Federated Hermes Ultrashort Bond ETF
Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2026 (unaudited)
Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—40.6%
 
Communications - Telecom Wireless—1.1%
$  275,000
 
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.350%, 7/15/2031
$   274,284
 
Communications - Telecom Wirelines—0.8%
  200,000
 
AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 8/15/2030
   200,024
 
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive—5.5%
  250,000
 
American Honda Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 7/9/2027
   250,404
  250,000
1
Daimler Trucks Financial NA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.472% (SOFR +0.840%), 1/13/2028
   250,582
  250,000
 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.970%, 4/6/2029
   247,460
  250,000
1
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.804% (SOFR - SOFR Compounded +1.170%), 4/4/2028
   251,175
  125,000
 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 7/15/2027
   125,685
  250,000
1
Hyundai Capital America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.700% (SOFR +1.070%), 1/8/2031
   250,615
 
TOTAL
1,375,921
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Health Care—1.6%
  200,000
 
Augusta SpinCo Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.321%, 9/23/2027
   199,504
  200,000
1
HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.508% (SOFR +0.870%), 3/1/2028
   200,749
 
TOTAL
400,253
 
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Tobacco—0.8%
  200,000
1
Philip Morris International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.289% (SOFR +0.660%), 10/27/2028
   200,266
 
Energy - Midstream—1.0%
  125,000
 
MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 2/15/2031
   124,490
  125,000
 
ONEOK, Inc., 4.250%, 9/24/2027
   124,536
 
TOTAL
249,026
 
Financial Institution - Banking—19.0%
  250,000
 
Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.737%, 5/15/2029
   253,444
  250,000
1
Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series N, 4.509% (SOFR +0.880%), 4/23/2030
   250,240
  250,000
1
Bank of Nova Scotia, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.357% (SOFR +0.730%), 2/2/2030
   249,748
  125,000
1
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Sr. Sub. Secd. Note, 4.438% (SOFR +0.800%), 9/8/2028
   125,295
  250,000
1
Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.914% (SOFR +1.280%), 2/24/2028
   251,155
  125,000
 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.841%, 1/23/2030
   128,119
  250,000
1
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.341% (SOFR +0.710%), 1/21/2029
   250,343
  250,000
1
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450% (SOFR +0.820%), 4/23/2030
   250,551
  250,000
 
M&T Bank Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 4.833%, 1/16/2029
   250,501
  250,000
1
Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.408% (SOFR +0.780%), 11/17/2028
   250,494
  250,000
1
National Australia Bank Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.423% (SOFR +0.790%), 1/14/2030
   251,905
  250,000
1
Natwest Group PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.734% (SOFR +1.100%), 5/23/2029
   251,562
  250,000
1
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.308% (SOFR - SOFR Compounded +0.680%), 10/26/2029
   250,000
  250,000
1
Royal Bank of Canada, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series GMTN, 4.460% (SOFR +0.830%), 1/24/2029
   250,722
  250,000
1
Societe Generale S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.728% (SOFR +1.096%), 4/12/2030
   250,695
  250,000
1
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.686% (SOFR +1.050%), 7/7/2032
   250,011
  250,000
1
Truist Bank, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.289% (SOFR +0.660%), 1/27/2029
   249,509
  250,000
1
U.S. Bank, N.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.291% (SOFR - SOFR Compounded +0.660%), 5/20/2029
   250,002
  250,000
1
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.410% (SOFR +0.780%), 1/24/2028
   250,407
  250,000
1
Westpac New Zealand Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.377% (SOFR +0.750%), 1/30/2031
   250,366
 
TOTAL
4,765,069
 
Financial Institution - Finance Companies—3.0%
  250,000
 
Aircastle Ltd., Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 9/15/2030
   249,005
1

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
         
 
CORPORATE BONDS—continued
 
Financial Institution - Finance Companies—continued
$  250,000
1
Nomura Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.586% (SOFR +0.950%), 6/29/2029
$   249,918
  250,000
 
Takeoff Merger Sub, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.400%, 3/24/2028
   248,651
 
TOTAL
747,574
 
Financial Institution - Insurance - Life—1.0%
  125,000
 
CoreBridge Global Funding, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.200%, 1/12/2029
   126,197
  125,000
 
Lincoln Financial Global Funding, Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 4.200%, 1/12/2029
   123,256
 
TOTAL
249,453
 
Financial Institution - Insurance - P&C—1.0%
  125,000
 
Aon North America, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 3/1/2027
   125,453
  125,000
1
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.326% (SOFR +0.700%), 11/8/2027
   125,540
 
TOTAL
250,993
 
Financial Institution - REIT - Other—0.8%
  200,000
 
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 12/15/2028
   197,867
 
Technology—4.0%
  250,000
 
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 4/1/2028
   250,706
  125,000
1
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.847% (SOFR +1.210%), 3/10/2029
   125,896
  125,000
 
Global Payments, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 11/15/2028
   123,503
  250,000
 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 3/23/2028
   249,668
  250,000
1
Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.737% (SOFR - SOFR Compounded +1.110%), 2/4/2029
   249,775
 
TOTAL
999,548
 
Utility - Electric—1.0%
  125,000
1
Constellation Energy Generation LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.232% (SOFR +0.600%), 1/8/2028
   125,101
  125,000
1
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.427% (SOFR +0.800%), 2/4/2028
   125,511
 
TOTAL
250,612
 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $10,161,842)
10,160,890
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—28.6%
 
Auto Receivables—19.1%
   65,653
 
Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2023-A, Class C, 6.080%, 1/17/2034
    65,978
  246,841
 
Ally Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes 2024-A, Class C, 6.022%, 5/17/2032
   249,829
  200,000
 
ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2025-A, Class A3, 4.460%, 1/17/2034
   198,990
  250,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2026-1, Class A4, 4.180%, 3/15/2032
   247,423
  340,000
 
Chase Auto Owner Trust 2023-AA, Class A4, 5.590%, 6/25/2029
   344,641
  200,000
 
Chase Auto Owner Trust 2024-1A, Class A4, 5.050%, 10/25/2029
   201,484
  249,969
1
Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2024-1A, Class A2, 4.363% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.770%), 5/15/2036
   250,195
   75,000
 
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2024-4, Class A4, 4.700%, 6/20/2031
    75,117
  167,282
 
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2025-1, Class A2, 4.650%, 10/20/2027
   167,502
   60,000
 
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2024-D, Class A4, 4.660%, 9/15/2030
    60,175
  188,000
 
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust 2024-4, Class B, 4.670%, 5/16/2030
   188,087
  188,000
 
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2024-C, Class B, 4.670%, 1/15/2031
   188,139
  135,000
 
LAD Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1A, Class B, 5.050%, 5/15/2030
   135,845
   70,478
 
Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust 2024-A, Class A3, 5.320%, 1/18/2028
    70,724
  250,000
1
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2025-2A, Class A1, 4.273% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +0.680%), 10/15/2030
   250,719
  293,000
 
PenFed Auto Receivables Owner Trust 2025-A, Class A3, 4.030%, 7/15/2030
   291,403
  247,065
 
Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes 2024-A, Class A2, 5.605%, 6/15/2032
   249,741
  250,000
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2025-3, Class D, 5.110%, 9/15/2031
   249,627
  234,396
 
Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2025-A, Class B, 5.038%, 7/25/2031
   235,710
  236,410
 
Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2025-B, Class B, 4.925%, 12/29/2032
   237,553
   78,944
 
Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2026-A, Class D, 4.873%, 3/25/2033
    78,492
  250,000
 
Stellantis Financial Underwritten Enhanced Lease Trust 2026-BA, Class B, 4.470%, 7/20/2029
   249,394
2

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—continued
 
Auto Receivables—continued
$  250,000
 
Stellantis Financial Underwritten Enhanced Lease Trust 2026-BA, Class C, 5.040%, 3/20/2031
$   249,980
  248,894
1
Wheels Fleet Lease Funding LLC 2025-1A, Class A2, 4.307% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +0.670%), 1/18/2040
   249,272
 
TOTAL
4,786,020
 
Credit Card—1.8%
  250,000
1
CARDS II Trust 2026-1A, Class A, 4.227% (SOFR +0.600%), 4/15/2031
   250,528
  200,000
 
Trillium Credit Card Trust II 2025-1A, Class B, 4.405%, 9/26/2030
   199,153
 
TOTAL
449,681
 
Equipment Lease—5.2%
  250,000
 
Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2025-1, Class B, 4.960%, 2/24/2031
   251,092
  250,000
 
DLLAD LLC 2024-1A, Class A3, 5.300%, 7/20/2029
   252,260
  250,000
 
Great America Leasing Receivables 2025-2, Class A4, 4.290%, 9/15/2032
   247,556
  210,000
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust 2025-1A, Class B, 4.510%, 9/20/2032
   209,676
  250,000
 
MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2023-A, Class A4, 5.500%, 12/13/2038
   253,131
   80,000
 
MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2026-A, Class A4, 4.240%, 11/13/2045
    78,623
 
TOTAL
1,292,338
 
Other—2.5%
  255,000
 
PFS Financing Corp. 2025-F, Class A, 4.400%, 8/15/2030
   254,142
  125,000
 
Verizon Master Trust 2024-5, Class B, 5.250%, 6/21/2032
   126,392
  250,000
 
Verizon Master Trust 2026-2, Class C, 4.850%, 6/21/2032
   250,359
 
TOTAL
630,893
 
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $7,155,373)
7,158,932
1
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS—15.3%
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—3.0%
  251,241
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC, Series 3852, Class FG, 4.677% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +1.084%), 5/15/2041
   252,630
  248,611
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC, Series 5500, Class AF, 4.627% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +1.000%), 2/25/2055
   248,637
  248,519
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC, Series 5614, Class FA, 4.777% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +1.150%), 11/25/2054
   248,962
 
TOTAL
750,229
 
Federal National Mortgage Association—5.0%
  249,790
 
Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC, Series 2022-70, Class FA, 4.487% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR
+0.860%), 10/25/2052
   248,874
  264,493
 
Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC, Series 2024-75, Class FC, 4.577% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR
+0.950%), 10/25/2054
   266,100
  242,641
 
Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC, Series 2026, Class NF, 4.612% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR +1.000%), 4/25/2056
   242,278
  239,800
 
Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC, Series 2026-16, Class FA, 4.477% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR
+0.850%), 3/25/2056
   239,313
  244,758
 
Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC, Series 2026-22, Class FD, 4.827% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR
+1.200%), 4/25/2056
   245,730
 
TOTAL
1,242,295
 
Government National Mortgage Association—7.3%
  242,424
 
Government National Mortgage Association REMIC, Series 2024-59, Class MF, 4.708% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR
+1.100%), 4/20/2054
   243,397
   94,999
 
Government National Mortgage Association REMIC, Series 2024-110, Class JF, 4.608% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR
+1.000%), 7/20/2054
    95,394
  251,422
 
Government National Mortgage Association REMIC, Series 2025, Class QF, 4.758% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR
+1.150%), 11/20/2055
   251,968
  244,798
 
Government National Mortgage Association REMIC, Series 2026, Class FB, 4.408% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR
+0.800%), 2/20/2056
   244,797
  248,985
 
Government National Mortgage Association REMIC, Series 2026, Class FB, 4.458% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR
+0.850%), 2/20/2056
   248,538
  249,034
 
Government National Mortgage Association REMIC, Series 2026-30, Class VF, 4.458% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR
+0.850%), 2/20/2056
   248,573
3

Principal
Amount
or Shares
 
 
Value
1
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS—continued
 
Government National Mortgage Association—continued
$  248,798
 
Government National Mortgage Association REMIC, Series 2026-67, Class FG, 4.458% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR
+0.850%), 4/20/2056
$   248,532
  249,714
 
Government National Mortgage Association REMIC, Series 2026-88, Class NF, 4.508% (30-DAY AVERAGE SOFR
+0.900%), 5/20/2056
   249,713
 
TOTAL
1,830,912
 
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(IDENTIFIED COST $3,819,719)
3,823,436
1
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—5.0%
 
Commercial Mortgage—5.0%
  244,000
 
FS Trust 2026, Class A, 4.975% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.350%), 2/15/2041
   244,228
  250,000
 
FS Trust 2026, Class A, 5.050% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.400%), 7/15/2041
   250,000
  250,000
 
FS Trust 2026, Class B, 5.350% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.700%), 7/15/2041
   250,000
  500,000
 
JW Commercial Mortgage Trust 2026, Class A, 5.125% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month +1.500%), 6/15/2039
   501,560
 
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,245,949)
1,245,788
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES—16.0%
104,415
 
Bank Loan Core Fund
   871,867
27,233
 
Emerging Markets Core Fund
   249,728
2,274,745
 
Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares, 3.55%2
2,274,745
69,833
 
Project and Trade Finance Core Fund
   625,000
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $4,024,745)
4,021,340
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—105.5%
(IDENTIFIED COST $26,407,628)
26,410,386
 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(5.5)%3
(1,382,189)
 
NET ASSETS—100%
$25,028,197
At June 30, 2026, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contracts:
Description
Number of
Contracts
Notional
Value
Expiration
Date
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
Short Futures:
 
United States Treasury Notes 5-Year Short Futures
4
$428,188
September 2026
$679
Net Unrealized Appreciation 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 June 30, 2026, were as follows:
Affiliates
Value as of
9/30/2025
Purchases
at Cost
Proceeds
from Sales
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
Net
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
Value as of
6/30/2026
Shares
Held as of
6/30/2026
Dividend
Income
Bank Loan Core Fund
$
$875,000
$
$(3,133)
$
$871,867
104,415
$1,324
Emerging Markets Core Fund
$
$250,000
$
$(272)
$
$249,728
27,233
$373
Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund, Premier
Shares
$
$2,530,598
$(255,853)
$
$
$2,274,745
2,274,745
$1,592
Project and Trade Finance Core Fund
$
$625,000
$
$
$
$625,000
69,833
$820
TOTAL OF AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
$
$4,280,598
$(255,853)
$(3,405)
$
$4,021,340
2,476,226
$4,109
1
Floating/variable note with current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown.
2
7-day net yield.
3
Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets at June 30, 2026.
4

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. The trading prices of the Fund’s shares listed on its exchange may differ from the Fund’s NAV and will normally be affected by market forces, such as supply and demand, economic conditions, the market value of the Fund’s disclosed portfolio holdings and other factors. As a result, trading prices may be lower, higher or the same as the Fund’s NAV; and investors may pay more than NAV when buying shares and receive less than NAV when selling shares through the exchange.
Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, 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.
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.
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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.
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.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 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
$
$10,160,890
$
$10,160,890
Asset-Backed Securities
7,158,932
7,158,932
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
3,823,436
3,823,436
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
1,245,788
1,245,788
Investment Companies
3,396,340
3,396,340
Other Investments1
625,000
TOTAL SECURITIES
$3,396,340
$22,389,046
$
$26,410,386
Other Financial Instruments:2
Assets
$679
$
$
$679
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As permitted by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), an Investment Company valued at $625,000 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. 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.
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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
REMIC
—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SOFR
—Secured Overnight Financing Rate
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