NPORT-EX 2 poi_fhshorttermgovtfund.htm POI - FEDERATED HERMES SHORT-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND
Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 1-3 Years
Portfolio of Investments
May 31, 2020 (unaudited)
Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    U.S. TREASURIES—42.4%  
$5,000,000   0.500%, 3/15/2023 $5,043,209
5,000,000   1.375%, 1/31/2022 5,099,418
11,000,000 1 1.375%, 2/15/2023 11,352,730
5,000,000   1.500%, 1/15/2023 5,171,536
8,000,000   1.500%, 3/31/2023 8,295,848
5,000,000   1.625%, 12/31/2021 5,113,648
4,000,000   1.625%, 12/15/2022 4,146,068
5,000,000   1.750%, 2/28/2022 5,136,497
5,000,000   1.750%, 6/15/2022 5,160,627
5,000,000   1.875%, 1/31/2022 5,140,558
5,000,000   1.875%, 9/30/2022 5,196,149
5,000,000   2.000%, 11/15/2021 5,132,636
6,000,000   2.250%, 4/15/2022 6,231,784
3,000,000   2.875%, 11/15/2021 3,117,195
    TOTAL U.S. TREASURIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $77,121,251)
79,337,903
    GOVERNMENT AGENCIES—42.6%  
    Federal Farm Credit System—3.7%  
2,000,000   0.875%, 4/8/2024 2,005,460
5,000,000   1.840%, 9/9/2022 5,013,676
    TOTAL 7,019,136
    Federal Home Loan Bank System—19.7%  
5,000,000   0.600%, 7/27/2022 5,000,496
5,000,000   1.375%, 2/17/2023 5,147,972
6,000,000   1.700%, 1/24/2024 6,120,084
3,000,000   1.800%, 11/4/2022 3,018,788
5,000,000   2.125%, 6/10/2022 5,189,676
6,780,000   2.250%, 12/8/2023 7,229,723
5,000,000   3.000%, 10/12/2021 5,191,938
    TOTAL 36,898,677
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—8.9%  
5,000,000   0.375%, 4/20/2023 5,011,737
5,000,000   0.375%, 5/5/2023 5,008,505
2,000,000   1.200%, 4/6/2022 2,002,022
4,625,000   2.400%, 6/10/2022 4,627,594
    TOTAL 16,649,858
    Federal National Mortgage Association—10.3%  
2,000,000   0.250%, 5/22/2023 1,995,105
3,000,000   0.450%, 6/1/2023 2,998,808
5,000,000   2.375%, 1/19/2023 5,283,395
5,000,000   2.625%, 1/11/2022 5,194,751
3,750,000   2.750%, 6/22/2021 3,850,152
    TOTAL 19,322,211
    TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $79,017,446)
79,889,882
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
  2 COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS—14.2%  
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—5.3%  
$2,677,986   REMIC, Series 4057, Class FN, 0.533% (1-month USLIBOR +0.350%), 12/15/2041 $2,664,119
3,066,122   REMIC, Series 4856, Class FD, 0.483% (1-month USLIBOR +0.300%), 8/15/2040 3,054,933
4,157,053   REMIC, Series 4875, Class F, 0.633% (1-month USLIBOR +0.450%), 4/15/2049 4,162,715
    TOTAL 9,881,767
    Federal National Mortgage Association—8.9%  
3,285,459   REMIC, Series 2010-35, Class FG, 0.768% (1-month USLIBOR +0.600%), 4/25/2040 3,306,794
3,069,650   REMIC, Series 2012-103, Class NF, 0.568% (1-month USLIBOR +0.400%), 9/25/2042 3,067,906
3,400,758   REMIC, Series 2016-103, Class LF, 0.668% (1-month USLIBOR +0.500%), 1/25/2047 3,400,085
4,479,202   REMIC, Series 2016-8, Class FA, 0.618% (1-month USLIBOR +0.450%), 3/25/2046 4,464,327
1,344,949   REMIC, Series 2018-4, Class FM, 0.468% (1-month USLIBOR +0.300%), 2/25/2048 1,340,092
1,168,023   REMIC, Series 2018-64, Class FE, 0.468% (1-month USLIBOR +0.300%), 9/25/2048 1,162,011
    TOTAL 16,741,215
    TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(IDENTIFIED COST $26,601,224)
26,622,982
    INVESTMENT COMPANY—2.0%  
3,750,463   Federated Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares, 0.13%3
(IDENTIFIED COST $3,750,463)
3,750,463
    TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—101.2%
(IDENTIFIED COST $186,490,384)
189,601,230
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(1.2)%4 (2,160,301)
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $187,440,929
At May 31, 2020, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contracts:
Description Number of
Contracts
Notional
Value
Expiration
Date
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Long Futures:
5United States Treasury Note 2-Year Long Futures 135 $29,813,906 September 2020 $9,137  
The average notional value of long futures contracts held by the Fund throughout the period was $20,074,941. This is based on the contracts held as of each month-end throughout the three-month fiscal period.
Net Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts is included in “Other Assets and Liabilities—Net.”
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Affiliated fund holdings are investment companies which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. Transactions with affiliated fund holdings during the period ended May 31, 2020, were as follows:
  Federated Government
Obligations Fund,
Premier Shares
Balance of Shares Held 2/29/2020 2,027,215
Purchases/Additions 56,114,234
Sales/Reductions (54,390,986)
Balance of Shares Held 5/31/2020 3,750,463
Value $3,750,463
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation N/A
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) N/A
Dividend Income $4,520
1 Pledged as collateral to ensure the Fund is able to satisfy the obligations of its outstanding long futures contracts.
2 Floating/variable note with current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown.
3 7-day net yield.
4 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.
5 Non-income-producing security.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at May 31, 2020.
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 the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered, such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share, and the actual value obtained could be materially different.
Fair Valuation Procedures
The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”), and certain of the Adviser’s affiliated companies to assist in determining fair value and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Trustees have also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services’ policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services, and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees periodically review and approve the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.
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Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
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.
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of May 31, 2020, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs        
  Level 1—
Quoted
Prices
Level 2—
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Debt Securities:        
U.S. Treasuries $$79,337,903 $79,337,903
Government Agencies 79,889,882 79,889,882
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 26,622,982 26,622,982
Investment Company 3,750,463 3,750,463
TOTAL SECURITIES $3,750,463 $185,850,767 $— $189,601,230
Other Financial Instruments1        
Assets $9,137 $$— $9,137
Liabilities
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS $9,137 $$— $9,137
1 Other financial instruments are futures contracts.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
LIBOR —London Interbank Offered Rate
REMIC —Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
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