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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

 

 

 

 

811-5950

 

(Investment Company Act File Number)

 

Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust

_______________________________________________________________

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Federated Hermes Funds

4000 Ericsson Drive

Warrendale, Pennsylvania 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: 04/30/21

 

 

Date of Reporting Period: 04/30/21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.Reports to Stockholders

 

Annual Shareholder Report
April 30, 2021
Share Class | Ticker
Institutional | UTIXX
Service | TISXX
 
 

Federated Hermes U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves

A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust
Dear Valued Shareholder,
I am pleased to present the Annual Shareholder Report for your fund covering the period from May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021.
While the pandemic continues to present challenges to our lives, families and businesses, I want you to know that Federated Hermes remains dedicated to helping you successfully navigate the markets ahead. You can count on us for the insights, investment management knowledge and client service that you have come to expect. Please refer to our website, FederatedInvestors.com, for timely updates on this and other economic and market matters.
Thank you for investing with us. I hope you find this information useful and look forward to keeping you informed.
Sincerely,
J. Christopher Donahue, President

Not FDIC Insured ▪ May Lose Value ▪ No Bank Guarantee

Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables (unaudited)
At April 30, 2021, the Fund’s portfolio composition1 was as follows:
Security Type
Percentage of
Total Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Securities
102.1%
Other Assets and LiabilitiesNet2
(2.1)%
TOTAL
100%
At April 30, 2021, the Fund’s effective maturity3 schedule was as follows:
Securities With an
Effective Maturity of:
Percentage of
Total Net Assets
1-7 Days
19.6%
8-30 Days
25.1%
31-90 Days
47.5%
91-180 Days
8.3%
181 Days or more
1.6%
Other Assets and LiabilitiesNet2
(2.1)%
TOTAL
100%
1
See the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the principal types of securities in which the Fund invests.
2
Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
3
Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which regulates money market mutual funds.
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Portfolio of Investments
April 30, 2021
Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
 
 
U.S. TREASURY—102.1%
 
 
1
U.S. Treasury Bills—84.0%
 
$118,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.007%, 7/29/2021
$117,997,812
2,000,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.015%, 6/22/2021
1,999,956,673
500,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.025%, 7/22/2021
499,971,526
215,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.025%, 8/10/2021
214,984,920
400,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.025%, 8/17/2021
399,970,000
250,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.025%, 8/24/2021
249,980,034
527,845,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.030%, 6/17/2021
527,824,327
400,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.030%, 8/3/2021
399,968,667
390,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.035%, 7/27/2021
389,967,012
250,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.040%, 9/23/2021
249,959,723
100,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.040%, 10/14/2021
99,981,556
400,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.045%, 8/26/2021
399,941,500
338,440,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.050%, 7/6/2021
338,408,976
250,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.050%, 7/13/2021
249,974,653
119,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.050%, 8/12/2021
118,982,976
68,525,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.055%, 9/16/2021
68,510,552
300,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.060%, 9/2/2021
299,938,000
100,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.070%, 8/5/2021
99,981,333
1,330,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.001% - 0.035%, 5/13/2021
1,329,987,617
1,758,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.001% - 0.095%, 5/25/2021
1,757,973,962
436,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.001% - 0.110%, 5/6/2021
435,998,897
2,000,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.002% - 0.045%, 6/10/2021
1,999,940,222
1,111,420,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.003% - 0.040%, 6/3/2021
1,111,398,075
2,710,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.003% - 0.090%, 6/15/2021
2,709,931,324
1,895,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.005% - 0.085%, 5/11/2021
1,894,979,390
1,553,440,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.010% - 0.018%, 6/8/2021
1,553,419,840
1,447,100,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.010% - 0.040%, 5/27/2021
1,447,071,850
950,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.010% - 0.045%, 6/29/2021
949,970,671
1,200,500,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.010% - 0.075%, 6/1/2021
1,200,470,295
1,850,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.010% - 0.090%, 5/18/2021
1,849,979,810
1,193,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.010% - 0.090%, 5/20/2021
1,192,974,836
568,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.013% - 0.040%, 7/20/2021
567,959,778
1,000,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.015% - 0.092%, 6/24/2021
999,960,173
660,480,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.020% - 0.090%, 7/8/2021
660,441,825
1,150,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.020% - 0.090%, 7/15/2021
1,149,930,205
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Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
 
 
U.S. TREASURY—continued
 
 
1
U.S. Treasury Bills—continued
 
$750,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.020% - 0.100%, 7/1/2021
$749,967,803
1,125,900,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.035% - 0.090%, 5/4/2021
1,125,894,763
260,840,000
 
United States Treasury Bills, 0.035% - 0.140%, 10/7/2021
260,771,390
 
 
TOTAL
31,675,322,966
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bond—0.7%
 
110,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bond, 8.000%, 11/15/2021
114,717,176
144,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bond, 8.125%, 8/15/2021
147,337,033
 
 
TOTAL
262,054,209
 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes—17.4%
 
200,000,000
2
United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.054% (91-day T-Bill
+0.034%), 5/4/2021
200,000,000
533,000,000
2
United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.069% (91-day T-Bill
+0.049%), 5/4/2021
533,055,431
545,000,000
2
United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.075% (91-day T-Bill
+0.055%), 5/4/2021
545,001,321
500,000,000
2
United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.075% (91-day T-Bill
+0.055%), 5/4/2021
499,977,950
1,806,615,000
2
United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.134% (91-day T-Bill
+0.114%), 5/4/2021
1,807,074,644
1,035,540,000
2
United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.174% (91-day T-Bill
+0.154%), 5/4/2021
1,035,928,618
367,000,000
2
United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.240% (91-day T-Bill
+0.220%), 5/4/2021
367,026,388
833,000,000
2
United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.320% (91-day T-Bill
+0.300%), 5/4/2021
833,561,212
50,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 0.125%, 4/30/2022
50,021,695
84,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 1.250%, 10/31/2021
84,487,162
25,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 1.500%, 9/30/2021
25,149,169
105,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 1.875%, 3/31/2022
106,714,543
50,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 2.000%, 12/31/2021
50,637,027
25,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 2.500%, 1/15/2022
25,427,590
124,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 2.625%, 7/15/2021
124,635,871
100,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 2.625%, 12/15/2021
101,558,900
35,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 2.750%, 8/15/2021
35,275,674
50,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 2.750%, 9/15/2021
50,491,579
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Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
 
 
U.S. TREASURY—continued
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes—continued
 
$60,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 2.875%, 11/15/2021
$60,909,763
 
 
TOTAL
6,536,934,537
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES102.1%
(AT AMORTIZED COST)3
38,474,311,712
 
 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(2.1)%4
(778,084,061)
 
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS100%
$37,696,227,651
1
Discount rate at time of purchase.
2
Floating/variable rate note with current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown.
3
Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
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 April 30, 2021.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
Level 3significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
In valuing the Fund’s assets as of April 30, 2021, all investments of the Fund are valued using amortized cost, which is a methodology utilizing Level 2 inputs.
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)
Year Ended April 30
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
Income From
Investment Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
0.0001
0.016
0.020
0.010
0.003
Net realized gain
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
TOTAL FROM
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
0.0001
0.016
0.020
0.010
0.003
Less Distributions:
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions from net
investment income
(0.000)1
(0.016)
(0.020)
(0.010)
(0.003)
Distributions from net realized gain
(0.000)1
(0.000)1
(0.000)1
(0.000)1
(0.000)1
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS
(0.000)1
(0.016)
(0.020)
(0.010)
(0.003)
Net Asset Value, End of Period
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
Total Return2
0.03%
1.62%
2.01%
0.99%
0.27%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Net expenses3
0.13%4
0.19%4
0.19%4
0.20%4
0.21%
Net investment income
0.03%
1.46%
2.02%
0.98%
0.26%
Expense waiver/reimbursement5
0.16%
0.11%
0.10%
0.09%
0.08%
Supplemental Data:
 
 
 
 
 
Net assets, end of period
(000 omitted)
$33,873,591
$45,718,410
$19,051,560
$12,855,873
$12,974,672
1
Represents less than $0.001.
2
Based on net asset value.
3
Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
4
The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratios are 0.13%, 0.19%, 0.19% and 0.20% for the years ended April 30, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, after taking into account these expense reductions.
5
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.
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)
Year Ended April 30,
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
Income From Investment Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
0.0001
0.014
0.020
0.007
0.001
Net realized gain
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
0.0001
0.014
0.020
0.007
0.001
Less Distributions:
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions from net investment income
(0.000)1
(0.014)
(0.020)
(0.007)
(0.001)
Distributions from net realized gain
(0.000)1
(0.000)1
(0.000)1
(0.000)1
(0.000)1
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS
(0.000)1
(0.014)
(0.020)
(0.007)
(0.001)
Net Asset Value, End of Period
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
Total Return2
0.01%
1.37%
1.76%
0.74%
0.06%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Net expenses3
0.15%4
0.43%4
0.44%4
0.45%4
0.41%
Net investment income
0.01%
1.23%
1.76%
0.74%
0.05%
Expense waiver/reimbursement5
0.38%
0.12%
0.10%
0.09%
0.13%
Supplemental Data:
 
 
 
 
 
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$3,822,637
$5,261,787
$2,462,565
$2,231,093
$2,158,817
1
Represents less than $0.001.
2
Based on net asset value.
3
Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
4
The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratios are 0.15%, 0.43%, 0.44% and 0.45% for the years ended April 30, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, after taking into account these expense reductions.
5
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.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesApril 30, 2021
Assets:
 
 
Investment in securities, at amortized cost and fair value
 
$38,474,311,712
Cash
 
1,271,721
Receivable for shares sold
 
18,241,794
Income receivable
 
10,339,520
TOTAL ASSETS
 
38,504,164,747
Liabilities:
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
$699,989,108
 
Payable for shares redeemed
107,056,124
 
Income distribution payable
152,921
 
Payable for administrative fee (Note 5)
80,771
 
Payable for investment adviser fee (Note 5)
57,244
 
Accrued expenses (Note 5)
600,928
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
 
807,937,096
Net assets for 37,696,446,319 shares outstanding
 
$37,696,227,651
Net Assets Consists of:
 
 
Paid-in capital
 
$37,696,515,305
Total distributable earnings (loss)
 
(287,654)
TOTAL NET ASSETS
 
$37,696,227,651
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds
Per Share:
 
 
Institutional Shares:
 
 
$33,873,590,596 ÷ 33,873,780,253 shares outstanding, no par
value, unlimited shares authorized
 
$1.00
Service Shares:
 
 
$3,822,637,055 ÷ 3,822,666,066 shares outstanding, no par value,
unlimited shares authorized
 
$1.00
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of OperationsYear Ended April 30, 2021
Investment Income:
 
 
 
Interest
 
 
$61,870,335
Expenses:
 
 
 
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)
 
$77,340,830
 
Administrative fee (Note 5)
 
30,170,651
 
Custodian fees
 
1,121,439
 
Transfer agent fees
 
890,278
 
Directors’/Trustees’ fees (Note 5)
 
191,510
 
Auditing fees
 
24,000
 
Legal fees
 
15,490
 
Other service fees (Notes 2 and 5)
 
10,068,146
 
Portfolio accounting fees
 
175,000
 
Share registration costs
 
322,526
 
Printing and postage
 
144,319
 
Miscellaneous (Notes 5)
 
192,640
 
TOTAL EXPENSES
 
120,656,829
 
Waivers, Reimbursement and Reduction:
 
 
 
Waiver of investment adviser fee (Note 5)
$(59,962,857)
 
 
Waiver/reimbursement of other operating expenses
(Notes 2 and 5)
(9,283,093)
 
 
Reduction of custodian fees (Note 6)
(22,273)
 
 
TOTAL WAIVERS, REIMBURSEMENT
AND REDUCTION
 
(69,268,223)
 
Net expenses
 
 
51,388,606
Net investment income
 
 
10,481,729
Net realized gain on investments
 
 
221,629
Change in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$10,703,358
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended April 30
2021
2020
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
Operations:
 
 
Net investment income
$10,481,729
$403,280,862
Net realized gain
221,629
861,793
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
10,703,358
404,142,655
Distributions to Shareholders:
 
 
Institutional Shares
(10,742,081)
(362,155,298)
Service Shares
(484,269)
(41,589,030)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
(11,226,350)
(403,744,328)
Share Transactions:
 
 
Proceeds from sale of shares
99,428,122,169
107,495,003,665
Proceeds from shares issued in connection with the tax-free
transfer of assets from PNC Treasury Money Market Fund
1,498,711,835
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment
of distributions declared
5,989,748
220,206,915
Cost of shares redeemed
(112,717,557,902)
(79,748,248,515)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(13,283,445,985)
29,465,673,900
Change in net assets
(13,283,968,977)
29,466,072,227
Net Assets:
 
 
Beginning of period
50,980,196,628
21,514,124,401
End of period
$37,696,227,651
$50,980,196,628
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2021
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations 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 16 portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Federated Hermes U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves (the “Fund”), a diversified portfolio. The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated, and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. Each portfolio pays its own expenses. The Fund offers two classes of 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 current income consistent with stability of principal and liquidity.
The Fund operates as a government money market fund. As a government money market fund, the Fund: (1) invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in: (i) cash; (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by the United States or certain U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities; and/or (iii) repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully; (2) generally continues to use amortized cost to value its portfolio securities and transact at a stable $1.00 net asset value (NAV); and (3) has elected not to be subject to the liquidity fees and gates requirement at this time as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Prior to June 29, 2020, the names of the Trust and Fund were Money Market Obligations Trust and Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves, respectively.
On November 15, 2019, the Fund acquired all the net assets of PNC Treasury Money Market Fund (the “Acquired Fund”), an open end investment company in a tax-free reorganization, in exchange for Institutional Shares and Service Shares. In connection with the acquisition, the Acquired Fund’s Class A Shares and Institutional Shares were exchanged for Service Shares and Institutional Shares of the Fund. The purpose of this transaction was to combine two portfolios with comparable investment objectives and strategies. For financial reporting purposes, the assets received and the shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Acquired Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.
For every Class A Share and Institutional Share of the Acquired Fund exchanged, a shareholder of the Acquired Fund received one Service Share and one Institutional Share, respectively, of the Fund.
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The Fund received net assets from the Acquired Fund as the result of the tax-free reorganization as follows:
Shares of the
Fund Issued
Acquired Fund
Net Assets
Received
Net Assets
of the Fund
Immediately
Prior to
Combination
Net Assets
of the Fund
Immediately
After
Combination
1,498,716,767
$1,498,711,835
$26,559,979,622
$28,058,691,457
Assuming the acquisition had been completed on May 1, 2019, the beginning of the annual reporting period of the Fund, the Fund’s pro forma results of operations for the year ended April 30, 2020, are as follows:
Net investment income
$422,471,926
Net realized gain on investments
$903,637
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
$423,375,563
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 the Acquired Fund that has been included in the Fund’s Statement of Changes in Net Assets as of April 30, 2020.
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
Securities are valued at amortized cost. Under the amortized cost valuation method, an investment is valued initially at its cost as determined in accordance with GAAP. The Fund then adjusts the amount of interest income accrued each day over the term of the investment to account for any difference between the initial cost of the investment and the amount payable at its maturity. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, the value of the portfolio securities will be 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.
The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments. The Trustees have appointed a valuation committee (“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 of securities and in overseeing the comparison of amortized cost to market-based value. 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 monitoring the relationship of market-based value and amortized cost. 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
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methods (including key inputs and assumptions) 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.
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. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Amortization/accretion of premium and discount is included in investment income. Investment income, realized 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 waivers, reimbursement and reduction of $69,268,223 is disclosed in this 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 Institutional Shares and Service Shares to unaffiliated 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. In addition, unaffiliated third-party financial intermediaries may waive other service fees. This waiver can be modified or terminated at any time. For the year ended April 30, 2021, other service fees for the Fund were as follows:
 
Other
Service Fees
Incurred
Other
Service Fees
Reimbursed
Other
Service Fees
Waived by
Unaffiliated
Third Parties
Service Shares
$10,068,146
$(289,406)
$(8,993,687)
For the year ended April 30, 2021, the Fund’s Institutional Shares did not incur other service fees.
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 year ended April 30, 2021, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain
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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 April 30, 2021, tax years 2018 through 2021 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.
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:
Year Ended April 30
2021
2020
Institutional Shares:
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares sold
89,822,254,086
$89,822,320,261
95,796,258,496
$95,796,258,496
Proceeds from shares
issued in connection
with the tax-free
transfer of assets from
PNC Treasury Money
Market Fund
912,378,263
912,381,141
Shares issued to
shareholders in payment
of distributions declared
5,735,204
5,735,204
198,311,678
198,311,678
Shares redeemed
(101,672,404,795)
(101,672,404,795)
(70,240,456,330)
(70,240,456,330)
NET CHANGE
RESULTING FROM
INSTITUTIONAL
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(11,844,415,505)
$(11,844,349,330)
26,666,492,107
$26,666,494,985
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Year Ended April 30
2021
2020
Service Shares:
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares sold
9,605,794,244
$9,605,801,908
11,698,745,169
$11,698,745,169
Proceeds from shares issued
in connection with the
tax-free transfer of assets
from PNC Treasury Money
Market Fund
586,338,504
586,330,694
Shares issued to
shareholders in payment of
distributions declared
254,544
254,544
21,895,237
21,895,237
Shares redeemed
(11,045,153,107)
(11,045,153,107)
(9,507,792,185)
(9,507,792,185)
NET CHANGE
RESULTING FROM
SERVICE
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(1,439,104,319)
$(1,439,096,655)
2,799,186,725
$2,799,178,915
NET CHANGE
RESULTING FROM
TOTAL FUND
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(13,283,519,824)
$(13,283,445,985)
29,465,678,832
$29,465,673,900
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended April 30, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
 
2021
2020
Ordinary income1
$11,226,350
$403,721,119
Long-term capital gains
$
$23,209
1
For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of April 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Distributions payable
$(59,819)
Capital loss carryforwards
$(227,835)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized depreciation is attributable to differing treatments for the deferral of losses on wash sales.
At April 30, 2021, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $227,835 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.
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The following schedule summarizes the Fund’s capital loss carryforwards:
Short-Term
Long-Term
Total
$227,835
$
$227,835
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 0.20% 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 year ended April 30, 2021, the Adviser waived $59,962,857 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 year ended April 30, 2021, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.078% 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 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. When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares. For the year ended April 30, 2021, the Fund’s Service Shares did not incur a distribution services fee; however, it may begin to incur this fee upon approval of the Trustees.
Other Service Fees
For the year ended April 30, 2021, FSSC received $428 and reimbursed $289,406 of the other service fees disclosed in Note 2.
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Expense Limitation
Due to the possibility of changes in market conditions, and other factors, there can be no assurance that the level of waiver/reimbursement/reduction of Fund expenses reflected in the financial highlights will be maintained in the future. However, 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 extraordinary expenses, interest expense and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) paid by the Fund’s Institutional Shares and Service Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 0.20% and 0.45% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) July 1, 2022; 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.
Directors’/Trustees’ and Miscellaneous Fees
Certain Officers and Trustees 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 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 Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and 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 reduce custody expenses. For the year ended April 30, 2021, the Fund’s expenses were reduced by $22,273 under these arrangements.
7. INTERFUND TRANSACTIONS
During the year ended April 30, 2021, the Fund engaged in purchase and sale transactions with funds that have a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Directors/Trustees and/or common Officers. These purchase and sale transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the Act and amounted to $534,956,640 and $133,998,566, respectively. Net realized gain recognized on these transactions was $415.
8. OTHER MAtters
An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in late 2019 and subsequently spread globally. As of the date of the issuance of these financial statements, this coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, and disruptions to supply chains, workflow operations and consumer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this coronavirus may be short-term or may last for an extended period of time and has resulted in a substantial economic downturn. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the
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coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks. The impact of this outbreak, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could continue to negatively affect the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, individual companies (including certain Fund service providers and issuers of the Fund’s investments) and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the Fund’s performance.
9. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2021, 100% of the dividends paid by the Fund are interest related dividends as provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE board of trustees of federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust and SHAREHOLDERS OF Federated Hermes u.s. treasury cash reserves:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Federated Hermes U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2021, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust) at April 30, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
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Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and others or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more Federated Hermes investment companies since 1979.
Boston, Massachusetts
June 22, 2021
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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 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 November 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021.
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. 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
11/1/2020
Ending
Account Value
4/30/2021
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:
 
 
 
Institutional Shares
$1,000
$1,000.10
$20.45
Service Shares
$1,000
$1,000.10
$30.45
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
 
 
 
Institutional Shares
$1,000
$1,024.35
$20.45
Service Shares
$1,000
$1,024.35
$30.45
1
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The annualized net expense ratios are as follows:
Institutional Shares
0.09%
Service Shares
0.09%
2
Actual and Hypothetical expenses paid during the period utilizing the Fund’s Institutional Shares current Fee Limit of 0.20% (as reflected in the Notes to Financial Statements, Note 5 under Expense Limitation), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect expenses paid as if they had been in effect throughout the most recent one-half-year period) would be $0.99 and $1.00, respectively.
3
Actual and Hypothetical expenses paid during the period utilizing the Fund’s Service Shares current Fee Limit of 0.45% (as reflected in the Notes to Financial Statements, Note 5 under Expense Limitation), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect expenses paid as if they had been in effect throughout the most recent one-half-year period) would be $2.23 and $2.26, respectively.
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Board of Trustees and Trust Officers
The Board of Trustees is responsible for managing the Trust’s business affairs and for exercising all the Trust’s powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Trustee and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Trustees who are “interested persons” of the Fund (i.e., “Interested” Trustees) and those who are not (i.e., “Independent” Trustees). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779. The address of all Independent Trustees listed is 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086-7561; Attention: Mutual Fund Board. As of December 31, 2020, the Trust comprised 20 portfolio(s), and the Federated Hermes Fund Family consisted of 41 investment companies (comprising 163 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee oversees all portfolios in the Federated Hermes Fund Family and serves for an indefinite term. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Trust Trustees and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.
Interested TRUSTEES Background
Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
President and Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving:
April 1989
Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of
certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director or
Trustee of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Hermes, Inc.;
Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company;
Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director,
Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman and
Trustee, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania;
Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director,
Federated Services Company.
Previous Positions: President, Federated Investment Counseling;
President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment
Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management
Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd; Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd.
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Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
Thomas R. Donahue*
Birth Date: October 20, 1958
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: May 2016
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of certain of the funds in
the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer,
Vice President and Assistant Secretary, Federated Hermes, Inc.;
Chairman and Trustee, Federated Administrative Services; Chairman
and Director, Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Trustee and
Treasurer, Federated Advisory Services Company; Director or Trustee
and Treasurer, Federated Equity Management Company of
Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.,
Federated Investment Counseling, and Federated Investment
Management Company; Director, MDTA LLC; Director, Executive Vice
President and Assistant Secretary, Federated Securities Corp.;
Director or Trustee and Chairman, Federated Services Company and
Federated Shareholder Services Company; and Director and
President, FII Holdings, Inc.
Previous Positions: Director, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Assistant
Secretary, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated
Global Investment Management Company and Passport Research,
LTD; Treasurer, Passport Research, LTD; Executive Vice President,
Federated Securities Corp.; and Treasurer, FII Holdings, Inc.
*
Family relationships and reasons for “interested” status: J. Christopher Donahue and Thomas R. Donahue are brothers. Both are “interested” due to their beneficial ownership of shares of Federated Hermes, Inc. and the positions they hold with Federated Hermes, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES Background
Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
John T. Collins
Birth Date: January 24, 1947
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving:
September 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, and Chair of the Board of
Directors or Trustees, of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly,
Chairman and CEO, The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity
firm) (Retired).
Other Directorships Held: Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Director, KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (oilfield services); former
Director of KLX Corp. (aerospace).
Qualifications: Mr. Collins has served in several business and financial
management roles and directorship positions throughout his career.
Mr. Collins previously served as Chairman and CEO of The Collins
Group, Inc. (a private equity firm) and as a Director of KLX Corp.
Mr. Collins serves as Chairman Emeriti, Bentley University. Mr. Collins
previously served as Director and Audit Committee Member, Bank of
America Corp.; Director, FleetBoston Financial Corp.; and Director,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Harvard University
Affiliate Hospital).
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Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
G. Thomas Hough
Birth Date: February 28, 1955
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: August 2015
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Chair of the Audit
Committee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly, Vice
Chair, Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm) (Retired).
Other Directorships Held: Director, Chair of the Audit Committee,
Equifax, Inc.; Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Haverty
Furniture Companies, Inc.; formerly, Director, Member of Governance
and Compensation Committees, Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Qualifications: Mr. Hough has served in accounting, business
management and directorship positions throughout his career.
Mr. Hough most recently held the position of Americas Vice Chair of
Assurance with Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm). Mr. Hough
serves on the President’s Cabinet and Business School Board of
Visitors for the University of Alabama. Mr. Hough previously served on
the Business School Board of Visitors for Wake Forest University, and
he previously served as an Executive Committee member of the
United States Golf Association.
Maureen Lally-Green
Birth Date: July 5, 1949
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: August 2009
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes
Fund Family; Adjunct Professor Emerita of Law, Duquesne University
School of Law; formerly, Dean of the Duquesne University School of
Law and Professor of Law and Interim Dean of the Duquesne
University School of Law; formerly, Associate General Secretary and
Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Other Directorships Held: Director, CNX Resources Corporation
(formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.).
Qualifications: Judge Lally-Green has served in various legal and
business roles and directorship positions throughout her career. Judge
Lally-Green previously held the position of Dean of the School of Law
of Duquesne University (as well as Interim Dean). Judge Lally-Green
previously served as a member of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
and as a Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law. Judge
Lally-Green was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to
serve on the Supreme Court’s Board of Continuing Judicial Education
and the Supreme Court’s Appellate Court Procedural Rules
Committee. Judge Lally-Green also currently holds the positions on
not for profit or for profit boards of directors as follows: Director
and Chair, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, Saint Vincent Seminary;
Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education (public); Director,
Catholic Charities, Pittsburgh; and Director CNX Resources
Corporation (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.). Judge
Lally-Green has held the positions of: Director, Auberle; Director,
Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director,
Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Director, Saint Thomas More Society;
Director and Chair, Catholic High Schools of the Diocese of
Pittsburgh, Inc.; Director, Pennsylvania Bar Institute; Director,
St. Vincent College; Director and Chair, North Catholic High
School, Inc.; and Director and Vice Chair, Our Campaign for the
Church Alive!, Inc.
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Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
Thomas M. O’Neill
Birth Date: June 14, 1951
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: August 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes
Fund Family; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company
(investment and strategic consulting).
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. O’Neill has served in several business, mutual fund
and financial management roles and directorship positions throughout
his career. Mr. O’Neill serves as Director, Medicines for Humanity and
Director, The Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, Florida.
Mr. O’Neill previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President,
Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fleet Investment
Advisors; President and Chief Executive Officer, Aeltus Investment
Management, Inc.; General Partner, Hellman, Jordan Management
Co., Boston, MA; Chief Investment Officer, The Putnam Companies,
Boston, MA; Credit Analyst and Lending Officer, Fleet Bank; Director
and Consultant, EZE Castle Software (investment order management
software); and Director, Midway Pacific (lumber).
Madelyn A. Reilly
Birth Date: February 2, 1956
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving:
November 2020
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes
Fund Family; Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel
and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Duquesne University.
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Ms. Reilly has served in various business and legal
management roles throughout her career. Ms. Reilly previously served
as Director of Risk Management and Associate General Counsel,
Duquesne University. Prior to her work at Duquesne University,
Ms. Reilly served as Assistant General Counsel of Compliance and
Enterprise Risk as well as Senior Counsel of Environment, Health and
Safety, PPG Industries.
P. Jerome Richey
Birth Date: February 23, 1949
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving:
September 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes
Fund Family; Management Consultant; Retired; formerly, Senior Vice
Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh and
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, CONSOL Energy Inc.
(now split into two separate publicly traded companies known as
CONSOL Energy Inc. and CNX Resources Corp.).
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. Richey has served in several business and legal
management roles and directorship positions throughout his career.
Mr. Richey most recently held the positions of Senior Vice Chancellor
and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously
served as Chairman of the Board, Epilepsy Foundation of Western
Pennsylvania and Chairman of the Board, World Affairs Council of
Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chief Legal Officer and
Executive Vice President, CONSOL Energy Inc. and CNX Gas
Company; and Board Member, Ethics Counsel and Shareholder,
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (a law firm).
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Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
John S. Walsh
Birth Date:
November 28, 1957
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: January 1999
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes
Fund Family; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer
of construction temporary heaters); President and Director,
Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction
heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers
Products, Inc.
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. Walsh has served in several business management
roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Walsh
previously served as Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc.
(paving contractors).
OFFICERS
Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years
and Previous Position(s)
Lori A. Hensler
Birth Date: January 6, 1967
TREASURER
Officer since: April 2013
Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the
Federated Hermes Fund Family; Senior Vice President, Federated
Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for
Federated Securities Corp.; and Assistant Treasurer, Federated
Investors Trust Company. Ms. Hensler has received the Certified
Public Accountant designation.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice
President and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Management
Company; Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company; Assistant
Treasurer, Federated Administrative Services, Federated
Administrative Services, Inc., Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood
Services, Inc., Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated
Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global
Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling,
Federated Investment Management Company, Passport Research,
Ltd., and Federated MDTA, LLC; Financial and Operations Principal for
Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe
Distribution Services, Inc.
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Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years
and Previous Position(s)
Peter J. Germain
Birth Date:
September 3, 1959
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER,
SECRETARY and EXECUTIVE
VICE PRESIDENT
Officer since: January 2005
Principal Occupations: Mr. Germain is Chief Legal Officer, Secretary
and Executive Vice President of the Federated Hermes Fund Family.
He is General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive
Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Trustee and Senior Vice
President, Federated Investors Management Company; Trustee and
President, Federated Administrative Services; Director and President,
Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Director and Vice President,
Federated Securities Corp.; Director and Secretary, Federated Private
Asset Management, Inc.; Secretary, Federated Shareholder Services
Company; and Secretary, Retirement Plan Service Company of
America. Mr. Germain joined Federated Hermes, Inc. in 1984 and is a
member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Previous Positions: Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel,
Managing Director of Mutual Fund Services, Federated Hermes, Inc.;
Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company; and Senior
Corporate Counsel, Federated Hermes, Inc.
Stephen Van Meter
Birth Date: June 5, 1975
CHIEF COMPLIANCE
OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT
Officer since: July 2015
Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance
Officer of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Vice President and
Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Hermes, Inc. and Chief
Compliance Officer of certain of its subsidiaries. Mr. Van Meter joined
Federated Hermes, Inc. in October 2011. He holds FINRA licenses
under Series 3, 7, 24 and 66.
Previous Positions: Mr. Van Meter previously held the position of
Compliance Operating Officer, Federated Hermes, Inc. Prior to joining
Federated Hermes, Inc., Mr. Van Meter served at the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission in the positions of Senior
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Investment Management
and Senior Counsel, Division of Enforcement.
Deborah A. Cunningham
Birth Date:
September 15, 1959
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Officer since: May 2004
Portfolio Manager since:
January 1994
Principal Occupations: Deborah A. Cunningham has been the Fund’s
Portfolio Manager since January 1994. Ms. Cunningham was named
Chief Investment Officer of Federated Hermes’ money market
products in 2004. She joined Federated Hermes in 1981 and has been
a Senior Portfolio Manager since 1997 and an Executive Vice President
of the Fund’s Adviser since 2009. Ms. Cunningham has received the
Chartered Financial Analyst designation and holds an M.S.B.A. in
Finance from Robert Morris College.
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2020
federated u.s. TREASURY cASH RESERVES (the “Fund”)
(EFFECTIVE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE 26, 2020, THE FUND’S NAME CHANGED TO FEDERATED HERMES U.S. TREASURY CASH RESERVES)
At its meetings in May 2020 (the “May Meetings”), the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of 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 continue the existing arrangements. 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 presenting on the topics discussed below. The Board considered the CCO’s independent written evaluation (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, 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 on behalf of the Independent Trustees encompassing a wide variety of topics. The Board also considered such additional matters as the Independent Trustees deemed 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
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and in between regularly scheduled meetings on particular matters as the need arose, as well as information specifically prepared in connection with the approval of the continuation of the Contract that was presented at the May Meetings.
The Board’s consideration of the Contract included review of materials and information covering the following matters, among others: the Adviser’s investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and operating 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) and comments on the reasons for the Fund’s performance; the Fund’s investment objectives; the Fund’s 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 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 and other risks assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring and managing the Fund; 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 other funds advised by Federated Hermes (each, a “Federated Hermes Fund”), which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are generally available for exchange without the incurrence of additional sales charges; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated Hermes Funds and the Federated Hermes’ affiliates that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated Hermes’ responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated Hermes Funds and/or Federated Hermes may be responding to them. In addition, the Board received and considered information furnished by Federated Hermes on the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on Federated Hermes generally and the Fund in particular, including, among other information, the current and anticipated impacts on the management, operations and performance of the Fund. The Board noted that its evaluation process is evolutionary and that the criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria may change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
The Board also considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees in determining to approve 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
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compensation from a fund: (1) the nature and quality of the services provided by an adviser to a fund and its shareholders (including the performance of the fund, its benchmark, and comparable funds); (2) an adviser’s cost of providing the services (including the profitability to an adviser of providing advisory services to a fund); (3) the extent to which an adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger and, if such economies of scale exist, whether they have been shared with a fund and its shareholders or the family of funds; (4) any “fall-out” financial benefits that accrue to an 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 an adviser for services rendered to a fund); (5) comparative fee and expense structures (including a comparison of fees paid to an adviser with those paid by similar funds both internally and externally as well as management fees charged to institutional and other advisory clients of the 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 an adviser’s services and fees). The Board noted that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) disclosure requirements regarding the basis for a fund board’s approval of the fund’s investment advisory contracts generally align with the factors listed above. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review 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 Federated Hermes Funds. While individual members of the Board may have weighed certain factors differently, the Board’s determination to continue 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 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 Federated Hermes Funds family, 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 the Adviser and its affiliates dedicated to the Fund. In this regard, the Board evaluated, among other things, the Adviser’s personnel, experience and track record, as well as the financial resources and overall reputation of Federated Hermes and its willingness to invest in personnel and infrastructure that benefit the Federated Hermes Funds. The Board noted the significant acquisition of Hermes Fund Managers Limited by Federated Hermes in 2018, which has deepened the organization’s investment management expertise and capabilities and expanded the investment process for all of the Federated Hermes Funds to incorporate environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors and issuer engagement on ESG matters.
In addition, 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 the Adviser’s ability and experience in attracting and retaining qualified personnel to service the Fund. The Board noted the compliance program of the Adviser and the compliance-related resources devoted by the Adviser and its affiliates in support of the Fund’s obligations pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including the Adviser’s commitment to respond to rulemaking and other regulatory initiatives of the SEC such as the liquidity risk management program rules. In addition, the Board considered the response by the Adviser to recent market conditions and considered the overall performance of the Adviser in this context. The Fund’s ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its Performance Peer Group (as defined below) was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund’s investment program. The Adviser’s ability to execute this program was one of the Board’s considerations in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s investment management and related services warrant the continuation of the Contract.
Fund Investment Performance
In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered performance results in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus. The Board also considered the Fund’s performance in light of the overall recent market conditions. The Board considered detailed investment reports on the Fund’s performance over different time periods that were provided to the Board throughout the year and in connection with the May Meetings and evaluated the Adviser’s analysis of the Fund’s performance for these time periods. The Board also reviewed comparative information regarding the performance of other mutual funds in the category of peer funds selected by iMoneyNet, an independent fund ranking organization (the “Performance Peer Group”), noting the CCO’s view that comparisons to fund peer groups may be helpful, though not conclusive, in
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evaluating the performance of the Adviser in managing the Fund. The Board considered, in evaluating such comparisons, that 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.
For the one-year period ended December 31, 2019, the Fund’s performance was above the median of the relevant Performance Peer Group. The Board also considered the relatively tight dispersion of performance data with respect to the Fund and its Performance Peer Group.
Following such evaluation, and full deliberations, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund supported renewal of the Contract.
Fund Expenses
While mindful that courts have cautioned against giving too much weight to comparative information concerning fees charged by other advisers for managing funds with comparable investment programs, the Board has found the use of such comparisons to be relevant to its deliberations. 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 iMoneyNet (the “Expense Peer Group”). The Board received a description of the methodology used to select the Expense Peer Group from the overall iMoneyNet category. The Board also reviewed comparative information regarding the fees and expenses of the broader group of funds in the overall iMoneyNet category. The Board focused on comparisons with other similar mutual funds more heavily than non-mutual fund products or services because such comparisons are believed to be more relevant. The Board considered that other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, in that 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 Board noted that the range of their fees and expenses, therefore, appears to be a relevant indicator of what consumers 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 relevant 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.
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For comparison, the Board received and considered information about the fees charged by Federated Hermes for providing advisory services to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Federated Hermes Funds, including non-mutual fund clients such as institutional separate accounts and third-party unaffiliated mutual funds for which the Adviser or its affiliates serve as sub-adviser. The Board noted the CCO’s conclusion that non-mutual 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) and 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, addressing different administrative responsibilities, and addressing different degrees of risk associated with management; and (vi) 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 mutual fund business versus managing a discrete pool of assets as a sub-adviser to another institution’s mutual fund, noting 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 mutual 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.
Following such evaluation, and full deliberations, the Board concluded that the fees and expenses of the Fund are reasonable and supported renewal of the Contract.
Profitability and Other Benefits
The Board also received financial information about Federated Hermes, including information regarding the compensation and ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits Federated Hermes derived from its relationships with the Federated Hermes Funds. This information covered not only the fees under the Federated Hermes Funds’ investment advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated Hermes’ affiliates for providing other services to the Federated Hermes Funds under separate contracts (e.g., 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 any indirect benefit Federated Hermes may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute portfolio trades for the Federated Hermes Funds. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in
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order for the Federated Hermes Funds to be competitive in the marketplace, the Adviser and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to Federated Hermes Fund shareholders and/or reported to the Board their intention to do so in the future. Moreover, the Board received and considered regular reports from Federated Hermes throughout the year as to the institution, adjustment or elimination of these voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements.
The Board received and considered information furnished by Federated Hermes, as requested by the CCO, 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 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 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. The allocation information, including the CCO’s view that fund-by-fund estimations may be unreliable, was considered in the evaluation by the Board. In addition, the Board considered that, during the prior year, an independent consultant conducted a review of 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. The Board noted the consultant’s view that, although there is no single best method to allocate expenses, the methodologies used by Federated Hermes are reasonable.
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 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 calculating 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 the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated Hermes Funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, trading operations, issuer engagement (including with respect to ESG matters), shareholder
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services, compliance, business continuity, internal audit and risk management functions, as well as systems technology (including technology relating to cybersecurity) 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 (as well as the benefits of any economies of scale, should they exist) are likely to be shared with the Federated Hermes Fund family as a whole. In addition, the Board considered that the Adviser and its affiliates have frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses for the Federated Hermes Funds and that such waivers and 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. Federated Hermes, as it does throughout the year, and specifically in connection with the Board’s review of the Contract, furnished information relative to adviser-paid fees (commonly referred to as revenue sharing). The Board considered the beliefs of Federated Hermes and the CCO that this information should be viewed to determine if there was an incentive to either not apply breakpoints, or to apply breakpoints at higher levels, and should not be viewed to determine the appropriateness of advisory fees. The Board also noted the absence of any applicable regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject, which 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 a fund attains a certain size.
Conclusions
The Board considered the CCO’s conclusion that his observations and the information accompanying the CCO Fee Evaluation Report show that the management fee for the Fund was reasonable and 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 subadvisory arrangements is a continuing and on-going 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 on-going oversight of the Federated Hermes Funds.
In its determination 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 investment 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
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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 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 summarized above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the Contract was appropriate.
The Board based its determination to approve the 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 deemed to be relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that were deemed to be relevant, the Board’s determination to approve the continuation of the Contract reflects its view that Federated Hermes’ performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the determination to continue the existing arrangement.
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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. 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 FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation. Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
Portfolio Schedule
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the close of each month on “Form N-MFP.” Form N-MFP is available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. You may access Form N-MFP via the link to the Fund and share class name at FederatedInvestors.com.
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You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
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.
Federated Hermes U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves
Federated Hermes Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
CUSIP 60934N682
CUSIP 60934N674
28576 (6/21)
© 2021 Federated Hermes, Inc.

Item 2.Code of Ethics

 

(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the "Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers") that applies to the registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer; the registrant's Principal Financial Officer also serves as the Principal Accounting Officer.

(c) There was no amendment to the registrant’s code of ethics described in Item 2(a) above during the period covered by the report.

(d) There was no waiver granted, either actual or implicit, from a provision to the registrant’s code of ethics described in Item 2(a) above during the period covered by the report.

(e) Not Applicable

(f)(3) The registrant hereby undertakes to provide any person, without charge, upon request, a copy of the code of ethics. To request a copy of the code of ethics, contact the registrant at 1-800-341-7400, and ask for a copy of the Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant's Board has determined that each of the following members of the Board's Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert,” and is "independent," for purposes of this Item:   G. Thomas Hough and Thomas M. O'Neill. 

 

Item 4.Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

(a)       Audit Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:

Fiscal year ended 2021 – $438,260

Fiscal year ended 2020 - $456,440

(b)       Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:

Fiscal year ended 2021 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2020 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2021- Audit consent for N-1A filing.

Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $0 and $8,935 respectively. Fiscal year ended 2020- Audit consent fees for N-14 merger document.

(c)        Tax Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:

Fiscal year ended 2021 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2020 - $0

Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $0 and $0 respectively.

(d)       All Other Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:

Fiscal year ended 2021 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2020 - $0

Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $0 and $0 respectively.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Policies regarding Pre-approval of Services.

The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such services do not impair the auditor’s independence. Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent auditor has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

Certain services have the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The term of the general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides for a different period. The Audit Committee will annually review the services that may be provided by the independent auditor without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee and may grant general pre-approval for such services. The Audit Committee will revise the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations. The Audit Committee will not delegate to management its responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the independent auditor.

The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its chairman (the “Chairman”) for services that do not exceed a specified dollar threshold. The Chairman or Chief Audit Executive will report any such pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Committee will designate another member with such pre-approval authority when the Chairman is unavailable.

AUDIT SERVICES

The annual audit services engagement terms and fees will be subject to the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee will approve, if necessary, any changes in terms, conditions and fees resulting from changes in audit scope, registered investment company (RIC) structure or other matters.

In addition to the annual audit services engagement specifically approved by the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval for other audit services, which are those services that only the independent auditor reasonably can provide. The Audit Committee has pre-approved certain audit services; with limited exception, all other audit services must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

AUDIT-RELATED SERVICES

Audit-related services are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the RIC’s financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor. The Audit Committee believes that the provision of audit-related services does not impair the independence of the auditor, and has pre-approved certain audit-related services; all other audit-related services must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

TAX SERVICES

The Audit Committee believes that the independent auditor can provide tax services to the RIC such as tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice without impairing the auditor’s independence. However, the Audit Committee will not permit the retention of the independent auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the independent auditor, the purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committee has pre-approved certain tax services; with limited exception, all tax services involving large and complex transactions must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

ALL OTHER SERVICES

With respect to the provision of permissible services other than audit, review or attest services the pre-approval requirement is waived if:

(1)With respect to such services rendered to the Funds, the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid by the audit client to its accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; and,

 

(2)With respect to such services rendered to the Fund’s investment adviser ( the “Adviser”)and any entity controlling, controlled by to under common control with the Adviser such as affiliated non-U.S. and U.S. funds not under the Audit Committee’s purview and which do not fall within a category of service which has been determined by the Audit Committee not to have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the RIC, the aggregate amount of all services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid to the RIC’s auditor by the RIC, its Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; and

 

(3)Such services were not recognized by the issuer or RIC at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and

 

(4)Such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee or by one or more members of the Audit Committee who are members of the Board of Directors to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Audit Committee.

 

The Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval to those permissible non-audit services which qualify for pre-approval and which it believes are routine and recurring services, and would not impair the independence of the auditor.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) rules and relevant guidance should be consulted to determine the precise definitions of these services and applicability of exceptions to certain of the prohibitions.

PRE-APPROVAL FEE LEVELS

Pre-approval fee levels for all services to be provided by the independent auditor will be established annually by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding these levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

PROCEDURES

Requests or applications to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by the Fund’s Principal Accounting Officer and/or the Chief Audit Executive of Federated Hermes, Inc., only after those individuals have determined that the request or application is consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence.

(e)(2) Percentage of services identified in items 4(b) through 4(d) that were approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X:

 

4(b)

Fiscal year ended 2021 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2020 - 0%

Percentage of services provided to the registrant’s Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.

4(c)

Fiscal year ended 2021 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2020 – 0%

Percentage of services provided to the registrant’s Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.

4(d)

Fiscal year ended 2021 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2020 – 0%

Percentage of services provided to the registrant’s Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.

(f)NA

 

(g)Non-Audit Fees billed to the registrant, the registrant’s Adviser, and certain entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser:

Fiscal year ended 2021 - $62,345

Fiscal year ended 2020 - $231,361

(h)The registrant’s Audit Committee has considered that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s Adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
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 registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual 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 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 Money Market Obligations Trust

 

By /S/ Lori A. Hensler

 

Lori A. Hensler, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date June 22, 2021

 

 

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/ J. Christopher Donahue

 

J. Christopher Donahue, Principal Executive Officer

 

Date June 22, 2021

 

 

By /S/ Lori A. Hensler

 

Lori A. Hensler, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date June 22, 2021