Federated Investors, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables (unaudited)

At August 31, 2013, the Fund's portfolio composition¹ was as follows:

Type of Investments	Percentage of Total Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Securities	54.9%
U.S. Government Agency Securities	42.6%
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Security	1.2%
Derivative Contracts²	(0.1)%
Securities Lending Collateral³	1.3%
Cash Equivalents⁴	9.2%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net⁵	(9.1)%
TOTAL	100.0%

At August 31, 2013, the Fund's effective maturity⁶ schedule was as follows:

Securities With an Effective Maturity of:	Percentage of Total Net Assets
Less than 1 Year	0.0%
1-3 Years	76.3%
Greater than 3 Years	22.4%
Derivative Contracts²	(0.1)%
Securities Lending Collateral³	1.3%
Cash Equivalents⁴	9.2%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net⁵	(9.1)%
TOTAL	100.0%

1	See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities and derivative contracts in which the Fund invests.
2	Based upon net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value of the derivative contracts as applicable. Derivative contracts may consist of futures, forwards, options and swaps. The impact of a derivative contract on the Fund's performance may be larger than its unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value may indicate. In many cases, the notional value or amount of a derivative contract may provide a better indication of the contract's significance to the portfolio. More complete information regarding the Fund's direct investments in derivative contracts, including unrealized appreciation (depreciation), value and notional values or amounts of such contracts, can be found in the table at the end of the Portfolio of Investments included in this Report.
3	Represents cash collateral received from portfolio securities on loan which is invested in short-term investments such as repurchase agreements or money market mutual funds.
4	Cash Equivalents include any investment in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements, other than those representing securities lending collateral.
5	Assets, other than investments in securities and derivative contracts, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
6	For callable investments, “effective maturity” is the unexpired period until the earliest date the investment is subject to prepayment or repurchase by the issuer (and market conditions indicate that the issuer will prepay or repurchase the investment). For all other investments, “effective maturity” is the unexpired period until the final maturity.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Portfolio of Investments

August 31, 2013 (unaudited)

Principal Amount			Value
		U.S. TREASURY—54.9%
$23,000,000		0.375%, 8/31/2015	$22,987,421
12,000,000	¹	0.250%, 4/15/2016	11,876,621
24,000,000		1.750%, 5/31/2016	24,678,914
57,000,000		1.500%, 6/30/2016	58,207,254
30,000,000		1.500%, 7/31/2016	30,622,809
25,000,000		0.625%, 8/15/2016	24,888,673
8,000,000		1.375%, 6/30/2018	7,921,641
8,000,000		1.500%, 8/31/2018	7,949,687
15,000,000	²	2.000%, 7/31/2020	14,783,789
9,000,000		3.625%, 8/15/2043	8,863,594
		TOTAL U.S. TREASURY (IDENTIFIED COST $213,177,998)	212,780,403
		GOVERNMENT AGENCIES—42.6%
		Federal Home Loan Bank System—4.8%
19,000,000		0.375%, 6/24/2016	18,790,878
		Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—5.1%
20,000,000		0.500%, 5/13/2016	19,848,656
		Federal National Mortgage Association—32.7%
30,000,000		0.375%, 7/5/2016	29,574,276
55,000,000		0.625%, 8/26/2016	54,498,708
23,000,000		0.875%, 5/21/2018	22,063,178
20,500,000		1.875%, 9/18/2018	20,464,232
		TOTAL	126,600,394
		TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (IDENTIFIED COST $165,652,632)	165,239,928
		MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITY—1.2%
		Federal National Mortgage Association—1.2%
4,515,315		3.000%, 6/1/2028 (IDENTIFIED COST $4,735,437)	4,615,498
		Repurchase Agreements—10.5%
35,677,000		Interest in $3,015,000,000 joint repurchase agreement 0.06%, dated 8/30/2013 under which Bank of America, N.A. will repurchase securities provided as collateral for $3,015,020,100 on 9/3/2013. The securities provided as collateral at the end of the period held with The Bank of New York Mellon, tri-party agent, were U.S. Government Agency securities with various maturities to 7/1/2042 and the market value of those underlying securities was $3,075,320,502.	35,677,000

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Principal Amount		Value
	Repurchase Agreements—continued
$5,118,000	Interest in $3,015,000,000 joint repurchase agreement 0.06%, dated 8/30/2013 under which Bank of America, N.A. will repurchase securities provided as collateral for $3,015,020,100 on 9/3/2013. The securities provided as collateral at the end of the period held with The Bank of New York Mellon, tri-party agent, were U.S. Government Agency securities with various maturities to 7/1/2042 and the market value of those underlying securities was $3,075,320,502 (purchased with proceeds from securities lending collateral).	$5,118,000
	TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (AT COST)	40,795,000
	TOTAL INVESTMENTS—109.2% (IDENTIFIED COST $424,361,067)³	423,430,829
	OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(9.2)%⁴	(35,750,878)
	TOTAL NET ASSETS—100%	$387,679,951

At August 31, 2013, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contracts:

Description	Number of Contracts	Notional Value	Expiration Date	Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)
⁵United States Treasury Bond 30-Year Long Futures	137	$18,071,156	December 2013	$157,246
⁵United States Treasury Note 2-Year Long Futures	315	$69,221,250	December 2013	$18,979
⁵United States Treasury Note 10-Year Short Futures	1,367	$169,892,469	December 2013	$(534,197)
NET UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON FUTURES CONTRACTS				$(357,972)

Net Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts is included in “Other Assets and Liabilities—Net.”

1	Pledged as collateral to ensure the Fund is able to satisfy the obligations of its outstanding long and short futures contracts.
2	All or a portion of this security is temporarily on loan to unaffiliated broker/dealers.
3	Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
4	Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
5	Non-income-producing security.

Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at August 31, 2013.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

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, including investment companies with daily net asset values, if applicable.

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 August 31, 2013, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:

Valuation Inputs
	Level 1— Quoted Prices and Investments in Investment Companies	Level 2— Other Significant Observable Inputs	Level 3— Significant Unobservable Inputs	Total
Debt Securities:
U.S. Treasury	$—	$212,780,403	$—	$212,780,403
Government Agencies	—	165,239,928	—	165,239,928
Mortgage-Backed Security	—	4,615,498	—	4,615,498
Repurchase Agreements	—	40,795,000	—	40,795,000
TOTAL SECURITIES	$—	$423,430,829	$—	$423,430,829
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS*	$(357,972)	$—	$—	$(357,972)

* Other financial instruments include futures contracts.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Financial Highlights–Institutional Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 8/31/2013	Year Ended February 28 or 29,
	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 8/31/2013	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$10.68	$10.87	$10.91	$10.88	$10.85	$10.80
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.03	0.06	0.08	0.12¹	0.19	0.34
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts	(0.11)	(0.10)	0.10	0.04	0.03	0.05
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	(0.08)	(0.04)	0.18	0.16	0.22	0.39
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.03)	(0.05)	(0.09)	(0.12)	(0.19)	(0.34)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments and futures contracts	—	(0.10)	(0.13)	(0.01)	—	—
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS	(0.03)	(0.15)	(0.22)	(0.13)	(0.19)	(0.34)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$10.57	$10.68	$10.87	$10.91	$10.88	$10.85
Total Return²	(0.77)%	(0.35)%	1.59%	1.43%	2.03%	3.71%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses	0.47%³	0.47%	0.46%	0.46%	0.44%	0.40%
Net investment income	0.49%³	0.54%	0.75%	1.10%	1.72%	3.13%
Expense waiver/reimbursement⁴	0.17%³	0.17%	0.16%	0.16%	0.17%	0.29%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$143,167	$180,931	$260,966	$262,311	$346,571	$333,961
Portfolio turnover	181%	143%	171%	130%	259%	163%

1	Per share number has 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	Computed on an annualized basis.
4	This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Financial Highlights–Service Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 8/31/2013	Year Ended February 28 or 29,
	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 8/31/2013	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$10.67	$10.87	$10.91	$10.88	$10.85	$10.80
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.01	0.02	0.04	0.08¹	0.14	0.30
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts	(0.11)	(0.09)	0.10	0.04	0.04	0.05
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	(0.10)	(0.07)	0.14	0.12	0.18	0.35
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.01)	(0.03)	(0.05)	(0.08)	(0.15)	(0.30)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments and futures contracts	—	(0.10)	(0.13)	(0.01)	—	—
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS	(0.01)	(0.13)	(0.18)	(0.09)	(0.15)	(0.30)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$10.56	$10.67	$10.87	$10.91	$10.88	$10.85
Total Return²	(0.94)%	(0.72)%	1.26%	1.09%	1.66%	3.30%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses	0.80%³	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%	0.79%
Net investment income	0.15%³	0.24%	0.40%	0.75%	1.22%	2.87%
Expense waiver/reimbursement⁴	0.17%³	0.17%	0.16%	0.15%	0.16%	0.25%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$34,406	$82,329	$22,418	$15,714	$38,798	$19,588
Portfolio turnover	181%	143%	171%	130%	259%	163%

1	Per share number has 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	Computed on an annualized basis.
4	This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Financial Highlights–Class Y Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 8/31/2013	Year Ended February 28 or 29,
	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 8/31/2013	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$10.68	$10.87	$10.91	$10.88	$10.85	$10.80
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.04	0.08	0.10	0.14¹	0.20	0.35
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts	(0.11)	(0.10)	0.09	0.04	0.03	0.05
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	(0.07)	(0.02)	0.19	0.18	0.23	0.40
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.04)	(0.07)	(0.10)	(0.14)	(0.20)	(0.35)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments and futures contracts	—	(0.10)	(0.13)	(0.01)	—	—
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS	(0.04)	(0.17)	(0.23)	(0.15)	(0.20)	(0.35)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$10.57	$10.68	$10.87	$10.91	$10.88	$10.85
Total Return²	(0.69)%	(0.19)%	1.75%	1.59%	2.17%	3.80%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses	0.30%³	0.30%	0.30%	0.30%	0.30%	0.30%
Net investment income	0.65%³	0.71%	0.95%	1.26%	1.83%	3.25%
Expense waiver/reimbursement⁴	0.17%³	0.17%	0.15%	0.15%	0.16%	0.24%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$210,106	$178,919	$181,457	$249,548	$238,365	$257,807
Portfolio turnover	181%	143%	171%	130%	259%	163%

1	Per share number has 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	Computed on an annualized basis.
4	This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

August 31, 2013 (unaudited)

Assets:
Investment in repurchase agreements	$40,795,000
Investment in securities	382,635,829
Total investment in securities, at value including $4,927,930 of securities loaned (identified cost $424,361,067)		$423,430,829
Cash		970
Income receivable		513,921
Receivable for shares sold		64,388
Receivable for daily variation margin		182,734
TOTAL ASSETS		424,192,842
Liabilities:
Payable for investments purchased	30,949,784
Payable for shares redeemed	325,369
Payable for collateral due to broker for securities lending	5,118,000
Income distribution payable	16,432
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5)	611
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5)	9,147
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5)	28,233
Accrued expenses (Note 5)	65,315
TOTAL LIABILITIES		36,512,891
Net assets for 36,685,387 shares outstanding		$387,679,951
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in capital		$394,223,274
Net unrealized depreciation of investments and futures contracts		(1,288,210)
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and futures contracts		(5,261,535)
Undistributed net investment income		6,422
TOTAL NET ASSETS		$387,679,951
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share
Institutional Shares:
143,167,489 ÷ 13,546,323 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized		$10.57
Service Shares:
$34,406,000 ÷ 3,257,737 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized		$10.56
Class Y Shares:
$210,106,462 ÷ 19,881,327 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized		$10.57

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Statement of Operations

Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 (unaudited)

Investment Income:
Interest (including income on securities loaned of $11,416)			$1,991,552
Expenses:
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)		$624,361
Administrative fee (Note 5)		162,399
Custodian fees		11,897
Transfer agent fee		66,469
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5)		4,132
Auditing fees		12,830
Legal fees		3,715
Portfolio accounting fees		56,384
Distribution services fee (Note 5)		82,028
Shareholder services fee (Note 5)		205,650
Account administration fee (Note 2)		4,938
Share registration costs		19,063
Printing and postage		14,233
Insurance premiums (Note 5)		2,385
Miscellaneous (Note 5)		10,384
TOTAL EXPENSES		1,280,868
Waiver and Reimbursement (Note 5):
Waiver of investment adviser fee	$(353,692)
Reimbursement of shareholder services fee	(813)
TOTAL WAIVER AND REIMBURSEMENT		(354,505)
Net expenses			926,363
Net investment income			1,065,189
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts:
Net realized loss on investments			(5,927,639)
Net realized gain on futures contracts			3,164,306
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments			(1,733,909)
Net change in unrealized depreciation of futures contracts			333,063
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and futures contracts			(4,164,179)
Change in net assets resulting from operations			$(3,098,990)

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 8/31/2013	Year Ended 2/28/2013
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net investment income	$1,065,189	$2,604,207
Net realized loss on investments and futures contracts	(2,763,333)	(1,103,144)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and futures contracts	(1,400,846)	(2,920,565)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS	(3,098,990)	(1,419,502)
Distributions to Shareholders:
Distributions from net investment income
Institutional Shares	(419,841)	(1,162,706)
Service Shares	(62,675)	(128,018)
Class Y Shares	(658,513)	(1,186,121)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments and futures contracts
Institutional Shares	—	(2,204,718)
Service Shares	—	(225,830)
Class Y Shares	—	(1,599,798)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS	(1,141,029)	(6,507,191)
Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares	86,245,933	140,630,357
Proceeds from shares issued in connection with the tax-free transfer of assets from Short Term Government Income Fund	—	71,222,237
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared	1,020,239	5,746,961
Cost of shares redeemed	(137,525,029)	(232,334,862)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS	(50,258,857)	(14,735,307)
Change in net assets	(54,498,876)	(22,662,000)
Net Assets:
Beginning of period	442,178,827	464,840,827
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $6,422 and $82,262, respectively)	$387,679,951	$442,178,827

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2013 (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 1-3 Years (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund offers three classes of shares: Institutional Shares, Service Shares and Class Y 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 current income.

On September 21, 2012, the Fund acquired all of the net assets of Performance Funds Trust - Short Term Government Income Fund (Short Term Government Income Fund), an open-end investment company in a tax-free reorganization in exchange for shares of the Fund, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Short Term Government Income Fund's shareholders on September 19, 2012. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two portfolios with comparable investment objectives and strategies. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from Short Term Government Income Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund's realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

Assuming the acquisition had been completed on March 1, 2012, the beginning of the annual reporting period of the Fund, the Fund's pro forma results of operations for the year ended February 28, 2013, were as follows:

Net investment income*	$2,807,786
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and futures contracts	$(4,210,872)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations	$(1,403,086)

*	Net investment income includes $26,998 of pro forma additional expenses.

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amount of earnings of Short Term Government Income Fund that has been included in the Fund's Statement of Changes as of February 28, 2013.

For every one share of Short Term Government Income Fund's Institutional Shares exchanged, a shareholder received 0.920 shares of the Fund's Service Shares.

For every one share of Short Term Government Income Fund's Class A Shares exchanged, a shareholder received 0.920 shares of the Fund's Service Shares.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

The Fund received net assets from Short Term Government Income Fund as the result of the tax-free reorganization as follows:

Shares of the Fund Issued	Short Term Government Income Fund Net Assets Received	Unrealized Appreciation¹	Net Assets of the Fund Immediately Prior to Combination	Net Assets of the Fund Immediately After Combination
6,643,888	$71,222,237	$134,189	$419,001,301	$490,223,538

1	Unrealized Appreciation is included in the Short Term Government Income Fund Net Assets Received amount shown above.

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 acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
■	Fixed-income securities and repurchase agreements acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their amortized cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), unless the issuer's creditworthiness is impaired or other factors indicate that amortized cost is not an accurate estimate of the investment's fair value, in which case it would be valued in the same manner as a longer-term security.
■	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.
■	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 purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer, 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 and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.

If the Fund cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Fund may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, or 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, 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 purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund's NAV.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Fair Valuation Procedures

The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated Investment Management Company (“Adviser”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies to determine fair value of securities 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 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.

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 U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for other types of fixed-income securities and 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.

Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements for short-term liquidity purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to require the other party to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund's custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercises “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.

The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund's Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.

Repurchase agreements are subject to Master Netting Agreements (MNA) which are agreements between the Fund and its counterparties that provides for the net settlement of all transactions and collateral with the Fund, through a single payment, in the event of default or termination. Amounts presented on the Portfolio of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not net settlement amounts but gross. As indicated above, the cash or securities to be repurchased, as shown on the Portfolio of Investments, exceeds the repurchase price to be paid under the agreement reducing the net settlement amount to zero.

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. Positive or negative inflation adjustments on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are included in interest income. Distributions of net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. 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 Institutional Shares and Service Shares may bear distribution services fees, shareholder services fees and account administration fees unique to those classes. For the six months ended August 31, 2013, account administration fees for the Fund were as follows:

	Account Administration Fees Incurred
Institutional Shares	$922
Service Shares	4,016
TOTAL	$4,938

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.

Premium and Discount Amortization

All premiums and discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized/accreted using the effective-interest-rate method.

Federal Taxes

It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (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 August 31, 2013, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of August 31, 2013, tax years 2010 through 2013 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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.

Futures Contracts

The Fund purchases and sells financial futures contracts to manage duration and yield curve risk. Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account a specified amount of cash or U.S. government securities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. Daily, 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 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 are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Futures contracts outstanding at period end are listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.

The average notional value of long and short futures contracts held by the Fund throughout the period was $117,615,355 and $106,767,848, respectively. This is based on amounts held as of each month-end throughout the six-month fiscal period.

Additional Disclosure Related to Derivative Instruments

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	Asset
	Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location	Fair Value
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815
Interest rate contracts	Receivable for daily variation margin	$(357,972)*

*	Includes cumulative depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the footnotes to the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day's variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended August 31, 2013

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
	Futures
Interest rate contracts	$3,164,306

Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
	Futures
Interest rate contracts	$333,063

Securities Lending

The Fund participates in a securities lending program providing for the lending of government securities to qualified brokers. The Fund normally receives cash collateral for securities loaned that is invested in short-term securities including repurchase agreements. Collateral is maintained at a minimum level of 100% of the market value of investments loaned, plus interest, if applicable. Earnings on collateral are allocated between the borrower of the security, the securities lending agent, as a fee for its services under the program and the Fund, according to agreed-upon rates.

Securities lending transactions are subject to MNA. Amounts presented on the Portfolio of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not net settlement amounts but gross. As indicated below, the cash collateral received by the Fund exceeds the market value of the securities loaned reducing the net settlement amount to zero. The chart below identifies the amount of collateral received as well as the market value of securities on loan. Additionally, the securities lending agreement executed by the Fund includes an indemnification clause. This clause stipulates that the borrower will reimburse the Fund for any losses as a result of any failure of the borrower to return equivalent securities to the Fund.

As of August 31, 2013, securities subject to this type of arrangement and related collateral were as follows:

Market Value of Securities Loaned	Market Value of Collateral
$4,927,930	$5,118,000

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 from those estimated.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

The following tables summarize share activity:

	Six Months Ended 8/31/2013		Year Ended 2/28/2013
Institutional Shares:	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	1,109,083	$11,774,499	5,483,122	$58,809,091
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared	35,532	377,463	273,489	2,932,863
Shares redeemed	(4,540,313)	(48,305,105)	(12,832,234)	(137,628,194)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS	(3,395,698)	$(36,153,143)	(7,075,623)	$(75,886,240)

	Six Months Ended 8/31/2013		Year Ended 2/28/2013
Service Shares:	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	804,817	$8,525,984	897,338	$9,653,531
Shares issued in connection with the tax-free transfer of assets from Short Term Government Income Fund	—	—	6,643,888	71,222,237
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared	5,173	54,939	29,695	318,018
Shares redeemed	(5,266,627)	(55,888,108)	(1,919,841)	(20,542,597)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SERVICE SHARE TRANSACTIONS	(4,456,637)	$(47,307,185)	5,651,080	$60,651,189

	Six Months Ended 8/31/2013		Year Ended 2/28/2013
Class Y Shares:	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	6,206,838	$65,945,450	6,724,587	$72,167,735
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared	55,365	587,837	232,764	2,496,080
Shares redeemed	(3,135,402)	(33,331,816)	(6,902,946)	(74,164,071)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS Y SHARE TRANSACTIONS	3,126,801	$33,201,471	54,405	$499,744
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS	(4,725,534)	$(50,258,857)	(1,370,138)	$(14,735,307)

4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

At August 31, 2013, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $424,361,067. The net unrealized depreciation of investments for federal tax purposes excluding any unrealized depreciation resulting from futures contracts was $930,238. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $78,134 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $1,008,372.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

At February 28, 2013, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $3,079,240 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, a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010, is characterized as short-term and may be carried forward for a maximum of eight tax years (“Carryforward Limit”), whereas a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, retains its character as either short-term or long-term, does not expire and is required to be utilized prior to the losses which have a Carryforward Limit.

The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards and expiration years:

Expiration Year	Short-Term	Long-Term	Total
No Expiration	$1,814,975	$125,827	$1,940,802
2014	$874,286	NA	$874,286
2015	$264,152	NA	$264,152

As a result of the tax-free transfer of assets from Short Term Government Income Fund, the use of certain capital loss carryforwards listed above may be limited.

5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Adviser Fee

The advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser provides for an annual fee equal to 0.30% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended August 31, 2013, the Adviser voluntarily waived $353,692 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 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, plus certain out-of-pocket expenses:

Administrative Fee	Average Daily Net Assets of the Investment Complex
0.150%	on the first $5 billion
0.125%	on the next $5 billion
0.100%	on the next $10 billion
0.075%	on assets in excess of $20 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 August 31, 2013, the fee paid to FAS was 0.078% of average daily net assets of the Fund.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

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 Service Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses at 0.25% of average daily net assets, annually, to compensate FSC. 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 August 31, 2013, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:

	Distribution Services Fees Incurred
Service Shares	$82,028

When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares. For the six months ended August 31, 2013, FSC retained the entire distribution services fee paid by the Fund.

Shareholder Services Fee

The Fund may pay fees (“Service Fees”) up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's 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 Service Fees. For the six months ended August 31, 2013, Service Fees for the Fund were as follows:

	Service Fees Incurred	Service Fees Reimbursed
Institutional Shares	$127,639	$813
Service Shares	78,011	—
TOTAL	$205,650	$813

For the six months ended August 31, 2013, FSSC received $1,206 of fees paid by the Fund.

Expense Limitation

The Adviser and certain of its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) have voluntarily agreed to waive their respective fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights) paid by the Fund's Institutional Shares, Service Shares and Class Y Shares (after the voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements) will not exceed 0.47%, 0.80% and 0.30% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) May 1, 2014; 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.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

General

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, 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 Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund.

6. LINE OF CREDIT

The Fund participates in a $100,000,000 unsecured, uncommitted revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement with PNC Bank. The LOC was made available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate offered to the Fund by PNC Bank at the time of the borrowing. As of August 31, 2013, there were no outstanding loans. During the six months ended August 31, 2013, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.

7. 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 Investors, 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 August 31, 2013, there were no outstanding loans. During the six months ended August 31, 2013, the program was not utilized.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services 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 March 1, 2013 to August 31, 2013.

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.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. 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.

	Beginning Account Value 3/1/2013	Ending Account Value 8/31/2013	Expenses Paid During Period¹
Actual:
Institutional Shares	$1,000	$992.30	$2.36
Service Shares	$1,000	$990.60	$4.01
Class Y Shares	$1,000	$993.10	$1.51
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses):
Institutional Shares	$1,000	$1,022.84	$2.40
Service Shares	$1,000	$1,021.17	$4.08
Class Y Shares	$1,000	$1,023.69	$1.53

1	Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The annualized net expense ratios are as follows:

Institutional Shares	0.47%
Service Shares	0.80%
Class Y Shares	0.30%

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

Evaluation and Approval of Advisory Contract–May 2013

Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 1-3 Years (the “Fund”)

Following a review and recommendation of approval by the Fund's independent trustees, the Fund's Board reviewed and approved at its May 2013 meetings the Fund's investment advisory contract for an additional one-year term. The Board's decision regarding the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements.

In this connection, the Federated Funds' Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties include specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a Federated fund. The Senior Officer has the authority to retain consultants, experts, or staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and may be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the independent members of the Board. The Senior Officer prepared and furnished to the Board an independent, written evaluation that covered topics discussed below (the “Evaluation”). The Board considered that Evaluation, along with other information, in deciding to approve the advisory contract.

The Board is also familiar with and considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees, which have indicated that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to a fund and its shareholders, including the performance and expenses of the fund and of comparable funds; the Adviser's cost of providing the services, including the profitability to the Adviser of providing advisory services to a fund; the extent to which the Adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger and, if such economies exist, whether they have been shared with a fund and its shareholders or the family of funds; any “fall-out financial benefits” that accrue to the Adviser because of its relationship with a fund (including research services received from brokers that execute fund trades and any fees paid to affiliates of the Adviser for services rendered to a fund); comparative fee structures, including a comparison of fees paid to the Adviser with those paid by similar funds; and the extent to which the Board members are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees. Consistent with these judicial decisions, the Board also considered management fees charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser for what might be viewed as like services. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds, and was assisted in its deliberations by independent legal counsel. Throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings, the Board requested and received substantial and detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization that was in addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the Senior Officer's Evaluation. Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional substantial information in connection with the May meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contract occurred. At this May meeting, senior management of the Adviser also met with the independent trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and any other matters thought relevant by the Adviser or the trustees. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose. Thus, the Board's consideration of the advisory contract included review of the Senior Officer's Evaluation, accompanying data and additional information covering such matters as: the Adviser's investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and operating strategies; the Fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in relationship to its particular investment program and certain competitor or “peer group” funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's investment objectives; the Fund's expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities (if any); and the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders; the entrepreneurial risk assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring the funds; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry and market practices; the range of comparable fees for similar funds in the mutual fund industry; the Fund's relationship to the Federated family of funds which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are available for exchange without the incurrence of additional sales charges; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The Board's evaluation process is evolutionary. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

While mindful that courts have cautioned against giving such comparisons too much weight, the Board has found the use of comparisons of the Fund's fees and expenses to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be relevant. The Board focused on comparisons with other similar mutual funds more heavily than non-mutual fund products or services because it is believed that they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, they are 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 investors. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a relevant indicator of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes.

It was noted in the materials for the Board meeting that for the period covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's investment advisory fee, after waivers and expense reimbursements, if any, was below the median of the relevant peer group. The Board reviewed the fees and other expenses of the Fund with the Adviser, noting that the overall expense structure of the Fund, after waivers and reimbursements, was below the median of the relevant peer group, and was satisfied that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive.

By contrast, the Senior Officer has reviewed Federated's fees for providing advisory services to products outside the Federated family of funds (e.g., institutional and separate accounts). He concluded that mutual funds and institutional accounts are inherently different products. Those differences include, but are not limited to, different types of targeted investors; being subject to different laws and regulations; different legal structures; different average account sizes; different associated costs; different portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows; and the time spent by portfolio managers and their teams, funds financial services, legal, compliance and risk management in reviewing securities pricing, addressing different administrative responsibilities, addressing different degrees of risk associated with management and a variety of different costs. The Senior Officer did not consider these fee schedules to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of mutual fund advisory fees.

The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program, which in turn assisted the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser's investment management services were such as to warrant continuation of the advisory contract.

The Senior Officer reviewed information compiled by Federated, using data supplied by independent fund ranking organizations, regarding the performance of, and fees charged by, other mutual funds, noting his view that comparisons to fund peer groups are relevant, though not conclusive in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

The Fund's performance fell below the median of the relevant peer group for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods covered by the Evaluation. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being undertaken by the Adviser. The Board will continue to monitor these efforts and the performance of the Fund.

The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. This information covered not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator). The information also detailed any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in order for a fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future, where appropriate. Moreover, the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution, adjustment or elimination of these voluntary waivers.

Federated furnished information, requested by the Senior Officer, that reported revenues on a fund-by-fund basis and made estimates of the allocation of expenses on a fund-by-fund basis, using allocation methodologies specified by the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer noted that, while these cost allocation reports apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in arbitrarily allocating costs continues to cause the Senior Officer to question the precision of the process and to conclude that such reports may be unreliable, since a single change in an allocation estimate can dramatically alter the resulting estimate of cost and/or profitability of a fund. The allocation information was considered in the analysis by the Board but was determined to be of limited use.

The Board and the Senior Officer also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing profitability information for Federated to other publicly held fund management companies. In this regard, the Senior Officer noted the limited availability of such information, but nonetheless concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive. The Board agreed with this assessment.

The Senior Officer's Evaluation also discussed the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger. The Board considered in this regard that the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated family of funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, shareholder services, compliance, internal audit, and risk management functions; and systems technology; and that the benefits of these efforts (as well as any economies, should they exist) were likely to be enjoyed by the fund family as a whole. Finally, the Board also noted the absence of any applicable regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject,

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

which (as discussed in the Senior Officer's Evaluation) is compounded by the lack of any common industry practice or general pattern with respect to structuring fund advisory fees with “breakpoints” that serve to reduce the fee as the fund attains a certain size.

The Senior Officer noted that, subject to the comments and recommendations made within his Evaluation, his observations and the information accompanying the Evaluation supported a finding by the Board that the management fees for each of the funds were reasonable. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's advisory contract.

In its decision to continue an existing investment advisory contract, the Board was mindful of 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 an advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognized that many shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and with the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board's approval of the advisory contract reflected the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board concluded that, in light of the factors discussed above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the advisory contract was appropriate.

The Board based its decision to approve the advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

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. 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 from Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. To access this information from the home page, select “All” under “Asset Class.” Select a fund name to go to the Fund Overview page, then select a share class, if applicable. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Literature and Prospectuses” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Proxy Voting Record Report (Form N-PX).” Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-Q.” These filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information from the “Products” section of Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. From the home page, select “All” under “Asset Class.” Select a fund name to go to the Fund Overview page, then select a share class, if applicable. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Literature and Prospectuses” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Form N-Q.”

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

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.

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

(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

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

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 second fiscal quarter of 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.

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

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.

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.

Share Class	Ticker
Institutional	FSGVX
Service	FSGIX
Y	FSGTX

Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables	1
Portfolio of Investments	2
Financial Highlights	5
Statement of Assets and Liabilities	8
Statement of Operations	9
Statement of Changes in Net Assets	10
Notes to Financial Statements	11
Shareholder Expense Example	21
Evaluation and Approval of Advisory Contract	23
Voting Proxies on Fund Portfolio Securities	28
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule	28