C000026779 Fees and Costs — Federated Hermes Kaufmann Fund II, Primary Shares
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 1.56%: a 1.30% management fee plus 0.26% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $72K in broker commissions, 0.0551% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 47%.
C000026779 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000026779. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 1.30% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.26% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.56% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.56% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000026779 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000026779, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $998 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.70% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.56%) | $164 | $508 | $875 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $6 | $18 | $31 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $26 | $92 |
| Total costs | $170 | $552 | $998 |
| Value after costs | $10,330 | $11,024 | $11,765 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.70% | 1.70% | 1.70% |
C000026779 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0551%
- Total broker commissions: $72K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $405.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 47%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $15K (0.012% of average net assets)
C000026779 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $14K | 27.16% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $11K | 20.30% |
| JonesTrading | $8K | 15.05% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $5K | 10.10% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $4K | 7.05% |
| Jefferies LLC | $3K | 5.75% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $3K | 4.82% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $2K | 3.56% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $2K | 3.30% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 2.92% |
C000026779 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $379.5M | 93.56% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $20.4M | 5.02% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $1.8M | 0.44% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $1.1M | 0.27% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $879K | 0.22% |
| Jefferies LLC | $715K | 0.18% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $534K | 0.13% |
| Guggenheim Securities, LLC | $444K | 0.11% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $294K | 0.07% |
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Fund II Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000026779 | Primary Shares | 1.56% | — |
| C000026780 | Service Shares | 1.81% | — |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.