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Federated Hermes Global High Yield Credit Fund Class F GBP Accumulating

Performance History31/03/2025
Growth of 1,000 (GBP) Advanced Graph
Federated Hermes Global High Yield Credit Fund Class F GBP Accumulating
Fund-4.2-7.96.06.2-1.6
+/-Cat-0.7-1.1-0.84.5-3.2
+/-B’mrk-1.8-0.2-2.64.1-3.5
 
Key Stats
NAV
15/04/2025
 GBP 1.56
Day Change -0.04%
Morningstar Category™ Global High Yield Bond - EUR Hedged
IA (formerly IMA) Sector £ High Yield
ISIN IE00B4W78028
Fund Size (Mil)
14/04/2025
 USD 33.25
Share Class Size (Mil)
14/04/2025
 GBP 0.98
Max Initial Charge 5.25%
Ongoing Charge
31/10/2024
  0.77%
Investment Objective: Federated Hermes Global High Yield Credit Fund Class F GBP Accumulating
The investment objective of the Fund is to generate a high level of income. The Fund will seek to achieve its objective over a rolling period of any five years, by investing at least 80% in a diversified portfolio of debt securities (as referenced in the Categories of Investments section below). The Fund may take long positions and/or generate Synthetic Short Exposure through the use of FDIs. The securities in which the Fund may invest will be selected on a global basis.
Returns
Trailing Returns (GBP)15/04/2025
YTD-5.68
3 Years Annualised2.36
5 Years Annualised2.15
10 Years Annualised3.60
12 Month Yield 0.00
Management
Manager Name
Start Date
Mitch Reznick
14/05/2024
Inception Date
11/05/2010

Category Benchmark
Fund BenchmarkMorningstar Benchmark
ICE BofA Gbl HY Constnd TR HUSDMorningstar Gbl HY Bd GR Hdg EUR
Portfolio Profile for  Federated Hermes Global High Yield Credit Fund Class F GBP Accumulating31/10/2024
Fixed Income
Effective Maturity-
Effective Duration-
Morningstar Style Box®
Fixed Income Style
Asset Allocation
  % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.000.000.00
Bond86.740.3786.37
Property0.000.000.00
Cash98.7593.375.39
Other8.250.018.24
Growth Of 1000 (GBP) 31/03/2025
Fund:  Federated Hermes Global High Yield Credit Fund Class F GBP Accumulating
Category:  Global High Yield Bond - EUR Hedged
Category Index:  Morningstar Gbl HY Bd GR Hdg EUR
Growth of 1,000 GBP
Annual Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 201820192020202120222023202431/03
Price Return-4.928.686.94-4.19-7.946.036.16-1.58
+/- Category-0.745.30-1.40-0.73-1.10-0.754.47-3.24
+/- Category Index-1.263.87-3.61-1.81-0.22-2.614.11-3.46
% Rank in Category65176675467598
Trailing Returns (GBP)15/04/2025
   Total Returns   +/- Category   +/- Category Index
1 Day-0.04   0.430.51
1 Week-3.05   -3.60-4.13
1 Month-4.32   -4.11-4.37
3 Months-8.00   -8.39-8.65
6 Months-1.24   -3.10-3.64
YTD-5.68   -7.73-8.36
1 Year1.17   -3.49-5.08
3 Years Annualised2.36   -1.21-2.10
5 Years Annualised2.15   -1.08-1.76
10 Years Annualised3.60   -0.03-1.11
 
Quarterly Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
2025-1.58---
20240.24-0.241.374.73
20230.44-2.240.857.07
2022-5.57-9.72-0.158.14
2021-4.762.900.70-2.92
2020-14.1714.483.585.07
 
 
 
Morningstar Rating™(Relative to Category)31/03/2025
 Morningstar ReturnMorningstar RiskMorningstar Rating™
3-YearAverageHigh3 star
5-YearAverageHigh3 star
10-YearAbove AverageHigh3 star
OverallAbove AverageHigh3 star
 
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Volatility Measurements31/03/2025
 
3-Yr Std Dev8.24 %
3-Yr Mean Return2.94 %
 
3-Yr Sharpe Ratio-0.13
 
Modern Portfolio Statistics31/03/202531/03/2025
 Standard IndexBest Fit Index
 Morningstar Gbl HY Bd GR Hdg EUR  Morningstar EZN HY Bd GR EUR
3-Yr Beta1.061.16
3-Yr Alpha-0.14-1.78
 
Fixed Income Style-
Morningstar Style Box®
Fixed Income Style
SizeRel to Cat
Total Market Value (Mil)EUR 40
Maturity Distribution %
1 to 36.95
3 to 523.49
5 to 738.54
7 to 1011.06
10 to 152.55
15 to 201.26
20 to 3012.33
Over 303.84
Effective Maturity-
Effective Duration-
Credit Quality Breakdown %     %
AAA -   BB-
AA-   B-
A-   Below B-
BBB-   Not Rated-
 
Asset Allocation31/10/2024
Asset Allocation
 % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.000.000.00
Bond86.740.3786.37
Property0.000.000.00
Cash98.7593.375.39
Other8.250.018.24
Top 10 Holdings31/10/2024
 Portfolio NEW
Total Number of Equity Holdings1
Total Number of Bond Holdings188
Assets in Top 10 Holdings13.12
NameSectorCountry% of Assets
Northern Trust-2.18
United States Treasury Bills 0%United States1.61
United States Treasury Bills 0%United States1.38
Berry Global Inc 1.5%United States1.21
Clearway Energy Operating LLC 3.75%United States1.21
Tenet Healthcare Corporation 4.375%United States1.19
Western Digital Corp. 3.1%United States1.17
Graphic Packaging International LLC 2... United States1.12
Spcm SA 3.375%France1.06
Sealed Air Corp. 4%United States0.99
 
 
Management
Name of CompanyHermes Fund Managers Ireland Ltd
Phone-
Website -
AddressThe Wilde,
 Dublin   -
 Ireland
DomicileIreland
Legal StructureOpen Ended Investment Company
UCITSYes
Inception Date11/05/2010
Fund Advisor(s)
Hermes Investment Management Ltd
Fund ManagerMitch Reznick
Manager Start Date14/05/2024
Career Start Year1997
Education
Columbia University, M.A.
Pitzer College, B.A.
 
Biography
Mitch Reznick, CFA, Head of Research and Sustainable Fixed Income and Co-Portfolio Manager, has been the Fund's portfolio manager since inception in September 2019. He joined Hermes in 2010 as Head of Research on the Hermes Credit team. He earned a Master's degree in International Affairs at Columbia University in New York City and a Bachelor's degree in History at Pitzer College. Investment Experience: 22 Years.
Fees and Expenses
Sales Charges (Maximum) 
Max Initial Charge5.25%
Max Exit Charge*n/a
Annual Charges
Max Annual Management Charge0.65%
Ongoing Charge0.77%
Purchase Details
Minimum Investments
Initial100000  GBP
Additional-
Savings-
Tax Free Savings Schemes
ISAsYes