84.96%
10 Yr 12.6%* 4.4% 26.8% 31.96%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FKCSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 -12.9% -58.0% 42.0% 88.80%
2024 1.1% -63.4% 62.9% 87.80%
2023 13.5% -20.5% 54.6% 60.04%
2022 -31.8% -82.1% 32.2% 65.31%
2021 -7.8% -90.6% 300.1% 49.80%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FKCSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 6.4% -21.0% 75.2% 84.60%
1 Yr 16.9% -22.1% 123.6% 82.80%
3 Yr 10.5%* -5.4% 37.8% 83.80%
5 Yr 0.1%* -8.3% 38.7% 84.96%
10 Yr 12.6%* 4.4% 26.8% 31.96%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FKCSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 10.2% -23.5% 42.0% 37.00%
2024 8.2% -3.8% 68.8% 86.60%
2023 13.8% -19.0% 54.6% 71.49%
2022 -31.8% -59.9% 32.2% 77.28%
2021 1.0% -22.7% 411.9% 87.35%

NAV & Total Return History

FKCSX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

FKCSX Category Low Category High FKCSX % Rank
Net Assets 2.88 B 4.59 M 42.8 B 19.00%
Number of Holdings 162 7 1223 19.40%
Net Assets in Top 10 734 M 393 K 3.7 B 14.60%
Weighting of Top 10 24.73% 9.3% 100.0% 43.29%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Comfort Systems USA Inc 3.76%
  2. Argenx SE 3.38%
  3. Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund 3.33%
  4. Camtek Ltd/Israel 2.42%
  5. Guardant Health Inc 2.34%
  6. ATI Inc 2.14%
  7. Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc 2.04%
  8. MongoDB Inc 1.88%
  9. Applied Industrial Technologies Inc 1.86%
  10. Viking Holdings Ltd 1.58%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High FKCSX % Rank
Stocks 		94.97% 90.58% 106.14% 93.20%
Cash 		3.36% 0.00% 33.61% 27.00%
Other 		1.47% -0.55% 6.22% 10.80%
Preferred Stocks 		0.20% 0.00% 5.64% 13.20%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 1.57% 12.80%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 4.40% 16.40%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FKCSX % Rank
Healthcare 		30.66% 0.00% 47.90% 6.00%
Technology 		18.49% 2.91% 75.51% 83.60%
Consumer Cyclical 		15.00% 0.00% 24.04% 25.20%
Industrials 		8.98% 0.00% 36.64% 92.00%
Real Estate 		7.72% 0.00% 15.31% 5.20%
Financial Services 		7.37% 0.00% 42.95% 40.40%
Basic Materials 		4.30% 0.00% 9.24% 18.20%
Consumer Defense 		2.21% 0.00% 13.56% 81.40%
Utilities 		1.92% 0.00% 4.68% 7.20%
Energy 		1.90% 0.00% 55.49% 61.60%
Communication Services 		1.45% 0.00% 15.31% 63.20%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FKCSX % Rank
US 		88.58% 11.05% 106.14% 97.80%
Non US 		6.40% 0.00% 84.43% 2.40%

FKCSX - Expenses

Operational Fees

FKCSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 2.04% 0.05% 7.92% 9.40%
Management Fee 0.80% 0.04% 1.62% 44.29%
12b-1 Fee 0.75% 0.00% 1.00% 77.90%
Administrative Fee 0.10% 0.01% 0.40% 49.44%

Sales Fees

FKCSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 3.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load 1.00% 1.00% 5.00% 18.52%

Trading Fees

FKCSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

FKCSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 34.00% 3.00% 264.00% 25.97%

FKCSX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

FKCSX Category Low Category High FKCSX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.85% 0.00% 6.91% 16.40%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

FKCSX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annual Annual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

FKCSX Category Low Category High FKCSX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -1.51% -2.47% 1.10% 91.30%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

FKCSX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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FKCSX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Hans Utsch

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 18, 2002

19.46

19.5%

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Kaufmann Growth Equity Team. Responsible for portfolio management and research in global growth equity area. Previous associations: Chairman & Co-Portfolio Manager, Edgemont Asset Management Corp, adviser to The Kaufmann Fund; President, Hans Utsch & Company; Analyst, Goodbody & Co. B.A., Amherst College; M.B.A., Columbia University. Joined Federated 2001; joined Kaufmann Fund 1986; Investment Experience: 56 Years.

John Ettinger

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 01, 2003

18.68

18.7%

Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Senior Investment Analyst. Responsible for research and analytical support in the global growth equity area. Previous associations: Investment Analyst, Edgemont Asset Management Corp, adviser to The Kaufmann Fund; Investment Analyst, Energy Technology Investments; Equity Analyst, Value Line. B.A., Duke University. Joined Federated 2001; joined Kaufmann Fund 1996; Investment Experience: 24 Years.

Barbara Miller

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 2011

10.42

10.4%

Barbara Miller, Vice President, Portfolio Manager. Responsible for portfolio management and fundamental analysis in the global growth equity area. Previous associations: Vice President/Equity Analyst, Goldman Sachs; Principal, BT Alex Brown; Vice President, Edelman Public Relations Worldwide; Associate, Adams & Rinehart/Ogilvy & Mather; Broadcast Journalist. B.A., Brown University; M.B.A., Harvard Business School. Joined Federated Hermes 2002

Thomas Brakel

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 01, 2012

9.92

9.9%

Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager. Responsible for portfolio management and fundamental analysis in the global growth equity area. Previous associations: Vice President/Senior Biotech Analyst New Vernon Associates; Biotech Analyst, BioPharma Fund; Biotech/Pharmaceutical Analyst, Mehta Partners. M.D., Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands; M.B.A., Stanford University. Joined Federated Hermes 2003

Mark Bauknight

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 2013

8.42

8.4%

Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Senior Investment Analyst. Responsible for research and analytical support in the global growth equity area. Previous associations: Investment Analyst, Edgemont Asset Management Corp, adviser to The Kaufmann Fund; Analyst, UBS Securities, LLC; Analyst, Morgan Stanley & Co. Two B.A. degrees, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.B.A., Oxford University. Joined Federated 2001; joined Kaufmann Fund 1997; Investment Experience: 25 Years.

Stephen DeNichilo

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 2014

7.42

7.4%

Stephen DeNichilo, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager. Responsible for portfolio management and fundamental analysis in the global growth equity area. Previous associations: Senior Research Analyst, ACK Asset Management, LLC; Equity Research Analyst, Thomson, Horstmann & Bryant, Inc.; Equity Research Associate, First Albany Capital; Market Analyst, Lord, Abbett & Company; B.S., Villanova University; M.B.A., Fordham University. Frequent guest on CNBC’s Power Lunch. Joined Federated Hermes 2012

Steven Abrahamson

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 2015

6.42

6.4%

Member of the Fund's Investment Team since December 2007; Senior Investment Analyst; joined Federated in 2001; formerly Investment Analyst with Edgemont Asset Management Corp., Adviser to The Kaufmann Fund, Inc. (predecessor to the Kaufmann Fund) since 2001; B.S., Bucknell University; M.B.A., Duke University. Steven Abrahamson, Senior Investment Analyst & Portfolio Manager, has been the Fund’s portfolio manager since April 2014 and a member of the Fund’s investment management team since April 2002.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 30.44 9.26 5.25

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