The fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional instruments.
There are no guarantees that dividend-paying stocks will continue to pay dividends. In addition, dividend-paying stocks may not experience the same capital appreciation potential as non-dividend-paying stocks.
Effective December 2, 2011, the fund's name was changed from Federated Capital Income Fund II to Federated Managed Volatility Fund II and the Adviser will use derivative contracts, including stock index futures to target an annualized volatility level for the Fund of approximately 10%. However, the actual or realized volatility for any particular period may be materially higher or lower depending on market conditions.
Volatility is a statistical measurement of the frequency and level of changes in the value of an asset, index or instrument without regard to the direction of those changes. Volatility may result from rapid and dramatic price swings. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will maintain its annualized volatility target. Furthermore, while the volatility management seeks competitive returns with more consistent volatility of returns, the attainment and maintenance of the target volatility does not ensure that the Fund will deliver competitive returns.
Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates, and a rise in interest rates can cause a decline in their prices.
International investing involves special risks including currency risk, increased volatility, political risks, and differences in auditing and other financial standards. Prices of emerging-markets securities can be significantly more volatile than the prices of securities in developed countries, and currency risk and political risks are accentuated in emerging markets.
High-yield, lower-rate securities generally entail greater market, credit/default and liquidity risk and may be more volatile than investment-grade securities.
Fund shares are available exclusively as a funding vehicle for life insurance companies writing variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. If you are an individual investor, contact your financial advisor or insurance company for more information on these products.
Investors should carefully consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. To obtain a summary prospectus or prospectus containing this and other information, contact us or view the prospectus provided on this website. Please carefully read the summary prospectus or prospectus before investing.
"Category" product classifications noted at the top are Federated's internal classifications.
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May Lose Value |
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