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United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form N-CSR
Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies

811-4577
(Investment Company Act File Number)

Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Federated Hermes Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(412) 288-1900
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

Peter J. Germain, Esquire
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service)

Date of Fiscal Year End: 2026-04-30

Date of Reporting Period: 2026-04-30

 
 
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund

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Class R6 Shares | ICBRX 

Annual Shareholder Report - April 30, 2026 

A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund (the "Fund") for the period of May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. You can find additional information at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4, or your financial advisor.

 

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class R6 Shares
$46
0.45%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

The following discussion compares the performance of the Fund to the Bloomberg US Intermediate Credit Index (the “Index”) to show how the Fund’s performance compares to the returns of similar investments for the reporting period. See the Average Annual Total Returns table below for the returns of the Fund and related indexes including the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, a required broad-based index which represents the overall U.S. fixed-income market. The Fund seeks to provide current income by investing in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade, fixed-income securities.

Top Contributors to Performance

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    Sector positioning in the Fund made the most positive contribution to relative performance. Underweight positioning relative to the Index in non-corporate credit sectors such as Supranational, Government Guarantee and Local Authority added to performance. These sectors underperformed the broader Index. The corporate credit sector positioning that added the most was Energy.

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    Individual security selection in the Fund relative to the Index resulted in outperformance. Security selection was the second largest driver of positive Fund performance relative to the Index during the period. Individual holdings with the highest positive contribution to relative Fund performance were Inter-American Development Bank, Ovintiv, Morgan Stanley and Piedmont Realty Trust.

 

Top Detractors from Performance

  • Bullet

    Overweight allocations to the defensive Consumer Non-Cyclical and Media & Entertainment sectors detracted from sector performance.

  • Bullet

    Individual holdings with the most negative contribution to relative Fund performance were U.S. Treasury securities, Penske Truck Leasing and Roper Technologies.

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    The use of derivatives, primarily U.S. Treasury futures to adjust duration and yield curve positioning, was a detractor to relative Fund performance.

Annual Shareholder Report 

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund

Fund Performance

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: 4/30/2016 to 4/30/2026

Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Class R6 Shares
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Bloomberg US Intermediate Credit Index
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Average
4/30/2016
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
4/30/2017
$10,301
$10,083
$10,215
$10,346
4/30/2018
$10,317
$10,051
$10,201
$10,415
4/30/2019
$10,869
$10,582
$10,807
$11,020
4/30/2020
$11,489
$11,730
$11,495
$12,036
4/30/2021
$12,172
$11,698
$12,016
$12,671
4/30/2022
$11,237
$10,703
$11,139
$11,386
4/30/2023
$11,374
$10,657
$11,319
$11,330
4/30/2024
$11,588
$10,500
$11,590
$11,383
4/30/2025
$12,525
$11,343
$12,559
$12,205
4/30/2026
$13,116
$11,803
$13,191
$12,819

Average Annual Total Returns

Table Summary
Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class R6 SharesFootnote Reference*
4.72%
1.51%
2.75%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
4.06%
0.18%
1.67%
Bloomberg US Intermediate Credit Index
5.03%
1.88%
2.81%
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Average
5.03%
0.19%
2.42%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
The Fund's Class R6 Shares commenced operations on July 1, 2024. For the periods prior to the commencement of operations of the Fund's Class R6 Shares, the performance information shown is for the Fund's Institutional Shares. The performance of the Institutional Shares has not been adjusted to reflect the expenses of the Class R6 Shares, since the Class R6 Shares have a lower expense ratio than the Institutional Shares.

Visit FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation and click on the link to your fund and share class for more recent performance information.

Key Fund Statistics

  • Net Assets$459,187,938
  • Number of Investments543
  • Portfolio Turnover27%
  • Total Advisory Fees Paid$1,185,854

Annual Shareholder Report 

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund

Fund Holdings

Top Security Types (% of Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
0.9%
Cash Equivalents
1.9%
Corporate Debt Securities
96.3%

Additional Information about the Fund

Additional information is available on the Fund’s website at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation, including its:

• prospectus • financial information • holdings • proxy voting information

CUSIP 31420C472

 

G00715-02-C (06/26)

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

FederatedHermes.com/us 

       © 2026 Federated Hermes, Inc.

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund

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Institutional Shares | FIIFX 

Annual Shareholder Report - April 30, 2026 

A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund (the "Fund") for the period of May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. You can find additional information at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4, or your financial advisor.

 

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Shares
$52
0.51%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

The following discussion compares the performance of the Fund to the Bloomberg US Intermediate Credit Index (the “Index”) to show how the Fund’s performance compares to the returns of similar investments for the reporting period. See the Average Annual Total Returns table below for the returns of the Fund and related indexes including the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, a required broad-based index which represents the overall U.S. fixed-income market. The Fund seeks to provide current income by investing in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade, fixed-income securities.

Top Contributors to Performance

  • Bullet

    Sector positioning in the Fund made the most positive contribution to relative performance. Underweight positioning relative to the Index in non-corporate credit sectors such as Supranational, Government Guarantee and Local Authority added to performance. These sectors underperformed the broader Index. The corporate credit sector positioning that added the most was Energy.

  • Bullet

    Individual security selection in the Fund relative to the Index resulted in outperformance. Security selection was the second largest driver of positive Fund performance relative to the Index during the period. Individual holdings with the highest positive contribution to relative Fund performance were Inter-American Development Bank, Ovintiv, Morgan Stanley and Piedmont Realty Trust.

 

Top Detractors from Performance

  • Bullet

    Overweight allocations to the defensive Consumer Non-Cyclical and Media & Entertainment sectors detracted from sector performance.

  • Bullet

    Individual holdings with the most negative contribution to relative Fund performance were U.S. Treasury securities, Penske Truck Leasing and Roper Technologies.

  • Bullet

    The use of derivatives, primarily U.S. Treasury futures to adjust duration and yield curve positioning, was a detractor to relative Fund performance.

Annual Shareholder Report 

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund

Fund Performance

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: 4/30/2016 to 4/30/2026

Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Institutional Shares
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Bloomberg US Intermediate Credit Index
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Average
4/30/2016
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
4/30/2017
$10,301
$10,083
$10,215
$10,346
4/30/2018
$10,317
$10,051
$10,201
$10,415
4/30/2019
$10,869
$10,582
$10,807
$11,020
4/30/2020
$11,489
$11,730
$11,495
$12,036
4/30/2021
$12,172
$11,698
$12,016
$12,671
4/30/2022
$11,237
$10,703
$11,139
$11,386
4/30/2023
$11,374
$10,657
$11,319
$11,330
4/30/2024
$11,588
$10,500
$11,590
$11,383
4/30/2025
$12,504
$11,343
$12,559
$12,205
4/30/2026
$13,086
$11,803
$13,191
$12,819

Average Annual Total Returns

Table Summary
Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Institutional Shares
4.66%
1.46%
2.73%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
4.06%
0.18%
1.67%
Bloomberg US Intermediate Credit Index
5.03%
1.88%
2.81%
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Average
5.03%
0.19%
2.42%

Visit FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation and click on the link to your fund and share class for more recent performance information.

Key Fund Statistics

  • Net Assets$459,187,938
  • Number of Investments543
  • Portfolio Turnover27%
  • Total Advisory Fees Paid$1,185,854

Annual Shareholder Report 

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund

Fund Holdings

Top Security Types (% of Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
0.9%
Cash Equivalents
1.9%
Corporate Debt Securities
96.3%

Additional Information about the Fund

Additional information is available on the Fund’s website at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation, including its:

• prospectus • financial information • holdings • proxy voting information

CUSIP 31420C407

 

G00715-02-A (06/26)

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

FederatedHermes.com/us 

       © 2026 Federated Hermes, Inc.

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund

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Service Shares | INISX 

Annual Shareholder Report - April 30, 2026 

A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund (the "Fund") for the period of May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. You can find additional information at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4, or your financial advisor.

 

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Service Shares
$78
0.76%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

The following discussion compares the performance of the Fund to the Bloomberg US Intermediate Credit Index (the “Index”) to show how the Fund’s performance compares to the returns of similar investments for the reporting period. See the Average Annual Total Returns table below for the returns of the Fund and related indexes including the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, a required broad-based index which represents the overall U.S. fixed-income market. The Fund seeks to provide current income by investing in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade, fixed-income securities.

Top Contributors to Performance

  • Bullet

    Sector positioning in the Fund made the most positive contribution to relative performance. Underweight positioning relative to the Index in non-corporate credit sectors such as Supranational, Government Guarantee and Local Authority added to performance. These sectors underperformed the broader Index. The corporate credit sector positioning that added the most was Energy.

  • Bullet

    Individual security selection in the Fund relative to the Index resulted in outperformance. Security selection was the second largest driver of positive Fund performance relative to the Index during the period. Individual holdings with the highest positive contribution to relative Fund performance were Inter-American Development Bank, Ovintiv, Morgan Stanley and Piedmont Realty Trust.

 

Top Detractors from Performance

  • Bullet

    Overweight allocations to the defensive Consumer Non-Cyclical and Media & Entertainment sectors detracted from sector performance.

  • Bullet

    Individual holdings with the most negative contribution to relative Fund performance were U.S. Treasury securities, Penske Truck Leasing and Roper Technologies.

  • Bullet

    The use of derivatives, primarily U.S. Treasury futures to adjust duration and yield curve positioning, was a detractor to relative Fund performance.

Annual Shareholder Report 

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund

Fund Performance

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: 4/30/2016 to 4/30/2026

Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Service Shares
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Bloomberg US Intermediate Credit Index
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Average
4/30/2016
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
4/30/2017
$10,276
$10,083
$10,215
$10,346
4/30/2018
$10,266
$10,051
$10,201
$10,415
4/30/2019
$10,788
$10,582
$10,807
$11,020
4/30/2020
$11,375
$11,730
$11,495
$12,036
4/30/2021
$12,021
$11,698
$12,016
$12,671
4/30/2022
$11,070
$10,703
$11,139
$11,386
4/30/2023
$11,177
$10,657
$11,319
$11,330
4/30/2024
$11,359
$10,500
$11,590
$11,383
4/30/2025
$12,241
$11,343
$12,559
$12,205
4/30/2026
$12,764
$11,803
$13,191
$12,819

Average Annual Total Returns

Table Summary
Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Service Shares
4.28%
1.21%
2.47%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
4.06%
0.18%
1.67%
Bloomberg US Intermediate Credit Index
5.03%
1.88%
2.81%
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Average
5.03%
0.19%
2.42%

Visit FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation and click on the link to your fund and share class for more recent performance information.

Key Fund Statistics

  • Net Assets$459,187,938
  • Number of Investments543
  • Portfolio Turnover27%
  • Total Advisory Fees Paid$1,185,854

Annual Shareholder Report 

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund

Fund Holdings

Top Security Types (% of Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
0.9%
Cash Equivalents
1.9%
Corporate Debt Securities
96.3%

Additional Information about the Fund

Additional information is available on the Fund’s website at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation, including its:

• prospectus • financial information • holdings • proxy voting information

CUSIP 31420C506

 

G00715-02-B (06/26)

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

FederatedHermes.com/us 

       © 2026 Federated Hermes, Inc.

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund

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Class A Shares | FTIAX 

Annual Shareholder Report - April 30, 2026 

A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund (the "Fund") for the period of May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. You can find additional information at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4, or your financial advisor.

 

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class A Shares
$64
0.63%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

The following discussion compares the performance of the Fund to the Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index (the “Index”) to show how the Fund’s performance compares to the returns of similar investments for the reporting period. See the Average Annual Total Returns table below for the returns of the Fund and related indexes including the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, a required broad-based index which represents the overall U.S. fixed-income market. The Fund seeks to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of short- and medium-term debt securities.

 

Top Contributors to Performance

  • Bullet

    Sector allocation added 124 basis points of excess returns primarily from asset-backed securities and to a lesser extent from high yield, commercial mortgage-backed and mortgage-backed securities which outperformed U.S. Treasury securities during the last fiscal year.

  • Bullet

    Security selection, primarily from investment-grade corporate securities, added 34 basis points of excess returns during the last fiscal year.

  • Bullet

    Yield curve management added two basis points to relative Fund performance due to the movement of the yield curve along the short end of the curve.

 

Top Detractors from Performance

  • Bullet

    Duration management detracted six basis points from relative Fund performance as the Fund’s duration was positioned longer than the Index in a period of increasing interest rates during the reporting period.

Annual Shareholder Report 

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund

Fund Performance

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: 4/30/2016 to 4/30/2026

Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Class A Shares with sales load
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
0-3 Year Composite (ICE BofA index blend)
Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index
Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Category Average
4/30/2016
$9,895
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
4/30/2017
$9,989
$10,083
$10,126
$10,076
$10,226
4/30/2018
$10,036
$10,051
$10,192
$10,070
$10,300
4/30/2019
$10,296
$10,582
$10,560
$10,410
$10,621
4/30/2020
$10,547
$11,730
$10,972
$10,925
$10,816
4/30/2021
$10,922
$11,698
$11,261
$11,036
$11,321
4/30/2022
$10,601
$10,703
$10,818
$10,649
$10,916
4/30/2023
$10,692
$10,657
$10,973
$10,771
$11,049
4/30/2024
$11,113
$10,500
$11,400
$11,072
$11,514
4/30/2025
$11,904
$11,343
$12,184
$11,821
$12,291
4/30/2026
$12,412
$11,803
$12,688
$12,225
$12,812

Average Annual Total Returns

Table Summary
Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A Shares with sales load
3.17%
2.38%
2.18%
Class A Shares without sales load
4.26%
2.59%
2.29%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
4.06%
0.18%
1.67%
0-3 Year Composite (ICE BofA index blend)
4.14%
2.42%
2.41%
Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index
3.42%
2.07%
2.03%
Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Category Average
4.24%
2.50%
2.46%

Visit FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation and click on the link to your fund and share class for more recent performance information.

Key Fund Statistics

  • Net Assets$1,850,235,697
  • Number of Investments523
  • Portfolio Turnover17%
  • Total Advisory Fees Paid$3,582,778

Annual Shareholder Report 

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund

Fund Holdings

Top Security Types (% of Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
0.5%
Emerging Markets Core Fund
0.9%
Mortgage-Backed Securities
1.9%
Project and Trade Finance Core Fund
2.5%
Cash Equivalents
3.6%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
3.7%
Bank Loan Core Fund
3.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
4.9%
Corporate Bonds
36.5%
Asset-Backed Securities
41.7%

Additional Information about the Fund

Additional information is available on the Fund’s website at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation, including its:

• prospectus • financial information • holdings • proxy voting information

CUSIP 31420C795

 

32957-A (06/26)

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

FederatedHermes.com/us 

       © 2026 Federated Hermes, Inc.

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund

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Institutional Shares | FSTYX 

Annual Shareholder Report - April 30, 2026 

A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund (the "Fund") for the period of May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. You can find additional information at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4, or your financial advisor.

 

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Institutional Shares
$38
0.37%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

The following discussion compares the performance of the Fund to the Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index (the “Index”) to show how the Fund’s performance compares to the returns of similar investments for the reporting period. See the Average Annual Total Returns table below for the returns of the Fund and related indexes including the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, a required broad-based index which represents the overall U.S. fixed-income market. The Fund seeks to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of short- and medium-term debt securities.

 

Top Contributors to Performance

  • Bullet

    Sector allocation added 124 basis points of excess returns primarily from asset-backed securities and to a lesser extent from high yield, commercial mortgage-backed and mortgage-backed securities which outperformed U.S. Treasury securities during the last fiscal year.

  • Bullet

    Security selection, primarily from investment-grade corporate securities, added 34 basis points of excess returns during the last fiscal year.

  • Bullet

    Yield curve management added two basis points to relative Fund performance due to the movement of the yield curve along the short end of the curve.

 

Top Detractors from Performance

  • Bullet

    Duration management detracted six basis points from relative Fund performance as the Fund’s duration was positioned longer than the Index in a period of increasing interest rates during the reporting period.

Annual Shareholder Report 

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund

Fund Performance

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: 4/30/2016 to 4/30/2026

Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Institutional Shares
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
0-3 Year Composite (ICE BofA index blend)
Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index
Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Category Average
4/30/2016
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
4/30/2017
$10,171
$10,083
$10,126
$10,076
$10,226
4/30/2018
$10,295
$10,051
$10,192
$10,070
$10,300
4/30/2019
$10,625
$10,582
$10,560
$10,410
$10,621
4/30/2020
$10,929
$11,730
$10,972
$10,925
$10,816
4/30/2021
$11,346
$11,698
$11,261
$11,036
$11,321
4/30/2022
$11,041
$10,703
$10,818
$10,649
$10,916
4/30/2023
$11,164
$10,657
$10,973
$10,771
$11,049
4/30/2024
$11,634
$10,500
$11,400
$11,072
$11,514
4/30/2025
$12,480
$11,343
$12,184
$11,821
$12,291
4/30/2026
$13,061
$11,803
$12,688
$12,225
$12,812

Average Annual Total Returns

Table Summary
Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Institutional Shares
4.65%
2.85%
2.71%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
4.06%
0.18%
1.67%
0-3 Year Composite (ICE BofA index blend)
4.14%
2.42%
2.41%
Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index
3.42%
2.07%
2.03%
Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Category Average
4.24%
2.50%
2.46%

Visit FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation and click on the link to your fund and share class for more recent performance information.

Key Fund Statistics

  • Net Assets$1,850,235,697
  • Number of Investments523
  • Portfolio Turnover17%
  • Total Advisory Fees Paid$3,582,778

Annual Shareholder Report 

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund

Fund Holdings

Top Security Types (% of Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
0.5%
Emerging Markets Core Fund
0.9%
Mortgage-Backed Securities
1.9%
Project and Trade Finance Core Fund
2.5%
Cash Equivalents
3.6%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
3.7%
Bank Loan Core Fund
3.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
4.9%
Corporate Bonds
36.5%
Asset-Backed Securities
41.7%

Additional Information about the Fund

Additional information is available on the Fund’s website at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation, including its:

• prospectus • financial information • holdings • proxy voting information

CUSIP 31420C787

 

32957-B (06/26)

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

FederatedHermes.com/us 

       © 2026 Federated Hermes, Inc.

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund

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Class R6 Shares | FSILX 

Annual Shareholder Report - April 30, 2026 

A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund (the "Fund") for the period of May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. You can find additional information at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4, or your financial advisor.

 

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class R6 Shares
$35
0.34%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

The following discussion compares the performance of the Fund to the Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index (the “Index”) to show how the Fund’s performance compares to the returns of similar investments for the reporting period. See the Average Annual Total Returns table below for the returns of the Fund and related indexes including the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, a required broad-based index which represents the overall U.S. fixed-income market. The Fund seeks to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of short- and medium-term debt securities.

 

Top Contributors to Performance

  • Bullet

    Sector allocation added 124 basis points of excess returns primarily from asset-backed securities and to a lesser extent from high yield, commercial mortgage-backed and mortgage-backed securities which outperformed U.S. Treasury securities during the last fiscal year.

  • Bullet

    Security selection, primarily from investment-grade corporate securities, added 34 basis points of excess returns during the last fiscal year.

  • Bullet

    Yield curve management added two basis points to relative Fund performance due to the movement of the yield curve along the short end of the curve.

 

Top Detractors from Performance

  • Bullet

    Duration management detracted six basis points from relative Fund performance as the Fund’s duration was positioned longer than the Index in a period of increasing interest rates during the reporting period.

Annual Shareholder Report 

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund

Fund Performance

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: 4/30/2016 to 4/30/2026

Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Class R6 Shares
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
0-3 Year Composite (ICE BofA index blend)
Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index
Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Category Average
4/30/2016
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
4/30/2017
$10,159
$10,083
$10,126
$10,076
$10,226
4/30/2018
$10,296
$10,051
$10,192
$10,070
$10,300
4/30/2019
$10,616
$10,582
$10,560
$10,410
$10,621
4/30/2020
$10,936
$11,730
$10,972
$10,925
$10,816
4/30/2021
$11,344
$11,698
$11,261
$11,036
$11,321
4/30/2022
$11,041
$10,703
$10,818
$10,649
$10,916
4/30/2023
$11,168
$10,657
$10,973
$10,771
$11,049
4/30/2024
$11,656
$10,500
$11,400
$11,072
$11,514
4/30/2025
$12,507
$11,343
$12,184
$11,821
$12,291
4/30/2026
$13,093
$11,803
$12,688
$12,225
$12,812

Average Annual Total Returns

Table Summary
Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class R6 SharesFootnote Reference*
4.69%
2.91%
2.73%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
4.06%
0.18%
1.67%
0-3 Year Composite (ICE BofA index blend)
4.14%
2.42%
2.41%
Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index
3.42%
2.07%
2.03%
Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Category Average
4.24%
2.50%
2.46%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
The Fund’s Class R6 Shares commenced operations on January 20, 2017. For the periods prior to the commencement of operations of the Class R6 Shares, the performance information shown is for Institutional Shares, prior to its re-designation at the close of business on November 2, 2018, for each period, except when the Class R6 Shares net expenses (increased by waivers and reimbursements applicable to Institutional Shares (“Adjusted Expenses”)), exceeds the net expenses paid by Institutional Shares. In those periods, in accordance with SEC guidance, the Class R6 Shares total return, adjusted downward by the Adjusted Expenses, is shown.

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Key Fund Statistics

  • Net Assets$1,850,235,697
  • Number of Investments523
  • Portfolio Turnover17%
  • Total Advisory Fees Paid$3,582,778

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Fund Holdings

Top Security Types (% of Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
0.5%
Emerging Markets Core Fund
0.9%
Mortgage-Backed Securities
1.9%
Project and Trade Finance Core Fund
2.5%
Cash Equivalents
3.6%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
3.7%
Bank Loan Core Fund
3.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
4.9%
Corporate Bonds
36.5%
Asset-Backed Securities
41.7%

Additional Information about the Fund

Additional information is available on the Fund’s website at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation, including its:

• prospectus • financial information • holdings • proxy voting information

CUSIP 31420C563

 

32957-D (06/26)

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

FederatedHermes.com/us 

       © 2026 Federated Hermes, Inc.

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund

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Service Shares | FSTIX 

Annual Shareholder Report - April 30, 2026 

A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund (the "Fund") for the period of May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. You can find additional information at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4, or your financial advisor.

 

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Service Shares
$66
0.65%

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

The following discussion compares the performance of the Fund to the Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index (the “Index”) to show how the Fund’s performance compares to the returns of similar investments for the reporting period. See the Average Annual Total Returns table below for the returns of the Fund and related indexes including the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, a required broad-based index which represents the overall U.S. fixed-income market. The Fund seeks to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of short- and medium-term debt securities.

 

Top Contributors to Performance

  • Bullet

    Sector allocation added 124 basis points of excess returns primarily from asset-backed securities and to a lesser extent from high yield, commercial mortgage-backed and mortgage-backed securities which outperformed U.S. Treasury securities during the last fiscal year.

  • Bullet

    Security selection, primarily from investment-grade corporate securities, added 34 basis points of excess returns during the last fiscal year.

  • Bullet

    Yield curve management added two basis points to relative Fund performance due to the movement of the yield curve along the short end of the curve.

 

Top Detractors from Performance

  • Bullet

    Duration management detracted six basis points from relative Fund performance as the Fund’s duration was positioned longer than the Index in a period of increasing interest rates during the reporting period.

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Fund Performance

Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance is not a predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.

Cumulative Performance: 4/30/2016 to 4/30/2026

Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
Table Summary
Service Shares
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
0-3 Year Composite (ICE BofA index blend)
Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index
Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Category Average
4/30/2016
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
4/30/2017
$10,157
$10,083
$10,126
$10,076
$10,226
4/30/2018
$10,268
$10,051
$10,192
$10,070
$10,300
4/30/2019
$10,565
$10,582
$10,560
$10,410
$10,621
4/30/2020
$10,850
$11,730
$10,972
$10,925
$10,816
4/30/2021
$11,220
$11,698
$11,261
$11,036
$11,321
4/30/2022
$10,886
$10,703
$10,818
$10,649
$10,916
4/30/2023
$10,977
$10,657
$10,973
$10,771
$11,049
4/30/2024
$11,422
$10,500
$11,400
$11,072
$11,514
4/30/2025
$12,218
$11,343
$12,184
$11,821
$12,291
4/30/2026
$12,736
$11,803
$12,688
$12,225
$12,812

Average Annual Total Returns

Table Summary
Fund/Index
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Service Shares
4.24%
2.57%
2.45%
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
4.06%
0.18%
1.67%
0-3 Year Composite (ICE BofA index blend)
4.14%
2.42%
2.41%
Bloomberg 1-3 Year US Government/Credit Index
3.42%
2.07%
2.03%
Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Category Average
4.24%
2.50%
2.46%

Visit FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation and click on the link to your fund and share class for more recent performance information.

Key Fund Statistics

  • Net Assets$1,850,235,697
  • Number of Investments523
  • Portfolio Turnover17%
  • Total Advisory Fees Paid$3,582,778

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Fund Holdings

Top Security Types (% of Net Assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
0.5%
Emerging Markets Core Fund
0.9%
Mortgage-Backed Securities
1.9%
Project and Trade Finance Core Fund
2.5%
Cash Equivalents
3.6%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
3.7%
Bank Loan Core Fund
3.8%
U.S. Treasury Securities
4.9%
Corporate Bonds
36.5%
Asset-Backed Securities
41.7%

Additional Information about the Fund

Additional information is available on the Fund’s website at FederatedHermes.com/us/FundInformation, including its:

• prospectus • financial information • holdings • proxy voting information

CUSIP 31420C209

 

32957-C (06/26)

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

FederatedHermes.com/us 

       © 2026 Federated Hermes, Inc.

Item 2. Code of Ethics

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

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

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

(e) Not Applicable

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

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board has determined that each of the following members of the Board’s Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert,” and is “independent,” for purposes of this Item 3: John G. Carson, Thomas M. O’Neill and John S. Walsh.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

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

Fiscal year ended 2026 - $270,722

Fiscal year ended 2025 - $260,376

 

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

Fiscal year ended 2026 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2025 - $0

 

Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $0 and $1,756 respectively. Fiscal year ended 2025- Travel expenses for attendance at Board meeting.

 

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

Fiscal year ended 2026 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2025 - $0

 

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

 

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

Fiscal year ended 2026 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2025 - $0

 

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

 

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

 

The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such services do not impair the auditor’s independence. The Audit Committee is required to pre-concur with independence conclusions made by the independent auditor regarding non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditor to the Funds, the Funds Board of Directors, or any entity that is controlled directly or indirectly by the Funds. Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent auditor has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval (and pre-concurrence for non-audit services) by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

 

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

 

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

 

AUDIT SERVICES

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

 

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

 

AUDIT-RELATED SERVICES

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

 

TAX SERVICES

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

 

ALL OTHER SERVICES

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

PRE-APPROVAL FEE LEVELS

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

 

PROCEDURES

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

 

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

 

4(b)

Fiscal year ended 2026 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2025 - 0%

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

 

4(c)

Fiscal year ended 2026 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2025 – 0%

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

 

4(d)

Fiscal year ended 2026 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2025 – 0%

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

 

(f)                 NA

 

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

 

Fiscal year ended 2026 - $649,507

Fiscal year ended 2025 - $165,122

 

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

 

(i)                  Not Applicable

 

(j)                  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 Financial Statements filed under Item 7 of this form.

(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Companies

Annual Financial Statements
and Additional Information
April 30, 2026
Share Class | Ticker
Institutional | FIIFX
Service | INISX
R6 | ICBRX
 

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund

A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust

Not FDIC Insured ▪ May Lose Value ▪ No Bank Guarantee

CONTENTS

Portfolio of Investments
April 30, 2026
Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—96.3%
 
Basic Industry - Chemicals—0.1%
$  405,000
 
RPM International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 3/1/2029
$    406,234
 
Basic Industry - Metals & Mining—0.6%
  420,000
 
Anglo American Capital PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.250%, 3/17/2028
    402,281
  215,000
 
Anglo American Capital PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.875%, 3/17/2031
    196,862
  610,000
 
Anglo American Capital PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 4/5/2034
    629,547
  865,000
 
Glencore Funding LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.371%, 4/4/2029
    882,522
  810,000
 
Glencore Funding LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.125%, 10/6/2028
    838,245
 
TOTAL
2,949,457
 
Basic Industry - Paper—0.2%
1,000,000
 
Smurfit Kappa Treasury Unlimited Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 1/15/2030
  1,019,039
   50,000
 
Weyerhaeuser Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.375%, 3/15/2032
     55,990
 
TOTAL
1,075,029
 
Capital Goods - Aerospace & Defense—2.8%
  310,000
 
Airbus Group SE, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.150%, 4/10/2027
    307,602
  225,000
 
BAE Systems PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.400%, 4/15/2030
    216,169
1,620,000
 
Boeing Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.700%, 2/1/2027
  1,601,439
  505,000
 
Boeing Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.625%, 2/1/2031
    481,905
1,730,000
 
Boeing Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 5/1/2030
  1,758,398
  540,000
 
Boeing Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.528%, 5/1/2034
    590,736
  560,000
 
GE Capital Funding LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.400%, 5/15/2030
    554,488
1,000,000
 
Honeywell Aerospace, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.600%, 3/16/2033
    987,709
  385,000
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.483%, 12/1/2027
    379,011
  555,000
 
Leidos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.100%, 3/15/2029
    548,348
  540,000
 
Leidos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 2.300%, 2/15/2031
    480,808
  500,000
 
Lockheed Martin Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.150%, 8/15/2028
    500,291
  665,000
 
Lockheed Martin Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 2/15/2034
    664,281
1,000,000
 
Northrop Grumman Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 7/15/2030
  1,005,753
1,300,000
 
Northrop Grumman Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 3/15/2033
  1,293,458
1,450,000
 
RTX Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 11/16/2028
  1,444,517
  240,000
 
RTX Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 2/27/2033
    244,860
 
TOTAL
13,059,773
 
Capital Goods - Building Materials—0.9%
1,190,000
 
Allegion PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 10/1/2029
  1,148,019
  925,000
 
Allegion US Holdings Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.550%, 10/1/2027
    912,804
  500,000
 
Allegion US Holdings Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.600%, 5/29/2034
    512,622
  470,000
 
Carrier Global Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.900%, 3/15/2034
    495,619
  290,000
 
Masco Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.500%, 2/15/2028
    275,173
  870,000
 
Masco Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.000%, 10/1/2030
    774,721
  200,000
 
Masco Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 11/15/2027
    197,437
 
TOTAL
4,316,395
 
Capital Goods - Construction Machinery—0.8%
  700,000
 
Ashtead Capital, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.550%, 5/30/2033
    710,482
  800,000
 
CNH Industrial Capital America LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 3/7/2031
    784,653
1,000,000
 
CNH Industrial Capital America LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 4/10/2028
  1,000,005
  675,000
 
CNH Industrial Capital America LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 1/12/2029
    690,293
  605,000
 
CNH Industrial NV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.850%, 11/15/2027
    600,244
 
TOTAL
3,785,677
 
Capital Goods - Diversified Manufacturing—1.6%
1,100,000
 
Eaton Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 3/6/2033
  1,083,999
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
1

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Capital Goods - Diversified Manufacturing—continued
$1,000,000
 
Eaton Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 3/6/2036
$    984,854
  975,000
 
Honeywell International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.100%, 3/1/2027
    952,308
  480,000
 
Honeywell International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.950%, 6/1/2030
    435,622
  520,000
 
Hubbell, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.300%, 3/15/2031
    470,500
  500,000
 
Ingersoll-Rand, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.176%, 6/15/2029
    511,501
  170,000
 
Ingersoll-Rand, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.450%, 6/15/2034
    174,021
  540,000
 
Lennox International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.700%, 8/1/2027
    522,511
  790,000
 
Parker-Hannifin Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 9/15/2029
    794,335
  325,000
 
Vertiv Holdings Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.850%, 3/15/2036
    316,503
  500,000
 
Vontier Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 2.400%, 4/1/2028
    479,862
  600,000
 
Wabtec Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.611%, 3/11/2034
    618,939
 
TOTAL
7,344,955
 
Capital Goods - Environmental—0.8%
1,005,000
 
Republic Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 4/1/2029
  1,020,032
1,055,000
 
Republic Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 3/15/2035
  1,075,184
1,005,000
 
Waste Connections, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.600%, 2/1/2030
    946,316
  835,000
 
Waste Connections, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 9/1/2035
    852,226
 
TOTAL
3,893,758
 
Communications - Cable & Satellite—1.3%
  865,000
 
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond,
2.250%, 1/15/2029
    808,539
1,225,000
 
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond,
2.800%, 4/1/2031
  1,097,243
2,400,000
 
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond,
6.550%, 6/1/2034
  2,483,260
  245,000
 
Charter Communications, Inc., 4.200%, 3/15/2028
    242,511
  700,000
 
Comcast Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 10/15/2030
    691,097
  810,000
 
Comcast Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.950%, 5/15/2032
    816,075
 
TOTAL
6,138,725
 
Communications - Media & Entertainment—1.7%
1,005,000
 
AppLovin Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 12/1/2031
  1,015,199
  690,000
 
AppLovin Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 12/1/2034
    690,112
  695,000
 
Meta Platforms, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 8/15/2027
    690,419
  865,000
 
Meta Platforms, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.850%, 8/15/2032
    823,803
  750,000
 
Meta Platforms, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 11/15/2035
    731,228
  635,000
 
Netflix, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 11/15/2026
    636,227
  255,000
 
Netflix, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 4/15/2028
    258,322
1,670,000
 
Netflix, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.875%, 6/15/2030
  1,694,458
1,000,000
 
Omnicom Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.300%, 6/2/2036
    967,009
  220,000
 
Paramount Global, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 5/19/2032
    192,327
 
TOTAL
7,699,104
 
Communications - Telecom Wireless—2.2%
1,000,000
 
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 1/20/2033
  1,002,380
  500,000
 
American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.100%, 6/15/2030
    452,620
  780,000
 
American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 12/15/2032
    770,616
  530,000
 
American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 3/15/2030
    535,385
  670,000
 
American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 7/15/2028
    680,885
1,490,000
 
Crown Castle, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.250%, 1/15/2031
  1,321,293
  600,000
 
Orange S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 1/13/2033
    592,583
  420,000
 
Orange S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 1/13/2036
    411,036
2,875,000
 
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Series WI, 3.875%, 4/15/2030
  2,799,964
1,510,000
 
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 7/15/2033
  1,517,432
 
TOTAL
10,084,194
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Communications - Telecom Wirelines—2.6%
$  760,000
 
AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.300%, 6/1/2027
$    743,968
2,280,000
 
AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.550%, 12/1/2033
  1,928,412
  860,000
 
AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.750%, 6/1/2031
    785,291
  540,000
 
AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 11/1/2032
    529,678
  800,000
 
AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 10/30/2036
    790,880
  540,000
 
AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 8/15/2035
    544,704
  455,000
 
NBN Co. Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.000%, 10/1/2027
    453,575
  810,000
 
Rogers Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 2/15/2029
    816,969
1,550,000
 
Rogers Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.300%, 2/15/2034
  1,543,425
  230,000
 
Telefonica S.A., Co. Guarantee, 7.045%, 6/20/2036
    253,942
  300,000
 
Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.750%, 1/20/2031
    263,819
  485,000
 
Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.550%, 3/21/2031
    441,235
1,265,000
 
Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.150%, 3/22/2030
  1,206,375
1,725,000
 
Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 8/10/2033
  1,675,349
 
TOTAL
11,977,622
 
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive—4.7%
1,550,000
 
Daimler Trucks Financial NA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.000%, 12/14/2026
  1,528,586
1,000,000
 
Daimler Trucks Financial NA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.500%, 4/12/2031
    982,770
1,095,000
 
Daimler Trucks Financial NA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 1/19/2028
  1,104,983
  250,000
 
Ford Motor Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.346%, 12/8/2026
    249,496
1,000,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 11/13/2030
    939,602
  790,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.420%, 4/9/2031
    783,313
  295,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.753%, 4/6/2033
    292,528
1,000,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 2/7/2035
  1,019,515
  995,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.798%, 11/7/2028
  1,032,262
  320,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.122%, 11/7/2033
    339,697
  750,000
 
General Motors Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 10/1/2027
    746,947
  545,000
 
General Motors Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.600%, 10/15/2032
    557,721
  800,000
 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 4/6/2029
    801,891
  850,000
 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.350%, 1/7/2030
    867,037
  270,000
 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.400%, 5/8/2027
    272,816
  300,000
 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.850%, 4/6/2030
    311,306
  400,000
 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 1/9/2028
    408,726
  320,000
 
Hyundai Capital America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.500%, 9/18/2030
    315,109
1,000,000
 
Hyundai Capital America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.800%, 1/10/2033
    980,449
2,000,000
 
Hyundai Capital America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.300%, 1/8/2029
  2,029,226
1,240,000
 
Hyundai Capital America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.680%, 6/26/2028
  1,264,286
  465,000
 
Mercedes-Benz Finance NA LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.800%, 8/1/2029
    469,228
  675,000
 
Mercedes-Benz Finance NA LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 11/29/2027
    684,496
1,200,000
 
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.345%, 9/17/2027
  1,186,703
  725,000
 
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 5/15/2030
    734,585
  600,000
 
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.200%, 1/11/2027
    596,808
1,300,000
 
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 11/13/2028
  1,299,905
 
TOTAL
21,799,991
 
Consumer Cyclical - Leisure—0.2%
  500,000
 
Airbnb, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 3/16/2031
    499,296
  375,000
 
Airbnb, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 3/16/2036
    374,132
 
TOTAL
873,428
 
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers—2.3%
1,575,000
 
Advance Auto Parts, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 3.900%, 4/15/2030
  1,478,143
1,000,000
 
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.950%, 1/25/2030
    944,052
  415,000
 
AutoNation, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 6/1/2030
    413,259
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers—continued
$1,310,000
 
AutoZone, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 6/1/2027
$  1,301,349
  580,000
 
AutoZone, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 4/15/2030
    567,633
  850,000
 
AutoZone, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 2/1/2033
    841,491
  550,000
 
AutoZone, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 8/1/2033
    557,683
  760,000
 
Costco Wholesale Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.375%, 6/20/2027
    739,012
1,080,000
 
Home Depot, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 9/15/2030
  1,066,804
1,000,000
 
Home Depot, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 6/25/2029
  1,015,683
1,000,000
 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.750%, 3/15/2031
    875,116
  665,000
 
Tractor Supply Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.750%, 11/1/2030
    587,587
  265,000
 
Tractor Supply Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 5/15/2033
    267,486
 
TOTAL
10,655,298
 
Consumer Cyclical - Services—1.8%
  200,000
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.125%, 2/9/2031
    181,815
1,665,000
 
Amazon.com, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.150%, 8/22/2027
  1,646,961
1,270,000
 
Amazon.com, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.300%, 4/13/2027
  1,263,189
  995,000
 
Amazon.com, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 3/13/2031
    985,530
  815,000
 
Booking Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.550%, 3/15/2028
    804,089
  235,000
 
Cintas Corp. No. 2, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 5/1/2032
    229,121
1,100,000
 
Expedia Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 4/15/2036
  1,077,280
  185,000
 
Expedia Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 2.950%, 3/15/2031
    169,883
1,800,000
 
Uber Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 1/15/2030
  1,786,684
 
TOTAL
8,144,552
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Food/Beverage—4.3%
1,650,000
 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 1/23/2029
  1,666,798
  845,000
 
Campbells Co./The, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 3/21/2031
    820,259
1,195,000
 
Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.750%, 1/22/2030
  1,120,423
1,325,000
 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.875%, 5/1/2030
  1,241,805
  590,000
 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.150%, 8/1/2029
    565,510
1,085,000
 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.600%, 2/15/2028
  1,069,873
  355,000
 
Flowers Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 10/1/2026
    353,493
1,000,000
 
Flowers Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 3/15/2035
    964,198
1,080,000
 
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.250%, 3/15/2031
    957,876
1,105,000
 
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.430%, 6/15/2027
  1,092,978
  810,000
 
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 4/15/2029
    795,651
  300,000
 
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.050%, 4/15/2032
    284,845
  405,000
 
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 4/1/2030
    392,351
1,810,000
 
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 3.875%, 5/15/2027
  1,801,902
  605,000
 
Mars, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 3/1/2032
    613,897
1,625,000
 
Mars, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.200%, 3/1/2035
  1,640,064
  595,000
 
McCormick & Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.400%, 8/15/2027
    587,739
1,620,000
 
PepsiCo, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.625%, 7/29/2029
  1,545,256
  300,000
 
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.625%, 9/13/2031
    264,571
  730,000
 
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.000%, 10/15/2030
    669,674
   60,000
 
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 2/1/2027
     59,779
  605,000
 
Sysco Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.250%, 7/15/2027
    596,341
  570,000
 
Tyson Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.400%, 3/15/2029
    583,884
 
TOTAL
19,689,167
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Health Care—3.5%
1,355,000
 
180 Medical, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.300%, 10/8/2035
  1,327,367
  655,000
 
Alcon Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.600%, 5/27/2030
    606,438
  600,000
 
Augusta SpinCo Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.398%, 3/23/2029
    598,187
  325,000
 
Augusta SpinCo Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.656%, 3/23/2031
    324,366
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
4

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Health Care—continued
$  500,000
 
Augusta SpinCo Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.245%, 3/23/2036
$    498,165
  193,000
 
Becton Dickinson & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.685%, 12/15/2044
    168,659
  760,000
 
Becton Dickinson & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.874%, 2/8/2029
    767,423
   18,913
 
CVS Health Corp., Pass Thru Cert., 144A, 5.298%, 1/11/2027
     18,877
  700,000
 
CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.300%, 8/21/2027
    672,660
  960,000
 
CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 1/30/2029
    972,095
  600,000
 
CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.450%, 9/15/2035
    605,943
2,010,000
 
CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.700%, 6/1/2034
  2,075,288
  490,000
 
DH Europe Finance II S.a.r.l., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.600%, 11/15/2029
    461,286
  385,000
 
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.857%, 3/15/2030
    400,990
  375,000
 
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.905%, 11/22/2032
    395,797
1,310,000
 
Haleon US Capital LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.375%, 3/24/2027
  1,299,348
  600,000
 
HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.125%, 3/15/2027
    594,442
1,000,000
 
HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 5/15/2031
    995,530
1,000,000
 
HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 6/1/2028
  1,013,672
1,450,000
 
HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 6/1/2033
  1,483,702
  613,000
 
Solventum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 5.400%, 3/1/2029
    626,913
 
TOTAL
15,907,148
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Pharmaceuticals—3.1%
  565,000
 
Abbott Laboratories, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 11/30/2026
    564,501
1,165,000
 
AbbVie, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.950%, 11/21/2026
  1,158,120
  665,000
 
AbbVie, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/15/2031
    654,600
  550,000
 
AbbVie, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 3/15/2036
    538,023
1,030,000
 
AbbVie, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 3/15/2027
  1,036,315
2,145,000
 
Amgen, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 3/2/2030
  2,199,698
  600,000
 
AstraZeneca Finance LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 3/3/2028
    608,667
  650,000
 
AstraZeneca PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 1/17/2029
    647,884
1,915,000
 
Bayer US Finance II LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.375%, 12/15/2028
  1,901,400
  185,000
 
Biogen, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.250%, 5/1/2030
    169,266
  380,000
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 2/22/2029
    387,664
1,000,000
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 2/22/2034
  1,024,558
  140,000
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 5.000%, 8/15/2045
    128,955
  350,000
 
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 5/19/2028
    351,670
  850,000
 
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 5/19/2030
    856,447
  800,000
 
Pfizer, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 11/15/2032
    792,874
  830,000
 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.750%, 9/15/2030
    737,932
  300,000
 
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III B.V., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.150%, 10/1/2026
    297,989
 
TOTAL
14,056,563
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Products—0.2%
  850,000
 
Kenvue, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 3/22/2028
    861,870
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Tobacco—1.6%
  590,000
 
BAT Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.259%, 3/25/2028
    567,328
  370,000
 
BAT Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 3/22/2033
    362,693
1,030,000
 
BAT Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 8/15/2035
  1,062,568
  515,000
 
BAT Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.834%, 2/20/2031
    538,948
  445,000
 
BAT Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.750%, 10/19/2032
    510,731
1,000,000
 
Philip Morris International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 11/1/2031
  1,006,354
  500,000
 
Philip Morris International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 2/15/2028
    504,950
  500,000
 
Philip Morris International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 2/13/2029
    506,635
1,240,000
 
Philip Morris International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 2/15/2030
  1,266,655
  500,000
 
Philip Morris International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 2/13/2034
    509,658
  150,000
 
Philip Morris International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 11/17/2029
    155,587
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
5

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Tobacco—continued
$  250,000
 
Reynolds American, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.000%, 8/4/2041
$    272,800
 
TOTAL
7,264,907
 
Energy - Independent—1.2%
  165,000
 
APA Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.100%, 2/15/2035
    171,374
  500,000
 
Coterra Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 3.900%, 5/15/2027
    497,775
  600,000
 
Diamondback Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 1/30/2030
    613,953
1,205,000
 
Diamondback Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.400%, 4/18/2034
  1,229,868
  300,000
 
Diamondback Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 3/15/2033
    321,742
1,675,000
 
Hess Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 4/1/2027
  1,676,559
1,150,000
 
Ovintiv, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 7/15/2033
  1,219,451
 
TOTAL
5,730,722
 
Energy - Integrated—1.1%
1,350,000
 
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.699%, 4/10/2029
  1,365,932
  905,000
 
BP Capital Markets PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.279%, 9/19/2027
    894,787
1,495,000
 
Cenovus Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.650%, 1/15/2032
  1,338,035
  215,000
 
Cenovus Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.400%, 3/20/2036
    214,344
1,120,000
 
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.018%, 8/12/2027
  1,078,986
 
TOTAL
4,892,084
 
Energy - Midstream—4.0%
  260,000
 
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.400%, 2/15/2031
    242,980
  600,000
 
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 5/3/2029
    602,222
  500,000
 
Enbridge, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 2/15/2031
    495,308
1,005,000
 
Enbridge, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.550%, 6/20/2035
  1,027,328
  905,000
 
Enbridge, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.200%, 11/15/2030
    958,303
  505,000
 
Energy Transfer LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 5/15/2030
    488,798
  160,000
 
Energy Transfer LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.550%, 2/15/2028
    162,908
  200,000
 
Energy Transfer LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.550%, 5/15/2034
    204,331
  930,000
 
Energy Transfer LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.700%, 4/1/2035
    953,311
  280,000
 
Energy Transfer LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.100%, 12/1/2028
    290,739
  425,000
 
MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 3/15/2028
    421,732
1,110,000
 
MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/1/2027
  1,108,645
1,000,000
 
MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 1/15/2033
    995,572
  395,000
 
National Fuel Gas Co., Sr. Secd. Note, 5.950%, 3/15/2035
    410,584
1,710,000
 
National Fuel Gas Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.950%, 3/1/2031
  1,560,883
  500,000
 
National Fuel Gas Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 3/15/2030
    510,388
  830,000
 
ONEOK, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 7/13/2027
    825,358
  490,000
 
ONEOK, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 7/15/2028
    490,268
  440,000
 
ONEOK, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.650%, 11/1/2028
    451,489
  250,000
 
ONEOK, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 6/15/2035
    261,923
  420,000
 
ONEOK, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.100%, 11/15/2032
    444,084
  130,000
 
Targa Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 2/1/2033
    123,531
  750,000
 
Targa Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.350%, 4/15/2031
    735,422
  420,000
 
Targa Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 9/15/2030
    423,246
  500,000
 
Targa Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.400%, 7/30/2036
    497,859
  700,000
 
Targa Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 3/15/2033
    741,433
  375,000
 
Targa Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.150%, 3/1/2029
    390,667
  480,000
 
TC Pipelines, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 5/25/2027
    476,893
1,000,000
 
Williams Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 3/15/2036
    986,015
  915,000
 
Williams Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.300%, 9/30/2035
    916,599
 
TOTAL
18,198,819
 
Energy - Refining—0.2%
1,000,000
 
Valero Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 3/10/2036
    984,987
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
6

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Financial Institution - Banking—22.6%
$1,770,000
 
Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.992%, 6/13/2029
$  1,841,110
  930,000
 
American Express Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.918%, 7/20/2033
    932,453
1,000,000
 
American Express Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.389%, 7/28/2027
  1,002,541
1,000,000
 
American Express Co., Sub., 5.625%, 7/28/2034
  1,022,559
  155,000
 
Associated Banc-Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.455%, 8/29/2030
    158,873
2,825,000
 
Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.592%, 4/29/2031
  2,613,602
2,170,000
 
Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.571%, 4/27/2033
  2,136,042
1,520,000
 
Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.468%, 1/23/2035
  1,553,416
1,755,000
 
Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 2.884%, 10/22/2030
  1,660,015
2,255,000
 
Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.824%, 1/20/2028
  2,246,506
  810,000
 
Bank of America Corp., Sub. Note, 5.489%, 4/23/2037
    805,639
  970,000
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.050%, 1/26/2027
    957,192
  650,000
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.540%, 4/23/2032
    647,655
1,000,000
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.992%, 6/13/2028
    997,838
1,170,000
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 6.317%, 10/25/2029
  1,222,550
1,000,000
 
Capital One Financial Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.493%, 9/11/2031
    984,162
  535,000
 
Capital One Financial Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.722%, 1/30/2032
    528,762
  400,000
 
Capital One Financial Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.817%, 2/1/2034
    411,618
1,485,000
 
Citigroup, Inc., 4.125%, 7/25/2028
  1,473,648
2,500,000
 
Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.572%, 6/3/2031
  2,300,210
2,010,000
 
Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.057%, 1/25/2033
  1,822,172
1,325,000
 
Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.200%, 10/21/2026
  1,319,168
  845,000
 
Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.174%, 9/11/2036
    837,506
  420,000
 
Citigroup, Inc., Sub. Note, 6.020%, 1/24/2036
    431,373
  835,000
 
Citigroup, Inc., Sub., 6.174%, 5/25/2034
    870,190
  790,000
 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.500%, 2/6/2030
    727,010
  500,000
 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.253%, 3/5/2031
    506,465
1,025,000
 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.841%, 1/23/2030
  1,054,976
  740,000
 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.645%, 4/25/2035
    796,169
1,000,000
 
Comerica, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.982%, 1/30/2030
  1,031,459
  500,000
 
Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.550%, 5/5/2027
    491,769
  600,000
 
Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.337%, 4/25/2033
    579,430
  750,000
 
Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.895%, 9/6/2030
    752,960
  700,000
 
Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.141%, 1/29/2037
    683,836
1,525,000
 
Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.361%, 10/27/2028
  1,565,416
1,500,000
 
FNB Corp. (PA), 5.722%, 12/11/2030
  1,516,763
  850,000
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.992%, 1/27/2032
    748,056
1,950,000
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.102%, 2/24/2033
  1,766,079
2,080,000
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.691%, 6/5/2028
  2,062,828
1,000,000
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.369%, 10/21/2031
    981,239
1,500,000
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.330%, 7/23/2035
  1,506,116
  700,000
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.536%, 1/28/2036
    711,747
1,000,000
 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.623%, 1/28/2032
    988,708
  330,000
 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.208%, 8/21/2029
    341,545
  725,000
 
Huntington National Bank, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.650%, 1/10/2030
    749,946
2,035,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.545%, 11/8/2032
  1,811,615
1,570,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.739%, 10/15/2030
  1,479,015
  785,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.963%, 1/25/2033
    712,871
  350,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.586%, 4/26/2033
    345,585
  360,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.012%, 1/23/2030
    364,344
  800,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.103%, 4/22/2031
    815,203
1,195,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.294%, 7/22/2035
  1,208,623
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
7

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Financial Institution - Banking—continued
$1,500,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.299%, 7/24/2029
$  1,525,209
  500,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.502%, 1/24/2036
    512,196
1,120,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.572%, 4/22/2036
  1,152,556
  385,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.581%, 4/22/2030
    395,863
  460,000
 
KeyCorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.305%, 1/28/2037
    451,985
1,200,000
 
KeyCorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.401%, 3/6/2035
  1,276,348
  800,000
 
KeyCorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series GMTN, 5.121%, 4/4/2031
    808,495
  800,000
 
KeyCorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 4.789%, 6/1/2033
    784,764
  635,000
 
M&T Bank Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.553%, 8/16/2028
    635,368
  675,000
 
M&T Bank Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.053%, 1/27/2034
    670,391
  500,000
 
M&T Bank Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.179%, 7/8/2031
    506,568
  520,000
 
M&T Bank Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.413%, 10/30/2029
    554,309
  500,000
 
M&T Bank Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.385%, 1/16/2036
    498,424
  850,000
 
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 1/27/2028
    855,176
  800,000
 
Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.734%, 7/18/2031
    799,091
1,000,000
 
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.708%, 3/12/2032
    992,504
1,325,000
 
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 4/21/2034
  1,338,655
1,720,000
 
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.466%, 1/18/2035
  1,753,158
1,000,000
 
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.664%, 4/17/2036
  1,027,731
1,825,000
 
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series GMTN, 2.239%, 7/21/2032
  1,606,195
1,400,000
 
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.622%, 4/1/2031
  1,345,914
  300,000
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.150%, 5/19/2027
    297,227
1,855,000
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.068%, 1/24/2034
  1,861,534
1,500,000
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.373%, 7/21/2036
  1,508,104
  585,000
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.582%, 6/12/2029
    599,185
  315,000
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.676%, 1/22/2035
    324,788
   38,690
1
Regional Diversified Funding, 144A, 9.250%, 3/15/2030
          0
1,100,000
 
Regions Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.502%, 9/6/2035
  1,105,529
1,000,000
 
State Street Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.159%, 5/18/2034
  1,016,075
  700,000
 
State Street Corp., Sub., 6.123%, 11/21/2034
    739,901
1,550,000
 
Synovus Bank GA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 2/15/2028
  1,561,818
  950,000
 
Synovus Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.168%, 11/1/2030
    975,000
  415,000
 
Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.597%, 1/27/2032
    411,016
  725,000
 
Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 1.125%, 8/3/2027
    697,410
  810,000
 
Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.071%, 5/20/2031
    820,297
2,090,000
 
Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.122%, 1/26/2034
  2,089,497
  375,000
 
Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 7.161%, 10/30/2029
    397,908
1,240,000
 
U.S. Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.653%, 2/1/2029
  1,245,065
  755,000
 
U.S. Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.083%, 5/15/2031
    766,826
  465,000
 
U.S. Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.384%, 1/23/2030
    475,600
  270,000
 
U.S. Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.775%, 6/12/2029
    277,117
  395,000
 
U.S. Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.836%, 6/12/2034
    412,667
  540,000
 
U.S. Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 1.375%, 7/22/2030
    476,487
  425,000
 
U.S. Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 2.215%, 1/27/2028
    418,448
  800,000
 
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.892%, 9/15/2036
    779,625
  465,000
 
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.499%, 1/23/2035
    474,310
1,030,000
 
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.557%, 7/25/2034
  1,058,546
1,250,000
 
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.574%, 7/25/2029
  1,277,693
  465,000
 
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.491%, 10/23/2034
    504,054
1,295,000
 
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 2.393%, 6/2/2028
  1,267,459
1,500,000
 
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 2.572%, 2/11/2031
  1,391,910
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
8

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Financial Institution - Banking—continued
$2,125,000
 
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.584%, 5/22/2028
$  2,107,182
 
TOTAL
103,905,751
 
Financial Institution - Broker/Asset Mgr/Exchange—1.3%
  465,000
 
Charles Schwab Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.300%, 4/1/2027
    462,084
  800,000
 
FMR LLC, Bond, 144A, 7.570%, 6/15/2029
    866,111
1,600,000
 
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.625%, 10/15/2031
  1,399,342
1,000,000
 
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 4/28/2031
    986,332
1,065,000
 
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 7/21/2028
  1,088,335
  250,000
 
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 1/20/2043
    248,413
  840,000
 
Raymond James Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 9/11/2035
    820,374
 
TOTAL
5,870,991
 
Financial Institution - Finance Companies—1.7%
  800,000
 
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Sr. Sub. Secd. Note, 4.750%, 1/15/2033
    782,465
  365,000
 
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.000%, 10/29/2028
    351,811
1,080,000
 
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.300%, 1/30/2032
    987,414
  725,000
 
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 10/15/2027
    726,401
  400,000
 
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.300%, 1/19/2034
    399,695
  725,000
 
Air Lease Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.625%, 12/1/2027
    716,778
  800,000
 
Air Lease Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.300%, 2/1/2028
    808,752
  140,000
 
Air Lease Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.850%, 12/15/2027
    142,700
1,000,000
 
Aircastle Ltd., Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 9/15/2030
    999,707
  945,000
 
Aircastle Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 5/15/2031
    938,900
1,000,000
 
Takeoff Merger Sub., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.850%, 3/24/2031
    991,448
 
TOTAL
7,846,071
 
Financial Institution - Insurance - Health—1.4%
  905,000
 
Centene Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.450%, 7/15/2028
    854,831
1,510,000
 
Elevance Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.101%, 3/1/2028
  1,502,795
1,040,000
 
Elevance Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.600%, 9/15/2032
  1,024,506
  810,000
 
Elevance Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 6/15/2029
    824,926
1,005,000
 
Elevance Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 2/15/2035
  1,006,367
1,000,000
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 4/15/2031
  1,015,909
 
TOTAL
6,229,334
 
Financial Institution - Insurance - Life—1.8%
  465,000
 
AIA Group Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.600%, 4/9/2029
    457,745
1,300,000
 
CoreBridge Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 1/15/2034
  1,338,946
  930,000
 
CoreBridge Global Funding, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.200%, 1/12/2029
    944,169
1,070,000
 
CoreBridge Global Funding, Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 5.900%, 9/19/2028
  1,102,546
  205,000
 
Lincoln Financial Global Funding, Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 4.200%, 1/12/2029
    202,825
1,675,000
 
Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.050%, 1/15/2030
  1,574,689
  700,000
 
Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.852%, 3/15/2034
    715,235
  148,000
 
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Sub. Note, 144A, 8.875%, 6/1/2039
    191,247
  280,000
 
MetLife, Inc., Jr. Sub. Note, 10.750%, 8/1/2039
    363,664
  300,000
 
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., Sr. Note, 144A, 7.625%, 6/15/2040
    344,143
1,000,000
 
Principal Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 3/15/2033
  1,023,032
 
TOTAL
8,258,241
 
Financial Institution - Insurance - P&C—0.6%
1,000,000
 
Aon North America, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.300%, 3/1/2031
  1,024,042
  240,000
 
CNA Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.450%, 8/15/2027
    237,095
  820,000
 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 3/15/2030
    824,513
  400,000
 
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Sub. Note, 144A, 9.375%, 8/15/2039
    517,307
 
TOTAL
2,602,957
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Financial Institution - REIT - Apartment—1.1%
$  800,000
 
Avalonbay Communities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.350%, 12/1/2030
$    793,814
  970,000
 
Avalonbay Communities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.350%, 5/15/2027
    962,689
  600,000
 
Camden Property Trust, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.800%, 5/15/2030
    561,382
1,000,000
 
Mid-America Apartment Communities LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 1/15/2033
    984,334
  475,000
 
Mid-America Apartment Communities LP, Sr. Unsub., 1.700%, 2/15/2031
    416,597
  800,000
 
UDR, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.100%, 11/1/2034
    685,946
  800,000
 
UDR, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 2.100%, 8/1/2032
    679,460
 
TOTAL
5,084,222
 
Financial Institution - REIT - Healthcare—0.9%
  800,000
 
Healthcare Trust of America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.000%, 3/15/2031
    699,237
  190,000
 
Healthcare Trust of America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.100%, 2/15/2030
    179,123
1,000,000
 
Healthpeak Op LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 1/15/2033
    982,088
  600,000
 
Welltower OP LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 7/1/2035
    601,898
1,020,000
 
Welltower, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.750%, 1/15/2031
    940,242
  930,000
 
Welltower, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.100%, 1/15/2030
    886,328
 
TOTAL
4,288,916
 
Financial Institution - REIT - Office—1.3%
1,455,000
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.875%, 2/1/2033
  1,172,725
1,080,000
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 1/15/2028
  1,070,510
  760,000
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 7/1/2030
    754,087
1,100,000
 
Boston Properties LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.550%, 4/1/2032
    954,495
  500,000
 
Boston Properties LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.250%, 1/30/2031
    462,634
  700,000
 
Piedmont Operating Partnership, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.750%, 4/1/2032
    596,703
  750,000
 
Piedmont Operating Partnership, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 9.250%, 7/20/2028
    817,371
 
TOTAL
5,828,525
 
Financial Institution - REIT - Other—1.0%
  310,000
 
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 12/15/2028
    307,050
1,005,000
 
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.700%, 7/1/2034
  1,026,257
  280,000
 
ProLogis LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 2/1/2029
    280,508
1,300,000
 
WP Carey, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.400%, 2/1/2031
  1,165,146
  365,000
 
WP Carey, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.850%, 7/15/2029
    357,147
  500,000
 
WP Carey, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 7/15/2030
    499,172
  810,000
 
WP Carey, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 6/30/2034
    817,749
 
TOTAL
4,453,029
 
Financial Institution - REIT - Retail—1.5%
  260,000
 
Kimco Realty Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.900%, 3/1/2028
    249,255
  280,000
 
Kimco Realty Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.700%, 10/1/2030
    260,907
  700,000
 
Kimco Realty Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.600%, 2/1/2033
    692,094
1,005,000
 
Kimco Realty Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.400%, 3/1/2034
  1,092,682
  580,000
 
Phillips Edison Grocery Center Operating Partnership I, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 3/15/2033
    568,983
  760,000
 
Regency Centers LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.600%, 2/1/2027
    756,824
1,705,000
 
Regency Centers LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.700%, 6/15/2030
  1,654,077
1,000,000
 
Regency Centers LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 3/15/2033
    975,129
  500,000
 
Regency Centers LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 1/15/2034
    507,017
 
TOTAL
6,756,968
 
Sovereign—0.1%
  600,000
 
Inter-American Development Bank, Series MTN, 6.750%, 7/15/2027
    616,945
 
Technology—9.2%
1,005,000
 
Accenture Capital, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.050%, 10/4/2029
    997,482
1,000,000
 
Alphabet, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.400%, 2/15/2033
    985,066
  605,000
 
Alphabet, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 11/15/2035
    594,223
1,350,000
 
Apple, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.000%, 11/13/2027
  1,332,261
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Technology—continued
$  570,000
 
Autodesk, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.300%, 6/15/2035
$    573,478
1,000,000
 
Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.950%, 1/15/2036
    990,552
1,400,000
 
Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 11/15/2031
  1,433,626
1,205,000
 
Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 4/15/2032
  1,235,902
  585,000
 
Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.000%, 4/15/2029
    579,374
  260,000
 
CDW LLC/ CDW Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.670%, 12/1/2026
    257,462
1,120,000
 
Cisco Systems, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 2/24/2030
  1,138,002
1,205,000
 
Cisco Systems, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 2/26/2027
  1,212,409
  114,000
 
Concentrix Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.650%, 8/2/2026
    114,413
  670,000
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 3/10/2031
    666,562
  500,000
 
Fiserv, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 5.250%, 8/11/2035
    488,090
  465,000
 
Fiserv, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.650%, 6/1/2030
    425,511
1,310,000
 
Fiserv, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.450%, 3/2/2028
  1,326,990
1,230,000
 
Fiserv, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.600%, 3/2/2033
  1,247,784
  620,000
 
Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.150%, 1/15/2027
    610,356
  295,000
 
Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.900%, 5/15/2030
    270,385
  665,000
 
Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.900%, 11/15/2031
    585,361
  800,000
 
Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 11/15/2032
    781,971
1,100,000
 
Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.400%, 3/15/2033
  1,075,767
  270,000
 
Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.550%, 11/15/2035
    260,566
1,100,000
 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.400%, 10/15/2030
  1,081,780
  610,000
 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.850%, 10/15/2031
    606,672
  600,000
 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 10/15/2034
    586,529
  385,000
 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 4/1/2033
    386,346
  930,000
 
Intel Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 2/21/2031
    939,699
1,100,000
 
Intel Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 8/15/2033
  1,096,034
  665,000
 
Intel Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.300%, 5/15/2036
    662,463
  325,000
 
Keysight Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.000%, 10/30/2029
    309,601
  785,000
 
Keysight Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.950%, 10/15/2034
    780,619
  600,000
 
KLA Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 7/15/2032
    603,237
  500,000
 
Lam Research Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 3/15/2029
    496,655
  550,000
 
Microchip Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 3/15/2029
    557,259
  390,000
 
Microchip Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 2/15/2030
    394,184
1,780,000
 
Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.700%, 2/4/2036
  1,710,317
2,120,000
 
Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.150%, 11/9/2029
  2,184,831
  800,000
 
Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.700%, 2/4/2056
    737,872
2,310,000
 
Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.000%, 6/30/2030
  2,069,395
  860,000
 
Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 2/15/2032
    852,639
  600,000
 
Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.100%, 9/15/2035
    582,806
  835,000
 
S&P Global, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.900%, 3/1/2032
    762,868
  800,000
 
Salesforce, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 3/15/2028
    800,939
  700,000
 
Salesforce, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 3/15/2029
    701,483
  595,000
 
Trimble, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.100%, 3/15/2033
    624,992
1,445,000
 
Verisign, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.700%, 6/15/2031
  1,302,498
  800,000
 
Verisk Analytics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/15/2029
    793,193
  500,000
 
Verisk Analytics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 3/15/2031
    493,527
  800,000
 
Verisk Analytics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 3/15/2036
    782,323
 
TOTAL
42,084,354
 
Transportation - Railroads—0.3%
  380,000
 
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.750%, 12/2/2026
    374,922
  280,000
 
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.450%, 12/2/2031
    250,026
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11

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Transportation - Railroads—continued
$  600,000
 
Union Pacific Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.150%, 2/5/2027
$    591,732
 
TOTAL
1,216,680
 
Transportation - Services—2.3%
1,000,000
 
Enterprise Rent-A-Car USA Finance Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.700%, 4/30/2031
    997,973
1,130,000
 
Enterprise Rent-A-Car USA Finance Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 2/15/2029
  1,146,230
1,575,000
 
GXO Logistics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 5/6/2029
  1,635,386
  615,000
 
GXO Logistics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 2.650%, 7/15/2031
    549,453
  285,000
 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP & PTL Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.550%, 1/15/2031
    282,098
1,005,000
 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP & PTL Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 7/1/2029
  1,020,301
1,080,000
 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP & PTL Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 2/1/2030
  1,095,471
1,355,000
 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP & PTL Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.700%, 2/1/2028
  1,377,187
  475,000
 
Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series DMTN, 4.900%, 12/1/2029
    480,446
  910,000
 
Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 4.300%, 6/15/2027
    910,432
  455,000
 
Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.250%, 6/1/2028
    462,585
  825,000
 
Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.650%, 3/1/2028
    843,464
 
TOTAL
10,801,026
 
Utility - Electric—5.2%
  690,000
 
AEP Texas, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 6/1/2028
    683,838
  500,000
 
Alabama Power Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 20-A, 1.450%, 9/15/2030
    440,994
2,050,000
 
American Electric Power Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.300%, 3/1/2030
  1,887,210
  325,000
 
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.950%, 12/15/2036
    337,102
  970,000
 
Dominion Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 6/1/2028
    967,897
1,740,000
 
Duke Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.450%, 6/1/2030
  1,605,422
  500,000
 
Duke Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 8/15/2032
    493,052
  560,000
 
EDP Finance B.V., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 1.710%, 1/24/2028
    533,981
  535,000
 
Electricite de France S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.700%, 5/23/2028
    547,087
1,260,000
 
Enel Finance International NV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.125%, 7/12/2028
  1,198,865
  700,000
 
EverSource Energy, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.450%, 3/1/2028
    710,682
1,005,000
 
EverSource Energy, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.950%, 2/1/2029
  1,039,519
1,860,000
 
Exelon Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.050%, 4/15/2030
  1,822,524
1,620,000
 
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 6/15/2029
  1,658,638
1,120,000
 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 7/15/2027
  1,124,719
1,005,000
 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 2/28/2028
  1,013,659
1,960,000
 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 2/28/2030
  1,993,075
  540,000
 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 3/15/2030
    549,727
  595,000
 
NiSource, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.600%, 5/1/2030
    574,527
  565,000
 
Public Service Enterprises Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.400%, 3/15/2035
    570,906
  230,000
 
Puget Energy, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 2.379%, 6/15/2028
    219,878
1,285,000
 
Southern Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series A, 3.700%, 4/30/2030
  1,245,372
  135,000
2
Southern Power Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series A, 4.250%, 10/1/2030
    133,437
  540,000
 
Southern Power Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series B, 4.900%, 10/1/2035
    523,258
  465,000
 
WEC Energy Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.800%, 10/15/2030
    412,075
  245,000
 
WEC Energy Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.200%, 12/15/2028
    231,535
  535,000
 
WEC Energy Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 1/15/2028
    538,135
  855,000
 
WEC Energy Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 10/1/2027
    864,003
 
TOTAL
23,921,117
 
Utility - Natural Gas Distributor—0.2%
  755,000
 
Southern California Gas Co., Term Loan - 1st Lien, 5.050%, 9/1/2034
    758,195
 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $440,111,099)
442,313,781
 
U.S. TREASURIES—0.9%
 
U.S. Treasury Notes—0.9%
2,800,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 3.875%, 4/30/2030
  2,789,500
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
 
U.S. TREASURIES—continued
 
U.S. Treasury Notes—continued
$1,500,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 4.625%, 2/15/2035
$  1,531,678
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $4,330,745)
4,321,178
 
INVESTMENT COMPANY—1.9%
8,501,265
 
Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares, 3.58%3
(IDENTIFIED COST $8,501,265)
  8,501,265
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—99.1%
(IDENTIFIED COST $452,943,109)4
455,136,224
 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—0.9%5
4,051,714
 
NET ASSETS—100%
$459,187,938
At April 30, 2026, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contracts:
Description
Number of
Contracts
Notional
Value
Expiration
Date
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures:
 
United States Treasury Notes 10-Year Long Futures
77
$8,515,719
June 2026
$(66,624)
United States Treasury Notes 10-Year Ultra Long Futures
103
$11,624,516
June 2026
$(154,604)
Short Futures:
 
United States Treasury Long Bond
5
$564,219
June 2026
$7,310
NET UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON FUTURES CONTRACTS
$(213,918)
Net Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts is included in “Other Assets and Liabilities—Net.”
Transactions with affiliated investment companies, which are funds managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser, during the period ended April 30, 2026, were as follows:
 
Federated Hermes
Government
Obligations Fund,
Premier Shares
Value as of 4/30/2025
$19,474,905
Purchases at Cost
$110,365,033
Proceeds from Sales
$(121,338,673)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation
$
Net Realized Gain/(Loss)
$
Value as of 4/30/2026
$8,501,265
Shares Held as of 4/30/2026
8,501,265
Dividend Income
$253,985
1
Market quotations and price evaluations are not available. Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs in accordance with procedures established
by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Adviser acting through its Valuation Committee.
2
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 April 30, 2026, these restricted securities amounted to $133,437, which
represented 0.0% of total net assets.
3
7-day net yield.
4
The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $452,983,133.
5
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 net assets at April 30, 2026.
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 April 30, 2026, 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:
Corporate Bonds
$
$442,313,781
$0
$442,313,781
U.S. Treasuries
4,321,178
4,321,178
Investment Company
8,501,265
8,501,265
TOTAL SECURITIES
$8,501,265
$446,634,959
$0
$455,136,224
Other Financial Instruments:1
Assets
$7,310
$
$
$7,310
Liabilities
(221,228)
(221,228)
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
$(213,918)
$
$
$(213,918)
1
Other financial instruments are futures contracts.
The following acronym(s) are used throughout this portfolio:
 
GMTN
—Global Medium Term Note
MTN
—Medium Term Note
REIT
—Real Estate Investment Trust
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsInstitutional Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
 
Year Ended April 30,
 
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
$8.58
$8.29
$8.47
$8.60
$9.60
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss)1
0.36
0.35
0.33
0.25
0.18
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.04
0.30
(0.18)
(0.15)
(0.90)
Total From Investment Operations
0.40
0.65
0.15
0.10
(0.72)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income
(0.37)
(0.36)
(0.33)
(0.23)
(0.18)
Distributions from net realized gain
(0.00)2
(0.10)
Total Distributions
(0.37)
(0.36)
(0.33)
(0.23)
(0.28)
Net Asset Value, End of Period
$8.61
$8.58
$8.29
$8.47
$8.60
Total Return3
4.66%
7.91%
1.88%
1.22%
(7.68)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses4
0.51%
0.51%
0.54%
0.57%
0.57%
Net investment income
4.20%
4.15%
3.96%
2.95%
1.93%
Expense waiver/reimbursement5
0.20%
0.27%
0.27%
0.24%
0.26%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$205,190
$233,613
$361,926
$229,337
$122,743
Portfolio turnover6
27%
17%
18%
28%
23%
1
Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2
Represents less than $0.01.
3
Based on net asset value.
4
Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
5
This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/
reimbursement recorded by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
6
Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsService Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
 
Year Ended April 30,
 
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
$8.59
$8.29
$8.47
$8.60
$9.60
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss)1
0.34
0.33
0.31
0.22
0.16
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.02
0.31
(0.18)
(0.14)
(0.90)
Total From Investment Operations
0.36
0.64
0.13
0.08
(0.74)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income
(0.34)
(0.34)
(0.31)
(0.21)
(0.16)
Distributions from net realized gain
(0.00)2
(0.10)
Total Distributions
(0.34)
(0.34)
(0.31)
(0.21)
(0.26)
Net Asset Value, End of Period
$8.61
$8.59
$8.29
$8.47
$8.60
Total Return3
4.28%
7.76%
1.62%
0.97%
(7.91)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses4
0.76%
0.76%
0.80%
0.82%
0.82%
Net investment income
3.95%
3.90%
3.67%
2.57%
1.69%
Expense waiver/reimbursement5
0.42%
0.46%
0.48%
0.48%
0.49%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$1,154
$1,938
$13,170
$15,137
$15,999
Portfolio turnover6
27%
17%
18%
28%
23%
1
Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2
Represents less than $0.01.
3
Based on net asset value.
4
Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
5
This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/
reimbursement recorded by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
6
Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass R6 Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
 
Year
Ended
4/30/2026
Period
Ended
4/30/20251
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
$8.59
$8.41
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss)2
0.37
0.30
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.03
0.18
Total From Investment Operations
0.40
0.48
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income
(0.37)
(0.30)
Net Asset Value, End of Period
$8.62
$8.59
Total Return3
4.72%
5.80%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses4
0.45%
0.45%5
Net investment income
4.27%
4.23%5
Expense waiver/reimbursement6
0.16%
0.17%5
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$252,844
$185,173
Portfolio turnover7
27%
17%8
1
Reflects operations for the period from July 1, 2024 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2025.
2
Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
3
Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
4
Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
5
Computed on an annualized basis.
6
This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/
reimbursement recorded by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
7
Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation.
8
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended April 30, 2025.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2026
Assets:
Investment in securities, at value including $8,501,265 of investments in affiliated holdings*(identified cost $452,943,109, including
$8,501,265 of identified cost in affiliated holdings)
$455,136,224
Cash
1,099,450
Due from broker (Note2)
395,000
Income receivable
4,733,633
Income receivable from affiliated holdings
29,004
Receivable for shares sold
180,068
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts
41,450
Total Assets
461,614,829
Liabilities:
Payable for investments purchased
1,099,285
Payable for shares redeemed
360,020
Income distribution payable
847,728
Payable for investment adviser fee (Note5)
3,558
Payable for administrative fee (Note5)
969
Payable for other service fees (Notes 2 and5)
593
Accrued expenses (Note5)
114,738
Total Liabilities
2,426,891
Net assets for 53,296,811 shares outstanding
$459,187,938
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in capital
$459,800,015
Total distributable earnings (loss)
(612,077)
Net Assets
$459,187,938
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
Institutional Shares:
Net asset value per share ($205,190,317 ÷ 23,825,265 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized
$8.61
Service Shares:
Net asset value per share ($1,154,060 ÷ 133,977 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized
$8.61
Class R6 Shares:
Net asset value per share ($252,843,561 ÷ 29,337,569 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized
$8.62
*
See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended April 30, 2026
Investment Income:
Interest
$19,622,110
Dividends received from affiliated holdings*
253,985
TOTAL INCOME
19,876,095
Expenses:
Investment adviser fee (Note5)
1,852,738
Administrative fee (Note5)
336,700
Custodian fees
31,321
Transfer agent fees (Note 2)
221,389
Directors’/Trustees’ fees (Note5)
3,714
Auditing fees
35,038
Legal fees
12,320
Portfolio accounting fees
148,253
Distribution services fee (Note5)
3,446
Other service fees (Notes 2 and5)
31,866
Share registration costs
59,565
Printing and postage
37,340
Miscellaneous (Note5)
30,100
TOTAL EXPENSES
2,803,790
Waivers and Reimbursements:
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee (Note 5)
(666,884)
Waiver/reimbursements of other operating expenses (Notes 2 and 5)
(94,253)
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS
(761,137)
Net expenses
2,042,653
Net investment income
17,833,442
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts:
Net realized gain on investments
334,862
Net realized gain on futures contracts
145,938
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments
728,279
Net change in unrealized appreciation of futures contracts
(482,734)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts
726,345
Change in net assets resulting from operations
$18,559,787
*
See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended April 30
2026
2025
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net investment income
$17,833,442
$16,870,824
Net realized gain (loss)
480,800
338,032
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
245,545
13,295,065
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
18,559,787
30,503,921
Distributions to Shareholders:
Institutional Shares
(8,629,936)
(11,379,348)
Service Shares
(54,777)
(170,689)
Class R6 Shares
(9,194,578)
(5,443,098)1
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
(17,879,291)
(16,993,135)
Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares
146,922,403
288,672,588
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
8,966,692
8,371,806
Cost of shares redeemed
(118,105,270)
(264,927,554)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
37,783,825
32,116,840
Change in net assets
38,464,321
45,627,626
Net Assets:
Beginning of period
420,723,617
375,095,991
End of period
$459,187,938
$420,723,617
1
Reflects operations for the period from July 1, 2024 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2025.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2026
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Hermes Income Securities 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 seven portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund (the “Fund”), a diversified portfolio. The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. Each portfolio pays its own expenses. The Fund offers three classes of shares: Institutional Shares, Service Shares and Class R6 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.
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 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.

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 ask quotations.

Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Adviser.

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 and Significant Events Procedures
Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Act, 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 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.
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The Adviser has also adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Valuation Committee determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment’s value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:

With respect to securities traded principally in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures contracts;

Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded;

Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, or a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry.
The Adviser has adopted procedures whereby the Valuation Committee uses a pricing service to provide factors to update the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets from the time of the close of their respective foreign stock exchanges to the pricing time of the Fund. For other significant events, the Fund may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Valuation Committee will determine the fair value of the investment in accordance with the fair valuation procedures approved by the Adviser. The Trustees periodically review fair valuations made in response to significant events.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements for short-term liquidity purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to require the other party to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund’s custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercises “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. Certain repurchase agreements may be structured as loans secured by a security interest or lien on the eligible securities. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund’s Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.
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. Foreign dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. In addition, distributions of capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. 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. 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. The detail of the total fund expense waivers and reimbursements of $761,137 is disclosed in various locations in this Note 2 and Note 5.
Transfer Agent Fees
For the year ended April 30, 2026, transfer agent fees for the Fund were as follows:
 
Transfer Agent
Fees Incurred
Transfer Agent
Fees Reimbursed
Institutional Shares
$202,346
$(62,224)
Service Shares
1,107
(158)
Class R6 Shares
17,936
TOTAL
$221,389
$(62,382)
Other Service Fees
The Fund may pay other service fees up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Institutional Shares and Service Shares to 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.
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For the year ended April 30, 2026, other service fees for the Fund were as follows:
 
Other Service
Fees Incurred
Other Service
Fees Reimbursed
Institutional Shares
$28,425
$(28,425)
Service Shares
3,441
TOTAL
$31,866
$(28,425)
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the year ended April 30, 2026, 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 April 30, 2026, tax years 2023 through 2026 remain subject to examination by the Fund’s major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Futures Contracts
The Fund purchases and sells financial futures contracts to manage duration and yield curve risks. Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit with a broker, either U.S. government securities or a specified amount of cash, which is shown as due from broker in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. 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 clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures contracts, guarantees the futures contracts against default.
Futures contracts outstanding at period end are listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
The average notional value of long and short futures contracts held by the Fund throughout the period was $12,237,946 and $43,401, respectively. This is based on amounts held as of each month-end throughout the fiscal period.
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 Adviser.
Additional information on restricted securities held at April 30, 2026, is as follows:
Security
Acquisition
Date
Cost
Value
Southern Power Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series A, 4.250%, 10/1/2030
9/16/2025
$134,744
$133,437
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Additional Disclosure Related to Derivative Instruments
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
 
Assets
 
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
Fair
Value
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments under ASC Topic 815
 
Interest rate contracts
Receivable for variation
margin on futures contracts
$(213,918)*
*
Includes cumulative net depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the footnotes to the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is
reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Year Ended April 30, 2026
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
 
Futures
Contracts
Interest rate contracts
$145,938
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
 
Futures
Contracts
Interest rate contracts
$(482,734)
Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ materially from those estimated. The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
 
Year Ended
4/30/2026
Year Ended
4/30/2025
Institutional Shares:
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares sold
5,650,584
$49,114,691
10,588,035
$90,110,984
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
932,319
8,087,488
962,628
8,217,444
Shares redeemed
(9,978,044)
(86,383,860)
(27,983,723)
(240,042,976)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(3,395,141)
$(29,181,681)
(16,433,060)
$(141,714,548)
 
Year Ended
4/30/2026
Year Ended
4/30/2025
Service Shares:
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares sold
7,983
$68,831
28,362
$239,779
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
6,025
52,264
18,104
153,344
Shares redeemed
(105,731)
(913,641)
(1,409,015)
(11,989,082)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SERVICE SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(91,723)
$(792,546)
(1,362,549)
$(11,595,959)
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Year Ended
4/30/2026
Year Ended
4/30/20251
Class R6 Shares:
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares sold
11,222,831
$97,738,881
23,069,068
$198,321,825
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
94,976
826,940
119
1,018
Shares redeemed
(3,541,286)
(30,807,769)
(1,508,139)
(12,895,496)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS R6 SHARE TRANSACTIONS
7,776,521
$67,758,052
21,561,048
$185,427,347
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS
4,289,657
$37,783,825
3,765,439
$32,116,840
1
Reflects operations for the period from July 1, 2024 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2025.
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, was as follows:
 
2026
2025
Ordinary income
$17,879,291
$16,993,135
As of April 30, 2026, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Distributions payable
$(150,760)
Net unrealized appreciation
$2,153,091
Capital loss carryforwards and deferrals
$(2,614,408)
TOTAL
$(612,077)
At April 30, 2026, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $452,983,133. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $2,153,091. This consists of unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $4,932,583 and unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $2,779,492. The amounts presented are inclusive of derivative contracts. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation is attributable to differing treatments for deferral of losses on wash sales and mark-to-market on futures contracts.
As of April 30, 2026, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $2,614,408 which will reduce the Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, these net capital losses retain their character as either short-term or long-term and do not expire.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund’s capital loss carryforwards:
Short-Term
Long-Term
Total
$230,144
$2,384,264
$2,614,408
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $169,941 to offset capital gains realized during the year ended April 30, 2026.
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 0.44% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund for competitive reasons such as to maintain the Fund’s expense ratio, or as and when appropriate, to maintain positive or zero net yields. For the year ended April 30, 2026, the Adviser voluntarily waived $662,142 of its fee and voluntarily reimbursed $62,382 of transfer agent fees.
The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain investment adviser fees as a result of transactions in other affiliated investment companies. For the year ended April 30, 2026, the Adviser reimbursed $4,742.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Hermes Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below:
Administrative Fee
Average Daily Net Assets
of the Investment Complex
0.100%
on assets up to $50 billion
0.075%
on assets over $50 billion
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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 year ended April 30, 2026, 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 Service Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets, annually, to compensate FSC. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended April 30, 2026, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
 
Distribution Services
Fees Incurred
Distribution Services
Fees Waived
Service Shares
$3,446
$(3,446)
When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares.
Other Service Fees
For the year ended April 30, 2026, FSSC received $856 and reimbursed $28,425 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 July 1, 2026, total annual fund operating expenses (excluding interest expense, extraordinary expenses and proxy-related expenses, if any) paid by the Fund’s Institutional Shares, Service Shares and Class R6 Shares (after the voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements) will not exceed 0.52%, 0.77% and 0.46% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) July 1, 2027; or (b) the date of the Fund’s next effective Prospectus. Prior to July 1, 2026, the Fee Limit for the Fund’s Institutional Shares, Service Shares and Class R6 Shares was 0.51%, 0.76% and 0.45%, respectively. While the Adviser and its 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 approval of Trustees.
Directors’/Trustees’ and Miscellaneous Fees
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Independent Directors’/Trustees’ fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. These expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
6.  CREDIT RISK
The Fund may place its cash on deposit with financial institutions in the United States, which is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) up to $250,000. The Fund’s credit risk in the event of failure of these financial institutions is represented by the difference between the FDIC limit and the total amounts on deposit. The Fund from time to time may have amounts on deposit in excess of the insured limits.
7. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended April 30, 2026, were as follows:
Purchases
$141,778,936
Sales
$100,181,005
8. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Hermes Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement dated June 17, 2025, which was renewed on June 16, 2026 for an amount up to $400,000,000. The LOC was made available to temporarily finance 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 (a) the highest, on any day, of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the published secured overnight financing rate plus an assigned percentage, and (iii) 0.0%, plus (b) a margin. Any fund eligible to borrow under the LOC pays its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders’ commitment that has not been utilized, quarterly in arrears and at maturity. As of April 30, 2026, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the year ended April 30, 2026, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
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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 Hermes, 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 April 30, 2026, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended April 30, 2026, the program was not utilized.
10. Operating Segments
An operating segment is defined as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (CODM) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. A management committee of the Adviser acts as the CODM. The Fund represents a single operating segment, as the CODM monitors the operating results of the Fund as a whole and the strategic asset allocation is determined based on the investment objective of the Fund and executed by the Fund’s portfolio management team. The financial information in the form of the Fund’s portfolio composition, total returns, expense ratios and changes in net assets (i.e., changes in net assets resulting from operations, subscriptions and redemptions) which is reviewed by the CODM to assess the Fund’s performance in comparison to the Fund’s benchmarks and to make resource allocation decisions for the Fund’s single segment is consistent with the information presented in these financial statements. Segment assets are reflected on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “total assets” and significant segment expenses are listed on the accompanying Statement of Operations.
11. INDEMNIFICATIONS
Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its Officers and Directors/Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund (other than liabilities arising out of their willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of their duties to the Fund). In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund provides certain indemnifications under arrangements with third parties. Typically, obligations to indemnify a third party arise in the context of an arrangement entered into by the Fund under which the Fund agrees to indemnify such third party for certain liabilities arising out of actions taken pursuant to the arrangement, provided the third party’s actions are not deemed to have breached an agreed-upon standard of care (such as willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of their duties under the contract). The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet arisen. The Fund does not anticipate any material claims or losses pursuant to these arrangements at this time, and accordingly expects the risk of loss to be remote.
12. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026, 99.9% of total ordinary income distributions qualified as business interest income for purposes of 163(j) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FEDERATED HERMES INTERMEDIATE CORPORATE BOND FUND:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2026, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the portfolios constituting Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust) at April 30, 2026, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more Federated Hermes investment companies since 1979.
Boston, Massachusetts
June 23, 2026
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2025
FEDERATED HERMES INTERMEDIATE CORPORATE BOND FUND (THE “FUND”)
At its meetings in May 2025 (the “May Meetings”), the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and unanimously approved the continuation of the investment advisory contract between the Fund and Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) (the “Contract”) for an additional one-year term. The Board’s determination to approve the continuation of the Contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment after considering such information deemed necessary to evaluate the terms of the Contract and to approve the continuation of the existing arrangement. The information, factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval are summarized below.
Information Received and Review Process
At the request of the Independent Trustees, the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”) furnished to the Board in advance of its May Meetings an independent written report regarding data related to the Fund’s management fee (the “CCO Management Fee Report”). The Board considered the CCO Management Fee Report, along with other information, in evaluating the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and in determining to approve the continuation of the Contract.
In addition to the CCO Management Fee Report, the Board considered information specifically prepared in connection with the approval of the continuation of the Contract that was presented at the May Meetings. In this regard, in the months preceding the May Meetings, the Board requested and reviewed written responses and supporting materials prepared by the Adviser and its affiliates (collectively, “Federated Hermes”) in response to requests posed to Federated Hermes by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees encompassing a wide variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board also considered such additional matters as the Independent Trustees deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Contract, which included detailed information about the Fund and Federated Hermes furnished to the Board at its meetings throughout the year.
The Board’s consideration of the Contract included review of materials and information covering the following matters, among others: (1) copies of the Contract; (2) the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by Federated Hermes; (3) Federated Hermes’ business and operations; (4) the Adviser’s investment philosophy, personnel and processes; (5) the Fund’s investment objective and strategies; (6) the Fund’s short-term and long-term performance - in absolute terms (both on a gross basis and net of expenses) and relative to an appropriate group of peer funds and its benchmark; (7) the Fund’s fees and expenses, including the advisory fee and the overall expense structure of the Fund - in absolute terms and relative to an appropriate group of peer funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations (if any); (8) the financial condition of Federated Hermes; (9) the Adviser’s profitability with respect to managing the Fund; (10) distribution and sales activity for the Fund; and (11) the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities (if any).
The Board also considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees charged to other registered funds in evaluating the Contract. Using these judicial decisions as a guide, the Board considered several factors it deemed relevant to an adviser’s fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund, including: (1) the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser to the fund and its shareholders, including the performance of the fund, its benchmark and comparable funds; (2) the adviser’s cost of providing the services and the profitability to the adviser of providing advisory services to the fund; (3) the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger and, if such economies of scale exist, whether they have been appropriately shared with the fund and its shareholders or the family of funds; (4) any “fall-out” benefits that accrue to the adviser because of its relationship with the fund, including research services received from brokers that execute fund trades and any fees paid to affiliates of the adviser for services rendered to the fund; (5) comparative fees and expenses, including a comparison of management fees paid to the adviser with those paid by similar funds managed by the same adviser or other advisers as well as management fees charged to institutional and other advisory clients of the same adviser for what might be viewed as like services; and (6) the extent of care, conscientiousness and independence with which the fund’s board members perform their duties and their expertise, including whether they are fully informed about all facts the board deems relevant to its consideration of the adviser’s services and fees. The Board considered that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) disclosure requirements regarding the basis for a fund board’s approval of the fund’s investment advisory contract generally align with the factors listed above. The Board was guided by these factors in its evaluation of the Contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below. The Board considered and weighed these factors in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated Hermes on matters relating to the oversight of the other funds advised by Federated Hermes (each, a “Federated Hermes Fund” and, collectively, the “Federated Hermes Funds”).
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In addition, the Board considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders and the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew the Contract. In particular, the Board recognized that many shareholders likely have invested in the Fund based on the strength of Federated Hermes’ industry standing and reputation and with the expectation that Federated Hermes will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board observed that there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders in the marketplace, and such shareholders, having had the opportunity to consider other investment options, have effectively selected Federated Hermes by virtue of investing in the Fund.
In determining to approve the continuation of the Contract, the members of the Board reviewed and evaluated information and factors they believed to be relevant and appropriate through the exercise of their reasonable business judgment. While individual members of the Board may have weighed certain factors differently, the Board’s determination to approve the continuation of the Contract was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Board throughout the year. The Board recognized that its evaluation process is evolutionary and that the factors considered and the emphasis placed on relevant factors may change in recognition of changing circumstances in the registered fund marketplace. The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the evaluation process by independent legal counsel. In connection with their deliberations at the May Meetings, the Independent Trustees met separately in executive session with their independent legal counsel and without management present to review the relevant materials and consider their responsibilities under applicable laws. In addition, senior management representatives of Federated Hermes also met with the Independent Trustees and their independent legal counsel to discuss the materials and presentations furnished to the Board at the May Meetings. The Board considered the approval of the Contract for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the family of Federated Hermes Funds, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the resources of Federated Hermes dedicated to the Fund. In this regard, the Board evaluated, among other things, the terms of the Contract and the full range of services provided to the Fund by Federated Hermes. The Board considered the Adviser’s personnel, investment philosophy and process, investment research capabilities and resources, trade operations capabilities, experience and performance track record. The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and evaluated Federated Hermes’ ability and experience in attracting and retaining qualified personnel to service the Fund. The Board considered the trading operations by the Adviser, including the execution of portfolio transactions and the selection of brokers for those transactions. The Board also considered the Adviser’s ability to deliver competitive investment performance for the Fund when compared to the Fund’s Performance Peer Group (as defined below).
In addition, the Board considered the financial resources and overall reputation of Federated Hermes and its willingness to consider and make investments in personnel, infrastructure, technology, cybersecurity, business continuity planning and operational enhancements that are designed to benefit the Federated Hermes Funds. The Board considered Federated Hermes’ oversight of the securities lending program for the Federated Hermes Funds that engage in securities lending and noted the income earned by the Federated Hermes Funds that participate in such program. In addition, the Board considered the quality of Federated Hermes’ communications with the Board and responsiveness to Board inquiries and requests made from time to time with respect to the Federated Hermes Funds. The Board also considered that Federated Hermes is responsible for providing the Federated Hermes Funds’ officers.
The Board received and evaluated information regarding Federated Hermes’ regulatory and compliance environment. The Board considered Federated Hermes’ compliance program and compliance history and reports from the CCO about Federated Hermes’ compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including responses to regulatory developments and any compliance or other issues raised by regulatory agencies. The Board also noted Federated Hermes’ support of the Federated Hermes Funds’ compliance control structure and the compliance-related resources devoted by Federated Hermes in support of the Fund’s obligations pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including Federated Hermes’ commitment to respond to rulemaking and other regulatory initiatives of the SEC. The Board considered Federated Hermes’ approach to internal audits and risk management with respect to the Federated Hermes Funds and its day-to-day oversight of the Federated Hermes Funds’ compliance with their investment objectives and policies as well as with applicable laws and regulations, noting that regulatory and other developments had over time led, and continue to lead, to an increase in the scope of Federated Hermes’ oversight in this regard. In addition, the Board noted Federated Hermes’ commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to prepare for and respond to ongoing changes due to the market, regulatory and control environments in which the Fund and its service providers operate.
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The Board considered Federated Hermes’ efforts to provide shareholders in the Federated Hermes Funds with a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies. The Board considered the expenses that Federated Hermes had incurred, as well as the entrepreneurial and other risks assumed by Federated Hermes, in sponsoring and providing on-going services to new funds to expand these opportunities for shareholders. The Board noted the benefits to shareholders of being part of the family of Federated Hermes Funds, which include the general right to exchange investments between the same class of shares without the incurrence of additional sales charges.
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund.
Fund Investment Performance
The Board considered the investment performance of the Fund. In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered performance results in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks. The Board considered detailed investment reports on, and the Adviser’s analysis of, the Fund’s performance over different time periods that were provided to the Board throughout the year and in connection with the May Meetings. These reports included, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to one or more relevant categories or groups of peer funds and the Fund’s benchmark, performance attribution information and commentary on the effect of market conditions. The Board noted that it evaluated investment performance at meetings throughout the year and received reports from Federated Hermes regarding the performance of certain Federated Hermes Funds as well as Federated Hermes’ explanations for less favorable performance and any specific actions Federated Hermes had taken, or had determined to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions.
The Board also reviewed comparative information regarding the performance of other registered funds in the category of peer funds selected by Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”), an independent fund ranking organization (the “Performance Peer Group”). The Board noted the CCO’s statement 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 also considered comparative performance data from Lipper, Inc. that was included in reports provided to the Board throughout the year. The Board noted that differences may exist between the Performance Peer Group and Lipper peers and that the results of these performance comparisons may vary.
The Board considered that for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2024, the Fund’s performance was above the median of the Performance Peer Group.
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that it had continued confidence in the Adviser’s overall capabilities to manage the Fund.
Fund Expenses
The Board considered the advisory fee and overall expense structure of the Fund and the comparative fee and expense information that had been provided in connection with the May Meetings. In this regard, the Board was presented with, and considered, information regarding the contractual advisory fee rates, net advisory fee rates, total expense ratios and each element of the Fund’s total expense ratio (i.e., gross and net advisory fees, administrative fees, custody fees, portfolio accounting fees and transfer agency fees) relative to an appropriate group of peer funds compiled by Federated Hermes from the overall category of peer funds selected by Morningstar (the “Expense Peer Group”). The Board received a description of the methodology used to select the Expense Peer Group from the overall Morningstar category. The Board also reviewed comparative information regarding the fees and expenses of the broader group of funds in the overall Morningstar category.
While mindful that courts have cautioned against giving too much weight to comparative information concerning fees charged to funds by other advisers, the use of comparisons between the Fund and its Expense Peer Group assisted the Board in its evaluation of the Fund’s fees and expenses. The Board focused on comparisons with other registered funds more heavily than non-registered fund products or services because such comparisons are believed to be more relevant. The Board considered that other registered funds are the products most like the Fund, in that they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle, in fact, chosen and maintained by the Fund’s shareholders. The Board noted that the range of such other registered funds’ fees and expenses, therefore, appears to be a relevant indicator of what investors 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 Expense Peer Group. In this regard, the Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate was above the median of the Expense Peer Group, but the Board noted the applicable waivers and reimbursements, and that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive in the context of other factors considered by the Board. The Board considered the fact that the Adviser committed to permanently reduce fees of the Fund by 6 basis points, such reduction to be effective July 1, 2024.
The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fees charged by Federated Hermes to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Federated Hermes Funds, including non-registered fund clients (such as institutional separate accounts) and third-party unaffiliated registered funds for which the Adviser or its affiliates serve as sub-adviser. The Board noted the CCO’s statement that non-registered fund clients are inherently different products due to the following differences, among others: (i) types of targeted investors; (ii) applicable laws and regulations; (iii) legal structures; (iv) average account sizes; (v) portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows and different associated costs; (vi) the time spent by portfolio managers and their teams (among other personnel across various departments, including legal, compliance and risk management) in reviewing securities pricing; (vii) SEC mandated risk management programs with respect to fund liquidity and use of derivatives; (viii) questions on regulatory reporting; (ix) a variety of different administrative responsibilities; and (x) degrees of risk associated with management. The Board also considered information regarding the differences in the nature of the services required for Federated Hermes to manage its proprietary registered fund business versus managing a discrete pool of assets as a sub-adviser to another institution’s registered fund, noting the CCO’s statement that Federated Hermes generally performs significant additional services and assumes substantially greater risks in managing the Fund and other Federated Hermes Funds than in its role as sub-adviser to an unaffiliated third-party registered fund. The Board noted that the CCO emphasized that differences in fees for providing advisory services to other types of clients may not be appropriate when judging the appropriateness of the Federated Hermes Funds’ advisory fees because of the different services provided.
In the case of the Fund, the Board noted that Federated Hermes does not manage any other types of clients that are comparable to the Fund.
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the fees and total operating expenses of the Fund, in conjunction with other matters considered, are reasonable in light of the services provided.
Profitability
The Board received and considered profitability information furnished by Federated Hermes. Such profitability information included revenues reported on a fund-by-fund basis and estimates of the allocation of expenses made on a fund-by-fund basis, using allocation methodologies specified by the CCO and described to the Board. The Board considered the CCO’s statement that, while the cost allocation report applies consistent allocation processes for purposes of general comparison of funds, the inherent difficulties in arbitrarily allocating costs lacks precision and can cause the report to be unreliable because a single change in an allocation estimate can dramatically alter the resulting estimate of cost and/or profitability of a Federated Hermes Fund and may produce unintended consequences. In addition, the Board considered the CCO’s statement that the allocation methodologies used by Federated Hermes in estimating profitability for purposes of reporting to the Board in connection with the continuation of the Contract are consistent with the methodologies previously reviewed by an independent consultant. The Board noted that the independent consultant had previously conducted a review of the allocation methodologies and reported to the Board that, although there is no single best method to allocate expenses, the methodologies used by Federated Hermes are reasonable. The Board considered the CCO’s statement that the estimated profitability to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable in relation to the services provided.
The Board also reviewed information compiled by Federated Hermes comparing its profitability information to other publicly-held fund management companies, including information regarding profitability trends over time. The Board recognized that profitability comparisons among fund management companies are difficult because of the variation in the type of comparative information that is publicly available, and the profitability of any fund management company is affected by numerous factors. The Board considered the CCO’s statement that, based on such profitability information, Federated Hermes’ profit margins did not appear to be excessive and that Federated Hermes appeared financially sound, with the resources available to fulfill its contractual obligations.
Economies of Scale
The Board received and considered information about the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger, the difficulties of isolating and quantifying economies of scale at an individual fund level, and the extent to which potential scale benefits are shared with shareholders. In this regard, the Board considered that Federated Hermes has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated Hermes Funds, such as: portfolio management, investment research and trading operations; shareholder services; compliance; business continuity, cybersecurity and information security programs; internal audit and risk management functions; and technology, systems
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32

capabilities and use of data. The Board noted that Federated Hermes’ investments in these areas are extensive and are designed to provide enhanced or expanded services to the Federated Hermes Funds and their shareholders. The Board considered that the benefits of these investments are likely to be shared with the family of Federated Hermes Funds as a whole. In addition, the Board considered that fee waivers and expense reimbursements are another means for potential economies of scale to be shared with shareholders and can provide protection from an increase in expenses if a Federated Hermes Fund’s assets decline. The Board considered that, in order for the Federated Hermes Funds to remain competitive in the marketplace, Federated Hermes has frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses for the Federated Hermes Funds and has disclosed to shareholders and/or reported to the Board its intention to do so (or continue to do so) in the future. The Board also considered that Federated Hermes has been active in managing expenses of the Federated Hermes Funds in recent years, which has resulted in benefits being realized by shareholders.
The Board also received and considered information on adviser-paid fees (commonly referred to as “revenue sharing” payments) that was provided to the Board throughout the year and in connection with the May Meetings. The Board considered that Federated Hermes believes that this information is relevant to consider whether Federated Hermes had an incentive to either not apply breakpoints, or to apply breakpoints at higher levels, but should not be considered when evaluating the reasonableness of advisory fees. The Board also noted the absence of any applicable regulatory or industry guidelines on economies of scale, which is compounded by the lack of any uniform methodology or pattern with respect to structuring fund advisory fees with breakpoints that serve to reduce the fees as a fund attains a certain size.
Other Benefits
The Board considered information regarding the compensation and other ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits that Federated Hermes derived from its relationships with the Federated Hermes Funds. The Board considered that Federated Hermes may derive a benefit to its reputation as an adviser to the Fund, which may help in attracting other clients and investment personnel. The Board noted that, in addition to receiving advisory fees under the Federated Hermes Funds’ investment advisory contracts, Federated Hermes’ affiliates also receive fees for providing other services to the Federated Hermes Funds under separate service contracts, including for serving as the Federated Hermes Funds’ administrator and distributor. In this regard, the Board considered that Federated Hermes’ affiliates provide distribution and shareholder services to the Federated Hermes Funds, for which they may be compensated through distribution and servicing fees paid pursuant to Rule 12b-1 plans or otherwise. The Board also received and considered information detailing the benefits, if any, that Federated Hermes may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute portfolio trades for the Federated Hermes Funds.
Conclusions
The Board considered the CCO’s presentation and statements and the information accompanying the CCO Management Fee Report. The Board recognized that its evaluation of the Federated Hermes Funds’ advisory and sub-advisory arrangements is a continuing and ongoing process that is informed by the information that the Board requests and receives from management throughout the course of the year.
On the basis of the information and factors summarized above, among other information and factors deemed relevant by the Board, and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of the Contract. The Board based its determination to approve the Contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view of past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily deemed to be relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative.
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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 information is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund

Federated Hermes Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedHermes.com/us
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
CUSIP 31420C407
CUSIP 31420C506
CUSIP 31420C472
G00715-02 (6/26)
© 2026 Federated Hermes, Inc.

Annual Financial Statements
and Additional Information
April 30, 2026
Share Class | Ticker
A | FTIAX
Institutional | FSTYX
Service | FSTIX
R6 | FSILX

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund

A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust

Not FDIC Insured ▪ May Lose Value ▪ No Bank Guarantee

CONTENTS

Portfolio of Investments
April 30, 2026
Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
          
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—41.7%
 
Auto Receivables—28.7%
$ 2,143,000
 
Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2023-1, Class C, 5.960%, 3/15/2029
$    2,168,181
1,500,000
 
Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2023-1, Class D, 6.740%, 4/15/2034
    1,519,736
5,102,500
 
Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2023-A, Class D, 7.330%, 1/17/2034
    5,145,694
1,575,000
 
Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1, Class C, 5.410%, 11/15/2029
    1,593,952
2,000,000
 
Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1, Class D, 5.800%, 2/16/2032
    2,031,351
   874,293
 
Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked N 2024-B, Class D, 5.410%, 9/15/2032
      878,500
1,165,724
 
Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked N 2024-B, Class E, 6.678%, 9/15/2032
    1,173,036
   393,800
 
Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes 2024-A, Class C, 6.022%, 5/17/2032
      399,627
   393,800
 
Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes 2024-A, Class D, 6.315%, 5/17/2032
      398,639
1,059,852
 
Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes 2025-A, Class D, 4.991%, 6/15/2033
    1,061,057
4,769,336
 
Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes 2025-A, Class E, 6.066%, 6/15/2033
    4,781,477
2,148,911
 
Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes 2025-B, Class D, 4.942%, 9/15/2033
    2,145,433
1,750,964
 
Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes 2025-B, Class E, 6.164%, 9/15/2033
    1,749,960
3,024,311
 
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2022-2, Class C, 5.320%, 4/18/2028
    3,033,815
5,500,000
 
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2023-2, Class C, 6.000%, 7/18/2029
    5,608,185
6,000,000
 
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2025-1, Class B, 4.210%, 10/18/2030
    5,952,528
   824,527
 
ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2024-A, Class A2, 5.300%, 11/15/2032
      827,695
1,625,000
 
ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2024-A, Class C, 5.380%, 11/15/2032
    1,642,696
2,750,000
 
ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2024-B, Class B, 5.390%, 4/15/2033
    2,787,290
2,990,000
 
ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2024-B, Class C, 5.550%, 4/15/2033
    3,026,882
1,200,000
 
ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2025-A, Class B, 4.700%, 1/17/2034
    1,201,990
1,050,000
 
ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2025-A, Class C, 4.900%, 1/17/2034
    1,052,984
   475,000
 
ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2026 A, Class B, 4.380%, 11/15/2034
      468,843
   550,000
 
ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2026 A, Class C, 4.610%, 11/15/2034
      542,651
2,760,000
 
BMW Vehicle Lease Trust 2024-2, Class A4, 4.210%, 2/25/2028
    2,763,201
1,850,000
 
Bof Ursa Funding 2024-SN1A, Class C, 5.830%, 12/15/2028
    1,865,059
2,350,000
 
Bof Ursa Funding 2024-SN1A, Class D, 6.360%, 7/16/2029
    2,384,333
2,000,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2024-1, Class B, 5.170%, 8/15/2029
    2,020,784
1,000,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2024-1, Class C, 5.470%, 8/15/2029
    1,013,984
1,000,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2024-1, Class D, 6.000%, 7/15/2030
    1,015,654
4,000,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2024-2, Class D, 6.420%, 10/15/2030
    4,095,181
3,500,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2024-4, Class A3, 4.600%, 10/15/2029
    3,517,804
1,000,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2024-4, Class D, 5.360%, 8/15/2031
    1,012,507
1,420,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2025-1, Class B, 5.110%, 9/16/2030
    1,438,894
1,530,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2025-1, Class C, 5.260%, 10/15/2030
    1,554,854
1,585,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2025-1, Class D, 5.600%, 7/15/2031
    1,590,192
1,000,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2025-3, Class C, 4.880%, 4/15/2031
    1,009,338
1,050,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2025-3, Class D, 5.220%, 5/17/2032
    1,054,156
1,280,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2026-1, Class B, 4.300%, 3/15/2032
    1,276,319
1,000,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2026-1, Class D, 4.930%, 1/18/2033
      988,378
1,000,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2026-C, Class C, 4.540%, 3/15/2032
      998,010
   959,817
 
Chase Auto Credit Linked Notes 2025-1, Class C, 4.851%, 2/25/2033
      961,868
   723,499
 
Chase Auto Credit Linked Notes 2025-1, Class D, 5.047%, 2/25/2033
      725,552
7,000,000
 
Chase Auto Owner Trust 2024-2A, Class D, 6.150%, 8/25/2031
    7,111,075
3,560,000
 
Chase Auto Owner Trust 2024-4A, Class D, 5.790%, 11/25/2031
    3,573,536
2,850,000
 
Chase Auto Owner Trust 2024-5A, Class D, 4.970%, 1/26/2032
    2,832,334
1,000,000
 
Chase Auto Owner Trust 2025-2A, Class C, 4.530%, 4/25/2031
      991,739
2,000,000
 
Chase Auto Owner Trust 2025-2A, Class D, 5.030%, 2/25/2033
    1,984,157
1,250,000
 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2023-1A, Class B, 5.590%, 5/15/2035
    1,252,860
1,000,000
 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2023-1A, Class C, 6.070%, 5/15/2035
    1,000,848
2,000,000
 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2023-1A, Class D, 6.690%, 5/15/2035
    2,001,059
1,350,000
 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2023-2A, Class B, 5.970%, 10/15/2035
    1,362,689
2,000,000
 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2023-2A, Class C, 6.150%, 10/15/2035
    2,019,645
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
1

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
          
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—continued
 
Auto Receivables—continued
$ 1,000,000
 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2024-1A, Class B, 5.440%, 5/15/2036
$    1,002,586
1,300,000
 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2024-1A, Class C, 5.600%, 5/15/2036
    1,308,873
7,000,000
 
Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1, Class C, 5.430%, 11/17/2031
    7,095,230
5,000,000
 
Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-2, Class D, 4.940%, 5/17/2032
    5,050,229
3,500,000
 
Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1, Class D, 5.410%, 9/15/2032
    3,517,612
5,500,000
 
Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2025-2, Class D, 4.900%, 12/15/2032
    5,489,033
     1,527
 
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2022-4, Class A2, 5.760%, 10/22/2029
        1,528
4,500,000
 
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2023-2, Class A3, 5.500%, 4/22/2030
    4,548,304
2,497,363
 
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2023-3, Class A2, 6.400%, 3/20/2030
    2,518,265
5,650,000
 
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2024-1, Class A3, 5.160%, 9/20/2030
    5,716,517
3,750,000
 
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2024-2, Class A4, 5.690%, 12/20/2030
    3,831,598
3,250,000
 
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2024-3, Class A4, 5.060%, 3/20/2031
    3,289,006
1,010,781
 
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2024-4, Class A2, 4.690%, 7/20/2027
    1,012,872
6,255,000
 
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2026-1, Class A4, 4.290%, 9/20/2032
    6,237,819
5,000,000
 
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2022-C, Class B, 5.030%, 2/15/2028
    5,004,942
2,500,000
 
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2022-C, Class C, 5.220%, 3/15/2030
    2,502,627
5,000,000
 
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2023-A, Class C, 5.510%, 9/15/2030
    5,043,199
3,250,000
 
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2024-D, Class B, 4.880%, 9/15/2030
    3,278,994
6,000,000
 
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2025-C, Class B, 4.220%, 1/15/2032
    5,954,042
6,000,000
 
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust/Ford Credit 2023-1, Class C, 5.580%, 8/15/2035
    6,095,619
2,500,000
 
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust/Ford Credit 2023-2, Class D, 6.600%, 2/15/2036
    2,577,519
8,500,000
 
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2023-1, Class B, 5.310%, 5/15/2028
    8,503,731
7,500,000
 
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2023-1, Class C, 5.750%, 5/15/2028
    7,505,145
8,700,000
 
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2023-1, Class D, 6.620%, 5/15/2028
    8,706,462
5,755,000
 
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2024-4, Class B, 4.610%, 9/15/2031
    5,657,414
1,000,000
 
GECU Auto Receivables Trust 2023-1A, Class C, 6.330%, 4/15/2030
    1,006,200
2,800,000
 
GECU Auto Receivables Trust 2023-1A, Class D, 7.200%, 11/17/2031
    2,810,702
8,000,000
 
General Motors 2024-4A, Class B, 4.980%, 11/15/2029
    8,052,536
4,000,000
 
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2024-3, Class B, 4.490%, 10/20/2028
    4,012,861
4,000,000
 
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2025-2, Class C, 5.040%, 10/22/2029
    4,028,112
5,000,000
 
GM Financial Revolving Receivables 2023-1, Class C, 5.900%, 4/11/2035
    5,104,876
3,000,000
 
GM Financial Securitized Term 2023-3, Class B, 5.720%, 1/16/2029
    3,033,830
3,250,000
 
GM Financial Securitized Term 2023-3, Class C, 5.920%, 2/16/2029
    3,289,468
1,250,000
 
GM Financial Securitized Term 2024-1, Class B, 5.160%, 8/16/2029
    1,265,183
2,750,000
 
GM Financial Securitized Term 2025-2, Class C, 4.910%, 10/18/2032
    2,765,639
3,750,000
 
GM Financial Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2022-3, Class C, 5.210%, 12/18/2028
    3,772,327
   800,000
 
GreenState Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1A, Class B, 5.420%, 1/15/2030
      810,251
1,000,000
 
GreenState Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1A, Class C, 5.770%, 2/15/2030
    1,008,578
   866,000
 
GreenState Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1A, Class SUB, 6.500%, 6/15/2032
      873,339
7,487,759
 
Huntington National Bank, Class B1, 4.503%, 2/20/2034
    7,464,988
5,000,000
 
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2024-A, Class A, 5.350%, 5/15/2028
    5,009,467
4,900,000
 
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2024-A, Class B, 5.560%, 8/15/2028
    4,928,407
4,000,000
 
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2024-C, Class B, 4.970%, 2/15/2029
    4,026,449
1,945,000
 
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2025-A, Class B, 5.150%, 6/15/2029
    1,959,279
4,250,000
 
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2025-B, Class B, 4.940%, 8/15/2029
    4,274,678
3,000,000
 
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2024-A, Class C, 5.270%, 7/15/2031
    3,043,984
5,000,000
 
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2024-C, Class C, 4.860%, 2/17/2032
    5,039,177
4,000,000
 
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2025-C, Class C, 4.370%, 1/18/2033
    3,978,056
5,000,000
 
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2026-A, Class C, 4.310%, 6/15/2033
    4,949,443
2,000,000
 
LAD Auto Receivables Trust 2024-2A, Class B, 5.500%, 7/16/2029
    2,031,179
1,000,000
 
LAD Auto Receivables Trust 2024-2A, Class C, 5.660%, 10/15/2029
    1,019,250
   750,000
 
LAD Auto Receivables Trust 2024-2A, Class D, 6.370%, 10/15/2031
      769,269
1,375,000
 
LAD Auto Receivables Trust 2024-3A, Class C, 4.930%, 3/15/2030
    1,389,962
1,200,000
 
LAD Auto Receivables Trust 2024-3A, Class D, 5.180%, 2/17/2032
    1,208,456
2,400,000
 
LAD Auto Receivables Trust 2025-2A, Class D, 5.010%, 12/15/2032
    2,410,926
1,400,000
 
LAD Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1A, Class B, 4.220%, 2/15/2033
    1,386,310
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
2

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
          
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—continued
 
Auto Receivables—continued
$ 1,000,000
 
LAD Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1A, Class C, 4.420%, 8/15/2033
$      990,392
1,460,000
 
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust 2025-1, Class C, 4.720%, 9/25/2030
    1,438,843
6,000,000
 
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2024-2A, Class B, 4.870%, 9/15/2029
    6,030,553
6,662,000
 
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2025-1A, Class B, 4.890%, 2/15/2030
    6,699,665
9,662,000
 
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2025-2A, Class B, 4.690%, 10/15/2030
    9,637,465
5,000,000
 
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2026-1A, Class B, 4.530%, 2/18/2031
    4,954,239
3,200,000
 
Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2025-B, Class C, 4.810%, 11/15/2029
    3,216,407
4,500,000
 
Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2026-A, Class C, 4.290%, 6/17/2030
    4,467,974
6,500,000
 
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust 2025-B, Class B, 4.280%, 4/15/2032
    6,484,846
   800,000
 
PenFed Auto Receivables Owner Trust 2022-A, Class D, 5.850%, 6/17/2030
      800,099
3,495,000
 
Porsche Innovative Lease Owner Trust 2024-2A, Class A4, 4.260%, 9/20/2030
    3,500,853
1,866,929
 
Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes 2024-B, Class D, 5.483%, 1/18/2033
    1,880,935
1,226,199
 
Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes 2024-B, Class E, 6.799%, 1/18/2033
    1,239,930
2,500,000
 
Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes 2025-A, Class D, 5.150%, 1/16/2034
    2,506,318
1,250,000
 
Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes 2025-A, Class E, 6.270%, 1/16/2034
    1,247,070
   312,195
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2022-6, Class C, 4.960%, 11/15/2028
      312,388
2,100,010
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2023-1, Class C, 5.090%, 5/15/2030
    2,112,929
1,850,000
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1, Class C, 5.450%, 3/15/2030
    1,865,659
13,000,000
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-2, Class D, 6.280%, 8/15/2031
   13,368,701
15,000,000
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-4, Class D, 5.320%, 12/15/2031
   15,180,990
7,500,000
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2024-5, Class D, 5.140%, 2/17/2032
    7,566,399
9,500,000
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1, Class D, 5.430%, 3/17/2031
    9,630,825
6,500,000
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2025-2, Class D, 5.470%, 5/15/2031
    6,539,469
10,300,000
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2025-3, Class D, 5.110%, 9/15/2031
   10,288,309
6,500,000
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2025-4, Class D, 4.950%, 1/15/2032
    6,476,024
8,000,000
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1, Class D, 4.750%, 4/15/2032
    7,887,729
3,060,000
 
SBNA Auto Lease Trust 2024-C, Class A4, 4.420%, 3/20/2029
    3,068,964
2,225,000
 
SBNA Auto Receivables Trust 2025-SF1, Class D, 5.340%, 9/15/2031
    2,229,270
   575,000
 
SBNA Auto Receivables Trust 2025-SF1, Class E, 6.740%, 10/15/2031
      573,941
   779,007
 
Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2025-A, Class B, 5.038%, 7/25/2031
      784,663
   649,173
 
Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2025-A, Class C, 5.185%, 7/25/2031
      653,374
   597,239
 
Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2025-A, Class D, 6.746%, 7/25/2031
      607,777
3,267,003
 
Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2026-A, Class B, 4.284%, 3/25/2033
    3,259,141
1,333,471
 
Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2026-A, Class C, 4.431%, 3/25/2033
    1,329,290
1,466,818
 
Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2026-A, Class D, 4.873%, 3/25/2033
    1,464,153
5,500,000
 
SFS Auto Receivables Securitiz 2025-3A C, Class C, 4.640%, 11/21/2033
    5,491,426
2,000,000
 
SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust 2024-1A, Class C, 5.510%, 1/20/2032
    2,035,466
2,500,000
 
SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust 2024-2A, Class C, 5.540%, 2/20/2032
    2,545,756
6,000,000
 
SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust 2025-1A, Class C, 5.200%, 10/20/2032
    6,077,118
3,765,000
 
Stellantis Financial Underwritten Enhanced Lease Trust 2025-AA, Class C, 5.080%, 8/20/2029
    3,779,285
5,500,000
 
Stellantis Financial Underwritten Enhanced Lease Trust 2026-AA, Class C, 4.800%, 12/20/2030
    5,513,750
4,000,000
 
Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2024-A, Class B, 5.550%, 5/22/2028
    4,010,156
5,325,000
 
Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2024-B, Class C, 5.490%, 12/20/2028
    5,354,059
2,400,868
1
The Huntington National Bank 2025-1, Class C, 5.890% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +2.250%), 3/21/2033
    2,395,230
1,937,935
 
Truist Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series 2025-1, Class C, 6.807%, 9/26/2033
    1,934,335
   450,233
 
U.S. Bank National Association 2023-1, Class B, 6.789%, 8/25/2032
      452,936
3,900,000
 
Wheels Fleet Lease Funding LLC 2025-1A, Class C, 5.080%, 1/18/2040
    3,893,379
1,750,000
 
Wheels Fleet Lease Funding LLC 2025-2A, Class B, 4.610%, 5/18/2040
    1,753,251
3,750,000
 
Wheels Fleet Lease Funding LLC 2025-2A, Class C, 4.860%, 5/18/2040
    3,723,345
1,287,000
 
Wheels Fleet Lease Funding LLC 2025-3A, Class B, 4.440%, 9/18/2040
    1,283,503
2,400,000
 
Wheels Fleet Lease Funding LLC 2025-3A, Class C, 4.790%, 9/18/2040
    2,375,107
1,000,000
 
Wheels Fleet Lease Funding LLC 2026-1, Class B, 4.670%, 4/18/2039
    1,000,192
1,500,000
 
Wheels Fleet Lease Funding LLC 2026-1, Class C, 4.930%, 4/18/2039
    1,500,984
8,000,000
 
World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust 2025-A, Class B, 4.680%, 5/15/2030
    8,022,931
1,350,000
 
Yamaha Motor Master Trust 2026, Class B, 4.640%, 4/15/2031
    1,351,870
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
3

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
          
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—continued
 
Auto Receivables—continued
$ 1,100,000
 
Yamaha Motor Master Trust 2026, Class C, 4.890%, 4/15/2031
$    1,101,591
 
TOTAL
530,671,814
 
Credit Card—4.3%
1,000,000
 
American Express Credit Account 2025-5 A, Class A, 4.510%, 7/15/2032
    1,010,467
5,250,000
 
American Express Credit Account Master Trust 2024-1, Class A, 5.230%, 4/15/2029
    5,315,325
6,000,000
 
Bank of America Credit Card Trust 2024-A1, Class A, 4.930%, 5/15/2029
    6,061,303
2,300,000
 
CARDS II Trust 2024-1A, Class B, 5.450%, 7/16/2029
    2,297,359
2,000,000
 
CARDS II Trust 2024-1A, Class C, 5.840%, 7/16/2029
    2,014,748
2,500,000
 
CARDS II Trust 2025-1A, Class B, 5.070%, 3/15/2031
    2,460,413
3,690,000
 
CARDS II Trust 2025-1A, Class C, 5.420%, 3/15/2031
    3,591,770
4,000,000
 
CARDS II Trust 2026-1A, Class C, 4.870%, 4/15/2028
    4,001,228
3,743,000
 
Evergreen Credit Card Trust 2024-1A, Class C, 5.900%, 7/17/2028
    3,745,861
3,000,000
 
Evergreen Credit Card Trust 2024-CRT4, Class B, 5.250%, 10/15/2028
    3,011,866
4,000,000
 
Evergreen Credit Card Trust 2024-CRT4, Class C, 5.640%, 10/15/2028
    4,010,459
3,000,000
 
Evergreen Credit Card Trust 2025-1A, Class C, 4.540%, 10/15/2029
    2,973,840
1,000,000
 
Evergreen Credit Card Trust Series 2025-1A, Class B, 4.240%, 10/15/2029
      994,605
2,300,000
 
Evergreen Credit Card Trust Series 2025-CRT5, Class B, 5.240%, 5/15/2029
    2,320,133
1,400,000
 
Evergreen Credit Card Trust Series 2025-CRT5, Class C, 5.530%, 5/15/2029
    1,406,182
2,500,000
 
First National Master Note Trust 2024-1, Class A, 5.340%, 5/15/2030
    2,530,679
7,000,000
 
Golden Credit Card Trust 2021-1A, Class B, 1.440%, 8/15/2028
    6,955,610
3,000,000
 
Golden Credit Card Trust 2021-1A, Class C, 1.740%, 8/15/2028
    2,977,440
3,290,000
 
Golden Credit Card Trust 2021-1A, Class C, 2.660%, 1/15/2029
    3,233,793
5,000,000
 
Master Credit Card Trust 2022-5A, Class B, 6.350%, 4/21/2031
    5,102,937
1,000,000
 
Master Credit Card Trust 2023-3A, Class B, 6.300%, 10/21/2030
    1,014,840
2,000,000
 
Master Credit Card Trust 2023-3A, Class C, 7.080%, 10/21/2030
    2,047,418
3,000,000
 
Trillium Credit Card Trust II 2023-1A, Class B, 5.230%, 3/26/2031
    3,031,707
3,000,000
 
Trillium Credit Card Trust II 2025-1A, Class B, 4.405%, 9/26/2030
    2,995,454
1,700,000
 
Trillium Credit Card Trust II 2025-1A, Class C, 4.700%, 9/26/2030
    1,697,424
1,000,000
 
Trillium Credit Card Trust II 2026-1A, Class B, 4.607%, 3/26/2031
    1,000,119
2,000,000
 
Trillium Credit Card Trust II 2026-1A, Class C, 4.901%, 3/26/2031
    2,000,231
 
TOTAL
79,803,211
 
Equipment Lease—3.7%
4,000,000
 
Daimler Trucks Retail Trust 2024-1, Class A4, 5.560%, 7/15/2031
    4,056,350
4,153,000
 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2023-3, Class B, 6.050%, 4/23/2029
    4,157,323
2,000,000
 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2023-3, Class C, 6.170%, 4/23/2029
    2,002,084
1,500,000
 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2023-3, Class D, 6.750%, 10/22/2029
    1,501,956
   770,000
 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2024-1, Class C, 5.730%, 3/22/2030
      775,980
1,000,000
 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2024-1, Class D, 6.120%, 9/23/2030
    1,009,560
3,250,000
 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2024-2, Class D, 5.290%, 2/24/2031
    3,263,242
   520,000
 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2025-1, Class B, 4.960%, 2/24/2031
      522,976
   870,000
 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2025-1, Class C, 5.250%, 2/24/2031
      876,423
   740,000
 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2025-1, Class D, 5.640%, 8/22/2031
      751,327
1,000,000
 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2025-2, Class C, 4.530%, 3/24/2031
      999,014
3,500,000
 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2025-2, Class D, 4.830%, 3/22/2032
    3,487,653
2,670,000
 
DLLAA LLC 2025-1A, Class A4, 5.080%, 4/20/2033
    2,719,722
1,516,249
 
DLLAD LLC 2023-1A, Class A3, 4.790%, 1/20/2028
    1,520,114
2,430,000
 
DLLAD LLC 2024-1A, Class A4, 5.380%, 9/22/2031
    2,492,404
1,300,000
 
DLLMT LLC 2026, Class A4, 4.360%, 9/20/2033
    1,298,015
   922,452
 
DLLST LLC 2024-1A, Class A3, 5.050%, 8/20/2027
      925,101
5,040,000
 
Great America Leasing Receivables 2024-2, Class B, 5.230%, 5/15/2031
    5,104,616
4,161,000
 
Great America Leasing Receivables 2025-1, Class B, 4.770%, 1/15/2032
    4,192,916
1,625,000
 
Great America Leasing Receivables 2025-1, Class C, 5.010%, 1/18/2033
    1,635,054
1,265,000
 
Great America Leasing Receivables 2025-2, Class B, 4.500%, 9/15/2032
    1,263,402
1,300,000
 
Great America Leasing Receivables 2025-2, Class C, 4.840%, 9/15/2033
    1,301,491
3,449,498
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust 2023-2A, Class D, 6.970%, 7/21/2031
    3,467,793
3,000,000
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust 2024-1A, Class D, 5.820%, 11/20/2031
    3,017,813
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
4

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
          
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—continued
 
Equipment Lease—continued
$ 4,500,000
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust 2024-2A, Class D, 5.820%, 4/20/2032
$    4,554,795
4,500,000
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust 2025-1A, Class D, 4.990%, 3/21/2033
    4,505,624
1,000,000
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust 2025-2A, Class C, 4.410%, 11/22/2032
      993,334
1,750,000
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust 2025-2A, Class D, 4.770%, 5/20/2033
    1,736,010
4,000,000
 
John Deere Owner Trust 2022-C, Class A4, 5.200%, 9/17/2029
    4,002,038
   807,291
 
Kubota Credit Owner Trust 2023-1A, Class A3, 5.020%, 6/15/2027
      808,579
 
TOTAL
68,942,709
 
Home Equity Loan—0.0%
     3,662
1
ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-4, Class A10, 4.249% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +0.594%), 1/15/2028
        2,926
2,069,120
 
Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1997-C, Class HEB2, 7.590%, 8/15/2028
       12,452
   328,248
2
NC Finance Trust 1999-1, Class D, 8.750%, 1/25/2029
            0
 
TOTAL
15,378
 
Other—4.4%
7,450,000
 
PFS Financing Corp. 2023-B, Class B, 5.710%, 5/15/2028
    7,468,961
4,250,000
 
PFS Financing Corp. 2023-C, Class B, 5.910%, 10/15/2028
    4,287,701
3,500,000
 
PFS Financing Corp. 2024-B, Class B, 5.290%, 2/15/2029
    3,499,232
6,750,000
 
PFS Financing Corp. 2024-D, Class B, 5.590%, 4/15/2029
    6,798,585
4,000,000
 
PFS Financing Corp. 2024-F, Class B, 4.990%, 8/15/2029
    4,011,559
2,250,000
 
PFS Financing Corp. 2025-E, Class B, 4.610%, 7/16/2029
    2,257,266
6,000,000
 
PFS Financing Corp. 2026-B, Class B, 4.400%, 3/17/2031
    5,966,513
3,770,000
 
Verizon Master Trust 2023-6, Class C, 5.050%, 9/22/2031
    3,778,674
3,260,000
 
Verizon Master Trust 2024-3, Class C, 5.730%, 4/22/2030
    3,322,616
5,000,000
 
Verizon Master Trust 2024-6, Class C, 4.670%, 8/20/2030
    5,019,420
7,750,000
 
Verizon Master Trust 2024-8, Class C, 4.990%, 11/20/2030
    7,851,026
1,000,000
 
Verizon Master Trust 2025-1, Class C, 5.090%, 1/21/2031
    1,010,403
10,150,000
 
Verizon Master Trust 2025-4, Class C, 5.200%, 3/21/2033
   10,337,096
2,490,000
 
Verizon Master Trust 2025-5, Class C, 4.840%, 6/20/2031
    2,496,186
3,830,000
 
Verizon Master Trust 2025-7, Class C, 4.400%, 8/20/2031
    3,817,401
3,850,000
 
Verizon Master Trust 2025-10, Class C, 4.670%, 10/20/2033
    3,835,982
6,000,000
 
Verizon Master Trust 2026-1, Class C, 4.430%, 2/20/2031
    5,995,776
 
TOTAL
81,754,397
 
Student Loans—0.6%
   385,233
1
Mississippi Higher Education Assistance Corp. 2014-1, Class A1, 4.439% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.794%), 10/25/2035
      383,050
1,354,300
 
Navient Student Loan Trust 2019-D, Class A2A, 3.010%, 12/15/2059
    1,314,625
1,036,222
 
Navient Student Loan Trust 2020-GA, Class A, 1.170%, 9/16/2069
      971,585
   630,531
 
Navient Student Loan Trust 2020-HA, Class A, 1.310%, 1/15/2069
      595,402
3,238,184
 
Navient Student Loan Trust 2021-CA, Class A, 1.060%, 10/15/2069
    2,949,354
4,981,413
1
Nelnet Student Loan Trust 2021-DA, Class AFL, 4.465% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +0.804%), 4/20/2062
    4,966,879
 
TOTAL
11,180,895
 
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $771,498,338)
772,368,404
 
CORPORATE BONDS—36.5%
 
Basic Industry - Metals & Mining—0.2%
1,665,000
 
Anglo American Capital PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 3/19/2031
    1,647,046
2,610,000
 
Glencore Funding LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.900%, 7/1/2031
    2,614,541
 
TOTAL
4,261,587
 
Capital Goods - Aerospace & Defense—0.6%
2,435,000
 
Honeywell Aerospace, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.300%, 3/16/2031
    2,406,011
3,000,000
 
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.850%, 10/15/2031
    3,026,601
1,500,000
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.353%, 1/15/2030
    1,531,054
3,885,000
 
Leidos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.100%, 3/15/2029
    3,838,437
 
TOTAL
10,802,103
 
Capital Goods - Construction Machinery—0.3%
3,000,000
 
CNH Industrial Capital America LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 10/16/2030
    2,966,512
2,940,000
 
CNH Industrial Capital America LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 4/10/2028
    2,940,016
 
TOTAL
5,906,528
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
5

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Communications - Cable & Satellite—0.1%
$ 1,695,000
 
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond,
6.100%, 6/1/2029
$    1,750,904
 
Communications - Media & Entertainment—0.4%
2,295,000
 
Meta Platforms, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 11/15/2030
    2,268,768
3,160,000
 
Meta Platforms, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 8/15/2029
    3,164,885
1,740,000
 
Omnicom Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 3/2/2029
    1,720,891
 
TOTAL
7,154,544
 
Communications - Telecom Wireless—0.9%
1,805,000
 
American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 3/15/2030
    1,823,340
4,000,000
 
American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 2/15/2029
    4,071,684
4,050,000
 
Crown Castle, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 1/11/2028
    4,083,163
3,070,000
 
Orange S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.000%, 1/13/2029
    3,043,978
4,000,000
 
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.950%, 3/15/2028
    4,043,009
 
TOTAL
17,065,174
 
Communications - Telecom Wirelines—0.6%
5,000,000
 
AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.400%, 4/30/2031
    4,945,375
2,070,000
 
NBN Co. Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.000%, 10/1/2027
    2,063,516
4,000,000
 
Rogers Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 2/15/2029
    4,034,414
 
TOTAL
11,043,305
 
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive—4.5%
3,335,000
 
American Honda Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series GMTN, 4.450%, 10/22/2027
    3,333,945
5,000,000
 
American Honda Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series GMTN, 4.500%, 9/4/2030
    4,939,123
   945,000
 
Daimler Trucks Financial NA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.150%, 1/12/2029
      933,167
6,000,000
 
Daimler Trucks Financial NA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 1/13/2030
    6,119,919
4,000,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 11/13/2030
    3,758,408
1,505,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.970%, 4/6/2029
    1,492,491
5,000,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.800%, 5/12/2028
    5,153,721
5,000,000
1
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.698% (SOFR +1.040%), 2/26/2027
    5,007,072
5,000,000
3
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.350%, 1/7/2030
    5,100,216
4,000,000
 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.450%, 7/15/2030
    4,098,745
4,000,000
 
Hyundai Capital America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 1/8/2027
    4,024,251
9,000,000
 
Hyundai Capital America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.950%, 9/21/2026
    9,055,384
4,000,000
 
Mercedes-Benz Finance NA LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 3/10/2029
    3,972,912
4,135,000
1
Mercedes-Benz Finance NA LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.514% (SOFR +0.850%), 11/15/2027
    4,146,967
4,000,000
1
Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.702% (SOFR +2.050%), 9/13/2027
    3,972,888
2,500,000
 
Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.950%, 9/15/2026
    2,523,800
1,500,000
 
Stellantis Finance US, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.350%, 3/17/2028
    1,511,473
4,000,000
 
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., Series B, 4.200%, 1/10/2031
    3,955,059
3,240,000
 
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.050%, 9/5/2028
    3,232,698
4,000,000
 
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 1/5/2029
    4,042,088
2,930,000
 
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.850%, 9/11/2030
    2,912,955
 
TOTAL
83,287,282
 
Consumer Cyclical - Leisure—0.1%
2,380,000
 
Airbnb, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.400%, 3/16/2029
    2,377,151
 
Consumer Cyclical - Services—0.4%
1,975,000
 
Amazon.com, Inc., 4.100%, 11/20/2030
    1,948,450
5,980,000
 
Amazon.com, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 3/13/2031
    5,923,082
 
TOTAL
7,871,532
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Food/Beverage—0.6%
3,910,000
 
Campbells Co./The, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 3/21/2031
    3,795,518
1,750,000
 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 1/15/2029
    1,761,322
   730,000
 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 5/1/2030
      736,107
4,045,000
 
Tyson Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.400%, 3/15/2029
    4,143,530
 
TOTAL
10,436,477
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Health Care—1.1%
5,000,000
 
Augusta SpinCo Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.398%, 3/23/2029
    4,984,894
1,665,000
 
CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 1/30/2029
    1,685,977
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6

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Health Care—continued
$   685,000
 
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.150%, 12/15/2028
$      680,774
2,325,000
 
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 8/14/2029
    2,343,595
1,840,000
 
HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 6/1/2028
    1,865,156
2,000,000
 
HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.450%, 4/1/2031
    2,053,794
1,920,000
 
HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsub., 5.250%, 3/1/2030
    1,955,632
1,551,000
 
Solventum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 5.400%, 3/1/2029
    1,586,203
2,905,000
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.215%, 2/12/2031
    2,870,708
 
TOTAL
20,026,733
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Pharmaceuticals—0.8%
3,335,000
 
AbbVie, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/15/2031
    3,282,845
1,645,000
 
Amgen, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 2/19/2031
    1,623,082
1,710,000
 
Bayer US Finance LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.125%, 11/21/2026
    1,723,155
3,635,000
 
Biogen, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 1/15/2031
    3,698,569
1,665,000
3
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 2/22/2029
    1,698,582
3,455,000
 
Pfizer, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 11/15/2030
    3,428,512
 
TOTAL
15,454,745
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Tobacco—0.6%
2,500,000
 
BAT International Finance PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.931%, 2/2/2029
    2,591,997
4,000,000
 
Philip Morris International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 10/29/2030
    3,923,384
4,000,000
 
Philip Morris International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 2/15/2028
    4,039,600
 
TOTAL
10,554,981
 
Energy - Independent—0.1%
1,750,000
 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 12/15/2029
    1,775,620
 
Energy - Midstream—1.4%
1,445,000
 
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 5/3/2029
    1,450,352
3,180,000
 
Columbia Pipeline Holding Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.042%, 8/15/2028
    3,282,393
4,000,000
 
Enbridge, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 4/5/2027
    4,034,571
   890,000
 
Enbridge, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.900%, 11/15/2026
      897,310
4,110,000
 
Energy Transfer LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 4/1/2030
    4,199,429
3,980,000
 
MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 2/15/2031
    3,987,593
2,500,000
 
ONEOK, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.650%, 11/1/2028
    2,565,279
4,000,000
 
Targa Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.350%, 4/15/2031
    3,922,248
2,000,000
 
Targa Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.150%, 3/1/2029
    2,083,559
 
TOTAL
26,422,734
 
Financial Institution - Banking—13.1%
4,570,000
 
Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.848%, 1/3/2030
    4,772,662
2,060,000
 
Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.992%, 6/13/2029
    2,142,761
5,215,000
 
American Express Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.444%, 5/3/2030
    5,205,727
2,180,000
3
American Express Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.456%, 2/10/2032
    2,157,824
   770,000
 
Associated Banc-Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.455%, 8/29/2030
      789,242
4,000,000
 
Aust & NZ Banking Group, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series A, 3.919%, 12/8/2028
    3,975,450
2,000,000
1
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.502% (SOFR +0.850%), 12/16/2029
    2,021,169
6,000,000
 
Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.162%, 1/24/2031
    6,112,970
2,600,000
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.540%, 4/23/2032
    2,590,620
2,325,000
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.975%, 3/14/2030
    2,359,785
5,000,000
1
Bank of New Zealand, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.457% (SOFR +0.810%), 1/27/2027
    5,013,946
8,000,000
 
Bank of Nova Scotia, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.247%, 2/2/2030
    7,936,123
4,000,000
 
BNP Paribas S.A., Sr. 2nd Priority Note, 144A, 4.792%, 5/9/2029
    4,012,290
2,590,000
 
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.283%, 1/29/2030
    2,571,799
4,000,000
 
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.862%, 1/13/2028
    4,012,354
2,135,000
 
Capital One Financial Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.722%, 1/30/2032
    2,110,108
4,000,000
 
Capital One Financial Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.468%, 2/1/2029
    4,063,566
4,000,000
1
Citibank, N.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.374% (SOFR +0.712%), 11/19/2027
    4,003,504
6,000,000
 
Citibank, N.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series BKNT, 5.488%, 12/4/2026
    6,045,251
2,165,000
 
Citizens Bank, N.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.192%, 1/29/2029
    2,150,448
2,260,000
 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.841%, 1/23/2030
    2,326,094
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
7

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Financial Institution - Banking—continued
$ 3,675,000
 
Comerica, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.982%, 1/30/2030
$    3,790,613
5,000,000
 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.150%, 10/1/2030
    4,958,643
5,000,000
 
Credit Agricole S.A., 144A, 5.230%, 1/9/2029
    5,051,793
3,470,000
 
Credit Suisse Group AG, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.214%, 4/10/2030
    3,428,074
4,000,000
 
Deutsche Bank AG New York, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.950%, 8/4/2031
    3,988,214
2,940,000
 
Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.566%, 4/29/2032
    2,896,340
4,430,000
 
Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.339%, 7/27/2029
    4,588,628
5,215,000
 
FNB Corp. (PA), 5.722%, 12/11/2030
    5,273,279
4,000,000
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.369%, 10/21/2031
    3,924,956
4,090,000
1
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.568% (SOFR +0.920%), 10/21/2027
    4,097,627
3,750,000
1
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.780% (SOFR +1.120%), 2/24/2028
    3,765,092
3,145,000
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.727%, 4/25/2030
    3,239,543
6,000,000
 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.623%, 1/28/2032
    5,932,247
3,000,000
 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.272%, 1/15/2031
    3,050,429
2,000,000
 
Huntington National Bank, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.871%, 4/12/2028
    2,007,274
2,500,000
1
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.415% (SOFR +0.765%), 9/22/2027
    2,502,774
5,000,000
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.040%, 1/23/2028
    5,023,590
3,820,000
 
M&T Bank Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.413%, 10/30/2029
    4,072,039
1,645,000
 
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.548%, 4/18/2030
    1,640,933
5,000,000
1
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.335% (SOFR +0.685%), 10/15/2027
    5,004,093
2,855,000
 
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.173%, 1/16/2030
    2,893,473
5,995,000
 
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.652%, 4/13/2028
    6,062,841
3,000,000
 
National Bank of Canada, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 10/10/2029
    2,999,539
6,000,000
1
NatWest Markets plc, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.411% (SOFR +0.760%), 9/29/2026
    6,013,550
2,075,000
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.075%, 1/26/2029
    2,064,582
1,090,000
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.300%, 1/21/2028
    1,097,078
2,000,000
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.492%, 5/14/2030
    2,056,151
1,605,000
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.582%, 6/12/2029
    1,643,917
3,305,000
 
Regions Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.722%, 6/6/2030
    3,396,665
4,000,000
 
Royal Bank of Canada, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.305%, 11/3/2031
    3,935,844
3,990,000
 
Royal Bank of Canada, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series GMTN, 4.965%, 1/24/2029
    4,025,503
2,330,000
 
Societe Generale S.A., Sr. Non Preferred, 144A, 4.450%, 4/12/2030
    2,308,197
4,000,000
 
Standard Chartered PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.244%, 5/13/2031
    4,060,727
3,610,000
 
State Street Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.558%, 4/23/2032
    3,593,425
4,000,000
 
Synovus Bank GA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 2/15/2028
    4,030,498
1,295,000
 
Synovus Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.168%, 11/1/2030
    1,329,079
4,000,000
1
Toronto Dominion Bank, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.682% (SOFR +1.030%), 12/17/2029
    4,020,489
1,180,000
 
Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 4.873%, 1/26/2029
    1,188,743
3,000,000
 
Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.071%, 5/20/2031
    3,038,136
2,000,000
 
Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.435%, 1/24/2030
    2,046,881
4,000,000
 
Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 6.047%, 6/8/2027
    4,006,192
2,000,000
 
Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 7.161%, 10/30/2029
    2,122,176
6,000,000
 
U.S. Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.775%, 6/12/2029
    6,158,160
4,000,000
 
U.S. Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.481%, 1/26/2032
    3,954,708
3,635,000
 
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.198%, 1/23/2030
    3,697,041
4,000,000
 
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.707%, 4/22/2028
    4,048,354
1,665,000
 
Westpac New Zealand Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.127%, 1/29/2029
    1,653,368
 
TOTAL
242,055,191
 
Financial Institution - Finance Companies—1.1%
7,077,000
 
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.450%, 4/15/2027
    7,208,503
4,000,000
 
Air Lease Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.100%, 3/1/2029
    4,038,912
4,130,000
 
Aircastle Ltd., Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 9/15/2030
    4,128,791
4,010,000
 
Takeoff Merger Sub., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.400%, 3/24/2028
    3,989,813
 
TOTAL
19,366,019
 
Financial Institution - Insurance - Life—2.5%
5,000,000
 
CoreBridge Global Funding, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.200%, 1/12/2029
    5,076,179
Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
8

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Financial Institution - Insurance - Life—continued
$ 2,400,000
 
CoreBridge Global Funding, Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 4.550%, 1/9/2031
$    2,371,816
1,695,000
 
Lincoln Financial Global Funding, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.300%, 1/13/2030
    1,719,904
1,225,000
 
Lincoln Financial Global Funding, Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 4.200%, 1/12/2029
    1,212,003
1,665,000
 
Lincoln Financial Global Funding, Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 8/18/2030
    1,654,234
4,000,000
 
MassMutual Global Funding II, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.850%, 1/17/2029
    4,049,398
1,640,000
 
Met Tower Global Funding, Secured Note, 144A, 4.000%, 1/14/2029
    1,622,115
4,000,000
 
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 4.850%, 1/8/2029
    4,046,380
4,000,000
 
New York Life Global Funding, Secured Note, 144A, 4.050%, 2/2/2029
    3,972,933
5,000,000
 
Northwestern Mutual Global, Secured Note, 144A, 4.300%, 1/13/2031
    4,944,688
4,000,000
 
Pacific Life Global Funding II, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 4.900%, 4/4/2028
    4,042,690
4,000,000
 
PRICOA Global Funding I, Secured Note, 144A, 4.350%, 11/25/2030
    3,961,542
2,855,000
 
PRICOA Global Funding I, Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 5.550%, 8/28/2026
    2,866,726
5,000,000
 
Principal Life Global Funding II, Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 4.450%, 1/13/2031
    4,940,397
 
TOTAL
46,481,005
 
Financial Institution - Insurance - P&C—0.3%
4,000,000
 
Aon North America, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 3/1/2029
    4,073,005
1,000,000
1
HSB Group, Inc., Co. Guarantee, Series B, 4.844% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month +1.171%), 7/15/2027
      983,878
1,175,000
1
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.365% (SOFR +0.700%), 11/8/2027
    1,176,302
 
TOTAL
6,233,185
 
Financial Institution - REIT - Other—0.1%
1,535,000
 
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 12/15/2028
    1,520,391
 
Technology—3.6%
2,985,000
 
Alphabet, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.100%, 11/15/2030
    2,960,406
2,480,000
 
Alphabet, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.100%, 2/15/2031
    2,451,544
2,000,000
 
Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 10/15/2030
    1,975,720
1,511,000
 
Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 7/12/2027
    1,527,950
2,000,000
 
Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 11/15/2031
    2,048,038
1,534,000
 
Concentrix Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.650%, 8/2/2026
    1,539,558
4,000,000
 
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 2/15/2031
    3,960,788
2,455,000
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 3/10/2029
    2,446,074
4,000,000
 
Fiserv, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 3/15/2030
    3,968,063
1,830,000
 
Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 3/15/2028
    1,822,315
6,000,000
 
Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 11/15/2030
    5,899,438
2,050,000
 
Intel Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 6/1/2031
    2,042,580
1,945,000
 
Microchip Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 3/15/2029
    1,970,669
1,835,000
 
Microchip Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 2/15/2030
    1,854,685
5,175,000
 
Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 9/27/2029
    5,031,652
1,875,000
 
Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 9/26/2030
    1,808,891
4,000,000
 
Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.950%, 2/4/2031
    3,913,742
1,585,000
 
Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 9/15/2030
    1,561,872
1,165,000
 
Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 10/15/2029
    1,159,445
3,000,000
 
S&P Global, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 1/15/2031
    2,962,328
7,000,000
 
Salesforce, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 3/15/2029
    7,014,833
4,615,000
 
Synopsys, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.850%, 4/1/2030
    4,655,615
1,000,000
 
Tyco Electronics Group S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 2/9/2031
      996,521
 
TOTAL
65,572,727
 
Transportation - Services—0.9%
6,000,000
 
GXO Logistics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 5/6/2029
    6,230,042
2,360,000
 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP & PTL Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.550%, 1/15/2031
    2,335,970
3,340,000
 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP & PTL Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.700%, 2/1/2028
    3,394,689
5,000,000
 
Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.300%, 12/1/2028
    5,223,294
 
TOTAL
17,183,995
 
Utility - Electric—2.1%
6,000,000
 
Black Hills Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.950%, 3/15/2028
    6,148,857
4,000,000
 
Constellation Energy Generation LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.600%, 3/1/2028
    4,081,976
   710,710
 
Consumers 2023 Securitization Funding LLC, Sec. Fac. Bond, Series A1, 5.550%, 3/1/2028
      715,821
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Utility - Electric—continued
$ 1,345,000
 
Electricite de France S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.700%, 5/23/2028
$    1,375,386
5,000,000
 
Enel Finance International NV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.375%, 9/30/2030
    4,919,621
2,725,000
 
EverSource Energy, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 12/15/2030
    2,685,956
4,110,000
 
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.050%, 2/9/2029
    4,081,907
6,000,000
 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.400%, 3/1/2031
    5,957,672
3,925,000
 
NiSource, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 3/30/2028
    3,985,348
3,740,000
 
Public Service Enterprises Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 3/15/2030
    3,778,882
1,080,000
 
Southern Power Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series A, 4.250%, 10/1/2030
    1,067,499
 
TOTAL
38,798,925
 
Utility - Other—0.1%
1,645,000
 
National Grid-SP PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.602%, 6/12/2028
    1,681,262
 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $671,719,613)
675,084,100
 
U.S. TREASURIES—4.9%
 
U.S. Treasury Notes—4.9%
15,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 3.375%, 9/15/2028
   14,821,875
30,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 3.500%, 9/30/2027
   29,852,343
30,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 4.250%, 11/30/2026
   30,092,151
15,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note, 4.250%, 2/28/2029
   15,132,265
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $89,852,863)
89,898,634
 
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—3.7%
 
Commercial Mortgage—3.2%
8,000,000
1
BHMS Mortgage Trust 2025-ATLS, Class B, 6.204% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +2.550%), 8/15/2042
    8,010,010
3,425,000
1
Boca Commercial Mortgage Trust 2025-BOCA A, Class A, 5.254% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.600%), 12/15/2042
    3,431,418
8,000,000
1
BX Trust 2026-CSMO, Class A, 5.054% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.400%), 2/15/2042
    8,009,997
4,200,000
 
CHI Commercial Mortgage Trust 2025-SFT, Class B, 6.066%, 4/15/2042
    4,251,023
1,000,000
1
Fontainebleau Miami Beach Trust 2024-FBLU, Class B, 5.504% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.850%), 12/15/2039
    1,000,627
1,625,000
1
Fontainebleau Miami Beach Trust 2024-FBLU, Class C, 5.804% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +2.150%), 12/15/2039
    1,627,033
4,700,000
1
FS Trust 2026, Class A, 5.004% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.350%), 2/15/2041
    4,700,000
2,400,000
1
FS Trust 2026, Class B, 5.204% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.550%), 2/15/2041
    2,399,247
3,000,000
1
JW Commercial Mortgage Trust 2 2024-BERY, Class A, 5.247% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.593%), 11/15/2039
    3,005,623
1,600,000
1
JW Commercial Mortgage Trust 2 2024-BERY, Class B, 5.596% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.942%), 11/15/2039
    1,603,000
1,050,000
1
JW Commercial Mortgage Trust 2 2024-BERY, Class C, 5.896% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +2.242%), 11/15/2039
    1,052,625
8,000,000
1
JW Commercial Mortgage Trust 2 2024-MRCO, Class C, 6.044% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +2.390%), 6/15/2039
    8,000,007
7,000,000
1
ORL Trust 2024-GLKS, Class B, 5.546% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.892%), 12/15/2039
    7,010,945
1,125,000
1
TEXAS 2025-TWR, Class B, 5.247% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.592%), 4/15/2042
    1,119,536
   600,000
1
TEXAS 2025-TWR, Class C, 5.796% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +2.141%), 4/15/2042
      595,845
4,000,000
1
TEXAS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2025-TWR, Class A, 4.947% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.293%), 4/15/2042
    3,987,505
 
TOTAL
59,804,441
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—0.5%
7,487,311
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series K105, Class A1, 1.536%, 9/25/2029
    7,119,372
2,230,211
1
FHLMC REMIC, Series KF95, Class AL, 4.026% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.374%), 11/25/2030
    2,222,325
 
TOTAL
9,341,697
 
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $69,413,746)
69,146,138
 
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—1.9%
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—1.3%
10,144,617
 
FHLMC Pool QI0122, 6.000%, 2/1/2054
   10,388,240
7,889,407
 
FHLMC Pool QI4114, 6.500%, 4/1/2054
    8,193,476
5,671,535
 
FHLMC Pool SD8433, 6.500%, 5/1/2054
    5,886,225
 
TOTAL
24,467,941
 
Federal National Mortgage Association—0.6%
    20,223
 
FNMA Pool 728568, 6.500%, 10/1/2033
       21,111
5,229,632
 
FNMA Pool DA1519, 6.000%, 10/1/2053
    5,346,282
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
 
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued
 
Federal National Mortgage Association—continued
$ 5,904,912
 
FNMA Pool DA5003, 6.000%, 11/1/2053
$    6,034,105
 
TOTAL
11,401,498
 
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $34,910,101)
35,869,439
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS—0.5%
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—0.0%
       915
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 2091, Class PG, 6.000%, 11/15/2028
          929
     5,690
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 2647, Class A, 3.250%, 4/15/2032
        5,591
   178,498
1
FHLMC REMIC, Series 3117, Class FE, 4.054% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.414%), 2/15/2036
      177,393
    20,245
1
FHLMC REMIC, Series 3152, Class WF, 4.214% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.574%), 2/15/2034
       20,204
    63,868
1
FHLMC REMIC, Series 3317, Class F, 4.154% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.514%), 7/15/2036
       63,641
    29,694
1
FHLMC REMIC, Series 3542, Class NF, 4.504% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.864%), 7/15/2036
       29,903
    89,255
1
FHLMC REMIC, Series 3556, Class FA, 4.664% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +1.024%), 7/15/2037
       90,354
    68,221
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series T-51, Class 1A, 6.500%, 9/25/2043
       71,062
 
TOTAL
459,077
 
Federal National Mortgage Association—0.3%
     5,115
 
FNMA REMIC, Series 1997-81, Class PD, 6.350%, 12/18/2027
        5,167
     9,368
1
FNMA REMIC, Series 2002-52, Class FG, 4.259% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.614%), 9/25/2032
        9,386
       241
 
FNMA REMIC, Series 2003-35, Class UC, 3.750%, 5/25/2033
          240
    38,449
1
FNMA REMIC, Series 2006-44, Class FK, 4.189% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.544%), 6/25/2036
       38,373
   265,875
1
FNMA REMIC, Series 2007-97, Class FE, 4.209% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.564%), 7/25/2037
      265,122
    31,991
1
FNMA REMIC, Series 2008-69, Class FB, 4.759% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +1.114%), 6/25/2037
       32,450
     4,632
1
FNMA REMIC, Series 2009-63, Class FB, 4.259% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.614%), 8/25/2039
        4,646
    73,979
1
FNMA REMIC, Series 2009-69, Class F, 4.609% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.964%), 4/25/2037
       74,742
   103,978
1
FNMA REMIC, Series 2010-74, Class AF, 4.299% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.654%), 7/25/2037
      103,919
    51,670
1
FNMA REMIC, Series 2011-17, Class FP, 4.209% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.564%), 3/25/2041
       51,652
   590,971
1
FNMA REMIC, Series 2012-1, Class PF, 4.159% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.514%), 2/25/2042
      585,077
   484,890
1
FNMA REMIC, Series 2017-24, Class FB, 4.109% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.464%), 4/25/2047
      477,718
2,763,109
1
FNMA REMIC, Series 2020-68, Class FB, 4.059% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.414%), 10/25/2060
    2,654,941
 
TOTAL
4,303,433
1
Government National Mortgage Association—0.0%
   207,057
 
GNMA REMIC, Series 2013-H16, Class FA, 4.318% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +0.654%), 7/20/2063
      207,137
   100,098
 
GNMA REMIC, Series 2013-H17, Class FA, 4.328% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +0.664%), 7/20/2063
      100,160
 
TOTAL
307,297
 
Non-Agency Mortgage—0.2%
     1,710
 
Banc of America Mortgage Securities 2003-B, Class 2A2, 5.517%, 3/25/2033
        1,618
2,243,784
 
Chase Mortgage Finance Corp. 2023-1, Class A4, 6.000%, 6/25/2054
    2,253,826
     2,064
 
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2003-J3, Class 2A1, 6.250%, 12/25/2033
        2,064
    50,328
 
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. 2004-QA4, Class NB1, 5.562%, 9/25/2034
       40,628
   411,276
 
Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2012-6, Class A2, 1.808%, 12/25/2042
      358,812
   297,487
 
Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2, Class A, 1.874%, 2/25/2043
      254,024
   130,720
1
Washington Mutual 2006-AR15, Class 1A, 4.349% (Fed Reserve 12Mo Cumulative Avg 1 Yr CMT +0.840%), 11/25/2046
      120,663
   144,674
1
Washington Mutual 2006-AR17, Class 1A, 3.808% (Fed Reserve 12Mo Cumulative Avg 1 Yr CMT +0.820%), 12/25/2046
      122,474
 
TOTAL
3,154,109
 
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(IDENTIFIED COST $8,453,408)
8,223,916
 
AGENCY RISK TRANSFER SECURITY—0.2%
4,000,000
1
FNMA CAS 2023-R08, Series 2023-R08, Class 1M2, 6.145% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +2.500%), 10/25/2043
(IDENTIFIED COST $4,000,000)
    4,069,935
1
ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES—0.0%
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—0.0%
       731
 
FHLMC ARM, 5.348%, 11/1/2030
          718
    85,031
 
FHLMC ARM, 5.744%, 3/1/2033
       86,899
 
TOTAL
87,617
 
Federal National Mortgage Association—0.0%
    70,264
 
FNMA ARM, 4.034%, 8/1/2033
       69,274
    21,201
 
FNMA ARM, 4.579%, 5/1/2034
       21,053
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11

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
1
ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES—continued
 
Federal National Mortgage Association—continued
$    19,845
 
FNMA ARM, 4.639%, 4/1/2028
$       19,773
    19,356
 
FNMA ARM, 5.258%, 5/1/2040
       19,408
 
TOTAL
129,508
 
TOTAL ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES
(IDENTIFIED COST $218,013)
217,125
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES—10.9%
8,350,003
 
Bank Loan Core Fund
   70,223,525
1,951,094
 
Emerging Markets Core Fund
   17,657,398
68,457,537
 
Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares, 3.58%4
   68,457,537
5,083,992
 
Project and Trade Finance Core Fund
   45,450,889
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $203,343,993)
201,789,349
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—100.3%
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,853,410,075)5
1,856,667,040
 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(0.3)%6
(6,431,343)
 
NET ASSETS—100%
$1,850,235,697
Transactions with affiliated investment companies, which are funds managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser, during the period ended April 30, 2026, were as follows:
Affiliates
Value as of
4/30/2025
Purchases
at Cost
Proceeds
from Sales
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
Net
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
Value as of
4/30/2026
Shares
Held as of
4/30/2026
Dividend
Income
Bank Loan Core Fund
$25,989,306
$45,386,103
$
$(1,151,884)
$
$70,223,525
8,350,003
$3,136,102
Emerging Markets Core Fund
$
$17,808,981
$
$(151,583)
$
$17,657,398
1,951,094
$308,981
Federated Hermes Government Obligations
Fund, Premier Shares*
$26,741,456
$671,563,276
$(629,847,195)
$
$
$68,457,537
68,457,537
$2,845,909
Project and Trade Finance Core Fund
$13,289,038
$32,011,615
$
$150,236
$
$45,450,889
5,083,992
$1,761,616
TOTAL OF AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
$66,019,800
$766,769,975
$(629,847,195)
$(1,153,231)
$
$201,789,349
83,842,626
$8,052,608
*
All or a portion of the balance/activity for the fund relates to cash collateral received on securities lending transactions.
1
Floating/adjustable note with current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown. Adjustable rate mortgage security coupons are based on the weighted
average note rates of the underlying mortgages less the guarantee and servicing fees and do not indicate an index and spread in their description above.
2
Market quotations and price evaluations are not available. Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs in accordance with procedures established
by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Adviser acting through its Valuation Committee.
3
All or a portion of these securities are temporarily on loan to unaffiliated broker/dealers.
4
7-day net yield.
5
The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $1,853,805,234.
6
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 net assets at April 30, 2026.
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 April 30, 2026, 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:
Asset-Backed Securities
$
$772,368,404
$0
$772,368,404
Corporate Bonds
675,084,100
675,084,100
U.S. Treasuries
89,898,634
89,898,634
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
69,146,138
69,146,138
Mortgage-Backed Securities
35,869,439
35,869,439
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
8,223,916
8,223,916
Agency Risk Transfer Security
4,069,935
4,069,935
Adjustable Rate Mortgages
217,125
217,125
Investment Companies
156,338,460
156,338,460
Other Investments1
45,450,889
TOTAL SECURITIES
$156,338,460
$1,654,877,691
$0
$1,856,667,040
1
As permitted by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), an Investment Company valued at $45,450,889 is measured at fair value using the net
asset value (NAV) per share practical expedient and has not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy chart above but is included in the Total column. The price
of shares redeemed of Project and Trade Finance Core Fund (PTCORE), a portfolio of Federated Hermes Core Trust III, may be determined as of the closing NAV
of the fund up to twenty-four days after receipt of a shareholder redemption request. The investment objective of PTCORE is to provide total return. Copies of
the PTCORE financial statements are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website or upon request from the Fund.
The following acronym(s) are used throughout this portfolio:
 
ARM
—Adjustable Rate Mortgage
BKNT
—Bank Notes
CAS
—Connecticut Avenue Securities
CMT
—Constant Maturity Treasury
FHLMC
—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA
—Federal National Mortgage Association
GMTN
—Global Medium Term Note
GNMA
—Government National Mortgage Association
MTN
—Medium Term Note
REIT
—Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC
—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SOFR
—Secured Overnight Financing Rate
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)
 
Year Ended April 30,
 
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
$8.54
$8.34
$8.28
$8.36
$8.70
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss)1
0.39
0.38
0.26
0.13
0.08
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(0.03)
0.20
0.06
(0.06)
(0.33)
Total From Investment Operations
0.36
0.58
0.32
0.07
(0.25)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income
(0.39)
(0.38)
(0.26)
(0.13)
(0.08)
Distributions from net realized gain
(0.02)
(0.01)
Total Distributions
(0.39)
(0.38)
(0.26)
(0.15)
(0.09)
Net Asset Value, End of Period
$8.51
$8.54
$8.34
$8.28
$8.36
Total Return2
4.26%
7.12%
3.94%
0.86%
(2.94)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses3
0.63%
0.64%
0.63%
0.63%
0.63%
Net investment income
4.52%
4.53%
3.10%
1.53%
0.91%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4
0.07%
0.08%
0.08%
0.08%
0.07%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$366,867
$164,620
$148,824
$220,337
$453,924
Portfolio turnover5
17%
32%
58%
27%
37%
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.
3
Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
4
This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/
reimbursement recorded by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
5
Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsInstitutional Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
 
Year Ended April 30,
 
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
$8.53
$8.34
$8.28
$8.36
$8.70
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss)1
0.41
0.41
0.29
0.15
0.10
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(0.02)
0.19
0.05
(0.06)
(0.33)
Total From Investment Operations
0.39
0.60
0.34
0.09
(0.23)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income
(0.41)
(0.41)
(0.28)
(0.15)
(0.10)
Distributions from net realized gain
(0.02)
(0.01)
Total Distributions
(0.41)
(0.41)
(0.28)
(0.17)
(0.11)
Net Asset Value, End of Period
$8.51
$8.53
$8.34
$8.28
$8.36
Total Return2
4.65%
7.27%
4.21%
1.12%
(2.70)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses3
0.37%
0.37%
0.37%
0.37%
0.37%
Net investment income
4.79%
4.79%
3.44%
1.82%
1.16%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4
0.11%
0.12%
0.12%
0.11%
0.10%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$1,259,397
$1,031,157
$877,551
$795,779
$1,152,478
Portfolio turnover5
17%
32%
58%
27%
37%
1
Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2
Based on net asset value.
3
Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
4
This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/
reimbursement recorded by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
5
Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsService Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
 
Year Ended April 30,
 
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
$8.53
$8.34
$8.27
$8.35
$8.69
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss)1
0.39
0.38
0.26
0.13
0.08
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(0.03)
0.19
0.07
(0.06)
(0.33)
Total From Investment Operations
0.36
0.57
0.33
0.07
(0.25)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income
(0.39)
(0.38)
(0.26)
(0.13)
(0.08)
Distributions from net realized gain
(0.02)
(0.01)
Total Distributions
(0.39)
(0.38)
(0.26)
(0.15)
(0.09)
Net Asset Value, End of Period
$8.50
$8.53
$8.34
$8.27
$8.35
Total Return2
4.24%
6.97%
4.05%
0.83%
(2.97)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses3
0.65%
0.65%
0.65%
0.65%
0.65%
Net investment income
4.51%
4.50%
3.08%
1.54%
0.88%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4
0.07%
0.08%
0.09%
0.10%
0.08%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$79,344
$90,788
$99,190
$148,587
$208,121
Portfolio turnover5
17%
32%
58%
27%
37%
1
Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2
Based on net asset value.
3
Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
4
This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/
reimbursement recorded by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
5
Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass R6 Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
 
Year Ended April 30,
 
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
$8.54
$8.35
$8.28
$8.36
$8.70
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss)1
0.41
0.41
0.28
0.16
0.10
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(0.02)
0.19
0.08
(0.06)
(0.33)
Total From Investment Operations
0.39
0.60
0.36
0.10
(0.23)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income
(0.41)
(0.41)
(0.29)
(0.16)
(0.10)
Distributions from net realized gain
(0.02)
(0.01)
Total Distributions
(0.41)
(0.41)
(0.29)
(0.18)
(0.11)
Net Asset Value, End of Period
$8.52
$8.54
$8.35
$8.28
$8.36
Total Return2
4.69%
7.30%
4.36%
1.15%
(2.67)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses3
0.34%
0.34%
0.34%
0.34%
0.34%
Net investment income
4.82%
4.82%
3.38%
1.88%
1.20%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4
0.07%
0.08%
0.08%
0.08%
0.07%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$144,627
$109,359
$101,278
$163,359
$179,549
Portfolio turnover5
17%
32%
58%
27%
37%
1
Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2
Based on net asset value.
3
Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
4
This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/
reimbursement recorded by investment companies in which the Fund may invest.
5
Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2026
Assets:
Investment in securities, at value including $1,678,521 of securities loaned and $201,789,349 of investments in affiliated holdings*(identified
cost $1,853,410,075, including $203,343,993 of identified cost in affiliated holdings)
$1,856,667,040
Cash
41,601
Income receivable
10,818,991
Income receivable from affiliated holdings
152,402
Receivable for shares sold
1,425,046
Total Assets
1,869,105,080
Liabilities:
Payable for investments purchased
11,419,911
Payable for shares redeemed
5,180,668
Payable for collateral due to broker for securities lending (Note 2)
1,715,380
Income distribution payable
154,808
Payable for investment adviser fee (Note5)
10,367
Payable for administrative fee (Note5)
3,904
Payable for other service fees (Notes 2 and5)
90,469
Accrued expenses (Note5)
293,876
Total Liabilities
18,869,383
Net assets for 217,459,851 shares outstanding
$1,850,235,697
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in capital
$1,905,027,426
Total distributable earnings (loss)
(54,791,729)
Net Assets
$1,850,235,697
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
Class A Shares:
Net asset value per share ($366,867,115 ÷ 43,115,302 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized
$8.51
Offering price per share (100/99.00 of $8.51)
$8.60
Redemption proceeds per share
$8.51
Institutional Shares:
Net asset value per share ($1,259,397,406 ÷ 148,026,242 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized
$8.51
Offering price per share
$8.51
Redemption proceeds per share
$8.51
Service Shares:
Net asset value per share ($79,343,716 ÷ 9,333,545 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized
$8.50
Offering price per share
$8.50
Redemption proceeds per share
$8.50
Class R6 Shares:
Net asset value per share ($144,627,460 ÷ 16,984,762 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized
$8.52
Offering price per share
$8.52
Redemption proceeds per share
$8.52
*
See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended April 30, 2026
Investment Income:
Interest
$75,658,647
Dividends (including $7,798,797 received from affiliated holdings* and net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,328)
7,800,125
Net income on securities loaned (includes $253,811 earned from affiliated holdings related to cash collateral balances*) (Note 2)
24,280
TOTAL INCOME
83,483,052
Expenses:
Investment adviser fee (Note5)
4,690,519
Administrative fee (Note5)
1,259,778
Custodian fees
60,584
Transfer agent fees (Note 2)
1,150,143
Directors’/Trustees’ fees (Note5)
10,042
Auditing fees
35,538
Legal fees
11,843
Portfolio accounting fees
217,911
Other service fees (Notes 2 and5)
804,794
Share registration costs
179,855
Printing and postage
55,207
Miscellaneous (Note5)
32,678
TOTAL EXPENSES
8,508,892
Waiver and Reimbursements:
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee (Note 5)
(1,107,741)
Reimbursement of other operating expenses (Notes 2 and 5)
(517,724)
TOTAL WAIVER AND REIMBURSEMENTS
(1,625,465)
Net expenses
6,883,427
Net investment income
76,599,625
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
Net realized gain on investments
398,045
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments (including net change in unrealized depreciation of $(1,153,231) on investments in
affiliated holdings*)
(7,374,352)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
(6,976,307)
Change in net assets resulting from operations
$69,623,318
*
See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended April 30
2026
2025
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net investment income
$76,599,625
$61,708,946
Net realized gain (loss)
398,045
315,507
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
(7,374,352)
27,879,816
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
69,623,318
89,904,269
Distributions to Shareholders:
Class A Shares
(10,905,965)
(7,046,743)
Institutional Shares
(55,841,174)
(45,397,940)
Service Shares
(3,794,426)
(4,351,750)
Class R6 Shares
(6,050,554)
(4,879,655)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
(76,592,119)
(61,676,088)
Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares
900,220,767
531,190,298
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
73,516,225
56,671,781
Cost of shares redeemed
(512,456,858)
(447,009,233)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
461,280,134
140,852,846
Change in net assets
454,311,333
169,081,027
Net Assets:
Beginning of period
1,395,924,364
1,226,843,337
End of period
$1,850,235,697
$1,395,924,364
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2026
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Hermes Income Securities 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 seven portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund (the “Fund”), a diversified portfolio. The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. Each portfolio pays its own expenses. The Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A Shares, Institutional Shares, Service Shares and Class R6 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 seek to provide current income.
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 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.

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 ask quotations.

Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Adviser.

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 and Significant Events Procedures
Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Act, 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 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.
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The Adviser has also adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Valuation Committee determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment’s value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:

With respect to securities traded principally in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures contracts;

Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded;

Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, or a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry.
The Adviser has adopted procedures whereby the Valuation Committee uses a pricing service to provide factors to update the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets from the time of the close of their respective foreign stock exchanges to the pricing time of the Fund. For other significant events, the Fund may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Valuation Committee will determine the fair value of the investment in accordance with the fair valuation procedures approved by the Adviser. The Trustees periodically review fair valuations made in response to significant events.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements for short-term liquidity purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to require the other party to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund’s custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercises “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. Certain repurchase agreements may be structured as loans secured by a security interest or lien on the eligible securities. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund’s Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.
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. Foreign dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. In addition, distributions of capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. 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. Gains and losses realized on principal payment of mortgage-backed securities (paydown gains and losses) are classified as part of 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 reimbursements of $1,625,465 is disclosed in various locations in this Note 2 and Note 5. 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.
Transfer Agent Fees
For the year ended April 30, 2026, transfer agent fees for the Fund were as follows:
 
Transfer Agent
Fees Incurred
Transfer Agent
Fees Reimbursed
Class A Shares
$111,847
$
Institutional Shares
962,981
(517,724)
Service Shares
65,044
Class R6 Shares
10,271
TOTAL
$1,150,143
$(517,724)
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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 Service Shares to financial intermediaries or to Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC) for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSSC may voluntarily reimburse the Fund for other service fees.
For the year ended April 30, 2026, other service fees for the Fund were as follows:
 
Other Service
Fees Incurred
Class A Shares
$603,050
Service Shares
201,744
TOTAL
$804,794
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the year ended April 30, 2026, 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 April 30, 2026, tax years 2023 through 2026 remain subject to examination by the Fund’s major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Fund accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains as income and/or gains are earned.
When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Futures Contracts
The Fund purchases and sells financial futures contracts to manage duration risk. Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit with a broker, either U.S. government securities or a specified amount of cash, which is shown as due from broker in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. 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 clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures contracts, guarantees the futures contracts against default.
During the year ended April 30, 2026, the Fund held no futures contracts.
Securities Lending
The Fund participates in a securities lending program providing for the lending of corporate bonds to qualified brokers. The term of the loans within the program is one year or less. The Fund receives cash collateral for securities loaned, which generally is invested in an affiliated money market fund. Collateral is maintained at a minimum level of 100% of the market value of investments loaned, plus interest, if applicable. In accordance with the Fund’s securities lending agreement, the market value of securities on loan is determined each day at the close of business and any additional collateral required to cover the value of securities on loan is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. Earnings from collateral invested in affiliated holdings as presented parenthetically on the Statement of Operations do not reflect fees and rebates and are allocated between the borrower of the security, the securities lending agent, as a fee for its services under the program and the Fund, according to agreed-upon rates. The Fund will not have the right to vote on securities while they are on loan. However, the Fund will attempt to terminate a loan in an effort to reacquire the securities in time to vote on matters that are deemed to be material by the Adviser. There can be no assurance that the Fund will have sufficient notice of such matters to be able to terminate the loan in time to vote thereon.
Securities lending transactions are subject to Master Netting Agreements which are agreements between the Fund and its counterparties that provide for the net settlement of all transactions and collateral with the Fund, through a single payment, in the event of default or termination. Amounts presented on the Portfolio of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not net settlement amounts but gross. As indicated below, the cash collateral received by the Fund exceeds the market value of the securities loaned reducing the net settlement amount to zero.
The chart below identifies the amount of collateral received as well as the market value of securities on loan. Additionally, the securities lending agreement executed by the Fund includes an indemnification clause. This clause stipulates that the borrower will reimburse the Fund for any losses as a result of any failure of the borrower to return equivalent securities to the Fund.
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As of April 30, 2026, securities subject to this type of arrangement and related collateral were as follows:
Fair Value of
Securities Loaned
Collateral
Received
$1,678,521
$1,715,380
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 Adviser.
Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ materially from those estimated. The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
 
Year Ended
4/30/2026
Year Ended
4/30/2025
Class A Shares:
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares sold
33,775,242
$289,052,952
7,175,348
$61,034,996
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
1,273,061
10,882,806
825,619
7,013,491
Shares redeemed
(11,220,248)
(95,910,914)
(6,550,292)
(55,579,996)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS
23,828,055
$204,024,844
1,450,675
$12,468,491
 
Year Ended
4/30/2026
Year Ended
4/30/2025
Institutional Shares:
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares sold
62,860,860
$537,797,135
48,955,973
$415,700,490
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
6,331,937
54,130,380
4,921,306
41,790,426
Shares redeemed
(41,993,005)
(359,261,481)
(38,237,422)
(324,328,544)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
27,199,792
$232,666,034
15,639,857
$133,162,372
 
Year Ended
4/30/2026
Year Ended
4/30/2025
Service Shares:
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares sold
969,152
$8,278,816
1,192,474
$10,124,473
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
353,953
3,023,881
419,566
3,560,003
Shares redeemed
(2,636,484)
(22,506,825)
(2,864,316)
(24,279,705)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SERVICE SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(1,313,379)
$(11,204,128)
(1,252,276)
$(10,595,229)
 
Year Ended
4/30/2026
Year Ended
4/30/2025
Class R6 Shares:
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares sold
7,612,807
$65,091,864
5,219,826
$44,330,339
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
640,462
5,479,158
506,860
4,307,861
Shares redeemed
(4,071,360)
(34,777,638)
(5,053,664)
(42,820,988)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS R6 SHARE TRANSACTIONS
4,181,909
$35,793,384
673,022
$5,817,212
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS
53,896,377
$461,280,134
16,511,278
$140,852,846
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4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, was as follows:
 
2026
2025
Ordinary income
$76,592,119
$61,676,088
As of April 30, 2026, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income
$618,834
Net unrealized appreciation
$2,861,806
Capital loss carryforwards
$(58,272,369)
TOTAL
$(54,791,729)
At April 30, 2026, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $1,853,805,234. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $2,861,806. This consists of unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $12,258,085 and unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $9,396,279. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation is attributable to differing treatments for the reverse write off of Greentree.
As of April 30, 2026, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $58,272,369 which will reduce the Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, these net capital losses retain their character as either short-term or long-term and do not expire.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund’s capital loss carryforwards:
Short-Term
Long-Term
Total
$12,974,483
$45,297,886
$58,272,369
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $398,045 to offset capital gains realized during the year ended April 30, 2026.
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 0.29% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund for competitive reasons such as to maintain the Fund’s expense ratio, or as and when appropriate, to maintain positive or zero net yields. For the year ended April 30, 2026, the Adviser voluntarily waived $1,056,452 of its fee and voluntarily reimbursed $517,724 of transfer agent fees.
The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain investment adviser fees as a result of transactions in other affiliated investment companies. For the year ended April 30, 2026, the Adviser reimbursed $51,289.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Hermes Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below:
Administrative Fee
Average Daily Net Assets
of the Investment Complex
0.100%
on assets up to $50 billion
0.075%
on assets over $50 billion
Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended April 30, 2026, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.078% of average daily net assets of the Fund.
In addition, FAS may charge certain out-of-pocket expenses to the Fund.
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Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund’s 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 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%
Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee.
When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares. For the year ended April 30, 2026, 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.
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 year ended April 30, 2026, FSC retained $5,348 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares.
Other Service Fees
For the year ended April 30, 2026, FSSC received $16,851 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 July 1, 2026, total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights, excluding interest expense, extraordinary expenses and proxy-related expenses, if any) paid by the Fund’s Class A Shares, Institutional Shares, Service Shares and Class R6 Shares (after the voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements) will not exceed 0.66%, 0.38%, 0.66% and 0.35% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) July 1, 2027; or (b) the date of the Fund’s next effective Prospectus. Prior to July 1, 2026, the Fee Limit for the Class A Shares, Institutional Shares, Service Shares and Class R6 Shares was 0.65%, 0.37%, 0.65% and 0.34%, respectively. 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 approval of the Trustees.
Directors’/Trustees’ and Miscellaneous Fees
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Independent Directors’/Trustees’ fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. These expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended April 30, 2026, were as follows:
Purchases
$646,613,481
Sales
$256,315,824
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Hermes Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement dated June 17, 2025, which was renewed on June 16, 2026 for an amount up to $400,000,000. The LOC was made available to temporarily finance 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 (a) the highest, on any day, of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the published secured overnight financing rate plus an assigned percentage, and (iii) 0.0%, plus (b) a margin. Any fund eligible to borrow under the LOC pays its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders’ commitment that has not been utilized, quarterly in arrears and at maturity. As of April 30, 2026, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the year ended April 30, 2026, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
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8. 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 Hermes, 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 April 30, 2026, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended April 30, 2026, the program was not utilized.
9. Operating Segments
An operating segment is defined as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (CODM) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. A management committee of the Adviser acts as the CODM. The Fund represents a single operating segment, as the CODM monitors the operating results of the Fund as a whole and the strategic asset allocation is determined based on the investment objective of the Fund and executed by the Fund’s portfolio management team. The financial information in the form of the Fund’s portfolio composition, total returns, expense ratios and changes in net assets (i.e., changes in net assets resulting from operations, subscriptions and redemptions) which is reviewed by the CODM to assess the Fund’s performance in comparison to the Fund’s benchmarks and to make resource allocation decisions for the Fund’s single segment is consistent with the information presented in these financial statements. Segment assets are reflected on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “total assets” and significant segment expenses are listed on the accompanying Statement of Operations.
10. INDEMNIFICATIONS
Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its Officers and Directors/Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund (other than liabilities arising out of their willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of their duties to the Fund). In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund provides certain indemnifications under arrangements with third parties. Typically, obligations to indemnify a third party arise in the context of an arrangement entered into by the Fund under which the Fund agrees to indemnify such third party for certain liabilities arising out of actions taken pursuant to the arrangement, provided the third party’s actions are not deemed to have breached an agreed-upon standard of care (such as willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of their duties under the contract). The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet arisen. The Fund does not anticipate any material claims or losses pursuant to these arrangements at this time, and accordingly expects the risk of loss to be remote.
11. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026, 99.7% of total ordinary income distributions qualified as business interest income for purposes of 163(j) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FEDERATED HERMES SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2026, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the portfolios constituting Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust) at April 30, 2026, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2026, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more Federated Hermes investment companies since 1979.
Boston, Massachusetts
June 23, 2026
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2025
FEDERATED HERMES SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND (THE “FUND”)
At its meetings in May 2025 (the “May Meetings”), the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and unanimously approved the continuation of the investment advisory contract between the Fund and Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) (the “Contract”) for an additional one-year term. The Board’s determination to approve the continuation of the Contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment after considering such information deemed necessary to evaluate the terms of the Contract and to approve the continuation of the existing arrangement. The information, factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval are summarized below.
Information Received and Review Process
At the request of the Independent Trustees, the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”) furnished to the Board in advance of its May Meetings an independent written report regarding data related to the Fund’s management fee (the “CCO Management Fee Report”). The Board considered the CCO Management Fee Report, along with other information, in evaluating the reasonableness of the Fund’s management fee and in determining to approve the continuation of the Contract.
In addition to the CCO Management Fee Report, the Board considered information specifically prepared in connection with the approval of the continuation of the Contract that was presented at the May Meetings. In this regard, in the months preceding the May Meetings, the Board requested and reviewed written responses and supporting materials prepared by the Adviser and its affiliates (collectively, “Federated Hermes”) in response to requests posed to Federated Hermes by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees encompassing a wide variety of topics, including those summarized below. The Board also considered such additional matters as the Independent Trustees deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Contract, which included detailed information about the Fund and Federated Hermes furnished to the Board at its meetings throughout the year.
The Board’s consideration of the Contract included review of materials and information covering the following matters, among others: (1) copies of the Contract; (2) the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by Federated Hermes; (3) Federated Hermes’ business and operations; (4) the Adviser’s investment philosophy, personnel and processes; (5) the Fund’s investment objective and strategies; (6) the Fund’s short-term and long-term performance - in absolute terms (both on a gross basis and net of expenses) and relative to an appropriate group of peer funds and its benchmark; (7) the Fund’s fees and expenses, including the advisory fee and the overall expense structure of the Fund - in absolute terms and relative to an appropriate group of peer funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations (if any); (8) the financial condition of Federated Hermes; (9) the Adviser’s profitability with respect to managing the Fund; (10) distribution and sales activity for the Fund; and (11) the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities (if any).
The Board also considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees charged to other registered funds in evaluating the Contract. Using these judicial decisions as a guide, the Board considered several factors it deemed relevant to an adviser’s fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund, including: (1) the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser to the fund and its shareholders, including the performance of the fund, its benchmark and comparable funds; (2) the adviser’s cost of providing the services and the profitability to the adviser of providing advisory services to the fund; (3) the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger and, if such economies of scale exist, whether they have been appropriately shared with the fund and its shareholders or the family of funds; (4) any “fall-out” benefits that accrue to the adviser because of its relationship with the fund, including research services received from brokers that execute fund trades and any fees paid to affiliates of the adviser for services rendered to the fund; (5) comparative fees and expenses, including a comparison of management fees paid to the adviser with those paid by similar funds managed by the same adviser or other advisers as well as management fees charged to institutional and other advisory clients of the same adviser for what might be viewed as like services; and (6) the extent of care, conscientiousness and independence with which the fund’s board members perform their duties and their expertise, including whether they are fully informed about all facts the board deems relevant to its consideration of the adviser’s services and fees. The Board considered that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) disclosure requirements regarding the basis for a fund board’s approval of the fund’s investment advisory contract generally align with the factors listed above. The Board was guided by these factors in its evaluation of the Contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below. The Board considered and weighed these factors in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated Hermes on matters relating to the oversight of the other funds advised by Federated Hermes (each, a “Federated Hermes Fund” and, collectively, the “Federated Hermes Funds”).
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In addition, the Board considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders and the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew the Contract. In particular, the Board recognized that many shareholders likely have invested in the Fund based on the strength of Federated Hermes’ industry standing and reputation and with the expectation that Federated Hermes will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board observed that there are a range of investment options available to the Fund’s shareholders in the marketplace, and such shareholders, having had the opportunity to consider other investment options, have effectively selected Federated Hermes by virtue of investing in the Fund.
In determining to approve the continuation of the Contract, the members of the Board reviewed and evaluated information and factors they believed to be relevant and appropriate through the exercise of their reasonable business judgment. While individual members of the Board may have weighed certain factors differently, the Board’s determination to approve the continuation of the Contract was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Board throughout the year. The Board recognized that its evaluation process is evolutionary and that the factors considered and the emphasis placed on relevant factors may change in recognition of changing circumstances in the registered fund marketplace. The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the evaluation process by independent legal counsel. In connection with their deliberations at the May Meetings, the Independent Trustees met separately in executive session with their independent legal counsel and without management present to review the relevant materials and consider their responsibilities under applicable laws. In addition, senior management representatives of Federated Hermes also met with the Independent Trustees and their independent legal counsel to discuss the materials and presentations furnished to the Board at the May Meetings. The Board considered the approval of the Contract for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the family of Federated Hermes Funds, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the resources of Federated Hermes dedicated to the Fund. In this regard, the Board evaluated, among other things, the terms of the Contract and the full range of services provided to the Fund by Federated Hermes. The Board considered the Adviser’s personnel, investment philosophy and process, investment research capabilities and resources, trade operations capabilities, experience and performance track record. The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and evaluated Federated Hermes’ ability and experience in attracting and retaining qualified personnel to service the Fund. The Board considered the trading operations by the Adviser, including the execution of portfolio transactions and the selection of brokers for those transactions. The Board also considered the Adviser’s ability to deliver competitive investment performance for the Fund when compared to the Fund’s Performance Peer Group (as defined below).
In addition, the Board considered the financial resources and overall reputation of Federated Hermes and its willingness to consider and make investments in personnel, infrastructure, technology, cybersecurity, business continuity planning and operational enhancements that are designed to benefit the Federated Hermes Funds. The Board considered Federated Hermes’ oversight of the securities lending program for the Federated Hermes Funds that engage in securities lending and noted the income earned by the Federated Hermes Funds that participate in such program. In addition, the Board considered the quality of Federated Hermes’ communications with the Board and responsiveness to Board inquiries and requests made from time to time with respect to the Federated Hermes Funds. The Board also considered that Federated Hermes is responsible for providing the Federated Hermes Funds’ officers.
The Board received and evaluated information regarding Federated Hermes’ regulatory and compliance environment. The Board considered Federated Hermes’ compliance program and compliance history and reports from the CCO about Federated Hermes’ compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including responses to regulatory developments and any compliance or other issues raised by regulatory agencies. The Board also noted Federated Hermes’ support of the Federated Hermes Funds’ compliance control structure and the compliance-related resources devoted by Federated Hermes in support of the Fund’s obligations pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including Federated Hermes’ commitment to respond to rulemaking and other regulatory initiatives of the SEC. The Board considered Federated Hermes’ approach to internal audits and risk management with respect to the Federated Hermes Funds and its day-to-day oversight of the Federated Hermes Funds’ compliance with their investment objectives and policies as well as with applicable laws and regulations, noting that regulatory and other developments had over time led, and continue to lead, to an increase in the scope of Federated Hermes’ oversight in this regard. In addition, the Board noted Federated Hermes’ commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to prepare for and respond to ongoing changes due to the market, regulatory and control environments in which the Fund and its service providers operate.
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The Board considered Federated Hermes’ efforts to provide shareholders in the Federated Hermes Funds with a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies. The Board considered the expenses that Federated Hermes had incurred, as well as the entrepreneurial and other risks assumed by Federated Hermes, in sponsoring and providing on-going services to new funds to expand these opportunities for shareholders. The Board noted the benefits to shareholders of being part of the family of Federated Hermes Funds, which include the general right to exchange investments between the same class of shares without the incurrence of additional sales charges.
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund.
Fund Investment Performance
The Board considered the investment performance of the Fund. In evaluating the Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered performance results in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks. The Board considered detailed investment reports on, and the Adviser’s analysis of, the Fund’s performance over different time periods that were provided to the Board throughout the year and in connection with the May Meetings. These reports included, among other items, information on the Fund’s gross and net returns, the Fund’s investment performance compared to one or more relevant categories or groups of peer funds and the Fund’s benchmark, performance attribution information and commentary on the effect of market conditions. The Board noted that it evaluated investment performance at meetings throughout the year and received reports from Federated Hermes regarding the performance of certain Federated Hermes Funds as well as Federated Hermes’ explanations for less favorable performance and any specific actions Federated Hermes had taken, or had determined to take, to seek to enhance Fund investment performance and the results of those actions.
The Board also reviewed comparative information regarding the performance of other registered funds in the category of peer funds selected by Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”), an independent fund ranking organization (the “Performance Peer Group”). The Board noted the CCO’s statement 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 also considered comparative performance data from Lipper, Inc. that was included in reports provided to the Board throughout the year. The Board noted that differences may exist between the Performance Peer Group and Lipper peers and that the results of these performance comparisons may vary.
The Board considered that for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2024, the Fund’s performance was above the median of the Performance Peer Group.
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that it had continued confidence in the Adviser’s overall capabilities to manage the Fund.
Fund Expenses
The Board considered the advisory fee and overall expense structure of the Fund and the comparative fee and expense information that had been provided in connection with the May Meetings. In this regard, the Board was presented with, and considered, information regarding the contractual advisory fee rates, net advisory fee rates, total expense ratios and each element of the Fund’s total expense ratio (i.e., gross and net advisory fees, administrative fees, custody fees, portfolio accounting fees and transfer agency fees) relative to an appropriate group of peer funds compiled by Federated Hermes from the overall category of peer funds selected by Morningstar (the “Expense Peer Group”). The Board received a description of the methodology used to select the Expense Peer Group from the overall Morningstar category. The Board also reviewed comparative information regarding the fees and expenses of the broader group of funds in the overall Morningstar category.
While mindful that courts have cautioned against giving too much weight to comparative information concerning fees charged to funds by other advisers, the use of comparisons between the Fund and its Expense Peer Group assisted the Board in its evaluation of the Fund’s fees and expenses. The Board focused on comparisons with other registered funds more heavily than non-registered fund products or services because such comparisons are believed to be more relevant. The Board considered that other registered funds are the products most like the Fund, in that they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle, in fact, chosen and maintained by the Fund’s shareholders. The Board noted that the range of such other registered funds’ fees and expenses, therefore, appears to be a relevant indicator of what investors have found to be reasonable in the marketplace in which the Fund competes.
The Board reviewed the contractual advisory fee rate, net advisory fee rate and other expenses of the Fund and noted the position of the Fund’s fee rates relative to its Expense Peer Group. In this regard, the Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate was below the median of the Expense Peer Group, and the Board was satisfied that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive. The Board considered the fact that the Adviser committed to permanently reduce fees of the Fund by 1 basis point, such reduction to be effective July 1, 2023.
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The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fees charged by Federated Hermes to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Federated Hermes Funds, including non-registered fund clients (such as institutional separate accounts) and third-party unaffiliated registered funds for which the Adviser or its affiliates serve as sub-adviser. The Board noted the CCO’s statement that non-registered fund clients are inherently different products due to the following differences, among others: (i) types of targeted investors; (ii) applicable laws and regulations; (iii) legal structures; (iv) average account sizes; (v) portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows and different associated costs; (vi) the time spent by portfolio managers and their teams (among other personnel across various departments, including legal, compliance and risk management) in reviewing securities pricing; (vii) SEC mandated risk management programs with respect to fund liquidity and use of derivatives; (viii) questions on regulatory reporting; (ix) a variety of different administrative responsibilities; and (x) degrees of risk associated with management. The Board also considered information regarding the differences in the nature of the services required for Federated Hermes to manage its proprietary registered fund business versus managing a discrete pool of assets as a sub-adviser to another institution’s registered fund, noting the CCO’s statement that Federated Hermes generally performs significant additional services and assumes substantially greater risks in managing the Fund and other Federated Hermes Funds than in its role as sub-adviser to an unaffiliated third-party registered fund. The Board noted that the CCO emphasized that differences in fees for providing advisory services to other types of clients may not be appropriate when judging the appropriateness of the Federated Hermes Funds’ advisory fees because of the different services provided.
In the case of the Fund, the Board noted that Federated Hermes does not manage any other types of clients that are comparable to the Fund.
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the fees and total operating expenses of the Fund, in conjunction with other matters considered, are reasonable in light of the services provided.
Profitability
The Board received and considered profitability information furnished by Federated Hermes. Such profitability information included revenues reported on a fund-by-fund basis and estimates of the allocation of expenses made on a fund-by-fund basis, using allocation methodologies specified by the CCO and described to the Board. The Board considered the CCO’s statement that, while the cost allocation report applies consistent allocation processes for purposes of general comparison of funds, the inherent difficulties in arbitrarily allocating costs lacks precision and can cause the report to be unreliable because a single change in an allocation estimate can dramatically alter the resulting estimate of cost and/or profitability of a Federated Hermes Fund and may produce unintended consequences. In addition, the Board considered the CCO’s statement that the allocation methodologies used by Federated Hermes in estimating profitability for purposes of reporting to the Board in connection with the continuation of the Contract are consistent with the methodologies previously reviewed by an independent consultant. The Board noted that the independent consultant had previously conducted a review of the allocation methodologies and reported to the Board that, although there is no single best method to allocate expenses, the methodologies used by Federated Hermes are reasonable. The Board considered the CCO’s statement that the estimated profitability to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable in relation to the services provided.
The Board also reviewed information compiled by Federated Hermes comparing its profitability information to other publicly-held fund management companies, including information regarding profitability trends over time. The Board recognized that profitability comparisons among fund management companies are difficult because of the variation in the type of comparative information that is publicly available, and the profitability of any fund management company is affected by numerous factors. The Board considered the CCO’s statement that, based on such profitability information, Federated Hermes’ profit margins did not appear to be excessive and that Federated Hermes appeared financially sound, with the resources available to fulfill its contractual obligations.
Economies of Scale
The Board received and considered information about the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger, the difficulties of isolating and quantifying economies of scale at an individual fund level, and the extent to which potential scale benefits are shared with shareholders. In this regard, the Board considered that Federated Hermes has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated Hermes Funds, such as: portfolio management, investment research and trading operations; shareholder services; compliance; business continuity, cybersecurity and information security programs; internal audit and risk management functions; and technology, systems capabilities and use of data. The Board noted that Federated Hermes’ investments in these areas are extensive and are designed to provide enhanced or expanded services to the Federated Hermes Funds and their shareholders. The Board considered that the benefits of these investments are likely to be shared with the family of Federated Hermes Funds as a whole. In addition, the Board considered that fee waivers and expense reimbursements are another means for potential economies of scale to be shared with shareholders and can provide protection from an increase in expenses if a Federated Hermes Fund’s assets decline. The Board considered that, in order for the Federated Hermes Funds to remain competitive
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in the marketplace, Federated Hermes has frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses for the Federated Hermes Funds and has disclosed to shareholders and/or reported to the Board its intention to do so (or continue to do so) in the future. The Board also considered that Federated Hermes has been active in managing expenses of the Federated Hermes Funds in recent years, which has resulted in benefits being realized by shareholders.
The Board also received and considered information on adviser-paid fees (commonly referred to as “revenue sharing” payments) that was provided to the Board throughout the year and in connection with the May Meetings. The Board considered that Federated Hermes believes that this information is relevant to consider whether Federated Hermes had an incentive to either not apply breakpoints, or to apply breakpoints at higher levels, but should not be considered when evaluating the reasonableness of advisory fees. The Board also noted the absence of any applicable regulatory or industry guidelines on economies of scale, which is compounded by the lack of any uniform methodology or pattern with respect to structuring fund advisory fees with breakpoints that serve to reduce the fees as a fund attains a certain size.
Other Benefits
The Board considered information regarding the compensation and other ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits that Federated Hermes derived from its relationships with the Federated Hermes Funds. The Board considered that Federated Hermes may derive a benefit to its reputation as an adviser to the Fund, which may help in attracting other clients and investment personnel. The Board noted that, in addition to receiving advisory fees under the Federated Hermes Funds’ investment advisory contracts, Federated Hermes’ affiliates also receive fees for providing other services to the Federated Hermes Funds under separate service contracts, including for serving as the Federated Hermes Funds’ administrator and distributor. In this regard, the Board considered that Federated Hermes’ affiliates provide distribution and shareholder services to the Federated Hermes Funds, for which they may be compensated through distribution and servicing fees paid pursuant to Rule 12b-1 plans or otherwise. The Board also received and considered information detailing the benefits, if any, that Federated Hermes may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute portfolio trades for the Federated Hermes Funds.
Conclusions
The Board considered the CCO’s presentation and statements and the information accompanying the CCO Management Fee Report. The Board recognized that its evaluation of the Federated Hermes Funds’ advisory and sub-advisory arrangements is a continuing and ongoing process that is informed by the information that the Board requests and receives from management throughout the course of the year.
On the basis of the information and factors summarized above, among other information and factors deemed relevant by the Board, and the evaluation thereof, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously voted to approve the continuation of the Contract. The Board based its determination to approve the Contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view of past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily deemed to be relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative.
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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 information is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund

Federated Hermes Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedHermes.com/us
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
CUSIP 31420C795
CUSIP 31420C787
CUSIP 31420C209
CUSIP 31420C563
32957 (6/26)
© 2026 Federated Hermes, Inc.

Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund: Not Applicable.

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund: Not Applicable.

Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund: Not Applicable.

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund: Not Applicable.

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund: The Fund’s disclosure of remuneration items is included as part of the Financial Statements filed under Item 7 of this form.

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund: The Fund’s disclosure of remuneration items is included as part of the Financial Statements filed under Item 7 of this form.

Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund: The Fund’s Evaluation and Approval of Advisory Contract summary by fund appear in the Financial Statements filed under Item 7 of this form.

Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund: The Fund’s Evaluation and Approval of Advisory Contract summary by fund appear in the Financial Statements filed under Item 7 of this form.

Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not Applicable

Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable

Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not Applicable

Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

No Changes to Report

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer 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 as of a date 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 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 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation

(a)       Not Applicable

(b)       Not Applicable

 

Item 19. Exhibits

(a)(1) Not Applicable.

(a)(2) Not Applicable.

(a)(3) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

(a)(4) Not Applicable.

(a)(5) Not Applicable.

(b)       Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant:  Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust

By: /s/ Jeremy D. Boughton
Jeremy D. Boughton, Principal Financial Officer

Date:  June 23, 2026

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ J. Christopher Donahue
J. Christopher Donahue, Principal Executive Officer

Date:  June 23, 2026

 

 

By: /s/ Jeremy D. Boughton
Jeremy D. Boughton, Principal Financial Officer

Date:  June 23, 2026


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