Federated Hermes Kaufmann Fund Class A Shares (KAUAX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Mid-Cap Growth

Fund Family Federated

Fund Style Large

ISIN US3141726774

CUSIP 314172677

Inception Date 1986-02-21

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End October

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $5.01 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $1.07 Billion

Expense Ratio 1.96%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-12-31

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 10.41%

1-Year Return 10.54%

3-Year Return 17.05%

5-Year Return 1.64%

NAV $6.15

Previous Close Price $6.14

Last Update 2026-09-30

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Federated Hermes Kaufmann Fund Class A Shares

The fund invests a majority of its assets in the common stocks of small- and medium-sized companies that are traded on national securities exchanges, the NASDAQ stock market and on the over-the-counter market. Up to 30% of the fund's net assets may be invested in foreign securities. It may invest in fixed-income securities, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and use derivative contracts and/or hybrid instruments to implement elements of its investment strategy.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 68593.21%

Giant 14.86%

Large 30.05%

Medium 30.98%

Micro 5.64%

Small 11.93%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 4.99%

Cash-Flow Growth % 20.07%

Dividend Yield % 0.47%

Historical Earnings % 21.33%

Long-Term Earnings % 15.86%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.13%	0.00%
Cash	0.02%	0.02%	0.00%	1.25%	0.00%
Non US Stock	8.91%	8.91%	0.00%	3.83%	1.86%
Not Classified	0.44%	0.44%	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%
Other	1.37%	1.37%	0.00%	0.90%	0.00%
US Stock	89.26%	89.26%	0.00%	94.26%	98.14%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
Argenx SE	3.01%	-	-
Wingstop Inc	1.85%	-	-
Quanta Services Inc	4.89%	-	-
BLUE OWL CAPITAL PIPE DEAL	2.44%	-	-
Ideaya Biosciences Inc	2.30%	-	-
ServiceNow Inc	2.22%	-	-
Hamilton Lane Inc	1.87%	-	-
Trane Technologies PLC	1.82%	-	-
HEICO Corp	1.93%	-	-
Eaton Corp PLC	1.63%	-	-
Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund	2.98%	-	-
Apollo Global Management Inc	1.91%	-	-
Amazon.com Inc	1.87%	-	-
Shopify Inc	2.49%	-	-
General Electric Co	2.79%	-	-
GE Vernova Inc	2.76%	-	-
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd	2.00%	-	-
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc	2.07%	-	-
Comfort Systems USA Inc	2.84%	-	-
Guardant Health Inc	3.01%	-	-
Natera Inc	1.63%	-	-
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd	1.89%	-	-
Wabtec Corp/DE	1.77%	-	-
KLA Corp	1.73%	-	-
Forte Biosciences Inc	1.95%	-	-
Micron Technology Inc	1.87%	-	-

See the full breakdown of KAUAX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	2.13%	89.20%	4.92%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	2.13%	0.52%	95.08%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	2.13%	0.93%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	2.13%	6.46%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	2.13%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	2.13%	2.89%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	2.43%	1.93%	0.00%	6.49%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	7.35%	12.65%	0.00%	11.30%
Cyclical	Financial Services	2.78%	8.49%	0.00%	12.08%
Cyclical	Real Estate	2.01%	1.47%	0.00%	3.70%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	2.31%	1.25%	0.00%	2.08%
Defensive	Healthcare	21.30%	15.59%	0.00%	8.20%
Defensive	Utilities	2.13%	1.24%	0.00%	2.94%
Sensitive	Communication Services	1.29%	3.78%	0.00%	1.96%
Sensitive	Energy	0.49%	3.40%	0.00%	3.40%
Sensitive	Industrials	29.29%	23.18%	0.00%	23.02%
Sensitive	Technology	28.62%	27.01%	0.00%	24.84%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.62%	0.50%	0.52%
Americas	North America	97.63%	94.03%	98.14%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.16%	2.61%	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.19%	-	0.51%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.03%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.08%	0.53%	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.12%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	0.74%	2.33%	0.42%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	0.42%	-	0.42%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-09	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2023-12-07	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2021-12-06	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2020-12-04	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2019-12-05	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2018-12-06	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2017-12-05	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2016-12-05	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2015-12-03	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2014-12-29	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2013-12-27	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2012-12-05	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2011-12-06	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2011-12-05	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2010-12-29	$0.034	$0.034	USD	-	2010-12-28	2010-12-30	Annual
2009-12-29	$0.009	$0.009	USD	-	2009-12-28	2009-12-30	Annual
2007-11-14	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2006-11-14	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2005-11-14	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2004-11-15	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2003-12-17	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2001-11-16	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-

View the full dividend history for KAUAX.

Federated Hermes Kaufmann Fund Class A Shares NMFQS:KAUAX