Federated Hermes Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class IS

The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund may make significant investments in issuers located or doing business in a single country or geographic region. It may invest in securities across all market capitalizations, and it may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of any one particular market capitalization category. The fund will invest its assets so that at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) are invested in equity securities of emerging market countries.