N-CSRS 1 form.htm

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies

 

 

 

 

811-6165

 

(Investment Company Act File Number)

 

 

Federated Municipal Securities Income Trust

______________________________________________________________

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Federated Investors Funds

4000 Ericsson Drive

Warrendale, PA 15086-7561

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

(412) 288-1900

(Registrant's Telephone Number)

 

 

Peter J. Germain, Esquire

Federated Investors Tower

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: 08/31/19

 

 

Date of Reporting Period: Six months ended 02/28/19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.Reports to Stockholders

 

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
February 28, 2019
Share Class | Ticker A | MMIFX      

Federated Michigan Intermediate Municipal Trust
Fund Established 1991

A Portfolio of Federated Municipal Securities Income Trust
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING REPORT DELIVERY
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund's shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund or your financial intermediary electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the Fund complex or your financial intermediary.

Not FDIC Insured ■ May Lose Value ■ No Bank Guarantee

J. Christopher
Donahue
President
Federated Michigan Intermediate Municipal Trust
Letter from the President
Dear Valued Shareholder,
I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Shareholder Report for your fund covering the period from September 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019. This report includes a complete listing of your fund's holdings, performance information and financial statements along with other important fund information.
In addition, our website, FederatedInvestors.com, offers easy access to Federated resources that include timely fund updates, economic and market insights from our investment strategists, and financial planning tools.
Thank you for investing with Federated. I hope you find this information useful and look forward to keeping you informed.
Sincerely,
J. Christopher Donahue, President
         


In Memoriam
With profound sadness, Federated announces the passing of Richard B. (“Dick”) Fisher. He will be greatly missed.
RICHARD B. FISHER
(Former Officer of the Federated Funds, Chairman of Federated Securities Corp., and Vice Chairman of Federated Investors, Inc.)
Dick Fisher, along with John F. (“Jack”) Donahue and Thomas J. Donnelly, Esq., co-founded Federated in 1955 and served as a leader, particularly for Federated's sales division, and an officer of the Federated Funds. Mr. Fisher was a family man of deep faith, with exemplary character, prodigious generosity, immeasurable devotion, undeniable charm and a good sense of humor. He served his religion, family, community, and the Federated Funds and Federated, as well as their shareholders, officers and employees, with distinction. His integrity, intelligence, and keen sense of duty to shareholders, coupled with his faith and devotion to family, allowed him to become the consummate gentleman and salesman par excellence who will be greatly missed. Among his many achievements, Mr. Fisher led the sales strategy and execution for Federated's Fund for U.S. Government Securities, the first fund to invest exclusively in government bonds, and spearheaded the campaign for sales of Federated's Government Income Securities Fund, the first of what would become Federated's Fortress family of funds. Federated expresses deep gratitude to Mr. Fisher for his inspiring leadership, distinguished service and contributions as a husband, father, co-founder, officer, colleague and friend.
    
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At February 28, 2019, the Fund's sector composition1 was as follows:
Sector Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
General Obligation—Local 30.5%
Water & Sewer 14.3%
Dedicated Tax 11.1%
Hospital 10.9%
Education 9.4%
Public Power 6.1%
Airport 5.6%
General Obligation—State Appropriation 3.7%
Toll Road 3.0%
Electric & Gas 1.4%
Other2 2.1%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net3 1.9%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 Sector classifications, and the assignment of holdings to such sectors, are based upon the economic sector and/or revenue source of the underlying obligor, as determined by the Fund's Adviser. For securities that have been enhanced by a third-party guarantor, such as bond insurers and banks, sector classifications are based upon the economic sector and/or revenue source of the underlying obligor, as determined by the Fund's Adviser.
2 For purposes of this table, sector classifications constitute 96.0% of the Fund's total net assets. Remaining sectors have been aggregated under the designation “Other.”
3 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—98.0%  
    Michigan—98.0%  
$1,255,000   Ann Arbor, MI, LT GO Capital Improvement Bonds (Series 2019A), 4.000%, 5/1/2033 $1,380,400
1,000,000   Berkley, MI School District, School Building & Site UT GO Bonds (Series 2015), (Michigan School Bond Qualification and Loan Program GTD), 5.000%, 5/1/2030 1,149,980
410,000   Birmingham, MI Public Schools, School Building & Site UT GO Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 5/1/2027 479,942
1,690,000   Bishop, MI International Airport Authority, Refunding LT GO (Series 2010A), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 4.500%, 12/1/2023 1,766,777
1,425,000   Calhoun County, MI Transportation Fund, Revenue Bonds, 4.000%, 11/1/2030 1,537,917
2,000,000   Dearborn, MI School District, UT GO School Building & Site Bonds (Series 2014A), (Michigan School Bond Qualification and Loan Program GTD), 5.000%, 5/1/2025 2,268,280
500,000   Detroit, MI Downtown Development Authority, Tax Increment Revenue Refunding Bonds (Catalyst Development Series 2018A), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.000%, 7/1/2035 540,070
375,000   Downriver Utility Wastewater Authority, Sewer System Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), (AGM INS), 5.000%, 4/1/2031 432,694
1,000,000   Fennville, MI Public Schools, UT GO School Building and Site Bonds, (Michigan School Bond Qualification and Loan Program GTD), 5.000%, 5/1/2035 1,159,550
1,000,000   Genesee, MI Water Supply System, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2014), (Build America Mutual Assurance INS), 5.000%, 11/1/2025 1,130,480
620,000   Grand Rapids, MI Public Schools, School Building & Site & Refunding UT GO Bonds (Series 2016), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.000%, 5/1/2027 735,456
670,000   Grand Rapids, MI Public Schools, UT GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.000%, 5/1/2027 805,166
1,000,000   Grand Rapids, MI Sanitary Sewer System, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 1/1/2034 1,147,800
500,000   Grand Rapids, MI Sanitary Sewer System, Sanitary Sewer System Revenue Improvement and Refunding Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 1/1/2022 545,295
2,000,000   Great Lakes, MI Water Authority (Great Lakes, MI Water Authority Sewage Disposal System), Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2018B), 5.000%, 7/1/2029 2,457,620
1,500,000   Holland, MI Electric Utility System, Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 4.000%, 7/1/2022 1,579,035
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Michigan—continued  
$335,000   Kent County, MI, LT GO Capital Improvement Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 6/1/2027 $401,367
1,500,000   Kent Hospital Finance Authority, MI (Spectrum Health), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2011A), 5.000%, 11/15/2022 1,624,545
1,000,000   Kentwood, MI Public Schools, UT GO School Building and Site Bonds (Series 2019 II), 5.000%, 5/1/2032 1,194,370
1,010,000   Lake Superior State University, MI, General Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2012), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 4.000%, 11/15/2020 1,045,239
1,900,000   Lansing, MI Board of Water & Light, Utility System Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), 5.000%, 7/1/2024 2,035,679
525,000   Lansing, MI Community College, College Building and Site Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 5/1/2030 626,041
1,445,000   Mason, MI Public School District, UT GO School Building and Site Bonds (Series 2018I), (Michigan School Bond Qualification and Loan Program GTD), 4.000%, 5/1/2032 1,564,848
1,000,000   Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program (Clean Water Revolving Fund), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2018B), 5.000%, 10/1/2032 1,205,630
1,000,000   Michigan Public Power Agency, Combustion Turbine No. 1 Project Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.000%, 1/1/2022 1,051,780
500,000   Michigan State Building Authority, Facilities Program Revenue & Refunding Bonds (Series 2013 1-A), 5.000%, 10/15/2022 558,060
1,000,000   Michigan State Building Authority, Facilities Program Revenue Bonds (2009 Series II), (Assured Guaranty Corp. INS), 5.000%, 10/15/2022 1,019,930
1,000,000   Michigan State Building Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2015I), 5.000%, 4/15/2027 1,181,290
2,000,000   Michigan State Comprehensive Transportation Fund, Refunding Bonds (Series 2009), 5.250%, 5/15/2019 2,014,260
1,000,000   Michigan State Comprehensive Transportation Fund, Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 11/15/2026 1,166,100
500,000   Michigan State Finance Authority Revenue (Charter County of Wayne Criminal Justice Center Project), Senior Lien State Aid Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), 5.000%, 11/1/2033 588,335
2,000,000   Michigan State Finance Authority Revenue (Great Lakes, MI Water Authority Water Supply System), Senior Lien Revenue Bonds (Series 2014 D-2), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.000%, 7/1/2025 2,290,980
250,000   Michigan State Finance Authority Revenue (MidMichigan Obligated Group), Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 6/1/2026 286,128
1,500,000   Michigan State Finance Authority Revenue (Public Lighting Authority), Local Government Loan Program Revenue Bonds (Series 2014B), 5.000%, 7/1/2022 1,625,415
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Michigan—continued  
$2,000,000   Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority (Ascension Health Alliance Senior Credit Group), Revenue Bonds (Series 1999B-3), 4.000%, 11/15/2032 $2,127,920
500,000   Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority (Henry Ford Health System, MI), Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 11/15/2028 581,415
1,000,000   Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority (McLaren Health Care Corp.), Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, 5.000%, 5/15/2023 1,124,280
1,000,000   Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority (Trinity Healthcare Credit Group), Hospital Revenue & Refunding Bonds (Series 2015MI), 5.500%, 12/1/2026 1,196,330
250,000   Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority (Trinity Healthcare Credit Group), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017C), 5.000%, 12/1/2031 293,815
1,000,000   Michigan State Strategic Fund (Detroit Edison Co.), Ltd Obligation Refunding Revenue Bonds, (AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. INS), 7.000%, 5/1/2021 1,101,150
2,600,000   Michigan State Trunk Line, Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2009), 5.000%, 11/1/2020 2,657,252
500,000   Michigan State Trunk Line, State Trunk Line Fund Bonds (Series 2011), 5.000%, 11/15/2022 544,690
500,000   Michigan State Trunk Line, State Trunk Line Fund Bonds (Series 2011), 5.000%, 11/15/2023 544,550
1,250,000   Michigan State University Board of Trustees, General Revenue Bonds (Series 2019B), 5.000%, 2/15/2034 1,478,000
2,000,000   Michigan Strategic Fund (I-75 Improvement Project), Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), 5.000%, 6/30/2030 2,310,840
1,000,000   Michigan Strategic Fund (Michigan State), LT Obligation Revenue Bonds (Series 2011), 5.250%, 10/15/2022 1,088,510
1,855,000   Orchard View, MI Schools, UT GO Bonds, (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS)/(Michigan School Bond Qualification and Loan Program GTD), 4.000%, 5/1/2022 1,939,124
1,000,000   Roseville, MI Community Schools, UT GO 2018 School Building and Site Bonds, (Michigan School Bond Qualification and Loan Program GTD), 5.000%, 5/1/2031 1,177,300
1,000,000   Royal Oak, MI Hospital Finance Authority (Beaumont Health Credit Group), Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2014D), 5.000%, 9/1/2023 1,131,870
1,670,000   Saginaw, MI Water Supply System, Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 4.750%, 7/1/2025 1,790,591
1,000,000   Saline, MI Area Schools, UT GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2018), (Michigan School Bond Qualification and Loan Program GTD), 5.000%, 5/1/2030 1,196,020
1,085,000   Southfield, MI Library Building Authority, Refunding LT GO Bonds, 5.000%, 5/1/2026 1,259,186
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Michigan—continued  
$1,000,000   Southfield, MI, UT GO 2018 Street Improvement Bonds, 4.000%, 5/1/2029 $1,102,540
1,000,000   University of Michigan (The Regents of), General Revenue Bonds (Series 2010C), 4.000%, 4/1/2022 1,025,640
250,000   University of Michigan (The Regents of), General Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 5.000%, 4/1/2024 289,727
1,000,000   University of Michigan (The Regents of), General Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 4/1/2027 1,224,360
2,000,000   University of Michigan (The Regents of), Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 4.000%, 4/1/2033 2,190,420
500,000   Utica, MI Community Schools, School Building & Site & Refunding UT GO Bonds (Series 2015), (Michigan School Bond Qualification and Loan Program GTD), 5.000%, 5/1/2029 571,905
2,000,000   Wayne County, MI Airport Authority, Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2010C), 5.000%, 12/1/2021 2,119,120
2,000,000   Wayne County, MI Airport Authority, Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2011A-B), 5.000%, 12/1/2021 2,155,880
500,000   West Bloomfield, MI School District, UT GO Public Improvement Bonds, (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.000%, 5/1/2029 594,695
    TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $72,938,293)
75,413,589
  1 SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS—0.1%  
    Michigan—0.1%  
100,000   Michigan Strategic Fund (Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.), (Series 2007) Daily VRDNs, 1.730%, 3/1/2019
(IDENTIFIED COST $100,000)
100,000
    TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—98.1%
(IDENTIFIED COST $73,038,293)2
75,513,589
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—1.9%3 1,491,145
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $77,004,734
Securities that are subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) represent 5.9% of the Fund's portfolio as calculated based upon total market value.
1 Current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown for floating rate notes and variable rate notes/demand instruments. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.
2 Also represents cost of investments for federal tax purposes.
3 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 February 28, 2019.
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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.
As of February 28, 2019, all investments of the Fund utilized Level 2 inputs in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
AGM —Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC —American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
GO —General Obligation
GTD —Guaranteed
INS —Insured
LT —Limited Tax
UT —Unlimited Tax
VRDNs —Variable Rate Demand Notes
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass A Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
  Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
2/28/2019
Year Ended August 31,
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
$10.92 $11.30 $11.54 $11.31 $11.39 $10.90
Income From Investment Operations:            
Net investment income 0.13 0.25 0.25 0.28 0.29 0.33
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 0.12 (0.38) (0.20) 0.26 (0.08) 0.49
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.25 (0.13) 0.05 0.54 0.21 0.82
Less Distributions:            
Distributions from net investment income (0.13) (0.25) (0.25) (0.28) (0.29) (0.33)
Distributions from net realized gain (0.03) (0.04) (0.03)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.16) (0.25) (0.29) (0.31) (0.29) (0.33)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $11.01 $10.92 $11.30 $11.54 $11.31 $11.39
Total Return1 2.37% (1.11)% 0.52% 4.82% 1.88% 7.60%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:            
Net expenses 0.77%2 0.77%3 0.77% 0.75% 0.75% 0.73%
Net investment income 2.46%2 2.29% 2.27% 2.40% 2.57% 2.94%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 0.29%2 0.21% 0.18% 0.16% 0.16% 0.20%
Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period
(000 omitted)
$77,005 $88,810 $110,912 $130,516 $129,662 $123,083
Portfolio turnover 15% 19% 13% 12% 25% 19%
1 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
2 Computed on an annualized basis.
3 The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratio is 0.77% for the year ended August 31, 2018 after taking into account this expense reduction.
4 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
Assets:    
Investment in securities, at value (identified cost $73,038,293)   $75,513,589
Cash   93,432
Income receivable   948,740
Receivable for investments sold   610,237
Prepaid expenses   13,478
Receivable for shares sold   1,588
TOTAL ASSETS   77,181,064
Liabilities:    
Payable for shares redeemed $72,827  
Income distribution payable 17,096  
Payable for portfolio accounting fees 61,133  
Payable for other service fees (Notes 2 and 5) 15,189  
Payable for share registration costs 9,703  
Payable for investment adviser fee (Note 5) 211  
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5) 171  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   176,330
Net assets for 6,996,923 shares outstanding   $77,004,734
Net Assets Consists of:    
Paid-in capital   $74,518,692
Total distributable earnings   2,486,042
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $77,004,734
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:    
Net asset value per share ($77,004,734 ÷ 6,996,923 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $11.01
Offering price per share (100/97.00 of $11.01)   $11.35
Redemption proceeds per share   $11.01
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
Investment Income:      
Interest     $1,319,957
Expenses:      
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)   $163,641  
Administrative fee (Note 5)   32,705  
Custodian fees   3,624  
Transfer agent fees   22,385  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5)   1,215  
Auditing fees   15,080  
Legal fees   6,295  
Other service fees (Notes 2 and 5)   102,085  
Portfolio accounting fees   51,036  
Share registration costs   13,674  
Printing and postage   9,181  
Miscellaneous (Note 5)   11,176  
TOTAL EXPENSES   432,097  
Waiver of investment adviser fee (Note 5) $(118,068)    
Net expenses     314,029
Net investment income     1,005,928
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:      
Net realized gain on investments     8,866
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments     822,223
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     831,089
Change in net assets resulting from operations     $1,837,017
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)
2/28/2019
Year Ended
8/31/2018
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $1,005,928 $2,292,656
Net realized gain 8,866 572,046
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 822,223 (4,161,699)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 1,837,017 (1,296,997)
Distributions to Shareholders (Note 2) (1,262,628) (2,292,650)
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 3,428,044 5,896,792
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 1,052,607 1,598,723
Cost of shares redeemed (16,860,384) (26,007,584)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (12,379,733) (18,512,069)
Change in net assets (11,805,344) (22,101,716)
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 88,810,078 110,911,794
End of period $77,004,734 $88,810,078
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Municipal Securities Income 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 four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Federated Michigan Intermediate Municipal Trust (the “Fund”), a non-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 Class A Shares. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income exempt from federal regular income tax and the personal income taxes imposed by the state of Michigan and Michigan municipalities. Interest income from the Fund's investments may be subject to the federal AMT for individuals.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
■  Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
■  Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
■  Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
■  Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
■  For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.
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Fair Valuation Procedures
The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies to assist in determining fair value and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Trustees have also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services' policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees periodically review and approve the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.
Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
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. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Amortization/accretion of premium and discount is included in investment income. The detail of the total fund expense waiver of $118,068 is disclosed in Note 5.
All distributions as indicated on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended August 31, 2018, were from net investment income. Undistributed net investment income at August 31, 2018, was $303.
Other Service Fees
The Fund may pay other service fees up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares 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. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, the Fund incurred $102,085 of 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 February 28, 2019, 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 February 28, 2019, tax years 2015 through 2018 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 from those estimated. The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following table summarizes share activity:
  Six Months Ended
2/28/2019
Year Ended
8/31/2018
Shares sold 315,490 531,387
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 96,670 145,264
Shares redeemed (1,550,178) (2,359,207)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS (1,138,018) (1,682,556)
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
At February 28, 2019, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $73,038,293. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $2,475,296. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $2,488,825 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $13,529.
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 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, the Adviser waived $118,068 of its fee.
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Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below:
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 February 28, 2019, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.080% of average daily net assets of the Fund.
In addition, FAS may charge certain out-of-pocket expenses to the Fund.
Other Service Fees
For the six months ended February 28, 2019, FSSC received $1,109 of the other service fees disclosed in Note 2.
Sales Charges
Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, FSC retained $38 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares.
Interfund Transactions
During the six months ended February 28, 2019, 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 $19,050,000 and $18,700,000, respectively.
Expense Limitation
The Adviser and certain of its affiliates (which may include FAS and FSSC) on their own initiative have agreed to waive certain amounts of their respective fees and/or reimburse expenses. Effective November 1, 2018, total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights, excluding interest expense, extraordinary expenses and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 0.77% (the “Fee Limit”) up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) November 1, 2019; 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.
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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, 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. Investment TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the six months ended February 28, 2019, were as follows:
Purchases $11,850,220
Sales $23,878,477
7. CONCENTRATION OF RISK
Since the Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers located in one state, it will be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issuers of that state than would be a comparable tax-exempt mutual fund that invests nationally. In order to reduce the credit risk associated with such factors, at February 28, 2019, 33.5% of the securities in the Portfolio of Investments were backed by letters of credit or bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The largest percentage of investments insured by or supported by (backed) a letter of credit from any one institution or agency, was 17.2% of total investments.
8. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement. The LOC was made available to finance temporarily the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund, failed trades, payment of dividends, settlement of trades and for other short-term, temporary or emergency general business purposes. The Fund cannot borrow under the LOC if an inter-fund loan is outstanding. The Fund's ability to borrow under the LOC also is subject to the limitations of the Act and various conditions precedent that must be satisfied before the Fund can borrow. Loans under the LOC are charged interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest, on any day, of (a) (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) 0.0%, plus (b) a margin. The LOC also requires the Fund to pay, quarterly in arrears and at maturity, its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders' commitment that has not been utilized. As of February 28, 2019, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the six months ended February 28, 2019, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
9. INTERFUND LENDING
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of February 28, 2019, there were no outstanding loans. During the six months ended February 28, 2019, the program was not utilized.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from September 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
  Beginning
Account Value
9/1/2018
Ending
Account Value
2/28/2019
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual $1,000 $1,023.70 $3.86
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses)
$1,000 $1,020.98 $3.86
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.77%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period).
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2018
Federated Michigan Intermediate Municipal Trust (the “Fund”)
At its meetings in May 2018, 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 Fund's investment advisory contract for an additional one-year term. The Board's decision regarding the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment after considering all of the information received on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
The Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties included specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a fund advised by Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) or its affiliates (collectively, “Federated”) (each, a “Federated fund”). The Senior Officer's responsibilities included preparing and furnishing to the Board an annual independent written evaluation that covered topics discussed below. In December 2017, the Senior Officer position was eliminated. Notwithstanding the elimination of the Senior Officer position, at the request of the Independent Trustees, the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer (the CCO) furnished to the Board in advance of its May 2018 meetings an independent written evaluation covering substantially the same topics that had been covered in the Senior Officer's written evaluation in prior years. 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 deciding to approve the continuation of the investment advisory contract. Consistent with the former Senior Officer position, 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.
The Board also considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees in making its decision. 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 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
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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 or its affiliates 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 the Board's approval of the Fund's investment advisory contract generally align with the factors listed above. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's investment advisory 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 on matters relating to the Federated funds. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their deliberations by independent legal counsel.
In addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Board received detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings at which the Board's formal approval of the advisory and subadvisory contracts occurred. In this regard, Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional information specifically in connection with the May meetings. In the months preceding the May meetings, the Board requested and reviewed written materials prepared by Federated in response to requests on behalf of the Independent Trustees encompassing a wide variety of topics. At the May meetings, in addition to meeting in separate sessions of the Independent Trustees without management present, senior management of the Adviser also met with the Independent Trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and such additional matters as the Independent Trustees deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the advisory and subadvisory contracts. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose.
The Board's consideration of the investment advisory contract included review of the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, accompanying data and additional 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, as well as in terms relative to its particular investment program and certain competitor or “peer group” funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate) and comments on the
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reasons for 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 similar and/or competing funds), with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations; the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities (if any); and the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders; the entrepreneurial and other risks assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring 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 Federated funds 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 funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The Board's evaluation process is evolutionary. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
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, custody fees, portfolio accounting fees and transfer agency fees) relative to an appropriate group of peer funds compiled by Federated using data supplied by independent fund ranking organizations (the “Peer Group”). The Board received a description of the composition and methodology used to select the Peer Group. The Board focused on comparisons with other similar mutual funds more heavily than non-mutual fund products or services because it is believed that they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, in that they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles. Also, they are the type of investment vehicle, in fact, chosen and maintained by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses, therefore, appears to be a relevant indicator of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the marketplace in which the Fund competes.
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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 Peer Group. In this regard, the Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate was below the median of the relevant Peer Group and the Board was satisfied that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive.
For comparison, the CCO reviewed the fees charged by Federated for providing advisory services to products other than the Federated funds (e.g., institutional and separate accounts and third-party unaffiliated mutual funds for which Federated serves as sub-adviser) (referenced to as “Comparable Funds/Accounts”). With respect to Comparable Funds/Accounts other than third-party mutual funds, the CCO concluded that they are inherently different products. Those differences include, but are not limited to, different types of targeted investors; different applicable laws and regulations; different legal structures; different average account sizes and portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows and different associated costs; and the time spent by portfolio managers and their teams, as well as personnel in the Funds Financial Services, Legal, Compliance and Risk Management departments, in reviewing securities pricing, addressing different administrative responsibilities, addressing different degrees of risk associated with management and a variety of different costs. The CCO also reviewed the differences in the nature of the services required for Federated to manage its proprietary mutual fund business versus managing a discrete pool of assets as a sub-adviser to another institution's mutual fund, and that Federated generally performs significant additional services and assumes substantially greater risk in managing the Fund and other Federated funds than in its role as sub-adviser to an unaffiliated third-party mutual fund. The CCO did not consider the fees for providing advisory services to Comparable Funds/Accounts to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of the Federated 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 Fund's investment advisory contract.
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, track record, overall reputation and willingness to invest in personnel and infrastructure that benefit the Fund. 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 provided to the Fund by the Adviser, including the Adviser's commitment to respond to rulemaking initiatives of the SEC. The Fund's ability to deliver
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competitive performance when compared to its Peer Group was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program. 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 services warrant the continuation of the investment advisory contract.
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 considered detailed investment reports on the Fund's performance that were provided to the Board throughout the year and in connection with the May meetings. The CCO also reviewed information regarding the performance of other mutual funds in the 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 individual funds may exhibit significant and unique differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds within a Peer Group.
The Fund's performance fell below the median of the relevant Peer Group for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods covered by the CCO Fee Evaluation Report. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being taken by the Adviser in the context of other factors considered relevant by the Board.
Following such evaluation, and full deliberations, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund supported renewal of the Fund's investment advisory contract.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. This information covered not only the fees under the investment advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator and distributor). In this regard, the Board considered that certain Federated subsidiaries provide distribution and shareholder services to the Federated funds, for which they may be compensated through distribution and servicing fees paid pursuant to Rule 12b-1 plans or otherwise. The information also detailed any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in order for a Federated fund to be competitive in the marketplace, the Adviser and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to Federated fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future. Moreover,
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the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution, adjustment or elimination of these voluntary waivers. The Board considered Federated's previous reductions in contractual management fees to certain Federated funds in response to the CCO's recommendations.
Federated furnished information, 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. The CCO noted 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, since a single change in an allocation estimate may dramatically alter the resulting estimate of cost and/or profitability of a Federated 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.
The Board and the CCO also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing its profitability information to other publicly held fund management companies, including information regarding profitability trends over time. In this regard, the CCO concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive. The CCO also noted that Federated appeared financially sound, with the resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under its contracts with the Fund.
The CCO Fee Evaluation Report also discussed the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger. In this regard, the Board considered that the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, shareholder services, compliance, internal audit and risk management functions, as well as systems technology (including technology relating to cybersecurity) and that the benefits of these efforts (as well as any economies of scale, should they exist) were likely to be shared with the Federated fund family as a whole. The Board noted that the Adviser's investments in these areas are extensive. In addition, the Board considered that the Adviser and its affiliates have frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and that this has allowed fund shareholders to share potential economies of scale with shareholders. The Board also considered that such waivers and reimbursements can provide protection from an increase in expenses if a Federated fund's assets decline. Federated, as it does throughout the year, and specifically in connection with the Board's review of the advisory and subadvisory contracts, furnished information relative to revenue sharing or adviser-paid fees. Federated and the CCO noted 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 because it would represent marketing and distribution expenses. The Board also noted the absence of any applicable
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regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject, which (as discussed in the CCO Fee Evaluation Report) 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.
The CCO stated that his observations and the information accompanying the CCO Fee Evaluation Report supported a finding by the Board that the management fee for the Fund was reasonable. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to the continuation of, the Fund's investment advisory contract. The CCO also recognized that the Board's evaluation of the Federated 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 funds.
In its decision to continue an existing investment advisory contract, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an 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 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 investment advisory contract reflected the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board concluded that, in light of the factors summarized above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the investment advisory contract was appropriate.
The Board based its decision to approve the investment advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the continuation of the contract reflects its view that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision 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 www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation. Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Each fiscal quarter, the Fund will file with the SEC a complete schedule of its monthly portfolio holdings on “Form N-PORT.” The Fund's holdings as of the end of the third month of every fiscal quarter, as reported on Form N-PORT, will be publicly available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov within 60 days of the end of the fiscal quarter upon filing. You may also access this information via the link to the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com.
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Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This Report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's Prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY    
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Federated Michigan Intermediate Municipal Trust
Federated Investors Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
CUSIP 313923302
3032602 (4/19)
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Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
February 28, 2019
Share Class | Ticker A | OMIAX F | OMIFX    

Federated Ohio Municipal Income Fund
Fund Established 1990

A Portfolio of Federated Municipal Securities Income Trust
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING REPORT DELIVERY
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund's shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund or your financial intermediary electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the Fund complex or your financial intermediary.

Not FDIC Insured ■ May Lose Value ■ No Bank Guarantee

J. Christopher
Donahue
President
Federated Ohio Municipal Income Fund
Letter from the President
Dear Valued Shareholder,
I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Shareholder Report for your fund covering the period from September 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019. This report includes a complete listing of your fund's holdings, performance information and financial statements along with other important fund information.
In addition, our website, FederatedInvestors.com, offers easy access to Federated resources that include timely fund updates, economic and market insights from our investment strategists, and financial planning tools.
Thank you for investing with Federated. I hope you find this information useful and look forward to keeping you informed.
Sincerely,
J. Christopher Donahue, President
         


In Memoriam
With profound sadness, Federated announces the passing of Richard B. (“Dick”) Fisher. He will be greatly missed.
RICHARD B. FISHER
(Former Officer of the Federated Funds, Chairman of Federated Securities Corp., and Vice Chairman of Federated Investors, Inc.)
Dick Fisher, along with John F. (“Jack”) Donahue and Thomas J. Donnelly, Esq., co-founded Federated in 1955 and served as a leader, particularly for Federated's sales division, and an officer of the Federated Funds. Mr. Fisher was a family man of deep faith, with exemplary character, prodigious generosity, immeasurable devotion, undeniable charm and a good sense of humor. He served his religion, family, community, and the Federated Funds and Federated, as well as their shareholders, officers and employees, with distinction. His integrity, intelligence, and keen sense of duty to shareholders, coupled with his faith and devotion to family, allowed him to become the consummate gentleman and salesman par excellence who will be greatly missed. Among his many achievements, Mr. Fisher led the sales strategy and execution for Federated's Fund for U.S. Government Securities, the first fund to invest exclusively in government bonds, and spearheaded the campaign for sales of Federated's Government Income Securities Fund, the first of what would become Federated's Fortress family of funds. Federated expresses deep gratitude to Mr. Fisher for his inspiring leadership, distinguished service and contributions as a husband, father, co-founder, officer, colleague and friend.
    
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At February 28, 2019, the Fund's sector composition1 was as follows:
Sector Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Education 17.3%
Hospital 14.8%
Dedicated Tax 12.8%
Pre-Refunded 11.1%
General Obligation—Local 10.2%
Water & Sewer 8.1%
General Obligation—State 5.9%
Toll Road 4.3%
Public Power 3.4%
Senior Care 3.2%
Other2 9.4%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net3 (0.5)%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 Sector classifications, and the assignment of holdings to such sectors, are based upon the economic sector and/or revenue source of the underlying obligor, as determined by the Fund's Adviser. For securities that have been enhanced by a third-party guarantor, such as bond insurers and banks, sector classifications are based upon the economic sector and/or revenue source of the underlying obligor, as determined by the Fund's Adviser. Pre-refunded securities are those whose debt service is paid from escrowed assets, usually U.S. government securities.
2 For purposes of this table, sector classifications constitute 91.1% of the Fund's total net assets. Remaining sectors have been aggregated under the designation “Other.”
3 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—98.3%  
    Ohio—98.3%  
$2,000,000   Akron, Bath & Copley, OH Joint Township Hospital District (Akron General Health System), Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2012), (United States Treasury PRF 1/1/2022@100), 5.000%, 1/1/2031 $2,168,540
2,000,000   Akron, Bath & Copley, OH Joint Township Hospital District (Children's Hospital Medical Center, Akron), Hospital Improvement & Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2012), 5.000%, 11/15/2032 2,161,820
1,000,000   Akron, Bath & Copley, OH Joint Township Hospital District (Summa Health System), Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.250%, 11/15/2041 1,102,880
1,000,000   Akron, OH (Akron, OH Community Learning Centers), Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2012A), 5.000%, 12/1/2031 1,091,790
2,000,000   Akron, OH (Akron, OH Community Learning Centers), Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2012A), 5.000%, 12/1/2033 2,178,980
500,000   Akron, OH (Akron, OH Community Learning Centers), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series A), 5.000%, 12/1/2023 550,525
1,000,000   Allen County, OH (Mercy Health), Hospital Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, 5.000%, 11/1/2043 1,075,830
2,000,000   Allen County, OH (Mercy Health), Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2010B), (United States Treasury PRF 9/1/2020@100), 5.250%, 9/1/2027 2,102,920
1,000,000   American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. (American Municipal Power, Prairie State Energy Campus Project), Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 2/15/2042 1,090,410
2,250,000   American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. (American Municipal Power, Prairie State Energy Campus Project), Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 2/15/2029 2,529,315
2,000,000   Bowling Green State University, OH, General Receipts Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 6/1/2044 2,215,200
1,000,000   Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, OH, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds (Series 2007A-2), (Original Issue Yield: 6.070%), 5.875%, 6/1/2047 936,270
2,000,000   Butler County, OH Hospital Facilities Authority (UC Health ), Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 11/15/2045 2,170,860
3,000,000   Cincinnati, OH Water System, Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 12/1/2040 3,420,330
2,000,000   Cincinnati, OH, UT Various Purpose GO Improvement & Refunding Bonds (Series 2014A), (United States Treasury PRF 6/1/2022@100), 5.000%, 12/1/2032 2,210,580
850,000   Cleveland Heights & University Heights, OH City School District, School Improvement UT GO Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 12/1/2051 925,089
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Ohio—continued  
$1,255,000   Cleveland Heights & University Heights, OH City School District, School Improvement UT GO Bonds (Series 2014), (United States Treasury PRF 6/1/2023@100), 5.000%, 12/1/2051 $1,418,815
1,500,000   Cleveland State University, OH, General Receipts Bonds (Series 2012), 5.000%, 6/1/2037 1,606,530
1,000,000   Cleveland, OH Income Tax (Cleveland, OH), Subordinate Lien Income Tax Public Facilities Improvements Refunding Bonds (Series 2017B), 5.000%, 10/1/2030 1,189,180
1,000,000   Cleveland, OH Municipal School District, School Improvement UT GO Bonds (Series 2015A), (Ohio School District Credit Enhancement GTD), 5.000%, 12/1/2033 1,103,510
1,000,000   Cleveland, OH Water, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds (Series 2012X), 5.000%, 1/1/2042 1,075,080
2,000,000   Cleveland, OH, LT GO Bonds, (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.500%, 10/1/2019 2,043,040
3,000,000   Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, OH Port Authority (Euclid Avenue Development Corporation), Revenue Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 8/1/2039 3,297,540
2,000,000   Columbus, OH City School District, School Facilities Construction & Improvement UT GO Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 12/1/2047 2,250,940
1,000,000   Columbus, OH Sewer System, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 6/1/2031 1,153,630
1,500,000   Columbus, OH, Various Purpose LT GO Bonds (Series 2013B), (United States Treasury PRF 8/15/2023@100), 5.000%, 8/15/2028 1,711,830
1,270,000   Cuyahoga County, OH Hospital Authority (MetroHealth System), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 5.500%, 2/15/2057 1,376,794
1,340,000   Cuyahoga County, OH Sales Tax, Various Purpose Sales Tax Revenue Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 12/1/2034 1,530,293
1,000,000   Cuyahoga County, OH, LT GO Convention Hotel Project, 5.000%, 12/1/2036 1,098,950
220,000   Cuyahoga, OH Community College District, General Receipts Revenue Bonds (Series 2012D), 5.000%, 8/1/2026 242,242
1,335,000   Dayton, OH Airport (James M. Cox Dayton International Airport), Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2014A), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.000%, 12/1/2026 1,425,032
2,000,000   Fairfield County, OH, LT GO Bonds (Series 2015), 4.000%, 12/1/2040 2,047,160
2,000,000   Franklin County, OH Convention Facilities Authority, Tax & Lease Revenue Anticipation & Refunding Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 12/1/2035 2,285,180
1,000,000   Franklin County, OH Health Care Facilities (Friendship Village of Dublin, OH, Inc.), Refunding & Improvement Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 11/15/2044 1,040,240
2,400,000   Franklin County, OH Health Care Facilities (Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services), Improvement Revenue Bonds (Series 2010A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.750%), 5.625%, 7/1/2026 2,472,264
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Ohio—continued  
$1,000,000   Franklin County, OH Hospital Facility Authority (Nationwide Children's Hospital), Hospital Improvement Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 11/1/2029 $1,200,350
1,000,000   Franklin County, OH Hospital Facility Authority (OhioHealth Corp,), Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 5/15/2040 1,096,030
2,000,000   Franklin County, OH Revenue (Trinity Healthcare Credit Group), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 12/1/2047 2,227,420
2,015,000   Franklin County, OH Sales Tax Revenue, Various Purpose Sales Tax Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), 5.000%, 6/1/2048 2,310,862
500,000   Hamilton County, OH (Life Enriching Communities), Healthcare Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 1/1/2036 518,985
500,000   Hamilton County, OH (Life Enriching Communities), Healthcare Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 1/1/2051 510,395
2,000,000   Hamilton County, OH Convention Facilities Authority, Convention Facilities Authority Revenue & Refunding Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 12/1/2032 2,214,040
2,850,000   Hamilton County, OH Sales Tax, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2011A), 5.000%, 12/1/2032 3,076,860
1,000,000   Hamilton County, OH, LT GO Refunding Bonds (Series 20017A), 5.000%, 12/1/2037 1,161,530
280,000   Hamilton, OH, LT GO Various Purpose Bonds, (Assured Guaranty Corp. INS), 5.000%, 11/1/2021 285,849
1,555,000   JobsOhio Beverage System, OH, Statewide Senior Lien Liquor Profits Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds (Series 2013A), 5.000%, 1/1/2038 1,702,554
165,000   Kent State University, OH, General Receipts Bonds (Series 2009B), (Assured Guaranty Corp. INS), 5.000%, 5/1/2028 165,828
70,000   Kent State University, OH, General Receipts Bonds (Series 2009B), (Assured Guaranty Corp. LOC), 5.000%, 5/1/2023 70,365
2,000,000   Lucas County, OH (ProMedica Healthcare Obligated Group), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), (United States Treasury PRF 11/15/2021@100), 6.500%, 11/15/2037 2,250,280
1,000,000   Miami County, OH Hospital Facility (Kettering Health Network Obligated Group), Hospital Facilities Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds (Series 2019), 5.000%, 8/1/2049 1,102,350
2,000,000   Miami University, OH, General Receipts Revenue & Refunding Bonds (Series 2011), 5.000%, 9/1/2031 2,140,680
500,000   Miami University, OH, General Receipts Revenue & Refunding Bonds (Series 2011), 5.000%, 9/1/2036 533,535
1,000,000   Montgomery County, OH (Catholic Health Initiatives), Revenue Bonds (Series 2008D), (Original Issue Yield: 6.300%), 6.125%, 10/1/2028 1,003,570
1,000,000   Northeast OH Regional Sewer District, Wastewater Improvement Revenue & Refunding Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 11/15/2049 1,115,140
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Ohio—continued  
$2,000,000   Northeast OH Regional Sewer District, Wastewater Improvement Revenue Bonds (Series 2013), (United States Treasury PRF 5/15/2023@100), 5.000%, 11/15/2038 $2,263,620
500,000   Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (Pratt Paper, LLC), Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 4.250%, 1/15/2038 509,605
500,000   Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (Pratt Paper, LLC), Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 4.500%, 1/15/2048 512,475
115,000   Ohio HFA Single Family Mortgage, Revenue Bond (Series 1), (GNMA Collateralized Home Mortgage Program COL), 3.250%, 5/1/2020 115,265
1,000,000   Ohio HFA, Residential Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Series 2019A), (GNMA Collateralized Home Mortgage Program COL), 4.000%, 3/1/2049 1,015,590
1,150,000   Ohio State Air Quality Development Authority (Buckeye Power, Inc.), Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds (Series 2010), 5.000%, 12/1/2021 1,212,169
2,000,000   Ohio State Air Quality Development Authority (Columbus Southern Power Company), Air Quality Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2009B), 5.800%, 12/1/2038 2,046,460
2,000,000   Ohio State Capital Facilities (Ohio State), Parks and Recreation Improvement Fund Projects (Series 2016C), 5.000%, 12/1/2031 2,344,940
1,000,000   Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Commission (Case Western Reserve University, OH), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 12/1/2040 1,127,510
1,500,000   Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Commission (Cleveland Clinic), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2012), 5.000%, 1/1/2031 1,621,185
1,000,000   Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Commission (Denison University), Revenue Bonds (Series 2019), 5.000%, 11/1/2044 1,144,570
2,000,000   Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Commission (Kenyon College, OH), Higher Educational Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 7/1/2041 2,219,380
1,000,000   Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Commission (University of Dayton), Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.480%), 5.375%, 12/1/2030 1,057,450
1,830,000   Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Commission (University of Dayton), Revenue Bonds (Series 2013), 5.000%, 12/1/2031 2,011,152
2,000,000   Ohio State Hospital Revenue (University Hospitals Health System, Inc.), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 1/15/2046 2,158,060
3,325,000   Ohio State Treasurer Private Activity (Portsmouth Gateway Group LLC), Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 12/31/2039 3,533,744
350,000   Ohio State Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 2/15/2028 422,013
1,000,000   Ohio State Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, Turnpike Junior Lien Revenue Bonds (Series 2013A-1), (Original Issue Yield: 5.050%), 5.000%, 2/15/2048 1,074,250
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Ohio—continued  
$1,000,000   Ohio State Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, Turnpike Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 1998A), (National Re Holdings Corp. INS), 5.500%, 2/15/2024 $1,134,240
1,000,000   Ohio State University, Special Purpose General Receipts Bonds (Series 2013A), 5.000%, 6/1/2038 1,108,620
2,000,000   Ohio State Water Development Authority Pollution Control Facilities (Ohio State Water Development Authority), Loan Fund Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 12/1/2030 2,397,040
1,000,000   Ohio State Water Development Authority, Water Development Revenue Bonds (Fresh Water Series 2016B), 5.000%, 6/1/2037 1,155,160
3,000,000   Ohio State, Capital Facilities Lease-Appropriation Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 2/1/2030 3,498,390
750,000   Ohio State, Capital Facilities Lease-Appropriation Bonds Adult Correctional Building Fund (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 10/1/2034 874,860
1,460,000   Ohio State, Capital Facilities Lease-Appropriation Bonds Adult Correctional Building Fund (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 10/1/2035 1,696,184
1,500,000   Ohio State, Common Schools UT GO Bonds (Series 2011B), (United States Treasury PRF 3/15/2021@100), 5.000%, 9/15/2024 1,601,490
3,000,000   Ohio State, Higher Education UT GO Bonds (Series 2015C), 5.000%, 11/1/2033 3,433,290
2,000,000   Ohio University, General Receipts Bonds (Series 2013), 5.000%, 12/1/2043 2,176,200
1,500,000   Olentangy, OH Local School District, UT GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 12/1/2030 1,764,720
470,000   River Valley, OH Local School District, UT GO School Facilities Bonds, (School District Credit Program GTD), 5.250%, 11/1/2023 537,351
700,000   South Euclid, OH, LT GO Real Estate Acquisition and Urban Development Bonds, 5.000%, 6/1/2032 764,708
1,250,000   Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, OH (Memorial Health System, OH), Hospital Facilities Revenue Refunding & Improvement Bonds (Series 2012), (Original Issue Yield: 6.020%), 6.000%, 12/1/2042 1,312,875
500,000   Switzerland, OH Local School District, UT GO School Improvement Refunding Bonds, (School District Credit Program GTD), 5.000%, 12/1/2027 555,380
1,000,000   Toledo, OH Water System, Revenue Improvement and Refunding Bonds (Series 2013), 5.000%, 11/15/2032 1,114,010
1,500,000   Toledo-Lucas County, OH Port Authority (CSX Corp.), Revenue Bonds, 6.450%, 12/15/2021 1,661,925
1,020,000   University of Akron, OH, General Receipts Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 1/1/2030 1,160,434
1,000,000   University of Akron, OH, General Receipts Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 1/1/2036 1,125,440
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Ohio—continued  
$1,000,000   University of Cincinnati, OH, General Receipts Bonds (Series 2014C), 5.000%, 6/1/2041 $1,125,980
    TOTAL 139,573,947
    TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $136,007,190)
139,573,947
  1 SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS—2.2%  
    Ohio—2.2%  
650,000   Allen County, OH (Mercy Health), (Series 2010C) Daily VRDNs, (MUFG Union Bank, N.A. LOC), 1.730%, 3/1/2019 650,000
1,700,000   Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, OH Port Authority (Carnegie/89th Garage and Service Center LLC), Revenue Bonds (Series 2007) Weekly VRDNs, (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. LOC), 1.760%, 3/7/2019 1,700,000
800,000   Franklin County, OH Hospital Facility Authority (Nationwide Children's Hospital), (Series 2008B) Weekly VRDNs, 1.770%, 3/7/2019 800,000
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS
(IDENTIFIED COST $3,150,000)
3,150,000
    TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—100.5%
(IDENTIFIED COST $139,157,190)2
142,723,947
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(0.5)%3 (692,073)
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $142,031,874
Securities that are subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) represent 3.5% of the Fund's portfolio as calculated based upon total market value.
1 Current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown for floating rate notes and variable rate notes/demand instruments. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.
2 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $139,144,357.
3 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 February 28, 2019.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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As of February 28, 2019, all investments of the Fund utilized Level 2 inputs in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
COL —Collateralized
GNMA —Government National Mortgage Association
GO —General Obligation
GTD —Guaranteed
HFA —Housing Finance Authority
INS —Insured
LOC —Letter of Credit
LT —Limited Tax
PRF —Pre-refunded
UT —Unlimited Tax
VRDNs —Variable Rate Demand Notes
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass A Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
  Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
2/28/2019
Year Ended August 31,
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.95 $11.23 $11.56 $11.16 $11.28 $10.70
Income From Investment Operations:            
Net investment income 0.15 0.32 0.32 0.34 0.36 0.36
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 0.04 (0.29) (0.32) 0.39 (0.14) 0.59
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.19 0.03 0.00 0.73 (0.22) 0.95
Less Distributions:            
Distributions from net investment income (0.15) (0.31) (0.32) (0.33) (0.34) (0.37)
Distributions from net realized gain (0.01)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.15) (0.31) (0.33) (0.33) (0.34) (0.37)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.99 $10.95 $11.23 $11.56 $11.16 $11.28
Total Return1 1.78% 0.27% 0.02% 6.65% 2.00% 9.00%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:            
Net expenses 0.77%2,3 0.77%3 0.76% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
Net investment income 2.79%2 2.81% 2.84% 2.96% 3.16% 3.32%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 0.19%2 0.17% 0.16% 0.15% 0.14% 0.16%
Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $54,035 $53,438 $59,865 $66,884 $67,469 $69,461
Portfolio turnover 5% 9% 9% 13% 25% 8%
1 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
2 Computed on an annualized basis.
3 The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratio is 0.77% for the six months ended February 28, 2019 and 0.77% for the year ended August 31, 2018, after taking into account this expense reduction.
4 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass F Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
  Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
2/28/2019
Year Ended August 31,
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
$10.95 $11.23 $11.57 $11.16 $11.28 $10.70
Income From
Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income 0.14 0.29 0.30 0.32 0.34 0.35
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 0.04 (0.28) (0.33) 0.40 (0.13) 0.58
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.18 0.01 (0.03) 0.72 0.21 0.93
Less Distributions:            
Distributions from net investment income (0.14) (0.29) (0.30) (0.31) (0.33) (0.35)
Distributions from net realized gain (0.01)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.14) (0.29) (0.31) (0.31) (0.33) (0.35)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.99 $10.95 $11.23 $11.57 $11.16 $11.28
Total Return1 1.70% 0.12% (0.22)% 6.58% 1.84% 8.84%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:            
Net expenses 0.92%2,3 0.92%3 0.91% 0.90% 0.90% 0.90%
Net investment income 2.64%2 2.66% 2.69% 2.81% 3.01% 3.19%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 0.44%2 0.42% 0.41% 0.40% 0.39% 0.41%
Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $87,997 $92,665 $101,620 $111,156 $107,450 $109,583
Portfolio turnover 5% 9% 9% 13% 25% 8%
1 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
2 Computed on an annualized basis.
3 The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratio is 0.92% for the six months ended February 28, 2019 and 0.92% for the year ended August 31, 2018, after taking into account this expense reduction.
4 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
Assets:    
Investment in securities, at value (identified cost $139,157,190)   $142,723,947
Cash   49,013
Income receivable   1,515,543
Receivable for shares sold   97,458
TOTAL ASSETS   144,385,961
Liabilities:    
Payable for investments purchased $2,235,220  
Payable for shares redeemed 15,957  
Payable for other service fees (Notes 2 and 5) 26,848  
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) 10,138  
Payable for investment adviser fee (Note 5) 837  
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5) 201  
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 64,886  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   2,354,087
Net assets for 12,926,055 shares outstanding   $142,031,874
Net Assets Consists of:    
Paid-in capital   $138,791,292
Total distributable earnings (loss)   3,240,582
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $142,031,874
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:    
Class A Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($54,035,218 ÷ 4,918,289 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $10.99
Offering price per share (100/95.50 of $10.99)   $11.51
Redemption proceeds per share   $10.99
Class F Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($87,996,656 ÷ 8,007,766 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $10.99
Offering price per share (100/99.00 of $10.99)   $11.10
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $10.99)   $10.88
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
Investment Income:      
Interest     $2,496,775
Expenses:      
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)   $280,574  
Administrative fee (Note 5)   56,070  
Custodian fees   5,224  
Transfer agent fees   41,509  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5)   1,436  
Auditing fees   15,080  
Legal fees   6,295  
Distribution services fee (Note 5)   176,564  
Other service fees (Notes 2 and 5)   175,240  
Portfolio accounting fees   51,249  
Share registration costs   18,647  
Printing and postage   11,923  
Miscellaneous (Note 5)   11,813  
TOTAL EXPENSES   851,624  
Waivers and Reduction:      
Waiver of investment adviser fee (Note 5) $(136,425)    
Waiver of other operating expenses (Note 5) (110,234)    
Reduction of custodian fees (Note 6) (148)    
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REDUCTION   (246,807)  
Net expenses     604,817
Net investment income     1,891,958
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments:      
Net realized gain on investments     65,682
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments     406,704
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     472,386
Change in net assets resulting from operations     $2,364,344
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)
2/28/2019
Year Ended
8/31/2018
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $1,891,958 $4,187,480
Net realized gain 65,682 124,444
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 406,704 (4,155,496)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 2,364,344 156,428
Distributions to Shareholders (Note 2):    
Class A Shares (732,985) (1,578,528)
Class F Shares (1,171,822) (2,565,144)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (1,904,807) (4,143,672)
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 9,779,021 10,805,960
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 1,542,538 3,331,784
Cost of shares redeemed (15,851,994) (25,532,308)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (4,530,435) (11,394,564)
Change in net assets (4,070,898) (15,381,808)
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 146,102,772 161,484,580
End of period $142,031,874 $146,102,772
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Municipal Securities Income 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 four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of the Federated Ohio Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”), a non-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: Class A Shares and Class F Shares. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income exempt from federal regular income tax (federal regular income tax does not include the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT)) and the personal income taxes imposed by the state of Ohio and Ohio municipalities. Interest income from the Fund's investments may be subject to the federal AMT for individuals.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
■  Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
■  Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
■  Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
■  Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
■  For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not
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representative of the fair value of such security, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.
Fair Valuation Procedures
The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies to assist in determining fair value and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Trustees have also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services' policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees periodically review and approve the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.
Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
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 and paid monthly. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Amortization/accretion of premium and discount is included in investment income. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative average daily net assets, except that select classes will bear certain expenses unique to those classes. The detail of the total fund expense waivers and reduction of $246,807 is disclosed in various locations in Note 5 and Note 6.
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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. All distributions as indicated on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended August 31, 2018, were from net investment income. Undistributed net investment income at August 31, 2018 was $132,376.
Other Service Fees
The Fund may pay other service fees up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares and Class F Shares to financial intermediaries or to Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC) for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSSC may voluntarily reimburse the Fund for other service fees. 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 February 28, 2019, other service fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Other Service
Fees Incurred
Class A Shares $65,006
Class F Shares 110,234
TOTAL $175,240
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the six months ended February 28, 2019, 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 February 28, 2019, tax years 2015 through 2018 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.
Restricted Securities
The Fund may purchase securities which are considered restricted. Restricted securities are securities that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933; or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer's expense, either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in
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transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Fund's restricted securities, like other securities, are priced in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
Futures Contracts
The Fund purchases and sells financial futures contracts to seek to increase return and to manage duration risk and yield curve risk. Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account, either U.S. government securities or a specified amount of Restricted cash, which is shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. Daily, the Fund receives from or pays to the broker a specified amount of cash based upon changes in the variation margin account. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying securities. There is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange's clearing house, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures contracts, guarantees the futures contracts against default.
As of February 28, 2019, the Fund had no outstanding futures contracts.
Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ 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
2/28/2018
Year Ended
8/31/2018
Class A Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 521,372 $5,684,530 387,619 $4,302,739
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 38,822 421,990 80,871 892,953
Shares redeemed (523,759) (5,685,522) (917,056) (10,151,079)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS 36,435 $420,998 (448,566) $(4,955,387)
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  Six Months Ended
2/28/2018
Year Ended
8/31/2018
Class F Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 376,206 $4,094,491 586,460 $6,503,221
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 103,094 1,120,548 220,817 2,438,831
Shares redeemed (935,481) (10,166,472) (1,389,884) (15,381,229)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS F SHARE TRANSACTIONS (456,181) $(4,951,433) (582,607) $(6,439,177)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (419,746) $(4,530,435) (1,031,173) $(11,394,564)
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
At February 28, 2019, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $139,144,357. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $3,579,590. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $3,930,847 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $351,257.
At August 31, 2018, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $742,222 which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, retains its character as either short-term or long-term, does not expire and is required to be utilized prior to the losses which have a Carryforward Limit. All of the Fund's capital loss carryforwards were incurred in taxable years after December 22, 2010.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards:
Short-Term Long-Term Total
$— $742,222 $742,222
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 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, the Adviser voluntarily waived $136,425 of its fee.
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Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below:
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 February 28, 2019, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.080% of average daily net assets of the Fund.
In addition, FAS may charge certain out-of-pocket expenses to the Fund.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares and Class F Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses at the following percentages of average daily net assets annually, to compensate FSC:
Share Class Name Percentage of Average Daily
Net Assets of Class
Class A Shares 0.05%
Class F Shares 0.40%
Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Distribution
Services Fees
Incurred
Distribution
Services Fees
Waived
Class F Shares $176,564 $(110,234)
When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, FSC retained $66,330 of fees paid by the Fund. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, the Fund's Class A shares did not incur a distribution services fee; however it may begin to incur this fee upon approval of the Trustees.
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Sales Charges
Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, FSC retained $1,622 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares. FSC also retained $2,210 and 7,030 of CDSC relating to redemptions of Class A Shares and Class F Shares, respectively.
Other Service Fees
For the six months ended February 28, 2019, FSSC received $508 of the other service fees disclosed in Note 2.
Interfund Transactions
During the six months ended February 28, 2019, 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 $14,150,000 and $17,150,000, respectively.
Expense Limitation
The Adviser and certain of its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) on their own initiative have agreed to waive their respective fees and/or reimburse expenses. Total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights, excluding interest expense, extraordinary expenses, and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares and Class F Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 0.77% and 0.92% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) November 1, 2019; 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, 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 six months ended February 28, 2019, the Fund's expenses were reduced by $148 under these arrangements.
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7. Investment TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the six months ended February 28, 2019, were as follows:
Purchases $7,694,085
Sales $7,530,189
8. CONCENTRATION OF RISK
Since the Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers located in one state, it will be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issuers of that state than would be a comparable tax-exempt mutual fund that invests nationally. In order to reduce the credit risk associated with such factors, at February 28, 2019, 6.7% of the securities in the Portfolio of Investments is backed by letters of credit or bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies.
9. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement. The LOC was made available to finance temporarily the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund, failed trades, payment of dividends, settlement of trades and for other short-term, temporary or emergency general business purposes. The Fund cannot borrow under the LOC if an inter-fund loan is outstanding. The Fund's ability to borrow under the LOC also is subject to the limitations of the Act and various conditions precedent that must be satisfied before the Fund can borrow. Loans under the LOC are charged interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest, on any day, of (a) (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) 0.0%, plus (b) a margin. The LOC also requires the Fund to pay, quarterly in arrears and at maturity, its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders' commitment that has not been utilized. As of February 28, 2019, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the six months ended February 28, 2019, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
10. INTERFUND LENDING
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of February 28, 2019, there were no outstanding loans. During the six months ended February 28, 2019, the program was not utilized.
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from September 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
  Beginning
Account Value
9/1/2018
Ending
Account Value
2/28/2019
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:      
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,017.80 $3.85
Class F Shares $1,000 $1,017.00 $4.60
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
     
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,020.98 $3.86
Class F Shares $1,000 $1,020.23 $4.61
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:
   
Class A Shares 0.77%
Class F Shares 0.92%
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2018
Federated Ohio Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”)
At its meetings in May 2018, 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 Fund's investment advisory contract for an additional one-year term. The Board's decision regarding the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment after considering all of the information received on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
The Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties included specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a fund advised by Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) or its affiliates (collectively, “Federated”) (each, a “Federated fund”). The Senior Officer's responsibilities included preparing and furnishing to the Board an annual independent written evaluation that covered topics discussed below. In December 2017, the Senior Officer position was eliminated. Notwithstanding the elimination of the Senior Officer position, at the request of the Independent Trustees, the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer (the CCO) furnished to the Board in advance of its May 2018 meetings an independent written evaluation covering substantially the same topics that had been covered in the Senior Officer's written evaluation in prior years. 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 deciding to approve the continuation of the investment advisory contract. Consistent with the former Senior Officer position, 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.
The Board also considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees in making its decision. 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 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
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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 or its affiliates 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 the Board's approval of the Fund's investment advisory contract generally align with the factors listed above. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's investment advisory 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 on matters relating to the Federated funds. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their deliberations by independent legal counsel.
In addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Board received detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings at which the Board's formal approval of the advisory and subadvisory contracts occurred. In this regard, Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional information specifically in connection with the May meetings. In the months preceding the May meetings, the Board requested and reviewed written materials prepared by Federated in response to requests on behalf of the Independent Trustees encompassing a wide variety of topics. At the May meetings, in addition to meeting in separate sessions of the Independent Trustees without management present, senior management of the Adviser also met with the Independent Trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and such additional matters as the Independent Trustees deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the advisory and subadvisory contracts. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose.
The Board's consideration of the investment advisory contract included review of the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, accompanying data and additional 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, as well as in terms relative to its particular investment program and certain competitor or “peer group” funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate) and comments on the
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reasons for 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 similar and/or competing funds), with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations; the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities (if any); and the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders; the entrepreneurial and other risks assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring 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 Federated funds 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 funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The Board's evaluation process is evolutionary. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
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, custody fees, portfolio accounting fees and transfer agency fees) relative to an appropriate group of peer funds compiled by Federated using data supplied by independent fund ranking organizations (the “Peer Group”). The Board received a description of the composition and methodology used to select the Peer Group. The Board focused on comparisons with other similar mutual funds more heavily than non-mutual fund products or services because it is believed that they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, in that they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles. Also, they are the type of investment vehicle, in fact, chosen and maintained by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses, therefore, appears to be a relevant indicator of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the marketplace in which the Fund competes.
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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 Peer Group. In this regard, the Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate was below the median of the relevant Peer Group and the Board was satisfied that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive.
For comparison, the CCO reviewed the fees charged by Federated for providing advisory services to products other than the Federated funds (e.g., institutional and separate accounts and third-party unaffiliated mutual funds for which Federated serves as sub-adviser) (referenced to as “Comparable Funds/Accounts”). With respect to Comparable Funds/Accounts other than third-party mutual funds, the CCO concluded that they are inherently different products. Those differences include, but are not limited to, different types of targeted investors; different applicable laws and regulations; different legal structures; different average account sizes and portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows and different associated costs; and the time spent by portfolio managers and their teams, as well as personnel in the Funds Financial Services, Legal, Compliance and Risk Management departments, in reviewing securities pricing, addressing different administrative responsibilities, addressing different degrees of risk associated with management and a variety of different costs. The CCO also reviewed the differences in the nature of the services required for Federated to manage its proprietary mutual fund business versus managing a discrete pool of assets as a sub-adviser to another institution's mutual fund, and that Federated generally performs significant additional services and assumes substantially greater risk in managing the Fund and other Federated funds than in its role as sub-adviser to an unaffiliated third-party mutual fund. The CCO did not consider the fees for providing advisory services to Comparable Funds/Accounts to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of the Federated 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 Fund's investment advisory contract.
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, track record, overall reputation and willingness to invest in personnel and infrastructure that benefit the Fund. 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 provided to the Fund by the Adviser, including the Adviser's commitment to respond to rulemaking initiatives of the SEC. The Fund's ability to deliver
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competitive performance when compared to its Peer Group was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program. 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 services warrant the continuation of the investment advisory contract.
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 considered detailed investment reports on the Fund's performance that were provided to the Board throughout the year and in connection with the May meetings. The CCO also reviewed information regarding the performance of other mutual funds in the 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 individual funds may exhibit significant and unique differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds within a Peer Group.
For the periods covered by the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Fund's performance for the five-year period was above the median of the relevant Peer Group, and the Fund's performance was at the median of the relevant Peer Group for the one-year and three-year periods. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being taken by the Adviser in the context of other factors considered relevant by the Board.
Following such evaluation, and full deliberations, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund supported renewal of the Fund's investment advisory contract.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. This information covered not only the fees under the investment advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator and distributor). In this regard, the Board considered that certain Federated subsidiaries provide distribution and shareholder services to the Federated funds, for which they may be compensated through distribution and servicing fees paid pursuant to Rule 12b-1 plans or otherwise. The information also detailed any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in order for a Federated fund to be competitive in the marketplace, the Adviser and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to Federated fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future. Moreover,
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the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution, adjustment or elimination of these voluntary waivers. The Board considered Federated's previous reductions in contractual management fees to certain Federated funds in response to the CCO's recommendations.
Federated furnished information, 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. The CCO noted 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, since a single change in an allocation estimate may dramatically alter the resulting estimate of cost and/or profitability of a Federated 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.
The Board and the CCO also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing its profitability information to other publicly held fund management companies, including information regarding profitability trends over time. In this regard, the CCO concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive. The CCO also noted that Federated appeared financially sound, with the resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under its contracts with the Fund.
The CCO Fee Evaluation Report also discussed the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger. In this regard, the Board considered that the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, shareholder services, compliance, internal audit and risk management functions, as well as systems technology (including technology relating to cybersecurity) and that the benefits of these efforts (as well as any economies of scale, should they exist) were likely to be shared with the Federated fund family as a whole. The Board noted that the Adviser's investments in these areas are extensive. In addition, the Board considered that the Adviser and its affiliates have frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and that this has allowed fund shareholders to share potential economies of scale with shareholders. The Board also considered that such waivers and reimbursements can provide protection from an increase in expenses if a Federated fund's assets decline. Federated, as it does throughout the year, and specifically in connection with the Board's review of the advisory and subadvisory contracts, furnished information relative to revenue sharing or adviser-paid fees. Federated and the CCO noted 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 because it would represent marketing and distribution expenses. The Board also noted the absence of any applicable
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regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject, which (as discussed in the CCO Fee Evaluation Report) 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.
The CCO stated that his observations and the information accompanying the CCO Fee Evaluation Report supported a finding by the Board that the management fee for the Fund was reasonable. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to the continuation of, the Fund's investment advisory contract. The CCO also recognized that the Board's evaluation of the Federated 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 funds.
In its decision to continue an existing investment advisory contract, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an 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 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 investment advisory contract reflected the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board concluded that, in light of the factors summarized above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the investment advisory contract was appropriate.
The Board based its decision to approve the investment advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the continuation of the contract reflects its view that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision 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 www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation. Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Each fiscal quarter, the Fund will file with the SEC a complete schedule of its monthly portfolio holdings on “Form N-PORT.” The Fund's holdings as of the end of the third month of every fiscal quarter, as reported on Form N-PORT, will be publicly available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov within 60 days of the end of the fiscal quarter upon filing. You may also access this information via the link to the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com.
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Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This Report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's Prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY    
In an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplicate mailings, the Fund(s) intend to deliver a single copy of certain documents to each household in which more than one shareholder of the Fund(s) resides (so-called “householding”), as permitted by applicable rules. The Fund's “householding” program covers its/their Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and supplements to each, as well as Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports and any Proxies or information statements. Shareholders must give their written consent to participate in the “householding” program. The Fund is also permitted to treat a shareholder as having given consent (“implied consent”) if (i) shareholders with the same last name, or believed to be members of the same family, reside at the same street address or receive mail at the same post office box, (ii) the Fund gives notice of its intent to “household” at least sixty (60) days before it begins “householding” and (iii) none of the shareholders in the household have notified the Fund(s) or their agent of the desire to “opt out” of “householding.” Shareholders who have granted written consent, or have been deemed to have granted implied consent, can revoke that consent and opt out of “householding” at any time: shareholders who purchased shares through an intermediary should contact their representative; other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.
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Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
February 28, 2019
Share Class | Ticker A | PAMFX      

Federated Pennsylvania Municipal Income Fund
Fund Established 1990

A Portfolio of Federated Municipal Securities Income Trust
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING REPORT DELIVERY
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund's shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund or your financial intermediary electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the Fund complex or your financial intermediary.

Not FDIC Insured ■ May Lose Value ■ No Bank Guarantee

J. Christopher
Donahue
President
Federated Pennsylvania Municipal Income Fund
Letter from the President
Dear Valued Shareholder,
I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Shareholder Report for your fund covering the period from September 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019. This report includes a complete listing of your fund's holdings, performance information and financial statements along with other important fund information.
In addition, our website, FederatedInvestors.com, offers easy access to Federated resources that include timely fund updates, economic and market insights from our investment strategists, and financial planning tools.
Thank you for investing with Federated. I hope you find this information useful and look forward to keeping you informed.
Sincerely,
J. Christopher Donahue, President
         


In Memoriam
With profound sadness, Federated announces the passing of Richard B. (“Dick”) Fisher. He will be greatly missed.
RICHARD B. FISHER
(Former Officer of the Federated Funds, Chairman of Federated Securities Corp., and Vice Chairman of Federated Investors, Inc.)
Dick Fisher, along with John F. (“Jack”) Donahue and Thomas J. Donnelly, Esq., co-founded Federated in 1955 and served as a leader, particularly for Federated's sales division, and an officer of the Federated Funds. Mr. Fisher was a family man of deep faith, with exemplary character, prodigious generosity, immeasurable devotion, undeniable charm and a good sense of humor. He served his religion, family, community, and the Federated Funds and Federated, as well as their shareholders, officers and employees, with distinction. His integrity, intelligence, and keen sense of duty to shareholders, coupled with his faith and devotion to family, allowed him to become the consummate gentleman and salesman par excellence who will be greatly missed. Among his many achievements, Mr. Fisher led the sales strategy and execution for Federated's Fund for U.S. Government Securities, the first fund to invest exclusively in government bonds, and spearheaded the campaign for sales of Federated's Government Income Securities Fund, the first of what would become Federated's Fortress family of funds. Federated expresses deep gratitude to Mr. Fisher for his inspiring leadership, distinguished service and contributions as a husband, father, co-founder, officer, colleague and friend.
    
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At February 28, 2019, the Fund's sector composition1 was as follows:
Sector Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Hospital 21.3%
General Obligation—Local 15.2%
Education 13.4%
Refunded 10.6%
Water & Sewer 9.9%
Toll Road 4.9%
Senior Care 4.6%
Industrial Development/Pollution Control 3.6%
General Obligation—State Appropriation 3.4%
Airport 2.5%
Other2 9.5%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net3 1.1%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 Sector classifications, and the assignment of holdings to such sectors, are based upon the economic sector and/or revenue source of the underlying obligor, as determined by the Fund's Adviser. For securities that have been enhanced by a third-party guarantor, such as bond insurers and banks, sector classifications are based upon the economic sector and/or revenue source of the underlying obligor, as determined by the Fund's Adviser. Pre-refunded securities are those whose debt service is paid from escrowed assets, usually U.S. government securities.
2 For purposes of this table, sector classifications constitute 89.4% of the Fund's total net assets. Remaining sectors have been aggregated under the designation “Other.”
3 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—97.4%  
    Pennsylvania—97.4%  
$1,550,000   Allegheny County, PA Airport Authority (Pittsburgh International Airport), Airport Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A-1), 5.000%, 1/1/2024 $1,662,856
2,000,000   Allegheny County, PA Hospital Development Authority (Allegheny Health Network Obligated Group), Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 4/1/2047 2,187,300
290,000   Allegheny County, PA IDA (Residential Resources Inc. Project), Lease Revenue Bonds (Series 2006), 5.125%, 9/1/2031 290,215
1,715,000   Allegheny County, PA Port Authority, Special Revenue Transportation Refunding Bonds (Series 2011), 5.750%, 3/1/2029 1,844,705
1,000,000   Allegheny County, PA Sanitation Authority, Sewer Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 12/1/2040 1,116,590
2,000,000   Allegheny County, PA Sanitation Authority, Sewer Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 12/1/2045 2,222,900
1,000,000   Allegheny County, PA, UT GO Bonds (Series C-77), 5.000%, 11/1/2043 1,137,820
2,000,000   Allegheny County, PA, UT GO Refunding Bonds (Series C-76), 5.000%, 11/1/2041 2,235,560
2,250,000   Allentown, PA Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Tax Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A), 5.000%, 5/1/2035 2,324,475
1,000,000   Berks County, PA IDA (Highlands at Wyomissing), Healthcare Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2017C), 5.000%, 5/15/2042 1,061,660
600,000   Berks County, PA IDA (Highlands at Wyomissing), Healthcare Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 5/15/2047 627,756
3,000,000   Berks County, PA Municipal Authority (Tower Health), Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A), 5.000%, 11/1/2044 3,164,940
2,000,000   Bethlehem, PA Authority (Bethlehem, PA), Guaranteed Water Revenue Bonds (Series 2014), (Build America Mutual Assurance INS), 5.000%, 11/15/2030 2,195,040
1,450,000   Bucks County, PA IDA (Pennswood Village), Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 10/1/2037 1,565,304
1,000,000   Canon McMillan, PA School District, General Obligation Bonds (Series 2017), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS)/(Pennsylvania School District Intercept Program GTD), 5.000%, 12/1/2041 1,123,110
1,000,000   Capital Region Water, PA, Water Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2018), 5.000%, 7/15/2032 1,166,490
500,000   Centre County, PA Hospital Authority (Mount Nittany Medical Center), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 11/15/2046 544,200
500,000   Centre County, PA Hospital Authority (Mount Nittany Medical Center), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 11/15/2042 555,795
1,000,000   Chartiers Valley, PA School District, UT GO Bonds (Series 2015B), (Pennsylvania School District Intercept Program GTD), 5.000%, 10/15/2040 1,121,880
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Pennsylvania—continued  
$2,530,000   Cheltenham Twp., PA School District, LT GO Bonds (Series 2014), (Pennsylvania School District Intercept Program GTD), 5.000%, 2/15/2040 $2,780,166
1,000,000   Chester County, PA HEFA (Main Line Health Systems), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 10/1/2052 1,108,590
1,250,000   Chester County, PA IDA (Avon Grove Charter School), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), (Original Issue Yield: 4.820%), 4.750%, 12/15/2037 1,271,475
2,000,000   Clairton Municipal Authority, PA, Sewer Revenue Bonds (Series 2012B), 5.000%, 12/1/2037 2,124,840
1,500,000   Clarion County, PA IDA (Pennsylvania American Water Co.), Water Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2009), 5.500%, 12/1/2039 1,533,915
2,000,000   Commonwealth Financing Authority of PA (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), Revenue Bonds (Series 2013B), 5.000%, 6/1/2036 2,150,960
3,000,000   Commonwealth Financing Authority of PA (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), Tobacco Master Settlement Payment Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), (Original Issue Yield: 4.035%), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 4.000%, 6/1/2039 3,070,980
2,000,000   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, UT GO Bonds (2nd Series 2016), 5.000%, 9/15/2026 2,376,020
2,000,000   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, UT GO Bonds (First Series 2011), (United States Treasury PRF 11/15/2021@100), 5.000%, 11/15/2030 2,177,660
1,000,000   Cumberland County, PA Municipal Authority (Asbury Pennsylvania Obligated Group), Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2012), 5.250%, 1/1/2041 1,016,170
905,000   Cumberland County, PA Municipal Authority (Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries), Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 1/1/2038 956,431
1,000,000   Cumberland County, PA Municipal Authority (Dickinson College), Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 5/1/2030 1,157,050
2,500,000   Dauphin County, PA General Authority (Pinnacle Health System), Health System Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A), 5.000%, 6/1/2042 2,664,600
1,700,000   Delaware County, PA Authority (Haverford College), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 10/1/2042 1,914,081
1,000,000   Delaware County, PA Authority (Villanova University), Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 8/1/2045 1,133,090
1,000,000   Delaware County, PA IDA (Covanta Energy Corp.), Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 7/1/2043 1,007,070
1,250,000   Delaware County, PA Regional Water Quality Control Authority, Sewer Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 5/1/2040 1,402,425
1,750,000   Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 7/1/2042 1,982,750
1,130,000   Delaware River Port Authority Revenue (Delaware River Port Authority), Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 1/1/2033 1,353,039
250,000   Delaware River Port Authority Revenue (Delaware River Port Authority), Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 1/1/2038 291,828
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Pennsylvania—continued  
$200,000   Delaware River Port Authority Revenue (Delaware River Port Authority), Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 1/1/2039 $232,958
500,000   Delaware River Port Authority Revenue (Delaware River Port Authority), Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 1/1/2040 580,805
1,105,000   Erie, PA Water Authority, Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2014), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.000%, 12/1/2034 1,254,926
1,000,000   Erie, PA Water Authority, Water Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 12/1/2043 1,107,960
1,000,000   Fulton County, PA IDA (Fulton County Medical Center), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 7/1/2040 1,007,960
2,260,000   Geisinger Authority, PA Health System (Geisinger Health System), Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 5.000%, 6/1/2041 2,461,931
1,215,000   Lancaster County, PA Hospital Authority (Lancaster General Hospital), Health System Revenue Bonds (Series 2012B), (United States Treasury PRF 1/1/2022@100), 5.000%, 7/1/2042 1,324,399
785,000   Lancaster County, PA Hospital Authority (Masonic Villages), Health Center Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 11/1/2035 851,772
1,000,000   Lancaster County, PA Solid Waste Management Authority, Guaranteed Authority Bonds (Series 2013B), (Dauphin County, PA GTD), 5.000%, 12/15/2033 1,113,930
1,000,000   Lancaster, PA, UT GO Bonds (Series 2018), (Build America Mutual Assurance INS), 4.000%, 11/1/2043 1,023,340
500,000   Luzerne County, PA IDA (Luzerne County, PA), Guaranteed Lease Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.000%, 12/15/2022 544,095
1,000,000   Luzerne County, PA, UT GO Guaranteed Bonds (Series 2017A), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.000%, 12/15/2029 1,152,160
2,200,000   Lycoming County PA Authority (Susquehanna Health System), Revenue Bonds (Series A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.900%), 5.750%, 7/1/2039 2,225,344
1,000,000   Mount Lebanon, PA Hospital Authority (St. Clair Memorial Hospital), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), 5.000%, 7/1/2038 1,136,080
750,000   Northampton County, PA General Purpose Authority (Lafayette College), College Refunding and Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 11/1/2047 844,800
1,000,000   Northampton County, PA General Purpose Authority (St. Luke's University Health Network), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), (Original Issue Yield: 4.090%), 4.000%, 8/15/2048 988,430
1,000,000   Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (Amtrak), Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A), 5.000%, 11/1/2041 1,069,290
2,000,000   Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (Pennsylvania American Water Co.), Water Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2009), 6.200%, 4/1/2039 2,006,200
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Pennsylvania—continued  
$2,000,000   Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement), Tax-Exempt Private Activity Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 6/30/2042 $2,140,260
2,000,000   Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Junior Guaranteed Parking Revenue Bonds (Series 2013B-1), (Dauphin County, PA GTD), 6.000%, 7/1/2053 2,298,460
1,000,000   Pennsylvania EDFA (National Gypsum Co.), Exempt Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2014), 5.500%, 11/1/2044 1,037,770
1,500,000   Pennsylvania EDFA (UPMC Health System), Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 5.000%, 2/1/2045 1,627,590
2,000,000   Pennsylvania State Higher Education Facilities Authority (Temple University), Revenue Bonds (First Series of 2012), 5.000%, 4/1/2035 2,151,100
1,000,000   Pennsylvania State Higher Education Facilities Authority (Thomas Jefferson University), Fixed Rate Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.250%, 9/1/2050 1,123,230
1,100,000   Pennsylvania State Higher Education Facilities Authority (Thomas Jefferson University), Revenue Bonds (Series 2010), (United States Treasury PRF 3/1/2020@100), 5.000%, 3/1/2040 1,135,211
1,950,000   Pennsylvania State Higher Education Facilities Authority (University of Pennsylvania Health System), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 8/15/2042 2,190,649
1,000,000   Pennsylvania State Higher Education Facilities Authority (University of Pennsylvania), Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 10/1/2036 1,149,270
500,000   Pennsylvania State Higher Education Facilities Authority (University of Pennsylvania), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 8/15/2046 568,970
1,630,000   Pennsylvania State Higher Education Facilities Authority (University of the Sciences in Philadelphia), Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 11/1/2036 1,802,927
1,000,000   Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds (Series 2011E), (United States Treasury PRF 12/1/2021@100), 5.000%, 12/1/2030 1,084,640
1,000,000   Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Revenue Bonds (Series 2015B), 5.000%, 12/1/2045 1,095,540
2,440,000   Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission-Motor License Fund Enhanced, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Turnpike Subordinate Special Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.550%), (United States Treasury PRF 12/1/2020@100), 5.500%, 12/1/2041 2,600,991
2,000,000   Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission-Motor License Fund Enhanced, Motor License Fund-Enhanced Turnpike Subordinate Special Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), (United States Treasury PRF 12/1/2020@100), 6.000%, 12/1/2036 2,149,060
1,970,000   Pennsylvania State University, Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 9/1/2037 2,291,937
1,000,000   Pennsylvania State University, Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), 5.000%, 9/1/2035 1,187,370
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Pennsylvania—continued  
$2,000,000   Philadelphia, PA Airport System, Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2017B), 5.000%, 7/1/2047 $2,197,600
1,210,000   Philadelphia, PA Authority for Industrial Development (New Foundations Charter School), Revenue Bonds (Series 2012), (United States Treasury PRF 12/15/2022@100), 6.625%, 12/15/2041 1,418,531
1,490,000   Philadelphia, PA Authority for Industrial Development (PresbyHomes Germantown/Morrisville), Senior Living Revenue Bonds (Series 2005A), 5.625%, 7/1/2035 1,491,162
1,000,000   Philadelphia, PA Authority for Industrial Development (Wesley Enhanced Living Obligated Group), Senior Living Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 7/1/2049 1,008,740
2,000,000   Philadelphia, PA Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2011D), 5.000%, 7/1/2028 2,140,460
1,040,000   Philadelphia, PA Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 5.000%, 7/1/2042 1,137,375
1,670,000   Philadelphia, PA Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority (Temple University Health System Obligated Group), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.875%), 5.625%, 7/1/2042 1,770,200
1,000,000   Philadelphia, PA School District, LT GO Bonds (Series 2018B), (Pennsylvania School District Intercept Program GTD), 5.000%, 9/1/2043 1,092,630
2,000,000   Philadelphia, PA Water & Wastewater System, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2012), 5.000%, 11/1/2028 2,202,760
1,000,000   Philadelphia, PA, UT GO Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 8/1/2033 1,129,810
655,000   Pittsburgh & Allegheny County, PA Sports & Exhibition Authority, Parking System Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 12/15/2037 730,960
1,000,000   Pittsburgh, PA Public Parking Authority, Parking System Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 12/1/2025 1,159,730
3,000,000   Pittsburgh, PA, UT GO Bonds (Series 2012B), 5.000%, 9/1/2026 3,300,750
1,075,000   Reading Area Water Authority, PA, Water Revenue Bonds (Series 2011), (Original Issue Yield: 5.080%), 5.000%, 12/1/2031 1,154,615
1,500,000   Reading Area Water Authority, PA, Water Revenue Bonds (Series 2011), (Original Issue Yield: 5.270%), 5.250%, 12/1/2036 1,621,425
1,000,000   Scranton, PA School District, GO Bonds (Series 2017E), (Build America Mutual Assurance GTD), 5.000%, 12/1/2035 1,124,990
1,000,000   South Fork Municipal Authority, PA (Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2010), (Original Issue Yield: 5.720%), (United States Treasury PRF 7/1/2020@100), 5.500%, 7/1/2029 1,049,010
1,140,000   Southcentral PA, General Authority (Wellspan Health Obligated Group), Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 5.000%, 6/1/2026 1,298,050
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Pennsylvania—continued  
$1,000,000   Southeastern, PA Transportation Authority, Capital Grant Receipts Bonds (Series 2011), (United States Treasury PRF 6/1/2021@100), 5.000%, 6/1/2028 $1,072,940
1,750,000   St. Mary Hospital Authority, PA (Trinity Healthcare Credit Group), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Remarket 1/9/18), 5.000%, 11/15/2028 2,101,033
1,000,000   Swarthmore Boro Authority PA (Swarthmore College), Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), 5.000%, 9/15/2048 1,163,030
1,000,000   Union County, PA Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority (Bucknell University), University Revenue Bonds (Series 2015B), 5.000%, 4/1/2032 1,155,130
2,000,000   West View, PA Municipal Authority Water Revenue, Revenue Bonds (Series 2014), (United States Treasury PRF 11/15/2024@100), 5.000%, 11/15/2039 2,354,500
1,685,000   Wilkes-Barre, PA Finance Authority (University of Scranton), Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 11/1/2033 1,916,755
825,000   Wilkes-Barre, PA Finance Authority (University of Scranton), Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 11/1/2034 936,317
2,895,000   York County, PA, UT GO Bonds (Series 2013), 5.000%, 6/1/2037 3,211,945
    TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $147,440,904)
151,123,539
  1 SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS—1.5%  
    Pennsylvania—1.5%  
1,850,000   Philadelphia, PA Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), (Series 2002-A) Daily VRDNs, (Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. LIQ), 1.710%, 3/1/2019 1,850,000
400,000   Philadelphia, PA, (Series 2009B) Weekly VRDNs, (Barclays Bank plc LOC), 1.720%, 3/7/2019 400,000
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS
(IDENTIFIED COST $2,250,000)
2,250,000
    TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—98.9%
(IDENTIFIED COST $149,690,904)2
153,373,539
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—1.1%3 1,742,650
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $155,116,189
Securities that are subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) represent 5.8% of the Fund's portfolio as calculated based upon total market value.
1 Current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown for floating rate notes and variable rate notes/demand instruments. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.
2 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $149,690,904.
3 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 February 28, 2019.
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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.
As of February 28, 2019, all investments of the Fund utilized Level 2 inputs in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
EDFA —Economic Development Finance Authority
GO —General Obligation
GTD —Guaranteed
HEFA —Health and Education Facilities Authority
IDA —Industrial Development Authority
INS —Insured
LIQ —Liquidity Agreement
LOC —Letter of Credit
LT —Limited Tax
PRF —Pre-refunded
UT —Unlimited Tax
VRDNs —Variable Rate Demand Notes
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass A Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
  Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
2/28/2019
Year Ended August 31,
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.69 $10.96 $11.28 $10.88 $10.94 $10.34
Income From Investment Operations:            
Net investment income 0.16 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.36 0.38
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 0.02 (0.27) (0.32) 0.40 (0.07) 0.61
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.18 0.05 0.01 0.73 0.29 0.99
Less Distributions:            
Distributions from net investment income (0.16) (0.32) (0.33) (0.33) (0.35) (0.39)
Distributions from net realized gain (0.01)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.17) (0.32) (0.33) (0.33) (0.35) (0.39)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.70 $10.69 $10.96 $11.28 $10.88 $10.94
Total Return1 1.73% 0.51% 0.11% 6.85% 2.65% 9.68%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:            
Net expenses 0.76%2,3 0.76%3 0.76% 0.75%3 0.75% 0.75%
Net investment income 2.97%2 2.98% 2.98% 3.01% 3.25% 3.60%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 0.17%2 0.14% 0.14% 0.13% 0.12% 0.13%
Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $155,116 $163,819 $178,935 $199,403 $202,057 $219,307
Portfolio turnover 5% 21% 6% 14% 29% 5%
1 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
2 Computed on an annualized basis.
3 The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratio is 0.76% for the six months ended February 28, 2019, and 0.76% and 0.75% for the years ended August 31, 2018 and 2016, respectively, after taking into account these expense reductions.
4 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
Assets:    
Investment in securities, at value (identified cost $149,690,904)   $153,373,539
Cash   89,533
Income receivable   1,920,864
Receivable for shares sold   11,865
Prepaid expenses   11,853
TOTAL ASSETS   155,407,654
Liabilities:    
Payable for shares redeemed $182,801  
Payable for portfolio accounting fees 61,488  
Payable for other service fees (Notes 2 and 5) 31,320  
Payable for transfer agent fee 14,555  
Payable for investment adviser fee (Note 5) 1,082  
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5) 219  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   291,465
Net assets for 14,490,598 shares outstanding   $155,116,189
Net Assets Consists of:    
Paid-in capital   $151,503,657
Total distributable earnings   3,612,532
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $155,116,189
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:    
Net asset value per share ($155,116,189 ÷ 14,490,598 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $10.70
Offering price per share (100/95.50 of $10.70)   $11.20
Redemption proceeds per share   $10.70
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
Investment Income:      
Interest     $2,926,808
Expenses:      
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)   $313,507  
Administrative fee (Note 5)   62,652  
Custodian fees   5,407  
Transfer agent fees   43,053  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5)   1,508  
Auditing fees   15,080  
Legal fees   6,519  
Other service fees (Notes 2 and 5)   195,928  
Portfolio accounting fees   51,202  
Share registration costs   11,869  
Printing and postage   12,248  
Miscellaneous (Note 5)   12,056  
TOTAL EXPENSES   731,029  
Waiver, Reimbursement and Reduction:    
Waiver of investment adviser fee (Note 5) $(118,552)    
Reimbursement of other operating expenses (Notes 2 and 5) (15,662)    
Reduction of custodian fees (Note 6) (169)    
TOTAL WAIVER, REIMBURSEMENT AND REDUCTION   (134,383)  
Net expenses     596,646
Net investment income     2,330,162
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:      
Net realized gain on investments     208,089
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments     94,264
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     302,353
Change in net assets resulting from operations     $2,632,515
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)
2/28/2019
Year Ended
8/31/2018
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $2,330,162 $5,141,565
Net realized gain 208,089 228,315
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 94,264 (4,534,041)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 2,632,515 835,839
Distributions to Shareholders (Note 2):    
Class A Shares (2,546,994) (5,137,695)
Class B Shares1 (12,777)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (2,546,994) (5,150,472)
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 5,180,204 10,342,841
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 1,935,287 3,875,907
Cost of shares redeemed (15,904,266) (26,498,483)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (8,788,775) (12,279,735)
Change in net assets (8,703,254) (16,594,368)
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 163,819,443 180,413,811
End of period $155,116,189 $163,819,443
1 On February 2, 2018, Class B Shares were converted into Class A Shares.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Municipal Securities Income 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 four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Federated Pennsylvania Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”), a non-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 Class A Shares. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income exempt from federal regular income tax (federal regular income tax does not include the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT)) and the personal income taxes imposed by the state of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania municipalities. Interest income from the Fund's investments may be subject to the federal AMT for individuals.
On March 30, 2017, the Fund's T Share class became effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but is not yet offered for sale.
At the close of business on February 2, 2018, Class B Shares were converted into the Fund's existing Class A Shares pursuant to a Plan of Conversion approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”). The conversion occurred on a tax-free basis. The cash value of a shareholder's investment was not changed as a result of the share class conversion. No action was required by shareholders to effect the conversion.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
■  Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
■  Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
■  Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
■  Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
■  For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
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If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, or if information furnished by a price service, in the opinion of the valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.
Fair Valuation Procedures
The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies to assist in determining fair value and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Trustees have also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services' policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees periodically review and approve the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.
Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
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 and paid monthly. Amortization/accretion of premium and discount is included in investment income. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. The detail of the total fund expense waiver, reimbursement and reduction of $134,383 is disclosed in various locations in this Note 2, Note 5 and Note 6.
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All distributions as indicated on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended August 31, 2018 were from net investment income. Undistributed net investment income at August 31, 2018 was $157,296.
Other Service Fees
The Fund may pay other service fees up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares 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. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, other service fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Other
Service Fees
Incurred
Other
Service Fees
Reimbursed
Class A Shares $195,928 $(15,662)
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the six months ended February 28, 2019, 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 February 28, 2019, tax years 2015 through 2018 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.
Restricted Securities
The Fund may purchase securities which are considered restricted. Restricted securities are securities that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933; or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer's expense, either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Fund's restricted securities, like other securities, are priced in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
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Futures Contracts
The Fund purchases and sells financial futures contracts to seek to increase return and to manage duration and yield curve risks. Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account, either U.S. government securities or a specified amount of Restricted cash, which is shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. Daily, the Fund receives from or pays to the broker a specified amount of cash based upon changes in the variation margin account. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying securities. There is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange's clearing house, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures contracts, guarantees the futures contracts against default.
At February 28, 2019, the Fund had no outstanding futures contracts.
Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ 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
2/28/2019
Year Ended
8/31/2018
Class A Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 488,215 $5,180,204 957,876 $10,342,841
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 182,703 1,935,287 358,130 3,863,129
Shares redeemed (1,498,800) (15,904,266) (2,318,830) (25,031,186)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(827,882) $(8,788,775) (1,002,824) $(10,825,216)
    
  Six Months Ended
2/28/2019
Year Ended
8/31/20181
Class B Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold $$
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 1,172 12,778
Shares redeemed (135,955) (1,467,297)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
CLASS B SHARE TRANSACTIONS
$(134,783) $(1,454,519)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(827,882) $(8,788,775) (1,137,607) $(12,279,735)
1 On February 2, 2018, Class B Shares were converted to Class A Shares.
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4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
At February 28, 2019, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $149,690,904. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $3,682,635. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $4,022,680 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $340,045.
At August 31, 2018, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $3,561 which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010, is characterized as short-term and may be carried forward for a maximum of eight tax years (“Carryforward Limit”), whereas a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, retains its character as either short-term or long-term, does not expire and is required to be utilized prior to the losses which have a Carryforward Limit.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards and expiration year:
Expiration Year Short-Term Long-Term Total
2019 $3,561 NA $3,561
Under current tax regulations, capital losses on securities transactions realized after October 31, may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of August 31, 2018, for federal income tax purposes, post October losses of $215,095 were deferred to September 1, 2018.
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 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, the Adviser voluntarily waived $118,552 of its fee.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below:
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
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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 February 28, 2019, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.080% of average daily net assets of the Fund.
In addition, FAS may charge certain out-of-pocket expenses to the Fund.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses at 0.05% 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 February 28, 2019, the Fund's Class A 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 February 28, 2019, FSSC received $14,265 and reimbursed $15,662 of other service fees disclosed in Note 2.
Sales Charges
Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, FSC retained $2,439 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares.
Interfund Transactions
During the six months ended February 28, 2019, 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 $13,800,000 and $17,050,000, respectively.
Expense Limitation
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. Effective November 1, 2018, total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights, excluding interest expense, extraordinary expenses and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 0.76% (the “Fee Limit”), up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) November 1, 2019; 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.
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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, 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 six months ended February 28, 2019, the Fund's expenses were reduced by $169 under these arrangements.
7. Investment TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term obligations, for the six months ended February 28, 2019, were as follows:
Purchases $7,800,232
Sales $16,770,694
8. CONCENTRATION OF RISK
Since the Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers located in one state, it will be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issuers of that state than would be a comparable tax-exempt mutual fund that invests nationally. In order to reduce the credit risk associated with such factors, at February 28, 2019, 13.0% of the securities in the Portfolio of Investments are backed by letters of credit or bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies.
9. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement. The LOC was made available to finance temporarily the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund, failed trades, payment of dividends, settlement of trades and for other short-term, temporary or emergency general business purposes. The Fund cannot borrow under the LOC if an inter-fund loan is outstanding. The Fund's ability to borrow under the LOC also is subject to the limitations of the Act and various conditions precedent that must be satisfied before the Fund can borrow. Loans under the LOC are charged interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest, on any day, of (a) (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) 0.0%, plus (b) a margin. The LOC also requires the Fund to pay, quarterly in arrears and at maturity, its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders' commitment that has not been utilized. As of February 28, 2019, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the six months ended February 28, 2019, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
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10. INTERFUND LENDING
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of February 28, 2019, there were no outstanding loans. During the six months ended February 28, 2019, the program was not utilized.
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from September 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
  Beginning
Account Value
9/1/2018
Ending
Account Value
2/28/2019
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual $1,000 $1,017.30 $3.80
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses)
$1,000 $1,021.03 $3.81
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.76%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period).
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2018
Federated Pennsylvania Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”)
At its meetings in May 2018, 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 Fund's investment advisory contract for an additional one-year term. The Board's decision regarding the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment after considering all of the information received on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
The Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties included specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a fund advised by Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) or its affiliates (collectively, “Federated”) (each, a “Federated fund”). The Senior Officer's responsibilities included preparing and furnishing to the Board an annual independent written evaluation that covered topics discussed below. In December 2017, the Senior Officer position was eliminated. Notwithstanding the elimination of the Senior Officer position, at the request of the Independent Trustees, the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer (the CCO) furnished to the Board in advance of its May 2018 meetings an independent written evaluation covering substantially the same topics that had been covered in the Senior Officer's written evaluation in prior years. 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 deciding to approve the continuation of the investment advisory contract. Consistent with the former Senior Officer position, 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.
The Board also considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees in making its decision. 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 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
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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 or its affiliates 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 the Board's approval of the Fund's investment advisory contract generally align with the factors listed above. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's investment advisory 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 on matters relating to the Federated funds. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their deliberations by independent legal counsel.
In addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Board received detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings at which the Board's formal approval of the advisory and subadvisory contracts occurred. In this regard, Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional information specifically in connection with the May meetings. In the months preceding the May meetings, the Board requested and reviewed written materials prepared by Federated in response to requests on behalf of the Independent Trustees encompassing a wide variety of topics. At the May meetings, in addition to meeting in separate sessions of the Independent Trustees without management present, senior management of the Adviser also met with the Independent Trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and such additional matters as the Independent Trustees deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the advisory and subadvisory contracts. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose.
The Board's consideration of the investment advisory contract included review of the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, accompanying data and additional 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, as well as in terms relative to its particular investment program and certain competitor or “peer group” funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate) and comments on the
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reasons for 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 similar and/or competing funds), with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations; the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities (if any); and the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders; the entrepreneurial and other risks assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring 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 Federated funds 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 funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The Board's evaluation process is evolutionary. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
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, custody fees, portfolio accounting fees and transfer agency fees) relative to an appropriate group of peer funds compiled by Federated using data supplied by independent fund ranking organizations (the “Peer Group”). The Board received a description of the composition and methodology used to select the Peer Group. The Board focused on comparisons with other similar mutual funds more heavily than non-mutual fund products or services because it is believed that they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, in that they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles. Also, they are the type of investment vehicle, in fact, chosen and maintained by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses, therefore, appears to be a relevant indicator of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the marketplace in which the Fund competes.
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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 Peer Group. In this regard, the Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate was below the median of the relevant Peer Group and the Board was satisfied that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive.
For comparison, the CCO reviewed the fees charged by Federated for providing advisory services to products other than the Federated funds (e.g., institutional and separate accounts and third-party unaffiliated mutual funds for which Federated serves as sub-adviser) (referenced to as “Comparable Funds/Accounts”). With respect to Comparable Funds/Accounts other than third-party mutual funds, the CCO concluded that they are inherently different products. Those differences include, but are not limited to, different types of targeted investors; different applicable laws and regulations; different legal structures; different average account sizes and portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows and different associated costs; and the time spent by portfolio managers and their teams, as well as personnel in the Funds Financial Services, Legal, Compliance and Risk Management departments, in reviewing securities pricing, addressing different administrative responsibilities, addressing different degrees of risk associated with management and a variety of different costs. The CCO also reviewed the differences in the nature of the services required for Federated to manage its proprietary mutual fund business versus managing a discrete pool of assets as a sub-adviser to another institution's mutual fund, and that Federated generally performs significant additional services and assumes substantially greater risk in managing the Fund and other Federated funds than in its role as sub-adviser to an unaffiliated third-party mutual fund. The CCO did not consider the fees for providing advisory services to Comparable Funds/Accounts to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of the Federated 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 Fund's investment advisory contract.
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, track record, overall reputation and willingness to invest in personnel and infrastructure that benefit the Fund. 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 provided to the Fund by the Adviser, including the Adviser's commitment to respond to rulemaking initiatives of the SEC. The Fund's ability to deliver
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competitive performance when compared to its Peer Group was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program. 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 services warrant the continuation of the investment advisory contract.
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 considered detailed investment reports on the Fund's performance that were provided to the Board throughout the year and in connection with the May meetings. The CCO also reviewed information regarding the performance of other mutual funds in the 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 individual funds may exhibit significant and unique differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds within a Peer Group.
For the periods covered by the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Fund's performance for the five-year period was at the median of the relevant Peer Group, and the Fund's performance fell below the median of the relevant Peer Group for the one-year and three-year periods. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being taken by the Adviser in the context of other factors considered relevant by the Board.
Following such evaluation, and full deliberations, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund supported renewal of the Fund's investment advisory contract.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. This information covered not only the fees under the investment advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator and distributor). In this regard, the Board considered that certain Federated subsidiaries provide distribution and shareholder services to the Federated funds, for which they may be compensated through distribution and servicing fees paid pursuant to Rule 12b-1 plans or otherwise. The information also detailed any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in order for a Federated fund to be competitive in the marketplace, the Adviser and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to Federated fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future. Moreover,
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the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution, adjustment or elimination of these voluntary waivers. The Board considered Federated's previous reductions in contractual management fees to certain Federated funds in response to the CCO's recommendations.
Federated furnished information, 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. The CCO noted 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, since a single change in an allocation estimate may dramatically alter the resulting estimate of cost and/or profitability of a Federated 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.
The Board and the CCO also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing its profitability information to other publicly held fund management companies, including information regarding profitability trends over time. In this regard, the CCO concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive. The CCO also noted that Federated appeared financially sound, with the resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under its contracts with the Fund.
The CCO Fee Evaluation Report also discussed the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger. In this regard, the Board considered that the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, shareholder services, compliance, internal audit and risk management functions, as well as systems technology (including technology relating to cybersecurity) and that the benefits of these efforts (as well as any economies of scale, should they exist) were likely to be shared with the Federated fund family as a whole. The Board noted that the Adviser's investments in these areas are extensive. In addition, the Board considered that the Adviser and its affiliates have frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and that this has allowed fund shareholders to share potential economies of scale with shareholders. The Board also considered that such waivers and reimbursements can provide protection from an increase in expenses if a Federated fund's assets decline. Federated, as it does throughout the year, and specifically in connection with the Board's review of the advisory and subadvisory contracts, furnished information relative to revenue sharing or adviser-paid fees. Federated and the CCO noted 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 because it would represent marketing and distribution expenses. The Board also noted the absence of any applicable
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regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject, which (as discussed in the CCO Fee Evaluation Report) 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.
The CCO stated that his observations and the information accompanying the CCO Fee Evaluation Report supported a finding by the Board that the management fee for the Fund was reasonable. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to the continuation of, the Fund's investment advisory contract. The CCO also recognized that the Board's evaluation of the Federated 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 funds.
In its decision to continue an existing investment advisory contract, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an 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 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 investment advisory contract reflected the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board concluded that, in light of the factors summarized above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the investment advisory contract was appropriate.
The Board based its decision to approve the investment advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the continuation of the contract reflects its view that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision 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 www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation. Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Each fiscal quarter, the Fund will file with the SEC a complete schedule of its monthly portfolio holdings on “Form N-PORT.” The Fund's holdings as of the end of the third month of every fiscal quarter, as reported on Form N-PORT, will be publicly available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov within 60 days of the end of the fiscal quarter upon filing. You may also access this information via the link to the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com.
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Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This Report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's Prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY    
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Federated Pennsylvania Municipal Income Fund
Federated Investors Funds
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Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
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Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
February 28, 2019
Share Class | Ticker A | FMOAX B | FMOBX C | FMNCX
  F | FHTFX Institutional | FMYIX  

Federated Municipal High Yield Advantage Fund
Fund Established 1987

A Portfolio of Federated Municipal Securities Income Trust
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING REPORT DELIVERY
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If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund or your financial intermediary electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the Fund complex or your financial intermediary.

Not FDIC Insured ■ May Lose Value ■ No Bank Guarantee

J. Christopher
Donahue
President
Federated Municipal High Yield Advantage Fund
Letter from the President
Dear Valued Shareholder,
I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Shareholder Report for your fund covering the period from September 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019. This report includes a complete listing of your fund's holdings, performance information and financial statements along with other important fund information.
In addition, our website, FederatedInvestors.com, offers easy access to Federated resources that include timely fund updates, economic and market insights from our investment strategists, and financial planning tools.
Thank you for investing with Federated. I hope you find this information useful and look forward to keeping you informed.
Sincerely,
J. Christopher Donahue, President
         


In Memoriam
With profound sadness, Federated announces the passing of Richard B. (“Dick”) Fisher. He will be greatly missed.
RICHARD B. FISHER
(Former Officer of the Federated Funds, Chairman of Federated Securities Corp., and Vice Chairman of Federated Investors, Inc.)
Dick Fisher, along with John F. (“Jack”) Donahue and Thomas J. Donnelly, Esq., co-founded Federated in 1955 and served as a leader, particularly for Federated's sales division, and an officer of the Federated Funds. Mr. Fisher was a family man of deep faith, with exemplary character, prodigious generosity, immeasurable devotion, undeniable charm and a good sense of humor. He served his religion, family, community, and the Federated Funds and Federated, as well as their shareholders, officers and employees, with distinction. His integrity, intelligence, and keen sense of duty to shareholders, coupled with his faith and devotion to family, allowed him to become the consummate gentleman and salesman par excellence who will be greatly missed. Among his many achievements, Mr. Fisher led the sales strategy and execution for Federated's Fund for U.S. Government Securities, the first fund to invest exclusively in government bonds, and spearheaded the campaign for sales of Federated's Government Income Securities Fund, the first of what would become Federated's Fortress family of funds. Federated expresses deep gratitude to Mr. Fisher for his inspiring leadership, distinguished service and contributions as a husband, father, co-founder, officer, colleague and friend.
    
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At February 28, 2019, the Fund's sector composition1 was as follows:
Sector Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Senior Care 11.5%
Education 10.2%
Industrial Development Bond/Pollution Control Revenue Bond 10.0%
Incremental Tax 9.0%
Dedicated Tax 8.6%
Hospital 7.1%
Tobacco 5.6%
Toll Road 4.6%
General Obligation—Local 4.4%
Water and Sewer 4.1%
Other2 23.6%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net3 1.3%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 Sector classifications, and the assignment of holdings to such sectors, are based upon the economic sector and/or revenue source of the underlying obligor, as determined by the Fund's Adviser. For securities that have been enhanced by a third-party guarantor, such as bond insurers and banks, sector classifications are based upon the economic sector and/or revenue source of the underlying obligor, as determined by the Fund's Adviser.
2 For purposes of this table, sector classifications constitute 75.1% of the Fund's total net assets. Remaining sectors have been aggregated under the designation “Other.”
3 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—97.9%  
    Alabama—1.2%  
$500,000   Huntsville, AL Special Care Facilities Financing Authority (Redstone Village), Retirement Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), (Original Issue Yield: 7.625%), 7.500%, 1/1/2047 $422,490
1,500,000   Huntsville, AL Special Care Facilities Financing Authority (Redstone Village), Retirement Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2007), (Original Issue Yield: 5.600%), 5.500%, 1/1/2043 1,059,645
2,000,000   Jefferson County, AL Sewer System, Senior Lien Sewer Revenue Current Interest Warrants (Series 2013-A), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.650%), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.500%, 10/1/2053
2,202,940
2,000,000   Jefferson County, AL Sewer System, Senior Lien Sewer Revenue Current Interest Warrants (Series 2013A), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.450%), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.250%, 10/1/2048
2,188,080
835,000   Selma, AL IDB (International Paper Co.), Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds (Series 2010A), 5.800%, 5/1/2034 867,114
    TOTAL 6,740,269
    Alaska—0.0%  
1,000,000 1,2 Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (Boys & Girls Home & Family Services, Inc.), Community Provider Revenue Bonds (Series 2007C), 6.000%, 12/1/2036 50,000
    Arizona—2.7%  
650,000 3 Arizona State Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue (Basis Schools, Inc. Obligated Group), (Series 2017D), 5.000%, 7/1/2051 654,797
500,000 3 Arizona State Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue (Basis Schools, Inc. Obligated Group), Education Revenue Bonds (Series 2017G), 5.000%, 7/1/2051 503,690
1,750,000 3 Arizona State Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue (Pinecrest Academy of Nevada), Horizon, Inspirada and St. Rose Campus Education Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.750%, 7/15/2048 1,832,110
4,000,000   Maricopa County, AZ Pollution Control Corp. (Public Service Co., NM), PCR Refunding Bonds (Series 2003A), 6.250%, 1/1/2038 4,166,120
1,000,000 3 Maricopa County, AZ, IDA (Paradise Schools), Revenue Refunding Bonds, 5.000%, 7/1/2047 1,020,210
1,500,000   Phoenix, AZ IDA (GreatHearts Academies), Education Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 5.000%, 7/1/2044 1,545,810
1,000,000   Phoenix, AZ IDA (GreatHearts Academies), Education Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 7/1/2046 1,034,430
3,000,000   Salt Verde Financial Corp., AZ, Senior Gas Revenue Bonds (Series 2007), (Citigroup, Inc. GTD), 5.000%, 12/1/2037 3,543,990
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Arizona—continued  
$1,000,000   Tempe, AZ IDA (Mirabella at ASU), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 6.125%, 10/1/2047 $1,081,980
430,000 3 Verrado Community Facilities District No. 1, AZ, District GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2013A), 6.000%, 7/15/2027 457,546
    TOTAL 15,840,683
    California—7.5%  
750,000 3 California School Finance Authority (KIPP LA), School Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 5.125%, 7/1/2044 797,790
565,000 3 California School Finance Authority (KIPP LA), School Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 7/1/2045 602,866
500,000 3 California School Finance Authority (KIPP LA), School Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 7/1/2047 541,545
2,000,000   California State Municipal Finance Authority (LINXS APM Project), Senior Lien Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 6/1/2048 2,202,600
1,000,000 3 California State School Finance Authority Charter School Revenue (Bright Star Schools-Obligated Group), Charter School Revenue Bonds (series 2017), 5.000%, 6/1/2047 1,016,130
500,000 3 California State School Finance Authority Charter School Revenue (Rocketship Public Schools), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017G), 5.000%, 6/1/2047 510,800
1,100,000 3 California State School Finance Authority Charter School Revenue (Summit Public Schools Obligated Group), (Series 2017), 5.000%, 6/1/2053 1,171,742
2,250,000 3 California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Loma Linda University Medical Center), Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.250%, 12/1/2056 2,390,490
1,555,000   Community Facilities District No. 2016 of the County of Orange (CFD 2016-1 (Village of Esencia)), Special Tax Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 8/15/2046 1,660,864
1,000,000   Community Facilities District No. 2017 of the County of Orange (CFD 2017-1 (Village of Esencia)), Improvement Area No.1 Special Tax Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 8/15/2047 1,080,460
500,000   Corona-Norco USD Community Facilities District No. 98-1, CA, 2013 Special Tax Refunding Bonds, 5.000%, 9/1/2032 562,950
3,000,000   Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, CA, Toll Road Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2013A), (Original Issue
Yield: 6.400%), 6.000%, 1/15/2053
3,431,220
2,500,000   Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., CA, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds (Series 2018A-1), 5.000%, 6/1/2047 2,406,175
95,000   Irvine, CA (Irvine, CA Reassessment District No. 13-1), Limited Obligation Improvement Bonds, 5.000%, 9/2/2028 105,355
365,000   Irvine, CA (Irvine, CA Reassessment District No. 13-1), Limited Obligation Improvement Bonds, 5.000%, 9/2/2029 403,343
180,000   Irvine, CA (Irvine, CA Reassessment District No. 13-1), Limited Obligation Improvement Bonds, 5.000%, 9/2/2030 198,018
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    California—continued  
$1,300,000   Irvine, CA Community Facilities District No. 2013-3 (Great Park Improvement Area No. 4), Special Tax Bonds (Series 2016), 4.000%, 9/1/2049 $1,299,077
1,000,000   Irvine, CA Community Facilities District No. 2013-3 (Great Park Improvement Area No.1), Special Tax Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 9/1/2049 1,058,970
3,000,000   Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (Los Angeles, CA Department of Water & Power (Electric/Power System)), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017B), 5.000%, 7/1/2038 3,448,800
850,000   Los Angeles, CA Department of Airports (Los Angeles International Airport), Subordinate Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 5/15/2047 945,710
1,000,000   Los Angeles, CA Harbor Department, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2014A), 5.000%, 8/1/2044 1,112,380
2,500,000   M-S-R Energy Authority, CA, Gas Revenue Bonds (Series 2009A), (Citigroup, Inc. GTD), 7.000%, 11/1/2034 3,579,200
1,000,000   Palomar Health, CA Revenue, (Series 2016), 5.000%, 11/1/2039 1,067,180
485,000   Poway, CA Unified School District (Community Facilities District No. 6 (4S Ranch)), Special Tax Bonds (Series 2012), 5.000%, 9/1/2033 532,933
1,000,000   Roseville, CA Special Tax (Fiddyment Ranch CFD No. 1), Special Tax Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 9/1/2034 1,098,580
308,000   San Bernardino County, CA Housing Authority (Glen Aire Park & Pacific Palms), Subordinated Revenue Bonds, 7.250%, 4/15/2042 203,326
1,250,000   San Buenaventura, CA (Community Memorial Health System), Revenue Bonds (Series 2011), 8.000%, 12/1/2031 1,396,000
3,000,000   San Francisco, CA City & County Airport Commission, Second Series Revenue Bonds (Series 2019A), 5.000%, 5/1/2049 3,382,770
1,000,000   San Francisco, CA City & County Redevelopment Financing Agency (Mission Bay North Redevelopment), Tax Allocation Bonds (Series 2011C), (Original Issue Yield: 6.860%), (United States Treasury PRF 2/1/2021@100), 6.750%, 8/1/2041 1,099,780
1,280,000   San Francisco, CA City & County Redevelopment Financing Agency (Mission Bay North Redevelopment), Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds (Series 2016A), (National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation INS), 5.000%, 8/1/2041 1,427,085
500,000   San Francisco, CA City & County Redevelopment Financing Agency (Mission Bay South Redevelopment), Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds (Series 2016C), (National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation INS), 5.000%, 8/1/2041 557,110
1,250,000   Santa Margarita, CA Water District Community Facilities District No. 2013-1, Special Tax Bonds (Series 2013), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.700%), 5.625%, 9/1/2043
1,340,713
990,000   Western Riverside Water & Wastewater Financing Authority, CA, Local Agency Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 9/1/2044 1,084,812
    TOTAL 43,716,774
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Colorado—8.8%  
$750,000   Arista, CO Metropolitan District, Special Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 12/1/2038 $761,490
1,000,000   Banning Lewis Ranch Metropolitan District No.4, LT GO Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.750%, 12/1/2048 1,010,470
1,000,000   Banning Lewis Ranch Regional Metropolitan District, LT GO Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.375%, 12/1/2048 1,013,490
1,500,000   Base Village Metropolitan District No. 2, LT GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.750%, 12/1/2046 1,509,315
2,750,000   Castle Oaks, CO Metropolitan District No. 3, LT GO Tax Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 12/1/2047 2,696,347
1,500,000   Centerra Metropolitian District No. 1, CO, Special Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds (Series 2017), (Original Issue Yield: 5.100%), 5.000%, 12/1/2047 1,504,995
2,000,000   Central Platte Valley, CO Metropolitan District, GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2013A), 5.625%, 12/1/2038 2,220,780
1,250,000   Central Platte Valley, CO Metropolitan District, GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2013A), 6.000%, 12/1/2038 1,418,538
1,000,000   Central Platte Valley, CO Metropolitan District, GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 12/1/2043 1,046,260
2,000,000   Colliers Hill, CO Metropolitan District No. 2, General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds (Series 2017A), 6.500%, 12/1/2047 2,006,220
1,000,000 3 Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority (Loveland Classical School), School Improvement Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 7/1/2046 1,001,750
1,625,000   Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority (Skyview Academy), Charter School Refunding & Improvement Revenue Bonds (Series 2014), 5.500%, 7/1/2049 1,650,317
1,000,000 3 Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority (University Lab School), Charter School Refunding & Improvement Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), (Original Issue Yield: 5.020%), 5.000%, 12/15/2045 1,032,410
1,500,000   Colorado Health Facilities Authority (Christian Living Communities), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 1/1/2037 1,577,760
800,000   Colorado Health Facilities Authority (Volunteers of America Care Facilities), Health & Residential Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2007), 5.300%, 7/1/2037 794,376
2,000,000   Colorado High Performance Transport Enterprise Revenue, C-470 Express Lanes Senior Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 12/31/2056 2,132,860
2,000,000   Colorado State Health Facilities Authority Revenue (Frasier Meadows Manor, Inc.), (Series 2017A), 5.250%, 5/15/2047 2,125,700
1,500,000   Copperleaf Metropolitan District No. 2, CO, LT GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2015), 5.750%, 12/1/2045 1,564,185
1,250,000   Denver Connection West Metropolitan District, LT GO Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.375%, 8/1/2047 1,255,850
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Colorado—continued  
$1,000,000   Denver, CO City & County Department of Aviation (Denver, CO City & County Airport Authority), Airport System Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), (Original Issue Yield: 4.070%), 4.000%, 12/1/2048 $1,003,890
500,000   Denver, CO Convention Center Hotel Authority, Senior Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 12/1/2040 537,510
1,000,000 3 Denver, CO Health & Hospital Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 12/1/2034 1,112,770
750,000   Eagle County, CO Air Terminal Corp., Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2011A), 6.000%, 5/1/2027 807,645
1,500,000   Lakes at Centerra Metropolitan District No. 2, LT GO Refunding and Improvement Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.250%, 12/1/2047 1,509,360
1,250,000   Leyden Rock Metropolitan District No. 10, CO, LT GO Refunding & Improvement Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 12/1/2045 1,256,713
2,500,000   North Range, CO Metropolitan District No. 2, LT GO and Special Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.750%, 12/1/2047 2,489,300
1,500,000   Park 70 Metropolitan District, CO, General Obligation Refunding and Improvement Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 12/1/2046 1,578,810
2,000,000   Public Authority for Colorado Energy, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue Bonds (Series 2008), (Original Issue Yield: 6.630%), (Bank of America Corp. GTD), 6.250%, 11/15/2028 2,505,860
1,500,000   Sierra Ridge Metropolitan District No. 2, LT GO Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.500%, 12/1/2046 1,522,710
2,500,000   St. Vrain Lakes, CO Metropolitan District No.2, Limited Tax GO Senior Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.125%, 12/1/2047 2,486,750
1,220,000   STC Metropolitan District No. 2, CO, LT GO Senior Bonds (Series 2015A), (Original Issue Yield: 6.250%), 6.000%, 12/1/2038 1,243,558
1,500,000   Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board, CO (Sterling Ranch Metropolitan District No. 2, CO), Limited Tax Supported Revenue Senior Bonds (Series 2015A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.830%), 5.750%, 12/1/2045 1,530,990
1,030,000   Tallyn's Reach Metropolitan District No. 3, CO, LT GO Refunding & Improvement Bonds (Series 2013), 5.125%, 11/1/2038 1,074,105
2,000,000   Three Springs Metropolitan District No. 3, CO, Property Tax Supported Revenue Bonds (Series 2010), 7.750%, 12/1/2039 2,037,940
    TOTAL 51,021,024
    Connecticut—0.8%  
1,000,000   Connecticut Development Authority (Bombardier, Inc.), Airport Facility Revenue Bonds, 7.950%, 4/1/2026 957,330
1,500,000   Connecticut State Special Transportation Fund, Special Tax Obligation Bonds Transportation Infrastructure Purpose (Series 2018B), 5.000%, 10/1/2038 1,669,485
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Connecticut—continued  
$1,835,000 3 Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut Gaming Authority, Priority Distribution Payment Refunding Bonds (Series 2015C), (Original Issue Yield: 6.375%), 6.250%, 2/1/2030 $2,003,288
    TOTAL 4,630,103
    Delaware—1.1%  
1,350,000 3 Delaware Economic Development Authority (ASPIRA of Delaware Charter Operations, Inc.), Charter School Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 6/1/2051 1,295,676
1,905,000   Delaware Economic Development Authority (Delmarva Power and Light Co.), Gas Facilities Refunding Bonds, 5.400%, 2/1/2031 1,982,095
3,000,000 3 Millsboro, DE Special Obligations (Plantation Lakes Special Development District), Special Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2018), 5.250%, 7/1/2048 3,061,860
    TOTAL 6,339,631
    District of Columbia—1.3%  
1,030,000   District of Columbia (KIPP DC), Revenue Bonds (Series 2013A), (United States Treasury PRF 7/1/2023@100), 6.000%, 7/1/2043 1,212,011
2,000,000   District of Columbia Revenue (Friendship Public Charter School, Inc.), Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A), 5.000%, 6/1/2042 2,067,560
1,000,000   District of Columbia Revenue (Friendship Public Charter School, Inc.), Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 6/1/2046 1,058,360
1,000,000   District of Columbia Revenue (Ingleside at Rock Creek), Project Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.250%), 5.000%, 7/1/2052 1,006,020
1,000,000   Metropolitan Washington, DC Airports Authority, Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 10/1/2038 1,139,060
1,000,000   Metropolitan Washington, DC Airports Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 10/1/2047 1,109,680
    TOTAL 7,592,691
    Florida—4.0%  
150,000   Arborwood, FL Community Development District, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A-1), (Original Issue Yield: 6.900%), 6.900%, 5/1/2036 162,379
3,000,000 3 Collier County, FL IDA (Arlington of Naples), Continuing Care Community Revenue Bonds (Series 2013A), (Original Issue
Yield: 8.375%), 8.250%, 5/15/2049
2,926,050
1,000,000   Florida State Mid-Bay Authority, First Senior Lien Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 10/1/2040 1,080,300
1,000,000   Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, FL (Lakewood Centre North), Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), (Original Issue Yield: 4.960%), 4.875%, 5/1/2045 995,640
1,000,000   Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, FL (Lakewood National & Polo Run), Special Assessment Bonds, (Original Issue Yield: 5.400%), 5.375%, 5/1/2047 1,032,240
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Florida—continued  
$1,000,000   Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, FL (Northeast Sector Project—Phase 1B), Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), 5.450%, 5/1/2048 $1,022,260
1,375,000   Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, FL (Villages of Lakewood Ranch South), Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), (Original Issue Yield: 5.160%), 5.125%, 5/1/2046 1,379,166
2,000,000   Lee County, FL IDA (Cypress Cove at Healthpark), Healthcare Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2012), 6.500%, 10/1/2047 2,167,720
2,000,000   Martin County, FL Health Facilities Authority (Martin Memorial Medical Center), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2012), (Original Issue Yield: 5.530%), 5.500%, 11/15/2042 2,131,740
1,000,000   Miami-Dade County, FL Aviation, Aviation Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2014A), 5.000%, 10/1/2036 1,094,940
745,000   Midtown Miami, FL Community Development District, Special Assessment & Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2014A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.250%), 5.000%, 5/1/2037 770,352
1,000,000   Palm Beach County, FL Health Facilities Authority (Sinai Residences of Boca Raton), Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), (Original Issue
Yield: 7.625%), 7.500%, 6/1/2049
1,122,600
1,405,000   Pinellas County, FL Educational Facilities Authority (Pinellas Preparatory Academy), Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), 7.125%, 9/15/2041 1,448,527
145,000 1,2 Reunion East Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment Bonds (Series 2002A-1), 7.375%, 5/1/2033 1
145,000   Reunion East Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment Refunding Bonds (2015-1), 6.600%, 5/1/2033 144,194
1,000,000   South Lake County, FL Hospital District (South Lake Hospital, Inc.), Revenue Bonds (Series 2009A), (Original Issue Yield: 6.300%), 6.250%, 4/1/2039 1,002,610
10,000   Tolomato Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series 1), 6.550%, 5/1/2027 9,884
1,085,000   Tolomato Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series 2006), 5.400%, 5/1/2037 1,085,944
290,000   Tolomato Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series 2015-1), 0.000%, (Step Coupon 11/1/2021@6.610%)/(Original Issue Yield: 6.930%), 5/1/2040 233,955
175,000   Tolomato Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series 2015-2), 0.000%, (Step Coupon 11/1/2024@6.610%)/(Original Issue Yield: 6.752%), 5/1/2040 115,600
190,000 1,2 Tolomato Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series 2015-3), 6.610%, 5/1/2040 2
155,000 1,2 Tolomato Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series 3), 6.550%, 5/1/2027 2
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Florida—continued  
$130,000   Tolomato Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series A-3), 0.000%, (Step Coupon 5/1/2019@6.610%), 5/1/2040 $128,770
70,000   Tolomato Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series A-4), 0.000%, (Step Coupon 5/1/2022@6.610%), 5/1/2040 57,581
945,000   Verandah West, FL Community Development District, Capital Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2013), (Original Issue Yield: 5.125%), 5.000%, 5/1/2033 954,469
2,000,000   Willow Walk, FL Community Development District, Special Assessment Bonds (Series 2015), 5.625%, 5/1/2045 2,055,540
    TOTAL 23,122,466
    Georgia—0.6%  
1,645,000   Atlanta, GA Development Authority Senior Health Care Facilities (Georgia Proton Treatment Center), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A-1), (Original Issue Yield: 7.250%), 7.000%, 1/1/2040 1,602,543
1,000,000   Atlanta, GA Water & Wastewater, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 11/1/2040 1,114,690
500,000   Rockdale County, GA Development Authority (Pratt Paper, LLC), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2018), 4.000%, 1/1/2038 500,345
    TOTAL 3,217,578
    Guam—0.2%  
1,000,000   Guam Government Limited Obligation (Section 30), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 12/1/2046 1,047,150
    Hawaii—0.8%  
1,000,000   Hawaii State Airports System Revenue, Airports Systems Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 7/1/2048 1,115,360
3,660,000   Hawaii State Department of Budget & Finance (Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc.), Special Purpose Revenue Bonds (Series 2009), 6.500%, 7/1/2039 3,720,061
    TOTAL 4,835,421
    Idaho—0.6%  
3,000,000   Idaho Health Facilities Authority (Terraces of Boise), Revenue Bonds (Series 2013A), (Original Issue Yield: 8.250%), 8.125%, 10/1/2049 3,332,520
    Illinois—9.8%  
1,875,000   Chicago, IL Board of Education, UT GO Dedicated Refunding Bonds (Series 2018D), (Original Issue Yield: 5.210%), 5.000%, 12/1/2046 1,899,394
3,300,000   Chicago, IL Board of Education, UT GO Dedicated Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), (Original Issue Yield: 7.650%), 7.000%, 12/1/2046 3,900,996
4,200,000   Chicago, IL Board of Education, UT GO Dedicated Revenue Bonds (Series 2017H), 5.000%, 12/1/2046 4,244,142
1,000,000   Chicago, IL Board of Education, UT GO Dedicated Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 12/1/2030 1,064,180
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Illinois—continued  
$1,000,000   Chicago, IL Board of Education, UT GO Dedicated Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 12/1/2031 $1,057,620
500,000   Chicago, IL Motor Fuel Tax, Motor Fuel Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2013), (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. INS), 5.000%, 1/1/2033 533,945
1,125,000   Chicago, IL O'Hare International Airport (Trips Obligated Group), Senior Special Facilities Revenue Bonds ((Series 2018), 5.000%, 7/1/2048 1,225,845
385,000   Chicago, IL O'Hare International Airport, General Airport Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016B), 5.000%, 1/1/2041 422,114
2,000,000   Chicago, IL O'Hare International Airport, General Airport Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016D), 5.000%, 1/1/2052 2,183,740
275,000   Chicago, IL O'Hare International Airport, General Airport Third Lien Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.940%), 5.750%, 1/1/2039 291,132
1,000,000   Chicago, IL Sales Tax, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2002), (United States Treasury PRF 1/1/2025@100), 5.000%, 1/1/2032 1,173,160
1,250,000   Chicago, IL Water Revenue, Second Lien Water Revenue Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 11/1/2044 1,358,412
625,000   Chicago, IL, UT GO Bonds (Series 2009C), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.160%), 5.000%, 1/1/2034
626,100
3,000,000   Chicago, IL, UT GO Bonds (Series 2015A), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.640%), 5.500%, 1/1/2033
3,226,740
3,000,000   Chicago, IL, UT GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2014A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.140%), 5.000%, 1/1/2035 3,111,630
2,500,000   Chicago, IL, UT GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2017A), (Original Issue Yield: 6.200%), 6.000%, 1/1/2038 2,807,950
315,000   DuPage County, IL (Naperville Campus LLC), Special Tax Bonds (Series 2006), 5.625%, 3/1/2036 315,564
2,000,000   Illinois Finance Authority (Admiral at the Lake), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), 5.500%, 5/15/2054 2,006,360
800,000   Illinois Finance Authority (Dekalb Supportive Living Facility), Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds (Series 2007), 6.100%, 12/1/2041 757,632
1,250,000   Illinois Finance Authority (Noble Network of Charter Schools), Education Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 9/1/2032 1,341,062
1,500,000   Illinois Finance Authority (Uno Charter School Network, Inc.), Charter School Refunding & Improvement Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), 7.125%, 10/1/2041 1,569,780
1,100,000   Illinois Finance Authority Educational Facility Revenue (Rogers Park Montessori School Project), Senior Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 6.125%, 2/1/2045 1,142,537
2,000,000   Illinois State, UT GO Bonds (Series 2013A), 5.000%, 4/1/2035 2,045,020
5,000,000   Illinois State, UT GO Bonds (Series 2017D), 5.000%, 11/1/2027 5,429,400
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Illinois—continued  
$2,025,000   Illinois State, UT GO Bonds (Series June 2013), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.650%), 5.500%, 7/1/2038
$2,114,748
1,485,000   Illinois State, UT GO Bonds (Series May 2014), 5.000%, 5/1/2023 1,578,600
1,000,000   Illinois State, UT GO Bonds (Series of February 2014), (Original Issue Yield: 5.040%), 5.000%, 2/1/2039 1,015,160
3,000,000   Illinois State, UT GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 10/1/2032 3,176,820
410,000   Illinois State, UT GO Refunding Bonds (Series May 2012), 5.000%, 8/1/2025 429,151
2,000,000   Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, IL, McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.500%, 6/15/2053 2,137,300
1,000,000   Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, IL, McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 6/15/2057 1,041,030
2,000,000 4 Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, IL, McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds (Series 2017A), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.250%), 12/15/2056
308,500
1,000,000   Sales Tax Securitization Corp., IL, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 1/1/2030 1,144,840
    TOTAL 56,680,604
    Indiana—1.4%  
1,250,000 1,2,5 Carmel, IN (Barrington of Carmel), Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A), (Original Issue Yield: 7.200%), 7.125%, 11/15/2042 937,500
1,000,000 1,2,5 Carmel, IN (Barrington of Carmel), Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A), (Original Issue Yield: 7.300%), 7.125%, 11/15/2047 750,000
4,000,000   Indiana State Finance Authority (Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing), Tax-Exempt Private Activity Bonds (Series 2013), 5.250%, 1/1/2051 4,239,960
2,000,000   Rockport, IN (AK Steel Corp.), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2012-A), 7.000%, 6/1/2028 2,030,160
    TOTAL 7,957,620
    Iowa—1.7%  
979,973   Iowa Finance Authority (Deerfield Retirement Community, Inc.), Senior Living Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2014A), 2.700%, 11/15/2046 1,020,965
186,592 1 Iowa Finance Authority (Deerfield Retirement Community, Inc.), Senior Living Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2014B), 2.000%, 5/15/2056 2,332
5,000   Iowa Finance Authority (Iowa Fertilizer Co. LLC), Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds (Series 2013), 5.500%, 12/1/2022 5,005
995,000   Iowa Finance Authority (Iowa Fertilizer Co. LLC), Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds (Series 2013) Exchange Bonds (Series B), 5.250%, 12/1/2050 1,058,889
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Iowa—continued  
$3,000,000   Iowa Finance Authority (Iowa Fertilizer Co. LLC), Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds (Series 2013), (Original Issue Yield: 5.300%), 5.250%, 12/1/2025 $3,180,270
3,750,000   Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., IA, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds (Series 2005C), (Original Issue Yield: 5.780%), 5.500%, 6/1/2042 3,736,500
1,060,000   Xenia Rural Water District, Water Revenue Refunding Capital Loan Notes (Series 2016), 5.000%, 12/1/2041 1,136,310
    TOTAL 10,140,271
    Kansas—0.0%  
45,000   Kansas State Development Finance Authority (Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Obligated Group), Revenue Bonds, (Original Issue Yield: 5.950%), (United States Treasury PRF 11/15/2019@100), 5.750%, 11/15/2038 46,218
    Kentucky—0.8%  
1,250,000   Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (Miralea), Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), (Original Issue Yield: 7.400%),
(United States Treasury PRF 5/15/2021@100), 7.375%, 5/15/2046
1,400,288
3,000,000   Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (Miralea), Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 5/15/2046 3,034,110
    TOTAL 4,434,398
    Louisiana—1.0%  
1,725,000   Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities Community Development Authority (Westlake Chemical Corp.), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), 3.500%, 11/1/2032 1,699,297
970,000   Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (Ochsner Clinic Foundation), Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 5/15/2047 1,047,532
30,000   Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (Ochsner Clinic Foundation), Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), (United States Treasury PRF 5/15/2026@100), 5.000%, 5/15/2047 35,960
1,000,000   Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (Ochsner Clinic Foundation), Revenue Bonds (Series 2011), (Original Issue Yield: 6.650%),
(United States Treasury PRF 5/15/2021@100), 6.500%, 5/15/2037
1,102,370
1,500,000   Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., LA, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Refunding Bonds (Series 2013A), 5.250%, 5/15/2035 1,624,710
    TOTAL 5,509,869
    Maine—0.8%  
1,000,000   Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority (Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems Obligated Group), Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 7/1/2046 1,056,930
1,335,000   Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority (MaineGeneral Medical Center), Revenue Bonds (Series 2011), 7.500%, 7/1/2032 1,476,190
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Maine—continued  
$2,000,000 3 Maine State Finance Authority Solid Waste Disposal (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), Revenue Bonds (Series 2005R-3), 5.250%, 1/1/2025 $2,154,480
    TOTAL 4,687,600
    Maryland—2.1%  
500,000   Baltimore, MD (Harbor Point), Special Obligation Refunding Bonds (Series 2016), (Original Issue Yield: 5.160%), 5.125%, 6/1/2043 512,260
1,500,000   Baltimore, MD Convention Center Hotel Revenue (Baltimore Hotel Corp.), Convention Center Hotel Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 9/1/2046 1,616,055
955,000   Baltimore, MD Special Obligation (East Baltimore Research Park), Special Obligation Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 9/1/2038 1,004,221
1,990,000 5 Frederick County, MD (Jefferson Technology Park), Tax Increment & Special Tax B Limited Obligation Bonds (Series 2013B), (Original Issue Yield: 7.300%), 7.125%, 7/1/2043 1,791,000
1,060,000   Maryland State Economic Development Corp. (CONSOL Energy, Inc.), Port Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2010), 5.750%, 9/1/2025 1,090,009
200,000   Maryland State Economic Development Corp. (Ports America Chesapeake, Inc. ), Transportation Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 6/1/2032 228,180
450,000   Maryland State Economic Development Corp. (Ports America Chesapeake, Inc. ), Transportation Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 6/1/2035 507,064
1,000,000   Maryland State Economic Development Corp. (Purple Line Transit Partners LLC), Private Activity Revenue Bonds (Series 2016D Green Bonds), 5.000%, 3/31/2051 1,064,750
1,000,000 3 Prince Georges County, MD (Westphalia Town Center), Special Obligation Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.330%), 5.250%, 7/1/2048
1,017,630
1,000,000   Prince Georges County, MD Revenue Authority (Suitland-Naylor Road Project), Special Obligation Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 7/1/2046 983,820
1,000,000   Rockville, MD Mayor & City Council Economic Development Revenue (Ingleside at King Farm), (Series 2017B), 5.000%, 11/1/2047 1,032,570
1,000,000   Westminster, MD (Lutheran Village at Miller's Grant, Inc.), Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), (Original Issue Yield: 6.300%), 6.250%, 7/1/2044 1,063,000
    TOTAL 11,910,559
    Massachusetts—0.7%  
1,000,000 3 Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Newbridge on the Charles), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 10/1/2057 1,033,060
2,000,000   Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Partners Healthcare Systems), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016Q), 5.000%, 7/1/2047 2,198,460
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Massachusetts—continued  
$800,000   Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Tufts Medical Center), Revenue Bonds (Series 2011I), (United States Treasury PRF 1/1/2021@100), 7.250%, 1/1/2032 $877,904
200,000   Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency (Wellforce Obligated Group), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2019A),
(Original Issue Yield: 4.170%), 4.000%, 7/1/2044
195,284
    TOTAL 4,304,708
    Michigan—2.4%  
1,000,000   Detroit, MI City School District, School Building & Site Improvement Refunding Bonds (Series 2012A), (Michigan School Bond Qualification and Loan Program GTD), 5.000%, 5/1/2031 1,082,210
1,500,000   Detroit, MI Sewage Disposal System (Great Lakes, MI Water Authority Sewage Disposal System), Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2012A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.300%), 5.250%, 7/1/2039 1,616,880
1,000,000   Michigan State Finance Authority Revenue (Great Lakes, MI Water Authority Sewage Disposal System), Senior Lien Revenue Bonds (Series 2014 C-7), (National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation INS), 5.000%, 7/1/2032 1,102,420
1,000,000   Michigan State Finance Authority Revenue (Great Lakes, MI Water Authority Water Supply System), Senior Lien Revenue Bonds (Series 2014 D-6), (National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation INS), 5.000%, 7/1/2036 1,088,220
2,000,000   Michigan State Finance Authority Revenue (Public Lighting Authority), Local Government Loan Program Revenue Bonds (Series 2014B), 5.000%, 7/1/2044 2,117,480
5,000,000   Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds (Series 2007A), (Original Issue Yield: 6.250%), 6.000%, 6/1/2048 4,912,850
1,500,000   Plymouth, MI Educational Center Charter School, Public School Academy Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2005, 5.625%, 11/1/2035 957,840
1,000,000   University of Michigan (The Regents of), General Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 4/1/2040 1,131,350
    TOTAL 14,009,250
    Minnesota—2.3%  
750,000   Baytown Township, MN (St. Croix Preparatory Academy), Charter School Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016A), 4.000%, 8/1/2041 691,402
1,100,000   Baytown Township, MN (St. Croix Preparatory Academy), Charter School Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016A), 4.250%, 8/1/2046 1,035,430
2,000,000   Duluth, MN EDA (St. Luke's Hospital of Duluth Obligated Group), Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2012), 6.000%, 6/15/2039 2,177,740
1,700,000   Forest Lake, MN (Lakes International Language Academy), Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 5.750%, 8/1/2044 1,755,624
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Minnesota—continued  
$1,000,000   Forest Lake, MN (Lakes International Language Academy), Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.375%, 8/1/2050 $1,014,680
3,000,000 3 Minneapolis, MN Charter School Lease Revenue (Twin Cities International School), (Series 2017A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.150%), 5.000%, 12/1/2047 2,748,030
2,000,000   St. Cloud, MN Charter School (Stride Academy), Lease Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 4/1/2046 1,095,600
2,000,000   St. Paul and Ramsey County, MN Housing and Redevelopment Authority (Twin Cities Academy), Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.375%, 7/1/2050 2,008,880
325,000   Winona, MN Port Authority (Bluffview Montessori School Project), Lease Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 4.500%, 6/1/2036 300,677
750,000   Winona, MN Port Authority (Bluffview Montessori School Project), Lease Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 4.750%, 6/1/2046 685,793
    TOTAL 13,513,856
    Mississippi—0.2%  
945,000   Warren County, MS Gulf Opportunity Zone (International Paper Co.), Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds (Series 2011A), 5.375%, 12/1/2035 1,015,506
    Missouri—0.9%  
2,000,000 3 Kansas City, MO Redevelopment Authority (Kansas City Convention Center Headquarters Hotel CID), Revenue Bonds (Series 2018B), (Original Issue Yield: 5.079%), 5.000%, 2/1/2050 2,017,040
1,000,000   Kirkwood, MO IDA (Aberdeen Heights Project), Retirement Community Revenue Bonds (Series 2010A), (Original Issue
Yield: 8.400%), (United States Treasury PRF 5/15/2020@100), 8.250%, 5/15/2039
1,075,510
1,000,000   Kirkwood, MO IDA (Aberdeen Heights Project), Retirement Community Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.250%, 5/15/2050 1,041,130
915,000   St. Joseph, MO IDA (Living Community St. Joseph Project), Healthcare Revenue Bonds, 7.000%, 8/15/2032 914,982
    TOTAL 5,048,662
    Montana—0.4%  
900,000   Kalispell, MT Housing and Healthcare Facilities (Immanuel Lutheran Corp.), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.250%, 5/15/2047 922,824
1,250,000   Kalispell, MT Housing and Healthcare Facilities (Immanuel Lutheran Corp.), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.250%, 5/15/2052 1,277,463
    TOTAL 2,200,287
    Nebraska—1.4%  
2,500,000   Central Plains Energy Project, NE, Gas Project Revenue Bonds
(Project No. 3) (Series 2012), (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GTD), 5.250%, 9/1/2037
2,704,125
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Nebraska—continued  
$4,700,000   Central Plains Energy Project, NE, Gas Project Revenue Bonds
(Project No. 3) (Series 2017C), (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GTD), 5.000%, 9/1/2042
$5,416,233
    TOTAL 8,120,358
    Nevada—0.8%  
905,000 3 Director of the State of Nevada Department of Business and Industry (Doral Academy of Nevada), Charter School Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 7/15/2047 910,330
1,000,000 3 Director of the State of Nevada Department of Business and Industry (Somerset Academy of Las Vegas), Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 12/15/2048 1,005,640
1,000,000   Las Vegas, NV (Summerlin Village 24 SID No. 812), Local Improvement Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 12/1/2035 1,010,760
1,500,000   Las Vegas, NV Redevelopment Agency, Tax Increment Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 6/15/2045 1,619,745
    TOTAL 4,546,475
    New Hampshire—0.3%  
1,500,000 3 New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority (Hillside Village), Revenue Bonds (Series 20017A), (Original Issue
Yield: 6.375%), 6.125%, 7/1/2052
1,559,775
    New Jersey—3.8%  
1,000,000   Essex County, NJ Improvement Authority (Covanta Energy Corp.), Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.250%, 7/1/2045 1,003,980
3,255,000   New Jersey EDA (New Jersey State), School Facilities Construction Bonds (Series 2015 WW), 5.250%, 6/15/2040 3,457,038
3,000,000   New Jersey EDA (New Jersey State), School Facilities Construction Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2013NN), 5.000%, 3/1/2030 3,187,350
580,000   New Jersey EDA (New Jersey State), School Facilities Construction Refunding Bonds (Series 2017 DDD), 5.000%, 6/15/2042 609,313
1,335,000   New Jersey EDA (Port Newark Container Terminal LLC), Special Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 10/1/2047 1,408,492
1,000,000   New Jersey EDA (UMM Energy Partners LLC), Energy Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.190%), 5.125%, 6/15/2043 1,031,410
1,500,000   New Jersey EDA (United Airlines, Inc.), Special Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2003), 5.500%, 6/1/2033 1,646,970
2,500,000   New Jersey EDA (United Airlines, Inc.), Special Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 1999), 5.250%, 9/15/2029 2,714,125
1,125,000   New Jersey EDA (United Airlines, Inc.), Special Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2000B), 5.625%, 11/15/2030 1,269,619
1,280,000   New Jersey EDA Motor Vehicle Surcharge Revenue, Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 7/1/2033 1,384,921
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    New Jersey—continued  
$1,200,000   New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority (New Jersey State), Transportation System Bonds (Series 2011A), 6.000%, 6/15/2035 $1,281,672
1,000,000   New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority (New Jersey State), Transportation System Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 12/15/2036 1,080,730
500,000   South Jersey Port Corp., Subordinate Marine Terminal Revenue Bonds (Series 2017B), 5.000%, 1/1/2048 531,850
1,540,000   Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., NJ, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Subordinate Refunding Bonds (Series 2018B), 5.000%, 6/1/2046 1,559,219
    TOTAL 22,166,689
    New Mexico—0.5%  
1,000,000   New Mexico State Hospital Equipment Loan Council (Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center), Hospital Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.700%), 5.500%, 7/1/2042
1,072,960
2,000,000 3 Winrock Town Center, NM Tax Increment Development District 1, Senior Lien Gross Receipts Tax Increment Bonds (Series 2015), (Original Issue Yield: 6.120%), 6.000%, 5/1/2040 2,012,940
    TOTAL 3,085,900
    New York—4.9%  
1,000,000 3 Build NYC Resource Corporation (Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Inc.), Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.500%, 9/1/2045 1,063,990
5,000,000 4 Glen Cove, NY Local Economic Assistance Corp. (Garvies Point Public Improvement Project), Capital Appreciation Revenue Bonds (Series 2016B), (Original Issue Yield: 6.000%), 1/1/2045 1,269,250
1,550,000   Glen Cove, NY Local Economic Assistance Corp. (Garvies Point Public Improvement Project), Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.080%), 5.000%, 1/1/2056 1,585,138
20,000   Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp. NY, Hudson Yards Senior Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A), (United States Treasury PRF 2/15/2021@100), 5.750%, 2/15/2047 21,601
2,000,000   Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY (MTA Transportation Revenue), Revenue Bonds (Series 2014D-1), 5.000%, 11/15/2039 2,187,260
5,000,000 3,6 Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY (MTA Transportation Revenue), Trust Receipts/Certificates (Series 2019-FG0227) MUNINVs, (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. GTD), 8.116%, 11/15/2046 5,309,750
1,500,000   Nassau County, NY IDA (Amsterdam at Harborside), Continuing Care Retirement Community Fixed Rate Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 6.700%, 1/1/2049 1,498,140
587,731   Nassau County, NY IDA (Amsterdam at Harborside), Continuing Care Retirement Community Fixed Rate Revenue Bonds (Series 2014C), 2.000%, 1/1/2049 99,914
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    New York—continued  
$1,000,000   New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI, Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through Bonds (Series 201A-2B), 5.000%, 6/1/2051 $1,013,260
2,000,000 3 New York Liberty Development Corporation (3 World Trade Center), Revenue Bonds (Series 2014 Class 1), 5.000%, 11/15/2044 2,082,260
1,000,000 3 New York Liberty Development Corporation (3 World Trade Center), Revenue Bonds (Series 2014 Class 2), 5.375%, 11/15/2040 1,058,920
2,900,000   New York Transportation Development Corporation (American Airlines, Inc.), Special Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 8/1/2031 3,007,068
1,000,000   New York Transportation Development Corporation (Delta Air Lines, Inc.), LaGuardia Airport Terminals Special Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), 5.000%, 1/1/2034 1,129,170
1,185,000   Newburgh, NY, UT GO Bonds (Series 2012A), 5.500%, 6/15/2030 1,291,401
1,120,000   Newburgh, NY, UT GO Bonds (Series 2012A), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.400%), 5.250%, 6/15/2029
1,215,637
1,000,000   Niagara Area Development Corporation, NY (Covanta Energy Corp.), Solid Waste Disposal Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2018A), 4.750%, 11/1/2042 988,730
2,500,000   Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (JFK International Air Terminal LLC), Special Project Bonds (Series 8), (Original Issue
Yield: 6.150%), 6.000%, 12/1/2042
2,641,450
1,000,000   TSASC, Inc. NY, Tobacco Settlement Asset Backed Senior Refunding Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 6/1/2041 1,059,470
    TOTAL 28,522,409
    North Carolina—1.0%  
2,250,000   North Carolina Department of Transportation (I-77 HOT Lanes), Tax-Exempt Private Activity Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 6/30/2054 2,350,170
1,000,000   North Carolina Medical Care Commission (United Methodist Retirement Homes), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 10/1/2037 1,074,020
1,000,000   North Carolina Medical Care Commission (United Methodist Retirement Homes), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 10/1/2047 1,044,320
1,000,000   North Carolina Medical Care Commission (Whitestone Project), Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), (Original Issue Yield: 8.000%), (United States Treasury PRF 3/1/2021@100), 7.750%, 3/1/2041 1,114,850
    TOTAL 5,583,360
    Ohio—4.1%  
1,000,000   American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. (American Municipal Power, Prairie State Energy Campus Project), Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 2/15/2039 1,094,740
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Ohio—continued  
$2,000,000   Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, OH, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds (Series 2007A-2), (Original Issue Yield: 5.950%), 5.875%, 6/1/2030 $1,885,040
4,020,000   Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, OH, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds (Series 2007A-2), (Original Issue Yield: 6.070%), 5.875%, 6/1/2047 3,763,805
3,655,000   Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, OH, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds (Series A-2), 6.500%, 6/1/2047 3,632,083
1,000,000   Cuyahoga County, OH Hospital Authority (MetroHealth System), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 5.500%, 2/15/2057 1,084,090
1,500,000   Hamilton County, OH (Life Enriching Communities), Healthcare Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), (Original Issue Yield: 6.750%),
(United States Treasury PRF 1/1/2021@100), 6.625%, 1/1/2046
1,631,865
2,000,000   Muskingum County, OH (Genesis Healthcare Corp.), Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2013), (Original Issue Yield: 5.080%), 5.000%, 2/15/2044 2,043,360
4,000,000   Northeast OH Regional Sewer District, Wastewater Improvement Revenue & Refunding Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 11/15/2044 4,462,800
1,000,000   Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (Pratt Paper, LLC), Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 4.500%, 1/15/2048 1,024,950
1,125,000   Ohio State Hospital Revenue (University Hospitals Health System, Inc.), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 1/15/2041 1,221,008
1,000,000   Ohio State Treasurer Private Activity (Portsmouth Gateway Group LLC), Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 6/30/2053 1,050,190
750,000   Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, OH (Memorial Health System, OH), Hospital Facilities Revenue Refunding & Improvement Bonds (Series 2012), (Original Issue Yield: 6.020%), 6.000%, 12/1/2042 787,725
    TOTAL 23,681,656
    Oklahoma—1.7%  
1,000,000   Oklahoma Development Finance Authority (OU Medicine), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2018B), 5.500%, 8/15/2057 1,101,300
2,000,000   Tulsa, OK Industrial Authority (Montereau, Inc.), Senior Living Community Revenue Bonds (Series 2010A), (Original Issue
Yield: 7.500%), (United States Treasury PRF 5/1/2020@100), 7.250%, 11/1/2045
2,123,380
1,750,000   Tulsa, OK Industrial Authority (Montereau, Inc.), Senior Living Community Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), 5.250%, 11/15/2045 1,886,955
3,000,000   Tulsa, OK Municipal Airport Trust (American Airlines, Inc.), Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2000B), 5.500%, 6/1/2035 3,208,830
1,500,000   Tulsa, OK Municipal Airport Trust (American Airlines, Inc.), Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2015) TOBs, 5.000%, Mandatory Tender 6/1/2025 1,621,635
    TOTAL 9,942,100
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Oregon—0.5%  
$440,000   Clackamas County, OR Hospital Facilities Authority (Mary's Woods at Marylhurst, Inc.), Senior Living Revenue Bonds (Series2018A), 5.000%, 5/15/2038 $461,683
635,000   Clackamas County, OR Hospital Facilities Authority (Mary's Woods at Marylhurst, Inc.), Senior Living Revenue Bonds (Series2018A), 5.000%, 5/15/2043 662,718
400,000   Clackamas County, OR Hospital Facilities Authority (Mary's Woods at Marylhurst, Inc.), Senior Living Revenue Bonds (Series2018A), 5.000%, 5/15/2048 416,060
500,000   Clackamas County, OR Hospital Facilities Authority (Mary's Woods at Marylhurst, Inc.), Senior Living Revenue Bonds (Series2018A), 5.000%, 5/15/2052 518,685
250,000   Yamhill County, OR Hospital Authority (Friendsview Retirement Community), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 11/15/2036 265,048
550,000   Yamhill County, OR Hospital Authority (Friendsview Retirement Community), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 11/15/2051 570,586
    TOTAL 2,894,780
    Pennsylvania—3.8%  
1,000,000 3 Allentown, PA Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, City Center Refunding Project Tax Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 5/1/2042 1,064,670
3,715,000   Allentown, PA Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Tax Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A), 5.000%, 5/1/2042 3,801,336
2,000,000   Bucks County, PA IDA (School Lane Charter School), (Series 2016A), 5.125%, 3/15/2046 2,093,040
500,000   Butler County, PA Hospital Authority (Butler Health System), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 7/1/2035 549,210
1,200,000   Chester County, PA IDA (Avon Grove Charter School ), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 12/15/2047 1,229,916
800,000   Chester County, PA IDA (Avon Grove Charter School ), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 12/15/2051 814,168
1,000,000   Clairton Municipal Authority, PA, Sewer Revenue Bonds (Series 2012B), (Original Issue Yield: 5.050%), 5.000%, 12/1/2042 1,053,520
1,250,000   Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement), Tax-Exempt Private Activity Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 12/31/2038 1,349,500
2,000,000   Pennsylvania EDFA (National Gypsum Co.), Exempt Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2014), 5.500%, 11/1/2044 2,075,540
1,000,000   Philadelphia, PA Authority for Industrial Development (Global Leadership Academy Charter School), Revenue Bonds (Series 2010), 6.375%, 11/15/2040 1,018,760
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Pennsylvania—continued  
$1,205,000   Philadelphia, PA Authority for Industrial Development (New Foundations Charter School), Revenue Bonds (Series 2012),
(United States Treasury PRF 12/15/2022@100), 6.625%, 12/15/2041
$1,412,670
840,000   Philadelphia, PA Authority for Industrial Development (Presby Homes Germantown/Morrisville), Senior Living Revenue Bonds (Series 2005A), 5.625%, 7/1/2035 840,655
1,665,000   Philadelphia, PA Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority (Temple University Health System Obligated Group), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2012A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.875%), 5.625%, 7/1/2042 1,764,900
1,000,000   Philadelphia, PA Water & Wastewater System, Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 10/1/2052 1,112,500
1,500,000   Reading Area Water Authority, PA, Water Revenue Bonds (Series 2011), (Original Issue Yield: 5.270%), 5.250%, 12/1/2036 1,621,425
    TOTAL 21,801,810
    Puerto Rico—1.8%  
995,000 1,2 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (Original Issue Yield: 5.080%), 5.050%, 7/1/2042 680,331
195,000 1,2 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, (Original Issue Yield: 7.070%), 7.000%, 7/1/2040 136,256
4,000,000 1,2 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Power Revenue Bonds (Series 2010 XX), (Original Issue Yield: 5.400%), 5.250%, 7/1/2040 2,735,000
310,000 1,2 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Power Revenue Bonds (Series 2013A), 7.000%, 7/1/2033 216,613
2,500,000 1,2 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Power Revenue Bonds (Series 2013A), (Original Issue Yield: 7.120%), 7.000%, 7/1/2043 1,746,875
5,000,000   Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Restructured Sales Tax Bonds (Series 2019A), 5.000%, 7/1/2058 4,740,250
    TOTAL 10,255,325
    Rhode Island—0.8%  
1,375,000   Rhode Island State Health and Educational Building Corp.
(Care New England), Hospital Financing Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016B), 5.000%, 9/1/2036
1,455,451
500,000   Rhode Island State Health and Educational Building Corp. (Lifespan Obligated Group), Hospital Financing Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 5/15/2039 540,290
2,730,000   Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., RI, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds (Series 2015B), 5.000%, 6/1/2050 2,745,780
    TOTAL 4,741,521
    South Carolina—0.3%  
1,000,000   South Carolina Jobs-EDA (South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes), Residential Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 4/1/2047 1,007,230
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    South Carolina—continued  
$1,000,000   South Carolina Jobs-EDA (South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes), Residential Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 4/1/2052 $1,001,280
    TOTAL 2,008,510
    South Dakota—0.3%  
1,000,000   Sioux Falls, SD Health Facilities Revenue (Dow Rummel Village), (Series 2017), (Original Issue Yield: 5.050%), 5.000%, 11/1/2042 1,006,260
1,000,000   Sioux Falls, SD Health Facilities Revenue (Dow Rummel Village), (Series 2017), (Original Issue Yield: 5.200%), 5.125%, 11/1/2047 1,010,340
    TOTAL 2,016,600
    Tennessee—1.6%  
1,200,000   Blount County, TN Health and Educational Facilities Board (Asbury, Inc.), Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 1/1/2047 1,207,644
3,500,000   Greenville, TN Health and Educational Facilities Board (Ballad Health), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 7/1/2036 3,951,675
1,000,000   Greenville, TN Health and Educational Facilities Board (Ballad Health), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 7/1/2037 1,122,320
2,725,000   Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Revenue Bonds (Series 2006A), (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GTD), 5.250%, 9/1/2023 3,030,309
    TOTAL 9,311,948
    Texas—9.6%  
1,100,000   Arlington, TX Higher Education Finance Corp. (Uplift Education), Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 12/1/2046 1,164,284
500,000   Austin, TX Airport System, Airport System Revenue Bonds (Series 2014), 5.000%, 11/15/2044 549,275
250,000   Austin, TX Convention Center Enterprises, Inc., Convention Center Hotel First Tier Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 1/1/2034 279,270
250,000   Austin, TX Convention Center Enterprises, Inc., Convention Center Hotel Second Tier Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017B), 5.000%, 1/1/2034 270,657
1,000,000   Board of Managers, Joint Guadalupe County-City of Seguin, TX, Hospital Mortgage Revenue Refunding & Improvement Bonds (Series 2015), (Original Issue Yield: 5.080%), 5.000%, 12/1/2045 1,018,040
2,000,000   Cass County, TX Industrial Development Corp. (International Paper Co.), Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds (Series 2009A), 9.500%, 3/1/2033 2,010,240
1,000,000   Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 1/1/2046 1,088,740
2,000,000   Clifton Higher Education Finance Corporation, TX (Idea Public Schools), 6.000%, 8/15/2043 2,212,360
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Texas—continued  
$750,000   Clifton Higher Education Finance Corporation, TX (Idea Public Schools), Education Revenue Bonds (Series 2011), (Original Issue Yield: 6.000%), (United States Treasury PRF 8/15/2021@100), 5.750%, 8/15/2041 $820,230
500,000   Clifton Higher Education Finance Corporation, TX (Idea Public Schools), Education Revenue Bonds (Series 2012), 5.000%, 8/15/2042 520,800
1,000,000   Clifton Higher Education Finance Corporation, TX (Idea Public Schools), Revenue Bonds (Series 2014), (Texas Permanent School Fund Guarantee Program GTD), 5.000%, 8/15/2039 1,104,470
2,000,000   Clifton Higher Education Finance Corporation, TX (Uplift Education), Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 12/1/2050 2,086,920
1,500,000   Decatur, TX Hospital Authority (Wise Regional Health System), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.300%), 5.250%, 9/1/2044
1,587,540
515,000   Decatur, TX Hospital Authority (Wise Regional Health System), Revenue Bonds, 6.375%, 9/1/2042 575,729
1,110,000   Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., TX, Subordinate Tier Toll Revenue Bonds (Series 2013B TELA Supported), 5.250%, 10/1/2051 1,214,185
1,500,000   Houston, TX Airport System (United Airlines, Inc.), Special Facilities Revenue & Refunding Bonds (Series 2011), (Original Issue
Yield: 6.875%), 6.625%, 7/15/2038
1,606,275
2,000,000   Houston, TX Airport System (United Airlines, Inc.), Special Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2015B-1), 5.000%, 7/15/2035 2,150,040
500,000   Houston, TX Airport System (United Airlines, Inc.), Special Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2014), (Original Issue
Yield: 4.900%), 4.750%, 7/1/2024
538,735
1,000,000   Houston, TX Airport System (United Airlines, Inc.), Special Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2014), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.150%), 5.000%, 7/1/2029
1,093,860
1,000,000   Houston, TX Airport System, Subordinate Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2012A), 5.000%, 7/1/2032 1,073,330
535,000   Houston, TX Higher Education Finance Corp. (Cosmos Foundation, Inc. ), Education Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), (United States Treasury PRF 5/15/2021@100), 6.875%, 5/15/2041 592,240
1,500,000   Irving, TX Hospital Authority (Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Irving), Hospital Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 10/15/2044 1,612,470
2,000,000   La Vernia, TX Higher Education Finance Corporation (Meridian World School), Education Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.500%, 8/15/2045 2,052,860
1,000,000   Matagorda County, TX Navigation District No. 1 (AEP Texas, Inc.), PCR Refunding Bonds (Series 2001A), 6.300%, 11/1/2029 1,032,940
1,500,000 3 Mission, TX Economic Development Corporation (Natgasoline), Senior Lien Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), (Original Issue Yield: 4.716%), 4.625%, 10/1/2031 1,534,110
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Texas—continued  
$2,000,000   New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation (Longhorn Village), Retirement Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 1/1/2047 $2,007,580
700,000   New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation
(MRC Crestview), Retirement Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 11/15/2046
720,678
1,000,000   New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation
(MRC Langford), Retirement Facilities Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.530%), 5.500%, 11/15/2052
992,330
1,500,000   North Texas Tollway Authority, System First Tier Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 1/1/2026 1,704,390
600,000   North Texas Tollway Authority, System First Tier Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 1/1/2039 667,428
2,000,000   Red River, TX HFDC (MRC The Crossings), Retirement Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 8.000%, 11/15/2049 2,262,320
2,500,000   San Antonio, TX Electric & Gas System, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 2/1/2042 2,827,600
1,000,000   San Juan Higher Education Finance Authority, TX (Idea Public Schools), Education Revenue Bonds (Series 2010A), (United States Treasury PRF 8/15/2020@100), 6.700%, 8/15/2040 1,070,420
1,500,000   Tarrant County, TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (Buckingham Senior Living Community), Retirement Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A Fixed Rate Bonds), 5.500%, 11/15/2045 1,185,000
2,655,000   Tarrant County, TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (Buckner Senior Living-Ventana Project), Retirement Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), (Original Issue Yield: 6.770%), 6.750%, 11/15/2052 2,896,950
2,000,000   Texas Private Activity Bonds Surface Transportation Corporation (Blueridge Transportation Group, LLC SH 288 Toll Lanes), Senior Lien Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 12/31/2055 2,117,080
2,680,000   Texas State Transportation Commission (Central Texas Turnpike System), Second Tier Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2015-C), 5.000%, 8/15/2042 2,848,652
545,000   Texas State Transportation Commission (State Highway 249 System), First Tier Toll Revenue Bonds (Series 2019A), 5.000%, 8/1/2057 591,521
2,000,000   Texas State Transportation Commission (Texas State), Highway Improvement UT GO Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 4/1/2046 2,243,940
1,500,000   Texas Water Development Board, State Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), 4.000%, 8/1/2036 1,603,785
    TOTAL 55,529,274
    Utah—0.5%  
1,000,000   Salt Lake City, UT Airport Revenue, Airport Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 7/1/2048 1,114,520
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Utah—continued  
$2,000,000 3 Utah State Charter School Finance Authority (Freedom Academy Foundation), Charter School Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), (Original Issue Yield: 5.500%), 5.375%, 6/15/2048 $1,969,340
    TOTAL 3,083,860
    Vermont—0.2%  
1,000,000 3 Vermont EDA (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2013) TOBs, 4.625%, Mandatory Tender 4/3/2028 1,003,280
    Virginia—1.9%  
1,800,000   Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel District, VA, First Tier General Resolution Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 7/1/2051 1,952,262
1,500,000   Chesterfield County, VA EDA (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), PCR Refunding Bonds (Series 2009A), 5.000%, 5/1/2023 1,506,825
1,500,000 3 Embrey Mill Community Development Authority, VA, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.600%, 3/1/2045 1,515,180
1,380,000   Mosaic District CDA, VA, Revenue Bonds (Series 2011A), (Original Issue Yield: 6.930%), 6.875%, 3/1/2036 1,465,284
4,250,000   Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., VA, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds (Series 2007B-1), (Original Issue Yield: 5.120%), 5.000%, 6/1/2047 4,048,465
370,000   Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (Covanta Energy Corp.), Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2018) TOBs, 5.000%, Mandatory Tender 7/1/2038 377,467
    TOTAL 10,865,483
    Washington—2.1%  
1,000,000   Port of Seattle, WA IDC (Delta Air Lines, Inc.), Special Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2012), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.310%), 5.000%, 4/1/2030
1,073,990
5,000,000 3,6 Seattle, WA Municipal Light & Power, Trust Receipts/Certificates (Series 2019-FG0226B) MUNINVs, 8.146%, 1/1/2047 5,308,500
1,000,000   Washington State Health Care Facilities Authority (Virginia Mason Medical Center), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 8/15/2037 1,077,750
1,000,000 3 Washington State Housing Finance Commission (Heron's Key Senior Living), Nonprofit Housing Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 7.000%, 7/1/2045 1,058,880
1,000,000 3 Washington State Housing Finance Commission (Heron's Key Senior Living), Nonprofit Housing Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), (Original Issue Yield: 7.050%), 7.000%, 7/1/2050 1,056,180
2,500,000 3 Washington State Housing Finance Commission (Rockwood Retirement Communities), Nonprofit Housing Revenue & Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 7.500%, 1/1/2049 2,827,600
    TOTAL 12,402,900
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued  
    Wisconsin—1.9%  
$1,000,000 3 Public Finance Authority, WI (Alabama Proton Therapy Center), Senior Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 7.000%, 10/1/2047 $1,051,340
3,000,000 3 Public Finance Authority, WI (American Dream at Meadowlands), Limited Obligation PILOT Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 7.000%, 12/1/2050 3,370,680
750,000   Public Finance Authority, WI (Mountain Island Charter School), Education Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 7/1/2047 779,407
1,000,000   Public Finance Authority, WI (Mountain Island Charter School), Education Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 7/1/2052 1,033,420
1,000,000   Public Finance Authority, WI (National Gypsum Co.), Exempt Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 4.000%, 8/1/2035 967,200
3,000,000 3 Public Finance Authority, WI (Southminster), Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), 5.000%, 10/1/2053 3,013,470
800,000   Wisconsin State HEFA (ProHealth Care, Inc.), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2015), 5.000%, 8/15/2039 865,880
    TOTAL 11,081,397
    TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $554,453,978)
567,151,128
  6 SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS—0.8%  
    Alabama—0.1%  
300,000   West Jefferson, AL IDB Solid Waste Disposal (Alabama Power Co.), (Series 2008) Daily VRDNs, 1.790%, 3/1/2019 300,000
    Florida—0.1%  
300,000   Putnam County, FL Development Authority (Florida Power & Light Co.), (PCR: Series 1994) Daily VRDNs, 1.730%, 3/1/2019 300,000
    New York—0.3%  
2,000,000   New York City, NY Municipal Water Finance Authority,
(2014 Series AA-2) Daily VRDNs, (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. LIQ), 1.720%, 3/1/2019
2,000,000
    North Carolina—0.1%  
450,000   Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, NC (Atrium Health (previously Carolinas HealthCare) System), (Series 2018G) Daily VRDNs, (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. LIQ), 1.730%, 3/1/2019 450,000
    Texas—0.1%  
900,000 3 Harris County, TX IDC (Exxon Mobil Corp.), (Series 1997) Daily VRDNs, 1.770%, 3/1/2019 900,000
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Principal
Amount
    Value
  6 SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS—continued  
    Wyoming—0.1%  
$400,000   Sweetwater County, WY Environmental Improvement (Pacificorp), (Series1995) Daily VRDNs, (Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto LOC), 1.760%, 3/1/2019 $400,000
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS
(IDENTIFIED COST $4,350,000)
4,350,000
    TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—98.7%
(IDENTIFIED COST $558,803,978)7
571,501,128
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—1.3%8 7,652,634
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $579,153,762
Securities that are subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) represent 11.9% of the Fund's portfolio as calculated based upon total market value.
1 Non-income-producing security.
2 Security in default.
3 Denotes a restricted security that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or availing of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933; or (b) is subject to a contractual restriction on public sales. At February 28, 2019, these restricted securities amounted to $73,580,595, which represented 12.7% of total net assets.
4 Zero coupon bond.
5 Fair Value determined by a valuation committee using significant unobservable inputs in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
6 Current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown for floating rate notes and variable rate notes/demand instruments. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.
7 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $558,205,461.
8 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 February 28, 2019.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2019, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value.
Valuation Inputs        
  Level 1—
Quoted
Prices
Level 2—
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Debt Securities:        
Municipal Bonds $— $563,672,628 $3,478,5001 $567,151,128
Short-Term Municipals 4,350,000 4,350,000
TOTAL SECURITIES $— $568,022,628 $3,478,500 $571,501,128
1 Includes $4,400,123 of securities transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 because fair value was determined by a valuation committee using significant unobservable inputs in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund's Trustees. Transfer shown represents the value of the securities at the beginning of the period.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
CDA —Community Development Authority
EDA —Economic Development Authority
EDFA —Economic Development Finance Authority
GO —General Obligation
GTD —Guaranteed
HEFA —Health and Education Facilities Authority
HFDC —Health Facility Development Corporation
IDA —Industrial Development Authority
IDB —Industrial Development Bond
IDC —Industrial Development Corporation
INS —Insured
LIQ —Liquidity Agreement
LOC —Letter of Credit
LT —Limited Tax
MUNINVs —Municipal Inverse Floater
PCR —Pollution Control Revenue
PILOT —Payment in Lieu of Taxes
PRF —Pre-refunded
SID —Special Improvement District
TELA —Toll Equity Loan Agreement
TOBs —Tender Option Bonds
USD —Unified School District
UT —Unlimited Tax
VRDNs —Variable Rate Demand Notes
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass A Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
  Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
2/28/2019
Year Ended August 31,
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
$8.88 $8.98 $9.28 $8.86 $8.85 $8.11
Income From
Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income 0.171 0.341 0.35 0.37 0.39 0.41
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
(0.11) (0.10) (0.30) 0.42 0.01 0.74
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.06 0.24 0.05 0.79 0.40 1.15
Less Distributions:            
Distributions from net investment income (0.17) (0.34) (0.35) (0.37) (0.39) (0.41)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $8.77 $8.88 $8.98 $9.28 $8.86 $8.85
Total Return2 0.68% 2.71% 0.67% 9.17% 4.63% 14.54%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:            
Net expenses 0.89%3,4 0.90%4 0.89% 0.89% 0.89% 0.89%
Net investment income 3.87%3 3.81% 3.96% 4.12% 4.42% 4.84%
Expense waiver/reimbursement5 0.16%3 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.15% 0.17%
Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $203,839 $222,108 $221,586 $270,092 $230,664 $224,298
Portfolio turnover 6% 24% 24% 10% 12% 19%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3 Computed on an annualized basis.
4 The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratio is 0.89% for the six months ended February 28, 2019 and 0.90% for the year ended August 31, 2018, 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.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass B Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
  Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
2/28/2019
Year Ended August 31,
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $8.87 $8.97 $9.27 $8.85 $8.84 $8.11
Income From Investment Operations:            
Net investment income 0.131 0.271 0.32 0.31 0.35 0.36
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (0.10) (0.11) (0.34) 0.42 (0.01) 0.71
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.03 0.16 (0.02) 0.73 0.34 1.07
Less Distributions:            
Distributions from net investment income (0.14) (0.26) (0.28) (0.31) (0.33) (0.34)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $8.76 $8.87 $8.97 $9.27 $8.85 $8.84
Total Return2 0.30% 1.92% (0.09)% 8.35% 3.85% 13.56%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:            
Net expenses 1.64%3,4 1.65%4 1.64% 1.64% 1.64% 1.64%
Net investment income 3.12%3 3.05% 3.21% 3.38% 3.66% 4.09%
Expense waiver/reimbursement5 0.16%3 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.15% 0.17%
Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $5,204 $6,504 $9,446 $12,241 $11,528 $13,424
Portfolio turnover 6% 24% 24% 10% 12% 19%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3 Computed on an annualized basis.
4 The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratio is 1.64% for the six months ended February 28, 2019 and 1.65% for the year ended August 31, 2018, 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.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass C Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
  Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
2/28/2019
Year Ended August 31,
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $8.87 $8.97 $9.28 $8.85 $8.85 $8.11
Income From Investment Operations:            
Net investment income 0.131 0.271 0.29 0.31 0.33 0.35
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (0.09) (0.10) (0.32) 0.43 (0.00)2 0.74
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.04 0.17 (0.03) 0.74 0.33 1.09
Less Distributions:            
Distributions from net investment income (0.14) (0.27) (0.28) (0.31) (0.33) (0.35)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $8.77 $8.87 $8.97 $9.28 $8.85 $8.85
Total Return3 0.43% 1.94% (0.20)% 8.47% 3.73% 13.69%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:            
Net expenses 1.64%4,5 1.65%5 1.64% 1.64% 1.64% 1.64%
Net investment income 3.12%4 3.06% 3.21% 3.37% 3.67% 4.09%
Expense waiver/reimbursement6 0.16%4 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.15% 0.17%
Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $45,703 $50,262 $68,461 $77,213 $61,093 $56,208
Portfolio turnover 6% 24% 24% 10% 12% 19%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Represents less than $0.01.
3 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
4 Computed on an annualized basis.
5 The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratio is 1.64% for the six months ended February 28, 2019 and 1.65% for the year ended August 31, 2018, after taking into account these expense reductions.
6 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass F Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
  Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
2/28/2019
Year Ended August 31,
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
$8.88 $8.98 $9.28 $8.86 $8.85 $8.11
Income From
Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income 0.171 0.341 0.35 0.37 0.39 0.41
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
(0.11) (0.10) (0.30) 0.42 0.01 0.74
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.06 0.24 0.05 0.79 0.40 1.15
Less Distributions:            
Distributions from net investment income (0.17) (0.34) (0.35) (0.37) (0.39) (0.41)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $8.77 $8.88 $8.98 $9.28 $8.86 $8.85
Total Return2 0.68% 2.71% 0.66% 9.17% 4.63% 14.54%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:            
Net expenses 0.89%3,4 0.90%4 0.89% 0.89% 0.89% 0.89%
Net investment income 3.87%3 3.81% 3.96% 4.12% 4.41% 4.84%
Expense waiver/reimbursement5 0.16%3 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.15% 0.17%
Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $185,210 $194,464 $207,266 $213,796 $189,216 $187,704
Portfolio turnover 6% 24% 24% 10% 12% 19%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3 Computed on an annualized basis.
4 The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratio is 0.89% for the six months ended February 28, 2019 and 0.90% for the year ended August 31, 2018, 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.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsInstitutional Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
  Six Months
Ended
(unaudited)
2/28/2019
Year Ended August 31,
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $8.87 $8.97 $9.27 $8.85 $8.84 $8.11
Income From Investment Operations:            
Net investment income 0.181 0.361 0.37 0.40 0.42 0.42
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (0.11) (0.10) (0.30) 0.42 0.01 0.74
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.07 0.26 0.07 0.82 0.43 1.16
Less Distributions:            
Distributions from net investment income (0.18) (0.36) (0.37) (0.40) (0.42) (0.43)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $8.76 $8.87 $8.97 $9.27 $8.85 $8.84
Total Return2 0.80% 2.97% 0.92% 9.45% 4.90% 14.71%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:            
Net expenses 0.64%3,4 0.65%4 0.64% 0.64% 0.64% 0.64%
Net investment income 4.12%3 4.06% 4.21% 4.35% 4.67% 5.01%
Expense waiver/reimbursement5 0.16%3 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.15% 0.16%
Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $139,198 $155,902 $137,235 $106,699 $63,857 $48,577
Portfolio turnover 6% 24% 24% 10% 12% 19%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3 Computed on an annualized basis.
4 The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratio is 0.64% for the six months ended February 28, 2019 and 0.65% for the year ended August 31, 2018, 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
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
Assets:    
Investment in securities, at value (identified cost $558,803,978)   $571,501,128
Cash   51,869
Income receivable   7,366,967
Receivable for shares sold   514,253
Receivable for investments sold   105,150
Prepaid expenses   4,861
TOTAL ASSETS   579,544,228
Liabilities:    
Payable for shares redeemed $137,125  
Payable for portfolio accounting fees 90,021  
Payable for other service fees (Notes 2 and 5) 82,196  
Payable for transfer agent fee 44,504  
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) 29,181  
Payable for investment adviser fee (Note 5) 6,985  
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5) 454  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   390,466
Net assets for 66,032,020 shares outstanding   $579,153,762
Net Assets Consists of:    
Paid-in capital   $604,536,920
Total distributable earnings (loss)   (25,383,158)
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $579,153,762
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Statement of Assets and Liabilitiescontinued
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:    
Class A Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($203,839,183 ÷ 23,230,300 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $8.77
Offering price per share (100/95.50 of $8.77)   $9.18
Redemption proceeds per share   $8.77
Class B Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($5,203,944 ÷ 593,752 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $8.76
Offering price per share   $8.76
Redemption proceeds per share (94.50/100 of $8.76)   $8.28
Class C Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($45,702,888 ÷ 5,213,318 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $8.77
Offering price per share   $8.77
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $8.77)   $8.68
Class F Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($185,209,990 ÷ 21,108,984 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $8.77
Offering price per share (100/99.00 of $8.77)   $8.86
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $8.77)   $8.68
Institutional Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($139,197,757 ÷ 15,885,666 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $8.76
Offering price per share   $8.76
Redemption proceeds per share   $8.76
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
Investment Income:      
Interest     $14,024,271
Expenses:      
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)   $1,765,326  
Administrative fee (Note 5)   235,262  
Custodian fees   11,914  
Transfer agent fees   169,259  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5)   3,302  
Auditing fees   17,456  
Legal fees   6,182  
Distribution services fee (Note 5)   194,412  
Other service fees (Notes 2 and 5)   554,376  
Portfolio accounting fees   75,628  
Share registration costs   42,023  
Printing and postage   20,015  
Miscellaneous (Note 5)   15,839  
TOTAL EXPENSES   3,110,994  
Waiver and Reduction:      
Waiver of investment adviser fee (Note 5) $(464,775)    
Reduction of custodian fees (Note 6) (245)    
TOTAL WAIVER AND REDUCTION   (465,020)  
Net expenses     2,645,974
Net investment income     11,378,297
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:      
Net realized gain on investments     24,621
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments     (7,745,012)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (7,720,391)
Change in net assets resulting from operations     $3,657,906
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)
2/28/2019
Year Ended
8/31/2018
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $11,378,297 $24,205,973
Net realized gain 24,621 3,674,079
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation (7,745,012) (11,113,615)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 3,657,906 16,766,437
Distributions to Shareholders (Note 2):    
Class A Shares (4,032,278) (8,247,855)
Class B Shares (88,307) (223,442)
Class C Shares (733,106) (2,016,716)
Class F Shares (3,614,414) (7,688,836)
Institutional Shares (2,979,963) (5,965,380)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (11,448,068) (24,142,229)
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 46,425,443 124,325,035
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 10,487,693 21,739,284
Cost of shares redeemed (99,208,829) (153,443,507)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (42,295,693) (7,379,188)
Change in net assets (50,085,855) (14,754,980)
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 629,239,617 643,994,597
End of period $579,153,762 $629,239,617
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2019 (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Municipal Securities Income 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 four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of the Federated Municipal High Yield Advantage Fund (the “Fund”), a non-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 five classes of shares: Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, Class F Shares and Institutional Shares. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide a high level of current income which is generally exempt from federal regular income tax. Interest income from the Fund's investments may be subject to the federal AMT for individuals and state and local taxes.
On March 30, 2017, the Fund's T Share class became effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but is not yet offered for sale.
Class B Shares are closed to new accounts, new investors and new purchases by existing shareholders (excluding reinvestment of dividends and capital gains). Class B Shares of the Fund may be exchanged for Class B Shares of any other Federated fund.
Effective August 1, 2018, an automatic conversion feature for Class C Shares was implemented. Pursuant to this automatic conversion feature, after Class C Shares have been held for ten years from the date of purchase, they will automatically convert to Class A Shares on the next monthly conversion processing date.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
■  Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
■  Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
■  Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
■  Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
■  For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar
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  securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.
Fair Valuation Procedures
The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies to assist in determining fair value and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Trustees have also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services' policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees periodically review and approve the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.
Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value.
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Amortization/accretion of premium and discount is included in investment income. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative average daily net assets, except that select classes will bear certain expenses unique to those classes. The detail of the total fund expense waiver and reduction of $465,020 is disclosed in 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. All distributions as indicated on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended August 31, 2018 were from net investment income. Undistributed net investment income at August 31, 2018 was $635,529.
Other Service Fees
The Fund may pay other service fees up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class F 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. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, other service fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Other
Service Fees
Incurred
Class A Shares $257,199
Class B Shares 7,069
Class C Shares 57,735
Class F Shares 232,373
TOTAL $554,376
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the six months ended February 28, 2019, 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 February 28, 2019, tax years 2015 through 2018 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.
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Restricted Securities
The Fund may purchase securities which are considered restricted. Restricted securities are securities that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933; or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer's expense, either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Fund's restricted securities, like other securities, are priced in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
Additional information on restricted securities held at February 28, 2019, is as follows:
Security Acquisition Date Acquisition Cost Market Value
Allentown, PA Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, City Center Refunding Project Tax Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 5/1/2042 6/29/2017 $1,016,703 $1,064,670
Arizona State Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue (Basis Schools, Inc. Obligated Group), (Series 2017D), 5.000%, 7/1/2051 10/12/2017 $665,080 $654,797
Arizona State Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue (Basis Schools, Inc. Obligated Group), Education Revenue Bonds (Series 2017G), 5.000%, 7/1/2051 12/15/2017 $518,967 $503,690
Arizona State Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue (Pinecrest Academy of Nevada), Horizon, Inspirada and St. Rose Campus Education Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.750%, 7/15/2048 12/14/2018 $1,813,666 $1,832,110
Build NYC Resource Corporation (Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Inc.), Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.500%, 9/1/2045 1/14/2016 $1,000,000 $1,063,990
California School Finance Authority (KIPP LA), School Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 5.125%, 7/1/2044 6/13/2014 $750,000 $797,790
California School Finance Authority (KIPP LA), School Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 5.000%, 7/1/2045 8/27/2015 $583,543 $602,866
California School Finance Authority (KIPP LA), School Facility Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 7/1/2047 8/4/2017 $553,805 $541,545
California State School Finance Authority Charter School Revenue (Bright Star Schools-Obligated Group), Charter School Revenue Bonds (series 2017), 5.000%, 6/1/2047 12/13/2017 $1,038,315 $1,016,130
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Security Acquisition Date Acquisition Cost Market Value
California State School Finance Authority Charter School Revenue (Rocketship Public Schools), Revenue Bonds (Series 2017G), 5.000%, 6/1/2047 12/4/2017 $517,413 $510,800
California State School Finance Authority Charter School Revenue (Summit Public Schools Obligated Group), (Series 2017), 5.000%, 6/1/2053 10/5/2017 $1,183,599 $1,171,742
California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Loma Linda University Medical Center), Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.250%, 12/1/2056 4/28/2016 $2,325,247 $2,390,490
Collier County, FL IDA (Arlington of Naples), Continuing Care Community Revenue Bonds (Series 2013A), (Original Issue Yield: 8.375%), 8.250%, 5/15/2049 12/16/2013 $2,958,469 $2,926,050
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority (Loveland Classical School), School Improvement Revenue Bonds (Series 2016), 5.000%, 7/1/2046 8/11/2016 $1,029,645 $1,001,750
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority (University Lab School), Charter School Refunding & Improvement Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), (Original Issue
Yield: 5.020%), 5.000%, 12/15/2045
3/13/2015 $996,992 $1,032,410
Delaware Economic Development Authority (ASPIRA of Delaware Charter Operations, Inc.), Charter School Revenue Bonds (Series 2016A), 5.000%, 6/1/2051 7/15/2016 $1,434,186 $1,295,676
Denver, CO Health & Hospital Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 12/1/2034 8/23/2017 $1,094,814 $1,112,770
Director of the State of Nevada Department of Business and Industry (Doral Academy of Nevada), Charter School Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 5.000%, 7/15/2047 8/31/2017 $923,501 $910,330
Director of the State of Nevada Department of Business and Industry (Somerset Academy of Las Vegas), Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 12/15/2048 4/6/2018 $1,002,792 $1,005,640
Embrey Mill Community Development Authority, VA, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Series 2015), 5.600%, 3/1/2045 10/22/2015 $1,500,000 $1,515,180
Harris County, TX IDC (Exxon Mobil Corp.), (Series 1997) Daily VRDNs, 1.770%, 3/1/2019 2/19/2019 $900,000 $900,000
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Security Acquisition Date Acquisition Cost Market Value
Kansas City, MO Redevelopment Authority (Kansas City Convention Center Headquarters Hotel CID), Revenue Bonds (Series 2018B), (Original Issue Yield: 5.079%), 5.000%, 2/1/2050 1/10/2018 $1,975,361 $2,017,040
Maine State Finance Authority Solid Waste Disposal (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), Revenue Bonds (Series 2005R-3), 5.250%, 1/1/2025 1/27/2017 $2,000,000 $2,154,480
Maricopa County, AZ, IDA (Paradise Schools), Revenue Refunding Bonds, 5.000%, 7/1/2047 10/6/2016 $1,044,868 $1,020,210
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Newbridge on the Charles), Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), 5.000%, 10/1/2057 12/7/2017 $1,065,207 $1,033,060
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY
(MTA Transportation Revenue), Trust Receipts/Certificates (Series 2019-FG0227) MUNINVs, (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. GTD), 8.116%, 11/15/2046
2/12/2019 $5,226,045 $5,309,750
Millsboro, DE Special Obligations (Plantation Lakes Special Development District), Special Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2018), 5.250%, 7/1/2048 11/15/2018 $2,977,642 $3,061,860
Minneapolis, MN Charter School Lease Revenue (Twin Cities International School), (Series 2017A), (Original Issue Yield: 5.150%), 5.000%, 12/1/2047 12/8/2017 $2,932,769 $2,748,030
Mission, TX Economic Development Corporation (Natgasoline), Senior Lien Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), (Original Issue Yield: 4.716%), 4.625%, 10/1/2031 10/30/2018 $1,487,095 $1,534,110
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut Gaming Authority, Priority Distribution Payment Refunding Bonds (Series 2015C), (Original Issue Yield: 6.375%), 6.250%, 2/1/2030 11/25/2015 $1,817,038 $2,003,288
New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority (Hillside Village), Revenue Bonds (Series 20017A), (Original Issue Yield: 6.375%), 6.125%, 7/1/2052 6/8/2017 $1,448,384 $1,559,775
New York Liberty Development Corporation
(3 World Trade Center), Revenue Bonds (Series 2014 Class 1), 5.000%, 11/15/2044
10/29/2014 $2,000,000 $2,082,260
New York Liberty Development Corporation
(3 World Trade Center), Revenue Bonds (Series 2014 Class 2), 5.375%, 11/15/2040
10/29/2014 $1,000,000 $1,058,920
Prince Georges County, MD (Westphalia Town Center), Special Obligation Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), (Original Issue Yield: 5.330%), 5.250%, 7/1/2048 11/16/2018 $988,143 $1,017,630
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Security Acquisition Date Acquisition Cost Market Value
Public Finance Authority, WI (Alabama Proton Therapy Center), Senior Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A), 7.000%, 10/1/2047 12/1/2017 $1,000,000 $1,051,340
Public Finance Authority, WI (American Dream at Meadowlands), Limited Obligation PILOT Revenue Bonds (Series 2017), 7.000%, 12/1/2050 6/22/2017 $3,073,615 $3,370,680
Public Finance Authority, WI (Southminster), Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Series 2018), 5.000%, 10/1/2053 6/28/2018 $3,146,955 $3,013,470
Seattle, WA Municipal Light & Power, Trust Receipts/Certificates (Series 2019-FG0226B) MUNINVs, 8.146%, 1/1/2047 2/1/2019 $5,292,226 $5,308,500
Utah State Charter School Finance Authority (Freedom Academy Foundation), Charter School Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2017), (Original Issue Yield: 5.500%), 5.375%, 6/15/2048 8/31/2017 $1,972,279 $1,969,340
Vermont EDA (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2013) TOBs, 4.625%, Mandatory Tender 4/3/2028 3/28/2018 $1,000,000 $1,003,280
Verrado Community Facilities District No. 1, AZ, District GO Refunding Bonds (Series 2013A), 6.000%, 7/15/2027 7/3/2013 $439,096 $457,546
Washington State Housing Finance Commission (Heron's Key Senior Living), Nonprofit Housing Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), 7.000%, 7/1/2045 7/22/2015 $1,007,538 $1,058,880
Washington State Housing Finance Commission (Heron's Key Senior Living), Nonprofit Housing Revenue Bonds (Series 2015A), (Original Issue Yield: 7.050%), 7.000%, 7/1/2050 7/22/2015 $993,620 $1,056,180
Washington State Housing Finance Commission (Rockwood Retirement Communities), Nonprofit Housing Revenue & Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 2014A), 7.500%, 1/1/2049 1/31/2014 $2,500,000 $2,827,600
Winrock Town Center, NM Tax Increment Development District 1, Senior Lien Gross Receipts Tax Increment Bonds (Series 2015), (Original Issue Yield: 6.120%), 6.000%, 5/1/2040 6/30/2015 $1,970,363 $2,012,940
Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated. The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance.
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3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
  Six Months Ended
2/28/2019
Year Ended
8/31/2018
Class A Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 1,282,988 $11,191,879 4,292,007 $38,176,506
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 426,230 3,717,378 828,528 7,369,875
Shares redeemed (3,490,858) (30,424,803) (4,784,409) (42,562,274)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS (1,781,640) $(15,515,546) 336,126 $2,984,107
    
  Six Months Ended
2/28/2019
Year Ended
8/31/2018
Class B Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 24,696 $215,012 6,523 $49,830
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 9,377 81,772 23,911 212,729
Shares redeemed (173,622) (1,513,774) (349,965) (3,126,358)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS B SHARE TRANSACTIONS (139,549) $(1,216,990) (319,531) $(2,863,799)
    
  Six Months Ended
2/28/2019
Year Ended
8/31/2018
Class C Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 329,061 $2,868,464 630,573 $5,618,134
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 72,623 633,331 200,906 1,786,777
Shares redeemed (852,875) (7,432,725) (2,795,990) (24,807,647)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS C SHARE TRANSACTIONS (451,191) $(3,930,930) (1,964,511) $(17,402,736)
    
  Six Months Ended
2/28/2019
Year Ended
8/31/2018
Class F Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 482,909 $4,211,118 1,462,269 $13,029,983
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 383,761 3,346,906 794,523 7,067,981
Shares redeemed (1,658,454) (14,458,821) (3,438,756) (30,577,604)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS F SHARE TRANSACTIONS (791,784) $(6,900,797) (1,181,964) $(10,479,640)
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  Six Months Ended
2/28/2019
Year Ended
8/31/2018
Institutional Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 3,209,703 $27,938,970 7,583,601 $67,450,582
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 310,946 2,708,306 597,192 5,301,922
Shares redeemed (5,215,981) (45,378,706) (5,902,859) (52,369,624)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (1,695,332) $(14,731,430) 2,277,934 $20,382,880
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (4,859,496) $(42,295,693) (851,946) $(7,379,188)
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
At February 28, 2019, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $558,205,461. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $13,295,667. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $21,984,191 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $8,688,524.
At August 31, 2018, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $38,840,851 which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010, is characterized as short-term and may be carried forward for a maximum of eight tax years (“Carryforward Limit”), whereas a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, retains its character as either short-term or long-term, does not expire and is required to be utilized prior to the losses which have a Carryforward Limit.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards and expiration years:
Expiration Year Short-Term Long-Term Total
No expiration $7,621,533 $28,273,371 $35,894,904
2019 $2,945,947 NA $2,945,947
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 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, the Adviser voluntarily waived $464,775 of its fee.
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Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below.
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 February 28, 2019, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.080% of average daily net assets of the Fund.
In addition, FAS may charge certain out-of-pocket expenses to the Fund.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class F Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses at the following percentages of average daily net assets annually, to compensate FSC:
  Percentage of Average Daily
Net Assets of Class
Class A Shares 0.05%
Class B Shares 0.75%
Class C Shares 0.75%
Class F Shares 0.05%
Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Distribution
Services Fee
Incurred
Class B Shares $21,208
Class C Shares 173,204
TOTAL $194,412
For the six months ended February 28, 2019, FSC retained $35,507 of fees paid by the Fund. When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, the Fund's Class A Shares and Class F Shares did not incur a distribution services fee; however, each may begin to incur this fee upon approval by the Trustees.
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Sales Charges
Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. For the six months ended February 28, 2019, FSC retained $6,984 and $227 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares and Class F Shares, respectively. FSC also retained $1,885, $3,497, $4,005 and $15,123 of CDSC relating to redemptions of Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class F Shares, respectively.
Other Service Fees
For the six months ended February 28, 2019, FSSC received $14,499 of the other service fees disclosed in Note 2.
Expense Limitation
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. Effective November 1, 2018, total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights, excluding interest expense, extraordinary expenses, and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, Class F Shares and Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 0.89%, 1.64%, 1.64%, 0.89% and 0.64% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) November 1, 2019; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its applicable affiliates currently do not anticipate terminating or increasing these arrangements prior to the Termination Date, these arrangements may only be terminated or the Fee Limit increased prior to the Termination Date with the agreement of the Trustees.
Interfund Transactions
During the six months ended February 28, 2019, 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 $47,800,000 and $53,950,000, respectively.
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, 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 six months ended February 28, 2019, the Fund's expenses were reduced by $245 under these arrangements.
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7. Investment TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the six months ended February 28, 2019, were as follows:
Purchases $33,079,104
Sales $87,068,052
8. CONCENTRATION OF RISK
The Fund has 50.8% of its portfolio invested in lower rated and comparable quality unrated high-yield securities. Investments in higher yield securities may be subject to a greater degree of credit risk and the risk tends to be more sensitive to economic conditions than higher rated securities. The risk of loss due to default by the issuer may be significantly higher for the holders of high yielding securities because such securities are generally unsecured and often subordinated to other creditors of the issuer.
9. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement. The LOC was made available to finance temporarily the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund, failed trades, payment of dividends, settlement of trades and for other short-term, temporary or emergency general business purposes. The Fund cannot borrow under the LOC if an inter-fund loan is outstanding. The Fund's ability to borrow under the LOC also is subject to the limitations of the Act and various conditions precedent that must be satisfied before the Fund can borrow. Loans under the LOC are charged interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest, on any day, of (a) (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) 0.0%, plus (b) a margin. The LOC also requires the Fund to pay, quarterly in arrears and at maturity, its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders' commitment that has not been utilized. As of February 28, 2019, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the six months ended February 28, 2019, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
10. INTERFUND LENDING
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of February 28, 2019, there were no outstanding loans. During the six months ended February 28, 2019, the program was not utilized.
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from September 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
  Beginning
Account Value
9/1/2018
Ending
Account Value
2/28/2019
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:      
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,006.80 $4.43
Class B Shares $1,000 $1,003.00 $8.14
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,004.30 $8.15
Class F Shares $1,000 $1,006.80 $4.43
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,008.00 $3.19
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
     
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,020.38 $4.46
Class B Shares $1,000 $1,016.66 $8.20
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,016.66 $8.20
Class F Shares $1,000 $1,020.38 $4.46
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,021.62 $3.21
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:
   
Class A Shares 0.89%
Class B Shares 1.64%
Class C Shares 1.64%
Class F Shares 0.89%
Institutional Shares 0.64%
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2018
Federated Municipal High Yield Advantage Fund (the “Fund”)
At its meetings in May 2018, 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 Fund's investment advisory contract for an additional one-year term. The Board's decision regarding the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment after considering all of the information received on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
The Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties included specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a fund advised by Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) or its affiliates (collectively, “Federated”) (each, a “Federated fund”). The Senior Officer's responsibilities included preparing and furnishing to the Board an annual independent written evaluation that covered topics discussed below. In December 2017, the Senior Officer position was eliminated. Notwithstanding the elimination of the Senior Officer position, at the request of the Independent Trustees, the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer (the CCO) furnished to the Board in advance of its May 2018 meetings an independent written evaluation covering substantially the same topics that had been covered in the Senior Officer's written evaluation in prior years. 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 deciding to approve the continuation of the investment advisory contract. Consistent with the former Senior Officer position, 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.
The Board also considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees in making its decision. 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 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
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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 or its affiliates 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 the Board's approval of the Fund's investment advisory contract generally align with the factors listed above. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's investment advisory 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 on matters relating to the Federated funds. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their deliberations by independent legal counsel.
In addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Board received detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings at which the Board's formal approval of the advisory and subadvisory contracts occurred. In this regard, Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional information specifically in connection with the May meetings. In the months preceding the May meetings, the Board requested and reviewed written materials prepared by Federated in response to requests on behalf of the Independent Trustees encompassing a wide variety of topics. At the May meetings, in addition to meeting in separate sessions of the Independent Trustees without management present, senior management of the Adviser also met with the Independent Trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and such additional matters as the Independent Trustees deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the advisory and subadvisory contracts. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose.
The Board's consideration of the investment advisory contract included review of the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, accompanying data and additional 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, as well as in terms relative to its particular investment program and certain competitor or “peer group” funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate) and comments on the
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reasons for 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 similar and/or competing funds), with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations; the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities (if any); and the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders; the entrepreneurial and other risks assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring 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 Federated funds 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 funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The Board's evaluation process is evolutionary. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
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, custody fees, portfolio accounting fees and transfer agency fees) relative to an appropriate group of peer funds compiled by Federated using data supplied by independent fund ranking organizations (the “Peer Group”). The Board received a description of the composition and methodology used to select the Peer Group. The Board focused on comparisons with other similar mutual funds more heavily than non-mutual fund products or services because it is believed that they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, in that they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles. Also, they are the type of investment vehicle, in fact, chosen and maintained by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses, therefore, appears to be a relevant indicator of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the marketplace in which the Fund competes.
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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 Peer Group. In this regard, the Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate was above the median of the relevant 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.
For comparison, the CCO reviewed the fees charged by Federated for providing advisory services to products other than the Federated funds (e.g., institutional and separate accounts and third-party unaffiliated mutual funds for which Federated serves as sub-adviser) (referenced to as “Comparable Funds/Accounts”). With respect to Comparable Funds/Accounts other than third-party mutual funds, the CCO concluded that they are inherently different products. Those differences include, but are not limited to, different types of targeted investors; different applicable laws and regulations; different legal structures; different average account sizes and portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows and different associated costs; and the time spent by portfolio managers and their teams, as well as personnel in the Funds Financial Services, Legal, Compliance and Risk Management departments, in reviewing securities pricing, addressing different administrative responsibilities, addressing different degrees of risk associated with management and a variety of different costs. The CCO also reviewed the differences in the nature of the services required for Federated to manage its proprietary mutual fund business versus managing a discrete pool of assets as a sub-adviser to another institution's mutual fund, and that Federated generally performs significant additional services and assumes substantially greater risk in managing the Fund and other Federated funds than in its role as sub-adviser to an unaffiliated third-party mutual fund. The CCO did not consider the fees for providing advisory services to Comparable Funds/Accounts to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of the Federated 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 Fund's investment advisory contract.
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, track record, overall reputation and willingness to invest in personnel and infrastructure that benefit the Fund. 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 provided to the Fund by the Adviser, including the Adviser's commitment to
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respond to rulemaking initiatives of the SEC. The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its Peer Group was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program. 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 services warrant the continuation of the investment advisory contract.
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 considered detailed investment reports on the Fund's performance that were provided to the Board throughout the year and in connection with the May meetings. The CCO also reviewed information regarding the performance of other mutual funds in the 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 individual funds may exhibit significant and unique differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds within a Peer Group.
For the periods covered by the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Fund's performance for the five-year period was above the median of the relevant Peer Group, and the Fund's performance fell below the median of the relevant Peer Group for the one-year and three-year periods. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being taken by the Adviser in the context of other factors considered relevant by the Board.
Following such evaluation, and full deliberations, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund supported renewal of the Fund's investment advisory contract.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. This information covered not only the fees under the investment advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator and distributor). In this regard, the Board considered that certain Federated subsidiaries provide distribution and shareholder services to the Federated funds, for which they may be compensated through distribution and servicing fees paid pursuant to Rule 12b-1 plans or otherwise. The information also detailed any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in order for a Federated fund to be competitive in the marketplace, the Adviser and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to Federated fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future. Moreover,
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the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution, adjustment or elimination of these voluntary waivers. The Board considered Federated's previous reductions in contractual management fees to certain Federated funds in response to the CCO's recommendations.
Federated furnished information, 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. The CCO noted 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, since a single change in an allocation estimate may dramatically alter the resulting estimate of cost and/or profitability of a Federated 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.
The Board and the CCO also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing its profitability information to other publicly held fund management companies, including information regarding profitability trends over time. In this regard, the CCO concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive. The CCO also noted that Federated appeared financially sound, with the resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under its contracts with the Fund.
The CCO Fee Evaluation Report also discussed the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger. In this regard, the Board considered that the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, shareholder services, compliance, internal audit and risk management functions, as well as systems technology (including technology relating to cybersecurity) and that the benefits of these efforts (as well as any economies of scale, should they exist) were likely to be shared with the Federated fund family as a whole. The Board noted that the Adviser's investments in these areas are extensive. In addition, the Board considered that the Adviser and its affiliates have frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and that this has allowed fund shareholders to share potential economies of scale with shareholders. The Board also considered that such waivers and reimbursements can provide protection from an increase in expenses if a Federated fund's assets decline. Federated, as it does throughout the year, and specifically in connection with the Board's review of the advisory and subadvisory contracts, furnished information relative to revenue sharing or adviser-paid fees. Federated and the CCO noted 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 because it would represent marketing and distribution expenses. The Board also noted the absence of any applicable
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regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject, which (as discussed in the CCO Fee Evaluation Report) 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.
The CCO stated that his observations and the information accompanying the CCO Fee Evaluation Report supported a finding by the Board that the management fee for the Fund was reasonable. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to the continuation of, the Fund's investment advisory contract. The CCO also recognized that the Board's evaluation of the Federated 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 funds.
In its decision to continue an existing investment advisory contract, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an 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 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 investment advisory contract reflected the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board concluded that, in light of the factors summarized above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the investment advisory contract was appropriate.
The Board based its decision to approve the investment advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the continuation of the contract reflects its view that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision 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 www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation. Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Each fiscal quarter, the Fund will file with the SEC a complete schedule of its monthly portfolio holdings on “Form N-PORT.” The Fund's holdings as of the end of the third month of every fiscal quarter, as reported on Form N-PORT, will be publicly available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov within 60 days of the end of the fiscal quarter upon filing. You may also access this information via the link to the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com.
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Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This Report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's Prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY    
In an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplicate mailings, the Fund(s) intend to deliver a single copy of certain documents to each household in which more than one shareholder of the Fund(s) resides (so-called “householding”), as permitted by applicable rules. The Fund's “householding” program covers its/their Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and supplements to each, as well as Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports and any Proxies or information statements. Shareholders must give their written consent to participate in the “householding” program. The Fund is also permitted to treat a shareholder as having given consent (“implied consent”) if (i) shareholders with the same last name, or believed to be members of the same family, reside at the same street address or receive mail at the same post office box, (ii) the Fund gives notice of its intent to “household” at least sixty (60) days before it begins “householding” and (iii) none of the shareholders in the household have notified the Fund(s) or their agent of the desire to “opt out” of “householding.” Shareholders who have granted written consent, or have been deemed to have granted implied consent, can revoke that consent and opt out of “householding” at any time: shareholders who purchased shares through an intermediary should contact their representative; other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.
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Federated Municipal High Yield Advantage Fund
Federated Investors Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
CUSIP 313923864
CUSIP 313923856
CUSIP 313923849
CUSIP 313923831
CUSIP 313923815
8040407 (4/19)
Federated is a registered trademark of Federated Investors, Inc.
2019 ©Federated Investors, 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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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 Municipal Securities Income Trust

 

By /S/ Lori A. Hensler

 

Lori A. Hensler, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date April 22, 2019

 

 

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 April 22, 2019

 

 

By /S/ Lori A. Hensler

 

Lori A. Hensler, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date April 22, 2019