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Fund:

Federated Hermes US SMID Equity F Acc GBP
Sector:

IA North American Smaller Companies
Benchmark:

Russell 2500

Discrete calendar year performance

Discrete calendar year performance
Investment	30/06/20 to 30/06/21	30/06/21 to 30/06/22	30/06/22 to 30/06/23	30/06/23 to 30/06/24	30/06/24 to 30/06/25
Federated Hermes US SMID Equity F Acc GBP	32.59%	-5.62%	17.13%	9.29%	-2.67%
IA North American Smaller Companies	39.01%	-15.39%	9.55%	9.72%	-2.07%
Russell 2500	57.25%	-21.30%	13.06%	9.98%	9.45%

Trailing returns

(*annualised)

Trailing returns
Investment	3 months	6 months	1 year	3 years*	5 years*
Federated Hermes US SMID Equity F Acc GBP	1.85%	-7.82%	-0.78%	4.08%	10.00%
IA North American Smaller Companies	5.72%	-7.64%	1.54%	1.93%	6.95%
Russell 2500	6.70%	1.02%	8.64%	7.67%	10.13%

Overview

Fund Objective: The investment objective of the fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity or equity related securities of small and mid-capitalisation companies domiciled in the us, or which derive a large proportion of their income from us activities. These are primarily listed or traded in the us or Canada.

Manager name	Federated Hermes
Manager start date	01 January 2018
Manager Biography	Henry joined the international business of Federated Hermes in March 2012 and is portfolio manager on the US SMID Cap strategy. He joined from UK brokerage firm Peel Hunt, where he was a diversified financials analyst from December 2010 until February 2012. Prior to that, he worked at Deloitte in the banking and capital markets group and in corporate finance from October 2006 until November 2010. Henry has an MA in Classics from Trinity College, Oxford, is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a CFA charterholder.

Investment style:	Growth
Region (geographical)	United States

Benchmark	Russell 2500
Sector	IA North American Smaller Companies
FE fundinfo Rating	4 of 5

Fees & charges

Fees and Charges

Fees and Charges
Charge	Who receives this?	What is it?	Amount
Initial charge:	The fund manager	Charges applied by the fund management company for investing in their fund. Please note that Investment Managers may charge each time you buy new units or shares in a fund or trust. Where Investment Managers would have an entry charge, we will negotiate to have it waived so you will not be charged.	N/A%
Ongoing Charges:	The fund manager	The annual charge paid to a fund manager to cover the costs of running the fund. It is an estimate based on the actual amount charged in the previous year.	0.86%
Performance Fee:	The fund manager	A performance fee joins up the interest of the fund manager and their investors. A performance fee is taken when the fund beats pre-set conditions.	N/A
Typical transaction cost:	The fund manager	The costs of dealing within a fund, which the Investment Manager must pay to continue managing the assets. This includes where the Manager decides to sell one stock and buy another. The costs will vary from one fund to another based on how often the Investment Manager trades and the costs applied when trading.	0.188%*
Dealing commission:	Halifax	The cost of buying or selling some or all of your investment.	£9.50 (per online trade)

*This is an indication based on the market average. The fund’s actual transaction cost will be shown before you place a trade.
Account charges are not included
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Breakdown

Asset Allocation

Fund size: 1,262,397,968.74 GBP

Chart date: August 20, 2025

Top 10 Holdings

Top 10 Holdings
Security	Weight
Axon enterprise, inc.	5.53%
Tyler technologies, inc.	3.27%
Woodward inc	2.96%
Silicon laboratories	2.71%
Reinsurance group america	2.57%
Community bank systems ny	2.55%
Equifax inc.	2.54%
Nvent electric plc	2.54%
Wintrust financial corp	2.48%
Guidewire software inc	2.46%

Sectors

Sectors
Sectors	Weight
Capital Goods	23.38%
Software	13.00%
Materials	8.52%
Pharmaceuticals	7.79%
Semi Conductors	7.01%
Business Services	6.99%
Financial Services	5.70%
Insurance	5.42%
Banks	5.03%
Healthcare & Medical Products	4.34%

World regions

World regions
Country	Weight
USA	95.74%
Ireland	2.13%
Canada	1.84%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	0.26%

ESG

What is ESG?

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Federated Hermes US SMID Equity F Acc GBP