Federated Hermes Conservative Municipal Microshort Fund
Portfolio of Investments
May 31, 2025 (unaudited)
Principal
Amount
 
 
Value
          
1
SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS—98.3%
 
Alabama—1.2%
$ 4,600,000
 
UAB St. Vincent’s Health System Authority, BAML 3a-7 (Series 2025-BAML5063), (Bank of America N.A. LIQ)/(Bank of
America N.A. LOC), 2.170%, Optional Tender 8/14/2025
$  4,600,000
 
Arizona—1.2%
1,100,000
 
Phoenix, AZ Civic Improvement Corp. - Airport System, (Series 2023), 5.000%, 7/1/2025
  1,101,129
3,500,000
 
Phoenix, AZ IDA (Republic Services, Inc.), (Series 2013), 4.100%, Mandatory Tender 8/1/2025
  3,501,161
 
TOTAL
4,602,290
 
Arkansas—0.6%
2,150,000
 
Blytheville, AR (Nucor Corp.), (Series 2002) Weekly VRDNs, 2.650%, 6/4/2025
  2,150,000
 
California—12.9%
   621,916
 
California HFA, Mizuho 3a-7 (Series 2022-MIZ9097) VRENs, (Mizuho Bank Ltd. GTD)/(Mizuho Bank Ltd. LIQ),
2.250%, 6/5/2025
    621,916
2,000,000
 
California Municipal Finance Authority (Republic Services, Inc.), (Series 2021A), 3.750%, Mandatory Tender 10/1/2025
  1,998,706
2,500,000
 
California Municipal Finance Authority (Republic Services, Inc.), (Series 2021-B), 4.150%, Mandatory Tender 7/15/2025
  2,500,613
8,150,000
 
California Municipal Finance Authority (Waste Management, Inc.), Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 2017A),
(Waste Management Holdings, Inc. GTD), 4.100%, Mandatory Tender 12/1/2025
  8,150,196
1,500,000
 
California PCFA (Republic Services, Inc.), (Series 2023), 3.700%, Mandatory Tender 8/15/2025
  1,498,578
3,200,000
 
California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Fountain Park), Mizuho 3a-7 (Series 2023-MIZ9122) Daily VRDNs,
(Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. GTD)/(Mizuho Bank Ltd. GTD)/(Mizuho Bank Ltd. LIQ), 3.550%, 6/2/2025
  3,200,000
6,000,000
 
California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Kensington Apartments LP), Mizuho 3a-7 (Series 2022-MIZ9113)
VRENs, (Mizuho Bank Ltd. GTD)/(Mizuho Bank Ltd. LIQ), 2.250%, 6/5/2025
  6,000,000
14,700,000
 
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund, (Series A) MuniFund Preferred Shares Weekly VRDPs,
2.420%, 6/2/2025
14,700,000
1,445,000
 
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund, RIB Floater Trust (Series 2022-FR-RI-005) (Series 2 Preferred Shares)
VRENs, (Barclays Bank PLC LIQ)/(Barclays Bank PLC LOC), 2.320%, 6/5/2025
  1,445,000
9,000,000
 
San Francisco, CA City and County (1500 Mission Urban Housing LP), Mizuho 3a-7 (Series 2022-MIZ9115) VRENs, (Mizuho
Bank Ltd. GTD)/(Mizuho Bank Ltd. LIQ), 2.250%, 6/5/2025
  9,000,000
 
TOTAL
49,115,009
 
Colorado—0.3%
1,200,000
 
Denver, CO City & County Department of Aviation, (Series 2022D), 5.000%, 11/15/2025
  1,208,741
 
Florida—1.2%
4,370,000
 
Miami-Dade County, FL IDA (Waste Management, Inc.), (Series 2018A), (Waste Management Holdings, Inc. GTD), 4.500%,
Mandatory Tender 7/1/2025
  4,371,190
   235,000
 
St. Lucie County, FL PCRB (Florida Power & Light Co.), (Series 2000) Weekly VRDNs, 2.380%, 6/4/2025
    235,000
 
TOTAL
4,606,190
 
Georgia—10.3%
4,200,000
 
Appling County, GA Development Authority (Georgia Power Co.), (1st Series 1997) Daily VRDNs, 3.200%, 6/2/2025
  4,200,000
10,000,000
 
Appling County, GA Development Authority (Georgia Power Co.), (First Series 2011) Daily VRDNs, 3.200%, 6/2/2025
10,000,000
13,245,000
 
Appling County, GA Development Authority (Oglethorpe Power Corp.), (Series 2013A) Weekly VRDNs, 2.000%, 6/4/2025
13,245,000
   200,000
 
Bartow County, GA Development Authority (Georgia Power Co.), (First Series 2022) Daily VRDNs, 3.150%, 6/2/2025
    200,000
3,100,000
 
Burke County, GA Development Authority (Georgia Power Co.), (Third Series 2012) Daily VRDNs, 3.150%, 6/2/2025
  3,100,000
4,980,000
 
Floyd County, GA Development Authority PCRB (Georgia Power Co.), (First Series 1996) Daily VRDNs, 3.200%, 6/2/2025
  4,980,000
3,400,000
 
Heard County, GA Development Authority (Georgia Power Co.), (First Series 1996) Daily VRDNs, 3.210%, 6/2/2025
  3,400,000
 
TOTAL
39,125,000
 
Illinois—3.0%
2,185,000
 
Chicago, IL Midway Airport, Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2023C), 5.000%, 1/1/2026
  2,206,351
6,035,000
 
Chicago, IL O’Hare International Airport, (Series 2023-XF1457) Daily VRDNs, (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. LIQ),
3.450%, 6/2/2025
  6,035,000
2,085,000
 
Illinois Finance Authority (Saint Xavier University), (Series 2006) Weekly VRDNs, (Huntington National Bank LOC),
2.040%, 6/5/2025
  2,085,000
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Amount
 
 
Value
          
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SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS—continued
 
Illinois—continued
$ 1,000,000
 
Illinois State Solid Waste Development Authority (Waste Management, Inc.), (Series 2019), 4.250%, Mandatory
Tender 11/3/2025
$    999,603
 
TOTAL
11,325,954
 
Indiana—0.5%
2,000,000
 
Indiana State Finance Authority (Republic Services, Inc.), (Series 2010A), 3.850%, Mandatory Tender 6/2/2025
  2,000,000
 
Kentucky—4.0%
8,000,000
 
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (CommonSpirit Health), (Series 2004 C) Weekly VRDNs,
1.970%, 6/4/2025
  8,000,000
5,000,000
 
Knott County, KY (Kentucky Lithium LLC), MS 3a-7 (Series 2025-MS0035), (Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. LIQ)/(Morgan Stanley
Bank, N.A. LOC), 2.270%, Optional Tender 6/5/2025
  5,000,000
2,100,000
 
Louisville & Jefferson County, KY Metropolitan Government (Louisville Gas & Electric Co.), (2007 Series A) Weekly VRDNs,
2.100%, 6/6/2025
  2,100,000
   250,000
 
Meade County, KY Industrial Building Revenue Authority (Nucor Corp.), (Series 2020B-1) Daily VRDNs, 3.550%, 6/2/2025
    250,000
 
TOTAL
15,350,000
 
Louisiana—0.4%
1,250,000
 
St. James Parish, LA (Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC), (Series 2010A-1) Weekly VRDNs, (Nucor Corp. GTD), 2.180%, 6/4/2025
  1,250,000
   270,000
 
St. James Parish, LA (Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC), (Series 2010B-1) Weekly VRDNs, (Nucor Corp. GTD), 2.300%, 6/4/2025
    270,000
 
TOTAL
1,520,000
 
Missouri—0.1%
   505,000
 
Kansas City, MO IDA (Paige Point Townhomes), Mizuho 3a-7 (Series 2023-MIZ9154) VRENs, (Mizuho Bank Ltd. GTD)/(Mizuho
Bank Ltd. LIQ), 2.250%, 6/5/2025
    505,000
 
Multi-State—13.3%
6,005,000
 
DWS Municipal Income Trust, PUTTERs 3a-7 (Series 5055) Weekly VRDNs, (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. LIQ),
2.280%, 6/5/2025
  6,005,000
4,518,000
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Multifamily Housing Revenue Bond Pass-Through Certificates), Floater Certificates
(Series M017-A) Weekly VRDNs, (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. GTD)/(Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. LIQ),
2.620%, 6/5/2025
  4,518,000
15,500,000
 
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust, PUTTERs 3a-7 (VMTP 5029) Daily VRDNs, (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. LIQ),
3.450%, 6/2/2025
15,500,000
5,400,000
 
Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust, PUTTERs 3a-7 (VMTP 5027) Daily VRDNs, (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. LIQ),
3.450%, 6/2/2025
  5,400,000
12,400,000
 
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund, (Series D) MuniFund Preferred Shares Weekly VRDPs, 2.420%, 6/2/2025
12,400,000
7,000,000
 
PIMCO Flexible Municipal Income Fund, PUTTERs 3a-7 (Series 5046) MuniFund Term Preferred Shares Daily VRDNs,
(JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. LIQ), 3.450%, 6/2/2025
  7,000,000
 
TOTAL
50,823,000
 
Nevada—0.8%
3,000,000
 
Director of the State of Nevada Department of Business and Industry (Republic Services, Inc.), Solid Waste Disposal Revenue
Bonds (Series 2001), 4.125%, Mandatory Tender 6/2/2025
  2,999,799
 
New Hampshire—0.6%
2,340,000
 
National Finance Authority, NH (University Hospitals Home Care, Inc.), Morgan Stanley 3a-7 (Series 2024-MS0023), (Morgan
Stanley Bank, N.A. LIQ)/(Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. LOC), 2.270%, Optional Tender 6/5/2025
  2,340,000
 
New Jersey—15.0%
5,000,000
 
Beach Haven, NJ BANs, 5.000%, 4/30/2026
  5,071,937
2,000,000
 
Belleville Township, NJ BANs, 5.000%, 7/8/2025
  2,002,319
1,912,702
 
Boonton Township, NJ BANs, 4.250%, 8/29/2025
  1,913,003
1,385,000
 
Chatham Township, NJ BANs, 4.250%, 9/26/2025
  1,385,429
1,068,250
 
Chester Borough, NJ BANs, 4.500%, 10/10/2025
  1,069,291
1,551,500
 
Dunellen, NJ BANs, 3.500%, 4/7/2026
  1,550,327
1,187,000
 
Garwood, NJ BANs, 4.000%, 8/1/2025
  1,187,577
1,842,000
 
Gloucester City, NJ, (Series A) BANs, 3.750%, 5/13/2026
  1,849,907
1,532,600
 
Hightstown Borough, NJ BANs, 4.000%, 3/23/2026
  1,531,836
1,039,000
 
Hillsdale Borough, NJ BANs, 4.000%, 8/22/2025
  1,039,063
1,000,000
 
Lawrence Township, NJ BANs, 4.500%, 6/5/2025
  1,000,055
2,515,269
 
Leonia, NJ BANs, 3.700%, 2/27/2026
  2,511,171
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Amount
 
 
Value
          
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SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS—continued
 
New Jersey—continued
$ 2,000,000
 
Lindenwold, NJ, (Series A) BANs, 4.000%, 2/20/2026
$  2,007,082
1,300,000
 
Lumberton Township, NJ, (Series A) BANs, 4.000%, 6/18/2025
  1,300,191
2,000,000
 
Millburn Township, NJ BANs, 3.750%, 1/23/2026
  2,002,533
1,355,000
 
Mountainside, NJ BANs, 4.250%, 7/18/2025
  1,355,727
1,488,039
 
Netcong, NJ BANs, 4.750%, 7/2/2025
  1,488,711
1,385,541
 
Ogdensburg, NJ BANs, 4.500%, 7/25/2025
  1,386,346
1,042,117
 
Oxford Township, NJ BANs, 4.375%, 4/22/2026
  1,048,045
1,390,000
 
Paramus Borough, NJ BANs, 4.250%, 6/13/2025
  1,390,235
3,893,223
 
Plumsted Township, NJ BANs, 4.000%, 8/27/2025
  3,896,266
2,000,000
 
Prospect Park, NJ, (Series A) BANs, 3.600%, 1/23/2026
  2,000,801
1,500,000
 
Ridgefield Park, NJ BANs, 3.800%, 4/2/2026
  1,498,637
2,686,987
 
Riverdale Borough, NJ BANs, 4.000%, 3/4/2026
  2,684,257
1,778,567
 
Stillwater Township, NJ BANs, 4.250%, 9/12/2025
  1,778,515
3,163,600
 
Sussex, NJ BANs, 4.250%, 7/18/2025
  3,165,379
2,096,795
 
Washington Borough, NJ BANs, 4.000%, 10/10/2025
  2,095,961
3,295,852
 
West Wildwood, NJ BANs, 4.000%, 2/23/2026
  3,297,432
1,853,000
 
Westfield, NJ BANs, 3.750%, 11/7/2025
  1,853,890
1,000,000
 
Westwood, NJ BANs, 4.500%, 6/25/2025
  1,000,277
 
TOTAL
57,362,200
 
New York—15.7%
1,500,000
 
Binghamton, NY BANs, 4.125%, 4/10/2026
  1,512,458
2,391,306
 
Bolivar-Richburg, NY CSD BANs, 4.250%, 6/26/2025
  2,392,210
3,314,031
 
Broome County, NY BANs, 3.750%, 4/24/2026
  3,327,066
2,430,000
 
Hempstead (town), NY IDA (Atria Tanglewood), SPEARs 3a-7 (Series DBE-8137) Weekly VRDNs, (Deutsche Bank AG
LIQ)/(Deutsche Bank AG LOC), 2.620%, 6/5/2025
  2,430,000
2,005,000
 
Islip, NY IDA (FCD Bayshore LLC), SPEARs 3a-7 (Series DBE-8136) Weekly VRDNs, (Deutsche Bank AG LIQ)/(Deutsche Bank
AG LOC), 2.620%, 6/5/2025
  2,005,000
2,500,000
 
Long Beach, NY BANs, 4.500%, 5/6/2026
  2,522,484
15,470,000
 
New York City Housing Development Corp., (Series L-2) Weekly VRDNs, (TD Bank, N.A. LIQ), 1.950%, 6/5/2025
15,470,000
4,990,000
 
New York State HFA (42nd and 10th Street Associates LLC), 3a-7 High Grade Trust (Series 2022-007) VRENs, (Barclays Bank
PLC LIQ)/(Barclays Bank PLC LOC), 2.420%, 6/5/2025
  4,990,000
11,900,000
 
Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund, 800 (Series A) MuniFund Preferred Shares Weekly VRDPs,
2.420%, 6/2/2025
11,900,000
1,600,000
 
Starpoint, NY CSD BANs, 4.500%, 6/27/2025
  1,600,967
8,825,000
 
Westchester County, NY IDA (Ardsley Housing Associates LLC), SPEARs 3a-7 (Series DBE-8138) Weekly VRDNs, (Deutsche
Bank AG LIQ)/(Deutsche Bank AG LOC), 2.620%, 6/5/2025
  8,825,000
3,000,000
 
Yonkers, NY, (Series A) BANs, 4.000%, 12/5/2025
  3,000,286
 
TOTAL
59,975,471
 
North Carolina—1.6%
2,000,000
 
Cumberland County, NC Industrial Facilities & PCFA (Project Aero), (Series 2024), (United States Treasury COL), 3.750%,
Mandatory Tender 11/1/2025
  2,000,647
2,200,000
 
Hertford County, NC Industrial Facilities & PCFA (Nucor Corp.), (Series 2000A) Weekly VRDNs, 2.650%, 6/4/2025
  2,200,000
1,700,000
 
Hertford County, NC Industrial Facilities & PCFA (Nucor Corp.), (Series 2000B) Weekly VRDNs, 2.650%, 6/4/2025
  1,700,000
 
TOTAL
5,900,647
 
Ohio—1.6%
1,000,000
 
Logan County, OH BANs, (Ohio State GTD), 4.500%, 8/6/2025
  1,001,461
1,200,000
 
Martins Ferry City, OH BANs, (Ohio State GTD), 4.250%, 12/16/2025
  1,203,707
2,000,000
 
New Albany, OH Plain Local School District BANs, 4.125%, 6/5/2025
  2,000,152
2,000,000
 
Shaker Heights, OH BANs, 4.375%, 5/6/2026
  2,019,204
 
TOTAL
6,224,524
 
Oklahoma—0.3%
1,300,000
 
Muskogee, OK Industrial Trust (Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co.), (Series 1997A) Weekly VRDNs, 2.200%, 6/4/2025
  1,300,000
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Value
          
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SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS—continued
 
Pennsylvania—1.4%
$ 2,500,000
 
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (Republic Services, Inc.), (Series 2019A), 4.250%, Mandatory
Tender 7/15/2025
$  2,501,286
3,000,000
 
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (Waste Management, Inc.), Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds
(Series 2019A), 4.250%, Mandatory Tender 8/1/2025
  3,000,479
 
TOTAL
5,501,765
 
Rhode Island—1.1%
4,000,000
 
Pawtucket, RI, (2024 Series 2) BANs, 4.500%, 10/24/2025
  4,006,633
 
South Carolina—0.5%
1,700,000
 
South Carolina Jobs-EDA (BTH Spartanburg I LLC), (Series 2022-XF3074) Weekly VRDNs, (Mizuho Bank Ltd. GTD)/(Mizuho
Bank Ltd. LIQ), 2.250%, 6/5/2025
  1,700,000
 
Tennessee—3.1%
8,465,000
 
Chattanooga, TN Health, Educational & Housing Facility Board (CommonSpirit Health), (Series 2004 C) Weekly VRDNs,
2.030%, 6/4/2025
  8,465,000
1,500,000
 
Metropolitan Nashville Tennessee Airport Authority, Subordinate Airport Revenue Bonds (Series 2019B), 5.000%, 7/1/2025
  1,501,416
1,825,000
 
Tennessee Housing Development Agency, (Series 2024-3C), 3.500%, Mandatory Tender 10/1/2025
  1,825,143
 
TOTAL
11,791,559
 
Texas—7.1%
5,894,000
 
Bexar County, TX Housing Finance Corp. (Agape Waterford Portfolio, Inc.), (Series 2024-XF3256) Weekly VRDNs, (Mizuho
Bank Ltd. GTD)/(Mizuho Bank Ltd. LIQ), 2.250%, 6/5/2025
  5,894,000
3,000,000
 
Capital Area, TX Housing Finance Corp. (1800 Apartments Ltd.), SPEARs 3a-7 (Series DBE-8159A) Daily VRDNs, (Deutsche
Bank AG LIQ)/(Deutsche Bank AG LOC), 3.300%, 6/2/2025
  3,000,000
1,220,000
 
Las Varas, TX Public Facility Corp. (Roers San Antonio Apartments Owner I LP), Mizuho 3a-7 (Series 2024-MIZ9158) VRENs,
(Mizuho Bank Ltd. GTD)/(Mizuho Bank Ltd. LIQ), 2.250%, 6/5/2025
  1,220,000
4,900,000
 
Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County, TX (Motiva Enterprises LLC), (Series 2010D) Weekly VRDNs,
2.350%, 6/4/2025
  4,900,000
12,150,000
 
Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County, TX (Motiva Enterprises LLC), (Series 2010E) Weekly VRDNs,
2.400%, 6/4/2025
12,150,000
 
TOTAL
27,164,000
 
Virginia—0.5%
2,000,000
 
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (Pure Salmon Virginia LLC), (Series 2022), (United States Treasury COL), 4.000%,
Mandatory Tender 11/20/2025
  2,000,462
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS

(IDENTIFIED COST $ 375,197,841)
375,198,244
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—3.5%
 
Colorado—0.2%
   805,000
 
Denver, CO City & County Department of Aviation (Denver, CO City & County Airport Authority), Airport System
Subordinate Revenue Bonds (Series 2018A), 5.000%, 12/1/2026
    821,833
 
Illinois—1.1%
4,000,000
 
Chicago, IL O’Hare International Airport, General Airport Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2024D),
5.000%, 1/1/2027
  4,099,619
 
New Jersey—0.8%
3,000,000
 
New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority, Senior Student Loan Revenue Bonds (Series 2025-2), (United States
Treasury GTD), 5.000%, Mandatory Tender 6/2/2026
  3,037,249
 
New York—0.5%
1,000,000
 
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Bonds (Series 2018-207), 5.000%, 9/15/2026
  1,020,047
1,000,000
 
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Bonds (Series 2021-226), 5.000%, 10/15/2026
  1,021,417
 
TOTAL
2,041,464
 
Oklahoma—0.9%
2,000,000
 
Oklahoma HFA (Lakeshore Pointe, LLC), Collateralized Revenue Bonds (Series 2024), (United States Treasury GTD), 3.350%,
Mandatory Tender 12/1/2026
  2,002,212
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Value
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS—continued
 
Oklahoma—continued
$ 1,525,000
 
Oklahoma HFA (Villages at A New Leaf II, LP), Collateralized Revenue Bonds (Series 2025), (United States Treasury GTD),
3.400%, Mandatory Tender 7/1/2027
$  1,525,994
 
TOTAL
3,528,206
 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $ 13,502,623)
13,528,371
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—101.8%
(IDENTIFIED COST $388,700,464)
388,726,615
 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(1.8)%2
(6,897,300)
 
NET ASSETS—100%
$381,829,315
Securities that are subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) represent 34.9% of the 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
Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets at May 31, 2025.
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 Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”).
Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs, or NAV per share practical expedient, as applicable.
For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Adviser, 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 Adviser’s valuation policies and procedures for the Fund, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the Adviser’s valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share, and the actual value obtained could be materially different.
Fair Valuation Procedures
Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) has designated the Adviser as the Fund’s valuation designee to perform any fair value determinations for securities and other assets held by the Fund. The Adviser is subject to the Trustees’ oversight and certain reporting and other requirements intended to provide the Trustees the information needed to oversee the Adviser’s fair value determinations.
The Adviser, acting through its Valuation Committee, is responsible for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Valuation Committee is comprised of officers of the Adviser and certain of the Adviser’s affiliated companies and determines fair value and oversees the calculation of the NAV. The Valuation Committee is also authorized to use pricing services 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 Adviser. The Trustees periodically review the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee. The Trustees have also approved the Adviser’s fair valuation and significant events procedures as part of the Fund’s compliance program and will review 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 ask for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for any U.S. Treasury and Agency
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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 Adviser.
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 May 31, 2025, all investments of the Fund utilized Level 2 inputs in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value.
The following acronym(s) are used throughout this portfolio:
 
AMT
—Alternative Minimum Tax
BANs
—Bond Anticipation Notes
COL
—Collateralized
CSD
—Central School District
EDA
—Economic Development Authority
GTD
—Guaranteed
HFA
—Housing Finance Authority
IDA
—Industrial Development Authority
LIQ
—Liquidity Agreement
LOC
—Letter of Credit
PCFA
—Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCRB
—Pollution Control Revenue Bond
PUTTERs
—Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
SPEARs
—Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
VMTP
—Variable Municipal Term Preferred
VRDNs
—Variable Rate Demand Notes
VRDPs
—Variable Rate Demand Preferreds
VRENs
—Variable Rate Extendible Notes
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