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Essity AB 549300G8E6YUVJ1DA153 Essity AB 000000000 7907 NS 237369.96 1.0457852066 Long EC CORP SE N 2 N N N ITOCHU Corp J48DJYXDTLHM30UMYI18 ITOCHU Corp 000000000 4700 NS 141046.61 0.6214116486 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA 969500BVOHVZUUFWDT54 Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA 000000000 1497 NS 125680.75 0.5537139961 Long EC CORP FR N 2 N N N Vodafone Group PLC 213800TB53ELEUKM7Q61 VODAFONE GROUP PLC 000000000 93320 NS 158669.32 0.6990523468 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N Roche Holding AG 549300U41AUUVOAAOB37 Roche Holding AG 000000000 1909 NS 624017.59 2.7492457945 Long EC CORP CH N 2 N N N KDDI Corp 5299003FU7V4I45FU310 KDDI Corp 000000000 6100 NS 188259.63 0.8294189208 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Heineken NV 724500K5PTPSST86UQ23 Heineken NV 000000000 2462 NS 242147.69 1.0668345397 Long EC CORP NL N 2 N N N Prudential PLC 5493001Z3ZE83NGK8Y12 PRUDENTIAL PLC 000000000 23134 NS 453731.11 1.9990115119 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N M&G PLC 254900TWUJUQ44TQJY84 M&G PLC 000000000 127537 NS 326717.72 1.4394262792 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N Kao Corp 353800HM38HFCB8RGL63 Kao Corp 000000000 3800 NS 256486.09 1.1300054928 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Breville Group Ltd 529900MM4WH0KSB3KW37 Breville Group Ltd 000000000 5256 NS 113402.18 0.4996180740 Long EC CORP AU N 2 N N N Ocado Group PLC 213800LO8F61YB8MBC74 Ocado Group PLC 000000000 3228 NS 98916.71 0.4357991719 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N Elkem ASA 549300CVBE06T0SH6T76 Elkem ASA 000000000 109927 NS 388244.1 1.7104941852 Long EC CORP NO Y 2 N N N Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings C 353800YNKX4RQUGAR072 Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp 000000000 28200 NS 198842.68 0.8760448592 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N National Grid PLC 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 NATIONAL GRID PLC 000000000 6005 NS 66945.75 0.2949441243 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N Toagosei Co Ltd N/A Toagosei Co Ltd 000000000 6800 NS 74558.61 0.3284842419 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N ING Groep NV 549300NYKK9MWM7GGW15 ING Groep NV 000000000 48440 NS 528054.61 2.3264599253 Long EC CORP NL N 2 N N N Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd 254900WEP6OCEXFWML09 Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd 000000000 5818 NS 91490.95 0.4030833642 Long EC CORP SG N 2 N N N Greggs PLC 213800I71QMUFJ64IW20 Greggs PLC 000000000 5017 NS 145806.54 0.6423825599 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N Aker BP ASA 549300NFTY73920OYK69 Aker BP ASA 000000000 18595 NS 486913.2 2.1452024572 Long EC CORP NO N 2 N N N adidas AG 549300JSX0Z4CW0V5023 adidas AG 000000000 1232 NS 427680.92 1.8842417098 Long EC CORP DE N 2 N N N Sony Corp 529900R5WX9N2OI2N910 Sony Corp 000000000 5400 NS 567587.25 2.5006296058 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Omron Corp 549300ZHW0TR2QZ0NY83 OMRON CORP 000000000 5000 NS 405410.33 1.7861237611 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Stora Enso Oyj 7437000ZP669LKUTZ738 Stora Enso OYJ 000000000 19706 NS 388000.69 1.7094217893 Long EC CORP FI N 2 N N N AstraZeneca PLC PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08 AstraZeneca PLC 000000000 3049 NS 295116.96 1.3002022286 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N ASML Holding NV 724500Y6DUVHQD6OXN27 ASML Holding NV 000000000 1835 NS 1033207.83 4.5520227747 Long EC CORP NL N 2 N N N Iberdrola SA 5QK37QC7NWOJ8D7WVQ45 Iberdrola SA 000000000 22179 NS 278451.04 1.2267768777 Long EC CORP ES N 2 N N N UniCredit SpA 549300TRUWO2CD2G5692 UniCredit SpA 000000000 25382 NS 261572 1.1524125802 Long EC CORP IT N 2 N N N Nintendo Co Ltd 353800FEEXU6I9M0ZF27 Nintendo Co Ltd 000000000 300 NS 182226.34 0.8028379439 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Prysmian SpA 529900X0H1IO3RS1A464 Prysmian SpA 000000000 10314 NS 330283.65 1.4551367627 Long EC CORP IT N 2 N N N Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energ 9598004BR8D81D3M1D64 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA 000000000 9022 NS 333954.69 1.4713103312 Long EC CORP ES N 2 N N N Legrand SA 969500XXRPGD7HCAFA90 Legrand SA 000000000 4579 NS 397228.75 1.7500780233 Long EC CORP FR N 2 N N N Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 5299009QN2NZ191KLS29 Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 000000000 3000 NS 151071.15 0.6655769492 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Volvo AB 549300HGV012CNC8JD22 Volvo AB 928856301 15726 NS 401563.8 1.7691770330 Long EC CORP SE N 2 N N N Goodman Group N/A Goodman Group 000000000 39455 NS 503337.35 2.2175626375 Long EC CORP AU N 2 N N N Husqvarna AB 549300GYQIIJ3UXB7655 Husqvarna AB 000000000 18144 NS 221295.61 0.9749661466 Long EC CORP SE N 2 N N N Kyocera Corp N/A Kyocera Corp 000000000 3577 NS 231754.65 1.0210457319 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Zurich Insurance Group AG 529900QVNRBND50TXP03 ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 000000000 847 NS 345372.11 1.5216122689 Long EC CORP CH N 2 N N N Vinci SA 213800WFQ334R8UXUG83 Vinci SA 000000000 4091 NS 424532.27 1.8703696445 Long EC CORP FR N 2 N N N Argenx SE 7245009C5FZE6G9ODQ71 Argenx SE 000000000 225 NS 74830.97 0.3296841834 Long EC CORP NL N 2 N N N Vonovia SE 5299005A2ZEP6AP7KM81 VONOVIA SE 000000000 1604 NS 102151.88 0.4500524200 Long EC CORP DE N 2 N N N AXA SA F5WCUMTUM4RKZ1MAIE39 AXA SA 000000000 10028 NS 251578.35 1.1083833722 Long EC CORP FR N 2 N N N T&D Holdings Inc 3538008ARJ1MACEWA242 T&D Holdings Inc 000000000 19000 NS 262238.92 1.1553508419 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd/The 52990036XNWY2FMYWB76 Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd/The 000000000 8300 NS 145040.8 0.6390089251 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 635400CPLP8H5ITDVT56 SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC 000000000 5353 NS 252859.06 1.1140258199 Long EC CORP IE N 2 N N N Vestas Wind Systems A/S 549300DYMC8BGZZC8844 Vestas Wind Systems A/S 000000000 969 NS 181194.18 0.7982905375 Long EC CORP DK N 2 N N N Smith & Nephew PLC 213800ZTMDN8S67S1H61 Smith & Nephew PLC 000000000 21627 NS 417202.88 1.8380784159 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N ORIX Corp 35380016EMHNBOVYE123 ORIX Corp 000000000 20700 NS 355966.41 1.5682877716 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Australia & New Zealand Bankin JHE42UYNWWTJB8YTTU19 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd 000000000 31418 NS 634268.78 2.7944096512 Long EC CORP AU N 2 N N N NEC Corp 5493000QYMPFRTEY4K28 NEC Corp 000000000 5200 NS 285597.19 1.2582608025 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N BHP Group Ltd WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 BHP Group Ltd 000000000 16742 NS 631313.54 2.7813896959 Long EC CORP AU N 2 N N N Kurita Water Industries Ltd 52990086GS2ON69UMX34 Kurita Water Industries Ltd 000000000 12100 NS 492895.57 2.1715590949 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Red Electrica Corp SA 5493009HMD0C90GUV498 Red Electrica Corp SA 000000000 4051 NS 67482.67 0.2973096427 Long EC CORP ES N 2 N N N Neles Oyj 2138007FRMWVPUDCMA45 Neles Oyj 000000000 9928 NS 122604.77 0.5401620943 Long EC CORP FI N 2 N N N Daifuku Co Ltd N/A Daifuku Co Ltd 000000000 2200 NS 210085.8 0.9255788801 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Yaoko Co Ltd 353800Y2SZOLTECIV233 Yaoko Co Ltd 000000000 3604 NS 220731.69 0.9724816739 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Orsted AS W9NG6WMZIYEU8VEDOG48 Orsted AS 000000000 486 NS 78443.39 0.3455994887 Long EC CORP DK Y 2 N N N Toyota Motor Corp 5493006W3QUS5LMH6R84 Toyota Motor Corp 000000000 5400 NS 397797.22 1.7525825420 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N AIA Group Ltd ZP5ILWVSYE4LJGMMVD57 AIA Group Ltd 000000000 59389 NS 743393.48 3.2751823528 Long EC CORP HK N 2 N N N Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 5493008H3828EMEXB082 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 000000000 2827 NS 162673.12 0.7166919622 Long EC CORP BE N 2 N N N Honda Motor Co Ltd 549300P7ZYCQJ36CCS16 Honda Motor Co Ltd 000000000 4500 NS 123755.03 0.5452298160 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co 549300CP8NY40UP89Q40 Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co KGaA 000000000 1182 NS 81824.07 0.3604938129 Long EC CORP DE N 2 N N N Tate & Lyle PLC 2138008K14474WPKZ244 Tate & Lyle PLC 000000000 36936 NS 374022.53 1.6478379522 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N City Developments Ltd 254900BPLPJS0RJ72373 City Developments Ltd 000000000 47700 NS 262797.69 1.1578126252 Long EC CORP SG N 2 N N N Allianz SE 529900K9B0N5BT694847 Allianz SE 000000000 1175 NS 283877.26 1.2506832752 Long EC CORP DE N 2 N N N Metso Outotec Oyj 549300R0VN9C371W0E07 Metso Outotec Oyj 000000000 24080 NS 270336.74 1.1910275567 Long EC CORP FI N 2 N N N Inpex Corp 353800VHYYADPR6MXQ47 Inpex Corp 000000000 40176 NS 304278.89 1.3405671124 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Nitto Denko Corp 3538009GX5P09USH2J25 Nitto Denko Corp 000000000 1900 NS 163266.89 0.7193079457 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Novo Nordisk A/S 549300DAQ1CVT6CXN342 Novo Nordisk A/S 000000000 7015 NS 499070.63 2.1987646706 Long EC CORP DK N 2 N N N Hitachi Ltd 549300T6IPOCDWLKC615 Hitachi Ltd 000000000 6500 NS 300040.89 1.3218956777 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Nestle SA KY37LUS27QQX7BB93L28 NESTLE SA 000000000 5173 NS 540194.92 2.3799467128 Long EC CORP CH N 2 N N N Panasonic Corp 254900GE1G59KGWPHX32 Panasonic Corp 000000000 34500 NS 446355.77 1.9665178405 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Lonza Group AG 549300EFW4H2TCZ71055 LONZA GROUP AG 000000000 1031 NS 649564.25 2.8617971852 Long EC CORP CH N 2 N N N Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd 529900KCRNRDF8DIA489 Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd 000000000 1700 NS 96320.86 0.4243625877 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd 2138009KENVUNWOLPK41 Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd 000000000 2300 NS USD 122130 0.5380703914 Long EC CORP HK N 1 N N N 2021-04-26 Federated Hermes Adviser Series f/k/a Federated Adviser Series Stephen Van Meter Federated Hermes Adviser Series f/k/a Federated Adviser Series Chief Compliance Officer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 poi_fhintdeveqfund.htm POI - FEDERATED HERMES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED EQUITY FUND EDGAR HTML
Federated Hermes International Developed Equity Fund
Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
Shares
 
 
Value in
U.S. Dollars
 
 
COMMON STOCKS—100.2%
 
 
 
Australia—8.3%
 
31,418
 
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Melbourne
$634,269
16,742
 
BHP Billiton Ltd.
631,314
5,256
 
Breville Group Ltd.
113,402
39,455
 
Goodman Group
503,337
 
 
TOTAL
1,882,322
 
 
Belgium—0.7%
 
2,827
 
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV
162,673
 
 
Denmark—3.3%
 
7,015
 
Novo Nordisk A/S
499,071
486
 
Orsted A/S
78,443
969
 
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
181,194
 
 
TOTAL
758,708
 
 
Finland—3.4%
 
24,080
 
Metso Outotec Ojy
270,337
9,928
 
Neles OYJ
122,605
19,706
 
Stora Enso Oyj, Class R
388,000
 
 
TOTAL
780,942
 
 
France—5.3%
 
10,028
 
AXA SA
251,578
1,497
 
Gaztransport Et Technigaz
125,681
4,579
 
Legrand SA
397,229
4,091
 
Vinci SA
424,532
 
 
TOTAL
1,199,020
 
 
Germany—4.0%
 
1,232
1
Adidas AG
427,681
1,175
 
Allianz SE
283,877
1,182
 
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
81,824
1,604
 
Vonovia SE
102,152
 
 
TOTAL
895,534
 
 
Hong Kong—3.8%
 
59,389
 
AIA Group Ltd.
743,394
2,300
 
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.
122,130
 
 
TOTAL
865,524
 
 
Ireland—1.1%
 
5,353
 
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
252,859
 
 
Italy—2.6%
 
10,314
 
Prysmian SpA
330,284
25,382
1
UniCredit SpA
261,572
 
 
TOTAL
591,856
 
 
Japan—27.3%
 
2,200
 
Daifuku Co.
210,086
6,500
 
Hitachi Ltd.
300,041
4,500
 
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
123,755
40,176
 
Inpex Corp.
304,279
4,700
 
Itochu Corp.
141,046
3,800
 
Kao Corp.
256,486
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Shares
 
 
Value in
U.S. Dollars
 
 
COMMON STOCKS—continued
 
 
 
Japan—continued
 
6,100
 
KDDI Corp.
$188,260
12,100
 
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
492,895
3,577
 
Kyocera Corp.
231,755
28,200
 
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
198,843
5,200
 
NEC Corporation
285,597
300
 
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
182,226
1,900
 
Nitto Denko Corp.
163,267
5,000
 
Omron Corp.
405,410
20,700
 
ORIX Corp.
355,966
34,500
 
Panasonic Corp.
446,356
5,400
 
Sony Corp.
567,587
1,700
 
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.
96,321
19,000
 
T&D Holdings, Inc.
262,239
6,800
 
Toagosei Co Ltd.
74,559
3,000
 
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
151,071
5,400
 
Toyota Motor Corp.
397,797
3,604
 
Yaoko Co. Ltd.
220,732
8,300
 
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd./The
145,041
 
 
TOTAL
6,201,615
 
 
Netherlands—8.3%
 
225
1
Argenx SE
74,831
1,835
 
ASML Holding N.V.
1,033,208
2,462
 
Heineken NV
242,148
48,440
 
ING Groep N.V.
528,054
 
 
TOTAL
1,878,241
 
 
Norway—3.9%
 
18,595
 
Aker BP ASA
486,913
109,927
 
Elkem ASA
388,244
 
 
TOTAL
875,157
 
 
Singapore—1.6%
 
47,700
 
City Developments Ltd.
262,798
5,818
 
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.
91,491
 
 
TOTAL
354,289
 
 
Spain—3.0%
 
22,179
 
Iberdrola SA
278,451
4,051
 
Red Electrica Corporacion SA
67,483
9,022
 
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA
333,955
 
 
TOTAL
679,889
 
 
Sweden—3.8%
 
7,907
 
Essity Aktiebolag
237,370
18,144
 
Husqvarna AB, Class B
221,295
15,726
1
Volvo AB, Class B
401,564
 
 
TOTAL
860,229
 
 
Switzerland—9.5%
 
1,031
 
Lonza Group AG
649,564
5,173
 
Nestle S.A.
540,195
1,909
 
Roche Holding AG
624,018
847
 
Zurich Insurance Group AG
345,372
 
 
TOTAL
2,159,149
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Shares
 
 
Value in
U.S. Dollars
 
 
COMMON STOCKS—continued
 
 
 
United Kingdom—10.3%
 
3,049
 
AstraZeneca PLC
$295,117
5,017
1
Greggs PLC
145,806
127,537
 
M&G PLC
326,718
6,005
 
National Grid-SP PLC
66,946
3,228
1
Ocado Group PLC
98,917
23,134
 
Prudential PLC
453,731
21,627
 
Smith & Nephew PLC
417,203
36,936
 
Tate & Lyle PLC
374,022
93,320
 
Vodafone Group PLC
158,669
 
 
TOTAL
2,337,129
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES100.2%
(IDENTIFIED COST $18,083,686)
22,735,136
 
 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(0.2)%2
(35,107)
 
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS100%
$22,700,029
1
Non-income-producing security.
2
Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at February 28, 2021.
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
Equity securities listed on an exchange or traded through a regulated market system are valued at their last reported sale price or official closing price in their principal exchange or market.
Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered, such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share, and the actual value obtained could be materially different.
Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated Global Investment Management Corporation (the “Adviser”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies to assist in determining fair value and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Trustees have also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services’ policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees periodically review and approve the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.
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Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
The Trustees also have adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Adviser determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment’s value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:
With respect to securities traded principally in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures contracts;
Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded;
Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments or a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry.
The Trustees have adopted procedures whereby the Valuation Committee uses a pricing service to provide factors to update the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets from the time of the close of their respective foreign stock exchanges to the pricing time of the Fund. For other significant events, the Fund may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Fund will determine the fair value of the investment in accordance with the fair valuation procedures approved by the Trustees. The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for any fair valuations made in response to a significant event.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
Level 3significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2021, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value.
Valuation Inputs
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Equity Securities:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
 International
$122,130
$22,613,006
$
$22,735,136
TOTAL SECURITIES
$122,130
$22,613,006
$
$22,735,136
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