Federated Hermes Equity Income Fund (LEIFX)
The investment seeks above average income and capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in income-producing equity securities. Its holdings ordinarily will be in mid-capitalization (or "mid-cap") to large-capitalization (or "large- cap") domestic companies, although the fund may invest across all market capitalizations. The fund may also invest, to a lesser extent, in securities of foreign issuers, and may invest in real estate investment trusts and securities of other investment companies. It will invest its assets so that at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in income-producing equity investments.
Fund Info
US3139151001
313915100
Dec 30, 1986
$1,500
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
LEIFX has a high expense ratio of 1.11%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Federated Hermes Equity Income Fund (LEIFX) returned 1.30% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.94% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, LEIFX returned 6.39% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
LEIFX
1.30%
3.27%
-4.89%
6.94%
5.60%
11.40%
6.39%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of LEIFX, 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 | 5.33% | -0.28% | -3.40% | -3.18% | 3.12% | 1.30% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.10% | 4.76% | 5.36% | -3.84% | 2.55% | -0.46% | 4.58% | 2.34% | 0.47% | -1.97% | 5.48% | -6.33% | 12.97% |
| 2023 | 4.14% | -3.55% | -1.29% | 1.79% | -3.62% | 6.37% | 2.80% | -2.72% | -4.13% | -3.19% | 8.16% | 4.98% | 9.05% |
| 2022 | -0.99% | -1.05% | 2.32% | -4.76% | 1.31% | -8.36% | 5.99% | -3.57% | -8.29% | 10.18% | 4.47% | -3.76% | -7.95% |
| 2021 | -2.32% | 7.49% | 4.89% | 4.11% | 2.39% | -1.49% | -0.46% | 1.44% | -2.01% | 4.49% | -3.29% | 4.76% | 21.12% |
| 2020 | -1.90% | -9.70% | -15.52% | 10.19% | 4.69% | -0.36% | 4.32% | 5.25% | -2.72% | -2.14% | 13.90% | 3.92% | 6.43% |
| 2019 | 7.49% | 2.85% | -0.22% | 3.47% | -7.66% | 6.97% | 0.53% | -3.55% | 3.88% | 1.37% | 2.69% | 2.60% | 21.29% |
| 2018 | 4.39% | -3.99% | -1.09% | 1.64% | 0.28% | -1.17% | 3.47% | 0.36% | -0.13% | -6.63% | 1.47% | -10.45% | -12.13% |
| 2017 | 0.94% | 3.51% | -0.98% | 0.20% | -0.24% | 0.72% | 1.60% | -0.82% | 3.47% | 2.06% | 3.30% | 1.37% | 16.07% |
| 2016 | -6.93% | -0.80% | 5.77% | -0.27% | 1.44% | 0.34% | 3.04% | 0.10% | -0.35% | -0.84% | 6.00% | 2.25% | 9.49% |
| 2015 | -3.54% | 4.89% | -0.85% | -0.06% | 1.60% | -2.12% | 1.68% | -6.49% | -3.51% | 6.22% | 0.19% | -2.86% | -5.43% |
| 2014 | -4.84% | 4.75% | 2.15% | 0.70% | 1.60% | 2.37% | -2.84% | 4.02% | -3.01% | 0.68% | 2.47% | 0.10% | 7.95% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of LEIFX is 30, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s 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 Equity Income Fund (LEIFX) 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 Equity Income Fund provided a 14.12% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $3.12 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $3.12 | $3.14 | $0.29 | $1.56 | $3.94 | $0.27 | $0.45 | $3.62 | $1.35 | $0.92 | $0.69 | $1.89 |
Dividend yield | 14.12% | 14.36% | 1.29% | 7.55% | 16.37% | 1.18% | 2.02% | 19.48% | 5.35% | 3.98% | 3.15% | 7.93% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Federated Hermes Equity Income 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 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.06 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $2.96 | $3.14 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.29 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $1.31 | $1.56 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $3.75 | $3.94 |
| 2020 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.06 | $0.27 |
| 2019 | $0.01 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.45 |
| 2018 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $3.25 | $3.62 |
| 2017 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.12 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.91 | $1.35 |
| 2016 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.06 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.10 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.45 | $0.92 |
| 2015 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.37 | $0.69 |
| 2014 | $0.04 | $0.11 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.06 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.05 | $1.52 | $1.89 |
Drawdowns
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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 Equity Income 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 Equity Income Fund was 49.19%, occurring on Mar 12, 2003. Recovery took 931 trading sessions.
The current Federated Hermes Equity Income Fund drawdown is 5.21%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -49.19% | Mar 28, 2000 | 741 | Mar 12, 2003 | 931 | Nov 17, 2006 | 1672 |
| -48.57% | Jul 16, 2007 | 416 | Mar 9, 2009 | 760 | Mar 13, 2012 | 1176 |
| -36.86% | Jan 21, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 166 | Nov 16, 2020 | 210 |
| -22.82% | Apr 28, 1989 | 384 | Oct 31, 1990 | 145 | May 30, 1991 | 529 |
| -22.04% | Jan 29, 2018 | 229 | Dec 24, 2018 | 253 | Dec 26, 2019 | 482 |
Volatility
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