PIGDX Fees and Costs — Federated Hermes International Growth Fund, Institutional Shares
Data updated: 2026-08-11
The net expense ratio is 0.85%: a 0.75% management fee plus 0.34% other expenses, less a 0.24% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $849K in broker commissions, 0.3723% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 30%.
PIGDX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PIGDX. Prospectus, as of May 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.34% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.09% |
| Fee waiver | −0.24% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.85% |
| 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 |
PIGDX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PIGDX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $761 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.28% 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 0.85%) | $89 | $278 | $481 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $39 | $122 | $211 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $20 | $70 |
| Total costs | $128 | $419 | $761 |
| Value after costs | $10,372 | $11,157 | $12,002 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.28% | 1.28% | 1.28% |
PIGDX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.3723%
- Total broker commissions: $849K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $514.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 30%
- Securities on loan, average value: $4.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $32K (0.014% of average net assets)
PIGDX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Instinet, LLC | $499K | 63.24% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $112K | 14.13% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $44K | 5.52% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $23K | 2.96% |
| Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. | $23K | 2.92% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $21K | 2.71% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $20K | 2.54% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc | $19K | 2.37% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, & Smith Incorporated | $16K | 1.99% |
| Jefferies LLC | $13K | 1.62% |
PIGDX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federated Securities Corp | $514.0M | 99.95% |
| BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | $241K | 0.05% |
Federated Hermes International Growth Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| REIGX | Class R6 | 0.84% | none |
| PIGDX | Institutional Shares | 0.85% | none |
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.