FDBCX Performance — Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2026-07-27

FDBCX returned +0.26% year to date and +4.42% over one year to May 2026. Annualised returns are +4.04% over 3 years and −0.21% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Intermediate Corporate Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $113, against $119 for the category, and to $104 over one year, against $106. Volatility over the past three years was 5.26% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund lost a net $129.6M, and assets reached $972.88M.

FDBCX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Intermediate Corporate Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodFDBCXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$104$106
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$113$119
5 years (Jun 2021 – May 2026)$99$107
Since data start (Sep 2019 – May 2026)$106$116

FDBCX Trailing Returns

Total returns to May 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+0.26%
1 year+4.42%
3 years (annualised)+4.04%
5 years (annualised)−0.21%

FDBCX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+0.26%
2025+6.13%
2024+1.53%
2023+6.85%
2022−15.26%
2021−0.88%
2020+7.96%
2019 (Sep–Dec)+0.80%

FDBCX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+0.1%+0.9%−1.9%+0.5%+0.6%———————
2025+0.5%+1.7%−0.4%0.0%+0.1%+1.6%0.0%+0.8%+1.2%+0.2%+0.5%−0.2%
20240.0%−1.3%+0.9%−2.2%+1.6%+0.6%+2.1%+1.3%+1.4%−2.1%+1.1%−1.7%
2023+3.7%−2.9%+2.6%+0.6%−1.3%+0.2%+0.2%−0.5%−2.4%−1.7%+5.0%+3.4%
2022−3.0%−1.9%−2.3%−4.9%+0.4%−2.9%+3.1%−2.8%−4.8%−0.5%+4.3%−0.8%
2021−0.8%−1.3%−1.2%+0.9%+0.4%+1.5%+0.9%−0.1%−0.9%−0.1%−0.4%+0.3%
2020+1.9%+0.5%−8.0%+4.6%+2.6%+1.5%+3.3%−0.8%−0.4%−0.3%+2.6%+0.8%
2019————————−0.4%+0.5%0.0%+0.7%

FDBCX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jun 2023 – May 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 5.26%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.09 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +5.01% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −2.35% (Sep 2023)

FDBCX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$129.6M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $223.9M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.63×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$18.6M$124.1M−$105.5M
Apr 2026$19.4M$18.9M$471K
Mar 2026$20.1M$20.7M−$608K
Feb 2026$19.9M$22.0M−$2.1M
Jan 2026$16.2M$17.6M−$1.4M
Dec 2025$17.1M$19.9M−$2.8M
Nov 2025$15.4M$29.1M−$13.7M
Oct 2025$24.1M$38.0M−$13.8M
Sep 2025$18.4M$15.6M$2.7M
Aug 2025$16.8M$16.2M$631K
Jul 2025$20.2M$15.8M$4.3M
Jun 2025$17.6M$15.5M$2.1M

FDBCX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-31$972.88M
2026-02-28$1.10B
2025-11-30$1.10B
2025-08-31$1.11B
2025-05-31$1.09B
2025-02-28$1.12B
2024-11-30$1.14B
2024-08-31$1.15B
2024-05-31$1.13B
2024-02-29$1.14B
2023-11-30$1.10B
2023-08-31$1.09B

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.