Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio (FHYSX)
The fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in the High Yield Bond Core Fund (the "underlying fund"), a portfolio of Federated Hermes Core Trust. The underlying fund in turn invests in a diversified portfolio of domestic corporate high-yield bonds (also known as "junk bonds"), but may invest a portion of its portfolio in securities of issuers based outside the United States.
Fund Info
US31421P2092
Dec 24, 2008
$0
Expense Ratio
FHYSX has an expense ratio of 0.02%, which is considered low.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio (FHYSX) returned 2.02% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.36% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FHYSX returned 4.85% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.69%.
FHYSX
2.02%
2.90%
1.92%
8.36%
5.97%
4.85%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-0.64%
8.97%
-2.62%
11.90%
15.76%
10.69%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of FHYSX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.32% | 0.68% | -0.84% | 0.00% | 0.86% | 2.02% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.46% | -0.01% | 0.70% | -0.54% | 1.05% | 0.53% | 2.25% | 1.03% | 2.16% | -0.65% | 0.34% | 0.08% | 7.60% |
| 2023 | 4.56% | -1.42% | 1.11% | 0.63% | -0.61% | 1.84% | 1.63% | 0.55% | -1.78% | -0.99% | 4.71% | 3.20% | 13.99% |
| 2022 | -2.50% | -1.00% | -0.60% | -4.42% | 0.46% | -6.59% | 4.65% | -1.71% | -4.28% | 3.04% | 1.89% | -1.18% | -12.09% |
| 2021 | -0.30% | 0.61% | 0.76% | 0.92% | -0.15% | 1.83% | -0.08% | 1.05% | -0.08% | -0.91% | -0.39% | 2.09% | 5.43% |
| 2020 | -0.22% | -1.83% | -10.59% | 4.17% | 4.87% | 0.34% | 4.57% | 0.79% | -0.85% | 0.31% | 3.40% | 1.93% | 6.07% |
| 2019 | 4.80% | 1.87% | 0.83% | 1.32% | -1.25% | 2.47% | 0.52% | 0.23% | 0.68% | 0.22% | 0.23% | 2.40% | 15.13% |
| 2018 | 0.35% | -0.77% | -0.70% | 0.67% | 0.05% | 0.28% | 1.22% | 0.67% | 0.53% | -1.38% | -0.72% | -2.33% | -2.16% |
| 2017 | 1.28% | 1.56% | -0.24% | 1.18% | 1.10% | 0.13% | 1.32% | -0.17% | 0.80% | 0.20% | -0.24% | 0.20% | 7.35% |
| 2016 | -0.91% | 0.92% | 3.67% | 3.24% | 0.56% | 0.64% | 2.67% | 1.91% | 0.67% | 0.06% | -0.39% | 1.77% | 15.74% |
| 2015 | 1.03% | 2.13% | -0.25% | 1.07% | 0.39% | -2.19% | 0.24% | -1.21% | -2.16% | 2.88% | -2.17% | -2.44% | -2.83% |
| 2014 | 0.73% | 1.94% | 0.30% | 0.58% | 0.14% | 1.42% | -1.51% | 1.23% | -1.32% | 1.63% | -0.87% | -1.05% | 3.19% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 95, FHYSX is among the top 5% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio (FHYSX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio provided a 5.84% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.68 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.68 | $0.74 | $0.74 | $0.77 | $0.72 | $0.76 | $0.82 | $0.81 | $0.81 | $0.83 | $0.88 | $1.01 |
Dividend yield | 5.84% | 6.35% | 6.33% | 7.06% | 5.44% | 5.73% | 6.17% | 6.61% | 6.06% | 6.31% | 7.21% | 7.60% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.08 | $0.74 |
| 2023 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.74 |
| 2022 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.77 |
| 2021 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.72 |
| 2020 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.76 |
| 2019 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.82 |
| 2018 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.81 |
| 2017 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.81 |
| 2016 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.83 |
| 2015 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.88 |
| 2014 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.17 | $0.08 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.08 | $1.01 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio. 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 High-Yield Strategy Portfolio was 21.45%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 94 trading sessions.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -21.45% | Feb 18, 2020 | 25 | Mar 23, 2020 | 94 | Aug 5, 2020 | 119 |
| -15.93% | Jan 3, 2022 | 189 | Sep 29, 2022 | 315 | Dec 27, 2023 | 504 |
| -11.04% | Jun 3, 2015 | 176 | Feb 11, 2016 | 75 | May 31, 2016 | 251 |
| -8.26% | Aug 2, 2011 | 45 | Oct 4, 2011 | 63 | Jan 3, 2012 | 108 |
| -5.66% | Oct 4, 2018 | 57 | Dec 26, 2018 | 24 | Jan 31, 2019 | 81 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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