0001145549-21-060877.txt : 20211025 0001145549-21-060877.hdr.sgml : 20211025 20211025112206 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001145549-21-060877 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-P PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20210831 FILED AS OF DATE: 20211025 PERIOD START: 20211130 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Federated Hermes Adviser Series CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001707560 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-P SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-23259 FILM NUMBER: 211342836 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4000 ERICSSON DRIVE CITY: WARRENDALE STATE: PA ZIP: 15086-7561 BUSINESS PHONE: 1-800-341-7400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4000 ERICSSON DRIVE CITY: WARRENDALE STATE: PA ZIP: 15086-7561 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Federated Adviser Series DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20200616 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Federated Hermes Adviser Series DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20200615 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: 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N 2 N N N Smith & Nephew PLC 213800ZTMDN8S67S1H61 Smith & Nephew PLC 000000000 23627 NS 452560.42 1.7065434389 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N ORIX Corp 35380016EMHNBOVYE123 ORIX Corp 000000000 15100 NS 282299.41 1.0645124599 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA 549300FW5JDRV1IJ0M67 Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA 000000000 11550 NS 204067.45 0.7695104399 Long EC CORP SE N 2 N N N Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 635400CPLP8H5ITDVT56 SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC 000000000 5353 NS 306957.42 1.1574944427 Long EC CORP IE N 2 N N N Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd/The 52990036XNWY2FMYWB76 Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd/The 000000000 8300 NS 141430.02 0.5333132595 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N AXA SA F5WCUMTUM4RKZ1MAIE39 AXA SA 000000000 10028 NS 281475.96 1.0614073426 Long EC CORP FR N 2 N N N T&D Holdings Inc 3538008ARJ1MACEWA242 T&D Holdings Inc 000000000 17000 NS 205972.37 0.7766936327 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Vonovia SE 5299005A2ZEP6AP7KM81 VONOVIA SE 000000000 1352 NS 91222.57 0.3439878333 Long EC CORP DE N 2 N N N 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Inc 5299009QN2NZ191KLS29 Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 000000000 3000 NS 146523.85 0.5525213956 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energ 9598004BR8D81D3M1D64 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA 000000000 9022 NS 267756.71 1.0096739275 Long EC CORP ES N 2 N N N Vestas Wind Systems A/S 549300DYMC8BGZZC8844 Vestas Wind Systems A/S 000000000 4845 NS 195413.82 0.7368787849 Long EC CORP DK N 2 N N N Prysmian SpA 529900X0H1IO3RS1A464 Prysmian SpA 000000000 11414 NS 429914.09 1.6211472262 Long EC CORP IT N 2 N N N Nintendo Co Ltd 353800FEEXU6I9M0ZF27 Nintendo Co Ltd 000000000 300 NS 144179.48 0.5436810970 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N UniCredit SpA 549300TRUWO2CD2G5692 UniCredit SpA 000000000 25382 NS 316388.01 1.1930559076 Long EC CORP IT N 2 N N N Iberdrola SA 5QK37QC7NWOJ8D7WVQ45 Iberdrola SA 000000000 32357 NS 400764.61 1.5112285245 Long EC CORP ES N 2 N N N Sony Group Corp 529900R5WX9N2OI2N910 Sony Corp 000000000 5500 NS 568267.85 2.1428603300 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N ASML Holding NV 724500Y6DUVHQD6OXN27 ASML Holding NV 000000000 1761 NS 1471793.57 5.5499322286 Long EC CORP NL N 2 N N N Omron Corp 549300ZHW0TR2QZ0NY83 OMRON CORP 000000000 5000 NS 471197.18 1.7768201116 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Stora Enso Oyj 7437000ZP669LKUTZ738 Stora Enso OYJ 000000000 19706 NS 385962.58 1.4554120941 Long EC CORP FI N 2 N N N AstraZeneca PLC PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08 AstraZeneca PLC 000000000 4645 NS 542547.96 2.0458741430 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N adidas AG 549300JSX0Z4CW0V5023 adidas AG 000000000 1232 NS 436872.83 1.6473876829 Long EC CORP DE N 2 N N N Greggs PLC 213800I71QMUFJ64IW20 Greggs PLC 000000000 5017 NS 209889.23 0.7914635760 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N Aker BP ASA 549300NFTY73920OYK69 Aker BP ASA 000000000 19699 NS 514389.62 1.9396928946 Long EC CORP NO N 2 N N N Toagosei Co Ltd N/A Toagosei Co Ltd 000000000 8200 NS 93666 0.3532016736 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N ING Groep NV 549300NYKK9MWM7GGW15 ING Groep NV 000000000 46097 NS 635307.37 2.3956571898 Long EC CORP NL N 2 N N N National Grid PLC 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 NATIONAL GRID PLC 000000000 10098 NS 130548.14 0.4922791785 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N Elkem ASA 549300CVBE06T0SH6T76 Elkem ASA 000000000 117968 NS 503434.93 1.8983842571 Long EC CORP NO Y 2 N N N Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings C 353800YNKX4RQUGAR072 Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp 000000000 30000 NS 263115.21 0.9921714659 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Ocado Group PLC 213800LO8F61YB8MBC74 Ocado Group PLC 000000000 3228 NS 89358.51 0.3369587180 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N Kao Corp 353800HM38HFCB8RGL63 Kao Corp 000000000 3800 NS 229426.25 0.8651350060 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Breville Group Ltd 529900MM4WH0KSB3KW37 Breville Group Ltd 000000000 5256 NS 123907.31 0.4672375170 Long EC CORP AU N 2 N N N M&G PLC 254900TWUJUQ44TQJY84 M&G PLC 000000000 125750 NS 355959.21 1.3422734899 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd 213800YTVSXYQN17BW16 Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd 000000000 2900 NS 182698.91 0.6889325986 Long EC CORP HK N 2 N N N Prudential PLC 5493001Z3ZE83NGK8Y12 PRUDENTIAL PLC 000000000 23134 NS 482153.35 1.8181343300 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N Heineken NV 724500K5PTPSST86UQ23 Heineken NV 000000000 2462 NS 269838.24 1.0175230924 Long EC CORP NL N 2 N N N KDDI Corp 5299003FU7V4I45FU310 KDDI Corp 000000000 6100 NS 186724.05 0.7041108509 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Vodafone Group PLC 213800TB53ELEUKM7Q61 VODAFONE GROUP PLC 000000000 93320 NS 156441.14 0.5899181396 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N Roche Holding AG 549300U41AUUVOAAOB37 Roche Holding AG 000000000 2009 NS 806468.02 3.0410805882 Long EC CORP CH N 2 N N N Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA 969500BVOHVZUUFWDT54 Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA 000000000 1497 NS 124887.3 0.4709329252 Long EC CORP FR N 2 N N N ITOCHU Corp J48DJYXDTLHM30UMYI18 ITOCHU Corp 000000000 4700 NS 141062.99 0.5319292395 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Essity AB 549300G8E6YUVJ1DA153 Essity AB 000000000 7907 NS 253755.9 0.9568787881 Long EC CORP SE N 2 N N N Sampo Oyj 743700UF3RL386WIDA22 Sampo Oyj 000000000 7000 NS 361324 1.3625033792 Long EC CORP FI N 2 N N N 2021-10-25 Federated Hermes Adviser Series Stephen Van Meter Federated Hermes Adviser Series Chief Compliance Officer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 poi_fhintldevelopedequityfd.htm POI - FEDERATED HERMES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED EQUITY FUND EDGAR HTML
Federated Hermes International Developed Equity Fund
Portfolio of Investments
August 31, 2021 (unaudited)
Shares
 
 
Value in
U.S. Dollars
 
 
COMMON STOCKS—98.7%
 
 
 
Australia—7.4%
 
30,151
 
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Melbourne
$613,854
16,742
 
BHP Billiton Ltd.
557,314
5,256
 
Breville Group Ltd.
123,907
39,605
 
Goodman Group
671,277
 
 
TOTAL
1,966,352
 
 
Belgium—0.6%
 
2,827
 
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV
173,065
 
 
Denmark—3.5%
 
7,315
 
Novo Nordisk A/S
731,048
4,845
 
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
195,414
 
 
TOTAL
926,462
 
 
Finland—4.1%
 
19,463
 
Metso Outotec Ojy
208,047
8,813
 
Neles OYJ
136,368
7,000
 
Sampo Oyj, Class A
361,324
19,706
 
Stora Enso Oyj, Class R
385,963
 
 
TOTAL
1,091,702
 
 
France—6.3%
 
10,028
 
AXA SA
281,476
1,497
 
Gaztransport Et Technigaz
124,887
4,779
 
Legrand SA
546,778
1,133
1
Silicon-On-Insulator Technologies (SOITEC)
271,422
4,091
 
Vinci SA
439,988
 
 
TOTAL
1,664,551
 
 
Germany—2.3%
 
1,232
 
Adidas AG
436,873
1,182
 
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
90,750
1,352
 
Vonovia SE
91,223
 
 
TOTAL
618,846
 
 
Hong Kong—3.2%
 
55,239
 
AIA Group Ltd.
659,359
2,900
 
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.
182,699
 
 
TOTAL
842,058
 
 
Ireland—1.2%
 
5,353
 
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
306,957
 
 
Italy—2.8%
 
11,414
 
Prysmian SpA
429,914
25,382
 
UniCredit SpA
316,388
 
 
TOTAL
746,302
 
 
Japan—23.6%
 
2,200
 
Daifuku Co.
194,204
6,500
 
Hitachi Ltd.
359,155
4,500
 
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
135,322
36,635
 
Inpex Corp.
250,562
4,700
 
Itochu Corp.
141,063
3,800
 
Kao Corp.
229,426
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Shares
 
 
Value in
U.S. Dollars
 
 
COMMON STOCKS—continued
 
 
 
Japan—continued
 
6,100
 
KDDI Corp.
$186,724
12,100
 
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
567,219
3,577
 
Kyocera Corp.
222,355
30,000
 
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
263,115
5,200
 
NEC Corporation
272,907
300
 
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
144,180
1,900
 
Nitto Denko Corp.
144,215
5,000
 
Omron Corp.
471,197
15,100
 
ORIX Corp.
282,300
37,300
 
Panasonic Corp.
444,365
5,500
 
Sony Group Corp.
568,268
1,700
 
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.
98,687
17,000
 
T&D Holdings, Inc.
205,972
8,200
 
Toagosei Co Ltd.
93,666
3,000
 
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
146,524
5,400
 
Toyota Motor Corp.
469,192
3,604
 
Yaoko Co. Ltd.
234,159
8,300
 
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd./The
141,430
 
 
TOTAL
6,266,207
 
 
Netherlands—9.4%
 
345
1
Argenx SE
114,398
1,761
 
ASML Holding N.V.
1,471,794
2,462
 
Heineken NV
269,838
46,097
 
ING Groep N.V.
635,307
 
 
TOTAL
2,491,337
 
 
Norway—3.8%
 
19,699
 
Aker BP ASA
514,390
117,968
1
Elkem ASA
503,435
 
 
TOTAL
1,017,825
 
 
Singapore—1.2%
 
60,300
 
City Developments Ltd.
306,311
 
 
Spain—3.0%
 
32,357
 
Iberdrola SA
400,765
6,273
 
Red Electrica Corporacion SA
125,047
9,022
1
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA
267,757
 
 
TOTAL
793,569
 
 
Sweden—5.4%
 
13,880
 
Epiroc AB
305,051
7,907
 
Essity Aktiebolag
253,756
21,344
 
Husqvarna AB, Class B
286,635
11,550
 
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B
204,068
17,026
 
Volvo AB, Class B
385,712
 
 
TOTAL
1,435,222
 
 
Switzerland—10.4%
 
1,091
 
Lonza Group AG
922,705
5,173
 
Nestle S.A.
654,097
2,009
 
Roche Holding AG
806,468
847
 
Zurich Insurance Group AG
372,070
 
 
TOTAL
2,755,340
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Shares
 
 
Value in
U.S. Dollars
 
 
COMMON STOCKS—continued
 
 
 
United Kingdom—10.5%
 
4,645
 
AstraZeneca PLC
$542,548
5,017
1
Greggs PLC
209,889
125,750
 
M&G PLC
355,959
10,098
 
National Grid-SP PLC
130,548
3,228
1
Ocado Group PLC
89,359
23,134
 
Prudential PLC
482,153
23,627
 
Smith & Nephew PLC
452,561
36,936
 
Tate & Lyle PLC
358,403
93,320
 
Vodafone Group PLC
156,441
 
 
TOTAL
2,777,861
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES98.7%
(IDENTIFIED COST $19,444,985)
26,179,967
 
 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET1.3%2
339,032
 
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS100%
$26,518,999
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Non-income-producing security.
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Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at August 31, 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 Investment Management Company (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.
As of August 31, 2021, all investments of the Fund utilized Level 2 inputs in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value.
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