Federated Hermes Clover Small Value Fund (VSFAX)
The fund primarily invests in common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. companies with small market capitalizations. The adviser seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in companies that the Adviser believes are undervalued relative to the market or their historic valuations. Small-cap companies are considered to be companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase similar to those in the range of the Russell 2000 Index. It will invest its assets so that at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in small-cap companies.
Fund Info
US3141722898
314172289
Feb 28, 1996
$1,500
Small-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
VSFAX has a high expense ratio of 1.14%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Federated Hermes Clover Small Value Fund (VSFAX) returned -6.24% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.14% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VSFAX returned 6.54% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
VSFAX
-6.24%
3.94%
-14.00%
1.14%
3.46%
13.52%
6.54%
^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 VSFAX, 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 | 2.35% | -2.54% | -5.34% | -4.46% | 3.94% | -6.24% | |||||||
| 2024 | -3.25% | 2.68% | 6.00% | -6.32% | 4.25% | -0.92% | 9.92% | -0.99% | 0.07% | -2.41% | 10.28% | -8.28% | 9.56% |
| 2023 | 8.24% | -1.55% | -5.33% | -1.40% | -4.78% | 9.58% | 4.41% | -3.74% | -5.83% | -5.47% | 7.50% | 10.63% | 10.43% |
| 2022 | -3.17% | 0.95% | 0.94% | -7.74% | 2.59% | -9.52% | 10.34% | -2.61% | -8.08% | 12.95% | 3.29% | -6.37% | -8.82% |
| 2021 | 1.37% | 11.51% | 5.71% | 3.48% | 2.90% | -2.33% | -2.70% | 2.82% | -0.32% | 4.03% | -4.08% | 5.25% | 30.14% |
| 2020 | -3.28% | -9.32% | -26.21% | 15.19% | 4.53% | 2.54% | 3.68% | 3.43% | -3.82% | 3.80% | 17.80% | 8.30% | 9.13% |
| 2019 | 10.17% | 3.81% | -2.81% | 5.38% | -9.32% | 6.76% | -0.81% | -5.11% | 3.55% | 2.34% | 2.85% | 2.88% | 19.67% |
| 2018 | 0.81% | -6.12% | 1.35% | 0.48% | 4.08% | 0.62% | 2.14% | 1.76% | -3.09% | -9.41% | 1.34% | -8.27% | -14.39% |
| 2017 | 0.70% | 2.61% | -1.58% | 0.76% | -2.24% | 1.85% | 0.73% | -0.90% | 5.96% | -0.38% | 3.41% | 0.79% | 12.06% |
| 2016 | -7.52% | -0.19% | 6.96% | 1.11% | 3.35% | -1.19% | 4.96% | 2.14% | -0.08% | -3.42% | 11.47% | 3.52% | 21.69% |
| 2015 | -4.35% | 4.80% | 1.08% | -1.63% | 1.53% | -0.44% | -1.12% | -3.84% | -2.52% | 4.05% | 1.33% | -5.11% | -6.56% |
| 2014 | -1.58% | 4.51% | 0.94% | -2.30% | 2.24% | 4.73% | -6.01% | 5.10% | -5.43% | 3.73% | 0.51% | 1.21% | 7.07% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of VSFAX is 13, meaning it’s performing worse than 87% of other 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 Clover Small Value Fund (VSFAX) 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 Clover Small Value Fund provided a 11.44% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.60 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $2.60 | $2.60 | $0.71 | $2.08 | $2.34 | $0.03 | $0.07 | $4.15 | $4.29 | $0.63 | $0.50 | $2.87 |
Dividend yield | 11.44% | 10.72% | 2.91% | 9.15% | 8.62% | 0.11% | 0.35% | 23.82% | 16.53% | 2.33% | 2.20% | 11.54% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Federated Hermes Clover Small Value 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 | $2.60 | $2.60 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.71 | $0.71 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.08 | $2.08 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.34 | $2.34 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| 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 | $4.15 | $4.15 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.29 | $4.29 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.63 | $0.63 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.50 | $0.50 |
| 2014 | $2.87 | $2.87 |
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 Clover Small Value 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 Clover Small Value Fund was 46.03%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 172 trading sessions.
The current Federated Hermes Clover Small Value Fund drawdown is 14.50%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -46.03% | Aug 22, 2018 | 398 | Mar 23, 2020 | 172 | Nov 24, 2020 | 570 |
| -28.59% | May 2, 2011 | 108 | Oct 3, 2011 | 239 | Sep 14, 2012 | 347 |
| -25.76% | Nov 26, 2024 | 90 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -22.91% | Jun 24, 2015 | 161 | Feb 11, 2016 | 191 | Nov 11, 2016 | 352 |
| -20.56% | Apr 26, 2010 | 50 | Jul 6, 2010 | 106 | Dec 3, 2010 | 156 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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