High Income Bond Fund II

Variable Annuity Funds . High Yield .

Overview

 
AT A GLANCE
Portfolio
Assets
February 29 2024
$122.4 M
Fixed Income
Gross
Expenses
0.87%
Net
Expenses
0.81%
Documents
STRATEGY

Seeks a high level of current income and potential for attractive relative total returns by investing in below-investment-grade securities, providing exposure to the higher-yielding, lower-rated corporate bond market using bottom-up fundamental analysis to pursue companies with strong management and operating results.

KEY FACTS
Key Facts - Part 1
Benchmark Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index
Key Facts - Part 2
Fund Number(s)
336
CUSIP 3 1 3 9 1 6 3 0 6
Performance Incp. Date March 1 1994
MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY / STYLE
Category
Insurance High Yield Bond
Style
Low Limited
INVESTMENT GOALS Retirement
Growth
Income
KEY INVESTMENT TEAM
Mark Durbiano, CFA
Senior Vice President
Senior Portfolio Manager
Head of Domestic High Yield Group
Head of Bond Sector Pod/Committee

joined Federated Hermes
41 years of experience
Kathryn Glass, CFA
Vice President
Portfolio Manager
Senior Investment Analyst

joined Federated Hermes
26 years of experience
Randal Stuckwish, CFA
Vice President
Senior Investment Analyst
Portfolio Manager

joined Federated Hermes
12 years of experience

Characteristics

 
DISCLOSURES

For additional information, including definitions of related terms and indexes, see the Financial Glossary and Benchmark Index Glossary.

Documents

 
DISCLOSURES

1 disclosure If this product is new, it will not have completed its first financial reporting period. Please check back to view future shareholder reports. For the new share of an existing fund, you may wish to view recent shareholder reports of another share of that fund by visiting another share.

The “As of Date” for regulatory documents  is the date when the document is effective with the SEC and made available on Federated Hermes' website.

2 disclosure Each fiscal quarter, the Fund will file with the SEC a complete schedule of its monthly portfolio holdings on “Form N-PORT.” The Fund’s holdings as of the end of the third month of every fiscal quarter, as reported on Form N-PORT, will be publicly available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov within 60 days of the end of the fiscal quarter upon filing.

double dagger disclosure PDF file consists of a President's Message or Market Overview (if applicable) and Annual/Semi-Annual Shareholder Report. NOTE: To be sure you have the most recent information, please access both the Annual Report and the Semi-Annual Report.

Distributions and Taxes

 
DISCLOSURES

dagger disclosure The fund's expense ratio is from the most recent prospectus. The expense ratio may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements determined by the fund's Advisor and its affiliates. The voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements, if applicable, are in effect up to but not including the later of 05/01/2024 or the date of the fund's next effective prospectus.

Expenses shown do not reflect any additional fees or expenses that may be imposed by separate accounts of insurance companies or in connection with any variable annuity or variable life insurance contract. If these had been included, an investor's costs would be higher.

Total returns for periods of less than one year are cumulative.

Total return may have been lower in the absence of temporary expense waivers or reimbursements.

Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates, and a rise in interest rates can cause a decline in their prices.

High-yield, lower-rated securities generally entail greater market, credit/default and liquidity risks 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.

The fund is a managed portfolio and its holdings are subject to change.

The holdings percentages are based on net assets at the close of business on the date above, and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement purposes. Because this is a managed portfolio, the investment mix will change.

Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

The ratings agencies that provided the quality breakdown ratings are S&P Global Ratings, Moody's and Fitch. When ratings vary, the highest rating is used. Credit ratings of A or better are considered to be high credit quality; credit ratings of BBB are good credit quality, and the lowest category of investment grade; credit ratings BB and below are lower-rated securities ("junk bonds"); and credit ratings of CCC or below have high default risk. The credit quality breakdown does not give effect to the impact of any credit derivative investments made by the fund.

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.

Product classifications noted at the top are Federated Hermes' internal classifications.

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

Not FDIC Insured
May Lose Value
No Bank Guarantee

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