FHUMX Fees and Costs — Federated Hermes U.S. SMID Fund, Institutional Shares
Data updated: 2026-09-10
The net expense ratio is 0.83%: a 0.75% management fee plus 5.49% other expenses, less a 5.41% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $2K in broker commissions, 0.0372% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 22%.
FHUMX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FHUMX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 5.49% |
| Gross expense ratio | 6.24% |
| Fee waiver | −5.41% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.83% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | 0.00% |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
FHUMX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in FHUMX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $544 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.91% 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 0.83%) | $87 | $272 | $473 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $12 | $21 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $50 |
| Total costs | $91 | $299 | $544 |
| Value after costs | $10,409 | $11,278 | $12,219 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.91% | 0.91% | 0.91% |
FHUMX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0372%
- Total broker commissions: $2K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 22%
- Securities lending: none during the year
FHUMX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | $556 | 31.19% |
| VIRTU ITG LLC | $440 | 24.70% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $267 | 15.01% |
| Berenberg Capital Markets LLC | $224 | 12.54% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $128 | 7.16% |
| Jefferies LLC | $57 | 3.22% |
| VIRTU Americas LLC | $44 | 2.48% |
| Instinet, LLC | $43 | 2.44% |
| Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. | $16 | 0.88% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $7 | 0.39% |
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.