0001145549-22-022604.txt : 20220422 0001145549-22-022604.hdr.sgml : 20220422 20220422141718 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001145549-22-022604 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-P PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220228 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220422 PERIOD START: 20221130 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: 22845051 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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CORP SE N 2 N N N Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 5299009QN2NZ191KLS29 Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 000000000 2900 NS 166260.92 0.7317158225 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Legrand SA 969500XXRPGD7HCAFA90 Legrand SA 000000000 4529 NS 424847.18 1.8697563069 Long EC CORP FR N 2 N N N SOITEC 969500ZR92SQCU9TST26 SOITEC 000000000 1233 NS 199596.69 0.8784268498 Long EC CORP FR N 2 N N N Kyocera Corp N/A Kyocera Corp 000000000 3377 NS 193960.07 0.8536200338 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Husqvarna AB 549300GYQIIJ3UXB7655 Husqvarna AB 000000000 20344 NS 242462.6 1.0670801099 Long EC CORP SE N 2 N N N Goodman Group N/A Goodman Group 000000000 28205 NS 458059.85 2.0159255699 Long EC AU N 2 N N N Vinci SA 213800WFQ334R8UXUG83 Vinci SA 000000000 3491 NS 365870.96 1.6102014257 Long EC CORP FR N 2 N N N Norsk Hydro ASA 549300N1SDN71ZZ8BO45 Norsk Hydro ASA 000000000 37200 NS 352006.18 1.5491824027 Long EC CORP NO N 2 N N N Zurich Insurance Group AG 529900QVNRBND50TXP03 ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 000000000 864 NS 394795.15 1.7374970492 Long EC CORP CH N 2 N N N T&D Holdings Inc 3538008ARJ1MACEWA242 T&D Holdings Inc 000000000 16500 NS 242126.96 1.0656029552 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N AXA SA F5WCUMTUM4RKZ1MAIE39 AXA SA 000000000 9528 NS 255969.14 1.1265225154 Long EC CORP FR N 2 N N N Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd/The 52990036XNWY2FMYWB76 Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd/The 000000000 8000 NS 112320.84 0.4943250394 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Vonovia SE 5299005A2ZEP6AP7KM81 VONOVIA SE 000000000 1725 NS 91796.63 0.4039978043 Long EC CORP DE N 2 N N N Argenx SE 7245009C5FZE6G9ODQ71 Argenx SE 000000000 345 NS 99084.23 0.4360705983 Long EC CORP NL N 2 N N N Smith & Nephew PLC 213800ZTMDN8S67S1H61 Smith & Nephew PLC 000000000 23627 NS 420118.23 1.8489441549 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA 549300FW5JDRV1IJ0M67 Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA 000000000 11050 NS 179748.09 0.7910729805 Long EC CORP SE N 2 N N N Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 635400CPLP8H5ITDVT56 SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC 000000000 5153 NS 256739.71 1.1299138010 Long EC CORP IE N 2 N N N BHP Group Ltd WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 BHP Group Ltd 000000000 14242 NS 485418.4 2.1363307975 Long EC CORP AU N 2 N N N ORIX Corp 35380016EMHNBOVYE123 ORIX Corp 000000000 13200 NS 262946.05 1.1572279598 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd JHE42UYNWWTJB8YTTU19 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd 000000000 28951 NS 552075.38 2.4296887733 Long EC CORP AU N 2 N N N Var Energi AS N/A Var Energi AS 000000000 109602 NS 380992.46 1.6767512849 Long EC CORP NO N 2 N N N Neles Oyj 2138007FRMWVPUDCMA45 Neles Oyj 000000000 8813 NS 114754.77 0.5050367875 Long EC CORP FI N 2 N N N Red Electrica Corp SA 5493009HMD0C90GUV498 Red Electrica Corp SA 000000000 6273 NS 124934.37 0.5498372997 Long EC CORP ES N 2 N N N Kurita Water Industries Ltd 52990086GS2ON69UMX34 Kurita Water Industries Ltd 000000000 10300 NS 423721.93 1.8648040714 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N NEC Corp 5493000QYMPFRTEY4K28 NEC Corp 000000000 4500 NS 194596.38 0.8564204399 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Daifuku Co Ltd N/A Daifuku Co Ltd 000000000 2100 NS 150746.11 0.6634350025 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N AIA Group Ltd ZP5ILWVSYE4LJGMMVD57 AIA Group Ltd 000000000 54786 NS 569648.63 2.5070288065 Long EC CORP HK N 2 N N N Toyota Motor Corp 5493006W3QUS5LMH6R84 Toyota Motor Corp 000000000 25800 NS 469314.51 2.0654574310 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Yaoko Co Ltd 353800Y2SZOLTECIV233 Yaoko Co Ltd 000000000 3404 NS 194939.53 0.8579306462 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Tate & Lyle PLC 2138008K14474WPKZ244 Tate & Lyle PLC 000000000 36936 NS 370332.95 1.6298386843 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co 549300CP8NY40UP89Q40 Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co KGaA 000000000 1132 NS 72492.29 0.3190392282 Long EC CORP DE N 2 N N N Honda Motor Co Ltd 549300P7ZYCQJ36CCS16 Honda Motor Co Ltd 000000000 4300 NS 131189.61 0.5773666679 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 5493008H3828EMEXB082 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 000000000 2727 NS 167697.76 0.7380393684 Long EC CORP BE N 2 N N N City Developments Ltd 254900BPLPJS0RJ72373 City Developments Ltd 000000000 60300 NS 316790.88 1.3941995468 Long EC CORP SG N 2 N N N Metso Outotec Oyj 549300R0VN9C371W0E07 Metso Outotec Oyj 000000000 18963 NS 158766.36 0.6987321957 Long EC CORP FI N 2 N N N Epiroc AB 5493004Q73OEYW1SPE91 Epiroc AB 000000000 14780 NS 279025.81 1.2279951300 Long EC CORP SE N 2 N N N Inpex Corp 353800VHYYADPR6MXQ47 Inpex Corp 000000000 10635 NS 109681.38 0.4827087519 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Nitto Denko Corp 3538009GX5P09USH2J25 Nitto Denko Corp 000000000 1800 NS 131330.15 0.5779851857 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Hitachi Ltd 549300T6IPOCDWLKC615 Hitachi Ltd 000000000 5900 NS 290988.61 1.2806435217 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Novo Nordisk A/S 549300DAQ1CVT6CXN342 Novo Nordisk A/S 000000000 4561 NS 469656.27 2.0669615199 Long EC CORP DK N 2 N N N Nestle SA KY37LUS27QQX7BB93L28 NESTLE SA 000000000 5073 NS 662316.65 2.9148616062 Long EC CORP CH N 2 N N N Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd 529900KCRNRDF8DIA489 Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd 000000000 1600 NS 77318.78 0.3402806547 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N Lonza Group AG 549300EFW4H2TCZ71055 LONZA GROUP AG 000000000 605 NS 420527.27 1.8507443436 Long EC CORP CH N 2 N N N Panasonic Corp 254900GE1G59KGWPHX32 Panasonic Corp 000000000 39500 NS 410304.81 1.8057552041 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N 2022-04-22 Federated Hermes Adviser Series Stephen Van Meter Federated Hermes 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, 2022 (unaudited)
Shares
 
 
Value in
U.S. Dollars
 
 
COMMON STOCKS—98.6%
 
 
 
Australia—7.4%
 
28,951
 
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Melbourne
$552,075
14,242
 
BHP Billiton Ltd.
485,418
5,056
 
Breville Group Ltd.
101,193
28,205
 
Goodman Group
458,060
40,720
 
Imdex Ltd.
79,433
 
 
TOTAL
1,676,179
 
 
Belgium—0.7%
 
2,727
 
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV
167,698
 
 
Denmark—2.7%
 
4,561
 
Novo Nordisk A/S
469,656
4,345
 
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
140,313
 
 
TOTAL
609,969
 
 
Finland—5.8%
 
18,963
 
Metso Outotec Oyj
158,766
8,813
 
Neles OYJ
114,755
7,900
 
Sampo Oyj, Class A
371,428
20,206
 
Stora Enso Oyj, Class R
383,845
10,487
 
Tieto Oyj
291,129
 
 
TOTAL
1,319,923
 
 
France—5.5%
 
9,528
 
AXA SA
255,969
4,529
 
Legrand SA
424,847
1,233
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Silicon-On-Insulator Technologies (SOITEC)
199,597
3,491
 
Vinci SA
365,871
 
 
TOTAL
1,246,284
 
 
Germany—2.0%
 
1,192
 
Adidas AG
283,321
1,132
 
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
72,492
1,725
 
Vonovia SE
91,797
 
 
TOTAL
447,610
 
 
Hong Kong—3.0%
 
54,786
 
AIA Group Ltd.
569,649
2,100
 
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.
101,180
 
 
TOTAL
670,829
 
 
Ireland—1.1%
 
5,153
 
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
256,740
 
 
Italy—2.7%
 
10,914
 
Prysmian SpA
360,712
20,190
 
UniCredit SpA
257,069
 
 
TOTAL
617,781
 
 
Japan—23.3%
 
2,100
 
Daifuku Co.
150,746
5,900
 
Hitachi Ltd.
290,989
4,300
 
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
131,190
10,635
 
Inpex Corp.
109,681
4,500
 
Itochu Corp.
146,849
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Shares
 
 
Value in
U.S. Dollars
 
 
COMMON STOCKS—continued
 
 
 
Japan—continued
 
2,900
 
Kao Corp.
$136,641
6,100
 
KDDI Corp.
199,556
10,300
 
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
423,722
3,377
 
Kyocera Corp.
193,960
25,000
 
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
179,715
4,500
 
NEC Corporation
194,596
300
 
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
151,667
1,800
 
Nitto Denko Corp.
131,330
4,500
 
Omron Corp.
305,432
13,200
 
ORIX Corp.
262,946
39,500
 
Panasonic Corp.
410,305
5,300
 
Sony Group Corp.
542,637
1,600
 
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.
77,319
16,500
 
T&D Holdings, Inc.
242,127
7,900
 
Toagosei Co Ltd.
75,331
2,900
 
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
166,261
25,800
 
Toyota Motor Corp.
469,314
3,404
 
Yaoko Co. Ltd.
194,940
8,000
 
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd./The
112,321
 
 
TOTAL
5,299,575
 
 
Netherlands—7.5%
 
345
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Argenx SE
99,084
1,442
 
ASML Holding N.V.
950,573
2,362
 
Heineken NV
239,136
35,634
 
ING Groep N.V.
416,184
 
 
TOTAL
1,704,977
 
 
Norway—8.1%
 
8,107
 
Aker BP ASA
253,983
113,968
 
Elkem ASA
428,576
37,200
 
Norsk Hydro ASA
352,006
42,242
 
Storebrand ASA
418,288
109,602
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Var Energi AS
380,993
 
 
TOTAL
1,833,846
 
 
Singapore—1.4%
 
60,300
 
City Developments Ltd.
316,791
 
 
Spain—1.6%
 
21,163
 
Iberdrola SA
238,816
6,273
 
Red Electrica Corporacion SA
124,934
 
 
TOTAL
363,750
 
 
Sweden—5.4%
 
14,780
 
Epiroc AB
279,026
7,607
 
Essity Aktiebolag
196,013
20,344
 
Husqvarna AB, Class B
242,463
11,050
 
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B
179,748
17,226
 
Volvo AB, Class B
330,215
 
 
TOTAL
1,227,465
 
 
Switzerland—9.7%
 
605
 
Lonza Group AG
420,527
5,073
 
Nestle S.A.
662,317
1,929
 
Roche Holding AG
735,918
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Shares
 
 
Value in
U.S. Dollars
 
 
COMMON STOCKS—continued
 
 
 
Switzerland—continued
 
864
 
Zurich Insurance Group AG
$394,795
 
 
TOTAL
2,213,557
 
 
United Kingdom—10.7%
 
4,445
 
AstraZeneca PLC
539,133
4,617
 
Greggs PLC
159,161
81,836
 
M&G PLC
223,312
8,012
 
National Grid-SP PLC
121,238
3,228
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Ocado Group PLC
59,390
25,188
 
Prudential PLC
378,818
23,627
 
Smith & Nephew PLC
420,118
36,936
 
Tate & Lyle PLC
370,333
93,320
 
Vodafone Group PLC
164,910
 
 
TOTAL
2,436,413
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES98.6%
(IDENTIFIED COST $18,565,537)
22,409,387
 
 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET1.4%2
312,675
 
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS100%
$22,722,062
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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 February 28, 2022.
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, or NAV per share practical expedient, as applicable.
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 Corp. (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,
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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.
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 February 28, 2022, all investments of the Fund utilized Level 2 inputs in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value.
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