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      id="c2995dac-1e84-4e3d-82fe-d7f62447aefe">&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16pt;font-variant:small-caps;"&gt;Federated Hermes Total Return Bond ETF&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;A Portfolio of Federated Hermes ETF Trust&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"&gt;SUPPLEMENT TO SUMMARY PROSPECTUS AND PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 31, 2026  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9.9pt;"&gt;Effective October 31, 2026, the Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in noninvestment-grade debt securities. As such, effective October 31, 2026, please replace the third sentence of the first paragraph under &#x201c;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9.9pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;What are the Fund&#x2019;s Main Investment Strategies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9.9pt;"&gt;&#x201d; in the Summary Prospectus and the first sentence of the fourth paragraph under &#x201c;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9.9pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;What are the Fund&#x2019;s Investment Strategies?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9.9pt;"&gt;&#x201d; in the Prospectus with the following sentence:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9.9pt;"&gt;&#x201c;The Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in noninvestment-grade debt securities (otherwise known as &#x201c;junk bonds&#x201d;).&#x201d;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9.9pt;"&gt;August 26, 2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"&gt;Federated Hermes Total Return Bond ETF&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"&gt;Federated Hermes Funds&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"&gt;4000 Ericsson Drive  &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"&gt;Warrendale, PA 15086-7561&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"&gt;Contact us at&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:9pt;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;FederatedHermes.com/us&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"&gt;or call 1-800-341-7400.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"&gt;Federated Securities Corp., Distributor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"&gt;Q457309 (8/26)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&#xa9;  2026 Federated Hermes, Inc.&lt;/span&gt;</oef:SupplementToProspectusTextBlock>
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