N-CSRS

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, PA 15086-7561

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(412) 288-1900

(Registrant's Telephone Number)

Peter J. Germain, Esquire

1001 Liberty Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

(Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service)

Date of Fiscal Year End: 04/30/22

Date of Reporting Period: Six months ended 10/31/21

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

October 31, 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,

We are pleased to present the Semi-Annual Shareholder Report for your fund covering the period from May 1, 2021 through October 31, 2021. This report includes a complete listing of your fund’s holdings, performance information and financial statements along with other important fund information.

As a global leader in active, responsible investment management, Federated Hermes is guided by our conviction that responsible investing is the best way to create wealth over the long term. The company provides capabilities across a wide range of asset classes to investors around the world.

In addition, FederatedInvestors.com offers quick and easy access to valuable resources that include timely fund updates, economic and market insights from our investment strategists and financial planning tools. You can also access many of those insights by following us on Twitter (@FederatedHermes) and LinkedIn.

Thank you for investing with us. We hope you find this information useful and look forward to keeping you informed.

Sincerely,
 

J. Christopher Donahue, President

Not FDIC Insured ▪ May Lose Value ▪ No Bank Guarantee

CONTENTS 

Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables	1
Portfolio of Investments	2
Financial Highlights	5
Statement of Assets and Liabilities	8
Statement of Operations	9
Statement of Changes in Net Assets	10
Notes to Financial Statements	11
Shareholder Expense Example	17
Evaluation and Approval of Advisory Contract	19
Voting Proxies on Fund Portfolio Securities	29
Portfolio Schedule	29

Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables (unaudited)

At October 31, 2021, the Fund’s portfolio composition1 was as follows: 

Security Type	Percentage of Total Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Securities	97.7%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net2	2.3%
TOTAL	100%

At October 31, 2021, the Fund’s effective maturity3 schedule was as follows: 

Securities With an Effective Maturity of:	Percentage of Total Net Assets
1-7 Days	18.0%
8-30 Days	34.1%
31-90 Days	36.5%
91-180 Days	7.8%
181 Days or more	1.3%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net2	2.3%
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

October 31, 2021 (unaudited) 

Principal Amount			Value
		U.S. TREASURY—97.7%
	1	U.S. Treasury Bills—80.8%
$75,000,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.010%, 11/1/2021	$75,000,000$
1,400,000,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.035%, 12/23/2021	1,399,929,224
600,000,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.040%, 1/6/2022	599,956,000
102,000,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.040%, 1/18/2022	101,991,160
1,100,000,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.045%, 12/9/2021	1,099,947,750
800,000,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.045%, 12/14/2021	799,957,000
996,800,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.045%, 12/21/2021	996,737,700
500,000,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.045%, 1/11/2022	499,955,625
420,000,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.050%, 1/13/2022	419,957,416
140,820,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.050%, 1/20/2022	140,804,353
900,000,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.050%, 2/15/2022	899,867,498
650,000,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.050%, 2/17/2022	649,902,499
500,000,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.050%, 2/24/2022	499,920,138
175,000,000		United States Treasury Bill, 0.075%, 7/14/2022	174,907,032
895,000,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.005%—0.050%, 11/9/2021	894,995,002
206,000,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.010%—0.050%, 11/2/2021	205,999,942
940,700,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.015%—0.055%, 11/26/2021	940,680,695
680,000,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.020%—0.040%, 11/4/2021	679,997,888
484,000,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.025%—0.045%, 11/18/2021	483,991,257
840,000,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.030%—0.050%, 11/12/2021	839,989,000
3,708,360,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.030%—0.050%, 11/23/2021	3,708,275,389
2,875,530,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.030%—0.055%, 11/16/2021	2,875,465,441
1,007,000,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.033%—0.050%, 12/28/2021	1,006,927,399
1,000,000,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.035%—0.040%, 12/30/2021	999,941,001
2,423,000,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.038%—0.040%, 11/30/2021	2,422,922,200
635,600,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.040%—0.045%, 12/2/2021	635,576,447
575,000,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.040%—0.045%, 1/4/2022	574,954,667
1,750,000,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.040%—0.050%, 12/16/2021	1,749,903,125
1,450,000,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.041%—0.110%, 12/7/2021	1,449,924,650
650,000,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.043%—0.055%, 2/3/2022	649,914,812
700,000,000		United States Treasury Bills, 0.050%—0.055%, 1/27/2022	699,910,582
		TOTAL	29,178,202,892

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Principal Amount			Value
		U.S. TREASURY—continued
		U.S. Treasury Bond—0.3%
$110,000,000		United States Treasury Bond, 8.000%, 11/15/2021	$110,333,538
		U.S. Treasury Notes—16.6%
353,000,000	2	United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.084% (91-day T-Bill +0.029%), 11/2/2021	353,009,173
685,000,000	2	United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.089% (91-day T-Bill +0.034%), 11/2/2021	685,027,079
533,000,000	2	United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.104% (91-day T-Bill +0.049%), 11/2/2021	533,039,495
1,118,000,000	2	United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.110% (91-day T-Bill +0.055%), 11/2/2021	1,118,010,957
1,806,615,000	2	United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.169% (91-day T-Bill +0.114%), 11/2/2021	1,806,842,297
1,035,540,000	2	United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes, 0.209% (91-day T-Bill +0.154%), 11/2/2021	1,035,668,597
50,000,000		United States Treasury Note, 0.125%, 4/30/2022	50,010,728
60,000,000		United States Treasury Note, 1.750%, 5/15/2022	60,538,201
77,000,000		United States Treasury Note, 1.750%, 6/15/2022	77,800,219
105,000,000		United States Treasury Note, 1.875%, 3/31/2022	105,770,004
25,000,000		United States Treasury Note, 2.500%, 1/15/2022	25,123,819
60,000,000		United States Treasury Note, 2.875%, 11/15/2021	60,064,327
100,000,000		United States Treasury Notes, 0.125%—2.000%, 11/30/2022	101,385,568
		TOTAL	6,012,290,464
		TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—97.7% (AT AMORTIZED COST)3	35,300,826,894
		OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—2.3%4	820,104,261
		TOTAL NET ASSETS—100%	$36,120,931,155

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 October 31, 2021.

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

In valuing the Fund’s assets as of October 31, 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 Highlights–Institutional Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period) 

	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 10/31/2021	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	$1.00
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.0001	0.0001	0.016	0.020	0.010	0.003
Net realized gain	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	0.0001	0.0001	0.016	0.020	0.010	0.003
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.000)1	(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	(0.000)1
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS	(0.000)1	(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	$1.00
Total Return2	0.00%3	0.03%	1.62%	2.01%	0.99%	0.27%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses4	0.05%5	0.13%6	0.19%6	0.19%6	0.20%6	0.21%
Net investment income	0.01%5	0.03%	1.46%	2.02%	0.98%	0.26%
Expense waiver/ reimbursement7	0.24%5	0.16%	0.11%	0.10%	0.09%	0.08%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$32,633,370	$33,873,591	$45,718,410	$19,051,560	$12,855,873	$12,974,672

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1

Represents less than $0.001.

2

Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

3

Represents less than 0.01%.

4

Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.

5

Computed on an annualized basis.

6

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.

7

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 Highlights–Service Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period) 

	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 10/31/2021	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	$1.00
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.0001	0.0001	0.014	0.020	0.007	0.001
Net realized gain	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	0.0001	0.0001	0.014	0.020	0.007	0.001
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.000)1	(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	(0.000)1
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS	(0.000)1	(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	$1.00
Total Return2	0.00%3	0.01%	1.37%	1.76%	0.74%	0.06%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses4	0.05%5	0.15%6	0.43%6	0.44%6	0.45%6	0.41%
Net investment income	0.01%5	0.01%	1.23%	1.76%	0.74%	0.05%
Expense waiver/ reimbursement7	0.49%5	0.38%	0.12%	0.10%	0.09%	0.13%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$3,487,562	$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. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

3

Represents less than 0.01%.

4

Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.

5

Computed on an annualized basis.

6

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.

7

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 Liabilities
October 31, 2021 (unaudited)

 

Assets:
Investment in securities, at amortized cost and fair value		$35,300,826,894
Cash		1,290,340
Receivable for investments sold		833,000,000
Income receivable		9,536,695
Receivable for shares sold		7,603,480
TOTAL ASSETS		36,152,257,409
Liabilities:
Payable for shares redeemed	$30,220,615
Income distribution payable	89,412
Payable for administrative fee (Note 4)	232,146
Payable for investment adviser fee (Note 4)	150,834
Accrued expenses (Note 4)	633,247
TOTAL LIABILITIES		31,326,254
Net assets for 36,121,064,247 shares outstanding		$36,120,931,155
Net Assets Consists of:
Paid-in capital		$36,121,133,229
Total distributable earnings (loss)		(202,074)
TOTAL NET ASSETS		$36,120,931,155
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
Institutional Shares:
$32,633,369,520 ÷ 32,633,487,546 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized		$1.00
Service Shares:
$3,487,561,635 ÷ 3,487,576,701 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 Operations
Six Months Ended October 31, 2021 (unaudited)

 

Investment Income:
Interest			$9,385,086
Expenses:
Investment adviser fee (Note 4)		$35,657,016
Administrative fee (Note 4)		13,936,394
Custodian fees		494,635
Transfer agent fees		422,091
Directors’/Trustees’ fees (Note 4)		94,400
Auditing fees		10,788
Legal fees		5,663
Other service fees (Notes 2 and 4)		4,515,330
Portfolio accounting fees		88,163
Share registration costs		70,416
Printing and postage		50,574
Miscellaneous (Note 4)		105,856
TOTAL EXPENSES		55,451,326
Waivers and Reimbursement:
Waiver of investment adviser fee (Note 4)	$(42,666,936)
Waiver/reimbursement of other operating expenses (Notes 2 and 4)	(4,515,330)
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENT		(47,182,266)
Net expenses			8,269,060
Net investment income			1,116,026
Net realized gain on investments			25,755
Change in net assets resulting from operations			$1,141,781

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 10/31/2021	Year Ended 4/30/2021
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net investment income	$1,116,026	$10,481,729
Net realized gain	25,755	221,629
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS	1,141,781	10,703,358
Distributions to Shareholders:
Institutional Shares	(947,258)	(10,742,081)
Service Shares	(108,943)	(484,269)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS	(1,056,201)	(11,226,350)
Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares	41,029,190,573	99,428,122,169
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared	493,854	5,989,748
Cost of shares redeemed	(42,605,066,503)	(112,717,557,902)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS	(1,575,382,076)	(13,283,445,985)
Change in net assets	(1,575,296,496)	(13,283,968,977)
Net Assets:
Beginning of period	37,696,227,651	50,980,196,628
End of period	$36,120,931,155	$37,696,227,651

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2021 (unaudited)

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.

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

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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 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 and reimbursement of $47,182,266 is disclosed in this Note 2 and Note 4.

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 six months ended October 31, 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	$4,515,330	$(753,233)	$(3,762,097)

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Fund’s Institutional Shares did not incur other service fees.

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Federal Taxes

It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of October 31, 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: 

	Six Months Ended 10/31/2021		Year Ended 4/30/2021
Institutional Shares:	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	37,033,173,098	$37,033,174,835	89,822,254,086	$89,822,320,261
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared	449,951	449,951	5,735,204	5,735,204
Shares redeemed	(38,273,915,756)	(38,273,917,497)	(101,672,404,795)	(101,672,404,795)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS	(1,240,292,707)	$(1,240,292,711)	(11,844,415,505)	$(11,844,349,330)

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	Six Months Ended 10/31/2021		Year Ended 4/30/2021
Service Shares:	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	3,996,015,738	$3,996,015,738	9,605,794,244	$9,605,801,908
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared	43,903	43,903	254,544	254,544
Shares redeemed	(4,331,149,006)	(4,331,149,006)	(11,045,153,107)	(11,045,153,107)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SERVICE SHARE TRANSACTIONS	(335,089,365)	$(335,089,365)	(1,439,104,319)	$(1,439,096,655)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS	(1,575,382,072)	$(1,575,382,076)	(13,283,519,824)	$(13,283,445,985)

4. 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 and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund for competitive reasons such as to maintain the Fund’s expense ratio, or as and when appropriate, to maintain positive or zero net yields. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Adviser waived $42,666,936 of its fee.

Administrative Fee

Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Hermes Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below: 

Administrative Fee	Average Daily Net Assets of the Investment Complex
0.100%	on assets up to $50 billion
0.075%	on assets over $50 billion

Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended October 31, 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.

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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 six months ended October 31, 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 six months ended October 31, 2021, FSSC reimbursed $753,233 of the other service fees disclosed in Note 2.

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.

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5. 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, disruptions to 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 substantial economic volatility. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the 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.

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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 May 1, 2021 to October 31, 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 5/1/2021	Ending Account Value 10/31/2021	Expenses Paid During Period1
Actual:
Institutional Shares	$1,000	$1,000.00	$20.25
Service Shares	$1,000	$1,000.00	$30.25
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses):
Institutional Shares	$1,000	$1,024.95	$20.26
Service Shares	$1,000	$1,024.95	$30.26

1

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

Institutional Shares	0.05%
Service Shares	0.05%

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 4 under Expense Limitation), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect expenses paid as if they had been in effect throughout the most recent one-half-year period) would be $1.01 and $1.02, 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 4 under Expense Limitation), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect expenses paid as if they had been in effect throughout the most recent one-half-year period) would be $2.27 and $2.29, respectively.

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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory Contract–May 2021

Federated Hermes U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves (the “Fund”)

At its meetings in May 2021 (the “May Meetings”), the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and unanimously approved the continuation of the investment advisory contract between the Fund and Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) (the “Contract”) for an additional one-year term. The Board’s determination to approve the continuation of the Contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment after considering all of the information and factors believed to be relevant and appropriate on whether to approve the continuation of the existing arrangement. The information, factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval are summarized below.

Information Received and Review Process

At the request of the Independent Trustees, the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”) furnished to the Board in advance of its May Meetings an independent written evaluation 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, the Board considered information specifically prepared in connection with the approval of the continuation of the Contract that was presented at the May Meetings. In this regard, in the months preceding the May Meetings, the Board requested and reviewed written responses and supporting materials prepared by the Adviser and its affiliates (collectively, “Federated Hermes”) in response to requests posed to Federated Hermes on behalf of the Independent Trustees encompassing a wide variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board also considered such additional

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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 and in between regularly scheduled meetings on particular matters as the need arose.

The Board’s consideration of the Contract included review of materials and information covering the following matters, among others: the 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” and, collectively, the “Federated Hermes Funds”), which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies, and the benefits to shareholders of being part of the family of Federated Hermes Funds, which include the general right to exchange investments between the same class of shares without the incurrence of additional sales charges; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated Hermes Funds and 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. 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 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

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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 appropriately shared with a fund and its shareholders or the family of funds; (4) any “fall-out” 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 contract generally align with the factors listed above. The Board was guided by these factors 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.

In addition to considering the above-referenced factors, 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 the Contract. In particular, the Board recognized that many shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of Federated Hermes’ industry standing and reputation and with the expectation that Federated Hermes will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board observed that in the marketplace there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders and such shareholders, having had the opportunity to consider other investment options, have effectively selected Federated Hermes by virtue of investing in the Fund.

In determining to approve the continuation of the Contract, the members of the Board reviewed and evaluated information and factors they believed to be relevant and appropriate through the exercise of their reasonable business judgment. While individual members of the Board may have weighed certain factors differently, the Board’s determination to approve the continuation of the Contract was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Board throughout the year and specifically with respect to the continuation of the Contract. The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the evaluation process by independent legal counsel. In connection

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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.

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 terms of the Contract and the range of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board considered the Adviser’s personnel, investment philosophy and process, investment research capabilities and resources, trade execution capabilities, experience and performance track record. The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and the Adviser’s ability and experience in attracting and retaining qualified personnel to service the Fund. In addition, the Board noted that the Fund is a money market mutual fund that operates in accordance with the limitations set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. In this connection, the Board considered the expertise of the Adviser in managing money market funds, its extensive experience with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 and its commitment to managing the Fund in accordance with these requirements. 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 Board also considered the additional yield support provided by the Adviser and/or its affiliates, in the form of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, in order for the Fund to maintain a positive yield.

In addition, the Board considered the financial resources and overall reputation of Federated Hermes and its willingness to consider and make investments in personnel, infrastructure, technology, cybersecurity, business continuity planning and operational enhancements that are designed to benefit the Federated Hermes Funds. The Board noted 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 have access to analytical resources related to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors and issuer engagement on ESG matters.

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The Board considered the quality of the Adviser’s communications with the Board and responsiveness to Board inquiries and requests made from time to time with respect to the Fund and other Federated Hermes Funds. In this regard, the Board took into account the Adviser’s communications with the Board in light of the market volatility amidst the pandemic. The Board also considered that Federated Hermes is responsible for providing the Federated Hermes Funds’ officers.

The Board received and evaluated information regarding the Adviser’s regulatory and compliance environment. The Board considered the Adviser’s compliance program, compliance history, and reports from the CCO about the Adviser’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including responses to regulatory developments and any compliance or other issues raised by regulatory agencies. The Board also noted Federated Hermes’ support of the Federated Hermes Funds’ compliance control structure and, in particular, 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. The Board considered Federated Hermes’ day-to-day oversight of the Federated Hermes Funds’ compliance with their investment objectives and policies as well as with applicable laws and regulations, noting that regulatory and other developments had over time led to an increase in the scope of Federated Hermes’ oversight in this regard, including in connection with the designation of the Federated Hermes Funds’ investment advisers as the administrators of the Federated Hermes Funds’ liquidity risk management program.

The Board also considered discussions with Federated Hermes regarding the implementation of its business continuity plans and recognized steps taken by Federated Hermes to continue to provide the same nature, extent and quality of services to the Federated Hermes Funds during the pandemic. In addition, the Board noted Federated Hermes’ commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to prepare for and respond to ongoing changes due to the market, regulatory and control environments in which the Fund and its service providers operate, including changes associated with the pandemic.

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded 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 detailed investment reports on, and the Adviser’s analysis of, the Fund’s

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performance over different time periods that were provided to the Board throughout the year and in connection with the May Meetings. These reports include, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to one or more relevant investment categories and the Fund’s benchmark index, portfolio attribution information and commentary on the effect of current and recent market conditions.

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 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, 2020, the Fund’s performance was above the median of the 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

The Board considered the advisory fee and overall expense structure of the Fund and the comparative fee and expense information that had been provided in connection with the May Meetings. In this regard, the Board was presented with, and considered, information regarding the contractual advisory fee rates, net advisory fee rates, total expense ratios and each element of the Fund’s total expense ratio (i.e., gross and net advisory fees, administrative fees, custody fees, portfolio accounting fees and transfer agency fees) relative to an appropriate group of peer funds compiled by Federated Hermes from the category of peer funds selected by 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.

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 noted that it found the use of such comparisons to be relevant to its deliberations. 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

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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 shareholders. The Board noted that the range of such other mutual funds’ 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 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.

The Board also 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) 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 the CCO’s view that Federated Hermes generally performs significant additional services and assumes substantially greater risks in managing the Fund and other Federated Hermes Funds than in its role as sub-adviser to an unaffiliated third-party 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.

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Profitability and Other Benefits

The Board also received financial information about Federated Hermes, including information regarding the compensation and ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits that 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 that 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 that, in order for the Federated Hermes Funds to remain 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 (or continue 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 cost allocations on a fund-by-fund basis may be unreliable, was considered in the evaluation by the Board. In addition, the Board considered the CCO’s view that the allocation methodologies used by Federated Hermes in estimating profitability for purposes of reporting to the Board in connection with the continuation of the Contract are consistent with the methodologies previously reviewed by an independent consultant. The Board noted that the independent consultant had previously conducted a review of the allocation methodologies and reported that, although there is no single best method to allocate expenses, the methodologies used by Federated Hermes are reasonable.

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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 Federated Hermes 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 (including market data on which portfolio managers make investment decisions), trading operations, issuer engagement (including with respect to ESG matters), shareholder 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 family of Federated Hermes Funds 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. The Board also considered reports on adviser-paid fees (commonly referred to as “revenue sharing”) that were provided to the Board throughout the year and in connection with the May Meetings. 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 fees as a fund attains a certain size.

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Conclusions

The Board considered: (i) the CCO’s conclusion that his observations and the information accompanying the CCO Fee Evaluation Report show that the management fee for the Fund was reasonable; and (ii) the CCO’s recommendation that the Board approve the management fee. The Board noted that, under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to the continuation of, the Contract by the CCO. The CCO also recognized that the Board’s evaluation of the Federated Hermes Funds’ advisory and sub-advisory arrangements is a continuing and ongoing process that is informed by the information that the Board requests and receives from management throughout the course of the year and, in this regard, the CCO noted certain items for future reporting to the Board or further consideration by management as the Board continues its ongoing oversight of the Federated Hermes Funds.

On the basis of the information and factors summarized above, among other information and factors deemed relevant by the Board, and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of the Contract. The Board based its determination to approve the Contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view of past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily deemed to be relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. 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 approve the continuation of 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.

 
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY 

In an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplicate mailings, the Fund(s) intend to deliver a single copy of certain documents to each household in which more than one shareholder of the Fund(s) resides (so-called “householding”), as permitted by applicable rules. The Fund’s “householding” program covers its/their Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and supplements to each, as well as Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports and any Proxies or information statements. Shareholders must give their written consent to participate in the “householding” program. The Fund is also permitted to treat a shareholder as having given consent (“implied consent”) if (i) shareholders with the same last name, or believed to be members of the same family, reside at the same street address or receive mail at the same post office box, (ii) the Fund gives notice of its intent to “household” at least sixty (60) days before it begins “householding” and (iii) none of the shareholders in the household have notified the Fund(s) or their agent of the desire to “opt out” of “householding.” Shareholders who have granted written consent, or have been deemed to have granted implied consent, can revoke that consent and opt out of “householding” at any time: shareholders who purchased shares through an intermediary should contact their representative; other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.

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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

2112510 (12/21)

© 2021 Federated Hermes, Inc.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not Applicable

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not Applicable

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not Applicable

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not Applicable

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

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

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

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

Not Applicable

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

Not Applicable

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

Not Applicable

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

No Changes to Report

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s President and Treasurer have concluded that the

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

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the 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 December 23, 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 December 23, 2021

By /S/ Lori A. Hensler

Lori A. Hensler

Principal Financial Officer

Date December 23, 2021

EX-99.CERT 302

N-CSR Item 13(a)(2) - Exhibits: Certifications

I, J. Christopher Donahue, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust on behalf of: Federated Hermes U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves ("registrant";

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

1. designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

2. designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

3. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

4. disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

1. all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

2. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: December 23, 2021

/S/ J. Christopher Donahue

J. Christopher Donahue

President - Principal Executive Officer

N-CSR Item 13(a)(2) - Exhibits: Certifications

I, Lori A. Hensler, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust on behalf of: Federated Hermes U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves ("registrant");

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

1. designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

2. designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

3. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

4. disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

1. all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

2. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: December 23, 2021

/S/ Lori A. Hensler

Lori A. Hensler

Treasurer - Principal Financial Officer

EX-99.CERT 906

N-CSR Item 13(b) - Exhibits: Certifications

SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.§ 1350, the undersigned officers of Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust on behalf of Federated Hermes U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves (the “Registrant”), hereby certify, to the best of our knowledge, that the Registrant’s Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2021 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Dated: December 23, 2021

/s/ J. Christopher Donahue

J. Christopher Donahue

Title: President, Principal Executive Officer

Dated: December 23, 2021

/s/ Lori A. Hensler

Lori A. Hensler

Title: Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C.§ 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.