0000912763 2026-07-16 2026-07-16 2026-07-16 FEDERATED HERMES TOTAL RETURN SERIES, INC. 0000912763 false 2026-01-31 N-1A 497 <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16pt;font-variant:small-caps;">Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Total Return Series, Inc.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">CLASS A SHARES (TICKER TLRAX)</span> <br/><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">CLASS C SHARES (TICKER TLRCX)</span> <br/><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">CLASS R SHARES (TICKER FTRKX)</span> <br/><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">INSTITUTIONAL SHARES (TICKER FTRBX)</span> <br/><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">SERVICE SHARES (TICKER FTRFX)</span> <br/><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">CLASS R6 SHARES (TICKER FTRLX)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">SUPPLEMENT TO SUMMARY PROSPECTUS AND PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 31, 2026</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9.9pt;">Effective September 30, 2026, the Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in noninvestment-grade debt securities. As such, effective September 30, 2026, please replace the third sentence under “What are the Fund’s Main Investment Strategies” in the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus and the first sentence of the third paragraph under “What are the Fund’s Investment Strategies?” with the following sentence:</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9.9pt;">“The Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in noninvestment-grade securities (otherwise known as “junk bonds”).” </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9.9pt;">July 16, 2026</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund</span> <br/> <br/><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">Federated Hermes Funds</span> <br/><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">4000 Ericsson Drive </span> <br/><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">Warrendale, PA 15086-7561</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">Contact us at</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:9pt;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">FederatedHermes.com/us</span> <br/><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">or call 1-800-341-7400.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">Federated Securities Corp., Distributor</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">Q457303 (7/26)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">© 2026 Federated Hermes, Inc.</span>