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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.96% 568.94M -- 14.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-55.43M 6.97% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks a high level of current income. The Fund allocates the portfolio among three categories of fixed-income: domestic investment-grade (US government, asset and mortgage-backed), domestic noninvestment-grade (junk bonds and leveraged loans) and foreign investments (government and corporate investments traded).
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD
Peer Group Multi-Sector Income Funds
Global Macro Bond HC
US Macro General Domestic Taxable Fixed Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Multi-Sector Income Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Federated Hermes
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 83
-127.40M Peer Group Low
2.954B Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 78
-55.43M
-2.341B Peer Group Low
24.33B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 86
-395.18M Peer Group Low
9.377B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 82
-4.506B Peer Group Low
64.38B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 85
-767.61M Peer Group Low
18.41B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 68
-7.433B Peer Group Low
55.78B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 77
-1.646B Peer Group Low
23.88B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 88
-11.19B Peer Group Low
110.42B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
20%
15%
10%
5%
0
Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-3.41%
12.81%
6.31%
3.64%
-13.78%
9.55%
5.47%
8.40%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
1.25%
7.11%
-1.24%
12.50%
6.11%
0.10%
-13.97%
10.12%
6.09%
9.78%
-2.67%
10.14%
7.30%
2.53%
-10.81%
9.53%
5.63%
8.75%
-1.41%
10.04%
9.34%
2.88%
-10.08%
7.43%
5.13%
7.77%
-5.52%
8.74%
8.26%
-1.25%
-11.56%
12.11%
2.24%
9.80%
As of December 05, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 4.93%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 5.51%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 240

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 5/4/1994
Last Annual Report Date 11/30/2024
Last Prospectus Date 1/31/2025
Share Classes
SINCX C
STIAX A
STILX Retirement
STISX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Asset Allocation

As of September 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 1.01%
Stock 0.34%
Bond 27.63%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 71.01%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Federated High-Yield Bond Portfolio (MASTER)
31.67% -- --
Affiliated Federated Fund Emerging Markets
23.18% -- --
Federated Hermes Core Trust
15.89% -- --
2YR T-NOTE DEC25
8.67% -- --
United States of America USGB 4.0 05/31/2030 FIX USD Government 5.31% 101.45 -0.19%
United States of America USGB 4.25 11/15/2034 FIX USD Government 3.18% 101.65 -0.31%
United States of America USGB 4.0 02/28/2030 FIX USD Government 1.77% 101.43 -0.17%
Federal National Mortgage Association 01-MAR-2052 BT2247
1.34% -- --
United States of America USGB 4.125 02/29/2032 FIX USD Government 1.33% 101.75 -0.27%
Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fd Premier 1.29% 1.00 0.00%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.42%
Administration Fee 22.39K%
Maximum Front Load 1.00%
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 1500.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 100.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks a high level of current income. The Fund allocates the portfolio among three categories of fixed-income: domestic investment-grade (US government, asset and mortgage-backed), domestic noninvestment-grade (junk bonds and leveraged loans) and foreign investments (government and corporate investments traded).
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD
Peer Group Multi-Sector Income Funds
Global Macro Bond HC
US Macro General Domestic Taxable Fixed Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Multi-Sector Income Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Federated Hermes
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 4.93%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 5.51%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 240

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 5/4/1994
Last Annual Report Date 11/30/2024
Last Prospectus Date 1/31/2025
Share Classes
SINCX C
STIAX A
STILX Retirement
STISX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:STFSX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:STFSX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:STFSX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:STFSX", "prospectus_objective")
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