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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 MDT Small Cap Value Fund

VSFSX | Fund

$28.42

$161 M

1.23%

$0.35

1.17%

Vitals

YTD Return

13.3%

1 yr return

29.7%

3 Yr Avg Return

14.2%

5 Yr Avg Return

6.6%

Net Assets

$161 M

Holdings in Top 10

15.2%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$28.5
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.17%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 86.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$0

IRA

N/A

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 MDT Small Cap Value Fund

VSFSX | Fund

$28.42

$161 M

1.23%

$0.35

1.17%

VSFSX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 13.3%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 14.2%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 6.6%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.70%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.2%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Value Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Federated Hermes Funds
  • Inception Date
    Mar 29, 2016
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    R6
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Stephen Gutch

Fund Description

The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in the common stock of small U.S. companies. The Fund’s investment adviser’s (“Adviser”) investment strategy utilizes a small capitalization (“small-cap”) value approach by typically selecting its investments from companies listed in the Russell 2000® Value Index, an index that measures the performance of those companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values within the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, which includes the 2,000 smallest companies by market capitalization within the Russell 3000® Index (an index that includes the 3,000 largest U.S. companies by market capitalization representing approximately 98% of the investable domestic equity market). As of September 31, 2025, companies in the Russell 2000® Value Index ranged in market capitalization from $58.6 million to $21.9 billion. The Fund’s investments may include, but are not limited to, equity securities of domestic issuers and equity real estate investment trusts (REITs). As the Fund’s sector exposure approximates the Russell 2000® Value Index, the Fund may, from time to time, have larger allocations to certain broad market sectors, such as financials and industrials. The Adviser implements its strategy (including the selection of REITs) using a quantitative model driven by fundamental and technical stock selection variables. This process seeks to impose strict discipline over stock selection, unimpeded by market or manager psychology. It seeks to maximize compound annual return while controlling risk. The process also takes into account trading costs in an effort to ensure that trades are generated only to the extent they are expected to be profitable on an after-trading cost basis. Additionally, risk is controlled through diversification constraints which limit exposure to individual companies as well as groups of correlated companies. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest its assets so that at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in small-cap value investments. For purposes of this policy, small-cap investments will be defined as companies with market capitalizations within the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index, and value investments will be defined as companies with value characteristics that meet the applicable parameters for inclusion in the Russell 3000 Value Index. The Fund will notify shareholders at least 60 days in advance of any change in its investment policy. The Fund actively trades its portfolio securities in an attempt to achieve its investment objectivewhich will cause the Fund to have a higher portfolio turnoverrate.
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VSFSX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VSFSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 13.3% -6.7% 28.3% 56.78%
1 Yr 29.7% -2.8% 63.7% 50.13%
3 Yr 14.2%* -3.0% 34.9% 57.54%
5 Yr 6.6%* -5.2% 44.1% 51.89%
10 Yr 9.6%* 2.9% 31.2% 52.81%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VSFSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 3.3% -51.1% 63.2% 32.48%
2024 -0.5% -39.7% 22.5% 59.59%
2023 7.2% -6.0% 33.6% 72.31%
2022 -16.2% -33.6% 212.9% 47.77%
2021 19.9% -62.0% 147.6% 53.39%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VSFSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 13.3% -6.7% 28.3% 56.78%
1 Yr 29.7% -2.8% 63.7% 50.13%
3 Yr 14.2%* -3.0% 34.9% 57.54%
5 Yr 6.6%* -5.2% 44.1% 51.89%
10 Yr 9.6%* 2.9% 31.2% 52.81%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VSFSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 7.1% -6.4% 67.1% 46.80%
2024 10.0% -7.4% 26.1% 38.62%
2023 10.8% 1.8% 35.4% 84.62%
2022 -8.5% -25.2% 250.0% 30.71%
2021 30.6% -3.0% 157.9% 53.39%

NAV & Total Return History

VSFSX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VSFSX Category Low Category High VSFSX % Rank
Net Assets 161 M 6.04 M 64.9 B 75.19%
Number of Holdings 202 10 1553 29.41%
Net Assets in Top 10 22.8 M 482 K 3.72 B 79.28%
Weighting of Top 10 15.16% 6.1% 101.9% 65.64%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. American Healthcare REIT Inc 2.64%
  2. Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund 1.91%
  3. CNO Financial Group Inc 1.42%
  4. CNX Resources Corp 1.39%
  5. BankUnited Inc 1.36%
  6. Trustmark Corp 1.33%
  7. Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc 1.31%
  8. Jackson Financial Inc 1.30%
  9. Byline Bancorp Inc 1.27%
  10. Portland General Electric Co 1.23%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VSFSX % Rank
Stocks 		98.02% 3.76% 103.27% 58.82%
Cash 		1.98% 0.00% 30.93% 46.29%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 0.95% 51.41%
Other 		0.00% -0.55% 21.38% 65.22%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 2.63% 50.13%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 141.40% 50.90%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VSFSX % Rank
Financial Services 		26.08% 0.00% 35.05% 30.45%
Real Estate 		13.58% 0.00% 44.41% 8.40%
Industrials 		12.43% 0.65% 48.61% 89.50%
Energy 		9.20% 0.00% 29.42% 40.42%
Consumer Cyclical 		8.22% 0.35% 51.62% 84.25%
Technology 		7.82% 0.00% 27.23% 64.30%
Healthcare 		7.71% 0.00% 25.76% 29.40%
Utilities 		5.43% 0.00% 13.86% 13.12%
Communication Services 		3.74% 0.00% 17.58% 18.64%
Basic Materials 		3.44% 0.00% 67.30% 81.89%
Consumer Defense 		2.35% 0.00% 13.22% 79.27%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VSFSX % Rank
US 		98.02% 3.76% 103.27% 45.01%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 61.95% 64.96%

VSFSX - Expenses

Operational Fees

VSFSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.17% 0.03% 36.05% 51.15%
Management Fee 0.85% 0.01% 1.50% 74.36%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% 24.21%
Administrative Fee 0.10% 0.01% 0.35% 55.83%

Sales Fees

VSFSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 3.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

VSFSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.50% 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.

VSFSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 86.00% 7.00% 252.00% 84.37%

VSFSX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VSFSX Category Low Category High VSFSX % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.23% 0.00% 14.14% 59.59%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VSFSX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annual Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VSFSX Category Low Category High VSFSX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.70% -1.43% 4.13% 30.97%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Distributions History

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VSFSX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Stephen Gutch

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 31, 2006

16.34

16.3%

Stephen K. Gutch, CFA, is Senior Portfolio Manager for Federated Global Investment Management Corp. Mr. Gutch has been with Federated since 2008; has worked in investment management since 1995; and has managed investment portfolios since 2006. Previous associations: Director of Research and Portfolio Manager, Clover Capital Management; Managing Director for hedge fund, Continental Advisors, LLC; Portfolio Manager, Fulcrum Investment Group, LLC. Education: B.A., University of Rochester; M.B.A., William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, also at the University of Rochester.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 37.45 8.37 3.58

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