Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Fund Institutional Shares (EMDIX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Fund Institutional Shares, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Fund Institutional Shares (EMDIX) has returned -2.91% so far this year and 11.22% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, EMDIX has returned 4.21% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Mar 30, 2012, EMDIX's average daily return is +0.01%, while the average monthly return is +0.32%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 18.1 years.

Historically, 61% of months were positive and 39% were negative. The best month was Nov 2022 with a return of +6.9%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -14.8%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, EMDIX closed higher 45% of trading days. The best single day was Nov 20, 2017 with a return of +3.9%, while the worst single day was Mar 18, 2020 at -4.3%.

Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Fund Institutional Shares has an annualized alpha of 1.76%, beta of 0.15, and R² of 0.16 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since April 02, 2012.

• This fund participated in 52.93% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 36.20% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.15 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.16 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index — low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R² of 0.16 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index — capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

EMDIX has a high expense ratio of 0.94%, indicating above-average management fees.

EMDIX ranks 86 for risk / return — in the top 86% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Fund Institutional Shares (EMDIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Fund Institutional Shares provided a 1.02% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.09 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Fund Institutional Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Fund Institutional Shares. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Fund Institutional Shares was 27.01%, occurring on Oct 21, 2022. Recovery took 478 trading sessions.

The current Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Fund Institutional Shares drawdown is 5.72%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.