0001145549-24-006114.txt : 20240209 0001145549-24-006114.hdr.sgml : 20240209 20240209081200 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001145549-24-006114 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20231130 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240209 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240209 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20240209 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Federated Hermes Global Allocation Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000013386 ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 042221910 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-00001 FILM NUMBER: 24611275 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4000 ERICSSON DRIVE CITY: WARRENDALE STATE: PA ZIP: 15086-7561 BUSINESS PHONE: 8003417400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4000 ERICSSON DRIVE CITY: WARRENDALE STATE: PA ZIP: 15086-7561 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FEDERATED GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20200616 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FEDERATED HERMES GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20200615 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FEDERATED GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20121212 0000013386 S000009117 Federated Hermes Global Allocation Fund C000024797 Class A Shares FSTBX C000024798 Class B Shares FSBBX C000024799 Class C Shares FSBCX C000024800 Class R Shares FSBKX C000077842 Institutional Shares SBFIX C000170844 Class R6 Shares FSBLX N-CEN 1 primary_doc.xml X0404 N-CEN LIVE 0000013386 XXXXXXXX true false false N-1A true Federated Hermes Global Allocation Fund 811-00001 0000013386 YB5DXSTD018JWGFOSP60 Federated Hermes Funds 4000 Ericsson Drive Warrendale 15086-7561 US-PA US 8003417400 Federated Hermes Global Allocation Fund Federated Hermes Funds 4000 Ericsson Drive Warrendale 15086-7561 8003417400 Registrant - All records required to be maintained that are not maintained by other service providers. Federated Administrative Services 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh 15222-3779 4122881900 Administrator - Records include but are not limited to those related to calculation of NAV, income and expense accruals, securities pricing, preparation of regulatory documents, financial books and records, performance calculations and tax related documents. Federated Securities Corp. 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh 15222-3779 4122881900 Distributor - Records include but are not limited to trade blotters, asset and liability ledgers, income and expense ledgers, capital account ledgers, customer account ledgers, securities records, order tickets and trade confirmations. Federated Advisory Services Company 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh 15222-3779 4122881900 Advisor - All investment advisor records required to be maintained that are not maintained by other service providers. 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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and the Shareholders of

Federated Hermes Global Allocation Fund:

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Federated Hermes Global Allocation Fund (the Fund) as of and for the year ended November 30, 2023, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), we considered the Fund's internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and trustees of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Our consideration of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). However, we noted no deficiencies in the Fund's internal control over financial reporting and its operations, including controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of November 30, 2023.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of the management and the Board of Trustees of Federated Hermes Global Allocation Fund and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 23, 2024