Federated Hermes International Small-Mid Company Fund (ISCAX)
The fund pursues its investment objective of long-term growth of capital by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by non-U.S. small- or mid-capitalization companies. For purposes of this limitation, small- or mid-capitalization companies will normally be defined as companies with market capitalizations similar to the constituents of the fund's benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA SMID Cap Index.
Fund Info
US31428U7485
31428U748
Feb 27, 1996
$1,500
Mid-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
ISCAX has a high expense ratio of 1.24%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Federated Hermes International Small-Mid Company Fund (ISCAX) returned 17.80% year-to-date (YTD) and 17.20% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ISCAX returned 1.17% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.77%.
ISCAX
17.80%
11.56%
16.11%
17.20%
9.27%
1.17%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.08%
9.75%
-1.63%
12.74%
15.66%
10.77%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of ISCAX, 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 | 4.71% | 2.04% | 1.17% | 5.20% | 3.59% | 17.80% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.06% | 4.04% | 5.51% | -3.33% | 5.42% | -3.06% | 3.31% | 2.38% | 1.64% | -4.70% | 1.34% | -2.52% | 7.51% |
| 2023 | 8.63% | -2.63% | 0.78% | 1.79% | -2.89% | 3.93% | 2.92% | -3.49% | -4.63% | -4.97% | 8.57% | 5.21% | 12.61% |
| 2022 | -9.43% | -3.73% | 0.08% | -7.84% | 0.98% | -10.23% | 6.54% | -5.42% | -9.95% | 6.75% | 11.00% | -2.58% | -23.62% |
| 2021 | -2.15% | 1.36% | -0.14% | 5.82% | 2.51% | -0.09% | 2.24% | 3.79% | -4.54% | 1.77% | -7.09% | -4.06% | -1.36% |
| 2020 | -1.39% | -7.10% | -14.89% | 10.91% | 9.81% | 4.21% | 6.31% | 5.39% | -0.46% | -2.83% | 13.33% | 2.03% | 23.99% |
| 2019 | 8.84% | 3.90% | 1.10% | 4.33% | -5.14% | 6.36% | 0.03% | -2.52% | 0.27% | 3.39% | 3.72% | -0.26% | 25.86% |
| 2018 | 5.37% | -3.82% | -0.94% | -1.15% | -0.05% | -2.72% | 1.35% | 0.49% | -0.99% | -8.27% | -1.48% | -19.40% | -29.13% |
| 2017 | 4.77% | 0.24% | 3.25% | 4.08% | 3.64% | 0.65% | 3.60% | 1.22% | 3.17% | 2.23% | 1.87% | -4.69% | 26.41% |
| 2016 | -8.04% | -3.40% | 6.72% | 1.18% | -0.63% | -6.29% | 5.33% | 0.82% | 1.42% | -2.66% | -3.43% | 0.44% | -9.16% |
| 2015 | 1.15% | 7.44% | -0.49% | 5.97% | 1.74% | -1.85% | -0.02% | -5.91% | -5.16% | 8.03% | 0.13% | -11.02% | -1.75% |
| 2014 | -4.16% | 6.01% | -2.41% | -2.47% | 2.44% | -0.69% | -3.12% | 1.39% | -4.73% | -0.97% | 1.66% | -12.09% | -18.53% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 78, ISCAX is among the top 22% 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 International Small-Mid Company Fund (ISCAX) 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 International Small-Mid Company Fund provided a 1.49% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.68 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.68 | $0.68 | $0.31 | $0.26 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.33 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 |
Dividend yield | 1.49% | 1.76% | 0.84% | 0.80% | 0.39% | 0.00% | 0.20% | 1.16% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.45% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Federated Hermes International Small-Mid Company Fund. 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.68 | $0.68 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.31 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.26 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.17 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.07 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.33 | $0.33 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $0.16 | $0.16 |
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 International Small-Mid Company Fund. 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 International Small-Mid Company Fund was 71.36%, occurring on Oct 10, 2002. Recovery took 1125 trading sessions.
The current Federated Hermes International Small-Mid Company Fund drawdown is 16.88%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -71.36% | Mar 13, 2000 | 645 | Oct 10, 2002 | 1125 | Apr 4, 2007 | 1770 |
| -69.49% | Nov 1, 2007 | 266 | Nov 20, 2008 | — | — | — |
| -29.33% | Jul 21, 1998 | 59 | Oct 9, 1998 | 130 | Apr 9, 1999 | 189 |
| -17.05% | Jul 24, 2007 | 18 | Aug 16, 2007 | 39 | Oct 11, 2007 | 57 |
| -14.92% | Oct 17, 1997 | 62 | Jan 12, 1998 | 41 | Mar 10, 1998 | 103 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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