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United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies

 

 

 

 

811-3181

 

(Investment Company Act File Number)

 

 

Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Duration Municipal Trust ______________________________________________________________

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Federated Hermes Funds

4000 Ericsson Drive

Warrendale, PA 15086-7561

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

(412) 288-1900

(Registrant's Telephone Number)

 

 

Peter J. Germain, Esquire

1001 Liberty Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

(Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Fiscal Year End: 06/30/2024

 

 

Date of Reporting Period: Six months ended 12/31/23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
December 31, 2023
Share Class | Ticker
A | FMTAX
Institutional | FSHIX
Service | FSHSX
 

Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Municipal Fund
Fund Established 1981

A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Duration Municipal Trust
Dear Valued Shareholder,
We are pleased to present the Semi-Annual Shareholder Report for your fund covering the period from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. This report includes a complete listing of your fund’s holdings, performance information and financial statements along with other important fund information.
As a global leader in active, responsible investment management, Federated Hermes is guided by our conviction that responsible investing is the best way to create wealth over the long term. The company provides capabilities across a wide range of asset classes to investors around the world.
In addition, FederatedHermes.com/us offers quick and easy access to valuable resources that include timely fund updates, economic and market insights from our investment strategists and financial planning tools. You can also access many of those insights by following us on Twitter (@FederatedHermes) and LinkedIn.
Thank you for investing with us. We hope you find this information useful and look forward to keeping you informed.
Sincerely,
John B. Fisher, President

Not FDIC Insured ▪ May Lose Value ▪ No Bank Guarantee

Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At December 31, 2023, the Fund’s sector composition1 was as follows:
Sector Composition
Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Prepaid Gas Utility
13.0%
Industrial Development/Pollution Control
12.3%
Electric and Gas
10.7%
Hospital
8.3%
General Obligation—State
7.3%
Senior Care
4.8%
General Obligation—State Appropriation
4.6%
Multi-Family Housing
4.5%
General Obligation—Local
4.0%
Airport
3.9%
Other²
26.7%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net3
(0.1%)
TOTAL
100%
1
Sector classifications, and the assignment of holdings to such sectors, are based upon the
economic sector and/or revenue source of the underlying obligor, as determined by the Fund’s
Adviser. For securities that have been enhanced by a third-party, including bond insurers and
banks, sector classifications are based upon the economic sector and/or revenue source of the
underlying obligor, as determined by the Fund’s Adviser.
2
For purposes of this table, sector classifications constitute 73.4 of the Fund’s total net assets.
Remaining sectors have been aggregated under the designation “Other.”
3
Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and
Liabilities.
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Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2023 (unaudited)
Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
          
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—   92.2%
 
 
 
Alabama—   6.4%
 
$ 6,500,000
 
Black Belt Energy Gas District, AL, Gas Prepay Revenue Bonds Project
No. 4 (Series 2019A-1), (Morgan Stanley GTD), 4.000%, Mandatory
Tender 12/1/2025
$  6,515,614
1,000,000
 
Black Belt Energy Gas District, AL, Gas Project Revenue Refunding Bonds
(Series 2023D-1), (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GTD), 5.500%, Mandatory
Tender 2/1/2029
  1,070,139
2,000,000
 
Black Belt Energy Gas District, AL, Gas Revenue Bonds (Series 2022B-1),
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GTD), 4.000%, Mandatory Tender 10/1/2027
  2,004,432
7,000,000
 
Columbia, AL IDB PCRB (Alabama Power Co.), PCR Refunding Bonds
(Series 2014-D) Weekly, 3.810%, Mandatory Tender 6/1/2028
  7,056,984
   450,000
 
Prattville, AL IDB (International Paper Co.), Environmental Improvement
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2019B), 2.000%, Mandatory
Tender 10/1/2024
    442,227
   425,000
 
Prattville, AL IDB (International Paper Co.), Recovery Zone Facility
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2019C), 2.000%, Mandatory
Tender 10/1/2024
    417,659
5,000,000
 
Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds
Project No. 2 (Series 2018A), (Morgan Stanley GTD), 4.000%, Mandatory
Tender 6/1/2024
  5,002,415
3,250,000
 
Southeast Energy Authority, AL, Commodity Supply Revenue Bonds
(Series 2023B), (Royal Bank of Canada GTD), 5.000%, Mandatory
Tender 6/1/2030
  3,468,813
 
 
TOTAL
25,978,283
 
 
Arizona—   1.6%
 
2,000,000
 
Coconino County, AZ Pollution Control Corp. (Nevada Power Co.), PCRBs
(Series 2017A), 4.125%, Mandatory Tender 3/31/2026
  2,017,767
2,000,000
 
Maricopa County, AZ, IDA (Banner Health), Revenue Bonds
(Series 2023A-1), 5.000%, Mandatory Tender 5/15/2026
  2,085,431
1,500,000
 
Phoenix, AZ Civic Improvement Corp. - Airport System, Junior Lien
Airport Revenue Bonds (Series 2019B), 5.000%, 7/1/2025
  1,537,992
   960,000
1
Tempe, AZ IDA (Mirabella at ASU), Revenue Bonds (Series 2023A),
4.700%, 10/1/2028
    850,616
 
 
TOTAL
6,491,806
 
 
California—   4.6%
 
10,000,000
 
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank (Los Angeles
County Museum of Art), Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2021A),
1.200%, Mandatory Tender 6/1/2028
  8,886,059
1,500,000
1
California Municipal Finance Authority (Waste Management, Inc.), Solid
Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2009A), 1.300%, Mandatory
Tender 2/3/2025
  1,457,463
   855,000
1
California Public Finance Authority (Kendal at Sonoma), Enso Village
TEMPS-50 Senior Living Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series B-3),
2.125%, 11/15/2027
    854,202
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Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
          
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—   continued
 
 
 
California—   continued
 
$ 1,000,000
1
California Public Finance Authority (Kendal at Sonoma), Enso Village
TEMPS-70 Senior Living Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series B-2),
2.375%, 11/15/2028
$    997,020
2,000,000
 
California State, UT GO Various Purpose Refunding Bonds,
5.000%, 9/1/2027
  2,184,419
2,000,000
 
California State, UT GO Various Purpose Refunding Bonds,
5.000%, 9/1/2028
  2,236,817
2,000,000
 
Western Placer, CA Unified School District, Community Facilities District
No.2 2020 BANs, 2.000%, 6/1/2025
  1,941,194
 
 
TOTAL
18,557,174
 
 
Colorado—   0.3%
 
   750,000
 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority (Christian Living Communities),
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 1/1/2024
    750,000
   600,000
 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority (Christian Living Communities),
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 1/1/2025
    602,595
 
 
TOTAL
1,352,595
 
 
Connecticut—   2.8%
 
1,000,000
 
Connecticut State (Connecticut State Special Transportation Fund),
Special Tax Obligation Bonds Transportation Infrastructure Purposes
(Series 2020A), 5.000%, 5/1/2028
  1,107,005
2,600,000
 
Connecticut State (Connecticut State Special Transportation Fund),
Special Tax Obligation Bonds Transportation Infrastructure Purposes
(Series 2020A), 5.000%, 5/1/2029
  2,941,610
1,000,000
 
Connecticut State (Connecticut State Special Transportation Fund),
Special Tax Obligation Bonds Transportation Infrastructure Purposes
(Series 2020A), 5.000%, 5/1/2030
  1,153,828
1,000,000
 
Connecticut State, UT GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2022D),
5.000%, 9/15/2026
  1,065,415
1,000,000
 
Connecticut State, UT GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2022D),
5.000%, 9/15/2027
  1,091,410
4,000,000
2
Connecticut State, UT GO SIFMA Index Bonds (Series 2013A) FRNs,
4.860% (SIFMA 7-day +0.990%), 3/1/2025
  4,020,349
 
 
TOTAL
11,379,617
 
 
Florida—   0.9%
 
1,500,000
 
Broward County, FL HFA (St. Joseph Manor II, LLLP), Multifamily Housing
Revenue Bonds (Series 2023), (United States Treasury COL), 3.500%,
Mandatory Tender 4/1/2026
  1,500,331
1,000,000
 
Lee County, FL HFA (Crossings at Cape Coral Apartments), Multifamily
Housing Revenue Bonds (Series 2023), (United States Treasury GTD),
3.500%, Mandatory Tender 2/1/2026
    999,617
   815,000
 
Orlando, FL Utilities Commission, Utility System Revenue Bonds
(Series 2023A), 5.000%, 10/1/2038
    951,766
   300,000
 
Orlando, FL Utilities Commission, Utility System Revenue Bonds
(Series 2023A), 5.000%, 10/1/2039
    347,126
 
 
TOTAL
3,798,840
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Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
          
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—   continued
 
 
 
Georgia—   5.6%
 
$ 5,665,000
 
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds
(Series 2023C), (Royal Bank of Canada GTD), 5.000%, Mandatory
Tender 9/1/2030
$  6,060,454
2,000,000
 
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds
(Series 2023D), (Citigroup, Inc. GTD), 5.000%, Mandatory
Tender 12/1/2030
  2,127,118
5,000,000
 
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., GA, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds
(Series 2023E-1), (Royal Bank of Canada GTD), 5.000%, Mandatory
Tender 6/1/2031
  5,381,045
5,500,000
 
Monroe County, GA Development Authority (Georgia Power Co.), Scherer
Plant PCRBs (First Series 1995), 2.250%, 7/1/2025
  5,301,585
2,750,000
 
Monroe County, GA Development Authority (Georgia Power Co.), Scherer
Project PCRBs (First Series 2012), 3.875%, Mandatory Tender 3/6/2026
  2,772,988
   850,000
 
Savannah, GA EDA (International Paper Co.), Recovery Zone Facility
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2019A), 2.000%, Mandatory
Tender 10/1/2024
    835,317
 
 
TOTAL
22,478,507
 
 
Illinois—   5.3%
 
1,500,000
 
Granite City, IL (Waste Management, Inc.), Solid Waste Disposal Revenue
Bonds (Series 2002), 1.250%, 5/1/2027
  1,335,853
3,000,000
 
Illinois Finance Authority (OSF Health Care Systems), Revenue Bonds
(Series 2020A), 5.000%, Mandatory Tender 11/15/2024
  3,010,515
2,125,000
2
Illinois Finance Authority (Presbyterian Homes Obligated Group, IL),
Revenue Bonds (Series 2021B) FRNs, 4.570% (SIFMA 7-day +0.700%),
Mandatory Tender 5/1/2026
  2,081,116
6,500,000
 
Illinois State, UT GO Bonds (Series 2017D), 5.000%, 11/1/2026
  6,854,127
2,125,000
 
Illinois State, UT GO Bonds (Series 2017D), 5.000%, 11/1/2027
  2,283,878
1,750,000
 
Illinois State, UT GO Bonds (Series 2020B), 5.500%, 5/1/2024
  1,762,134
1,000,000
 
Illinois State, UT GO Bonds (Series 2023D), 5.000%, 7/1/2025
  1,027,283
1,000,000
 
Illinois State, UT GO Bonds (Series 2023D), 5.000%, 7/1/2028
  1,086,701
1,925,000
 
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, IL, Tobacco Settlement
Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), (United States Treasury PRF),
5.000%, 6/1/2026
  2,028,563
 
 
TOTAL
21,470,170
 
 
Iowa—   0.9%
 
2,000,000
 
Iowa Finance Authority (Gevo NW Iowa RNG, LLC), Solid Waste Facility
Revenue Bonds Renewable Gas Project (Series 2021), (Citibank N.A., New
York LOC), 1.500%, Mandatory Tender 4/1/2024
  1,985,853
2,000,000
2
Iowa Finance Authority (Lifespace Communities, Inc.), Revenue Bonds
(Series 2021B) FRNs, 4.323% (SOFR x 0.70 +0.550%), Mandatory
Tender 5/15/2026
  1,851,241
 
 
TOTAL
3,837,094
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Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
          
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—   continued
 
 
 
Kentucky—   2.2%
 
$ 3,000,000
 
Louisville & Jefferson County, KY Metropolitan Government (Louisville
Gas & Electric Co.), Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (Series 2005A),
1.750%, Mandatory Tender 7/1/2026
$  2,885,005
4,000,000
 
Public Energy Authority of Kentucky, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds
(Series 2018B), (BP PLC GTD), 4.000%, Mandatory Tender 1/1/2025
  4,000,885
2,250,000
 
Trimble County, KY (Louisville Gas & Electric Co.), PCR Refunding Bonds
(Series 2016A), 1.300%, Mandatory Tender 9/1/2027
  1,989,183
 
 
TOTAL
8,875,073
 
 
Louisiana—   3.0%
 
5,420,000
 
Louisiana State Offshore Terminal Authority (Loop LLC), Deepwater Port
Revenue Bonds (Series 2007A), 4.150%, 9/1/2027
  5,544,450
7,000,000
 
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA (Marathon Oil Corp.), Revenue Refunding
Bonds (Series 2017B-2), 2.375%, Mandatory Tender 7/1/2026
  6,647,937
 
 
TOTAL
12,192,387
 
 
Massachusetts—   1.5%
 
   600,000
 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, UT GO Consolidated Loan Bonds
(Series 2023A), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. GTD),
5.000%, 5/1/2038
    704,959
   800,000
 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, UT GO Refunding Bonds
(Series 2023B), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. GTD),
5.000%, 5/1/2038
    939,945
3,000,000
2
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Mass General Brigham),
Revenue Bonds (Series 2019T-1) FRNs, 4.470% (SIFMA 7-day +0.600%),
Mandatory Tender 1/29/2026
  2,972,087
1,750,000
 
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Waste Management, Inc.),
Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2002), 1.250%, 5/1/2027
  1,558,495
    10,000
 
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, SFM Revenue Bonds
(Series 172), 4.000%, 6/1/2045
      9,999
 
 
TOTAL
6,185,485
 
 
Michigan—   3.4%
 
3,500,000
 
Lansing, MI Board of Water & Light, Utility System Revenue Bonds
(Series 2021B), 2.000%, Mandatory Tender 7/1/2026
  3,321,379
1,000,000
 
Michigan State Building Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds Facilities
Program (Series 2023-II), 5.000%, 10/15/2037
  1,182,380
2,000,000
 
Michigan State Finance Authority (McLaren Health Care Corp.), Hospital
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2015D-2), 1.200%, Mandatory
Tender 4/13/2028
  1,796,829
3,300,000
 
Michigan State Strategic Fund (Waste Management, Inc.), Revenue
Bonds, 0.580%, Mandatory Tender 8/1/2024
  3,234,324
2,200,000
 
Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Tobacco Settlement
Asset-Backed Senior Current Interest Bonds (Series 2020A Class 1),
5.000%, 6/1/2025
  2,246,503
1,800,000
 
Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Tobacco Settlement
Asset-Backed Senior Current Interest Bonds (Series 2020A Class 1),
5.000%, 6/1/2031
  1,984,437
 
 
TOTAL
13,765,852
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Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
          
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—   continued
 
 
 
Mississippi—   0.3%
 
$ 1,250,000
 
Mississippi Business Finance Corp. (Waste Management, Inc.), Solid Waste
Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2002), 2.200%, Mandatory
Tender 6/3/2024
$  1,240,232
 
 
Missouri—   0.6%
 
   750,000
 
Missouri State HEFA (Lutheran Senior Services), Senior Living Facilities
Revenue Bonds (Series 2016B), 5.000%, 2/1/2024
    750,022
   850,000
 
Missouri State HEFA (Lutheran Senior Services), Senior Living Facilities
Revenue Bonds (Series 2016B), 5.000%, 2/1/2025
    851,378
   750,000
 
Missouri State HEFA (Lutheran Senior Services), Senior Living Facilities
Revenue Bonds (Series 2016B), 5.000%, 2/1/2026
    753,198
 
 
TOTAL
2,354,598
 
 
Nebraska—   0.7%
 
2,500,000
 
Nebraska Public Power District, General Revenue Bonds (Series 2023A),
5.000%, 7/1/2028
  2,741,271
 
 
Nevada—   0.4%
 
1,395,000
 
Clark County, NV Airport System, Airport System Subordinate Lien
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2019A), 5.000%, 7/1/2026
  1,476,560
 
 
New Hampshire—   0.5%
 
   220,000
 
National Finance Authority, NH (Springpoint Senior Living), Senior Living
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2021), 4.000%, 1/1/2024
    220,000
   290,000
 
National Finance Authority, NH (Springpoint Senior Living), Senior Living
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2021), 4.000%, 1/1/2025
    287,938
   265,000
 
National Finance Authority, NH (Springpoint Senior Living), Senior Living
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2021), 4.000%, 1/1/2026
    261,062
   250,000
 
National Finance Authority, NH (Springpoint Senior Living), Senior Living
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2021), 4.000%, 1/1/2027
    244,210
   285,000
 
National Finance Authority, NH (Springpoint Senior Living), Senior Living
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2021), 4.000%, 1/1/2028
    275,896
   300,000
 
National Finance Authority, NH (Springpoint Senior Living), Senior Living
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2021), 4.000%, 1/1/2029
    287,652
   280,000
 
National Finance Authority, NH (Springpoint Senior Living), Senior Living
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2021), 4.000%, 1/1/2030
    265,789
 
 
TOTAL
1,842,547
 
 
New Jersey—   5.8%
 
1,500,000
 
New Jersey EDA (New Jersey State), School Facilities Construction
Refunding Bonds (Series 2023RRR), 5.000%, 3/1/2026
  1,569,530
1,615,000
 
New Jersey EDA (New Jersey State), School Facilities Construction
Refunding Bonds (Series 2023RRR), 5.000%, 3/1/2028
  1,765,017
10,000,000
2
New Jersey EDA (New Jersey State), School Facilities Construction
Refunding SIFMA Index Bonds (Series 2013 I) FRNs, 5.120% (SIFMA 7-day
+1.250%), 9/1/2025
10,019,222
4,075,000
 
New Jersey EDA (New Jersey-American Water Co., Inc.), Water Facilities
Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2020D), 1.100%, Mandatory
Tender 12/1/2027
  3,611,612
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Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
          
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—   continued
 
 
 
New Jersey—   continued
 
$   600,000
 
New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority (New Jersey State),
Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund (Series 2023A),
5.000%, 9/1/2035
$    702,018
   500,000
 
New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority (New Jersey State),
Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund (Series 2023A),
5.000%, 9/1/2036
    579,761
   160,000
 
New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority (New Jersey State),
Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund (Series 2023A),
5.000%, 9/1/2037
    183,986
   500,000
 
New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority (New Jersey State),
Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund (Series 2023A),
5.000%, 9/1/2038
    568,953
   500,000
 
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority (New Jersey State),
Transportation System Bonds (Series 2023AA), 5.000%, 6/15/2025
    515,194
   500,000
 
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority (New Jersey State),
Transportation System Bonds (Series 2023AA), 5.000%, 6/15/2026
    527,169
1,000,000
 
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority (New Jersey State),
Transportation System Bonds (Series 2023AA), 5.000%, 6/15/2038
  1,150,293
1,000,000
 
New Jersey State, Covid-19 GO Emergency Bonds (Series 2020A),
5.000%, 6/1/2029
  1,128,427
1,000,000
 
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Turnpike Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A),
5.000%, 1/1/2027
  1,072,045
 
 
TOTAL
23,393,227
 
 
New Mexico—   0.3%
 
1,000,000
 
New Mexico State Hospital Equipment Loan Council (Presbyterian
Healthcare Services), Hospital System Revenue Bonds (Series 2019B),
5.000%, Mandatory Tender 8/1/2025
  1,027,087
 
 
New York—   5.9%
 
1,275,000
2
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY (MTA Transportation Revenue),
Transportation Revenue Variable Rate Refunding Bonds (Series 2002G-1F)
FRNs, 4.041% (SOFR x 0.67 +0.430%), 11/1/2026
  1,262,422
2,115,000
2
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY (MTA Transportation Revenue),
Transportation Revenue Variable Rate Refunding Bonds (Series 2005D-1)
FRNs, 3.941% (SOFR x 0.67 +0.330%), Mandatory Tender 4/1/2024
  2,113,068
3,000,000
 
Monroe County, NY IDA (Andrews Terrace Community Partners, LP),
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Series 2023B-1), (United States
Treasury GTD), 5.000%, Mandatory Tender 7/1/2027
  3,156,012
2,000,000
 
Monroe County, NY IDA (Andrews Terrace Community Partners, LP),
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Series 2023B-2), (United States
Treasury GTD), 5.000%, Mandatory Tender 7/1/2027
  2,081,201
1,500,000
 
New York City, NY IDA (Yankee Stadium LLC), Pilot Revenue Refunding
Bonds (Series 2020A), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS),
5.000%, 3/1/2029
  1,653,741
1,600,000
 
New York City, NY IDA (Yankee Stadium LLC), Pilot Revenue Refunding
Bonds (Series 2020A), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS),
5.000%, 3/1/2030
  1,788,689
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Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
          
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—   continued
 
 
 
New York—   continued
 
$ 1,000,000
 
New York City, NY Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Secured
Subordinate Bonds (Series 2024A-1), 5.000%, 5/1/2037
$  1,191,484
   550,000
 
New York City, NY Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Secured
Subordinate Bonds (Series 2024A-1), 5.000%, 5/1/2038
    646,212
2,250,000
 
New York City, NY, UT GO Bonds (Fiscal 2023 Series D), 5.000%, 8/1/2025
  2,332,063
1,700,000
 
New York Transportation Development Corporation (American Airlines,
Inc.), Special Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2021),
2.250%, 8/1/2026
  1,625,199
1,500,000
 
New York Transportation Development Corporation (JFK International Air
Terminal LLC), Special Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2020A),
5.000%, 12/1/2029
  1,635,611
1,600,000
 
New York Transportation Development Corporation (JFK International Air
Terminal LLC), Special Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2020C),
5.000%, 12/1/2028
  1,749,457
2,250,000
 
New York Transportation Development Corporation (JFK International Air
Terminal LLC), Special Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2020C),
5.000%, 12/1/2029
  2,485,199
 
 
TOTAL
23,720,358
 
 
North Carolina—   1.4%
 
   825,000
 
Columbus County, NC Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing
Authority (International Paper Co.), Environmental Improvement Revenue
Refunding Bonds (Series 2019A), 2.000%, Mandatory Tender 10/1/2024
    810,749
   465,000
 
North Carolina HFA, Revenue Bonds (Series 2017 38-B), 4.000%, 7/1/2047
    463,601
1,600,000
 
North Carolina State (North Carolina State Grant Anticipation Revenue),
Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle Bonds (Series 2019),
5.000%, 3/1/2026
  1,679,321
1,750,000
 
North Carolina State Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System
Senior Lien Turnpike Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2018),
5.000%, 1/1/2027
  1,831,195
1,000,000
 
North Carolina State Turnpike Authority, Triangle Expressway System
Senior Lien Turnpike Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2018),
5.000%, 1/1/2028
  1,063,931
 
 
TOTAL
5,848,797
 
 
North Dakota—   1.2%
 
5,000,000
 
Cass County Joint Water Resource District, ND, UT GO Temporary
Refunding Improvement Bonds (Series 2021A), 0.480%, 5/1/2024
  4,912,483
 
 
Ohio—   5.0%
 
2,000,000
 
Columbus, OH, UT GO Various Purpose Bonds (Series 2023A),
5.000%, 8/15/2038
  2,346,446
2,000,000
 
Columbus-Franklin County, OH Finance Authority (Dering Family Homes
Owner, LLC), Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Series 2023), (United
States Treasury GTD), 5.000%, Mandatory Tender 2/1/2027
  2,082,447
11,000,000
 
Lancaster, OH Port Authority, Gas Supply Revenue Refunding Bonds
(Series 2019), (Royal Bank of Canada GTD), 5.000%, Mandatory
Tender 2/1/2025
11,140,461
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Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
          
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—   continued
 
 
 
Ohio—   continued
 
$ 1,000,000
 
Ohio HFA (Riverview San Marco, LLC), Multifamily Housing Revenue
Bonds (Series 2023), (United States Treasury COL), 5.000%, Mandatory
Tender 8/1/2025
$  1,020,739
1,500,000
 
Ohio State Air Quality Development Authority (American Electric Power
Co., Inc.), Air Quality Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2014A), 2.400%,
Mandatory Tender 10/1/2029
  1,336,244
2,500,000
 
Ohio State Hospital Revenue (Cleveland Clinic), Hospital Revenue Bonds
(Series 2019C), 2.750%, Mandatory Tender 5/1/2028
  2,488,589
 
 
TOTAL
20,414,926
 
 
Oklahoma—   1.1%
 
1,000,000
 
Oklahoma County, OK Finance Authority (Choctaw-Nicoma Park Public
Schools), Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Series 2023),
5.000%, 9/1/2026
  1,053,210
1,300,000
 
Oklahoma County, OK Finance Authority (Choctaw-Nicoma Park Public
Schools), Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Series 2023),
5.000%, 9/1/2028
  1,424,983
1,625,000
 
Oklahoma County, OK Finance Authority (Choctaw-Nicoma Park Public
Schools), Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Series 2023),
5.000%, 9/1/2030
  1,834,363
 
 
TOTAL
4,312,556
 
 
Oregon—   0.9%
 
2,800,000
 
Multnomah County, OR Hospital Facilities Authority (Terwilliger Plaza,
Inc.), Parkview Project TEMPS-50 Revenue and Refunding Bonds
(Series 2021B-2), 0.950%, 6/1/2027
  2,506,131
1,250,000
 
Multnomah County, OR Hospital Facilities Authority (Terwilliger Plaza,
Inc.), Parkview Project TEMPS-65 Revenue and Refunding Bonds
(Series 2021B-1), 1.200%, 6/1/2028
  1,087,064
 
 
TOTAL
3,593,195
 
 
Pennsylvania—   4.3%
 
2,100,000
2
Bethlehem, PA Area School District Authority, School Revenue Bonds
(Series 2021C) FRNs, 3.961% (SOFR x 0.67 +0.350%), Mandatory
Tender 11/1/2025
  2,066,479
1,155,000
 
Cumberland County, PA Municipal Authority (Diakon Lutheran Social
Ministries), Revenue Bonds (Series of 2016), 5.000%, 1/1/2024
  1,155,000
3,375,000
 
Montgomery County, PA IDA (Constellation Energy Generation LLC),
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2023A), 4.100%, Mandatory
Tender 4/3/2028
  3,439,465
1,000,000
2
Northampton County, PA General Purpose Authority (St. Luke’s University
Health Network), Variable Rate Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2018B)
FRNs, 4.860% (1-month USLIBOR x 0.70 +1.040%), Mandatory
Tender 8/15/2024
  1,000,018
6,500,000
 
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (Waste
Management, Inc.), Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2011),
2.150%, Mandatory Tender 7/1/2024
  6,435,440
1,000,000
 
Pennsylvania State Economic Development Financing Authority (UPMC
Health System), Revenue Bonds (Series 2023A-1), 5.000%, 5/15/2031
  1,140,884
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Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
          
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—   continued
 
 
 
Pennsylvania—   continued
 
$ 1,800,000
 
Pittsburgh, PA Water & Sewer Authority, Water and Sewer System First
Lien Revenue Bonds (Series 2023B), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
INS), 5.000%, 9/1/2038
$  2,078,604
 
 
TOTAL
17,315,890
 
 
Rhode Island—   0.8%
 
3,285,000
 
Rhode Island State Health and Educational Building Corp. (Lifespan
Obligated Group), Hospital Financing Revenue Refunding Bonds
(Series 2016), 5.000%, 5/15/2024
  3,296,514
 
 
Tennessee—   1.7%
 
1,200,000
 
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County, TN IDB (Waste
Management, Inc.), Revenue Bonds, 3.750%, Mandatory Tender 8/1/2024
  1,176,118
5,500,000
 
Tennergy Corp., TN Gas Revenue, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds
(Series 2021A), (Morgan Stanley GTD), 4.000%, Mandatory
Tender 9/1/2028
  5,514,729
    95,000
 
Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Revenue Refunding Bonds
(Series 220142C), 4.000%, 1/1/2045
     94,886
 
 
TOTAL
6,785,733
 
 
Texas—   13.3%
 
1,000,000
 
Austin, TX Airport System, Revenue Bonds (Series 2019B),
5.000%, 11/15/2026
  1,048,342
2,000,000
 
Dallas, TX, General Obligation Refunding and Improvement Bonds
(Series 2023A), 5.000%, 2/15/2039
  2,314,590
5,270,000
 
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX International Airport, Joint Revenue Refunding
Bonds (Series 2020A), 5.000%, 11/1/2026
  5,626,324
1,180,000
 
Eanes, TX Independent School District, Variable Rate UT School Building
Bonds (Series 2019B), (Texas Permanent School Fund Guarantee Program
GTD), 1.750%, Mandatory Tender 8/1/2025
  1,157,003
1,820,000
 
Eanes, TX Independent School District, Variable Rate UT School Building
Bonds (Series 2019B), (United States Treasury PRF 8/1/2024@100),
1.750%, Mandatory Tender 8/1/2024
  1,805,939
1,930,000
 
Fort Bend, TX Independent School District, Variable Rate UT School
Building and Refunding Bonds (Series 2020B), (Texas Permanent School
Fund Guarantee Program GTD), 0.875%, Mandatory Tender 8/1/2025
  1,845,643
2,500,000
 
Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., TX, Subordinate Tier Toll Revenue
Bonds (Series 2023 TELA Supported), 5.000%, Mandatory
Tender 4/1/2028
  2,694,774
1,250,000
 
Gulf Coast, TX Waste Disposal Authority (Waste Management, Inc.), Solid
Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2003B), 1.500%, 5/1/2028
  1,089,598
2,900,000
 
Harlandale, TX Independent School District, Fixed and Variable Rate
Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds (Series 2020), (Texas Permanent School
Fund Guarantee Program GTD), 0.750%, Mandatory Tender 8/15/2025
  2,791,743
3,000,000
2
Harris County, TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (Baylor
College of Medicine), Medical Facilities Mortgage Revenue Refunding
Bonds (Series 2019A) FRNs, 4.447% (SOFR x 0.70 +0.730%), Mandatory
Tender 7/1/2024
  2,998,904
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Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
          
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—   continued
 
 
 
Texas—   continued
 
$ 5,685,000
2
Harris County, TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (Memorial
Hermann Health System), Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds
(Series 2013B) FRNs, 4.920% (SIFMA 7-day +1.050%), 6/1/2024
$  5,692,593
3,000,000
 
Harris County, TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (Texas
Medical Center), Revenue Bonds (Series 2020A), 0.900%, Mandatory
Tender 5/15/2025
  2,878,842
1,000,000
 
Lower Colorado River Authority, TX (LCRA Transmission Services Corp.),
Transmission Contract Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2019),
5.000%, 5/15/2027
  1,078,911
1,000,000
 
Lower Colorado River Authority, TX (LCRA Transmission Services Corp.),
Transmission Contract Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2019),
5.000%, 5/15/2028
  1,101,898
1,500,000
 
Lower Colorado River Authority, TX (LCRA Transmission Services Corp.),
Transmission Contract Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2023A), (Assured
Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.000%, 5/15/2038
  1,737,960
3,000,000
 
Matagorda County, TX Navigation District No. 1 (AEP Texas, Inc.), PCR
Refunding Bonds (Central Power and Light Company Project)
(Series 1996), 4.250%, 5/1/2030
  3,003,569
2,300,000
 
Matagorda County, TX Navigation District No. 1 (AEP Texas, Inc.),
Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2001A),
2.600%, 11/1/2029
  2,109,997
   945,000
 
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation (Brazos
Presbyterian Homes Holding, Inc.), Retirement Facilities Revenue Bonds
(Series 2017), 5.000%, 1/1/2024
    945,000
   980,000
 
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation (Brazos
Presbyterian Homes Holding, Inc.), Retirement Facilities Revenue Bonds
(Series 2017), 5.000%, 1/1/2025
    978,308
   625,000
 
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation (Westminster
Manor), Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 11/1/2024
    627,927
1,105,000
 
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation (Westminster
Manor), Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 11/1/2025
  1,119,945
1,500,000
 
North East, TX Independent School District, Variable Rate UT GO
Refunding Bonds (Series 2019), (Texas Permanent School Fund Guarantee
Program GTD), 2.200%, Mandatory Tender 8/1/2024
  1,484,389
2,500,000
 
North Texas Tollway Authority, First Tier Revenue Refunding Bonds
(Series 2023A), 5.000%, 1/1/2026
  2,614,249
3,500,000
 
North Texas Tollway Authority, First Tier Revenue Refunding Bonds
(Series 2023A), 5.000%, 1/1/2027
  3,752,157
1,000,000
 
Texas Water Development Board, State Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds
(Series 2023), 5.000%, 8/1/2038
  1,170,801
 
 
TOTAL
53,669,406
 
 
Utah—   0.3%
 
1,000,000
 
Intermountain Power Agency, Power Supply Revenue Bonds
(Series 2023A), 5.000%, 7/1/2038
  1,159,970
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Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
          
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—   continued
 
 
 
Virginia—   3.1%
 
$ 2,650,000
 
Amelia County, VA IDA (Waste Management, Inc.), Tax-Exempt
Adjustable Mode Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2002),
1.450%, 4/1/2027
$  2,382,440
1,000,000
 
Charles City County, VA IDA (Waste Management, Inc.), Tax-Exempt
Adjustable Mode Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2002),
1.450%, 4/1/2027
    899,034
4,000,000
 
Chesapeake, VA Redevelopment and Housing Authority (Standard
Hunter’s Point I Venture LP), Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds
(Series 2023), (United States Treasury COL), 5.000%, Mandatory
Tender 5/1/2026
  4,127,889
   975,000
 
Northampton County and Towns, VA EDA (Myrtle Landing Renewal LLC),
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Series 2023), (United States Treasury
COL), 4.500%, Mandatory Tender 4/1/2025
    984,726
2,000,000
 
Virginia Beach, VA Development Authority (Westminster-Canterbury on
Chesapeake Bay), Residential Care Facility Revenue Bonds TEMPS-70
(Series 2023B-2), 5.750%, 9/1/2030
  2,050,807
2,000,000
 
Virginia Peninsula Port Authority (Dominion Terminal Associates), Coal
Terminal Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2003), 3.800%, Mandatory
Tender 10/1/2024
  1,995,082
 
 
TOTAL
12,439,978
 
 
Washington—   2.1%
 
2,000,000
 
Energy Northwest, WA (Bonneville WA Power Administration), Columbia
Generating Station Electric Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2023A),
5.000%, 7/1/2038
  2,333,656
2,000,000
 
King County, WA Housing Authority, Affordable Housing Revenue Bonds
Kirkland Heights Project (Series 2023A-2), 5.000%, 1/1/2028
  2,110,836
1,825,000
 
Port of Seattle, WA Revenue, Intermediate Lien Revenue Bonds
(Series 2019), 5.000%, 4/1/2025
  1,861,795
2,000,000
 
Port of Seattle, WA Revenue, Intermediate Lien Revenue Bonds
(Series 2019), 5.000%, 4/1/2026
  2,072,475
 
 
TOTAL
8,378,762
 
 
West Virginia—   1.0%
 
4,000,000
 
West Virginia EDA Solid Waste Disposal Facilities (Appalachian Power
Co.), Revenue Refunding Bonds Amos Project (Series 2015A), 2.550%,
Mandatory Tender 4/1/2024
  3,982,524
 
 
Wisconsin—   2.3%
 
2,500,000
 
Public Finance Authority (Duke Energy Progress LLC), PCR Refunding
Bonds (Series 2022A-1), 3.300%, Mandatory Tender 10/1/2026
  2,501,770
1,000,000
 
Washington State, UT GO Motor Vehicle Fuel and Vehicle Related Fees
Refunding Bonds (Series 2023B), 5.000%, 7/1/2027
  1,088,800
1,000,000
 
Washington State, UT GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2023A),
5.000%, 8/1/2025
  1,036,315
1,000,000
 
Washington State, UT GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2023A),
5.000%, 8/1/2026
  1,063,287
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Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
          
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—   continued
 
 
 
Wisconsin—   continued
 
$ 3,500,000
 
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Advocate Aurora
Health), Revenue Bonds (Series 2018B-2), 5.000%, Mandatory
Tender 6/24/2026
$  3,651,434
 
 
TOTAL
9,341,606
 
 
Wyoming—   0.7%
 
3,000,000
 
Sweetwater County, WY PCRB (Idaho Power Co.), PCR Refunding Bonds
(Series 2006), 1.700%, 7/15/2026
  2,857,709
 
 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $376,895,360)
372,468,812
 
2
SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS—   7.9%
 
 
 
Kentucky—   3.1%
 
8,000,000
 
Meade County, KY Industrial Building Revenue Authority (Nucor Corp.),
(Series 2020B-1) Daily VRDNs, 5.000%, 1/1/2024
  8,000,000
4,450,000
 
Meade County, KY Industrial Building Revenue Authority (Nucor Corp.),
(Series 2021B-1) Daily VRDNs, 4.850%, 1/1/2024
  4,450,000
 
 
TOTAL
12,450,000
 
 
Multi State—   3.1%
 
11,200,000
 
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust, PUTTERs 3a-7 (VMTP 5029) Daily
VRDNs, (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. LIQ), 4.850%, 1/1/2024
11,200,000
1,400,000
 
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund, (Series D) MuniFund
Preferred Shares Weekly VRDPs, 4.320%, 1/1/2024
  1,400,000
 
 
TOTAL
12,600,000
 
 
New York—   0.3%
 
1,000,000
 
Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund, 800
(Series A) MuniFund Preferred Shares Weekly VRDPs, 4.320%, 1/1/2024
  1,000,000
 
 
Ohio—   0.1%
 
   500,000
 
Ohio State Hospital Revenue (University Hospitals Health System, Inc.),
(Series B) VRENs, 4.250%, 1/1/2024
    500,000
 
 
Texas—   0.1%
 
   450,000
 
Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County, TX (Motiva
Enterprises LLC), (Series 2010C) Daily VRDNs, 4.650%, 1/1/2024
    450,000
 
 
Wisconsin—   1.2%
 
5,000,000
 
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Marshfield Clinic),
(Series 2022A) Weekly VRENs, 5.270%, 1/4/2024
  5,000,000
 
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS
(IDENTIFIED COST $32,000,000)
32,000,000
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—100.1%
(IDENTIFIED COST $408,895,360)3
404,468,812
 
 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(0.1%)4
(399,770)
 
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100%
$404,069,042
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Securities that are subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) represent 15.8% of the Fund’s portfolio as calculated based upon total market value.
1
Denotes a restricted security that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being
registered, or availing of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933; or
(b) is subject to a contractual restriction on public sales. At December 31, 2023, these restricted
securities amounted to $4,159,301, which represented 1.0% of total net assets.
2
Current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown for floating rate notes and variable
rate notes/demand instruments. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published
reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current
market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their
description above.
3
The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $408,860,382.
4
Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and
Liabilities.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at December 31, 2023.
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 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
Level 3—significant 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.
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As of December 31, 2023, all investments of the Fund utilized Level 2 inputs in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value.
The following acronym(s) are used throughout this portfolio:
 
AMT
—Alternative Minimum Tax
BANs
—Bond Anticipation Notes
COL
—Collateralized
EDA
—Economic Development Authority
FRNs
—Floating Rate Notes
GO
—General Obligation
GTD
—Guaranteed
HEFA
—Health and Education Facilities Authority
HFA
—Housing Finance Authority
IDA
—Industrial Development Authority
IDB
—Industrial Development Bond
INS
—Insured
LIBOR
—London Interbank Offered Rate
LIQ
—Liquidity Agreement
LOC
—Letter of Credit
LP
—Limited Partnership
PCR
—Pollution Control Revenue
PCRB
—Pollution Control Revenue Bond(s)
PILOT
—Payment in Lieu of Taxes
PRF
—Pre-refunded
PUTTERs
—Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
SFM
—Single Family Mortgage
SIFMA
—Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
SOFR
—Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TELA
—Toll Equity Loan Agreement
TEMPS
—Tax Exempt Mandatory Paydown Securities
UT
—Unlimited Tax
VMTP
—Variable Municipal Term Preferred
VRDNs
—Variable Rate Demand Notes
VRDPs
—Variable Rate Demand Preferreds
VRENs
—Variable Rate Extendible Notes
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass A Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
 
Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)

12/31/2023
Year Ended June 30,
 
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of
Period
$9.82
$9.82
$10.37
$10.25
$10.30
$10.22
Income From Investment
Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income1
0.24
0.17
0.07
0.08
0.13
0.14
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.01
0.00
(0.55)
0.12
(0.05)
0.08
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
0.25
0.17
(0.48)
0.20
0.08
0.22
Less Distributions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions from net investment
income
(0.12)
(0.17)
(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.13)
(0.14)
Net Asset Value, End of Period
$9.95
$9.82
$9.82
$10.37
$10.25
$10.30
Total Return2
2.56%
1.76%
(4.67)%
1.98%
0.81%
2.20%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net expenses3
0.72%4,5
0.72%5
0.71%
0.71%
0.81%5
0.96%5
Net investment income
2.42%4
1.68%
0.64%
0.78%
1.30%
1.41%
Expense waiver/reimbursement6
0.14%4
0.11%
0.10%
0.10%
0.11%
0.10%
Supplemental Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net assets, end of period (000
omitted)
$139,144
$156,679
$294,033
$509,643
$250,177
$178,706
Portfolio turnover7
19%
27%
23%
11%
49%
39%
1
Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2
Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent
deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are
not annualized.
3
Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund
may invest.
4
Computed on an annualized basis.
5
The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net
expense ratios are 0.72%, 0.72%, 0.81% and 0.96% for the six months ended December 31, 2023
and for the years ended June 30, 2023, 2020 and 2019, respectively, after taking into account
these expense reductions.
6
This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and net investment income ratios
shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/reimbursement recorded by investment
companies in which the Fund may invest.
7
Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsInstitutional Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
 
Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)

12/31/2023
Year Ended June 30,
 
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of
Period
$9.82
$9.83
$10.37
$10.24
$10.30
$10.21
Income From Investment
Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income1
0.26
0.20
0.09
0.11
0.17
0.19
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.01
(0.01)
(0.54)
0.13
(0.06)
0.09
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
0.27
0.19
(0.45)
0.24
0.11
0.28
Less Distributions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions from net investment
income
(0.13)
(0.20)
(0.09)
(0.11)
(0.17)
(0.19)
Net Asset Value, End of Period
$9.96
$9.82
$9.83
$10.37
$10.24
$10.30
Total Return2
2.80%
1.91%
(4.33)%
2.34%
1.07%
2.81%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net expenses3
0.47%4,5
0.47%5
0.46%
0.46%
0.46%5
0.46%5
Net investment income
2.67%4
1.95%
0.91%
1.05%
1.66%
1.91%
Expense waiver/reimbursement6
0.20%4
0.18%
0.17%
0.17%
0.18%
0.21%
Supplemental Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net assets, end of period (000
omitted)
$258,003
$307,564
$461,550
$624,552
$561,612
$575,676
Portfolio turnover7
19%
27%
23%
11%
49%
39%
1
Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2
Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3
Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund
may invest.
4
Computed on an annualized basis.
5
The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net
expense ratios are 0.47%, 0.47%, 0.46% and 0.46% for the six months ended December 31, 2023
and for the years ended June 30, 2023, 2020 and 2019, respectively, after taking into account
these expense reductions.
6
This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and net investment income ratios
shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/reimbursement recorded by investment
companies in which the Fund may invest.
7
Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsService Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
 
Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)

12/31/2023
Year Ended June 30,
 
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
$9.82
$9.83
$10.37
$10.25
$10.30
$10.22
Income From Investment Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income1
0.24
0.17
0.07
0.08
0.14
0.17
Net realized and unrealized gain
0.02
(0.01)
(0.54)
0.12
(0.05)
0.08
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
0.26
0.16
(0.47)
0.20
0.09
0.25
Less Distributions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions from net investment income
(0.12)
(0.17)
(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.14)
(0.17)
Net Asset Value, End of Period
$9.96
$9.82
$9.83
$10.37
$10.25
$10.30
Total Return2
2.67%
1.67%
(4.56)%
2.00%
0.93%
2.46%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net expenses3
0.70%4, 5
0.70%5
0.70%
0.70%
0.70%5
0.70%5
Net investment income
2.44%4
1.75%
0.67%
0.82%
1.42%
1.67%
Expense waiver/reimbursement6
0.14%4
0.11%
0.10%
0.10%
0.21%
0.35%
Supplemental Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$6,922
$7,098
$7,697
$10,101
$11,431
$11,663
Portfolio turnover7
19%
27%
23%
11%
49%
39%
1
Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2
Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3
Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund
may invest.
4
Computed on an annualized basis.
5
The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net
expense ratios are 0.70% for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and for the years ended
June 30, 2023, 2020 and 2019, after taking into account these expense reductions.
6
This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and net investment income ratios
shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/reimbursement recorded by investment
companies in which the Fund may invest.
7
Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2023 (unaudited)
Assets:
 
Investment in securities, at value(identified cost $408,895,360)
$404,468,812
Cash
14,593
Income receivable
3,437,681
Receivable for shares sold
1,744,164
Total Assets
409,665,250
Liabilities:
 
Payable for shares redeemed
$3,075,516
Payable for investments purchased
2,079,180
Income distribution payable
230,221
Payable for other service fees (Notes 2 and5)
44,119
Payable for investment adviser fee (Note5)
8,281
Payable for administrative fee (Note5)
2,763
Accrued expenses (Note5)
156,128
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,596,208
Net assets for 40,587,022 shares outstanding
$404,069,042
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Paid-in capital
$448,762,020
Total distributable earnings (loss)
(44,692,978)
TOTAL NET ASSETS
$404,069,042
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
 
Class A Shares:
 
Net asset value per share ($139,144,404 ÷ 13,977,983 shares outstanding), no par
value, unlimited shares authorized
$9.95
Offering price per share (100/99.00 of $9.95)
$10.05
Redemption proceeds per share
$9.95
Institutional Shares:
 
Net asset value per share ($258,002,835 ÷ 25,914,171 shares outstanding), no par
value, unlimited shares authorized
$9.96
Offering price per share
$9.96
Redemption proceeds per share
$9.96
Service Shares:
 
Net asset value per share ($6,921,803 ÷ 694,868 shares outstanding), no par value,
unlimited shares authorized
$9.96
Offering price per share
$9.96
Redemption proceeds per share
$9.96
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended December 31, 2023 (unaudited)
Investment Income:
 
Interest
$6,944,690
Expenses:
 
Investment adviser fee (Note5)
$870,954
Administrative fee (Note5)
173,957
Custodian fees
14,418
Transfer agent fees (Note 2)
92,051
Directors’/Trustees’ fees (Note5)
4,746
Auditing fees
16,919
Legal fees
4,893
Distribution services fee (Note5)
5,769
Other service fees (Notes 2 and 5)
288,338
Portfolio accounting fees
84,428
Share registration costs
37,891
Printing and postage
16,488
Miscellaneous (Note5)
24,529
TOTAL EXPENSES
1,635,381
Waiver, Reimbursement and Reduction:
 
Waiver of investment adviser fee (Note5)
(307,592)
Reimbursement of other operating expenses (Notes 2 and 5)
(91,914)
Reduction of custodian fees (Note6)
(430)
TOTAL WAIVER, REIMBURSEMENT AND REDUCTION
(399,936)
Net expenses
1,235,445
Net investment income
5,709,245
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
 
Net realized loss on investments
(4,124,600)
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments
9,214,599
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
5,089,999
Change in net assets resulting from operations
$10,799,244
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
12/31/2023
Year Ended
6/30/2023
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
Operations:
 
 
Net investment income
$5,709,245
$10,994,248
Net realized loss
(4,124,600)
(11,389,434)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
9,214,599
10,189,744
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
10,799,244
9,794,558
Distributions to Shareholders:
 
 
Class A Shares
(1,824,394)
(3,545,586)
Class A2 Shares1
(55,450)
(35,919)
Institutional Shares
(3,736,477)
(7,260,254)
Service Shares
(85,931)
(131,097)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS
TO SHAREHOLDERS
(5,702,252)
(10,972,856)
Share Transactions:
 
 
Proceeds from sale of shares
47,121,338
116,169,178
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of
distributions declared
2,850,870
8,148,454
Cost of shares redeemed
(129,341,772)
(408,077,935)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(79,369,564)
(283,760,303)
Change in net assets
(74,272,572)
(284,938,601)
Net Assets:
 
 
Beginning of period
478,341,614
763,280,215
End of period
$404,069,042
$478,341,614
1
On October 27, 2023, Class A2 Shares were converted to Class A Shares.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2023 (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Duration Municipal Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of one diversified portfolio, Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Municipal Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class A Shares, Institutional Shares and Service Shares. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide dividend income which is exempt from federal regular income tax. The Fund pursues this investment objective by investing its assets so that normally distributions of annual interest income are exempt from federal regular income tax. Interest from the Fund’s investments may be subject to (or may be a specific preference item for purposes of) federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) for individuals. Distributions may be subject to state and local taxes.
At the close of business on October 27, 2023, Class A2 Shares were converted into the Fund’s existing Class A Shares pursuant to a Plan of Conversion approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Trustees ”). The conversion occurred on a tax-free basis. The cash value of a shareholder’s investment was not changed as a result of the share class conversion. No action was required by shareholders to effect the conversion.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:

Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”).

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 ask quotations.

Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Adviser.

For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Adviser, 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.
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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 Adviser’s valuation policies and procedures for the Fund, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the Adviser’s 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 Procedures
Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Act, the Fund’s Trustees have designated the Adviser as the Fund’s valuation designee to perform any fair value determinations for securities and other assets held by the Fund. The Adviser is subject to the Trustees’ oversight and certain reporting and other requirements intended to provide the Trustees the information needed to oversee the Adviser’s fair value determinations.
The Adviser, acting through its Valuation Committee, is responsible for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Valuation Committee is comprised of officers of the Adviser and certain of the Adviser’s affiliated companies and determines fair value and oversees the calculation of the NAV. The Valuation Committee is also authorized to use pricing services 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 Adviser. The Trustees periodically review the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee. The Trustees have also approved the Adviser’s fair valuation and significant events procedures as part of the Fund’s compliance program and will review 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 ask 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 Adviser.
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Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Amortization/accretion of premium and discount is included in investment income. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative average daily net assets, except that select classes will bear certain expenses unique to those classes. The detail of the total fund expense waiver, reimbursement and reduction of $399,936 is disclosed in Note 2, Note 5 and Note 6. Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses.
Other Service Fees
The Fund may pay other service fees up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A Shares, Institutional Shares and Service Shares to financial intermediaries or to Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC) for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSSC may voluntarily reimburse the Fund for other service fees. For the six months ended December 31, 2023, other service fees for the Fund were as follows:
 
Other Service
Fees Incurred
Other Service
Fees Reimbursed
Class A Shares
$188,107
$
Institutional Shares
91,914
(91,914)
Service Shares
8,317
TOTAL
$288,338
$(91,914)
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of December 31, 2023, tax years 2020 through 2023 remain subject to examination by the Fund’s major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Restricted Securities
The Fund may purchase securities which are considered restricted. Restricted securities are securities that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933; or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer’s expense, either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Fund’s restricted securities, like other securities, are priced in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Adviser.
Additional information on restricted securities held at December 31, 2023, is as follows:
Security
Acquisition
Date
Acquisition
Cost
Value
California Municipal Finance Authority (Waste Management,
Inc.), Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2009A),
1.300%, Mandatory Tender 2/3/2025
1/30/2020
$1,500,000
$1,457,463
California Public Finance Authority (Kendal at Sonoma), Enso
Village TEMPS-50 Senior Living Revenue Refunding Bonds
(Series B-3), 2.125%, 11/15/2027
5/27/2021
$855,000
$854,202
California Public Finance Authority (Kendal at Sonoma), Enso
Village TEMPS-70 Senior Living Revenue Refunding Bonds
(Series B-2), 2.375%, 11/15/2028
5/27/2021
$1,000,000
$997,020
Tempe, AZ IDA (Mirabella at ASU), Revenue Bonds
(Series 2023A), 4.700%, 10/1/2028
12/18/2023
$960,000
$850,616
Futures Contracts
The Fund purchases and sells financial futures contracts to manage duration and yield curve risks. Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit with a broker, either U.S. government securities or a specified amount of cash, which is shown as due from broker in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. The Fund receives from or pays to the broker a specified amount of cash based upon changes in the variation margin account. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. Futures contracts have
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market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying securities. There is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures contracts, guarantees the futures contracts against default.
At December 31, 2023, the Fund had no outstanding futures contracts.
Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ materially from those estimated. The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
 
Six Months Ended
12/31/2023
Year Ended
6/30/2023
Class A Shares:
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares sold
1,554,135
$15,255,773
2,316,575
$22,704,839
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of
distributions declared
122,032
1,196,339
358,527
3,512,411
Conversion of Class A2 Shares to Class A
Shares1
717,711
6,918,738
Shares redeemed
(4,377,463)
(42,765,612)
(16,642,306)
(163,069,763)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(1,983,585)
$(19,394,762)
(13,967,204)
$(136,852,513)
 
Six Months Ended
12/31/2023
Year Ended
6/30/2023
Class A2 Shares:
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares sold
$
1,421,332
$13,993,019
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of
distributions declared
4,263
41,526
3,667
35,919
Conversion of Class A2 Shares to Class A
Shares1
(718,606)
(6,918,738)
Shares redeemed
(710,666)
(6,985,849)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A2
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(714,343)
$(6,877,212)
714,333
$7,043,089
 
Six Months Ended
12/31/2023
Year Ended
6/30/2023
Institutional Shares:
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares sold
2,538,221
$24,881,349
8,106,673
$79,433,211
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of
distributions declared
159,194
1,561,020
457,129
4,480,750
Shares redeemed
(8,108,715)
(79,266,630)
(24,206,032)
(237,273,224)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(5,411,300)
$(52,824,261)
(15,642,230)
$(153,359,263)
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Six Months Ended
12/31/2023
Year Ended
6/30/2023
Service Shares:
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares sold
6,703
$65,478
3,884
$38,109
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of
distributions declared
5,295
51,985
12,172
119,374
Shares redeemed
(39,659)
(390,792)
(76,403)
(749,099)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SERVICE
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(27,661)
$(273,329)
(60,347)
$(591,616)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL
FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(8,136,889)
$(79,369,564)
(28,955,448)
$(283,760,303)
1
On October 27, 2023, Class A2 Shares were converted to Class A Shares. Within the Statement
of Changes in Net Assets, the conversion from Class A2 Shares is within the Cost of shares
redeemed and the conversion to Class A Shares is within Proceeds from sale of shares.
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
At December 31, 2023, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $408,860,382. The net unrealized depreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $4,391,570. This consists of unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $3,209,264 and unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $7,600,834.
As of June 30, 2023, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $36,174,794 which will reduce the Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, these net capital losses retain their character as either short-term or long-term and do not expire.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund’s capital loss carryforwards:
Short-Term
Long-Term
Total
$14,402,282
$21,772,512
$36,174,794
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
Effective September 1, 2023, the advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser provides for an annual fee equal to 0.39% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Prior to September 1, 2023, the advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser provided for an annual fee equal to 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Under the investment advisory contract, which is subject to annual review by the Trustees, the Adviser will reimburse the amount, limited to the amount of the advisory fee, by which the Fund’s Institutional Shares aggregate annual operating expenses, including the investment advisory fee, but excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses of registering and qualifying the Fund and its shares under federal and state laws and regulations, expenses of withholding taxes and extraordinary expenses, exceed 0.45% of the Fund’s Institutional Shares average daily net assets. To comply with
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the 0.45% limitation imposed under the investment advisory contract, the Adviser may waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse its advisory fee or other Fund expenses, affiliates of the Adviser may waive, reimburse or reduce amounts otherwise included in the aggregate annual operating expenses of the Fund, or there may be a combination of waivers, reimbursements and/or reductions by the Adviser and its affiliates. The amount that the Adviser waives/reimburses under the investment advisory contract will be reduced to the extent that affiliates of the Adviser waive, reimburse or reduce amounts that would otherwise be included in the aggregate annual operating expenses of the Fund. In addition, subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may also voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Adviser waived $307,592 of its fee.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Hermes Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below:
Administrative Fee
Average Daily Net Assets
of the Investment Complex
0.100%
on assets up to $50 billion
0.075%
on assets over $50 billion
Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended December 31, 2023, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.079% of average daily net assets of the Fund.
In addition, FAS may charge certain out-of-pocket expenses to the Fund.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses at the following percentages of average daily net assets annually, to compensate FSC.
For the six months ended December 31, 2023, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
 
Percentage of Average Daily
Net Assets of Class
Class A Shares
0.05%
Prior to their conversion to Class A Shares at the close of business on October 27, 2023, the Class A2 Shares were also subject to the Plan at 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Class A2 Shares.
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Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended December 31, 2023, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
 
Distribution Services
Fees Incurred
Class A2 Shares
$5,769
When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares. For the six months ended December 31, 2023, FSC retained $5,724 of fees paid by the Fund.
For the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Fund’s Class A Shares did not incur a distribution services fee; however, Class A Shares may begin to incur this fee upon approval of the Trustees.
Other Service Fees
For the six months ended December 31, 2023, FSSC received $482 and reimbursed $91,914 of other service fees disclosed in Note2.
Expense Limitation
In addition to the contractual fee waiver described under “Investment Adviser Fee” above with regards to the Fund’s Institutional Shares, the Adviser and certain of its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) on their own initiative have agreed to waive certain amounts of their respective fees and/or reimburse expenses. Total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights, excluding interest expense, extraordinary expenses and proxy-related expenses, if any) paid by the Fund’s Class A Shares, Institutional Shares and Service Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 0.72%, 0.47% and 0.72% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) September 1, 2024; or (b) the date of the Fund’s next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its applicable affiliates currently do not anticipate terminating or increasing these arrangements prior to the Termination Date, these arrangements may only be terminated or the Fee Limit increased prior to the Termination Date with the agreement of the Trustees.
Interfund Transactions
During the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Fund engaged in purchase and sale transactions with funds that have a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common Officers. These purchase and sale transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the Act and amounted to $30,800,000 and $38,025,000 respectively. Net realized gain (loss) recognized on these transactions was $0.
Directors’/Trustees’ and Miscellaneous Fees
Certain Officers and Directors of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Independent Directors’/Trustees’ fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the
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Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. These expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses may be included in the Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations, respectively.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTION
Through arrangements with the Fund’s custodian, net credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to offset custody expenses. For the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Fund’s expenses were offset by $430 under these arrangements.
7. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the six months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
Purchases
$75,474,892
Sales
$143,065,727
8. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Hermes Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement dated June 21, 2023. The LOC was made available to temporarily finance the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund, failed trades, payment of dividends, settlement of trades and for other short-term, temporary or emergency general business purposes. The Fund cannot borrow under the LOC if an inter-fund loan is outstanding. The Fund’s ability to borrow under the LOC also is subject to the limitations of the Act and various conditions precedent that must be satisfied before the Fund can borrow. Loans under the LOC are charged interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to (a) the highest, on any day, of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the published secured overnight financing rate plus an assigned percentage, and (iii) 0.0%,plus (b) a margin. Any fund eligible to borrow under the LOC pays its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders’ commitment that has not been utilized, quarterly in arrears and at maturity. As of December 31, 2023, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
9. INTERFUND LENDING
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Hermes, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of December 31, 2023, there were no outstanding loans. During the six months ended December 31, 2023, the program was not utilized.
10. INDEMNIFICATIONS
Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its Officers and Directors/Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund (other than liabilities arising out of their willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of their duties to the Fund). In addition, in the normal
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course of business, the Fund provides certain indemnifications under arrangements with third parties. Typically, obligations to indemnify a third party arise in the context of an arrangement entered into by the Fund under which the Fund agrees to indemnify such third party for certain liabilities arising out of actions taken pursuant to the arrangement, provided the third party’s actions are not deemed to have breached an agreed-upon standard of care (such as willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of their duties under the contract). The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet arisen. The Fund does not anticipate any material claims or losses pursuant to these arrangements at this time, and accordingly expects the risk of loss to be remote.
11. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In December 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2022-06 “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. ASU No. 2022-06 updates and clarifies ASU No. 2020-04, which provides optional, temporary relief with respect to the financial reporting of contracts subject to certain types of modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered reference rates. The temporary relief provided by ASU No. 2022-06 is effective immediately for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur through December 31, 2024. Management does not expect ASU No. 2022-06 to have a material impact on the financial statements.
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
Beginning
Account Value
7/1/2023
Ending
Account Value
12/31/2023
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:
 
 
 
Class A Shares
$1,000.00
$1,025.60
$3.67
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$1,028.00
$2.40
Service Shares
$1,000.00
$1,026.70
$3.57
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
 
 
 
Class A Shares
$1,000.00
$1,021.52
$3.66
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$1,022.77
$2.39
Service Shares
$1,000.00
$1,021.62
$3.56
1
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average
account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The
annualized net expense ratios are as follows:
Class A Shares
0.72%
Institutional Shares
0.47%
Service Shares
0.70%
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2023
Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Municipal Fund (the “Fund”)
At its meetings in May 2023 (the “May Meetings”), the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and unanimously approved the continuation of the investment advisory contract between the Fund and Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) (the “Contract”) for an additional one-year term. The Board’s determination to approve the continuation of the Contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment after considering all of the information and factors believed to be relevant and appropriate on whether to approve the continuation of the existing arrangement. The information, factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval are summarized below.
Information Received and Review Process
At the request of the Independent Trustees, the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”) furnished to the Board in advance of its May Meetings an independent written evaluation of the Fund’s management fee (the “CCO Fee Evaluation Report”). The Board considered the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, along with other information, in evaluating the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and in determining to approve the continuation of the Contract. The CCO, in preparing the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, has the authority to retain consultants, experts or staff as reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and can be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the Independent Trustees. At the request of the Independent Trustees, the CCO Fee Evaluation Report followed the same general approach and covered the same topics as that of the report that had previously been delivered by the CCO in his capacity as “Senior Officer” prior to the elimination of the Senior Officer position in December 2017.
In addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Board considered information specifically prepared in connection with the approval of the continuation of the Contract that was presented at the May Meetings. In this regard, in the months preceding the May Meetings, the Board requested and reviewed written responses and supporting materials prepared by the Adviser and its affiliates (collectively, “Federated Hermes”) in response to requests posed to Federated Hermes by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees encompassing a wide variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board also considered such additional matters as the Independent Trustees deemed
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reasonably necessary to evaluate the Contract, which included detailed information about the Fund and Federated Hermes furnished to the Board at its meetings throughout the year and in between regularly scheduled meetings on particular matters as the need arose.
The Board’s consideration of the Contract included review of materials and information covering the following matters, among others: the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by Federated Hermes; Federated Hermes’ business and operations; the Adviser’s investment philosophy, personnel and processes; the Fund’s investment objectives and strategies; the Fund’s short-term and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, and relative to the Fund’s particular investment program and a group of its peer funds and/or its benchmark, as appropriate); the Fund’s fees and expenses, including the advisory fee and the overall expense structure of the Fund (both in absolute terms and relative to a group of its peer funds), with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations (if any); the financial condition of Federated Hermes; the Adviser’s profitability with respect to managing the Fund; distribution and sales activity for the Fund; and the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities (if any).
The Board also considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees charged to other registered funds in evaluating the Contract. Using these judicial decisions as a guide, the Board observed that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: (1) the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser to the fund and its shareholders, including the performance of the fund, its benchmark and comparable funds; (2) the adviser’s cost of providing the services and the profitability to the adviser of providing advisory services to the fund; (3) the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger and, if such economies of scale exist, whether they have been appropriately shared with the fund and its shareholders or the family of funds; (4) any “fall-out” benefits that accrue to the adviser because of its relationship with the fund, including research services received from brokers that execute fund trades and any fees paid to affiliates of the adviser for services rendered to the fund; (5) comparative fee and expense structures, including a comparison of management fees paid to the adviser with those paid by similar funds managed by the same adviser or other advisers as well as management fees charged to institutional and other advisory clients of the same adviser for what might be viewed as like services; and (6) the extent of care, conscientiousness and independence with which the fund’s board members perform their duties and their expertise, including whether they are fully informed about all facts the board deems relevant to its consideration of the adviser’s services and fees. The Board noted that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) disclosure requirements
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regarding the basis for a fund board’s approval of the fund’s investment advisory contract generally align with the factors listed above. The Board was guided by these factors in its evaluation of the Contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below. The Board considered and weighed these factors in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated Hermes on matters relating to the oversight of the other funds advised by Federated Hermes (each, a “Federated Hermes Fund” and, collectively, the “Federated Hermes Funds”).
In addition, the Board considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders and the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew the Contract. In particular, the Board recognized that many shareholders likely have invested in the Fund based on the strength of Federated Hermes’ industry standing and reputation and with the expectation that Federated Hermes will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board observed that there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders in the marketplace, having had the opportunity to consider other investment options, have effectively selected Federated Hermes by virtue of investing in the Fund.
In determining to approve the continuation of the Contract, the members of the Board reviewed and evaluated information and factors they believed to be relevant and appropriate through the exercise of their reasonable business judgment. While individual members of the Board may have weighed certain factors differently, the Board’s determination to approve the continuation of the Contract was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Board throughout the year and specifically with respect to the continuation of the Contract. The Board recognized that its evaluation process is evolutionary and that the factors considered and emphasis placed on relevant factors may change in recognition of changing circumstances in the registered fund marketplace. The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the evaluation process by independent legal counsel. In connection with their deliberations at the May Meetings, the Independent Trustees met separately in executive session with their independent legal counsel and without management present to review the relevant materials and consider their responsibilities under applicable laws. In addition, senior management representatives of Federated Hermes also met with the Independent Trustees and their independent legal counsel to discuss the materials and presentations furnished to the Board at the May Meetings. The Board considered the approval of the Contract for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the family of Federated Hermes Funds, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis.
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Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the resources of Federated Hermes dedicated to the Fund. In this regard, the Board evaluated, among other things, the terms of the Contract and the range of services provided to the Fund by Federated Hermes. The Board considered the Adviser’s personnel, investment philosophy and process, investment research capabilities and resources, trade operations capabilities, experience and performance track record. The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and Federated Hermes’ ability and experience in attracting and retaining qualified personnel to service the Fund. The Board considered the trading operations by the Advisers, including the execution of portfolio transactions and the selection of brokers for those transactions. The Board also considered the Adviser’s ability to deliver competitive investment performance for the Fund when compared to the Fund’s Performance Peer Group (as defined below), which was deemed by the Board to be a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund’s investment program.
In addition, the Board considered the financial resources and overall reputation of Federated Hermes and its willingness to consider and make investments in personnel, infrastructure, technology, cybersecurity, business continuity planning and operational enhancements that are designed to benefit the Federated Hermes Funds. The Board noted that the significant acquisition of Hermes Fund Managers Limited by Federated Hermes has deepened Federated Hermes’ investment management expertise and capabilities and its access to analytical resources related to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors and issuer engagement on ESG matters. The Board considered Federated Hermes’ oversight of the securities lending program for the Federated Hermes Funds that engage in securities lending and noted the income earned by the Federated Hermes Funds that participate in such program. In addition, the Board considered the quality of Federated Hermes’ communications with the Board and responsiveness to Board inquiries and requests made from time to time with respect to the Federated Hermes Funds. The Board also considered that Federated Hermes is responsible for providing the Federated Hermes Funds’ officers.
The Board received and evaluated information regarding Federated Hermes’ regulatory and compliance environment. The Board considered Federated Hermes’ compliance program and compliance history and reports from the CCO about Federated Hermes’ compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including responses to regulatory developments and any compliance or other issues raised by regulatory agencies. The Board also noted Federated Hermes’ support of the Federated Hermes Funds’ compliance control structure and the compliance-related resources devoted by Federated Hermes in support of the Fund’s obligations pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the
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Investment Company Act of 1940, including Federated Hermes’ commitment to respond to rulemaking and other regulatory initiatives of the SEC. The Board considered Federated Hermes’ approach to internal audits and risk management with respect to the Federated Hermes Funds and its day-to-day oversight of the Federated Hermes Funds’ compliance with their investment objectives and policies as well as with applicable laws and regulations, noting that regulatory and other developments had over time led, and continue to lead, to an increase in the scope of Federated Hermes’ oversight in this regard, including in connection with the implementation of new rules on derivatives risk management and fair valuation.
The Board also considered the implementation of Federated Hermes’ business continuity plans. In addition, the Board noted Federated Hermes’ commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to prepare for and respond to ongoing changes due to the market, regulatory and control environments in which the Fund and its service providers operate.
The Board considered Federated Hermes’ efforts to provide shareholders in the Federated Hermes Funds with a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies. The Board considered the expenses that Federated Hermes had incurred, as well as the entrepreneurial and other risks assumed by Federated Hermes, in sponsoring and providing on-going services to new funds to expand these opportunities for shareholders. The Board noted the benefits to shareholders of being part of the family of Federated Hermes Funds, which include the general right to exchange investments between the same class of shares without the incurrence of additional sales charges.
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund.
Fund Investment Performance
The Board considered the investment performance of the Fund. In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered performance results in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks. The Board considered detailed investment reports on, and the Adviser’s analysis of, the Fund’s performance over different time periods that were provided to the Board throughout the year and in connection with the May Meetings. These reports included, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to one or more relevant categories or groups of peer funds and the Fund’s benchmark index, performance attribution information and commentary on the effect of market conditions. The Board considered that, in its evaluation of investment performance at meetings throughout the year, it focused particular attention on information indicating less favorable performance of certain
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Federated Hermes Funds for specific time periods and discussed with Federated Hermes the reasons for such performance as well as any specific actions Federated Hermes had taken, or had agreed to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions.
The Board also reviewed comparative information regarding the performance of other registered funds in the category of peer funds selected by Morningstar, Inc. (the “Morningstar”), an independent fund ranking organization (the “Performance Peer Group”). The Board noted the CCO’s view that comparisons to fund peer groups may be helpful, though not conclusive, in evaluating the performance of the Adviser in managing the Fund. The Board considered in the CCO’s view that, in evaluating such comparisons, in some cases there may be differences in the funds’ objectives or investment management techniques, or the costs to implement the funds, even within the same Performance Peer Group.
The Board considered that the Fund’s performance fell below the median of the Performance Peer Group for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2022. The Board discussed the Fund’s performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being taken by the Adviser in the context of other factors considered relevant by the Board.
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that it had continued confidence in the Adviser’s overall capabilities to manage the Fund.
Fund Expenses
The Board considered the advisory fee and overall expense structure of the Fund and the comparative fee and expense information that had been provided in connection with the May Meetings. In this regard, the Board was presented with, and considered, information regarding the contractual advisory fee rates, net advisory fee rates, total expense ratios and each element of the Fund’s total expense ratio (i.e., gross and net advisory fees, administrative fees, custody fees, portfolio accounting fees and transfer agency fees) relative to an appropriate group of peer funds compiled by Federated Hermes from the category of peer funds selected by Morningstar (the “Expense Peer Group”). The Board received a description of the methodology used to select the Expense Peer Group from the overall Morningstar category. The Board also reviewed comparative information regarding the fees and expenses of the broader group of funds in the overall Morningstar category.
While mindful that courts have cautioned against giving too much weight to comparative information concerning fees charged to funds by other advisers, the use of comparisons between the Fund and its Expense Peer Group assisted the Board in its evaluation of the Fund’s fees and expenses. The Board focused on comparisons with other registered funds with comparable investment programs more heavily than non-registered fund products or services because such comparisons are believed to be more relevant. The Board considered that other registered funds are the products most like the Fund, in that they are
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readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle, in fact, chosen and maintained by the Fund’s shareholders. The Board noted that the range of such other registered funds’ fees and expenses, therefore, appears to be a relevant indicator of what investors have found to be reasonable in the marketplace in which the Fund competes.
The Board reviewed the contractual advisory fee rate, net advisory fee rate and other expenses of the Fund and noted the position of the Fund’s fee rates relative to its Expense Peer Group. In this regard, the Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate was above the median of the Expense Peer Group, but the Board noted the applicable waivers and reimbursements, and that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive in the context of other factors considered by the Board. In 2023, the Board approved a reduction of 1 basis point in the contractual advisory fee, such reduction to be effective September 1, 2023.
The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fees charged by Federated Hermes to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Federated Hermes Funds, including non-registered fund clients (such as institutional separate accounts) and third-party unaffiliated registered funds for which the Adviser or its affiliates serve as sub-adviser. The Board noted the CCO’s conclusion that non-registered fund clients are inherently different products due to the following differences, among others: (i) different types of targeted investors; (ii) different applicable laws and regulations; (iii) different legal structures; (iv) different average account sizes and portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows and different associated costs; (v) the time spent by portfolio managers and their teams (among other personnel across various departments, including legal, compliance and risk management) in reviewing securities pricing and fund liquidity; (vi) different administrative responsibilities; (vii) different degrees of risk associated with management; and (viii) a variety of different costs. The Board also considered information regarding the differences in the nature of the services required for Federated Hermes to manage its proprietary registered fund business versus managing a discrete pool of assets as a sub-adviser to another institution’s registered fund, noting the CCO’s view that Federated Hermes generally performs significant additional services and assumes substantially greater risks in managing the Fund and other Federated Hermes Funds than in its role as sub-adviser to an unaffiliated third-party registered fund. The Board noted that the CCO did not consider the fees for providing advisory services to other types of clients to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of the Federated Hermes Funds’ advisory fees.
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the fees and total operating expenses of the Fund, in conjunction with other matters considered, are reasonable in light of the services provided.
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Profitability
The Board received and considered profitability information furnished by Federated Hermes, as requested by the CCO. Such profitability information included revenues reported on a fund-by-fund basis and estimates of the allocation of expenses made on a fund-by-fund basis, using allocation methodologies specified by the CCO and described to the Board. The Board considered the CCO’s view that, while these cost allocation reports apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in allocating costs on a fund-by-fund basis continues to cause the CCO to question the precision of the process and to conclude that such reports may be unreliable because a single change in an allocation estimate may dramatically alter the resulting estimate of cost and/or profitability of a Federated Hermes Fund and may produce unintended consequences. In addition, the Board considered the CCO’s view that the allocation methodologies used by Federated Hermes in estimating profitability for purposes of reporting to the Board in connection with the continuation of the Contract are consistent with the methodologies previously reviewed by an independent consultant. The Board noted that the independent consultant had previously conducted a review of the allocation methodologies and reported to the Board that, although there is no single best method to allocate expenses, the methodologies used by Federated Hermes are reasonable. The Board considered the CCO’s view that the estimated profitability to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable in relation to the services provided.
The Board also reviewed information compiled by Federated Hermes comparing its profitability information to other publicly held fund management companies, including information regarding profitability trends over time. The Board recognized that profitability comparisons among fund management companies are difficult because of the variation in the type of comparative information that is publicly available, and the profitability of any fund management company is affected by numerous factors. The Board considered the CCO’s conclusion that, based on such profitability information, Federated Hermes’ profit margins did not appear to be excessive. The Board also considered the CCO’s view that Federated Hermes appeared financially sound, with the resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under its contracts with the Federated Hermes Funds.
Economies of Scale
The Board received and considered information about the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger, the difficulties of determining economies of scale at an individual fund level, and the extent to which potential scale benefits are shared with shareholders. In this regard, the Board considered that Federated Hermes has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated Hermes Funds, such as: portfolio management, investment research and trading operations; shareholder services; compliance; business continuity, cybersecurity and information
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security programs; internal audit and risk management functions; and technology and use of data. The Board noted that Federated Hermes’ investments in these areas are extensive and are designed to provide enhanced services to the Federated Hermes Funds and their shareholders. The Board considered that the benefits of these investments are likely to be shared with the family of Federated Hermes Funds as a whole. In addition, the Board considered that fee waivers and expense reimbursements are another means for potential economies of scale to be shared with shareholders and can provide protection from an increase in expenses if a Federated Hermes Fund’s assets decline. The Board considered that, in order for the Federated Hermes Funds to remain competitive in the marketplace, Federated Hermes has frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses for the Federated Hermes Funds and has disclosed to shareholders and/or reported to the Board its intention to do so (or continue to do so) in the future. The Board also considered that Federated Hermes has been active in managing expenses of the Federated Hermes Funds in recent years, which has resulted in benefits being realized by shareholders.
The Board also received and considered information on adviser-paid fees (commonly referred to as “revenue sharing” payments) that was provided to the Board throughout the year and in connection with the May Meetings. The Board considered that Federated Hermes and the CCO believe that this information is relevant to considering whether Federated Hermes had an incentive to either not apply breakpoints, or to apply breakpoints at higher levels, but should not be considered when evaluating the reasonableness of advisory fees. The Board also noted the absence of any applicable regulatory or industry guidelines economies of scale, which is compounded by the lack of any uniform methodology or pattern with respect to structuring fund advisory fees with breakpoints that serve to reduce the fees as a fund attains a certain size.
Other Benefits
The Board considered information regarding the compensation and other ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits that Federated Hermes derived from its relationships with the Federated Hermes Funds. The Board noted that, in addition to receiving advisory fees under the Federated Hermes Funds’ investment advisory contracts, Federated Hermes’ affiliates also receive fees for providing other services to the Federated Hermes Funds under separate service contracts including for serving as the Federated Hermes Funds’ administrator and distributor. In this regard, the Board considered that certain of Federated Hermes’ affiliates provide distribution and shareholder services to the Federated Hermes Funds, for which they may be compensated through distribution and servicing fees paid pursuant to Rule 12b-1 plans or otherwise. The Board also received and considered information detailing the benefits, if any, that Federated Hermes may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute portfolio trades for the Federated Hermes Funds.
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Conclusions
The Board considered: (i) the CCO’s conclusion that his observations and the information accompanying the CCO Fee Evaluation Report show that the management fee for the Fund is reasonable; and (ii) the CCO’s recommendation that the Board approve the management fee. The Board noted that, under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to the continuation of, the Contract by the CCO. The CCO also recognized that the Board’s evaluation of the Federated Hermes Funds’ advisory and sub-advisory arrangements is a continuing and ongoing process that is informed by the information that the Board requests and receives from management throughout the course of the year and, in this regard, the CCO noted certain items for future reporting to the Board or further consideration by management as the Board continues its ongoing oversight of the Federated Hermes Funds.
On the basis of the information and factors summarized above, among other information and factors deemed relevant by the Board, and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of the Contract. The Board based its determination to approve the Contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view of past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily deemed to be relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
Annual Evaluation of Adequacy and Effectiveness
In accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Duration Municipal Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Municipal Fund (the “Fund” and, collectively with the other non-money market open-end funds advised by Federated Hermes, the “Federated Hermes Funds”). The Program seeks to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. “Liquidity risk” is defined under the Liquidity Rule as the risk that the Fund is unable to meet redemption requests without significantly diluting remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) has approved the designation of each Federated Hermes Fund’s investment adviser as the administrator for the Program (the “Administrator”) with respect to that Fund. The Administrator, in turn, has delegated day-to-day responsibility for the administration of the Program to multiple Liquidity Risk Management Committees, which are comprised of representatives from certain divisions within Federated Hermes.
The Program is comprised of various components designed to support the assessment and/or management of liquidity risk, including: (1) the periodic assessment (no less frequently than annually) of certain factors that influence the Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) the periodic classification (no less frequently than monthly) of the Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity categories that reflect an estimate of their liquidity under current market conditions; (3) a 15% limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule); (4) to the extent a Fund does not invest primarily in “highly liquid investments” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule), the determination of a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets that generally will be invested in highly liquid investments (an “HLIM”); (5) if a Fund has established an HLIM, the periodic review (no less frequently than annually) of the HLIM and the adoption of policies and procedures for responding to a shortfall of the Fund’s highly liquid investments below its HLIM; and (6) periodic reporting to the Board.
At its meetings in May 2023, the Board received and reviewed a written report (the “Report”) from the Federated Hermes Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Risk Officer, on behalf of the Administrator, concerning the operation of the Program for the period from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023 (the “Period”). The Report addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation, including, where applicable, the operation of any HLIM established for a Federated Hermes Fund. There were no material changes to the Program during the Period. The Report summarized the operation of the Program and
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the information and factors considered by the Administrator in assessing whether the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented with respect to the Federated Hermes Funds. Such information and factors included, among other things:
■ confirmation that it was not necessary for the Fund to utilize, and the Fund did not utilize, any alternative funding sources that were available to the Federated Hermes Funds during the Period, such as the Federated Hermes Funds’ interfund lending facility, redemptions in-kind, reverse repurchase agreement transactions, redemptions delayed beyond the normal T+1 settlement but within seven days of the redemption request, and committed lines of credit;
■ the periodic classifications of the Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity categories and the methodologies and inputs used to classify the investments, including the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trade size;
■ the analysis received from a third-party liquidity assessment vendor that is taken into account in the process of determining the liquidity classifications of the Fund’s investments, and the results of the Administrator’s evaluation of the services performed by the vendor in support of this process, including the Administrator’s view that the methodologies utilized by the vendor continue to be appropriate;
■ the fact that the Fund invested primarily in highly liquid investments during the Period and, therefore, was not required to establish, and has not established, an HLIM and the operation of the procedures for monitoring the status of the Fund as investing primarily in highly liquid investments;
■ the fact that the Fund invested no more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments during the Period, and the operation of the procedures for monitoring this limit;
■ the fact that there were no liquidity events during the Period that materially affected the Fund’s liquidity risk;
■ the impact on liquidity and management of liquidity risk, if any, caused by extended non-U.S. market closures and confirmation that there were no issues for any of the affected Federated Hermes Funds in meeting shareholder redemptions at any time during these temporary non-U.S. market closures.
Based on this review, the Administrator concluded that the Program is operating effectively to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, and that the Program has been and continues to be adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and, as applicable, respond to the Fund’s liquidity developments.
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Voting Proxies on Fund Portfolio Securities
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies, if any, relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400, Option #4. A report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available via the Proxy Voting Record (Form N-PX) link associated with the Fund and share class name at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation. Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Each fiscal quarter, the Fund will file with the SEC a complete schedule of its monthly portfolio holdings on “Form N-PORT.” The Fund’s holdings as of the end of the third month of every fiscal quarter, as reported on Form N-PORT, will be publicly available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov within 60 days of the end of the fiscal quarter upon filing. You may also access this information via the link to the Fund and share class name at FederatedHermes.com/us.
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Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This Report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY 
In an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplicate mailings, the Fund(s) intend to deliver a single copy of certain documents to each household in which more than one shareholder of the Fund(s) resides (so-called “householding”), as permitted by applicable rules. The Fund’s “householding” program covers its/their Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and supplements to each, as well as Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports and any Proxies or information statements. Shareholders must give their written consent to participate in the “householding” program. The Fund is also permitted to treat a shareholder as having given consent (“implied consent”) if (i) shareholders with the same last name, or believed to be members of the same family, reside at the same street address or receive mail at the same post office box, (ii) the Fund gives notice of its intent to “household” at least sixty (60) days before it begins “householding” and (iii) none of the shareholders in the household have notified the Fund(s) or their agent of the desire to “opt out” of “householding.” Shareholders who have granted written consent, or have been deemed to have granted implied consent, can revoke that consent and opt out of “householding” at any time: shareholders who purchased shares through an intermediary should contact their representative; other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option #4.
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Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Municipal Fund
Federated Hermes Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedHermes.com/us
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
CUSIP 313907305
CUSIP 313907107
CUSIP 313907206
38014 (2/24)
© 2024 Federated Hermes, Inc.

  Item 2. Code of Ethics

 

Not Applicable

  Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

Not Applicable

  Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Not Applicable

 

  Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not Applicable

 

  Item 6. Schedule of Investments

 

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b) Not Applicable; Fund had no divestments during the reporting period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

  Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not Applicable

 

  Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not Applicable

 

  Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Not Applicable

 

  Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

No Changes to Report

 

  Item 11. Controls and Procedures

 

(a) The registrant’s President and Treasurer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-(2) under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

  Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not Applicable

 

 

  Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation

 

  (a) Not Applicable
  (b) Not Applicable

 

 

  Item 13. Exhibits

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics- Not Applicable to this Report.

 

(a)(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

 

(a)(3) Not Applicable.

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Duration Municipal Trust

 

By /S/ Lori A. Hensler

 

Lori A. Hensler

Principal Financial Officer

 

Date February 23, 2024

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By /S/ John B. Fisher

 

John B. Fisher

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date February 23, 2024

 

 

By /S/ Lori A. Hensler

 

Lori A. Hensler

Principal Financial Officer

 

Date February 23, 2024