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United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies

 

 

 

 

811-21822

 

(Investment Company Act File Number)

 

Federated Managed Pool Series

_______________________________________________________________

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Federated Hermes Funds

4000 Ericsson Drive

Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086-7561

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

(412) 288-1900

(Registrant's Telephone Number)

 

 

Peter J. Germain, Esquire

1001 Liberty Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

(Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Fiscal Year End: 12/31/19

 

 

Date of Reporting Period: 12/31/19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.Reports to Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Shareholder Report
December 31, 2019
Ticker FCSPX

Federated Corporate Bond Strategy Portfolio

A Portfolio of Federated Managed Pool Series
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING REPORT DELIVERY
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund's shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund or your financial intermediary electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the Fund complex or your financial intermediary.

Not FDIC Insured ■ May Lose Value ■ No Bank Guarantee


Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
The total return of the Federated Corporate Bond Strategy Portfolio (the “Fund”), based on net asset value for the 12-month reporting period ended December 31, 2019 was 16.56%. The total return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index (BBUSC),1 the Fund's broad-based securities market index, was 13.80%, and the total return of the Baa component of the BBUSC (BBUSC-Baa),2 the benchmark against which the Fund is managed, was 16.46% for the same period. The Fund's total return for the most recently completed fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses, which were not reflected in the total return of the indexes.
During the reporting period, the most significant factors affecting the Fund's performance relative to the BBUSC-Baa were: (1) individual security selection; (2) the allocation of the portfolio among securities of similar types of issuers (referred to as “sectors”); (3) duration,3 which is the sensitivity of the change in price of the portfolio to changes in interest rates; and (4) rates selection of securities with different maturities (referred to as “yield curve” strategy).
Market Overview
Many of the risks that concerned investors at the end of 2018 faded throughout the reporting period, including: (1) U.S.-China trade tensions; (2) tighter U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) monetary policy; (3) “Brexit” (the U.K. leaving the European Union); and (4) slowing global economic growth. During the year, the Fed actually reversed course and lowered the federal funds rate by 25 basis points at each of three consecutive meetings to a new target range of 1.50% to 1.75%. As a result, the U.S. Treasury curve experienced a “Bull Steepening” in 2019. Specifically, interest rates declined for all maturities. However, the largest rate declines were in the front-end of the Treasury curve where all maturities of five years or less declined by at least 80 basis points, while the 30-year Treasury rate declined by approximately 60 basis points. As a result of the falling rate environment, total returns during the reporting period were positive for all points along the Treasury curve. In addition, the total returns were greater for maturities further out along the Treasury curve. The total return for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Long Index4 was 14.83% compared to the total return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Intermediate Index5 of 5.22% during the reporting period. Despite the solid positive total returns for the U.S. Treasury market, the lower quality U.S. fixed-income spread sectors outperformed higher-quality fixed-income markets, such as U.S. Treasuries.
Following the 2018 fourth quarter correction in many risk assets, including “Baa” credits, 2019 began with attractive valuations in many fixed-income markets. In the first quarter, with little signs of recession in the near term, investors became more constructive on the fixed-income spread sectors. As a result, the Option Adjusted Spread (OAS) for the BBUSC-Baa decreased by 40 basis points in the first quarter but did not change materially in the following two quarters. However, in the fourth quarter, based on the combination of a potential Phase 1 trade agreement between the U.S. and China, the reduced risk of a hard Brexit, and investors' expectations of accommodative Fed monetary policy, “Baa” spreads tightened by another 25 basis points.
The positive total return on the BBUSC-Baa during the reporting period was due to lower Treasury rates and tighter credit spreads. The OAS for the BBUSC-Baa decreased by 72 basis points during the year to 125 basis points. In addition, the longer-end of the index outperformed the shorter-end on both a total and excess return basis.
Security selection
In total, individual security selection varied widely in terms of relative contribution to the Fund but combined to be the largest positive contributor to Fund performance for the year. Some of the best-performing corporate bonds for the Fund during the reporting period were from companies such as AT&T, CVS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Becton, Dickinson & Company, Kinder Morgan and Anheuser-Busch InBev. Some of the worst-performing selections were from the following issuers: The Government of Mexico, United Technologies, AbbVie, Ford and FedEx.
sector
Sector allocation was the largest negative contributor to the Fund's outperformance for the year. Overweights in the Electric and Transportation Services and an underweight to the Government Owned No Guaranteed sectors were negative contributors to Fund performance. These negatives were partially offset by the positive contributions from overweight positions in the Cable & Satellite, Food & Beverage, Wirelines and Healthcare sectors.
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Duration
The Fund's duration, which was approximately equal to the duration of the BBUSC-Baa, was a slightly positive contributor to the Fund's outperformance. During the reporting period, the Fund used U.S. Treasury futures contracts6 to help manage the duration of the Fund. These positions had a negative impact on the Fund's performance for the reporting period.
Yield Curve
The yield curve strategy was a slightly positive contributor to the Fund's performance for the year relative to the BBUSC-Baa. The Fund maintained either a steepening bias or neutral positioning for the majority of the year.
1 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about the BBUSC.
2 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about the BBUSC-Baa.
3 Duration is a measure of a security's price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Securities with longer durations are more sensitive to changes in interest rates than securities of shorter durations.
4 The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Long Index measures U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, nominal debt issued by the U.S. Treasury with 10 years or more to maturity.*
5 The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Intermediate Index measures U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, nominal debt issued by the U.S. Treasury with maturities of 1 to 9.9999 years to maturity.*
6 The Fund's use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional instruments.
* The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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FUND PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated Corporate Bond Strategy Portfolio from December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2019, compared to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index (BBUSC)2 and the Baa component of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index (BBUSC-Baa).3 The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns averaged over the stated periods.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Growth of $10,000 as of December 31, 2019
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 12/31/2019
  1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Fund 16.56% 5.27% 6.16%
BBUSC 13.80% 4.39% 5.32%
BBUSC-Baa 16.46% 4.97% 6.13%
    
Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to the most recent month-end performance and after-tax returns, call 1-800-341-7400. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured.
1 The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The BBUSC and BBUSC-Baa have been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in an index.
2 The BBUSC is composed of all publicly issued, fixed-rate, nonconvertible, investment-grade corporate debt and a non-corporate component that includes foreign agencies, sovereigns, supranationals and local authorities. Issues are rated at least “Baa” by Moody's Investors Service or “BBB” by Standard & Poor's, if unrated by Moody's. The index is not adjusted to reflect sales loads, expenses or other fees that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
3 The BBUSC-Baa is a component of the BBUSC comprised of corporate bonds or securities represented by the following sectors: industrial, utility and finance, including both U.S. and non-U.S. corporations and non-corporate bonds or securities represented by the following sectors: sovereign, supranational, foreign agencies and foreign local governments. The index is not adjusted to reflect sales loads, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At December 31, 2019, the Fund's portfolio composition1 was as follows:
Security Type Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Corporate Debt Securities 94.1%
Foreign Government Debt Securities 3.7%
Derivative Contracts2,3 0.0%
Securities Lending Collateral4 3.5%
Cash Equivalents5 1.3%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net6 (2.6)%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of these security types.
2 Based upon net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value of the derivative contracts as applicable. Derivative contracts may consist of futures, forwards, options and swaps. The impact of a derivative contract on the Fund's performance may be larger than its unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value may indicate. In many cases, the notional value or amount of a derivative contract may provide a better indication of the contract's significance to the portfolio. More complete information regarding the Fund's direct investments in derivative contracts, including unrealized appreciation (depreciation), value and notional values or amounts of such contracts, can be found in the table at the end of the Portfolio of Investments included in this Report.
3 Represents less than 0.1%.
4 Represents cash collateral received for portfolio securities on loan that may be invested in affiliated money market funds, other money market instruments and/or repurchase agreements.
5 Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements.
6 Assets, other than investments in securities and derivative contracts, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2019
Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—94.1%  
    Basic Industry - Chemicals—0.7%  
$90,000   Albemarle Corp., 4.150%, 12/1/2024 $96,438
90,000 1 Albemarle Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.450%, 12/1/2044 103,089
200,000   RPM International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 3/1/2029 216,631
300,000   RPM International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 6/1/2045 336,082
    TOTAL 752,240
    Basic Industry - Metals & Mining—1.8%  
235,000   Anglogold Ashanti Holdings PLC, Sr. Note, 6.500%, 4/15/2040 266,100
40,000   Carpenter Technology Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 3/1/2023 41,480
150,000   Carpenter Technology Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 7/15/2021 153,789
250,000   Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.875%, 10/7/2020 254,047
280,000   Newcrest Finance Property Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.200%, 10/1/2022 291,872
225,000   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 4/15/2023 237,821
250,000   Southern Copper Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.750%, 4/16/2040 333,946
170,000   Worthington Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 8/1/2032 173,759
105,000   Worthington Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 4/15/2026 111,727
    TOTAL 1,864,541
    Basic Industry - Paper—0.9%  
150,000 1 International Paper Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.000%, 2/15/2027 154,647
300,000   International Paper Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.400%, 8/15/2047 320,884
150,000   Weyerhaeuser Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.250%, 3/15/2023 153,395
140,000   Weyerhaeuser Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 3/15/2021 143,660
100,000   Weyerhaeuser Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.375%, 3/15/2032 138,567
    TOTAL 911,153
    Capital Goods - Aerospace & Defense—2.1%  
150,000   Arconic, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.400%, 4/15/2021 154,693
230,000   BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.850%, 12/15/2025 244,072
360,000   Embraer Netherlands BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 6/15/2025 395,703
100,000   Embraer SA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 6/15/2022 105,882
170,000   Hexcel Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 2/15/2027 177,332
240,000   Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.483%, 12/1/2027 250,139
740,000   Northrop Grumman Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.250%, 1/15/2028 771,997
136,000 2 Textron Financial Corp., Jr. Sub. Note, 144A, 3.644% (3-month USLIBOR +1.735%), 2/15/2042 108,374
50,000   Textron, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 3/1/2024 53,660
    TOTAL 2,261,852
    Capital Goods - Building Materials—0.6%  
100,000   Allegion PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 10/1/2029 101,855
125,000   Allegion US Holdings Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.200%, 10/1/2024 128,529
220,000   Allegion US Holdings Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.550%, 10/1/2027 225,620
170,000   Masco Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 5/15/2047 171,389
    TOTAL 627,393
    Capital Goods - Construction Machinery—0.5%  
480,000   CNH Industrial NV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.850%, 11/15/2027 500,903
    Capital Goods - Diversified Manufacturing—3.8%  
1,900,000   General Electric Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.375%, 3/11/2024 1,968,092
110,000   Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.950%, 9/15/2029 111,186
60,000   Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.850%, 12/15/2025 64,662
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Capital Goods - Diversified Manufacturing—continued  
$245,000   Roper Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 9/15/2028 $268,398
600,000 1 United Technologies Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 11/16/2028 675,882
350,000   United Technologies Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.150%, 5/15/2045 400,725
525,000   Valmont Industries, Inc., 5.250%, 10/1/2054 523,156
    TOTAL 4,012,101
    Capital Goods - Packaging—0.8%  
180,000   Packaging Corp. of America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.650%, 9/15/2024 189,202
80,000   Packaging Corp. of America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 11/1/2023 85,948
220,000   Sonoco Products Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 11/1/2040 268,869
120,000   WestRock Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 3/1/2023 125,313
150,000   WestRock Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 4.000%, 3/15/2028 161,363
    TOTAL 830,695
    Communications - Cable & Satellite—2.0%  
440,000   CCO Safari II LLC, 6.484%, 10/23/2045 549,506
380,000   Charter Communications Operating LLC, 5.375%, 5/1/2047 425,830
300,000   Charter Communications, Inc., 4.200%, 3/15/2028 319,704
165,000   Cox Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.350%, 9/15/2026 170,416
300,000   Time Warner Cable, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.000%, 2/1/2020 300,568
300,000   Time Warner Cable, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.500%, 9/1/2041 334,967
    TOTAL 2,100,991
    Communications - Media & Entertainment—2.3%  
200,000   CBS Corp., 3.700%, 8/15/2024 211,705
200,000   CBS Corp., 4.900%, 8/15/2044 226,074
190,000   CBS Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 3.700%, 6/1/2028 199,507
135,000   Fox Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.709%, 1/25/2029 153,869
375,000   Fox Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.576%, 1/25/2049 476,966
250,000 1 Grupo Televisa S.A., 6.625%, 3/18/2025 291,863
250,000   Grupo Televisa S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 5/13/2045 261,588
70,000   Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 3/15/2022 72,591
305,000   Omnicom Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.625%, 5/1/2022 315,912
200,000   Omnicom Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.650%, 11/1/2024 211,341
    TOTAL 2,421,416
    Communications - Telecom Wireless—2.7%  
250,000   American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.800%, 8/15/2029 267,434
100,000   American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.400%, 2/15/2026 109,155
200,000   American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 2/15/2024 220,268
280,000   Bell Canada, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.464%, 4/1/2048 324,227
400,000   Crown Castle International Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 2/15/2026 438,145
200,000   Crown Castle International Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 2/15/2049 242,917
300,000   TELUS Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.800%, 2/16/2027 300,843
230,000   Vodafone Group PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 5/30/2025 249,779
580,000   Vodafone Group PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 5/30/2048 698,241
    TOTAL 2,851,009
    Communications - Telecom Wirelines—6.7%  
750,000   AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 3/1/2027 823,547
500,000   AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 2/15/2030 555,959
500,000 1 AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.350%, 3/1/2029 555,973
400,000   AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.450%, 3/1/2047 496,200
245,000   AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 3/1/2041 324,582
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Communications - Telecom Wirelines—continued  
$800,000   AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 5.300%, 8/15/2058 $978,967
225,000   Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Company Guarantee, 5.462%, 2/16/2021 233,538
180,000   Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.213%, 3/8/2047 213,366
240,000   Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.520%, 3/1/2049 300,653
40,000   Telefonica SA, Company Guarantee, 7.045%, 6/20/2036 55,951
750,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/16/2027 832,427
390,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 8/15/2046 440,131
300,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.150%, 3/15/2024 323,194
210,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.522%, 9/15/2048 251,564
534,000 1 Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.672%, 3/15/2055 659,661
    TOTAL 7,045,713
    Consumer Cyclical - Automotive—2.9%  
470,000   Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 4/15/2023 503,483
200,000 1 Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.336%, 3/18/2021 201,513
250,000   Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.339%, 3/28/2022 252,483
250,000   Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.350%, 11/1/2022 252,576
200,000   General Motors Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 4/1/2025 210,837
455,000   General Motors Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 4/1/2045 459,112
110,000   General Motors Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.750%, 4/1/2046 129,303
250,000   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 7/13/2025 267,235
300,000   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 11/7/2024 309,124
200,000   Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.000%, 11/12/2021 206,861
200,000 1 Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 11/13/2023 213,112
    TOTAL 3,005,639
    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers—3.9%  
100,000   Advance Auto Parts, Inc., 4.500%, 12/1/2023 107,174
80,000   Advance Auto Parts, Inc., Company Guarantee, 4.500%, 1/15/2022 83,084
130,000   AutoNation, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 10/1/2025 140,140
55,000   AutoZone, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.125%, 4/21/2026 56,721
50,000   CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.875%, 7/20/2025 53,244
390,000   CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 3/25/2028 425,929
880,000   CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.050%, 3/25/2048 1,041,360
520,000   CVS Health Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 7/20/2045 616,116
300,000   Dollar General Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 5/1/2028 327,538
310,000   Dollar General Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.150%, 11/1/2025 337,447
450,000   Dollar Tree, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.700%, 5/15/2023 468,754
335,000   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., Company Guarantee, 4.875%, 1/14/2021 342,653
120,000   Under Armour, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.250%, 6/15/2026 116,748
    TOTAL 4,116,908
    Consumer Cyclical - Services—0.8%  
350,000   Expedia Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.800%, 2/15/2028 356,970
450,000   IHS Markit Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 8/1/2028 502,239
    TOTAL 859,209
    Consumer Non-Cyclical - Food/Beverage—7.8%  
1,000,000   Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 2/1/2046 1,184,468
100,000   Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 4.900%, 2/1/2046 117,957
500,000   Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.439%, 10/6/2048 561,228
500,000   Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 1/23/2029 579,274
125,000   Bacardi Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.750%, 7/15/2026 123,012
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Consumer Non-Cyclical - Food/Beverage—continued  
$250,000   Constellation Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 11/15/2028 $281,208
250,000   Constellation Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 11/15/2048 303,622
290,000   Danone SA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.947%, 11/2/2026 296,195
210,000 1 Flowers Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 10/1/2026 214,275
365,000   General Mills, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.550%, 4/17/2038 422,675
80,000 1 General Mills, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 4/17/2048 95,299
200,000   Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de CV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.875%, 6/27/2024 208,942
300,000   Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de CV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.500%, 1/25/2022 312,059
150,000   Heineken NV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.350%, 3/29/2047 167,938
250,000   Kerry Group Financial Services, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.200%, 4/9/2023 253,125
220,000   Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.417%, 5/25/2025 240,326
250,000   Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.085%, 5/25/2048 301,514
475,000   Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.000%, 6/1/2026 475,017
330,000   Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 6/1/2046 324,936
250,000   Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 7/15/2045 271,182
250,000   McCormick & Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.400%, 8/15/2027 260,655
140,000   Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.650%, 10/3/2021 139,188
300,000   Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 2/1/2027 308,743
300,000   Smucker (J.M.) Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 3/15/2025 315,675
200,000   Tyson Foods, Inc., 3.950%, 8/15/2024 214,414
185,000   Tyson Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.550%, 6/2/2027 196,806
    TOTAL 8,169,733
    Consumer Non-Cyclical - Health Care—1.7%  
155,000   Agilent Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.750%, 9/15/2029 153,992
120,000   Agilent Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.200%, 10/1/2022 122,768
220,000   Alcon Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.000%, 9/23/2029 223,961
55,000   Becton Dickinson & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.734%, 12/15/2024 58,293
300,000   Becton Dickinson & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.669%, 6/6/2047 357,088
204,000 1 Becton Dickinson & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.685%, 12/15/2044 238,403
40,000   Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 8/23/2022 41,534
550,000 1 PerkinElmer, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.300%, 9/15/2029 562,159
    TOTAL 1,758,198
    Consumer Non-Cyclical - Pharmaceuticals—3.5%  
955,000   AbbVie, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.200%, 11/21/2029 972,127
460,000   AbbVie, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 11/21/2049 486,192
300,000   AstraZeneca PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.375%, 6/12/2022 303,433
500,000   AstraZeneca PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 1/17/2029 555,225
250,000   Bayer US Finance II LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.875%, 12/15/2023 262,409
200,000   Bayer US Finance II LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 12/15/2025 215,780
375,000   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 8/15/2045 480,788
190,000   Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.400%, 9/23/2021 191,080
300,000   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.150%, 10/1/2026 250,508
    TOTAL 3,717,542
    Consumer Non-Cyclical - Supermarkets—0.4%  
300,000   Kroger Co., Bond, 6.900%, 4/15/2038 403,766
    Consumer Non-Cyclical - Tobacco—1.7%  
200,000   Altria Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 2/14/2029 222,822
500,000   Altria Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.950%, 2/14/2049 605,387
200,000   Bat Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 4.540%, 8/15/2047 200,916
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Consumer Non-Cyclical - Tobacco—continued  
$300,000   Reynolds American, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.850%, 8/15/2045 $343,934
300,000   Reynolds American, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.000%, 8/4/2041 366,906
    TOTAL 1,739,965
    Energy - Independent—3.9%  
200,000 1 Apache Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 1/15/2030 207,421
500,000 1 Apache Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 10/15/2028 522,432
590,000   Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.800%, 4/15/2024 623,699
390,000   Cimarex Energy Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 5/15/2027 403,431
175,000   Cimarex Energy Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 3/15/2029 185,225
500,000   Marathon Oil Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.850%, 6/1/2025 529,425
1,000,000   Occidental Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.900%, 8/15/2024 1,016,520
400,000   Occidental Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.450%, 7/15/2024 409,702
180,000   Occidental Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.550%, 3/15/2026 204,408
    TOTAL 4,102,263
    Energy - Integrated—0.7%  
250,000   Husky Energy, Inc., 4.000%, 4/15/2024 263,912
240,000   Husky Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.400%, 4/15/2029 258,354
100,000   Petro-Canada, Bond, 5.350%, 7/15/2033 123,088
130,000   Petroleos Mexicanos, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 3/13/2027 138,394
    TOTAL 783,748
    Energy - Midstream—6.8%  
400,000 1 Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 5/3/2029 427,668
100,000   Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 6/1/2025 109,699
100,000   Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.800%, 6/1/2045 126,567
600,000   Energy Transfer Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 2/1/2024 643,791
250,000   Energy Transfer Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.300%, 4/15/2047 266,599
250,000   Energy Transfer Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 12/15/2045 289,620
250,000   Energy Transfer Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 10Y, 4.950%, 6/15/2028 273,846
200,000   Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 2/15/2048 214,573
500,000   Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.850%, 3/15/2044 580,796
40,000   Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.450%, 7/15/2020 40,676
400,000   Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 4.250%, 9/1/2024 428,578
495,000   Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 3/1/2041 623,995
300,000   Kinder Morgan, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 3/1/2028 327,178
300,000   Kinder Morgan, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 3/1/2048 347,870
80,000   MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 12/1/2027 84,273
395,000   MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/1/2027 414,816
200,000   MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 4/15/2058 203,647
500,000   ONEOK, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.950%, 7/13/2047 550,611
290,000   TC Pipelines, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 5/25/2027 303,399
200,000   Texas Eastern Transmission LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 2.800%, 10/15/2022 201,962
290,000   Williams Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 1/15/2025 305,303
400,000   Williams Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.850%, 3/1/2048 437,306
    TOTAL 7,202,773
    Energy - Refining—1.2%  
200,000   Marathon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.625%, 9/15/2024 210,035
150,000   Marathon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 3/1/2041 194,676
190,000   Phillips 66, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 11/15/2044 229,052
140,000   Valero Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 4/1/2029 151,081
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Energy - Refining—continued  
$400,000   Valero Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 3/15/2045 $461,296
    TOTAL 1,246,140
    Financial Institution - Banking—7.7%  
410,000   Associated Banc-Corp., Sub. Note, 4.250%, 1/15/2025 433,324
200,000   Bank of America Corp., Sub. Note, Series L, 3.950%, 4/21/2025 213,402
300,000   Bank of America Corp., Sub. Note, Series L, 4.183%, 11/25/2027 325,193
800,000   Bank of America Corp., Sub. Note, Series MTN, 4.000%, 1/22/2025 853,460
500,000   Capital One Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 3/9/2027 533,210
255,000   Capital One Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 1/29/2024 270,429
480,000   Citigroup, Inc., 4.125%, 7/25/2028 523,639
250,000   Citigroup, Inc., 5.500%, 9/13/2025 285,790
750,000   Citigroup, Inc., Sub. Note, 3.875%, 3/26/2025 793,199
250,000   Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Sub. Note, 144A, 4.150%, 9/28/2022 260,812
180,000   Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Sub. Note, 4.300%, 12/3/2025 193,400
150,000   Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Sub. Note, 4.350%, 8/1/2025 161,642
200,000   Comerica, Inc., 3.800%, 7/22/2026 210,768
200,000   Compass Bank, Birmingham, Sub. Note, Series BKNT, 3.875%, 4/10/2025 210,044
120,000   Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.650%, 1/25/2024 126,520
200,000   Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 3/14/2028 219,867
900,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sub. Note, 4.250%, 10/21/2025 977,258
40,000   Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Sub. Note, 7.000%, 12/15/2020 41,826
450,000   Morgan Stanley, Sub. Note, 5.000%, 11/24/2025 506,847
175,000   Morgan Stanley, Sub. Note, Series MTN, 4.100%, 5/22/2023 184,852
410,000   Regions Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.200%, 2/8/2021 415,156
200,000   Truist Bank, Sub. Note, Series BKNT, 3.300%, 5/15/2026 208,316
150,000   Truist Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.900%, 3/3/2021 151,576
    TOTAL 8,100,530
    Financial Institution - Broker/Asset Mgr/Exchange—0.3%  
300,000   Stifel Financial Corp., 4.250%, 7/18/2024 319,342
    Financial Institution - Finance Companies—1.0%  
500,000   Discover Bank, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series BKNT, 4.650%, 9/13/2028 563,392
400,000   GE Capital International Funding, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.418%, 11/15/2035 426,621
70,000   Macquarie Group Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 1/14/2020 70,085
    TOTAL 1,060,098
    Financial Institution - Insurance - Health—1.3%  
500,000   CIGNA Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 7/15/2023 524,462
500,000   CIGNA Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 11/15/2025 542,738
250,000   CIGNA Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 12/15/2048 298,928
    TOTAL 1,366,128
    Financial Institution - Insurance - Life—1.7%  
75,000   AXA-UAP, Sub. Note, 8.600%, 12/15/2030 109,031
300,000   American International Group, Inc., 4.500%, 7/16/2044 345,592
255,000   American International Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 2/15/2024 273,810
100,000   American International Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 1/15/2055 109,617
110,000   Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Note, 7.000%, 6/15/2040 156,384
400,000 1 Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.050%, 1/15/2030 402,812
200,000   Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 2/15/2020 200,929
100,000   MetLife, Inc., Jr. Sub. Note, 10.750%, 8/1/2039 167,186
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Financial Institution - Insurance - Life—continued  
$50,000   Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., Sr. Note, 144A, 7.625%, 6/15/2040 $71,872
    TOTAL 1,837,233
    Financial Institution - Insurance - P&C—1.1%  
500,000 1 CNA Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 5/1/2029 538,135
120,000   Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 4/15/2042 165,295
13,000   Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 6/15/2023 13,814
412,000   Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.569%, 2/1/2029 460,196
    TOTAL 1,177,440
    Financial Institution - REIT - Apartment—0.9%  
160,000   Mid-America Apartment Communities LP, 4.000%, 11/15/2025 173,154
150,000   Mid-America Apartment Communities LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 6/15/2024 158,196
100,000   Post Apartment Homes LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.375%, 12/1/2022 103,049
250,000   UDR, Inc., Series MTN, 3.750%, 7/1/2024 263,304
80,000   UDR, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.100%, 11/1/2034 79,893
200,000   UDR, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series GMTN, 3.500%, 1/15/2028 210,094
    TOTAL 987,690
    Financial Institution - REIT - Healthcare—1.4%  
400,000   Healthcare Trust of America, 3.700%, 4/15/2023 413,697
245,000   Healthcare Trust of America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.100%, 2/15/2030 243,263
300,000   Physicians Realty Trust, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 1/15/2028 314,034
500,000   Welltower, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/15/2029 544,740
    TOTAL 1,515,734
    Financial Institution - REIT - Office—0.3%  
100,000   Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 6/15/2023 105,053
90,000   Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 1/15/2027 96,892
100,000   Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 1/15/2028 107,408
    TOTAL 309,353
    Financial Institution - REIT - Other—1.0%  
160,000   Liberty Property LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 2/1/2029 182,053
300,000   Liberty Property LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.400%, 2/15/2024 324,311
175,000   WP Carey, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.850%, 7/15/2029 184,790
300,000   WP Carey, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.600%, 4/1/2024 321,633
    TOTAL 1,012,787
    Financial Institution - REIT - Retail—1.2%  
140,000   Kimco Realty Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.800%, 10/1/2026 140,690
80,000   Kimco Realty Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.400%, 11/1/2022 82,645
290,000   Kimco Realty Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.800%, 4/1/2027 306,709
170,000   Regency Centers LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/15/2028 184,362
460,000   Tanger Properties LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.125%, 9/1/2026 455,945
45,000   Tanger Properties LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.875%, 12/1/2023 46,327
    TOTAL 1,216,678
    Technology—6.0%  
1,050,000   Broadcom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.625%, 10/15/2024 1,091,986
60,000   Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 4.420%, 6/15/2021 61,748
840,000   Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 6.020%, 6/15/2026 966,814
205,000   Equifax, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.600%, 12/1/2024 206,235
250,000   Equifax, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 5Y, 3.950%, 6/15/2023 262,569
100,000   Equifax, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series FXD, 3.600%, 8/15/2021 102,313
200,000   Experian Finance PLC., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 2/1/2029 219,975
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Technology—continued  
$90,000   Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 5/21/2029 $98,481
375,000   Fiserv, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 7/1/2029 394,378
285,000   Fiserv, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.800%, 10/1/2023 301,025
310,000   Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.600%, 10/15/2020 313,544
100,000   Ingram Micro, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 8/10/2022 103,298
70,000   Ingram Micro, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.450%, 12/15/2024 73,536
450,000   Keysight Technologies, Inc., 4.550%, 10/30/2024 490,316
155,000   Lam Research Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 3/15/2029 170,815
200,000   Micron Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.640%, 2/6/2024 217,012
200,000   Micron Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.975%, 2/6/2026 222,023
350,000   Molex Electronics Technologies LLC, Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.900%, 4/15/2025 361,191
160,000   Total System Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 6/1/2028 175,265
80,000 1 Total System Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.800%, 4/1/2026 88,992
150,000   Verisk Analytics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 3/15/2029 164,644
220,000   Verisk Analytics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 9/12/2022 230,995
    TOTAL 6,317,155
    Transportation - Railroads—0.9%  
100,000   Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 7.125%, 10/15/2031 138,596
200,000   Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 3/15/2023 212,807
305,000   Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.000%, 5/15/2023 312,024
200,000   Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 5/1/2048 234,242
    TOTAL 897,669
    Transportation - Services—1.9%  
330,000   Enterprise Rent-A-Car USA Finance Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 3/15/2042 418,418
200,000   FedEx Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.100%, 8/5/2029 199,976
550,000   FedEx Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.050%, 2/15/2048 530,696
400,000   Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP & PTL Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.950%, 3/10/2025 424,865
220,000   Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 2.900%, 12/1/2026 221,594
200,000   Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.400%, 3/1/2023 206,266
    TOTAL 2,001,815
    Utility - Electric—5.6%  
130,000   AEP Texas, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.850%, 10/1/2025 135,555
80,000   Ameren Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.650%, 2/15/2026 83,740
95,000   American Electric Power Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series F, 2.950%, 12/15/2022 96,820
200,000   Appalachian Power Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.000%, 4/1/2038 283,813
50,000   Dominion Energy Gas Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series B, 3.000%, 11/15/2029 49,862
65,000   Dominion Energy Gas Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series C, 3.900%, 11/15/2049 64,992
195,000   Dominion Energy, Inc., Jr. Sub. Note, 3.071%, 8/15/2024 200,920
130,000   Dominion Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 6/1/2028 143,778
240,000   Duke Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.650%, 9/1/2026 241,107
300,000 1 EDP Finance BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 3.625%, 7/15/2024 312,329
300,000   Electricite de France SA, Jr. Sub. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 7/22/2068 318,214
390,000   Emera US Finance LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 6/15/2046 450,899
290,000   Enel Finance International NV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 9/14/2025 316,381
200,000   Enel Finance International NV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.875%, 6/14/2029 225,712
100,000   Exelon Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 6/15/2025 107,529
180,000   FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.550%, 4/1/2049 206,016
242,000   Fortis, Inc./Canada, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.055%, 10/4/2026 247,122
600,000   Mississippi Power Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 3/30/2028 653,436
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Utility - Electric—continued  
$290,000   National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 5.250%, 4/20/2046 $314,375
200,000   NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.550%, 5/1/2027 212,435
300,000   NiSource Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 3/30/2048 315,872
100,000   NiSource Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 5/15/2047 110,770
250,000   Northeast Utilities, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series H, 3.150%, 1/15/2025 257,935
200,000   PPL Capital Funding, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 3/15/2024 210,605
200,000   PPL WEM Holdings PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 5/1/2021 205,901
80,000   TECO Finance, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.150%, 3/15/2020 80,494
    TOTAL 5,846,612
    Utility - Natural Gas—1.6%  
300,000 1 Enbridge Energy Partners LP, 5.875%, 10/15/2025 349,841
80,000   Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 9/15/2040 95,088
200,000 1 National Fuel Gas Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 3/1/2023 206,457
130,000   National Fuel Gas Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 9/15/2027 134,663
90,000   National Fuel Gas Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 12/1/2021 93,691
300,000   Sempra Energy, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.400%, 2/1/2028 310,891
200,000   Sempra Energy, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.550%, 6/15/2024 209,512
250,000   Southern Natural Gas, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.800%, 3/15/2047 284,811
    TOTAL 1,684,954
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $91,239,286)
98,937,109
    FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS/AGENCIES—3.7%  
    Sovereign—3.7%  
450,000   Colombia, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.875%, 4/25/2027 475,875
400,000   Colombia, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 7/12/2021 412,504
855,000   Colombia, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 3/15/2029 948,195
700,000   Mexico, Government of, 3.750%, 1/11/2028 727,300
200,000   Mexico, Government of, Series MTN, 4.750%, 3/8/2044 221,000
206,000   Mexico, Government of, Series MTN, 6.750%, 9/27/2034 282,220
300,000   Mexico, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.600%, 1/30/2025 313,578
250,000   Mexico, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 4/22/2029 274,125
190,000 1 Peru, Government of, 6.550%, 3/14/2037 277,875
    TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS/AGENCIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $3,572,057)
3,932,672
    REPURCHASE AGREEMENT—1.3%  
    Finance - Banking—1.3%  
1,317,000   Interest in $450,000,000 joint repurchase agreement 1.57%, dated 12/31/2019 under which BMO Capital Markets Corp. will repurchase securities provided as collateral for $450,039,250 on 1/2/2020. The securities provided as collateral at the end of the period held with BNY Mellon as tri-party agent, were U.S. Government Agency and U.S. Treasury securities with various maturities to 11/20/2069 and the market value of those underlying securities was $460,414,804.
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,317,000)
1,317,000
    INVESTMENT COMPANY—3.5%  
3,660,975   Federated Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares, 1.53%3
(IDENTIFIED COST $3,660,975)
3,660,975
    TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—102.6%
(IDENTIFIED COST $99,789,318)4
107,847,756
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(2.6)%5 (2,721,598)
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $105,126,158
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At December 31, 2019, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contracts:
Description Number of
Contracts
Notional
Value
Expiration
Date
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
6U.S. Treasury Notes 2-Year Long Futures 75 $16,162,500 March 2020 $(15,410)
6U.S. Treasury Notes 5-Year Short Futures 20 $2,372,188 March 2020 $11,986
6U.S. Treasury Notes 10-Year Short Futures 30 $3,852,656 March 2020 $43,058
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON FUTURES CONTRACTS $39,634
Net Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts is included in “Other Assets and Liabilities—Net.”
Affiliated fund holdings are investment companies which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. Transactions with affiliated fund holdings during the period ended December 31, 2019, were as follows:
  Federated
Government
Obligations Fund,
Premier Shares*
Balance of Shares Held 12/31/2018
Purchases/Additions 14,958,512
Sales/Reductions (11,297,537)
Balance of Shares Held 12/31/2019 3,660,975
Value $3,660,975
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation N/A
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) N/A
Dividend Income $13,631
* All or a portion of the balance/activity for the fund relates to cash collateral received on securities lending transactions.
1 All or a portion of these securities are temporarily on loan to unaffiliated broker/dealers.
2 Floating/variable note with current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown.
3 7-day net yield.
4 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
5 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
6 Non-income-producing security.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at December 31, 2019.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2019, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs        
  Level 1—
Quoted
Prices
Level 2—
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Debt Securities:        
Corporate Bonds $$98,937,109 $— $98,937,109
Foreign Governments/Agencies 3,932,672 3,932,672
Repurchase Agreement 1,317,000 1,317,000
Investment Company 3,660,975 3,660,975
TOTAL SECURITIES $3,660,975 $104,186,781 $— $107,847,756
Other Financial Instruments:1        
Assets $55,044 $$— $55,044
Liabilities (15,410) (15,410)
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS $39,634 $$— $39,634
1 Other financial instruments are futures contracts.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
BKNT —Bank Notes
GMTN —Global Medium Term Note
LIBOR —London Interbank Offered Rate
MTN —Medium Term Note
REIT —Real Estate Investment Trust
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.26 $11.10 $10.71 $10.29 $11.05
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income 0.45 0.46 0.45 0.46 0.47
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.22 (0.77) 0.39 0.42 (0.76)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 1.67 (0.31) 0.84 0.88 (0.29)
Less Distributions:          
Distributions from net investment income (0.45) (0.46) (0.45) (0.46) (0.47)
Distributions from net realized gain (0.07)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.45) (0.53) (0.45) (0.46) (0.47)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $11.48 $10.26 $11.10 $10.71 $10.29
Total Return1 16.56% (2.82)% 8.01% 8.61% (2.71)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses2 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net investment income 4.11% 4.30% 4.14% 4.28% 4.39%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.30% 0.32% 0.29% 0.33% 0.34%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $105,126 $85,243 $85,052 $78,255 $72,610
Portfolio turnover 18% 16% 22% 25% 26%
1 Based on net asset value.
2 Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reimburse all operating expenses, excluding extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund.
3 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
Assets:    
Investment in securities, at value including $3,541,673 of securities loaned and including $3,660,975 of investment in an affiliated holding* (identified cost $99,789,318)   $107,847,756
Cash   728
Due from broker   35,394
Income receivable   1,122,464
Receivable for shares sold   196,155
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   9,542
TOTAL ASSETS   109,212,039
Liabilities:    
Payable for shares redeemed $2,061  
Payable for collateral due to broker for securities lending 3,660,975  
Income distribution payable 333,006  
Payable to adviser (Note 5) 1,332  
Payable for administrative fees (Note 5) 227  
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 88,280  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   4,085,881
Net assets for 9,156,686 shares outstanding   $105,126,158
Net Assets Consist of:    
Paid-in capital   $97,291,729
Total distributable earnings (loss)   7,834,429
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $105,126,158
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:    
$105,126,158 ÷ 9,156,686 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $11.48
* See information listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Investment Income:    
Interest   $4,041,588
Net income on securities loaned (includes $13,631 earned from an affiliated holding related to cash collateral balances*)   614
TOTAL INCOME   4,042,202
Expenses:    
Administrative fee (Note 5) $82,491  
Custodian fees 11,730  
Transfer agent fee 9,338  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5) 2,022  
Auditing fees 30,999  
Legal fees 9,155  
Portfolio accounting fees 74,174  
Share registration costs 30,987  
Printing and postage 16,780  
Commitment fee (Note 7) 16,609  
Miscellaneous (Note 5) 11,984  
TOTAL EXPENSES 296,269  
Reimbursement:    
Reimbursement of other operating expenses (Notes 2 and 5) $(296,269)  
Net expenses  
Net investment income   4,042,202
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts:    
Net realized gain on investments   340,430
Net realized loss on futures contracts   (504,884)
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments   10,699,090
Net change in unrealized depreciation of futures contracts   223,140
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts   10,757,776
Change in net assets resulting from operations   $14,799,978
* See information listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $4,042,202 $3,676,245
Net realized gain (loss) (164,454) 325,360
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 10,922,230 (6,504,179)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 14,799,978 (2,502,574)
Distributions to Shareholders: (4,038,571) (4,268,491)
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 25,959,589 22,519,274
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 114,594 117,235
Cost of shares redeemed (16,952,141) (15,674,963)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS 9,122,042 6,961,546
Change in net assets 19,883,449 190,481
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 85,242,709 85,052,228
End of period $105,126,158 $85,242,709
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Managed Pool Series (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of five portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Federated Corporate Bond Strategy Portfolio (the “Fund”), a diversified portfolio. The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. Each portfolio pays its own expenses. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide total return.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered, such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.
Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, the Adviser and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies to assist in determining fair value and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Trustees have also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services' policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services, and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees periodically review and approve the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.
Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
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The Trustees also have adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Adviser determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment's value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:
With respect to securities traded principally in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures contracts;
Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded;
Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, or a natural disaster affecting the issuer's operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer's industry.
The Trustees have adopted procedures whereby the Valuation Committee uses a pricing service to provide factors to update the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets from the time of the close of their respective foreign stock exchanges to the pricing time of the Fund. For other significant events, the Fund may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Fund will determine the fair value of the investment in accordance with the fair valuation procedures approved by the Trustees. The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for any fair valuations made in response to a significant event.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements for short-term liquidity purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to require the other party to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund's custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercises “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund's Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.
Repurchase agreements are subject to Master Netting Agreements which are agreements between the Fund and its counterparties that provide for the net settlement of all transactions and collateral with the Fund, through a single payment, in the event of default or termination. Amounts presented on the Portfolio of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not net settlement amounts but gross. As indicated above, the cash or securities to be repurchased, as shown on the Portfolio of Investments, exceeds the repurchase price to be paid under the agreement reducing the net settlement amount to zero.
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Amortization/accretion of premium and discount is included in investment income. Gains and losses realized on principal payment of mortgage-backed securities (paydown gains and losses) are classified as part of investment income. The detail of the total fund expense reimbursement of $296,269 is disclosed in Note 5.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of December 31, 2019, tax years 2016 through 2019 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Securities Lending
The Fund participates in a securities lending program providing for the lending of corporate bonds and government securities to qualified brokers. The term of the loans within the program is one year or less. The Fund normally receives cash collateral for securities loaned that may be invested in affiliated money market funds, other money market instruments and/or repurchase agreements. Investments in money market funds may include funds with a “floating” NAV that can impose redemption fees and liquidity gates, impose certain operational impediments to investing cash collateral, and, if the investee fund's NAV decreases, result in the Fund recognizing losses and being required to cover the decrease in the value of the cash collateral. Collateral is maintained at a minimum level of 100% of the market value of investments loaned, plus interest, if applicable. In accordance with the Fund's securities lending agreement, the market value of securities on loan is determined each day at the close of business and any additional collateral required to cover the value of securities on loan is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. Earnings on collateral are allocated between the borrower of the security, the securities lending agent, as a fee for its services under the program and the Fund, according to agreed-upon rates. The Fund will not have the right to vote on securities while they are on loan. However, the Fund will attempt to terminate a loan in an effort to reacquire the securities in time to vote on matters that are deemed to be material by the Adviser. There can be no assurance that the Fund will have sufficient notice of such matters to be able to terminate the loan in time to vote thereon.
Securities lending transactions are subject to Master Netting Agreements which are agreements between the Fund and its counterparties that provide for the net settlement of all transactions and collateral with the Fund, through a single payment, in the event of default or termination. Amounts presented on the Portfolio of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not net settlement amount but gross. As indicated below, the cash collateral received by the Fund exceeds the market value of the securities loaned reducing the net settlement amount to zero. The chart below identifies the amount of collateral received as well as the market value of securities on loan. Additionally, the securities lending agreement executed by the Fund includes an indemnification clause. This clause stipulates that the borrower will reimburse the Fund for any losses as a result of any failure of the borrower to return equivalent securities to the Fund.
As of December 31, 2019, securities subject to this type of arrangement and related collateral were as follows:
Market Value of
Securities Loaned
Collateral
Received
$3,541,673 $3,660,975
Futures Contracts
The Fund purchases and sells financial futures contracts to manage duration risk and yield curve risk. Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit with a broker, either U.S. government securities or a specified amount of cash, which is shown as due from broker in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. The Fund receives from or pays to the broker a specified amount of cash based upon changes in the variation margin account. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying securities. There is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures contracts, guarantees the futures contracts against default.
Futures contracts outstanding at period end are listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
The average notional value of long and short futures contracts held by the Fund throughout the period was $10,328,696 and $6,906,668, respectively. This is based on amounts held as of each month-end throughout the fiscal period.
Restricted Securities
The Fund may purchase securities which are considered restricted. Restricted securities are securities that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933; or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer's expense, either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Fund's restricted securities, like other securities, are priced in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
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Additional Disclosure Related to Derivative Instruments
  Asset
  Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
Fair
Value
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815    
Interest rate contracts Receivable for
variation margin on
futures contracts
$39,634*
* Includes cumulative appreciation of futures contracts as reported in the footnotes to the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day's variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
  Futures
Contracts
Interest rate contracts $(504,884)
    
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
  Futures
Contracts
Interest rate contracts $223,140
Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated. The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following table summarizes share activity:
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018
Shares sold 2,355,503 2,124,954
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 10,329 11,171
Shares redeemed (1,520,486) (1,488,997)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS 845,346 647,128
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, was as follows:
  2019 2018
Ordinary income1 $4,038,571 $3,782,900
Long-term capital gains $$485,591
1 For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.
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As of December 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income $11,805
Unrealized appreciation $8,058,436
Capital loss carryforwards $(235,812)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to differing treatments for mark-to-market on futures contracts.
At December 31, 2019, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $99,789,318. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $8,058,438. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $8,130,352 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $71,914. The amounts presented are inclusive of derivative contracts.
As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $235,812 which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, these net capital losses retain their character as either short-term or long-term and do not expire.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards:
Short-Term Long-Term Total
$183,434 $52,378 $235,812
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
The Adviser provides investment adviser services at no fee because all eligible investors are: (1) in separately managed or wrap fee programs, who often pay a single aggregate fee to the wrap program sponsor for all costs and expenses of the wrap-fee programs; or (2) in certain other separately managed accounts and discretionary investment accounts; or (3) to the extent permitted under applicable law, other Federated funds. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse all expenses of the Fund, excluding extraordinary expenses. Acquired fund fees and expenses are not direct obligations of the Fund and are not contractual reimbursements under the investment advisory contract. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Adviser reimbursed $296,269 of other operating expenses.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below:
Administrative Fee Average Daily Net Assets
of the Investment Complex
0.100% on assets up to $50 billion
0.075% on assets over $50 billion
FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.084% of average daily net assets of the Fund.
In addition, FAS may charge certain out-of-pocket expenses to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund's Adviser reimbursed the Fund for any fee paid to FAS.
Directors'/Trustees' and Miscellaneous Fees
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Independent Directors'/Trustees' fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. These expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
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6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2019, were as follows:
Purchases $25,205,711
Sales $17,464,702
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement. The LOC was made available to finance temporarily the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund, failed trades, payment of dividends, settlement of trades and for other short-term, temporary or emergency general business purposes. The Fund cannot borrow under the LOC if an inter-fund loan is outstanding. The Fund's ability to borrow under the LOC also is subject to the limitations of the Act and various conditions precedent that must be satisfied before the Fund can borrow. Loans under the LOC are charged interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest, on any day, of (a) (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) 0.0%, plus (b) a margin. The LOC also requires the Fund to pay, quarterly in arrears and at maturity, its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders' commitment that has not been utilized. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
8. INTERFUND LENDING
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of December 31, 2019, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the program was not utilized.
9. subsequent event
Effective on or about June 29, 2020, the name of the Trust and Fund will change to Federated Hermes Managed Pool Series and Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Strategy Portfolio, respectively.
10. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, 82.34% of dividends paid by the Fund are interest-related dividends, as provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FEDERATED CORPORATE BOND STRATEGY PORTFOLIO:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Federated Corporate Bond Strategy Portfolio (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting the Federated Managed Pool Series (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2019, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated Corporate Bond Strategy Portfolio (one of the funds constituting the Federated Managed Pool Series) at December 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and others, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more Federated investment companies since 1979.
Boston, Massachusetts
February 21, 2020
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including to the extent applicable, management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
  Beginning
Account Value
7/1/2019
Ending
Account Value
12/31/2019
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual $1,000 $1,049.10 $0.00
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) $1,000 $1,025.20 $0.00
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse all operating expenses, excluding extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund.
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Board of Trustees and Trust Officers
The Board of Trustees is responsible for managing the Trust's business affairs and for exercising all the Trust's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Trustee and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Trustees who are “interested persons” of the Fund (i.e., “Interested” Trustees) and those who are not (i.e., “Independent” Trustees). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. The address of all Independent Trustees listed is 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086-7561; Attention: Mutual Fund Board. As of December 31, 2019, the Trust comprised five portfolio(s), and the Federated Hermes Fund Family consisted of 41 investment companies (comprising 135 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee oversees all portfolios in the Federated Hermes Fund Family and serves for an indefinite term. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Trust Trustees and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.
Interested Trustees Background
Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
President and Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: October 2005
Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director or Trustee of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company.
Previous Positions: President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd; Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd.
John B. Fisher*
Birth Date: May 16, 1956
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: May 2016
Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director or Trustee of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; President, Director/Trustee and CEO, Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company; President of some of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family and Director, Federated Investors Trust Company.
Previous Positions: President and Director of the Institutional Sales Division of Federated Securities Corp.; President and Director of Federated Investment Counseling; President and CEO of Passport Research, Ltd.; Director, Edgewood Securities Corp.; Director, Federated Services Company; Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Director, Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc. and President, Technology, Federated Services Company.
* Reasons for “interested” status: J. Christopher Donahue and John B. Fisher are interested due to their beneficial ownership of shares of Federated Hermes, Inc. and due to positions they hold with Federated Hermes, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
INDEPENDENT Trustees Background
Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
John T. Collins
Birth Date: January 24, 1947
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly, Chairman and CEO, The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity firm) (Retired).
Other Directorships Held: Director, Chairman of the Compensation Committee, KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (oilfield services); former Director of KLX Corp. (aerospace).
Qualifications: Mr. Collins has served in several business and financial management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Collins previously served as Chairman and CEO of The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity firm) and as a Director of KLX Corp. Mr. Collins serves as Chairman Emeriti, Bentley University. Mr. Collins previously served as Director and Audit Committee Member, Bank of America Corp.; Director, FleetBoston Financial Corp.; and Director, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Harvard University Affiliate Hospital).
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Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
G. Thomas Hough
Birth Date: February 28, 1955
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: August 2015
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Chair of the Audit Committee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly, Vice Chair, Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm) (Retired).
Other Directorships Held: Director, Member of Governance and Compensation Committees, Publix Super Markets, Inc.; Director, Chair of the Audit Committee, Equifax, Inc.; Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
Qualifications: Mr. Hough has served in accounting, business management and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Hough most recently held the position of Americas Vice Chair of Assurance with Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm). Mr. Hough serves on the President's Cabinet and Business School Board of Visitors for the University of Alabama. Mr. Hough previously served on the Business School Board of Visitors for Wake Forest University, and he previously served as an Executive Committee member of the United States Golf Association.
Maureen Lally-Green
Birth Date: July 5, 1949
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: August 2009
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law and Professor of Law and Interim Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Associate General Secretary and Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Other Directorships Held: Director, CNX Resources Corporation (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.).
Qualifications: Judge Lally-Green has served in various legal and business roles and directorship positions throughout her career. Judge Lally-Green previously held the position of Dean of the School of Law of Duquesne University (as well as Interim Dean). Judge Lally-Green previously served as a member of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and as a Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law. Judge Lally-Green was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to serve on the Supreme Court's Board of Continuing Judicial Education and the Supreme Court's Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee. Judge Lally-Green also currently holds the positions on not for profit or for profit boards of directors as follows: Director and Chair, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Director and Vice Chair, Our Campaign for the Church Alive!, Inc.; Regent, Saint Vincent Seminary; Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education (public); Director, Catholic Charities, Pittsburgh; and Director CNX Resources Corporation (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.). Judge Lally-Green has held the positions of: Director, Auberle; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Director, Saint Thomas More Society; Director and Chair, Catholic High Schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc.; Director, Pennsylvania Bar Institute; Director, St. Vincent College; and Director and Chair, North Catholic High School, Inc.
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
Trustee

Indefinite Term
Began serving: November 2005
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Management Consultant and Author.
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. Mansfield has served as a Marine Corps officer and in several banking, business management, educational roles and directorship positions throughout his long career. He remains active as a Management Consultant and Author.
Thomas M. O'Neill
Birth Date: June 14, 1951
Trustee

Indefinite Term
Began serving: August 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting).
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. O'Neill has served in several business, mutual fund and financial management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. O'Neill serves as Director, Medicines for Humanity and Director, The Golisano Children's Museum of Naples, Florida. Mr. O'Neill previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fleet Investment Advisors; President and Chief Executive Officer, Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.; General Partner, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Boston, MA; Chief Investment Officer, The Putnam Companies, Boston, MA; Credit Analyst and Lending Officer, Fleet Bank; Director and Consultant, EZE Castle Software (investment order management software); and Director, Midway Pacific (lumber).
P. Jerome Richey
Birth Date: February 23, 1949
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Management Consultant; Retired; formerly, Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh and Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, CNX Resources Corporation (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.).
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. Richey has served in several business and legal management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Richey most recently held the positions of Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chairman of the Board, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Chairman of the Board, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, CNX Resources Corporation (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.); and Board Member, Ethics Counsel and Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (a law firm).
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Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
John S. Walsh
Birth Date: November 28, 1957
Trustee

Indefinite Term
Began serving: November 2005
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, and Chair of the Board of Directors or Trustees, of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc.
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. Walsh has served in several business management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Walsh previously served as Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. (paving contractors).
OFFICERS
Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years
and Previous Position(s)
Lori A. Hensler
Birth Date: January 6, 1967
TREASURER
Officer since: April 2013
Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp. and Edgewood Services, Inc.; and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company. Ms. Hensler has received the Certified Public Accountant designation.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Management Company; Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer, Federated Administrative Services, Federated Administrative Services, Inc., Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc., Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, Passport Research, Ltd., and Federated MDTA, LLC; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
Peter J. Germain
Birth Date: September 3, 1959
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, SECRETARY and EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer since: October 2005
Principal Occupations: Mr. Germain is Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President of the Federated Hermes Fund Family. He is General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Trustee and Senior Vice President, Federated Investors Management Company; Trustee and President, Federated Administrative Services; Director and President, Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Director and Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Director and Secretary, Federated Private Asset Management, Inc.; Secretary, Federated Shareholder Services Company; and Secretary, Retirement Plan Service Company of America. Mr. Germain joined Federated Hermes in 1984 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Previous Positions: Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel, Managing Director of Mutual Fund Services, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company; and Senior Corporate Counsel, Federated Hermes, Inc.
Stephen Van Meter
Birth Date: June 5, 1975
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Officer since: July 2015
Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Hermes, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of certain of its subsidiaries. Mr. Van Meter joined Federated in October 2011. He holds FINRA licenses under Series 3, 7, 24 and 66.
Previous Positions: Mr. Van Meter previously held the position of Compliance Operating Officer, Federated Hermes, Inc. Prior to joining Federated Hermes, Mr. Van Meter served at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the positions of Senior Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Investment Management and Senior Counsel, Division of Enforcement.
Robert J. Ostrowski
Birth Date: April 26, 1963
Chief Investment Officer
Officer since: September 2006
Principal Occupations: Robert J. Ostrowski joined Federated Hermes in 1987 as an Investment Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager in 1990. He was named Chief Investment Officer of Federated Hermes' taxable fixed-income products in 2004 and also serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Ostrowski became an Executive Vice President of the Fund's Adviser in 2009 and served as a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser from 1997 to 2009. Mr. Ostrowski has received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He received his M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
Stephen F. Auth
Birth Date: September 13, 1956
101 Park Avenue
41st Floor
New York, NY 10178
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Officer since: February 2015
Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of various Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania.
Previous Positions: Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); Senior Vice President, Global Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.; Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Prudential Investments.
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2019
Federated Corporate Bond Strategy Portfolio (the “Fund”)
At its meetings in May 2019, the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and unanimously approved the continuation of the Fund's investment advisory contract for an additional one-year term. The Board's decision regarding the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment after considering all of the information received on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
The Fund is distinctive in that it is used to implement particular investment strategies that are offered to investors in certain separately managed or wrap fee accounts or programs, or certain other discretionary investment accounts, and may also be offered to other Federated Funds.
Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) does not charge an investment advisory fee for its services, however, the Adviser or its affiliates (collectively, “Federated”) may receive compensation for managing assets invested in the Fund.
At the request of the Independent Trustees, the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer (the CCO) furnished to the Board in advance of its May 2019 meetings an independent written evaluation presenting on the topics discussed below. The Board considered the CCO's independent written evaluation (the “CCO Fee Evaluation Report”), along with other information, in evaluating the reasonableness of the Fund's management fee and in deciding to approve the continuation of the investment advisory contract. The CCO, in preparing the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, has the authority to retain consultants, experts or staff as reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and can be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the Independent Trustees. At the request of the Independent Trustees, the CCO Fee Evaluation Report followed the same general approach and covered the same topics as that of the report that had previously been delivered by the CCO in his capacity as “Senior Officer,” prior to the elimination of the Senior Officer position in December 2017.
As previously noted, the Adviser does not charge an investment advisory fee to this Fund for its services; however, the Board did consider compensation and benefits received by the Adviser, including fees received for services provided to the Fund by Federated and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute trades for funds advised by Federated (each, a “Federated Fund”). The Board also considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees in making its decision. Using these judicial decisions as a guide, the Board observed that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: (1) the nature and quality of the services provided by an adviser to a fund and its shareholders (including the performance of the fund, its benchmark, and comparable funds); (2) an adviser's cost of providing the services (including the profitability to an adviser of providing advisory services to a fund); (3) the extent to which an adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger and, if such economies of scale exist, whether they have been shared with a fund and its shareholders or the family of funds; (4) any “fall-out” financial benefits that accrue to an adviser because of its relationship with a fund (including research services received from brokers that execute fund trades and any fees paid to affiliates of an adviser for services rendered to a fund); (5) comparative fee and expense structures (including a comparison of fees paid to an adviser with those paid by similar funds both internally and externally as well as management fees charged to institutional and other advisory clients of the adviser for what might be viewed as like services); and (6) the extent of care, conscientiousness and independence with which the fund's board members perform their duties and their expertise (including whether they are fully informed about all facts the board deems relevant to its consideration of an adviser's services and fees). The Board noted that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure requirements regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Fund's investment advisory contract generally align with the factors listed above. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's investment advisory contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
The Board considered and weighed these factors in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated Funds. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their deliberations by independent legal counsel.
In addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Board received detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings at which the Board's formal approval of the advisory and subadvisory contracts occurred. In this regard, Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional information specifically in connection with the May meetings. In the months preceding the May meetings, the Board requested and reviewed written materials prepared by Federated in response to requests on behalf of the Independent Trustees encompassing a wide variety of topics. At the May meetings, in addition to meeting in separate sessions of the Independent Trustees without
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management present, senior management of the Adviser also met with the Independent Trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and such additional matters as the Independent Trustees deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the advisory and subadvisory contracts. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose.
The Board's consideration of the investment advisory contract included review of the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, accompanying data and additional information covering the following matters, among others: the Adviser's investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and operating strategies; the Fund's short-term and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in terms relative to its particular investment program and certain competitor or “peer group” funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate) and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's investment objectives; the Fund's expenses, including the advisory fee and the overall expense structure of the Fund (both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds), with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations; the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities (if any); and the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders; the entrepreneurial and other risks assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring the Fund; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry and market practices; the range of comparable fees for similar funds in the mutual fund industry; the Fund's relationship to the Federated Funds which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are generally available for exchange without the incurrence of additional sales charges; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated Funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated Funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The Board's evaluation process is evolutionary. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the resources of the Adviser and its affiliates dedicated to the Fund. In this regard, the Board evaluated, among other things, the Adviser's personnel, experience, track record, financial resources, overall reputation and willingness to invest in personnel and infrastructure that benefit the Fund. In addition, the Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and the Adviser's ability and experience in attracting and retaining qualified personnel to service the Fund. The Board noted the investment research and company engagement capabilities of the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also noted the compliance program of the Adviser and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Adviser, including the Adviser's commitment to respond to rulemaking initiatives of the SEC. The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its benchmark index was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program. The Adviser's ability to execute this program was one of the Board's considerations in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser's investment management services warrant the continuation of the investment advisory contract.
The Board was informed by the Adviser that, for the periods covered by the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods.
Following such evaluation, and full deliberations, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund supported renewal of the Fund's investment advisory contract.
Because the Adviser does not charge the Fund an investment advisory fee, the Board does not consider fee comparisons to other mutual funds or other institutional or separate accounts to be relevant to its deliberations.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated Funds. As the Adviser does not charge an investment advisory fee for its services, this information generally covered fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated Funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated Funds' administrator and distributor). In this regard, the Board considered that certain Federated subsidiaries provide distribution and shareholder services to the Federated Funds, for which they may be compensated through distribution and servicing fees paid pursuant to Rule 12b-1 plans or otherwise. The information also detailed any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in order for a Federated Fund to be competitive in the marketplace, the Adviser and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to Federated Fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future. Moreover, the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution, adjustment or elimination of these voluntary waivers. The Board considered Federated's previous reductions in contractual management fees to certain Federated Funds in response to the CCO's recommendations in the prior year's CCO Fee Evaluation Report.
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The Board and the CCO also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing its profitability information to other publicly held fund management companies, including information regarding profitability trends over time. In this regard, the CCO concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive. The CCO also noted that Federated appeared financially sound, with the resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under its contracts with the Fund.
The CCO stated that his observations and the information accompanying the CCO Fee Evaluation Report supported a finding by the Board that the management fee for the Fund was reasonable. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's investment advisory contract. The CCO also recognized that the Board's evaluation of the Federated Funds' advisory and subadvisory arrangements is a continuing and on-going process that is informed by the information that the Board requests and receives from management throughout the course of the year and, in this regard, the CCO noted certain items for future reporting to the Board or further consideration by management as the Board continues its on-going oversight of the Federated Funds.
In its decision to continue an existing investment advisory contract, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an investment advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognized that many shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and with the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board's approval of the investment advisory contract reflected the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board concluded that, in light of the factors summarized above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the investment advisory contract was appropriate.
The Board based its decision to approve the investment advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. In particular, due to the unusual nature of the Fund as primarily an internal product with no advisory fee, the Board does not consider the assessment of whether economies of scale would be realized if the Fund were to grow to a sufficient size to be particularly relevant. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the continuation of the contract reflects its view that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangement.
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Voting Proxies on Fund Portfolio Securities
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies, if any, relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio, as well as a report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, are available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available via the Proxy Voting Record Report (Form N-PX) link associated with the Fund at www.FederatedInvestors.com/product-landing/managed-account-pools.do. Select a product name, then click “Documents” and click on “Proxy Voting Record Report.” Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Each fiscal quarter, the Fund will file with the SEC a complete schedule of its monthly holds on “Form N-PORT.” The Fund's holdings as of the end of the third month of every fiscal quarter, as reported on Form N-PORT, will be publicly available on the SEC's website at sec.gov within 60 days of the end of the fiscal quarter upon filing. You may also access this information at www.FederatedInvestors.com/product-landing/managed-account-pools.do. Select a product name, then click “Documents” and select “Form N-PORT.”
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Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This Report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's Prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
Federated Corporate Bond Strategy Portfolio

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Annual Shareholder Report
December 31, 2019
Ticker FHYSX

Federated High-Yield Strategy Portfolio

A Portfolio of Federated Managed Pool Series
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING REPORT DELIVERY
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund's shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund or your financial intermediary electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the Fund complex or your financial intermediary.

Not FDIC Insured ■ May Lose Value ■ No Bank Guarantee

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
The total return of the Federated High-Yield Strategy Portfolio (the “Fund”), based on net asset value for the 12-month reporting period ended December 31, 2019, was 15.10%. The total return of the Fund's shares consisted of 6.99% current income and 8.11% of appreciation in the net asset value of the Fund's shares. The total return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (BBHY2%ICI),1 a broad-based securities market index, was 14.32% during the same period. The Fund's total return for the most recently completed fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses which were not reflected in the total return of the BBHY2%ICI.
During the reporting period, the most significant factors affecting the Fund's performance relative to the BBHY2%ICI were: (1) the allocation among industry sectors; and (2) the selection of individual securities.
MARKET OVERVIEW
The total return for the high-yield2 market for the reporting period was attractive on both an absolute and relative basis. For example, the BBHY2%ICI, which returned 14.32% for the period, substantially outperformed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index,3 a measure of high-quality bond4 performance, which returned 8.72% for the period. Several factors positively impacted the high-yield market. First, the market began the period at attractive valuation levels given a substantial market decline that occurred in the fourth quarter of 2018. Second, the U.S. economy continued to expand with consumers leading the way. Job gains continued to be robust, unemployment statistics continued to be low, and measures of consumer confidence remained high. Third, the U.S. Federal Reserve policy turned more accommodative during the year joining most other central banks. While geopolitical issues remain volatile, the phase 1 trade deal between China and the U.S. announced late in the period as well as the outcome of U.K. elections were viewed positively. Finally, oil prices, which declined substantially in late 2018, marched higher in 2019. The high-yield market also benefited from the strength in global equity markets which rebounded strongly from their swoon in the 4th quarter of 2018. The positive influence of these factors were illustrated by the narrowing of the yield spread between high-yield bonds and U.S. Treasury securities with comparable maturities which, according to the Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Index,5 began the reporting period at 575 basis points and ended the reporting period at 414 basis points.
Within the high-yield market, major industry sectors that substantially outperformed the overall BBHY2%ICI during the reporting period included: Finance Companies, Banking, Retail, Home Construction and Consumer Products. Major industry sectors that substantially underperformed the overall BBHY2%ICI during the reporting period included: Oil Field Services, Independent Energy, Leisure, Pharmaceuticals and Media/Entertainment. From a credit quality perspective, the “BB”-rated sector led the way with a total return of 15.51% followed by the “B”-rated sector with a return of 14.80%. Given the overall strong returns for the market as a whole, it is somewhat surprising that the “CCC”-rated sector was the weakest returning sector in the market with a return of 9.51% as credit-specific issues negatively impacted returns relative to the BBHY2%ICI.
Sector Allocation
The Fund was positively impacted by its sector allocation during the reporting period. The Fund benefited from its overweight position in the strong-performing Property & Casualty industry sector and its underweight position in the poor-performing Oil Field Services and Independent Energy industry sectors. The Fund was negatively impacted by its underweight position in the strong-performing Banking and Home Construction industry sectors. Cash holdings also negatively impacted Fund performance, given the strong absolute returns for the market.
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Security Selection
The Fund's security selection during the period was very strong, positively impacting returns relative to the BBHY2%ICI. This was especially true in the Oil Field Services, Independent Energy, Technology, Metals & Mining, Automotive, Building Materials, Packaging, Chemicals and Cable & Satellite industry sectors. Specific high-yield issuers held by the Fund that positively impacted performance relative to the BBHY2%ICI included: Bausch Health Cos., Hub International, Star Merger Sub (aka Dun & Bradstreet), Navient and Rackspace. The Fund was negatively impacted by security selection in the Pharmaceutical, Retail, Healthcare, Consumer Products and Midstream industry sectors. Specific high-yield issuers held by the Fund that negatively impacted performance relative to the BBHY2%ICI included: Mallinckrodt, Team Health, Party City, Summit Midstream and Enterprise Merger (aka Envision Healthcare).
1 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about, the BBHY2%ICI.
2 High-yield, lower-rated securities generally entail greater market, credit and liquidity risks than investment-grade securities and may include higher volatility and a higher risk of default.
3 The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based index that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market.*
4 Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates, and a rise in interest rates can cause a decline in their prices.
5 Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Index serves as a benchmark to evaluate the performance of low-quality bonds. Low-quality is defined as those bonds in the range from “BB” to “CCC” and defaults.*
* The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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FUND PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated High-Yield Strategy Portfolio from December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2019, compared to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (BBHY2%ICI).2 The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns averaged over the stated periods.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Growth of $10,000 as of December 31, 2019
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 12/31/2019
  1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Fund 15.10% 6.61% 8.03%
BBHY2%ICI 14.32% 6.14% 7.55%
Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to the most recent month-end performance and after-tax returns, call 1-800-341-7400. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured.
1 The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The BBHY2%ICI has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index.
2 The BBHY2%ICI is an issuer-constrained version of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index that measures the market of USD-denominated, noninvestment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. The index follows the same rules as the uncapped index but limits the exposure of each issuer to 2% of the total market value and redistributes any excess market value index-wide on a pro-rata basis. The BBHY2%ICI is not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the Securities and Exchange Commission requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. The index is unmanaged and unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At December 31, 2019, the Fund's index classification1 was as follows:
Index Classification Percentage of
Total Net Assets2
Health Care 9.2%
Cable Satellite 8.0%
Technology 7.7%
Midstream 6.4%
Packaging 6.1%
Media Entertainment 6.0%
Independent Energy 4.6%
Insurance—P&C 4.0%
Pharmaceuticals 3.8%
Wireless Communications 3.6%
Gaming 3.3%
Automotive 3.1%
Utility—Electric 2.9%
Chemicals 2.6%
Food & Beverage 2.6%
Other3 20.0%
Cash Equivalents4 5.7%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net5 0.4%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 Index classifications are based upon, and individual portfolio securities are assigned to, the classifications and sub-classifications of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (BBHY2%ICI). Individual portfolio securities that are not included in the BBHY2%ICI are assigned to an index classification by the Fund's Adviser.
2 As of the date specified above, the Fund owned shares of an affiliated investment company. For purposes of this table, the affiliated investment company is not treated as a single portfolio security, but rather the Fund is treated as owning a pro rata portion of each security and each other asset and liability owned by the affiliated investment company. Accordingly, the percentages of total net assets shown in the table will differ from those presented on the Portfolio of Investments.
3 For purposes of this table, index classifications which constitute less than 2.5% of the Fund's total net assets have been aggregated under the designation “Other.”
4 Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements.
5 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2019
Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    INVESTMENT COMPANY—99.7%  
7,020,392 1 High Yield Bond Portfolio
(IDENTIFIED COST $44,186,870)
$44,649,691
    REPURCHASE AGREEMENT—1.0%  
$429,000   Interest in $450,000,000 joint repurchase agreement 1.57%, dated 12/31/2019 under which BMO Capital Markets Corp. will repurchase securities provided as collateral for $450,039,250 on 1/2/2020. The securities provided as collateral at the end of the period held with BNY Mellon as tri-party agent, were U.S. Government Agency and U.S. Treasury securities with various maturities to 11/20/2069 and the market value of those underlying securities was $460,414,804.
(IDENTIFIED COST $429,000)
429,000
    TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—100.7%
(IDENTIFIED COST $44,615,870)2
45,078,691
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(0.7)%3 (302,988)
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $44,775,703
Affiliated fund holdings are investment companies which are managed by Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) or an affiliate of the Adviser. Transactions with affiliated fund holdings during the period ended December 31, 2019, were as follows:
  High Yield
Bond Portfolio
Balance of Shares Held 12/31/2018 7,163,621
Purchases/Additions 1,928,383
Sales/Reductions (2,071,612)
Balance of Shares Held 12/31/2019 7,020,392
Value $44,649,691
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation $4,327,907
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) $(752,195)
Dividend Income $3,027,208
The Fund invests in High Yield Bond Portfolio (HYCORE), a portfolio of Federated Core Trust (“Core Trust”) which is managed by the Adviser. Core Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), available only to registered investment companies and other institutional investors. The investment objective of HYCORE is to seek high current income. Federated Investors, Inc. (“Federated”) receives no advisory or administrative fees from HYCORE. Income distributions from HYCORE are declared daily and paid monthly. All income distributions are recorded by the Fund as dividend income. Capital gain distributions of HYCORE, if any, are declared and paid annually, and are recorded by the Fund as capital gains received. At December 31, 2019, HYCORE represents 99.7% of the Fund's net assets. Therefore, the performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of HYCORE. To illustrate the security holdings, financial condition, results of operations and changes in net assets of HYCORE, its financial statements are included within this report. The financial statements of HYCORE should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. The valuation of securities held by HYCORE is discussed in the notes to its financial statements.
1 Due to this affiliated holding representing greater than 75% of the Fund's total net assets, a copy of the affiliated holding's most recent Annual Report is included with this Report.
2 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $45,131,117.
3 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at December 31, 2019.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2019, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs        
  Level 1—
Quoted
Prices
Level 2—
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Investment Company $44,649,691 $$— $44,649,691
Repurchase Agreement 429,000 429,000
TOTAL SECURITIES $44,649,691 $429,000 $— $45,078,691
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.21 $13.29 $13.15 $12.13 $13.35
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income 0.82 0.81 0.80 0.83 0.86
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 0.99 (1.08) 0.16 1.04 (1.06)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 1.81 (0.27) 0.96 1.87 (0.20)
Less Distributions:          
Distributions from net investment income (0.82) (0.81) (0.80) (0.83) (0.87)
Distributions from net realized gain (0.02) (0.02) (0.15)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.82) (0.81) (0.82) (0.85) (1.02)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $13.20 $12.21 $13.29 $13.15 $12.13
Total Return1 15.10% (2.19)% 7.50% 15.85% (1.76)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses2 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net investment income 6.30% 6.26% 6.02% 6.52% 6.57%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.41% 0.45% 0.41% 0.46% 0.49%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $44,776 $42,319 $41,769 $38,324 $35,258
Portfolio turnover 25% 20% 15% 20% 25%
1 Based on net asset value.
2 The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse all expenses of the Fund, excluding extraordinary expenses.
3 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
Assets:    
Investment in securities, at value including $44,649,691 of investment in an affiliated holding* (identified cost $44,615,870)   $45,078,691
Cash   828
Income receivable   19
Income receivable from affiliated holding*   231,779
TOTAL ASSETS   45,311,317
Liabilities:    
Payable for investments purchased $232,012  
Payable for shares redeemed 1,125  
Income distribution payable 229,945  
Payable to adviser (Note 5) 1,440  
Payable for administrative fees (Note 5) 96  
Payable for auditing fees 28,300  
Payable for portfolio accounting fees 26,641  
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 16,055  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   535,614
Net assets for 3,390,839 shares outstanding   $44,775,703
Net Assets Consist of:    
Paid-in capital   $45,776,168
Total distributable earnings (loss)   (1,000,465)
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $44,775,703
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:    
$44,775,703 ÷ 3,390,839 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $13.20
* See information listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Investment Income:    
Dividends received from affiliated holding*   $3,027,208
Interest   6,869
TOTAL INCOME   3,034,077
Expenses:    
Administrative fee (Note 5) $38,165  
Custodian fees 4,460  
Transfer agent fee 5,647  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5) 1,713  
Auditing fees 28,299  
Legal fees 10,203  
Portfolio accounting fees 53,296  
Share registration costs 30,377  
Printing and postage 16,617  
Miscellaneous (Note 5) 9,762  
TOTAL EXPENSES 198,539  
Reimbursement of other operating expenses (Note 5) (198,539)  
Net expenses  
Net investment income   3,034,077
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments in an affiliated holding*   (752,195)
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments in an affiliated holding*   4,327,907
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   3,575,712
Change in net assets resulting from operations   $6,609,789
* See information listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $3,034,077 $2,468,944
Net realized loss (752,195) (466,568)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 4,327,907 (2,911,302)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 6,609,789 (908,926)
Distributions to Shareholders (3,033,858) (2,468,789)
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 15,655,731 14,252,703
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 98,295 77,365
Cost of shares redeemed (16,873,444) (10,401,835)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (1,119,418) 3,928,233
Change in net assets 2,456,513 550,518
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 42,319,190 41,768,672
End of period $44,775,703 $42,319,190
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Managed Pool Series (the “Trust”) is registered under the Act, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of five portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Federated High-Yield Strategy Portfolio (the “Fund”), a non-diversified portfolio. The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. Each portfolio pays its own expenses. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek high current income, by investing primarily in a high yield bond mutual fund and in a portfolio of fixed-income securities.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
Equity securities listed on an exchange or traded through a regulated market system are valued at their last reported sale price or official closing price in their principal exchange or market.
Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered, such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.
Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Adviser and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies to assist in determining fair value and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Trustees have also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services' policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services, and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees periodically review and approve the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.
Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
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The Trustees also have adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Adviser determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment's value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:
With respect to securities traded principally in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures contracts;
Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded;
Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, or a natural disaster affecting the issuer's operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer's industry.
The Trustees have adopted procedures whereby the Valuation Committee uses a pricing service to provide factors to update the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets from the time of the close of their respective foreign stock exchanges to the pricing time of the Fund. For other significant events, the Fund may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Fund will determine the fair value of the investment in accordance with the fair valuation procedures approved by the Trustees. The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for any fair valuations made in response to a significant event.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements for short-term liquidity purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to require the other party to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund's custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercises “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund's Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.
Repurchase agreements are subject to Master Netting Agreements which are agreements between the Fund and its counterparties that provide for the net settlement of all transactions and collateral with the Fund, through a single payment, in the event of default or termination. Amounts presented on the Portfolio of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not net settlement amounts but gross. As indicated above, the cash or securities to be repurchased, as shown on the Portfolio of Investments, exceeds the repurchase price to be paid under the agreement reducing the net settlement amount to zero.
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Amortization/accretion of premium and discount is included in investment income. The detail of the total fund expense reimbursement of $198,539 is disclosed in Note 5.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of December 31, 2019, tax years 2016 through 2019 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated. The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance.
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3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following table summarizes share activity:
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018
Shares sold 1,213,744 1,109,068
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 7,573 6,026
Shares redeemed (1,295,178) (793,719)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (73,861) 321,375
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, was as follows:
  2019 2018
Ordinary income $3,033,858 $2,468,789
As of December 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income $932
Unrealized appreciation $(52,426)
Capital loss carry forwards $(948,971)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to differing treatments for deferral of losses on wash sales.
At December 31, 2019, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $45,131,117. The net unrealized depreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $52,426. This consists entirely of net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $52,426.
As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $948,971 which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, these net capital losses, retain their character as either short-term or long-term and do not expire.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards:
Short-Term Long-Term Total
$— $948,971 $948,971
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
The Adviser provides investment adviser services at no fee because all eligible investors are: (1) in separately managed or wrap fee programs, who often pay a single aggregate fee to the wrap program sponsor for all costs and expenses of the wrap fee programs; or (2) in certain other separately managed accounts and discretionary investment accounts. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse all expenses of the Fund, excluding extraordinary expenses. Acquired fund fees and expenses are not direct obligations of the Fund and are not contractual reimbursements under the investment advisory contract. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Adviser reimbursed $198,539 of other operating expenses.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below:
Administrative Fee Average Daily Net Assets
of the Investment Complex
0.100% on assets up to $50 billion
0.075% on assets over $50 billion
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.079% of average daily net assets of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund's Adviser reimbursed the Fund for any fee paid to FAS.
In addition, FAS may charge certain out-of-pocket expenses to the Fund.
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Directors'/Trustees' and Miscellaneous Fees
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Independent Directors'/Trustees' fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. These expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2019, were as follows:
Purchases $11,971,887
Sales $13,020,000
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement. The LOC was made available to finance temporarily the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund, failed trades, payment of dividends, settlement of trades and for other short-term, temporary or emergency general business purposes. The Fund cannot borrow under the LOC if an inter-fund loan is outstanding. The Fund's ability to borrow under the LOC also is subject to the limitations of the Act and various condition precedents that must be satisfied before the Fund can borrow. Loans under the LOC are charged interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest, on any day, of (a) (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) 0.0%, plus (b) a margin. The LOC also requires the Fund to pay, quarterly in arrears and at maturity, its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders' commitment that has not been utilized. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
8. INTERFUND LENDING
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of December 31, 2019, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the program was not utilized.
9. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
Effective on or about June 29, 2020, the name of the Trust and Fund will change to Federated Hermes Managed Pool Series and Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio, respectively.
10. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, 83.04% of dividends paid by the Fund are interest-related dividends, as provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FEDERATED HIGH-YIELD STRATEGY PORTFOLIO:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Federated High-Yield Strategy Portfolio (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting the Federated Managed Pool Series (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2019, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated High-Yield Strategy Portfolio (one of the funds constituting the Federated Managed Pool Series) at December 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and others, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more Federated investment companies since 1979.
Boston, Massachusetts
February 21, 2020
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including to the extent applicable, management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
  Beginning
Account Value
7/1/2019
Ending
Account Value
12/31/2019
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual $1,000 $1,043.10 $0.00
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) $1,000 $1,025.20 $0.00
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse all operating expenses, excluding extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund. This agreement has no fixed term.
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High Yield Bond Portfolio
Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements
Federated High-Yield Strategy Portfolio invests primarily in High Yield Bond Portfolio. Therefore the High Yield Bond Portfolio financial statements and notes to financial statements are included on pages 18 through 43.
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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
High Yield Bond Portfolio
The total return of the High Yield Bond Portfolio (the “Fund”), based on net asset value for the 12-month reporting period ended December 31, 2019, was 15.18%. The total return of the Fund's shares consisted of 7.02% current income and 8.16% of appreciation in the net asset value of the Fund's shares. The total return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (BBHY2%ICI),1 a broad-based securities market index, was 14.32% during the same period. The Fund's total return for the most recently completed fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses which were not reflected in the total return of the BBHY2%ICI.
During the reporting period, the most significant factors affecting the Fund's performance relative to the BBHY2%ICI were: (1) the allocation among industry sectors and (2) the selection of individual securities.
MARKET OVERVIEW
The total return for the high-yield2 market for the reporting period was attractive on both an absolute and relative basis. For example, the BBHY2%ICI, which returned 14.32% for the period, substantially outperformed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index,3 a measure of high-quality bond4 performance, which returned 8.72% for the period. Several factors positively impacted the high-yield market. First, the market began the period at attractive valuation levels given a substantial market decline that occurred in the fourth quarter of 2018. Second, the U.S. economy continued to expand with the consumer leading the way. Job gains continued to be robust, unemployment statistics continued to be low, and measures of consumer confidence remained high. Third, the U.S. Federal Reserve policy turned more accommodative during the year joining most other central banks. While geopolitical issues remained volatile, the phase 1 trade deal between China and the U.S. announced late in the period as well as the outcome of U.K. elections were viewed positively. Finally, oil prices which declined substantially in late 2018, marched higher in 2019. The high-yield market also benefited from the strength in global equity markets which rebounded strongly from their swoon in the 4th quarter of 2018. The positive influence of these factors was illustrated by the narrowing of the yield spread between high-yield bonds and U.S. Treasury securities with comparable maturities which, according to the Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Index,5 began the reporting period at 575 basis points and ended the reporting period at 414 basis points.
Within the high-yield market, major industry sectors that substantially outperformed the overall BBHY2%ICI during the reporting period included: Finance Companies, Banking, Retail, Home Construction and Consumer Products. Major industry sectors that substantially underperformed the overall BBHY2%ICI during the reporting period included: Oil Field Services, Independent Energy, Leisure, Pharmaceuticals and Media/Entertainment. From a credit quality perspective, the “BB”-rated sector led the way during the reporting period with a total return of 15.51% followed by the “B”-rated sector with a return of 14.80%. Given the overall strong returns for the market as a whole, it is somewhat surprising that the “CCC”-rated sector was the weakest returning sector in the market with a return of 9.51% during the reporting period as credit-specific issues negatively impacted returns relative to the BBHY2%ICI.
Sector Allocation
The Fund was positively impacted by its sector allocation during the reporting period. The Fund benefited from its overweight allocation to the strong-performing Property & Casualty industry sector and its underweight allocation to the poor-performing Oil Field Services and Independent Energy industry sectors. The Fund was negatively impacted by its underweight allocation to the strong-performing Banking and Home Construction industry sectors. Cash holdings also negatively impacted Fund performance, given the strong absolute returns for the market.
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Security Selection
The Fund's security selection during the period was very strong, positively impacting returns relative to the BBHY2%ICI. This was especially true in the Oil Field Services, Independent Energy, Technology, Metals & Mining, Automotive, Building Materials, Packaging, Chemicals and Cable & Satellite industry sectors. Specific high-yield issuers held by the Fund that positively impacted performance relative to the BBHY2%ICI included: Bausch Health Cos., Hub International, Star Merger Sub (aka Dun & Bradstreet), Navient and Rackspace. The Fund was negatively impacted by security selection in the Pharmaceutical, Retail, Healthcare, Consumer Products and Midstream industry sectors. Specific high-yield issuers held by the Fund that negatively impacted performance relative to the BBHY2%ICI included: Mallinckrodt, Team Health, Party City, Summit Midstream and Enterprise Merger (aka Envision Healthcare).
1 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about, the BBHY2%ICI.
2 High-yield, lower-rated securities generally entail greater market, credit and liquidity risks than investment-grade securities and may include higher volatility and a higher risk of default.
3 The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based index that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market.*
4 Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates, and a rise in interest rates can cause a decline in their prices.
5 Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Index serves as a benchmark to evaluate the performance of low-quality bonds. Low-quality is defined as those bonds in the range from “BB” to “CCC” and defaults.*
* The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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FUND PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the High Yield Bond Portfolio from December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2019, compared to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (BBHY2%ICI).2 The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns averaged over the stated periods.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Growth of $10,000 as of December 31, 2019
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 12/31/2019
  1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Fund 15.18% 6.64% 8.05%
BBHY2%ICI 14.32% 6.14% 7.55%
    
Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to the most recent month-end performance and after-tax returns, call 1-800-341-7400. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured.
1 The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The BBHY2%ICI has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index.
2 The BBHY2%ICI is an issuer-constrained version of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index that measures the market of USD-denominated, noninvestment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. The index follows the same rules as the uncapped index but limits the exposure of each issuer to 2% of the total market value and redistributes any excess market value index-wide on a pro-rata basis. The BBHY2%ICI is not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the Securities and Exchange Commission requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. The index is unmanaged and unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)High Yield Bond Portfolio
At December 31, 2019, the Fund's index classification1 was as follows:
Index Classification Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Health Care 9.2%
Cable Satellite 8.0%
Technology 7.7%
Midstream 6.4%
Packaging 6.2%
Media Entertainment 6.0%
Independent Energy 4.7%
Insurance - P&C 4.0%
Pharmaceuticals 3.8%
Wireless Communications 3.6%
Gaming 3.3%
Automotive 3.1%
Utility - Electric 2.9%
Other2 25.2%
Cash Equivalents3 4.7%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net4 1.2%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 Index classifications are based upon, and individual portfolio securities are assigned to, the classifications and sub-classifications of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (BBHY2%ICI). Individual portfolio securities that are not included in the BBHY2%ICI are assigned to an index classification by the Fund's Adviser.
2 For purposes of this table, index classifications which constitute 2.5% or less of the Fund's total net assets have been aggregated under the designation “Other.”
3 Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements.
4 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Portfolio of InvestmentsHigh Yield Bond Portfolio
December 31, 2019
Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—94.0%  
    Aerospace/Defense—1.4%  
$5,625,000   TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, Sr. Sub., 6.875%, 5/15/2026 $6,006,642
5,275,000   TransDigm, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.250%, 3/15/2026 5,720,653
10,350,000   TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Sub. Deb., 144A, 5.500%, 11/15/2027 10,485,378
525,000   TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.500%, 5/15/2025 547,095
2,900,000   TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Sub., Series WI, 7.500%, 3/15/2027 3,177,385
    TOTAL 25,937,153
    Automotive—3.1%  
7,725,000   Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.875%, 8/15/2026 6,914,068
2,300,000   American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 3/15/2026 2,361,174
4,775,000   American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 6.500%, 4/1/2027 4,966,119
3,675,000   Dana Financing Lux Sarl, 144A, 6.500%, 6/1/2026 3,938,314
3,250,000   Dana Financing Lux Sarl, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 4/15/2025 3,405,724
625,000   Dana, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 11/15/2027 645,313
2,525,000   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 3/15/2027 2,618,046
3,650,000   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 5/31/2026 3,802,752
450,000   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 11/15/2023 458,820
2,375,000   IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.000%, 5/15/2027 2,524,263
1,600,000   IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.375%, 5/15/2029 1,724,556
4,350,000   J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.125%, 4/15/2026 4,601,637
550,000   Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.250%, 5/15/2026 593,656
12,400,000   Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.500%, 5/15/2027 13,197,940
6,125,000   Schaeffler Verwaltung Zw, 144A, 4.750%, 9/15/2026 6,261,725
    TOTAL 58,014,107
    Banking—0.2%  
3,100,000   Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Sub. Note, 5.750%, 11/20/2025 3,475,875
    Building Materials—2.2%  
800,000   American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 144A, 4.000%, 1/15/2028 813,480
8,225,000   American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 5/15/2026 8,754,279
1,050,000   Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 144A, 4.500%, 11/15/2026 1,082,812
3,550,000   Building Materials Corp. of America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 10/15/2025 3,740,777
8,175,000   CD&R Waterworks Merger Subsidiary LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.125%, 8/15/2025 8,501,918
1,000,000   Masonite International Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 9/15/2026 1,065,348
7,075,000   Pisces Midco, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 8.000%, 4/15/2026 7,393,552
9,125,000   Standard Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 2/15/2027 9,534,005
    TOTAL 40,886,171
    Cable Satellite—8.0%  
4,450,000   CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., 144A, 5.375%, 5/1/2025 4,603,903
3,450,000   CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., 144A, 5.750%, 2/15/2026 3,646,201
3,175,000   CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., 5.250%, 9/30/2022 3,216,370
5,475,000   CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., 5.750%, 9/1/2023 5,593,616
1,100,000   CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Sub. Secd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 5/1/2026 1,161,680
3,750,000   CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 3/1/2030 3,832,050
5,850,000   CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 2/1/2028 6,149,344
1,600,000   CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 5/1/2027 1,690,960
650,000   CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 6/1/2029 695,078
400,000   CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 4/1/2024 414,334
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Cable Satellite—continued  
$5,400,000   CCO Holdings LLC/Cap Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 5/1/2027 $5,723,041
900,000   CSC Holdings LLC, 144A, 5.375%, 7/15/2023 924,377
3,675,000   CSC Holdings LLC, 144A, 5.500%, 5/15/2026 3,899,405
4,225,000   CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 1/15/2030 4,515,469
1,325,000   CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 2/1/2029 1,479,859
4,550,000   CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.625%, 10/15/2025 4,840,017
4,575,000   CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.500%, 4/1/2028 5,180,375
5,900,000   CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.750%, 7/15/2025 6,305,330
5,050,000   CSC Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 4/15/2027 5,432,285
4,450,000   Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 9/15/2022 4,802,796
4,300,000   Charter Communications Holdings II, 5.125%, 2/15/2023 4,353,707
345,000   Charter Communications Holdings II, 5.750%, 1/15/2024 352,043
4,475,000   DISH DBS Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 11/15/2024 4,582,221
6,800,000   DISH DBS Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.750%, 7/1/2026 7,216,432
4,275,000   Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.500%, 10/15/2024 3,902,712
1,975,000   Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.750%, 7/15/2025 1,830,993
3,925,000   Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 8/1/2023 3,379,916
2,800,000   Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 144A, 4.625%, 5/15/2023 2,847,838
4,625,000   Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 7/15/2024 4,865,893
3,075,000   Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 4/15/2025 3,183,747
1,850,000   Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 7/15/2026 1,969,718
2,850,000   Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 7/1/2029 3,086,807
10,800,000   Telenet Finance Luxembourg, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.500%, 3/1/2028 11,626,200
2,550,000   Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.500%, 5/15/2029 2,704,530
1,675,000   Virgin Media, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 1/15/2025 1,728,039
3,650,000   Virgin Media, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 10/15/2024 3,770,140
6,175,000   Ziggo Finance BV, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.500%, 1/15/2027 6,572,361
3,100,000   Ziggo Finance BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 1/15/2025 3,203,990
3,575,000   Ziggo Finance BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 1/15/2027 3,779,928
    TOTAL 149,063,705
    Chemicals—2.5%  
2,150,000   Alpha 2 BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.750%, 6/1/2023 2,199,267
6,975,000   Alpha 3 BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 2/1/2025 7,184,250
5,325,000   Compass Minerals International, Inc., 144A, 4.875%, 7/15/2024 5,320,554
3,125,000   Compass Minerals International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.750%, 12/1/2027 3,326,094
4,675,000   Element Solutions, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 12/1/2025 4,902,860
3,575,000   Hexion, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.875%, 7/15/2027 3,726,848
8,375,000   Koppers, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 2/15/2025 8,793,666
3,550,000   PQ Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 12/15/2025 3,720,098
7,600,000   Starfruit Finco BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.000%, 10/1/2026 8,075,190
    TOTAL 47,248,827
    Construction Machinery—0.7%  
4,850,000   United Rentals North America, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 1/15/2028 5,058,938
3,725,000   United Rentals North America, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 12/15/2026 4,100,899
725,000   United Rentals North America, Inc., Term Loan—2nd Lien, 3.875%, 11/15/2027 741,530
600,000   United Rentals, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 7/15/2025 624,689
950,000   United Rentals, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 5/15/2027 1,020,105
775,000   United Rentals, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 9/15/2026 833,338
    TOTAL 12,379,499
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Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Consumer Cyclical Services—1.4%  
$1,425,000   Allied Universal Holdco LLC, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.625%, 7/15/2026 $1,534,118
12,600,000   Allied Universal Holdco LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.750%, 7/15/2027 13,489,465
8,828,000   GW B-CR Security Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.500%, 11/1/2027 9,440,222
1,575,000   Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 12/1/2027 1,660,601
    TOTAL 26,124,406
    Consumer Products—0.9%  
3,350,000   Energizer Holdings, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.375%, 7/15/2026 3,573,948
925,000   Energizer Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 6/15/2025 961,616
1,700,000   Energizer Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.750%, 1/15/2027 1,902,980
550,000   Prestige Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 1/15/2028 577,500
8,500,000   Prestige Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.375%, 3/1/2024 8,857,722
    TOTAL 15,873,766
    Diversified Manufacturing—1.3%  
800,000   Amsted Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 7/1/2027 850,278
750,000   CFX Escrow Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 2/15/2024 798,439
1,025,000   CFX Escrow Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.375%, 2/15/2026 1,118,531
7,225,000   Gates Global LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 1/15/2026 7,362,600
975,000   Stevens Holding Company, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.125%, 10/1/2026 1,067,964
4,825,000   Titan Acquisition Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.750%, 4/15/2026 4,787,956
7,225,000   WESCO Distribution, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 12/15/2021 7,256,212
1,400,000   WESCO Distribution, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 6/15/2024 1,456,581
    TOTAL 24,698,561
    Environmental—0.2%  
4,250,000   Tervita Escrow Corp., 144A, 7.625%, 12/1/2021 4,286,125
    Finance Companies—1.9%  
1,600,000   Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 5/15/2024 1,751,192
7,925,000   Navient Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 10/25/2024 8,499,483
1,025,000   Navient Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.750%, 6/25/2025 1,134,163
775,000   Navient Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.750%, 6/15/2026 853,236
1,050,000   Navient Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 6.125%, 3/25/2024 1,141,864
7,225,000   Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 2/15/2024 7,941,431
12,850,000   Quicken Loans, Inc., 144A, 5.750%, 5/1/2025 13,310,480
1,550,000   Quicken Loans, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 1/15/2028 1,607,850
    TOTAL 36,239,699
    Food & Beverage—2.5%  
3,125,000   Aramark Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 4/1/2025 3,265,594
3,925,000   Aramark Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 2/1/2028 4,143,230
50,000   Aramark Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 6/1/2026 52,116
4,925,000   Aramark Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 1/15/2024 5,064,304
4,525,000   B&G Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 4/1/2025 4,662,628
1,900,000   Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsub., 144A, 4.875%, 11/1/2026 2,017,515
925,000   Performance Food Group, Inc., 144A, 5.500%, 6/1/2024 950,821
3,525,000   Performance Food Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 10/15/2027 3,776,244
2,775,000   Post Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 8/15/2026 2,936,228
2,325,000   Post Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 1/15/2028 2,509,489
10,225,000   Post Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 3/1/2027 10,990,060
6,875,000   U.S. Foodservice, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 6/15/2024 7,095,584
    TOTAL 47,463,813
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or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Gaming—3.3%  
$2,500,000   Boyd Gaming Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 12/1/2027 $2,601,500
1,025,000   Boyd Gaming Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 4/1/2026 1,104,732
1,750,000   Boyd Gaming Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 6.000%, 8/15/2026 1,884,046
5,925,000   CRC Escrow Issuer LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 10/15/2025 6,139,781
3,150,000   Eldorado Resorts, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 4/1/2025 3,321,943
1,225,000   Eldorado Resorts, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 9/15/2026 1,351,327
1,375,000   MGM Growth Properties LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 2/1/2027 1,538,281
2,300,000   MGM Resorts International, 6.000%, 3/15/2023 2,529,045
1,975,000   MGM Resorts International, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 9/1/2026 2,098,087
2,575,000   MGM Resorts International, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 4/15/2027 2,863,014
4,175,000   MGM Resorts International, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 6/15/2025 4,686,396
5,600,000   Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.875%, 10/15/2024 5,728,324
1,750,000   Penn National Gaming, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 1/15/2027 1,854,392
9,550,000   Star Group Holdings BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 7/15/2026 10,367,480
7,250,000   Station Casinos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 10/1/2025 7,395,000
2,750,000   Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.875%, 5/15/2025 2,751,141
2,150,000   VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 12/1/2026 2,218,445
1,675,000   VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 12/1/2029 1,753,474
    TOTAL 62,186,408
    Health Care—9.2%  
2,525,000   Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 2/15/2023 2,571,296
8,150,000   Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 3/1/2024 8,469,195
8,075,000   Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.375%, 5/15/2023 7,250,664
1,025,000   Avantor, Inc., 144A, 6.000%, 10/1/2024 1,095,023
9,775,000   Avantor, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.000%, 10/1/2025 10,944,237
5,125,000   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.250%, 3/31/2023 5,214,687
2,275,000   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 8.000%, 3/15/2026 2,347,513
1,375,000   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 8.625%, 1/15/2024 1,460,924
1,200,000   Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 5/1/2028 1,224,720
7,325,000   Enterprise Merger Sub, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.750%, 10/15/2026 4,562,358
2,300,000   HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 5/1/2023 2,546,664
1,925,000   HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2026 2,192,537
9,450,000   HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 2/1/2025 10,469,797
3,325,000   HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 9/1/2026 3,711,614
3,200,000   HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 9/1/2028 3,652,640
2,775,000   HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 2/1/2029 3,212,062
1,400,000   HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.500%, 2/15/2022 1,549,492
725,000   Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.375%, 9/15/2027 747,908
6,800,000   IMS Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 10/15/2026 7,189,793
1,325,000   Iqvia, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 5/15/2027 1,404,735
7,225,000   LifePoint Health, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.750%, 12/1/2026 8,182,493
2,500,000   MEDNAX, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 1/15/2027 2,568,812
11,475,000   MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 144A, 7.125%, 6/1/2024 11,130,635
8,525,000   Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., 144A, 6.625%, 5/15/2022 8,492,976
5,950,000   Polaris Intermediate Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.500%, 12/1/2022 5,555,774
1,175,000   RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 11.500%, 5/1/2024 1,266,063
5,425,000   Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.750%, 7/1/2025 5,440,814
15,150,000   Team Health Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.375%, 2/1/2025 10,156,787
1,100,000   Teleflex, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 11/15/2027 1,167,826
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Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Health Care—continued  
$775,000   Teleflex, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 6/1/2026 $812,082
2,900,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp., 144A, 4.875%, 1/1/2026 3,041,085
3,075,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp., 144A, 5.125%, 11/1/2027 3,251,812
5,050,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.125%, 5/1/2025 5,214,125
2,900,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Secd. Note, 4.625%, 7/15/2024 2,974,921
1,900,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.750%, 6/15/2023 2,091,511
6,200,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.000%, 8/1/2025 6,561,677
1,075,000   Vizient, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 5/15/2027 1,153,311
11,125,000   West Street Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.375%, 9/1/2025 11,124,889
    TOTAL 172,005,452
    Health Insurance—1.0%  
4,025,000   Centene Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 12/15/2027 4,148,165
4,850,000   Centene Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 12/15/2029 5,120,145
1,450,000   Centene Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 1/15/2025 1,509,182
2,750,000   Centene Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 6/1/2026 2,923,525
2,950,000   Centene Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 1/15/2025 3,070,404
1,375,000   WellCare Health Plans, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 8/15/2026 1,466,919
    TOTAL 18,238,340
    Independent Energy—4.7%  
2,300,000   Antero Resources Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 3/1/2025 1,730,750
225,000   Antero Resources Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 6/1/2023 181,125
750,000   Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 11/1/2026 600,261
1,975,000   Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 10.000%, 4/1/2022 1,969,319
2,800,000   Berry Petroleum Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 2/15/2026 2,601,473
3,800,000   Callon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 10/1/2024 3,881,472
1,200,000   Callon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 6.375%, 7/1/2026 1,220,943
2,450,000   Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 6.250%, 4/15/2023 2,492,483
2,950,000   Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.250%, 7/15/2025 3,024,974
3,750,000   Centennial Resource Production, LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.875%, 4/1/2027 3,908,709
4,234,000   Chesapeake Energy Corp., 144A, 11.500%, 1/1/2025 4,011,715
3,175,000   Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.000%, 10/1/2024 1,920,843
7,000,000   Crownrock LP/Crownrock F, 144A, 5.625%, 10/15/2025 7,157,430
5,150,000 1,2 EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 8.000%, 11/29/2024 2,590,012
2,475,000   Gulfport Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 10/15/2024 1,763,437
2,400,000   Gulfport Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 5/15/2025 1,530,996
1,050,000   Gulfport Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 6.375%, 1/15/2026 653,990
3,675,000   Jagged Peak Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 5.875%, 5/1/2026 3,803,083
2,475,000   Laredo Petroleum, 5.625%, 1/15/2022 2,407,710
1,400,000   Laredo Petroleum, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 3/15/2023 1,316,581
923,000   Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/2022 890,695
950,000   Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 1/15/2023 931,000
4,700,000   Oasis Petroleum, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 5/1/2026 3,912,867
925,000   PDC Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 9/15/2024 939,259
3,675,000   PDC Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 5.750%, 5/15/2026 3,675,092
550,000   Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 1/15/2025 567,870
2,375,000   Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 10/15/2027 2,515,956
2,250,000   QEP Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 5/1/2023 2,233,125
1,500,000   QEP Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 3/1/2026 1,466,663
4,075,000   Range Resources Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 5/15/2025 3,494,312
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Independent Energy—continued  
$1,050,000   Range Resources Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 3/15/2023 $968,426
3,750,000   SM Energy Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 6/1/2025 3,570,319
425,000   SM Energy Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 1/15/2027 418,700
1,700,000   SM Energy Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.750%, 9/15/2026 1,670,841
3,500,000   SRC Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 6.250%, 12/1/2025 3,534,965
1,075,000   Southwestern Energy Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.750%, 10/1/2027 998,379
875,000   Ultra Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.875%, 4/15/2022 111,563
3,025,000   Ultra Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.125%, 4/15/2025 211,750
1,200,000   WPX Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 10/15/2027 1,268,220
450,000   WPX Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 6/1/2026 481,420
3,625,000   Whiting Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 4/1/2023 3,045,000
2,150,000   Whiting Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 6.625%, 1/15/2026 1,470,611
    TOTAL 87,144,339
    Industrial - Other—0.8%  
3,775,000   Anixter, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 12/1/2025 3,937,004
4,375,000   Hillman Group, Inc., Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.375%, 7/15/2022 4,081,052
1,100,000   IAA Spinco, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 6/15/2027 1,170,785
3,325,000   KAR Auction Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 6/1/2025 3,464,933
2,500,000   Resideo Funding, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.125%, 11/1/2026 2,525,063
    TOTAL 15,178,837
    Insurance - P&C—4.0%  
2,800,000   Acrisure LLC, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 8.125%, 2/15/2024 3,050,250
5,150,000   Acrisure LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 11/15/2025 4,982,574
925,000   Acrisure LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 10.125%, 8/1/2026 998,882
2,725,000   Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.750%, 10/15/2027 2,923,380
8,950,000   AmWINS Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.750%, 7/1/2026 9,916,399
7,950,000   AssuredPartners, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 8/15/2025 8,106,535
1,625,000   GTCR AP Finance, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.000%, 5/15/2027 1,694,627
20,275,000   Hub International Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 5/1/2026 21,492,007
1,550,000   Kirs Midco 3 PLC, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 8.625%, 7/15/2023 1,541,607
9,525,000   NFP Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.875%, 7/15/2025 9,572,530
550,000   NFP Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.000%, 7/15/2025 562,603
9,400,000   USIS Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.875%, 5/1/2025 9,632,086
    TOTAL 74,473,480
    Leisure—0.6%  
750,000   Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 10/15/2027 777,638
5,125,000   Six Flags Entertainment Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 4/15/2027 5,474,012
200,000   Viking Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 5/15/2025 208,833
4,050,000   Voc Escrow Ltd., 144A, 5.000%, 2/15/2028 4,249,867
    TOTAL 10,710,350
    Lodging—0.3%  
4,225,000   Hilton Domestic Operating Company, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 5/1/2026 4,458,843
1,875,000   Hilton Domestic Operating Company, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 4.875%, 1/15/2030 1,990,739
    TOTAL 6,449,582
    Media Entertainment—6.0%  
2,325,000   AMC Networks, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 8/1/2025 2,338,566
4,725,000   AMC Networks, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 4/1/2024 4,831,313
5,275,000   CBS Radio, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.250%, 11/1/2024 5,567,314
1,975,000   Cumulus Media News Holdings, Inc., 144A, 6.750%, 7/1/2026 2,119,420
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Media Entertainment—continued  
$3,750,000   Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.375%, 8/15/2026 $3,800,348
5,575,000   Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.625%, 8/15/2027 5,432,001
3,950,000   Entercom Media Corp., 144A, 6.500%, 5/1/2027 4,237,748
7,550,000   Gannett Co., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2023 7,785,937
2,450,000   Gray Escrow, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 5/15/2027 2,727,095
2,250,000   Gray Television, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 10/15/2024 2,339,066
5,775,000   Gray Television, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 7/15/2026 6,153,840
1,100,000   iHeartCommunications, Inc., 144A, 4.750%, 1/15/2028 1,129,535
1,825,000   iHeartCommunications, Inc., 144A, 5.250%, 8/15/2027 1,912,874
6,350,000 1,2,3 iHeartCommunications, Inc., Escrow, 9.000%, 3/1/2021 0
10,036,766   iHeartCommunications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.375%, 5/1/2027 11,109,194
4,550,000   Match Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 12/15/2027 4,756,331
875,000   Match Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 6/1/2024 920,207
7,800,000   Nexstar Escrow Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 8/1/2024 8,147,763
4,175,000   Nexstar Escrow Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 7/15/2027 4,407,339
4,375,000   Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 144A, 5.000%, 4/15/2022 4,399,194
1,350,000   Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 2/1/2025 1,393,862
575,000   Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.625%, 3/15/2030 586,126
3,950,000   Scripps Escrow, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 7/15/2027 4,144,933
5,000,000   Sinclair Television Group, 144A, 5.625%, 8/1/2024 5,154,175
975,000   Sinclair Television Group, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 2/15/2027 1,004,589
6,250,000   Sinclair Television Group, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 3/15/2026 6,588,109
1,675,000   Tegna, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 9/15/2029 1,706,406
6,375,000   Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.875%, 12/15/2027 6,757,500
850,000   Urban One, Inc., 144A, 7.375%, 4/15/2022 839,640
    TOTAL 112,290,425
    Metals & Mining—1.5%  
4,575,000   Coeur Mining, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 6/1/2024 4,588,336
3,200,000   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.875%, 3/15/2023 3,265,008
2,450,000   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 9/1/2027 2,577,032
2,350,000   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 9/1/2029 2,521,903
3,725,000   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.400%, 11/14/2034 3,910,589
750,000   HudBay Minerals, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.250%, 1/15/2023 779,843
5,675,000   HudBay Minerals, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.625%, 1/15/2025 6,001,795
1,600,000   Steel Dynamics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 10/1/2021 1,600,968
775,000   Steel Dynamics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 4/15/2023 790,112
1,275,000   Steel Dynamics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 10/1/2024 1,313,392
    TOTAL 27,348,978
    Midstream—6.4%  
450,000   AmeriGas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 5/20/2025 487,121
1,350,000   AmeriGas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 5/20/2027 1,484,760
6,300,000   AmeriGas Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 8/20/2026 6,957,405
4,300,000   Antero Midstream Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 3/1/2027 3,792,170
5,650,000   Antero Midstream Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 1/15/2028 4,929,766
4,100,000   Antero Midstream Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 9/15/2024 3,813,000
575,000   Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 5.875%, 8/1/2023 576,438
7,300,000   CNX Midstream Partners LP/CNX Midstream Finance Corp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 3/15/2026 6,755,037
775,000   Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.125%, 6/30/2027 857,948
1,050,000   Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, Sr. Secd. Note, 5.875%, 3/31/2025 1,182,872
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or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Midstream—continued  
$6,825,000   Cheniere Energy Partners, LP, Series WI, 5.250%, 10/1/2025 $7,129,258
3,650,000   Cheniere Energy Partners, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.500%, 10/1/2029 3,757,493
1,400,000   Cheniere Energy Partners, LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 10/1/2026 1,483,124
500,000   Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.750%, 6/15/2023 423,958
3,200,000   Ferrellgas, L.P., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 5/1/2021 2,777,280
4,450,000   Ferrellgas, L.P., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.750%, 1/15/2022 3,795,013
2,850,000   Hess Midstream Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 6/15/2028 2,889,188
7,500,000   Holly Energy Partners LP, 144A, 6.000%, 8/1/2024 7,837,425
1,650,000   MPLX LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.375%, 5/1/2024 1,726,869
5,875,000   NuStar Logistics LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 4/28/2027 6,047,431
2,875,000   NuStar Logistics LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 6/1/2026 3,045,700
4,375,000   Suburban Propane Partners LP, 5.500%, 6/1/2024 4,506,206
1,275,000   Suburban Propane Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 3/1/2025 1,313,779
5,250,000   Suburban Propane Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 3/1/2027 5,474,949
8,250,000   Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, 5.500%, 8/15/2022 7,365,699
4,000,000   Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 4/15/2025 3,066,660
2,250,000   Sunoco LP/Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 5.500%, 2/15/2026 2,340,782
1,775,000   Sunoco LP/Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 5.875%, 3/15/2028 1,889,758
4,225,000   Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 3/1/2030 4,346,469
1,300,000   Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 7/15/2027 1,425,905
3,550,000   Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 1/15/2028 3,629,245
725,000   Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 2/1/2025 753,993
1,275,000   Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 5/1/2023 1,290,408
4,450,000   Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 2/1/2027 4,625,107
3,475,000   Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 4/15/2026 3,698,700
1,850,000   TransMontaigne Partners LP/TLP Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 2/15/2026 1,818,268
    TOTAL 119,295,184
    Oil Field Services—1.8%  
925,000   Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 4/1/2028 955,063
6,200,000   Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.875%, 4/1/2027 6,570,899
2,575,000   Precision Drilling Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.125%, 1/15/2026 2,453,582
2,675,000   Precision Drilling Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.750%, 12/15/2023 2,676,110
3,075,000   Sesi LLC, 7.125%, 12/15/2021 2,630,355
7,075,000   Sesi LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 7.750%, 9/15/2024 4,725,499
4,575,000   Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.250%, 2/15/2025 4,369,079
1,900,000   USA Compression Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.875%, 9/1/2027 1,982,555
6,725,000   USA Compression Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 6.875%, 4/1/2026 7,073,853
    TOTAL 33,436,995
    Packaging—6.2%  
9,075,000   ARD Finance SA, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 6.500%, 6/30/2027 9,399,885
4,000,000   Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 8/15/2027 4,217,480
4,600,000   Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 2/15/2025 4,835,750
4,650,000   Berry Global Escrow Corp., 144A, 4.875%, 7/15/2026 4,913,069
2,800,000   Berry Global Escrow Corp., 144A, 5.625%, 7/15/2027 3,010,070
7,000,000   Berry Plastics Corp., 5.500%, 5/15/2022 7,096,201
2,700,000   Bway Holding Co., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.500%, 4/15/2024 2,787,993
13,575,000   Bway Holding Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.250%, 4/15/2025 13,439,114
2,450,000   Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp VI, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 2/1/2026 2,594,789
12,100,000   Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.875%, 1/15/2025 12,220,879
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Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Packaging—continued  
$7,575,000   Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.875%, 7/15/2026 $7,649,405
5,125,000   Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 144A, 5.375%, 1/15/2025 5,293,689
3,975,000   Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 144A, 6.375%, 8/15/2025 4,352,625
4,125,000   Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./LLC/LU, 144A, 7.000%, 7/15/2024 4,271,953
10,829,779   Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./LLC/LU, 5.750%, 10/15/2020 10,856,853
900,000   Sealed Air Corp., 144A, 5.250%, 4/1/2023 961,124
2,025,000   Sealed Air Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.000%, 12/1/2027 2,055,375
2,500,000   Sealed Air Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 9/15/2025 2,757,288
5,050,000   Trident Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.625%, 11/1/2025 4,559,721
3,100,000   Trident Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.250%, 8/1/2024 3,140,036
1,300,000   Trivium Packaging Finance BV, Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.500%, 8/15/2026 1,372,311
2,650,000   Trivium Packaging Finance BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.500%, 8/15/2027 2,953,028
    TOTAL 114,738,638
    Paper—0.4%  
6,375,000   Clearwater Paper Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.375%, 2/1/2025 6,343,125
1,575,000   Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 7/15/2027 1,689,735
    TOTAL 8,032,860
    Pharmaceuticals—3.8%  
1,750,000   Bausch Health Cos, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.500%, 11/1/2025 1,832,399
1,450,000   Bausch Health Cos, Inc., Sec. Fac. Bond, 144A, 5.750%, 8/15/2027 1,575,933
875,000   Bausch Health Cos, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 3/15/2022 895,781
1,375,000   Bausch Health Cos, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 144A, 7.000%, 3/15/2024 1,432,867
2,125,000   Bausch Health Cos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 1/30/2028 2,186,391
591,000   Bausch Health Cos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 3/1/2023 595,678
3,423,000   Bausch Health Cos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 5/15/2023 3,455,091
10,275,000   Bausch Health Cos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.125%, 4/15/2025 10,637,862
1,550,000   Bausch Health Cos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.250%, 5/30/2029 1,773,742
8,225,000   Bausch Health Cos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.500%, 1/31/2027 9,381,846
2,775,000   Bausch Health Cos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.000%, 12/15/2025 3,162,667
175,000   Bausch Health Cos, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.250%, 4/1/2026 201,329
775,000   Eagle Holding Co. II LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.625%, 5/15/2022 789,131
4,175,000   Eagle Holding Co. II LLC, Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.750%, 5/15/2022 4,246,643
4,254,000   Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 7/15/2023 3,084,107
7,400,000   Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.000%, 2/1/2025 5,011,206
13,625,000   Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.375%, 8/1/2023 14,097,481
8,725,000   Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 4/15/2025 3,119,187
9,150,000   Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 10/15/2023 3,503,672
    TOTAL 70,983,013
    Refining—0.5%  
8,375,000   CVR Refining LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc., 6.500%, 11/1/2022 8,500,566
    Restaurants—1.3%  
1,375,000   1011778 BC Unltd. Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc., 144A, 4.375%, 1/15/2028 1,380,981
14,575,000   1011778 BC Unltd. Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc., 144A, 5.000%, 10/15/2025 15,079,076
525,000   KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 6/1/2027 553,782
1,175,000   Yum! Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 1/15/2030 1,232,986
2,400,000   Yum! Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 6/1/2024 2,492,004
3,900,000   Yum! Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 6/1/2026 4,124,348
    TOTAL 24,863,177
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Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Retailers—0.8%  
$2,225,000   Hanesbrands, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.875%, 5/15/2026 $2,359,835
3,925,000   Michaels Stores, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.000%, 7/15/2027 3,755,636
5,800,000   Party City Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.125%, 8/15/2023 5,091,907
5,550,000   Party City Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.625%, 8/1/2026 3,925,640
525,000   William Carter Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 3/15/2027 565,594
    TOTAL 15,698,612
    Supermarkets—0.9%  
900,000   Albertsons Cos. LLC/SAFEW, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.875%, 2/15/2028 957,915
2,100,000   Albertsons Cos. LLC/SAFEW, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.500%, 3/15/2026 2,361,185
10,350,000   Albertsons Cos. LLC/SAFEW, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 3/15/2025 10,742,420
2,225,000   Albertsons Cos. LLC/SAFEW, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 6/15/2024 2,334,359
    TOTAL 16,395,879
    Technology—7.7%  
6,325,000   Banff Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.750%, 9/1/2026 6,420,033
1,950,000   CDW LLC/CDW Finance, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 4/1/2028 2,048,670
3,775,000   CDW LLC/CDW Finance, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 12/1/2024 4,198,121
11,725,000   Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.125%, 6/15/2024 12,384,531
3,350,000   Ensemble S Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 9.000%, 9/30/2023 3,451,890
700,000   Fair Isaac & Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.000%, 6/15/2028 707,000
1,275,000   Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc., 144A, 6.250%, 5/15/2026 1,393,702
10,425,000   Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.250%, 11/15/2026 11,760,442
1,250,000   Gartner, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 4/1/2025 1,304,169
8,950,000   Inception Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.625%, 11/15/2024 8,771,000
12,750,000   Infor US, Inc., 6.500%, 5/15/2022 12,963,945
8,875,000   Italics Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.125%, 7/15/2023 9,030,224
7,400,000   JDA Escrow LLC / JDA Bond Finance, Inc., 144A, 7.375%, 10/15/2024 7,708,321
1,125,000   NCR Corp., 6.375%, 12/15/2023 1,155,471
1,875,000   NCR Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.750%, 9/1/2027 2,001,230
3,200,000   NCR Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 7/15/2022 3,238,000
5,350,000   Nuance Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 12/15/2026 5,714,108
2,375,000   Qorvo, Inc., 144A, 4.375%, 10/15/2029 2,492,266
1,675,000   Riverbed Technology, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 8.875%, 3/1/2023 971,500
7,275,000   SS&C Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 9/30/2027 7,779,703
950,000   Sabre GLBL, Inc., 144A, 5.375%, 4/15/2023 975,256
700,000   Sensata Technologies B.V., 144A, 5.625%, 11/1/2024 780,791
1,675,000   Sensata Technologies B.V., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.375%, 2/15/2030 1,711,758
900,000   Sensata Technologies UK Financing Co. PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.250%, 2/15/2026 971,415
2,225,000   Star Merger Sub, Inc., 144A, 6.875%, 8/15/2026 2,460,016
9,850,000   Star Merger Sub, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 10.250%, 2/15/2027 11,345,722
3,950,000   TTM Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 10/1/2025 4,094,827
13,350,000   Tempo Acquisition LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.750%, 6/1/2025 13,817,116
2,500,000   Western Digital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 2/15/2026 2,610,937
    TOTAL 144,262,164
    Utility - Electric—2.9%  
3,625,000   Calpine Corp., 144A, 4.500%, 2/15/2028 3,661,685
900,000   Calpine Corp., 144A, 5.250%, 6/1/2026 939,215
5,800,000   Calpine Corp., 5.750%, 1/15/2025 5,966,750
2,450,000   Calpine Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.125%, 3/15/2028 2,506,840
6,975,000   Enviva Partners LP/Enviva Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 6.500%, 1/15/2026 7,485,082
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Amount
or Shares
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Utility - Electric—continued  
$1,150,000   NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.250%, 6/15/2029 $1,245,565
6,825,000   NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 1/15/2027 7,417,752
2,875,000   NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.250%, 5/15/2026 3,146,256
700,000   NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 5.750%, 1/15/2028 760,795
425,000   TerraForm Power Operating LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.250%, 1/31/2023 438,583
2,975,000   TerraForm Power Operating LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 4.750%, 1/15/2030 3,032,566
7,050,000   TerraForm Power Operating LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 1/31/2028 7,467,078
1,800,000   Vistra Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 6/1/2023 1,845,954
2,975,000   Vistra Operations Co., LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.000%, 7/31/2027 3,114,319
1,875,000   Vistra Operations Co., LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.500%, 9/1/2026 1,991,855
3,050,000   Vistra Operations Co., LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 5.625%, 2/15/2027 3,219,580
    TOTAL 54,239,875
    Wireless Communications—3.6%  
1,025,000   Altice France SA, 144A, 8.125%, 2/1/2027 1,156,303
4,750,000   Altice Luxembourg SA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 144A, 7.625%, 2/15/2025 4,951,875
15,050,000   Numericable-SFR SAS, 144A, 7.375%, 5/1/2026 16,186,124
4,650,000   Sprint Capital Corp., Company Guarantee, 6.875%, 11/15/2028 5,018,977
8,000,000   Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/2024 8,646,680
8,725,000   Sprint Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.625%, 2/15/2025 9,596,191
3,400,000   Sprint Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.625%, 3/1/2026 3,755,810
3,675,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 4/15/2025 3,810,828
800,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 4/15/2027 853,858
2,400,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 3/1/2023 2,448,204
4,325,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 3/1/2025 4,478,170
3,975,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 1/15/2024 4,099,259
1,900,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 1/15/2026 2,040,714
    TOTAL 67,042,993
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,730,441,396)
1,755,207,854
    COMMON STOCKS—0.1%  
    Chemicals—0.1%  
98,676 1 Hexion Holdings Corp. 1,189,046
    Media Entertainment—0.0%  
67,010 1 iHeartMedia, Inc. 1,132,469
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $3,094,143)
2,321,515
    INVESTMENT COMPANY—4.7%  
87,212,687   Federated Institutional Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.75%4
(IDENTIFIED COST $87,236,119)
87,230,130
    TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—98.8%
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,820,771,658)5
1,844,759,499
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—1.2%6 21,462,292
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $1,866,221,791
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Affiliated fund holdings are investment companies which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. Transactions with affiliated fund holdings during the period ended December 31, 2019, were as follows:
  Federated
Institutional
Prime Value
Obligations Fund,
Institutional Shares
Balance of Shares Held 12/31/2018 42,745,013
Purchases/Additions 664,140,216
Sales/Reductions (619,672,542)
Balance of Shares Held 12/31/2019 87,212,687
Value $87,230,130
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation $2,169
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) $9,110
Dividend Income $1,104,929
1 Non-income-producing security.
2 Issuer in default.
3 Market quotations and price evaluations are not available. Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
4 7-day net yield.
5 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $1,821,234,451.
6 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at December 31, 2019.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2019, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs        
  Level 1—
Quoted
Prices
Level 2—
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Debt Securities:        
Corporate Bonds $$1,755,207,854 $0 $1,755,207,854
Equity Securities:        
Common Stocks        
 Domestic 2,321,515 2,321,515
Investment Company 87,230,130 87,230,130
TOTAL SECURITIES $89,551,645 $1,755,207,854 $0 $1,844,759,499
The following acronym is used throughout this portfolio:
MTN —Medium Term Note
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsHigh Yield Bond Portfolio
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $5.88 $6.40 $6.32 $5.82 $6.34
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income 0.38 0.38 0.39 0.40 0.41
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 0.49 (0.51) 0.08 0.50 (0.51)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.87 (0.13) 0.47 0.90 (0.10)
Less Distributions:          
Distributions from net investment income (0.39) (0.39) (0.39) (0.40) (0.41)
Distributions from net realized gain (0.01)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.39) (0.39) (0.39) (0.40) (0.42)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $6.36 $5.88 $6.40 $6.32 $5.82
Total Return1 15.18% (2.16)% 7.55% 15.90% (1.81)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
Net investment income 6.16% 6.14% 6.05% 6.47% 6.37%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $1,866,222 $1,712,174 $2,036,543 $2,121,645 $2,379,520
Portfolio turnover 34% 21% 28% 25% 33%
1 Based on net asset value.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesHigh Yield Bond Portfolio
December 31, 2019
Assets:    
Investment in securities, at value including $87,230,130 of investment in an affiliated holding* (identified cost $1,820,771,658)   $1,844,759,499
Income receivable   29,531,180
Income receivable from affiliated holdings*   113,935
Receivable for investments sold   405,000
Receivable for shares sold   250,000
TOTAL ASSETS   1,875,059,614
Liabilities:    
Income distribution payable $8,652,830  
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 184,993  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   8,837,823
Net assets for 293,316,455 shares outstanding   $1,866,221,791
Net Assets Consist of:    
Paid-in capital   $1,903,120,504
Total distributable earnings (loss)   (36,898,713)
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $1,866,221,791
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:    
$1,866,221,791 ÷ 293,316,455 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $6.36
* See information listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of OperationsHigh Yield Bond Portfolio
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Investment Income:    
Interest   $115,781,517
Dividends received from an affiliated holding*   1,104,929
TOTAL INCOME   116,886,446
Expenses:    
Administrative fee (Note 5) $2,723  
Custodian fees 71,491  
Transfer agent fee 130,212  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5) 14,204  
Auditing fees 36,700  
Legal fees 9,092  
Portfolio accounting fees 198,202  
Printing and postage 15,836  
Miscellaneous (Note 5) 29,660  
TOTAL EXPENSES 508,120  
Net investment income   116,378,326
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:    
Net realized gain on investments (including net realized gain of $9,110 on sales of investments in an affiliated holding*)   3,493,912
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments (including net change in unrealized depreciation of $2,169 on investments in an affiliated holding*)   143,379,329
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   146,873,241
Change in net assets resulting from operations   $263,251,567
* See information listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net AssetsHigh Yield Bond Portfolio
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $116,378,326 $111,446,944
Net realized gain 3,493,912 7,538,798
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 143,379,329 (154,766,309)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 263,251,567 (35,780,567)
Distributions to Shareholders (119,348,718) (114,049,474)
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 517,478,900 240,055,351
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 11,967,918 9,467,988
Cost of shares redeemed (519,301,399) (424,062,887)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS 10,145,419 (174,539,548)
Change in net assets 154,048,268 (324,369,589)
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 1,712,173,523 2,036,543,112
End of period $1,866,221,791 $1,712,173,523
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial StatementsHigh Yield Bond Portfolio
December 31, 2019
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Core Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of High Yield Bond Portfolio (the “Fund”), a diversified portfolio. The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. Each portfolio pays its own expenses. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek high current income.
The Fund's portfolio consists primarily of lower rated corporate debt obligations. These lower rated debt obligations may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic conditions than investment grade bonds. These lower rated debt obligations are regarded as predominately speculative with respect to each issuer's continuing ability to make interest and principal payments (i.e., the obligations are subject to the risk of default). Currently, shares of the Fund are being offered for investment only to investment companies, insurance company separate accounts, common or commingled trust funds or similar organizations or parties that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered, such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.
Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies to assist in determining fair value and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Trustees have also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services' policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services, and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees periodically review and approve the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.
Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
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The Trustees also have adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Adviser determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment's value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:
With respect to securities traded principally in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures contracts;
Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded;
Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, or a natural disaster affecting the issuer's operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer's industry.
The Trustees have adopted procedures whereby the Valuation Committee uses a pricing service to provide factors to update the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets from the time of the close of their respective foreign stock exchanges to the pricing time of the Fund. For other significant events, the Fund may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Fund will determine the fair value of the investment in accordance with the fair valuation procedures approved by the Trustees. The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for any fair valuations made in response to a significant event.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements for short-term liquidity purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to require the other party to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund's custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercises “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund's Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Foreign dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Amortization/accretion of premium and discount is included in investment income. Effective January 1, 2019, the Fund is subject to Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-08, Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities, which shortens the premium amortization period for purchased callable debt securities with non-contingent call features to the earliest call date. The Fund applied the standard on a retrospective basis, as allowed under the standard, beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. The identified cost basis of the applicable securities at December 31, 2018 has been adjusted from $642,585,993 to $642,101,219. This change has been made to comply with the newly issued accounting standard and had no impact on total distributable earnings (loss) or the net asset value of the Fund.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of December 31, 2019, tax years 2016 through 2019 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Restricted Securities
The Fund may purchase securities which are considered restricted. Restricted securities are securities that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the 1933 Act; or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer's expense, either upon demand by the Fund or in
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connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Fund's restricted securities, like other securities, are priced in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated. The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following table summarizes share activity:
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018
Shares sold 83,359,803 39,241,943
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 1,913,898 1,527,133
Shares redeemed (83,230,409) (67,809,662)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS 2,043,292 (27,040,586)
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, was as follows:
  2019 2018
Ordinary income $119,348,718 $114,049,474
As of December 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income $1,763,288
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $23,525,048
Capital loss carryforwards $(62,187,049)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to differing treatments for defaulted securities and discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities.
At December 31, 2019, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $1,821,234,451. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $23,525,048. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $75,780,621 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $52,255,573.
As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $62,187,049 which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, these net capital losses retain their character as either short-term or long-term and do not expire.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards:
Short-Term Long-Term Total
$— $62,187,049 $62,187,049
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
The Adviser provides investment adviser services at no fee, because all investors in the Fund are other Federated funds, insurance company separate accounts, common or commingled trust funds or similar organizations or entities that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D of the 1933 Act. The Fund pays operating expenses associated with the operation and maintenance of the Fund (excluding fees and expenses that may be charged by the Adviser and its affiliates). Although not contractually obligated to do so, the Adviser intends to voluntarily reimburse operating expenses (excluding extraordinary expenses and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) such that the Fund will only bear such expenses in an amount of up to 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary reimbursement at any time at its sole discretion.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. FAS does not charge the Fund a fee but is entitled to certain out-of-pocket expenses.
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Interfund Transactions
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund engaged in purchase transactions with funds that have a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Directors/Trustees and/or common Officers. These purchase transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the Act and amounted to $2,863,906.
Directors'/Trustees' and Miscellaneous Fees
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Independent Directors'/Trustees' fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. These expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
Affiliated Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of December 31, 2019, a majority of the shares of beneficial interest outstanding are owned by an affiliate of the Adviser.
6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2019, were as follows:
Purchases $611,759,859
Sales $649,330,273
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement. The LOC was made available to finance temporarily the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund, failed trades, payment of dividends, settlement of trades and for other short-term, temporary or emergency general business purposes. The Fund cannot borrow under the LOC if an inter-fund loan is outstanding. The Fund's ability to borrow under the LOC also is subject to the limitations of the Act and various condition precedents that must be satisfied before the Fund can borrow. Loans under the LOC are charged interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest, on any day, of (a) (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) 0.0%, plus (b) a margin. The LOC also requires the Fund to pay, quarterly in arrears and at maturity, its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders' commitment that has not been utilized. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
8. INTERFUND LENDING
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of December 31, 2019, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the program was not utilized.
9. subsequent event
Effective on or about February 28, 2021, the name of the Trust and Fund will change to Federated Hermes Core Trust and High Yield Bond Core Fund, respectively.
10. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, 83.01% of dividends paid by the Fund are interest-related dividends, as provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
High Yield Bond Portfolio
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of High Yield Bond Portfolio (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting the Federated Core Trust (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2019, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of High Yield Bond Portfolio (one of the funds constituting the Federated Core Trust) at December 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and others, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more Federated investment companies since 1979.
Boston, Massachusetts
February 21, 2020
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)High Yield Bond Portfolio
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including to the extent applicable, management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
  Beginning
Account Value
1/1/2019
Ending
Account Value
6/30/2019
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual $1,000.00 $1,043.60 $0.15
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,025.00 $0.15
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.03%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period).
High Yield Bond Portfolio
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Board of Trustee and Trust Officers
The Board of Trustee is responsible for managing the Trust's business affairs and for exercising all the Trust's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Trustee and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Trustee who are “interested persons” of the Fund (i.e., “Interested” Trustee) and those who are not (i.e., “Independent” Trustee). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. The address of all Independent Trustee listed is 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086-7561; Attention: Mutual Fund Board. As of December 31, 2019, the Trust comprised five portfolio(s), and the Federated Hermes Fund Family consisted of 41 investment companies (comprising 135 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee oversees all portfolios in the Federated Hermes Fund Family and serves for an indefinite term. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Trust Trustee and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.
Interested Trustees Background
Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
President and Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: October 2005
Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director or Trustee of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company.
Previous Positions: President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd; Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd.
John B. Fisher*
Birth Date: May 16, 1956
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: May 2016
Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director or Trustee of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; President, Director/Trustee and CEO, Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company; President of some of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family and Director, Federated Investors Trust Company.
Previous Positions: President and Director of the Institutional Sales Division of Federated Securities Corp.; President and Director of Federated Investment Counseling; President and CEO of Passport Research, Ltd.; Director, Edgewood Securities Corp.; Director, Federated Services Company; Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Director, Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc. and President, Technology, Federated Services Company.
* Reasons for “interested” status: J. Christopher Donahue and John B. Fisher are interested due to their beneficial ownership of shares of Federated Hermes, Inc. and due to positions they hold with Federated Hermes, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
INDEPENDENT Trustees Background
Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
John T. Collins
Birth Date: January 24, 1947
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly, Chairman and CEO, The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity firm) (Retired).
Other Directorships Held: Director, Chairman of the Compensation Committee, KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (oilfield services); former Director of KLX Corp. (aerospace).
Qualifications: Mr. Collins has served in several business and financial management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Collins previously served as Chairman and CEO of The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity firm) and as a Director of KLX Corp. Mr. Collins serves as Chairman Emeriti, Bentley University. Mr. Collins previously served as Director and Audit Committee Member, Bank of America Corp.; Director, FleetBoston Financial Corp.; and Director, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Harvard University Affiliate Hospital).
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Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
G. Thomas Hough
Birth Date: February 28, 1955
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: August 2015
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Chair of the Audit Committee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly, Vice Chair, Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm) (Retired).
Other Directorships Held: Director, Member of Governance and Compensation Committees, Publix Super Markets, Inc.; Director, Chair of the Audit Committee, Equifax, Inc.; Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
Qualifications: Mr. Hough has served in accounting, business management and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Hough most recently held the position of Americas Vice Chair of Assurance with Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm). Mr. Hough serves on the President's Cabinet and Business School Board of Visitors for the University of Alabama. Mr. Hough previously served on the Business School Board of Visitors for Wake Forest University, and he previously served as an Executive Committee member of the United States Golf Association.
Maureen Lally-Green
Birth Date: July 5, 1949
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: August 2009
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law and Professor of Law and Interim Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Associate General Secretary and Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Other Directorships Held: Director, CNX Resources Corporation (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.).
Qualifications: Judge Lally-Green has served in various legal and business roles and directorship positions throughout her career. Judge Lally-Green previously held the position of Dean of the School of Law of Duquesne University (as well as Interim Dean). Judge Lally-Green previously served as a member of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and as a Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law. Judge Lally-Green was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to serve on the Supreme Court's Board of Continuing Judicial Education and the Supreme Court's Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee. Judge Lally-Green also currently holds the positions on not for profit or for profit boards of directors as follows: Director and Chair, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Director and Vice Chair, Our Campaign for the Church Alive!, Inc.; Regent, Saint Vincent Seminary; Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education (public); Director, Catholic Charities, Pittsburgh; and Director CNX Resources Corporation (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.). Judge Lally-Green has held the positions of: Director, Auberle; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Director, Saint Thomas More Society; Director and Chair, Catholic High Schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc.; Director, Pennsylvania Bar Institute; Director, St. Vincent College; and Director and Chair, North Catholic High School, Inc.
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
Trustee

Indefinite Term
Began serving: November 2005
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Management Consultant and Author.
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. Mansfield has served as a Marine Corps officer and in several banking, business management, educational roles and directorship positions throughout his long career. He remains active as a Management Consultant and Author.
Thomas M. O'Neill
Birth Date: June 14, 1951
Trustee

Indefinite Term
Began serving: August 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting).
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. O'Neill has served in several business, mutual fund and financial management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. O'Neill serves as Director, Medicines for Humanity and Director, The Golisano Children's Museum of Naples, Florida. Mr. O'Neill previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fleet Investment Advisors; President and Chief Executive Officer, Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.; General Partner, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Boston, MA; Chief Investment Officer, The Putnam Companies, Boston, MA; Credit Analyst and Lending Officer, Fleet Bank; Director and Consultant, EZE Castle Software (investment order management software); and Director, Midway Pacific (lumber).
P. Jerome Richey
Birth Date: February 23, 1949
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Management Consultant; Retired; formerly, Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh and Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, CNX Resources Corporation (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.).
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. Richey has served in several business and legal management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Richey most recently held the positions of Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chairman of the Board, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Chairman of the Board, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, CNX Resources Corporation (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.); and Board Member, Ethics Counsel and Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (a law firm).
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Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
John S. Walsh
Birth Date: November 28, 1957
Trustee

Indefinite Term
Began serving: November 2005
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, and Chair of the Board of Directors or Trustees, of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc.
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. Walsh has served in several business management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Walsh previously served as Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. (paving contractors).
OFFICERS
Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years
and Previous Position(s)
Lori A. Hensler
Birth Date: January 6, 1967
TREASURER
Officer since: April 2013
Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp. and Edgewood Services, Inc.; and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company. Ms. Hensler has received the Certified Public Accountant designation.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Management Company; Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer, Federated Administrative Services, Federated Administrative Services, Inc., Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc., Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, Passport Research, Ltd., and Federated MDTA, LLC; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
Peter J. Germain
Birth Date: September 3, 1959
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, SECRETARY and EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer since: October 2005
Principal Occupations: Mr. Germain is Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President of the Federated Hermes Fund Family. He is General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Trustee and Senior Vice President, Federated Investors Management Company; Trustee and President, Federated Administrative Services; Director and President, Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Director and Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Director and Secretary, Federated Private Asset Management, Inc.; Secretary, Federated Shareholder Services Company; and Secretary, Retirement Plan Service Company of America. Mr. Germain joined Federated Hermes in 1984 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Previous Positions: Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel, Managing Director of Mutual Fund Services, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company; and Senior Corporate Counsel, Federated Hermes, Inc.
Stephen Van Meter
Birth Date: June 5, 1975
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Officer since: July 2015
Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Hermes, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of certain of its subsidiaries. Mr. Van Meter joined Federated in October 2011. He holds FINRA licenses under Series 3, 7, 24 and 66.
Previous Positions: Mr. Van Meter previously held the position of Compliance Operating Officer, Federated Hermes, Inc. Prior to joining Federated Hermes, Mr. Van Meter served at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the positions of Senior Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Investment Management and Senior Counsel, Division of Enforcement.
Robert J. Ostrowski
Birth Date: April 26, 1963
Chief Investment Officer
Officer since: September 2006
Principal Occupations: Robert J. Ostrowski joined Federated Hermes in 1987 as an Investment Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager in 1990. He was named Chief Investment Officer of Federated Hermes' taxable fixed-income products in 2004 and also serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Ostrowski became an Executive Vice President of the Fund's Adviser in 2009 and served as a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser from 1997 to 2009. Mr. Ostrowski has received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He received his M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2019
Federated High-Yield Strategy Portfolio (the “Fund”)
At its meetings in May 2019, the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and unanimously approved the continuation of the Fund's investment advisory contract for an additional one-year term. The Board's decision regarding the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment after considering all of the information received on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
The Fund is distinctive in that it is used to implement particular investment strategies that are offered to investors in certain separately managed or wrap fee accounts or programs, or certain other discretionary investments accounts, and may also be offered to other Federated Funds.
Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) does not charge an investment advisory fee for its services, however, the Adviser or its affiliates (collectively, “Federated”) may receive compensation for managing assets invested in the Fund.
At the request of the Independent Trustees, the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer (the CCO) furnished to the Board in advance of its May 2019 meetings an independent written evaluation presenting on the topics discussed below. The Board considered the CCO's independent written evaluation (the “CCO Fee Evaluation Report”), along with other information, in evaluating the reasonableness of the Fund's management fee and in deciding to approve the continuation of the investment advisory contract. The CCO, in preparing the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, has the authority to retain consultants, experts or staff as reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and can be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the Independent Trustees. At the request of the Independent Trustees, the CCO Fee Evaluation Report followed the same general approach and covered the same topics as that of the report that had previously been delivered by the CCO in his capacity as “Senior Officer,” prior to the elimination of the Senior Officer position in December 2017.
As previously noted, the Adviser does not charge an investment advisory fee to this Fund for its services; however, the Board did consider compensation and benefits received by the Adviser, including fees received for services provided to the Fund by Federated and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute trades for funds advised by Federated (each, a “Federated Fund”). The Board also considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees in making its decision. Using these judicial decisions as a guide, the Board observed that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: (1) the nature and quality of the services provided by an adviser to a fund and its shareholders (including the performance of the fund, its benchmark, and comparable funds); (2) an adviser's cost of providing the services (including the profitability to an adviser of providing advisory services to a fund); (3) the extent to which an adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger and, if such economies of scale exist, whether they have been shared with a fund and its shareholders or the family of funds; (4) any “fall-out” financial benefits that accrue to an adviser because of its relationship with a fund (including research services received from brokers that execute fund trades and any fees paid to affiliates of an adviser for services rendered to a fund); (5) comparative fee and expense structures (including a comparison of fees paid to an adviser with those paid by similar funds both internally and externally as well as management fees charged to institutional and other advisory clients of the adviser for what might be viewed as like services); and (6) the extent of care, conscientiousness and independence with which the fund's board members perform their duties and their expertise (including whether they are fully informed about all facts the board deems relevant to its consideration of an adviser's services and fees). The Board noted that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure requirements regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Fund's investment advisory contract generally align with the factors listed above. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's investment advisory contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
The Board considered and weighed these factors in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated Funds. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their deliberations by independent legal counsel.
In addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Board received detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings at which the Board's formal approval of the advisory and subadvisory contracts occurred. In this regard, Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional information specifically in connection with the May meetings. In the months preceding the May meetings, the Board requested and reviewed written materials prepared by Federated in response to requests on behalf of the Independent Trustees encompassing a wide variety of topics. At the May meetings, in addition to meeting in separate sessions of the Independent Trustees without
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management present, senior management of the Adviser also met with the Independent Trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and such additional matters as the Independent Trustees deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the advisory and subadvisory contracts. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose.
The Board's consideration of the investment advisory contract included review of the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, accompanying data and additional information covering the following matters, among others: the Adviser's investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and operating strategies; the Fund's short-term and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in terms relative to its particular investment program and certain competitor or “peer group” funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate) and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's investment objectives; the Fund's expenses, including the advisory fee and the overall expense structure of the Fund (both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds), with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations; the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities (if any); and the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders; the entrepreneurial and other risks assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring the Fund; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry and market practices; the range of comparable fees for similar funds in the mutual fund industry; the Fund's relationship to the Federated Funds which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are generally available for exchange without the incurrence of additional sales charges; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated Funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated Funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The Board's evaluation process is evolutionary. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the resources of the Adviser and its affiliates dedicated to the Fund. In this regard, the Board evaluated, among other things, the Adviser's personnel, experience, track record, financial resources, overall reputation and willingness to invest in personnel and infrastructure that benefit the Fund. In addition, the Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and the Adviser's ability and experience in attracting and retaining qualified personnel to service the Fund. The Board noted the investment research and company engagement capabilities of the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also noted the compliance program of the Adviser and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Adviser, including the Adviser's commitment to respond to rulemaking initiatives of the SEC. The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its benchmark index was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program. The Adviser's ability to execute this program was one of the Board's considerations in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser's investment management services warrant the continuation of the investment advisory contract.
The Board was informed by the Adviser that, for the periods covered by the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for the five-year period and underperformed its benchmark index for the one-year and three-year periods. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being taken by the Adviser in the context of other factors considered relevant by the Board.
Following such evaluation, and full deliberations, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund supported renewal of the Fund's investment advisory contract.
Because the Adviser does not charge the Fund an investment advisory fee, the Board does not consider fee comparisons to other mutual funds or other institutional or separate accounts to be relevant to its deliberations.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated Funds. As the Adviser does not charge an investment advisory fee for its services, this information generally covered fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated Funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated Funds' administrator and distributor). In this regard, the Board considered that certain Federated subsidiaries provide distribution and shareholder services to the Federated Funds, for which they may be compensated through distribution and servicing fees paid pursuant to Rule 12b-1 plans or otherwise. The information also detailed any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in order for a Federated Fund to be competitive in the marketplace, the Adviser and its affiliates
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frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to Federated Fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future. Moreover, the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution, adjustment or elimination of these voluntary waivers. The Board considered Federated's previous reductions in contractual management fees to certain Federated Funds in response to the CCO's recommendations in the prior year's CCO Fee Evaluation Report.
The Board and the CCO also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing its profitability information to other publicly held fund management companies, including information regarding profitability trends over time. In this regard, the CCO concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive. The CCO also noted that Federated appeared financially sound, with the resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under its contracts with the Fund.
The CCO stated that his observations and the information accompanying the CCO Fee Evaluation Report supported a finding by the Board that the management fee for the Fund was reasonable. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's investment advisory contract. The CCO also recognized that the Board's evaluation of the Federated Funds' advisory and subadvisory arrangements is a continuing and on-going process that is informed by the information that the Board requests and receives from management throughout the course of the year and, in this regard, the CCO noted certain items for future reporting to the Board or further consideration by management as the Board continues its on-going oversight of the Federated Funds.
In its decision to continue an existing investment advisory contract, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an investment advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognized that many shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and with the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board's approval of the investment advisory contract reflected the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board concluded that, in light of the factors summarized above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the investment advisory contract was appropriate.
The Board based its decision to approve the investment advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. In particular, due to the unusual nature of the Fund as primarily an internal product with no advisory fee, the Board does not consider the assessment of whether economies of scale would be realized if the Fund were to grow to a sufficient size to be particularly relevant. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the continuation of the contract reflects its view that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangement.
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Voting Proxies on Fund Portfolio Securities
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies, if any, relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio, as well as a report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, are available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available via the Proxy Voting Record Report (Form N-PX) link associated with the Fund at www.FederatedInvestors.com/product-landing/managed-account-pools.do. Select a product name, then click “Documents” and click on “Proxy Voting Record Report.” Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Each fiscal quarter, the Fund will file with the SEC a complete schedule of its monthly holds on “Form N-PORT.” The Fund's holdings as of the end of the third month of every fiscal quarter, as reported on Form N-PORT, will be publicly available on the SEC's website at sec.gov within 60 days of the end of the fiscal quarter upon filing. You may also access this information at www.FederatedInvestors.com/product-landing/managed-account-pools.do. Select a product name, then click “Documents” and select “Form N-PORT.”
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Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This Report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's Prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
Federated High-Yield Strategy Portfolio

Federated Hermes Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
CUSIP 31421P209
40004 (2/20)
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Annual Shareholder Report
December 31, 2019
Ticker FMBPX

Federated Mortgage Strategy Portfolio

A Portfolio of Federated Managed Pool Series
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING REPORT DELIVERY
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund's shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund or your financial intermediary electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400, Option 4. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the Fund complex or your financial intermediary.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
The total return of Federated Mortgage Strategy Portfolio (the “Fund”), based on net asset value for the 12-month reporting period ended December 31, 2019, was 6.29%. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index (BBMBS),1 the Fund's broad-based securities market index, returned 6.35% during the same period. The Fund's total return for the most recently completed fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses, which were not reflected in the total return of the BBMBS.
During the reporting period, the Fund's investment strategy focused on: (a) security selection; and (b) sector allocation. These were the most significant factors affecting the Fund's performance relative to the BBMBS.
MARKET OVERVIEW
Domestic economic growth was solid with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) averaging 2.4% over the first three quarters of the year (fourth quarter GDP was unavailable at time of publication) accompanied by growth in nonfarm payrolls of 175,000 jobs per month. The U.S. unemployment rate fell from 3.8% to 3.5% during the reporting period. While economic growth was steady, signs of weakness and uncertainties led the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to cut the federal funds rate on multiple occasions during the reporting period.
The federal funds rate was reduced 25 basis points after each of three separate meetings to a terminal range of 1.50% to 1.75%. Led by consumer spending, overall growth was moderate. However, signs of weakness in manufacturing and capital spending, along with trade uncertainties and a lack of significant inflationary pressures, led monetary policymakers to act. When central banks across the globe joined in the move to lower rates, market yields fell accordingly. Lower U.S. Treasury yields led to declines in the 30-year fixed mortgage rate during the reporting period, which decreased approximately 75 basis points to 3.75%. Refinance activity accelerated as homeowners reduced debt servicing cost but also extracted equity with cash out refinancing activity after an extended period of home price appreciation. The Mortgage Banker Association's Refinance Index soared 88% on a year-over-year basis.
Despite increased refinance activity, securitized assets performed well, posting positive excess returns for the period. Government-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities2 (MBS) posted strong excess returns, buoyed by strong investor demand and collateral performance. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac-issued residential MBS led the government sector while Ginnie Mae-issued MBS lagged due to rapid prepayment activity.
The 2- and 10-year U.S. Treasury yields declined 92 and 77 basis points to yield 1.57% and 1.92%, respectively.3
Security selection
Falling market interest rates fueled mortgage prepayments as borrowers acted to reduce debt service costs via lower rate mortgages. In such an environment, mortgage investor demand for loans embedded with factors that reduce refinance risk typically increases. The Fund maintained significant exposure to such securities which experienced slower prepayments attributable to lower loan balances and geographic considerations, for example. Loans with these and other select factors posted relatively slower prepayments, and price premiums for such MBS, relative to generic collateral commonly referred to as “To Be Announced” (TBA) securities, increased substantially. Security selection made a positive impact on Fund performance.
Sector allocation
Holdings of agency residential MBS were tactically adjusted with allocations to commercial MBS, asset-backed securities and U.S. Treasuries. An underweight allocation to agency residential mortgages in the latter part of the reporting period negatively impacted Fund performance as the sector posted strong excess return. Overall, sector allocation acted as a drag on Fund performance.
1 Please see the footnotes to the line graph under “Fund Performance and Growth of a $10,000 Investment” below for the definition of, and more information about, the BBMBS.
2 The value of some mortgage-backed securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and although the securities are generally supported by some form of government or private insurance, there is no assurance that private guarantors or insurers will meet their obligations.
3 Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates, and a rise in interest rates can cause a decline in their prices.
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FUND PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated Mortgage Strategy Portfolio from December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2019, compared to the Bloomberg Barclays Mortgage Backed Securities Index (BBMBS).2 The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns averaged over the stated periods.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Growth of $10,000 as of December 31, 2019
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 12/31/2019
  1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Fund 6.29% 2.81% 3.13%
BBMBS 6.35% 2.58% 3.15%
    
Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to the most recent month-end performance and after-tax returns, call 1-800-341-7400. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured.
1 The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The BBMBS has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index.
2 The BBMBS covers agency mortgage-backed pass-through securities (both fixed-rate and hybrid ARM) issued by Ginnie Mae (GNMA), Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC). The index is not adjusted to reflect sales loads, expenses or other fees that the Securities and Exchange Commission requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At December 31, 2019, the Fund's portfolio composition1 was as follows:
Type of Investment Percentage of
Total Net Assets2
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 89.5%
U.S. Government Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 3.1%
Asset-Backed Securities 2.6%
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 1.5%
Cash Equivalents3 5.4%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net4 (2.1)%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests.
2 As of the date specified above, the Fund owned shares of one or more affiliated investment companies. For purposes of this table, the affiliated investment company (other than an affiliated money market mutual fund) is not treated as a single portfolio security, but rather the Fund is treated as owning a pro rata portion of each security and each other asset and liability owned by the affiliated investment company. Accordingly, the percentages of total net assets shown in the table will differ from those presented on the Portfolio of Investments.
3 Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements.
4 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2019
Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    INVESTMENT COMPANY—99.5%  
12,161,692 1 Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio
(IDENTIFIED COST $118,703,094)
$120,157,513
    REPURCHASE AGREEMENT—0.6%  
$765,000   Interest in $450,000,000 joint repurchase agreement 1.570%, dated 12/31/2019 under which BMO Capital Markets Corp. will repurchase securities provided as collateral for $450,039,250 on 1/2/2020. The securities provided as collateral at the end of the period held with BNY Mellon as tri-party agent, were U.S. Government Agency and U.S. Treasury securities with various maturities to 11/20/2069 and the market value of those underlying securities was $460,414,804.
(IDENTIFIED COST $765,000)
765,000
    TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—100.1%
(IDENTIFIED COST $119,468,094)2
120,922,513
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(0.1)%3 (129,396)
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $120,793,117
1 Due to this affiliated holding representing greater than 75% of the Fund's total net assets, a copy of the affiliated holding's most recent Annual Report is included with this Report.
   
Affiliated fund holdings are investment companies which are managed by Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) or an affiliate of the Adviser. Transactions with affiliated fund holdings during the period ended December 31, 2019, were as follows:
  Federated Mortgage
Core Portfolio
Balance of Shares Held 12/31/2018 10,332,179
Purchases/Additions 2,589,541
Sales/Reductions (760,028)
Balance of Shares Held 12/31/2019 12,161,692
Value $120,157,513
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation $3,162,322
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) $(66,211)
Dividend Income $3,637,793
The Fund invests in the Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio (“Mortgage Core”), a portfolio of Federated Core Trust (“Core Trust”), which is managed by the Adviser. Core Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), available only to registered investment companies and other institutional investors. The investment objective of Mortgage Core is to provide total return. Federated Investors, Inc. (“Federated”) receives no advisory or administrative fees from Mortgage Core. Income distributions from Mortgage Core are declared daily and paid monthly. All income distributions are recorded by the Fund as dividend income. Capital gain distributions of Mortgage Core, if any, are declared and paid annually, and are recorded by the Fund as capital gains received. The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of Mortgage Core. The financial statements of Mortgage Core are included within this report to illustrate the security holdings, financial condition, results of operations and changes in net assets of Mortgage Core in which the Fund invested 99.5% of its net assets at December 31, 2019. The financial statements of Mortgage Core should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. The valuation of securities held by Mortgage Core is discussed in the notes to its financial statements.
2 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $121,327,829.
3 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at December 31, 2019.
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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2019, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs        
  Level 1—
Quoted
Prices
Level 2—
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Investment Company $120,157,513 $$— $120,157,513
Repurchase Agreement 765,000 765,000
TOTAL SECURITIES $120,157,513 $765,000 $— $120,922,513
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $9.70 $9.90 $9.91 $9.95 $10.07
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income 0.32 0.30 0.28 0.27 0.29
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 0.28 (0.20) (0.01) (0.04) (0.12)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.60 0.10 0.27 0.23 0.17
Less Distributions:          
Distributions from net investment income (0.32) (0.30) (0.28) (0.27) (0.29)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $9.98 $9.70 $9.90 $9.91 $9.95
Total Return1 6.29% 1.12% 2.75% 2.30% 1.67%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses2 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net investment income 3.26% 3.17% 2.82% 2.67% 2.86%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.24% 0.27% 0.26% 0.26% 0.27%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $120,793 $99,486 $82,970 $83,685 $78,397
Portfolio turnover 7% 10% 18% 9% 20%
1 Based on net asset value.
2 The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse all expenses, excluding extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund.
3 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
Assets:    
Investment in securities, at value including $120,157,513 of investment in an affiliated holding* (identified cost $119,468,094)   $120,922,513
Cash   641
Income receivable   33
Income receivable from affiliated holding*   279,113
Receivable for shares sold   215,484
TOTAL ASSETS   121,417,784
Liabilities:    
Payable for investments purchased $279,416  
Payable for shares redeemed 2,935  
Income distribution payable 270,620  
Payable to adviser (Note 5) 1,544  
Payable for administrative fee (Note 5) 260  
Payable for auditing fees 28,300  
Payable for portfolio accounting fees 26,849  
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 14,743  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   624,667
Net assets for 12,098,659 shares outstanding   $120,793,117
Net Assets Consist of:    
Paid-in capital   $121,511,128
Total distributable earnings (loss)   (718,011)
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $120,793,117
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:    
$120,793,117 ÷ 12,098,659 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $9.98
* See information listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Investment Income:      
Dividends received from an affiliated holding*     $3,637,793
Interest     7,947
TOTAL INCOME     3,645,740
Expenses:      
Administrative fee (Note 5)   $88,732  
Custodian fees   6,599  
Transfer agent fee   9,566  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5)   2,109  
Auditing fees   28,299  
Legal fees   9,084  
Portfolio accounting fees   53,504  
Share registration costs   33,920  
Printing and postage   16,610  
Commitment fee   16,612  
Miscellaneous (Note 5)   8,647  
TOTAL EXPENSES   273,682  
Reimbursement of operating expenses (Note 5)   (273,682)  
Net investment income     3,645,740
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:      
Net realized loss on investments in an affiliated holding*     (66,211)
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments in an affiliated holding*     3,162,322
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     3,096,111
Change in net assets resulting from operations     $6,741,851
* See information listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $3,645,740 $2,963,831
Net realized loss (66,211) (440,785)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 3,162,322 (1,210,266)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 6,741,851 1,312,780
Distributions to Shareholders (3,644,970) (2,964,158)
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 33,579,741 35,279,604
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 117,084 87,912
Cost of shares redeemed (15,486,985) (17,199,617)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS 18,209,840 18,167,899
Change in net assets 21,306,721 16,516,521
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 99,486,396 82,969,875
End of period $120,793,117 $99,486,396
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Managed Pool Series (the “Trust”) is registered under the Act, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of five portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Federated Mortgage Strategy Portfolio (the “Fund”), a non-diversified portfolio. The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. Each portfolio pays its own expenses. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide total return by investing primarily in a mortgage-backed securities mutual fund and individual mortgage-backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered, such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.
Fair Valuation Procedures
The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, the Adviser and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies to assist in determining fair value and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Trustees have also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services' policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services, and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees periodically review and approve the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.
Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
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Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements for short-term liquidity purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to require the other party to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund's custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercises “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund's Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.
Repurchase agreements are subject to Master Netting Agreements which are agreements between the Fund and its counterparties that provide for the net settlement of all transactions and collateral with the Fund, through a single payment, in the event of default or termination. Amounts presented on the Portfolio of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not net settlement amounts but gross. As indicated above, the cash or securities to be repurchased, as shown on the Portfolio of Investments, exceeds the repurchase price to be paid under the agreement reducing the net settlement amount to zero.
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Amortization/accretion of premium and discount is included in investment income. The detail of the total fund expense reimbursement of $273,682 is disclosed in Note 5.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of December 31, 2019, tax years 2016 through 2019 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated. The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following table summarizes share activity:
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018
Shares sold 3,394,259 3,652,690
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 11,818 9,115
Shares redeemed (1,561,253) (1,785,064)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS 1,844,824 1,876,741
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4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, was as follows:
  2019 2018
Ordinary income $3,644,970 $2,964,158
As of December 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income $2,094
Unrealized depreciation $(405,316)
Capital loss carryforwards $(314,789)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized depreciation is attributable to differing treatments for the deferral of losses on wash sales.
At December 31, 2019, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $121,327,829. The net unrealized depreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $405,316. This consists entirely of net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $405,316.
As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $314,789 which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, these net capital losses retain their character as either short-term or long-term and do not expire.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards:
Short-Term Long-Term Total
$ $314,789 $314,789
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
The Adviser provides investment adviser services at no fee because all eligible investors are: (1) in separately managed or wrap fee programs, who often pay a single aggregate fee to the wrap program sponsor for all costs and expenses of the wrap fee programs; or (2) in certain other separately managed accounts and discretionary investment accounts. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse all expenses of the Fund, excluding extraordinary expenses. Acquired fund fees and expenses are not direct obligations of the Fund and are not contractual reimbursements under the investment advisory contract. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Adviser reimbursed $273,682 of operating expenses.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below:
Administrative Fee Average Daily Net Assets
of the Investment Complex
0.100% on assets up to $50 billion
0.075% on assets over $50 billion
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.079% of average daily net assets of the Fund. In addition, FAS may charge certain out-of-pocket expenses to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund's Adviser reimbursed the Fund for any fee paid to FAS.
Directors'/Trustees' and Miscellaneous Fees
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Independent Directors'/Trustees' fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. These expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
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6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2019, were as follows:
Purchases $25,362,483
Sales $7,490,000
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement. The LOC was made available to finance temporarily the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund, failed trades, payment of dividends, settlement of trades and for other short-term, temporary or emergency general business purposes. The Fund cannot borrow under the LOC if an inter-fund loan is outstanding. The Fund's ability to borrow under the LOC also is subject to the limitations of the Act and various conditions precedent that must be satisfied before the Fund can borrow. Loans under the LOC are charged interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest, on any day, of (a) (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) 0.0%, plus (b) a margin. The LOC also requires the Fund to pay, quarterly in arrears and at maturity, its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders' commitment that has not been utilized. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
8. INTERFUND LENDING
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of December 31, 2019, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the program was not utilized.
9. SUBSeQUENT EVENT
Effective on or about June 29, 2020, the name of the Trust and Fund will change to Federated Hermes Managed Pool Series and Federated Hermes Mortgage Strategy Portfolio, respectively.
10. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, 100.00% of dividends paid by the Fund are interest-related dividends, as provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FEDERATED MORTGAGE STRATEGY PORTFOLIO:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Federated Mortgage Strategy Portfolio (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting the Federated Managed Pool Series (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2019, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated Mortgage Strategy Portfolio (one of the funds constituting the Federated Managed Pool Series) at December 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and others, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more Federated investment companies since 1979.
Boston, Massachusetts
February 21, 2020
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including to the extent applicable, management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
  Beginning
Account Value
7/1/2019
Ending
Account Value
12/31/2019
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual $1,000.00 $1,019.70 $0.00
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,025.20 $0.00
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse all expenses, excluding extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund. This agreement has no fixed term.
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Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio
Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements
Federated Mortgage Strategy Portfolio invests primarily in Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio. Therefore the Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio financial statements and notes to financial statements are included on pages 17 through 40.
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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio
The total return of Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio (the “Fund”), based on net asset value for the 12-month reporting period ended December 31, 2019, was 6.33%. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index (BBMBS),1 the Fund's broad-based securities market index, returned 6.35% for the same period. The Fund's total return for the most recently completed fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses, which were not reflected in the total return of the BBMBS.
During the reporting period, the Fund's investment strategy focused on: (a) security selection; and (b) sector allocation. These were the most significant factors affecting the Fund's performance relative to the BBMBS.
MARKET OVERVIEW
Domestic economic growth was solid with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) averaging 2.4% over the first three quarters of the year (fourth quarter GDP was unavailable at time of publication) accompanied by growth in nonfarm payrolls of 175,000 jobs per month. The U.S. unemployment rate fell from 3.8% to 3.5% during the reporting period. While economic growth was steady, signs of weakness and uncertainties led the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to cut the federal funds rate on multiple occasions during the reporting period.
The federal funds rate was reduced 25 basis points after each of three separate meetings to a terminal range of 1.50% to 1.75%. Led by consumer spending, overall growth was moderate. However, signs of weakness in manufacturing and capital spending, along with trade uncertainties and a lack of significant inflationary pressures, led monetary policymakers to act. When central banks across the globe joined in the move to lower rates, market yields fell accordingly. Lower U.S. Treasury yields led to declines in the 30-year fixed mortgage rate during the reporting period, which decreased approximately 75 basis points to 3.75%. Refinance activity accelerated as homeowners reduced debt servicing cost but also extracted equity with cash out refinancing activity after an extended period of home price appreciation. The Mortgage Banker Association's Refinance Index soared 88% on a year-over-year basis.
Despite increased refinance activity, securitized assets performed well, posting positive excess returns for the period. Government-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities2 (MBS) posted strong excess returns, buoyed by strong investor demand and collateral performance. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac-issued residential MBS led the government sector while Ginnie Mae-issued MBS lagged due to rapid prepayment activity.
The 2- and 10-year U.S. Treasury yields declined 92 and 77 basis points to yield 1.57% and 1.92%, respectively.3
Security selection
Falling market interest rates fueled mortgage prepayments as borrowers acted to reduce debt service costs via lower rate mortgages. In such an environment, mortgage investor demand for loans embedded with factors that reduce refinance risk typically increases. The Fund maintained significant exposure to such securities which experienced slower prepayments attributable to lower loan balances and geographic considerations, for example. Loans with these and other select factors posted relatively slower prepayments, and price premiums for such MBS, relative to generic collateral commonly referred to as “To Be Announced” (TBA) securities, increased substantially. Security selection made a positive impact on Fund performance.
Sector allocation
Holdings of agency residential MBS were tactically adjusted with allocations to commercial MBS, asset-backed securities and U.S. Treasuries. An underweight allocation to agency residential mortgages in the latter part of the reporting period negatively impacted Fund performance as the sector posted strong excess return. Overall, sector allocation acted as a drag on Fund performance.
1 Please see the footnotes to the line graph under “Fund Performance and Growth of a $10,000 Investment” below for the definition of, and more information about, the BBMBS.
2 The value of some mortgage-backed securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and although the securities are generally supported by some form of government or private insurance, there is no assurance that private guarantors or insurers will meet their obligations.
3 Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates, and a rise in interest rates can cause a decline in their prices.
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FUND PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio from December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2019, compared to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index (BBMBS).2 The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns averaged over the stated periods.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Growth of $10,000 as of December 31, 2019
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 12/31/2019
  1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Fund 6.33% 2.81% 3.13%
BBMBS 6.35% 2.58% 3.15%
Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to the most recent month-end performance and after-tax returns, call 1-800-341-7400. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured.
1 The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The BBMBS has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index.
2 The BBMBS covers agency mortgage-backed pass-through securities (both fixed-rate and hybrid ARM) issued by Ginnie Mae (GNMA), Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC). The index is not adjusted to reflect sales loads, expenses or other fees that the Securities and Exchange Commission requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio
At December 31, 2019, the Fund's portfolio composition1 was as follows:
Type of Investment Percentage of
Total Net Assets
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 90.0%
U.S. Government Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 3.1%
Asset-Backed Securities 2.6%
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 1.5%
Cash Equivalents2 4.8%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net3 (2.0)%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 See the Fund's Private Offering Memorandum for a description of the principal types of securities in which the Fund invests.
2 Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements.
3 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Portfolio of Investments Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio
December 31, 2019
Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—2.6%  
    Credit Card—2.5%  
$8,375,000 1 American Express Credit Account Master Trust 2018-9, Class A, 2.119% (1-month USLIBOR +0.380%), 4/15/2026 $8,376,430
14,368,000 1 Capital One Multi-Asset Execut 2017-A5, Class A5, 2.319% (1-month USLIBOR +0.580%), 7/15/2027 14,381,200
26,460,000 1 Discover Card Execution Note T 2017-A5, Class A5, 2.339% (1-month USLIBOR +0.600%), 12/15/2026 26,534,503
12,340,000 1 Discover Card Execution Note Trust 2018-A2, Class A2, 2.069% (1-month USLIBOR +0.330%), 8/15/2025 12,332,324
    TOTAL 61,624,457
    Other—0.1%  
1,853,616   Sofi Consumer Loan Program Trust 2016-1, Class A, 3.260%, 8/25/2025 1,867,696
986,151   Sofi Consumer Loan Program Trust 2016-3, Class A, 3.050%, 12/26/2025 987,995
    TOTAL 2,855,691
    TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $64,540,294)
64,480,148
    COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—3.1%  
    Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—3.1%  
23,760,000   FHLMC REMIC, Series K727, Class A2, 2.946%, 7/25/2024 24,476,573
25,797,908   FHLMC REMIC, Series K736, Class A1, 1.895%, 6/25/2025 25,577,552
28,000,000   FHLMC REMIC, Series KC03, Class A2, 3.499%, 1/25/2026 29,401,518
    TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $79,127,958)
79,455,643
    COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS—4.3%  
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—1.8%  
44,523,674 1 FHLMC REMIC, Series 4856, Class FD, 2.039% (1-month USLIBOR +0.300%), 8/15/2040 44,271,158
    Federal National Mortgage Association—1.0%  
25,211,507 1 FNMA REMIC, Series 2019-56, Class AF, 2.192% (1-month USLIBOR +0.400%), 10/25/2049 25,159,711
    Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities—1.5%  
767,881   Countrywide Home Loans 2005-21, Class A2, 5.500%, 10/25/2035 685,395
452,086   Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust 2007-4, Class 4A2, 5.500%, 6/25/2037 269,631
2,377,097   Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust 2014-WIN2, Class A2, 3.500%, 10/25/2044 2,396,400
258,722   Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 2005-SA3, Class 3A, 4.415%, 8/25/2035 253,219
6,737,974   Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2012-6, Class A2, 1.808%, 12/25/2042 6,540,747
6,650,727   Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-1, Class 2A1, 1.855%, 2/25/2043 6,458,306
13,248,710   Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2, Class A, 1.874%, 2/25/2043 12,852,261
9,597,391   Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2014-4, Class A5, 3.500%, 11/25/2044 9,678,015
    TOTAL 39,133,974
    TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(IDENTIFIED COST $109,622,662)
108,564,843
    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—87.2%  
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—31.5%  
8,856,488   2.500%, 9/1/2034 8,948,784
2,934,287   2.500%, 10/1/2049 2,901,684
2,972,416   3.000%, 4/1/2031 3,058,859
3,259,583   3.000%, 1/1/2032 3,357,230
4,351,198   3.000%, 3/1/2032 4,485,898
5,132,406   3.000%, 3/1/2032 5,284,874
4,319,545   3.000%, 6/1/2032 4,446,515
5,735,346   3.000%, 6/1/2032 5,909,310
16,016,675   3.000%, 11/1/2032 16,481,469
2,394,995   3.000%, 12/1/2032 2,464,047
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued  
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—continued  
$8,293,936   3.000%, 1/1/2033 $8,542,397
27,616,347   3.000%, 2/1/2033 28,540,305
3,779,524   3.000%, 7/1/2033 3,898,888
24,991,309   3.000%, 1/1/2043 25,843,191
7,382,577   3.000%, 11/1/2044 7,486,576
1,447,732   3.000%, 6/1/2045 1,483,056
9,299,857   3.000%, 10/1/2045 9,573,269
1,105,302   3.000%, 5/1/2046 1,139,870
21,011,457   3.000%, 6/1/2046 21,602,921
8,285,577   3.000%, 6/1/2046 8,583,544
10,284,443   3.000%, 7/1/2046 10,635,010
3,097,134   3.000%, 9/1/2046 3,183,349
9,759,417   3.000%, 10/1/2046 10,037,191
10,319,899   3.000%, 10/1/2046 10,607,175
8,811,003   3.000%, 10/1/2046 9,086,564
3,812,901   3.000%, 11/1/2046 3,919,041
8,700,352   3.000%, 11/1/2046 8,904,481
9,958,465   3.000%, 12/1/2046 10,269,912
19,343,626   3.000%, 1/1/2047 19,797,468
16,512,960   3.000%, 5/1/2047 16,988,113
313,184   3.500%, 6/1/2026 324,607
622,799   3.500%, 6/1/2026 645,515
202,260   3.500%, 7/1/2026 209,637
9,234,023   3.500%, 7/1/2042 9,721,518
8,195,794   3.500%, 9/1/2043 8,623,354
5,463,593   3.500%, 5/1/2046 5,688,861
32,603,329   3.500%, 7/1/2046 34,355,131
22,394,112   3.500%, 11/1/2047 23,240,460
67,562,555   3.500%, 11/1/2047 70,158,194
3,774,426   3.500%, 12/1/2047 3,977,229
32,218,874   3.500%, 12/1/2047 33,537,216
29,314,341   3.500%, 12/1/2047 30,422,227
18,966,071   3.500%, 2/1/2048 19,697,679
25,813,162   3.500%, 2/1/2048 26,897,628
2,223   4.000%, 2/1/2020 2,222
232,400   4.000%, 5/1/2024 242,157
1,429,747   4.000%, 8/1/2025 1,490,670
162,785   4.000%, 5/1/2026 169,824
2,411,001   4.000%, 5/1/2026 2,515,244
2,045,526   4.000%, 12/1/2040 2,192,161
12,544,218   4.000%, 12/1/2041 13,439,539
1,719,275   4.000%, 1/1/2042 1,841,986
21,519,478   4.000%, 6/1/2047 22,762,863
22,606,493   4.000%, 10/1/2047 23,868,177
15,728,287   4.000%, 11/1/2047 16,511,724
13,882,238   4.000%, 12/1/2047 14,655,280
9,303,260   4.000%, 2/1/2048 9,759,684
27,072,980   4.000%, 4/1/2048 28,387,663
15,942,652   4.000%, 5/1/2048 16,672,000
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued  
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—continued  
$9,246,356   4.000%, 6/1/2048 $9,746,221
10,079   4.500%, 3/1/2021 10,161
158,094   4.500%, 9/1/2021 159,843
167,338   4.500%, 7/1/2024 174,025
175,050   4.500%, 8/1/2024 182,047
466,646   4.500%, 9/1/2024 484,979
454,264   4.500%, 9/1/2024 472,722
244,693   4.500%, 6/1/2025 254,803
1,151,285   4.500%, 11/1/2039 1,251,226
3,249,393   4.500%, 5/1/2040 3,531,468
326,511   4.500%, 6/1/2040 354,855
592,428   4.500%, 7/1/2040 643,856
1,996,307   4.500%, 8/1/2040 2,169,603
986,161   4.500%, 8/1/2040 1,071,769
6,110,455   4.500%, 9/1/2040 6,640,896
1,241,698   4.500%, 7/1/2041 1,346,383
427,023   4.500%, 7/1/2041 461,584
635,117   4.500%, 7/1/2041 688,663
10,827,033   4.500%, 2/1/2048 11,673,868
15,421,667   4.500%, 5/1/2048 16,350,763
12,166,805   4.500%, 8/1/2048 12,996,382
8,577,222   4.500%, 10/1/2048 9,048,400
6,266   5.000%, 7/1/2020 6,280
11,515   5.000%, 10/1/2021 11,741
56,894   5.000%, 11/1/2021 58,014
56,516   5.000%, 12/1/2021 57,741
103,879   5.000%, 6/1/2023 107,599
208,488   5.000%, 7/1/2023 216,313
82,838   5.000%, 7/1/2023 85,945
76,983   5.000%, 7/1/2025 79,740
1,565,303   5.000%, 1/1/2034 1,713,546
530,270   5.000%, 5/1/2034 580,971
2,267   5.000%, 11/1/2035 2,497
694,613   5.000%, 4/1/2036 765,375
10,372   5.000%, 4/1/2036 11,412
138,845   5.000%, 4/1/2036 153,253
769   5.000%, 4/1/2036 849
82,976   5.000%, 5/1/2036 91,597
249,770   5.000%, 6/1/2036 274,386
113,248   5.000%, 6/1/2036 124,774
674,463   5.000%, 12/1/2037 744,536
95,196   5.000%, 5/1/2038 105,172
47,550   5.000%, 6/1/2038 52,651
113,291   5.000%, 9/1/2038 125,380
101,357   5.000%, 2/1/2039 112,219
51,607   5.000%, 3/1/2039 57,137
113,094   5.000%, 6/1/2039 125,214
3,473,995   5.000%, 10/1/2039 3,835,420
291,777   5.000%, 2/1/2040 321,677
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued  
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—continued  
$601,520   5.000%, 8/1/2040 $661,281
12,098   5.500%, 3/1/2021 12,275
77,008   5.500%, 4/1/2021 78,033
35,976   5.500%, 1/1/2022 36,896
91,838   5.500%, 1/1/2022 94,075
4,352   5.500%, 1/1/2022 4,463
112,100   5.500%, 2/1/2022 115,094
1,321,935   5.500%, 5/1/2034 1,475,200
103,338   5.500%, 3/1/2036 116,118
124,597   5.500%, 3/1/2036 140,522
41,958   5.500%, 3/1/2036 47,165
110,442   5.500%, 3/1/2036 124,124
265,765   5.500%, 6/1/2036 299,849
117,924   5.500%, 6/1/2036 132,562
77,704   5.500%, 6/1/2036 87,338
103,229   5.500%, 9/1/2037 116,273
339,085   5.500%, 9/1/2037 381,248
143,045   5.500%, 12/1/2037 161,306
23,633   5.500%, 3/1/2038 26,605
12,009   6.000%, 7/1/2029 13,427
36,636   6.000%, 2/1/2032 41,325
50,308   6.000%, 5/1/2036 57,928
69,179   6.000%, 8/1/2037 79,611
263,269   6.000%, 9/1/2037 303,116
11,006   6.500%, 3/1/2022 11,379
9,383   6.500%, 6/1/2029 10,604
10,652   6.500%, 6/1/2029 12,051
4,228   6.500%, 7/1/2029 4,742
248,203   6.500%, 11/1/2036 290,424
599,900   6.500%, 10/1/2037 705,464
3,108   6.500%, 4/1/2038 3,651
2,572   6.500%, 4/1/2038 3,027
94   7.000%, 10/1/2020 95
8,824   7.000%, 4/1/2032 10,125
170,447   7.000%, 4/1/2032 198,449
55,429   7.000%, 9/1/2037 65,155
22,789   7.500%, 8/1/2029 26,320
24,369   7.500%, 10/1/2029 28,019
12,760   7.500%, 11/1/2029 14,707
15,760   7.500%, 4/1/2031 17,549
14,740   7.500%, 5/1/2031 17,090
3,771   8.000%, 3/1/2030 4,367
36,127   8.000%, 1/1/2031 42,310
53,488   8.000%, 2/1/2031 62,176
56,137   8.000%, 3/1/2031 65,721
1,591   8.500%, 9/1/2025 1,755
420   8.500%, 9/1/2025 463
    TOTAL 795,208,874
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued  
    Federal National Mortgage Association—43.7%  
$4,129,307   2.500%, 2/1/2028 $4,176,856
25,000,000   2.500%, 6/1/2034 25,233,188
6,862,622   2.500%, 9/1/2034 6,934,138
3,898,084   2.500%, 9/1/2034 3,932,007
39,737,162   2.500%, 12/1/2034 40,082,974
20,941,020   2.500%, 11/1/2049 20,701,800
8,438,434   2.500%, 12/1/2049 8,342,037
9,973,914   2.500%, 12/1/2049 9,859,977
2,945,610   3.000%, 2/1/2032 3,029,341
5,724,085   3.000%, 8/1/2043 5,888,794
4,359,935   3.000%, 9/1/2043 4,485,390
14,052,077   3.000%, 8/1/2046 14,456,420
5,380,086   3.000%, 9/1/2046 5,546,664
8,442,689   3.000%, 10/1/2046 8,640,772
2,556,879   3.000%, 10/1/2046 2,628,056
5,504,943   3.000%, 11/1/2046 5,647,863
4,980,814   3.000%, 11/1/2046 5,119,466
8,722,770   3.000%, 11/1/2046 8,927,425
2,929,286   3.000%, 1/1/2047 2,994,352
68,267,748   3.000%, 1/1/2047 69,869,452
1,412,068   3.000%, 2/1/2047 1,456,230
17,035,514   3.000%, 3/1/2047 17,520,380
13,006,477   3.000%, 3/1/2047 13,311,636
1,929,017   3.000%, 4/1/2047 1,981,509
12,045,952   3.000%, 12/1/2047 12,392,570
16,705,817   3.000%, 12/1/2047 17,223,064
5,544,053   3.000%, 2/1/2048 5,686,256
1,534,350   3.000%, 2/1/2048 1,573,705
39,227,265   3.000%, 4/1/2049 39,804,381
6,259,652   3.000%, 11/1/2049 6,377,956
2,495,941   3.000%, 11/1/2049 2,531,101
46,614,226   3.000%, 12/1/2049 47,270,886
30,678,008   3.000%, 12/1/2049 31,110,172
268,074   3.500%, 11/1/2025 277,852
445,288   3.500%, 11/1/2025 461,530
421,821   3.500%, 12/1/2025 437,206
153,038   3.500%, 1/1/2026 158,620
514,131   3.500%, 1/1/2026 532,884
29,500,809   3.500%, 4/1/2033 30,917,925
13,475,899   3.500%, 9/1/2042 14,212,603
21,529,063   3.500%, 7/1/2045 22,692,564
16,231,248   3.500%, 8/1/2046 16,900,476
12,139,527   3.500%, 8/1/2046 12,638,154
20,749,494   3.500%, 9/1/2046 21,595,286
8,282,671   3.500%, 11/1/2046 8,722,529
8,272,782   3.500%, 2/1/2047 8,712,115
25,034,815   3.500%, 11/1/2047 25,980,963
23,050,857   3.500%, 12/1/2047 23,943,635
26,752,419   3.500%, 12/1/2047 27,788,562
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued  
    Federal National Mortgage Association—continued  
$14,334,321   3.500%, 12/1/2047 $14,876,063
16,796,625   3.500%, 4/1/2048 17,405,180
19,420,530   3.500%, 9/1/2049 19,978,497
393,590   4.000%, 12/1/2025 410,362
391,405   4.000%, 7/1/2026 408,328
2,837,312   4.000%, 2/1/2041 3,040,707
7,435,677   4.000%, 12/1/2041 7,968,709
2,861,288   4.000%, 3/1/2042 3,072,660
6,012,430   4.000%, 4/1/2042 6,437,799
9,784,189   4.000%, 10/1/2045 10,412,194
2,249,579   4.000%, 3/1/2046 2,390,455
3,506,595   4.000%, 7/1/2046 3,718,848
3,278,987   4.000%, 9/1/2046 3,467,574
5,458,736   4.000%, 11/1/2046 5,770,813
24,842,160   4.000%, 6/1/2047 26,277,528
11,837,277   4.000%, 10/1/2047 12,434,298
9,663,289   4.000%, 10/1/2047 10,139,793
9,513,889   4.000%, 11/1/2047 9,980,647
12,173,901   4.000%, 12/1/2047 12,875,400
15,341,478   4.000%, 12/1/2047 16,139,208
6,617,626   4.000%, 1/1/2048 7,022,738
12,748,641   4.000%, 2/1/2048 13,371,708
9,679,728   4.000%, 2/1/2048 10,155,832
4,545,829   4.000%, 2/1/2048 4,907,214
16,668,442   4.000%, 2/1/2048 17,472,665
20,056,597   4.000%, 2/1/2048 21,074,433
4,164,739   4.000%, 3/1/2048 4,495,828
45,900,021   4.000%, 3/1/2048 48,114,614
3,833,388   4.000%, 3/1/2048 4,031,040
11,922,509   4.000%, 4/1/2048 12,546,184
10,425,412   4.000%, 5/1/2048 10,912,130
2,742,984   4.000%, 6/1/2048 2,871,042
13,670,437   4.000%, 6/1/2048 14,291,563
11,083,637   4.000%, 7/1/2048 11,536,315
6,022,248   4.000%, 11/1/2048 6,286,464
197,210   4.500%, 2/1/2039 214,158
1,197,285   4.500%, 5/1/2040 1,301,220
3,836,365   4.500%, 10/1/2040 4,169,394
371,232   4.500%, 11/1/2040 402,994
4,335,052   4.500%, 4/1/2041 4,700,534
2,150,397   4.500%, 6/1/2041 2,331,693
4,597,587   4.500%, 9/1/2041 4,982,329
10,163,828   4.500%, 5/1/2048 10,779,336
8,766,220   4.500%, 9/1/2048 9,258,738
519,406   5.000%, 5/1/2023 538,451
93,022   5.000%, 8/1/2023 96,591
399,183   5.000%, 11/1/2023 416,480
2,218,745   5.000%, 2/1/2036 2,443,460
1,346,366   5.000%, 7/1/2040 1,480,127
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued  
    Federal National Mortgage Association—continued  
$1,488,369   5.000%, 10/1/2041 $1,626,935
32,920   5.500%, 1/1/2032 36,557
43,717   5.500%, 1/1/2032 48,547
409,829   5.500%, 9/1/2034 459,094
1,392,219   5.500%, 12/1/2034 1,559,129
47,157   5.500%, 4/1/2035 52,722
488,636   5.500%, 11/1/2035 549,654
327,073   5.500%, 1/1/2036 368,627
117,461   5.500%, 3/1/2036 132,224
498,609   5.500%, 4/1/2036 560,641
740,203   5.500%, 4/1/2036 833,480
217,496   5.500%, 5/1/2036 244,589
157,611   5.500%, 9/1/2036 177,527
515,353   5.500%, 8/1/2037 580,793
188,261   5.500%, 7/1/2038 212,246
863,288   5.500%, 4/1/2041 946,653
1,349   6.000%, 1/1/2029 1,385
13,272   6.000%, 1/1/2029 14,655
17,082   6.000%, 2/1/2029 18,875
7,602   6.000%, 2/1/2029 8,412
4,794   6.000%, 4/1/2029 5,347
15,953   6.000%, 5/1/2029 17,774
10,242   6.000%, 5/1/2029 11,333
698,334   6.000%, 7/1/2034 797,854
378,168   6.000%, 11/1/2034 431,400
189,006   6.000%, 7/1/2036 217,210
47,932   6.000%, 7/1/2036 55,215
242,759   6.000%, 10/1/2037 279,539
188,628   6.000%, 6/1/2038 216,583
996,286   6.000%, 7/1/2038 1,148,838
80,385   6.000%, 9/1/2038 92,743
60,968   6.000%, 10/1/2038 70,335
435,649   6.000%, 2/1/2039 502,455
29,697   6.500%, 9/1/2028 32,272
4,340   6.500%, 8/1/2029 4,874
5,344   6.500%, 6/1/2031 6,115
15,004   6.500%, 6/1/2031 17,080
5,041   6.500%, 6/1/2031 5,702
5,622   6.500%, 6/1/2031 6,376
33,700   6.500%, 12/1/2031 38,803
3,248   6.500%, 1/1/2032 3,737
47,026   6.500%, 3/1/2032 54,126
188,085   6.500%, 4/1/2032 214,815
59,509   6.500%, 5/1/2032 68,603
295,172   6.500%, 7/1/2036 344,904
11,569   6.500%, 8/1/2036 13,556
14,296   6.500%, 9/1/2036 16,803
84,378   6.500%, 12/1/2036 98,588
116,869   6.500%, 9/1/2037 137,656
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued  
    Federal National Mortgage Association—continued  
$6,395   6.500%, 12/1/2037 $7,535
90,498   6.500%, 10/1/2038 106,662
799   7.000%, 7/1/2023 848
20,586   7.000%, 2/1/2024 21,778
895   7.000%, 5/1/2024 965
2,148   7.000%, 7/1/2024 2,330
1,219   7.000%, 7/1/2025 1,339
15,304   7.000%, 9/1/2031 17,564
6,113   7.000%, 9/1/2031 7,096
130,048   7.000%, 11/1/2031 151,179
10,938   7.000%, 12/1/2031 12,496
74,163   7.000%, 1/1/2032 83,496
28,935   7.000%, 2/1/2032 33,568
37,435   7.000%, 3/1/2032 43,538
263,993   7.000%, 3/1/2032 300,228
122,252   7.000%, 4/1/2032 142,464
5,709   7.000%, 4/1/2032 6,648
29,664   7.000%, 4/1/2032 34,083
29,104   7.000%, 6/1/2032 33,885
283,801   7.000%, 6/1/2037 333,687
985   7.500%, 1/1/2030 1,144
10,681   7.500%, 9/1/2030 12,408
14,633   7.500%, 5/1/2031 17,065
4,037   7.500%, 6/1/2031 4,700
39,180   7.500%, 8/1/2031 45,583
45,036   7.500%, 1/1/2032 51,748
3,835   7.500%, 6/1/2033 4,403
225   8.000%, 7/1/2023 235
4,956   8.000%, 10/1/2026 5,600
2,386   8.000%, 11/1/2029 2,754
453   9.000%, 6/1/2025 503
    TOTAL 1,104,950,973
    Government National Mortgage Association—10.0%  
20,676,387   3.000%, 1/20/2047 21,294,660
1,648,576   3.500%, 8/15/2043 1,738,399
1,299,771   3.500%, 8/15/2043 1,370,589
16,916,611   3.500%, 3/20/2047 17,740,489
20,587,811   3.500%, 11/20/2047 21,590,485
27,519,925   3.500%, 6/20/2049 28,402,690
46,560,054   3.500%, 9/20/2049 48,209,988
28,874,985   3.500%, 10/20/2049 29,927,545
26,843,276   3.500%, 11/20/2049 27,846,941
1,633,507   4.000%, 9/15/2040 1,748,386
4,054,298   4.000%, 10/15/2040 4,339,423
1,888,075   4.000%, 1/15/2041 2,019,087
2,627,887   4.000%, 10/15/2041 2,805,307
7,488,000   4.000%, 5/20/2047 7,824,558
19,084,078   4.000%, 6/15/2048 20,038,553
427,141   4.500%, 1/15/2039 464,469
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued  
    Government National Mortgage Association—continued  
$348,592   4.500%, 6/15/2039 $380,737
1,431,807   4.500%, 10/15/2039 1,563,641
427,499   4.500%, 1/15/2040 467,485
249,420   4.500%, 6/15/2040 272,750
347,469   4.500%, 9/15/2040 379,970
533,781   4.500%, 2/15/2041 582,875
1,287,252   4.500%, 3/15/2041 1,407,655
131,793   4.500%, 5/15/2041 143,667
4,397,528   4.500%, 6/20/2041 4,792,044
718,286   4.500%, 9/15/2041 781,880
493,124   4.500%, 10/15/2043 536,013
398,572   4.500%, 11/15/2043 430,497
583,069   5.000%, 1/15/2039 645,149
560,082   5.000%, 5/15/2039 619,984
804,175   5.000%, 8/20/2039 884,912
233,474   5.500%, 12/15/2038 261,189
168,826   5.500%, 12/20/2038 189,255
354,786   5.500%, 1/15/2039 398,214
356,747   5.500%, 2/15/2039 399,883
8,813   6.000%, 10/15/2028 9,664
11,137   6.000%, 3/15/2029 12,205
105,889   6.000%, 2/15/2036 120,432
184,443   6.000%, 4/15/2036 209,721
170,677   6.000%, 6/15/2037 194,498
19,295   6.500%, 10/15/2028 21,557
7,096   6.500%, 10/15/2028 7,704
8,685   6.500%, 11/15/2028 9,620
14,650   6.500%, 12/15/2028 16,271
5,669   6.500%, 2/15/2029 6,333
14,275   6.500%, 3/15/2029 15,896
28,853   6.500%, 9/15/2031 32,882
62,011   6.500%, 2/15/2032 70,434
18,241   7.000%, 11/15/2027 20,311
14,729   7.000%, 12/15/2027 16,505
10,131   7.000%, 6/15/2028 11,213
19,235   7.000%, 11/15/2028 21,400
8,747   7.000%, 1/15/2029 9,860
8,114   7.000%, 5/15/2029 9,209
2,391   7.000%, 10/15/2029 2,705
23,521   7.000%, 5/15/2030 26,696
15,858   7.000%, 11/15/2030 18,066
15,941   7.000%, 12/15/2030 17,982
29,731   7.000%, 6/15/2031 33,489
15,422   7.000%, 8/15/2031 17,570
64,671   7.000%, 10/15/2031 74,144
11,496   7.000%, 12/15/2031 13,231
18,533   7.500%, 8/15/2029 21,192
44,929   7.500%, 10/15/2029 51,648
54,614   7.500%, 6/15/2030 63,087
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
    Value
    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—continued  
    Government National Mortgage Association—continued  
$4,708   7.500%, 10/15/2030 $5,420
7,368   7.500%, 1/15/2031 8,556
3,766   8.000%, 1/15/2022 3,923
2,482   8.000%, 6/15/2022 2,595
4,095   8.000%, 8/15/2029 4,715
2,691   8.000%, 10/15/2029 3,110
9,657   8.000%, 11/15/2029 11,171
9,876   8.000%, 1/15/2030 11,314
3,587   8.000%, 10/15/2030 4,141
78,853   8.000%, 11/15/2030 91,255
4,180   8.500%, 5/15/2029 4,875
172   9.500%, 10/15/2020 174
    TOTAL 253,806,143
    Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, TBA—2.0%  
50,000,000 2 3.000%, 1/20/2050 51,360,505
    TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $ 2,124,855,938)
2,205,326,495
    INVESTMENT COMPANY—4.8%  
121,153,079   3Federated Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares, 1.53%4
(IDENTIFIED COST $121,153,079)
121,153,079
    TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—102.0%
(IDENTIFIED COST $2,499,299,931)5
2,578,980,208
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(2.0)%6 (50,115,422)
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $2,528,864,786
Affiliated fund holdings are investment companies which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. Transactions with affiliated fund holdings during the period ended December 31, 2019, were as follows:
  Federated Government
Obligations Fund,
Premier Shares
Balance of Shares Held 12/31/2018 89,372,028
Purchases/Additions 1,550,583,537
Sales/Reductions (1,518,802,486)
Balance of Shares Held 12/31/2019 121,153,079
Value $121,153,079
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation NA
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) NA
Dividend Income $3,222,268
1 Floating/variable note with current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown.
2 All or a portion of these To Be Announced Securities (TBAs) are subject to dollar-roll transactions.
3 All or a portion of this security is segregated pending settlement of when issue and delayed transactions.
4 7-day net yield.
5 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $2,498,099,757.
6 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at December 31, 2019.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2019, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs        
  Level 1—
Quoted
Prices
Level 2—
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Debt Securities:        
Asset-Backed Securities $$64,480,148 $— $64,480,148
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 79,455,643 79,455,643
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 108,564,843 108,564,843
Mortgage-Backed Securities 2,205,326,495 2,205,326,495
Investment Company 121,153,079 121,153,079
TOTAL SECURITIES $121,153,079 $2,457,827,129 $— $2,578,980,208
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
FHLMC —Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA —Federal National Mortgage Association
REMIC —Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsFederated Mortgage Core Portfolio
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $9.60 $9.80 $9.81 $9.85 $9.97
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income1 0.32 0.30 0.27 0.23 0.23
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 0.28 (0.20) 0.002 (0.00)2 (0.07)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.60 0.10 0.27 0.23 0.16
Less Distributions:          
Distributions from net investment income (0.32) (0.30) (0.28) (0.27) (0.28)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $9.88 $9.60 $9.80 $9.81 $9.85
Total Return3 6.33% 1.10% 2.75% 2.30% 1.66%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
Net investment income 3.25% 3.18% 2.71% 2.34% 2.31%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 —% —% 0.00%5 0.00%5 —%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $2,528,865 $2,815,951 $1,787,418 $2,147,397 $1,900,395
Portfolio turnover 130% 109% 88% 258% 307%
Portfolio turnover (excluding purchases and sales from dollar-roll transactions) 100% 109% 46% 42% 46%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Represents less than $0.01.
3 Based on net asset value.
4 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
5 Represents less than 0.01%.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesFederated Mortgage Core Portfolio
December 31, 2019
Assets:    
Investment in securities, at value including $121,153,079 of investment in an affiliated holding* (identified cost $2,499,299,931)   $2,578,980,208
Income receivable   6,500,950
Income receivable from an affiliated holding   414,791
TOTAL ASSETS   2,585,895,949
Liabilities:    
Payable for investments purchased $51,364,583  
Income distribution payable 5,390,979  
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 275,601  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   57,031,163
Net assets for 255,950,936 shares outstanding   $2,528,864,786
Net Assets Consist of:    
Paid-in capital   $2,507,738,449
Total distributable earnings (loss)   21,126,337
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $2,528,864,786
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:    
$2,528,864,786 ÷ 255,950,936 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $9.88
* See information listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of OperationsFederated Mortgage Core Portfolio
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Investment Income:    
Interest   $81,674,718
Dividends received from an affiliated holding*   3,222,268
TOTAL INCOME   84,896,986
Expenses:    
Administrative fee (Note 5) $12,823  
Custodian fees 106,817  
Transfer agent fee 180,339  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5) 19,319  
Auditing fees 32,500  
Legal fees 10,473  
Portfolio accounting fees 247,717  
Share registration costs 200  
Printing and postage 16,003  
Miscellaneous (Note 5) 30,903  
TOTAL EXPENSES 657,094  
Net investment income   84,239,892
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:    
Net realized gain on investments   11,228,822
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments   62,595,684
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   73,824,506
Change in net assets resulting from operations   $158,064,398
* See information listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net AssetsFederated Mortgage Core Portfolio
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $84,239,892 $74,500,364
Net realized gain (loss) 11,228,822 (38,821,151)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 62,595,684 9,445,875
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 158,064,398 45,125,088
Distributions to Shareholders (84,671,889) (74,757,288)
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 679,031,800 1,338,729,800
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 10,132,796 8,059,110
Cost of shares redeemed (1,049,643,767) (288,623,600)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (360,479,171) 1,058,165,310
Change in net assets (287,086,662) 1,028,533,110
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 2,815,951,448 1,787,418,338
End of period $2,528,864,786 $2,815,951,448
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial StatementsFederated Mortgage Core Portfolio
December 31, 2019
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Core Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio (the “Fund”), a diversified portfolio. The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. Each portfolio pays its own expenses. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide total return. The Fund is an investment vehicle used by other Federated funds that invest some of their assets in mortgage-backed securities. Currently, shares of the Fund are being offered for investment only to investment companies, insurance company separate accounts, common or commingled trust funds, or similar organizations or parties that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered, such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.
Fair Valuation Procedures
The Trustees have ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”), and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies to assist in determining fair value and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Trustees have also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services' policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services, and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees. The Trustees periodically review and approve the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.
Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements for short-term liquidity purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to require the other party to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund's custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercises “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform
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Commercial Code. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund's Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Amortization/accretion of premium and discount is included in investment income. Gains and losses realized on principal payment of mortgage-backed securities (paydown gains and losses) are classified as part of investment income.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of December 31, 2019, tax years 2016 through 2019 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
The Fund may transact in To Be Announced Securities (TBAs). As with other delayed-delivery transactions, a seller agrees to issue TBAs at a future date. However, the seller does not specify the particular securities to be delivered. Instead, the Fund agrees to accept any security that meets specified terms such as issuer, interest rate and terms of underlying mortgages. The Fund records TBAs on the trade date utilizing information associated with the specified terms of the transaction as opposed to the specific mortgages. TBAs are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur due to the fact that the actual underlying mortgages received may be less favorable than those anticipated by the Fund.
Dollar-Roll Transactions
The Fund engages in dollar-roll transactions in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities with a commitment to buy similar (same type, coupon and maturity), but not identical mortgage-backed securities on a future date. Both securities involved are TBA mortgage-backed securities. The Fund treats dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales. Dollar-rolls are subject to interest rate risks and credit risks.
Restricted Securities
The Fund may purchase securities which are considered restricted. Restricted securities are securities that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the 1933 Act; or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer's expense, either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Fund's restricted securities, like other securities, are priced in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated. The Fund applies investment company accounting and reporting guidance.
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3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following table summarizes share activity:
Year Ended December 31 2019 2018
Shares sold 69,130,342 140,395,762
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 1,033,755 844,493
Shares redeemed (107,607,772) (30,302,963)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (37,443,675) 110,937,292
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, was as follows:
  2019 2018
Ordinary income $84,671,889 $74,757,288
As of December 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income $597,895
Net unrealized appreciation $80,880,451
Capital loss carryforwards $(60,352,009)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation is attributable to differing treatments for dollar-roll transactions.
At December 31, 2019, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $2,498,099,757. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $80,880,451. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $83,316,172 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $2,435,721.
As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $60,352,009 which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, these net capital losses retain their character as either short-term or long-term and do not expire.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards:
Short-Term Long-Term Total
$36,259,149 $24,092,860 $60,352,009
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $10,649,285 to offset capital gains realized during the year ended December 31, 2019.
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
The Adviser, subject to the direction of the Trustees, provides investment adviser services at no fee, because all investors in the Fund are other Federated funds, insurance company separate accounts, common or commingled trust funds or similar organizations or entities that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D of the 1933 Act. The Fund pays operating expenses associated with the operation and maintenance of the Fund (excluding fees and expenses that may be charged by the Adviser and its affiliates). Although not contractually obligated to do so, the Adviser intends to voluntarily reimburse operating expenses (excluding extraordinary expenses and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) such that the Fund will only bear such expenses in an amount of up to 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary reimbursement at any time at its sole discretion.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. FAS does not charge the Fund a fee but is entitled to certain out-of-pocket expenses.
Directors'/Trustees' and Miscellaneous Fees
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Independent Directors'/Trustees' fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. These expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
Affiliated Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of December 31, 2019, a majority of the shares of beneficial interest outstanding are owned by other affiliated investment companies.
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6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2019, were as follows:
Purchases $245,352,683
Sales $151,140,110
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates with certain other Federated Funds, on a several basis, in an up to $500,000,000 unsecured, 364-day, committed, revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement. The LOC was made available to finance temporarily the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund, failed trades, payment of dividends, settlement of trades and for other short-term, temporary or emergency general business purposes. The Fund cannot borrow under the LOC if an inter-fund loan is outstanding. The Fund's ability to borrow under the LOC also is subject to the limitations of the Act and various conditions precedent that must be satisfied before the Fund can borrow. Loans under the LOC are charged interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest, on any day, of (a) (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the one month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) 0.0%, plus (b) a margin. The LOC also requires the Fund to pay, quarterly in arrears and at maturity, its pro rata share of a commitment fee based on the amount of the lenders' commitment that has not been utilized. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had no outstanding loans. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
8. INTERFUND LENDING
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of December 31, 2019, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the program was not utilized.
9. Subsequent event
Effective on or about February 28, 2021, the name of the Trust and Fund will change to Federated Hermes Core Trust and Mortgage Core Fund, respectively.
10. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, 100.00% of dividends paid by the Fund are interest-related dividends, as provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FEDERATED MORTGAGE CORE PORTFOLIO:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting the Federated Core Trust (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2019, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio (one of the funds constituting the Federated Core Trust) at December 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and others, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more Federated investment companies since 1979.
Boston, Massachusetts
February 21, 2020
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including to the extent applicable, management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
  Beginning
Account Value
7/1/2019
Ending
Account Value
12/31/2019
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual $1,000 $1,019.70 $0.15
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) $1,000 $1,025.00 $0.15
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.03%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period).
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Board of Trustees and Trust Officers
The Board of Trustees is responsible for managing the Trust's business affairs and for exercising all the Trust's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Trustee and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Trustees who are “interested persons” of the Fund (i.e., “Interested” Trustees) and those who are not (i.e., “Independent” Trustees). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. The address of all Independent Trustees listed is 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086-7561; Attention: Mutual Fund Board. As of December 31, 2019, the Trust comprised five portfolio(s), and the Federated Hermes Fund Family consisted of 41 investment companies (comprising 135 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee oversees all portfolios in the Federated Hermes Fund Family and serves for an indefinite term. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Trust Trustees and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.
Interested Trustees Background
Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
President and Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: October 2005
Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director or Trustee of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company.
Previous Positions: President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd; Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd.
John B. Fisher*
Birth Date: May 16, 1956
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: May 2016
Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Director or Trustee of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; President, Director/Trustee and CEO, Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company; President of some of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family and Director, Federated Investors Trust Company.
Previous Positions: President and Director of the Institutional Sales Division of Federated Securities Corp.; President and Director of Federated Investment Counseling; President and CEO of Passport Research, Ltd.; Director, Edgewood Securities Corp.; Director, Federated Services Company; Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Director, Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc. and President, Technology, Federated Services Company.
* Reasons for “interested” status: J. Christopher Donahue and John B. Fisher are interested due to their beneficial ownership of shares of Federated Hermes, Inc. and due to positions they hold with Federated Hermes, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
INDEPENDENT Trustees Background
Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
John T. Collins
Birth Date: January 24, 1947
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly, Chairman and CEO, The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity firm) (Retired).
Other Directorships Held: Director, Chairman of the Compensation Committee, KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (oilfield services); former Director of KLX Corp. (aerospace).
Qualifications: Mr. Collins has served in several business and financial management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Collins previously served as Chairman and CEO of The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity firm) and as a Director of KLX Corp. Mr. Collins serves as Chairman Emeriti, Bentley University. Mr. Collins previously served as Director and Audit Committee Member, Bank of America Corp.; Director, FleetBoston Financial Corp.; and Director, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Harvard University Affiliate Hospital).
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Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
G. Thomas Hough
Birth Date: February 28, 1955
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: August 2015
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Chair of the Audit Committee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; formerly, Vice Chair, Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm) (Retired).
Other Directorships Held: Director, Member of Governance and Compensation Committees, Publix Super Markets, Inc.; Director, Chair of the Audit Committee, Equifax, Inc.; Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
Qualifications: Mr. Hough has served in accounting, business management and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Hough most recently held the position of Americas Vice Chair of Assurance with Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm). Mr. Hough serves on the President's Cabinet and Business School Board of Visitors for the University of Alabama. Mr. Hough previously served on the Business School Board of Visitors for Wake Forest University, and he previously served as an Executive Committee member of the United States Golf Association.
Maureen Lally-Green
Birth Date: July 5, 1949
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: August 2009
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law and Professor of Law and Interim Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Associate General Secretary and Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Other Directorships Held: Director, CNX Resources Corporation (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.).
Qualifications: Judge Lally-Green has served in various legal and business roles and directorship positions throughout her career. Judge Lally-Green previously held the position of Dean of the School of Law of Duquesne University (as well as Interim Dean). Judge Lally-Green previously served as a member of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and as a Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law. Judge Lally-Green was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to serve on the Supreme Court's Board of Continuing Judicial Education and the Supreme Court's Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee. Judge Lally-Green also currently holds the positions on not for profit or for profit boards of directors as follows: Director and Chair, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Director and Vice Chair, Our Campaign for the Church Alive!, Inc.; Regent, Saint Vincent Seminary; Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education (public); Director, Catholic Charities, Pittsburgh; and Director CNX Resources Corporation (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.). Judge Lally-Green has held the positions of: Director, Auberle; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Director, Saint Thomas More Society; Director and Chair, Catholic High Schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc.; Director, Pennsylvania Bar Institute; Director, St. Vincent College; and Director and Chair, North Catholic High School, Inc.
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
Trustee

Indefinite Term
Began serving: November 2005
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Management Consultant and Author.
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. Mansfield has served as a Marine Corps officer and in several banking, business management, educational roles and directorship positions throughout his long career. He remains active as a Management Consultant and Author.
Thomas M. O'Neill
Birth Date: June 14, 1951
Trustee

Indefinite Term
Began serving: August 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting).
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. O'Neill has served in several business, mutual fund and financial management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. O'Neill serves as Director, Medicines for Humanity and Director, The Golisano Children's Museum of Naples, Florida. Mr. O'Neill previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fleet Investment Advisors; President and Chief Executive Officer, Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.; General Partner, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Boston, MA; Chief Investment Officer, The Putnam Companies, Boston, MA; Credit Analyst and Lending Officer, Fleet Bank; Director and Consultant, EZE Castle Software (investment order management software); and Director, Midway Pacific (lumber).
P. Jerome Richey
Birth Date: February 23, 1949
Trustee
Indefinite Term
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Management Consultant; Retired; formerly, Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh and Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, CNX Resources Corporation (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.).
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. Richey has served in several business and legal management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Richey most recently held the positions of Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chairman of the Board, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Chairman of the Board, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, CNX Resources Corporation (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc.); and Board Member, Ethics Counsel and Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (a law firm).
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Name
Birth Date
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
John S. Walsh
Birth Date: November 28, 1957
Trustee

Indefinite Term
Began serving: November 2005
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, and Chair of the Board of Directors or Trustees, of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc.
Other Directorships Held: None.
Qualifications: Mr. Walsh has served in several business management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Walsh previously served as Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. (paving contractors).
OFFICERS
Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years
and Previous Position(s)
Lori A. Hensler
Birth Date: January 6, 1967
TREASURER
Officer since: April 2013
Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp. and Edgewood Services, Inc.; and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company. Ms. Hensler has received the Certified Public Accountant designation.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Management Company; Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer, Federated Administrative Services, Federated Administrative Services, Inc., Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc., Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, Passport Research, Ltd., and Federated MDTA, LLC; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
Peter J. Germain
Birth Date: September 3, 1959
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, SECRETARY and EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer since: October 2005
Principal Occupations: Mr. Germain is Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President of the Federated Hermes Fund Family. He is General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Trustee and Senior Vice President, Federated Investors Management Company; Trustee and President, Federated Administrative Services; Director and President, Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Director and Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Director and Secretary, Federated Private Asset Management, Inc.; Secretary, Federated Shareholder Services Company; and Secretary, Retirement Plan Service Company of America. Mr. Germain joined Federated Hermes in 1984 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Previous Positions: Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel, Managing Director of Mutual Fund Services, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company; and Senior Corporate Counsel, Federated Hermes, Inc.
Stephen Van Meter
Birth Date: June 5, 1975
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Officer since: July 2015
Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Hermes, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of certain of its subsidiaries. Mr. Van Meter joined Federated in October 2011. He holds FINRA licenses under Series 3, 7, 24 and 66.
Previous Positions: Mr. Van Meter previously held the position of Compliance Operating Officer, Federated Hermes, Inc. Prior to joining Federated Hermes, Mr. Van Meter served at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the positions of Senior Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Investment Management and Senior Counsel, Division of Enforcement.
Robert J. Ostrowski
Birth Date: April 26, 1963
Chief Investment Officer
Officer since: September 2006
Principal Occupations: Robert J. Ostrowski joined Federated Hermes in 1987 as an Investment Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager in 1990. He was named Chief Investment Officer of Federated Hermes' taxable fixed-income products in 2004 and also serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Ostrowski became an Executive Vice President of the Fund's Adviser in 2009 and served as a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser from 1997 to 2009. Mr. Ostrowski has received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He received his M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
Stephen F. Auth
Birth Date: September 13, 1956
101 Park Avenue
41st Floor
New York, NY 10178
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Officer since: February 2015
Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of various Funds in the Federated Hermes Fund Family; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania.
Previous Positions: Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); Senior Vice President, Global Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.; Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Prudential Investments.
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2019
Federated Mortgage Strategy Portfolio (the “Fund”)
At its meetings in May 2019, the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and unanimously approved the continuation of the Fund's investment advisory contract for an additional one-year term. The Board's decision regarding the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment after considering all of the information received on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
The Fund is distinctive in that it is used to implement particular investment strategies that are offered to investors in certain separately managed or wrap fee accounts or programs, or certain other discretionary investment accounts, and may also be offered to other Federated Funds.
Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”) does not charge an investment advisory fee for its services, however, the Adviser or its affiliates (collectively, “Federated”) may receive compensation for managing assets invested in the Fund.
At the request of the Independent Trustees, the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer (the CCO) furnished to the Board in advance of its May 2019 meetings an independent written evaluation presenting on the topics discussed below. The Board considered the CCO's independent written evaluation (the “CCO Fee Evaluation Report”), along with other information, in evaluating the reasonableness of the Fund's management fee and in deciding to approve the continuation of the investment advisory contract. The CCO, in preparing the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, has the authority to retain consultants, experts or staff as reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and can be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the Independent Trustees. At the request of the Independent Trustees, the CCO Fee Evaluation Report followed the same general approach and covered the same topics as that of the report that had previously been delivered by the CCO in his capacity as “Senior Officer,” prior to the elimination of the Senior Officer position in December 2017.
As previously noted, the Adviser does not charge an investment advisory fee to this Fund for its services; however, the Board did consider compensation and benefits received by the Adviser, including fees received for services provided to the Fund by Federated and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute trades for funds advised by Federated (each, a “Federated Fund”). The Board also considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees in making its decision. Using these judicial decisions as a guide, the Board observed that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: (1) the nature and quality of the services provided by an adviser to a fund and its shareholders (including the performance of the fund, its benchmark, and comparable funds); (2) an adviser's cost of providing the services (including the profitability to an adviser of providing advisory services to a fund); (3) the extent to which an adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger and, if such economies of scale exist, whether they have been shared with a fund and its shareholders or the family of funds; (4) any “fall-out” financial benefits that accrue to an adviser because of its relationship with a fund (including research services received from brokers that execute fund trades and any fees paid to affiliates of an adviser for services rendered to a fund); (5) comparative fee and expense structures (including a comparison of fees paid to an adviser with those paid by similar funds both internally and externally as well as management fees charged to institutional and other advisory clients of the adviser for what might be viewed as like services); and (6) the extent of care, conscientiousness and independence with which the fund's board members perform their duties and their expertise (including whether they are fully informed about all facts the board deems relevant to its consideration of an adviser's services and fees). The Board noted that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure requirements regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Fund's investment advisory contract generally align with the factors listed above. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's investment advisory contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
The Board considered and weighed these factors in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated Funds. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their deliberations by independent legal counsel.
In addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Board received detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings at which the Board's formal approval of the advisory and subadvisory contracts occurred. In this regard, Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional information specifically in connection with the May meetings. In the months preceding the May meetings, the Board requested and reviewed written materials prepared by Federated in response to requests on behalf of the Independent Trustees encompassing a wide variety of topics. At the May meetings, in addition to meeting in separate sessions of the Independent Trustees without
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management present, senior management of the Adviser also met with the Independent Trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and such additional matters as the Independent Trustees deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the advisory and subadvisory contracts. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose.
The Board's consideration of the investment advisory contract included review of the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, accompanying data and additional information covering the following matters, among others: the Adviser's investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and operating strategies; the Fund's short-term and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in terms relative to its particular investment program and certain competitor or “peer group” funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate) and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's investment objectives; the Fund's expenses, including the advisory fee and the overall expense structure of the Fund (both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds), with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations; the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities (if any); and the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders; the entrepreneurial and other risks assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring the Fund; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry and market practices; the range of comparable fees for similar funds in the mutual fund industry; the Fund's relationship to the Federated Funds which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are generally available for exchange without the incurrence of additional sales charges; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated Funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated Funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The Board's evaluation process is evolutionary. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the resources of the Adviser and its affiliates dedicated to the Fund. In this regard, the Board evaluated, among other things, the Adviser's personnel, experience, track record, financial resources, overall reputation and willingness to invest in personnel and infrastructure that benefit the Fund. In addition, the Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and the Adviser's ability and experience in attracting and retaining qualified personnel to service the Fund. The Board noted the investment research and company engagement capabilities of the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also noted the compliance program of the Adviser and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Adviser, including the Adviser's commitment to respond to rulemaking initiatives of the SEC. The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its benchmark index was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program. The Adviser's ability to execute this program was one of the Board's considerations in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser's investment management services warrant the continuation of the investment advisory contract.
The Board was informed by the Adviser that, for the periods covered by the CCO Fee Evaluation Report, the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods.
Following such evaluation, and full deliberations, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund supported renewal of the Fund's investment advisory contract.
Because the Adviser does not charge the Fund an investment advisory fee, the Board does not consider fee comparisons to other mutual funds or other institutional or separate accounts to be relevant to its deliberations.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and ancillary (or “fall-out”) benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated Funds. As the Adviser does not charge an investment advisory fee for its services, this information generally covered fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated Funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated Funds' administrator and distributor). In this regard, the Board considered that certain Federated subsidiaries provide distribution and shareholder services to the Federated Funds, for which they may be compensated through distribution and servicing fees paid pursuant to Rule 12b-1 plans or otherwise. The information also detailed any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in order for a Federated Fund to be competitive in the marketplace, the Adviser and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to Federated Fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future. Moreover, the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution, adjustment or elimination of these voluntary waivers. The Board considered Federated's previous reductions in contractual management fees to certain Federated Funds in response to the CCO's recommendations in the prior year's CCO Fee Evaluation Report.
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The Board and the CCO also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing its profitability information to other publicly held fund management companies, including information regarding profitability trends over time. In this regard, the CCO concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive. The CCO also noted that Federated appeared financially sound, with the resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under its contracts with the Fund.
The CCO stated that his observations and the information accompanying the CCO Fee Evaluation Report supported a finding by the Board that the management fee for the Fund was reasonable. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's investment advisory contract. The CCO also recognized that the Board's evaluation of the Federated Funds' advisory and subadvisory arrangements is a continuing and on-going process that is informed by the information that the Board requests and receives from management throughout the course of the year and, in this regard, the CCO noted certain items for future reporting to the Board or further consideration by management as the Board continues its on-going oversight of the Federated Funds.
In its decision to continue an existing investment advisory contract, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an investment advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognized that many shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and with the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board's approval of the investment advisory contract reflected the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board concluded that, in light of the factors summarized above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the investment advisory contract was appropriate.
The Board based its decision to approve the investment advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. In particular, due to the unusual nature of the Fund as primarily an internal product with no advisory fee, the Board does not consider the assessment of whether economies of scale would be realized if the Fund were to grow to a sufficient size to be particularly relevant. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the continuation of the contract reflects its view that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangement.
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Voting Proxies on Fund Portfolio Securities
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies, if any, relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio, as well as a report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, are available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available via the Proxy Voting Record Report (Form N-PX) link associated with the Fund at www.FederatedInvestors.com/product-landing/managed-account-pools.do. Select a product name, then click “Documents” and click on “Proxy Voting Record Report.” Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Each fiscal quarter, the Fund will file with the SEC a complete schedule of its monthly holds on “Form N-PORT.” The Fund's holdings as of the end of the third month of every fiscal quarter, as reported on Form N-PORT, will be publicly available on the SEC's website at sec.gov within 60 days of the end of the fiscal quarter upon filing. You may also access this information at www.FederatedInvestors.com/product-landing/managed-account-pools.do. Select a product name, then click “Documents” and select “Form N-PORT.”
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Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This Report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's Prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
Federated Mortgage Strategy Portfolio

Federated Hermes Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
CUSIP 31421P407
38011 (2/20)
© 2020 Federated Hermes, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.Code of Ethics

 

(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the "Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers") that applies to the registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer; the registrant's Principal Financial Officer also serves as the Principal Accounting Officer.

(c) There was no amendment to the registrant’s code of ethics described in Item 2(a) above during the period covered by the report.

(d) There was no waiver granted, either actual or implicit, from a provision to the registrant’s code of ethics described in Item 2(a) above during the period covered by the report.

(e) Not Applicable

(f)(3) The registrant hereby undertakes to provide any person, without charge, upon request, a copy of the code of ethics. To request a copy of the code of ethics, contact the registrant at 1-800-341-7400, and ask for a copy of the Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant's Board has determined that each of the following members of the Board's Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert,” and is "independent," for purposes of this Item:   John T. Collins, G. Thomas Hough and Thomas M. O'Neill. 

 

Item 4.Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

(a)       Audit Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:

Fiscal year ended 2019 - $148,300

Fiscal year ended 2018 - $148,652

(b)       Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:

Fiscal year ended 2019 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2018 - $0

Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $0 and $0 respectively.

(c)        Tax Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:

Fiscal year ended 2019 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2018 - $0

Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $0 and $0 respectively.

(d)       All Other Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:

Fiscal year ended 2019 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2018 - $0

Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $81,675 and $38,903 respectively. Fiscal year ended 2019- Service fee for analysis of potential Passive Foreign Investment Company holdings. Fiscal year ended 2018- Service fee for analysis of potential Passive Foreign Investment Company holdings.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Policies regarding Pre-approval of Services.

The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such services do not impair the auditor’s independence. Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent auditor has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

Certain services have the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The term of the general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides for a different period. The Audit Committee will annually review the services that may be provided by the independent auditor without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee and may grant general pre-approval for such services. The Audit Committee will revise the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations. The Audit Committee will not delegate its responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the independent auditor to management.

The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chairman. The Chairman will report any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Committee will designate another member with such pre-approval authority when the Chairman is unavailable.

AUDIT SERVICES

The annual Audit services engagement terms and fees will be subject to the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee must approve any changes in terms, conditions and fees resulting from changes in audit scope, registered investment company (RIC) structure or other matters.

In addition to the annual Audit services engagement specifically approved by the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval for other Audit Services, which are those services that only the independent auditor reasonably can provide. The Audit Committee has pre-approved certain Audit services, all other Audit services must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

AUDIT-RELATED SERVICES

Audit-related services are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor. The Audit Committee believes that the provision of Audit-related services does not impair the independence of the auditor, and has pre-approved certain Audit-related services, all other Audit-related services must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

TAX SERVICES

The Audit Committee believes that the independent auditor can provide Tax services to the Company such as tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice without impairing the auditor’s independence. However, the Audit Committee will not permit the retention of the independent auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the independent auditor, the purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committee has pre-approved certain Tax services, all Tax services involving large and complex transactions must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

ALL OTHER SERVICES

With respect to the provision of services other than audit, review or attest services the pre-approval requirement is waived if:

(1)The aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid by the registrant, the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant to its accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided;

 

(2)Such services were not recognized by the registrant, the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and

 

(3)Such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee of the issuer and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee or by one or more members of the Audit Committee who are members of the board of directors to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Audit Committee.

 

The Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval to those permissible non-audit services classified as All Other services that it believes are routine and recurring services, and would not impair the independence of the auditor.

The SEC’s rules and relevant guidance should be consulted to determine the precise definitions of prohibited non-audit services and the applicability of exceptions to certain of the prohibitions.

PRE-APPROVAL FEE LEVELS

Pre-approval fee levels for all services to be provided by the independent auditor will be established annually by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding these levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

PROCEDURES

Requests or applications to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by both the independent auditor and the Principal Accounting Officer and/or Internal Auditor, and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, the request or application is consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence.

(e)(2) Percentage of services identified in items 4(b) through 4(d) that were approved by the registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X:

4(b)

Fiscal year ended 2019 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2018 - 0%

Percentage of services provided to the registrants investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.

4(c)

Fiscal year ended 2019 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2018 – 0%

Percentage of services provided to the registrants investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.

4(d)

Fiscal year ended 2019 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2018 – 0%

Percentage of services provided to the registrants investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.

(f)NA

 

(g)Non-Audit Fees billed to the registrant, the registrant’s investment adviser, and certain entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser:

Fiscal year ended 2019 - $728,817

Fiscal year ended 2018 - $801,040

(h)The registrant’s Audit Committee has considered that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

The registrant’s management and Audit Committee continue to believe that the registrant’s registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”), has the ability to exercise objective and impartial judgment on all issues encompassed within their audit services. EY is required to make a determination that it satisfies certain independence requirements under the federal securities laws. Like other registrants, there is a risk that activities or relationships of EY, or its partners or employees, can prevent a determination from being made that it satisfies such independence requirements with respect to the registrant, which could render it ineligible to serve as the registrant’s independent public accountant.

In its required communications to the Audit Committee of the registrant’s Board, EY informed the Audit Committee that EY and/or covered person professionals within EY maintain lending relationships with certain owners of greater than 10% of the shares of certain investment companies within the “investment company complex” as defined under Rule 2-01(f)(14) of Regulation S-X, which are affiliates of the registrant. EY has advised the Audit Committee that these lending relationships implicate Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (referred to as the “Loan Rule”). The Loan Rule prohibits an independent public accountant, or covered person professionals at such firm, from having a financial relationship (such as a loan) with a lender that is a record or beneficial owner of more than 10% of an audit client’s equity securities. For purposes of the Loan Rule, audit clients include the registrant, as well as all registered investment companies advised by advisory subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., the Adviser (for which EY serves as independent public accountant), and their respective affiliates (collectively, the “Federated Fund Complex”).

EY informed the Audit Committee that EY believes that these lending relationships described above do not and will not impair EY’s ability to exercise objective and impartial judgment in connection with financial statement audits of their respective funds of the registrant and a reasonable investor with knowledge of all relevant facts and circumstances would conclude that EY has been and is capable of objective and impartial judgment on all issues encompassed within EY’s audits.

On June 20, 2016, the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a no-action letter to another mutual fund complex (see Fidelity Management & Research Company et al., No-Action Letter) related to similar Loan Rule matters as those described above (the “Letter”). In the Letter, the SEC Staff confirmed that it would not recommend enforcement action against an investment company that relied on the audit services performed by an independent public accountant where the Loan Rule was implicated in certain specified circumstances provided that: (1) the auditor has complied with PCAOB Rule 3526(b)(1) and 3526(b)(2); (2) the Loan Rule is implicated because of lending relationships; and (3) notwithstanding such lending relationships that implicate the Loan Rule, the auditor has concluded that it is objective and impartial with respect to the issues encompassed within its engagement as auditor of the funds. The circumstances described in the Letter are substantially similar to the circumstances that implicated the Loan Rule with respect to EY and the registrant. On September 22, 2017, the SEC extended the expiration of the Letter until the effectiveness of any amendments to the Loan Rule designed to address the concerns in the Letter. On June 18, 2019, the SEC adopted amendments (effective October 3, 2019) to the Loan Rule, which, refocus the analysis that must be conducted to determine whether an auditor is independent when the auditor has a lending relationship with certain shareholders of an audit client at any time during an audit or professional engagement period.

If it were to be determined that, with respect to the Loan Rule, the relief available under the Letter was improperly relied upon, or that the independence requirements under the federal securities laws were not complied with regarding the registrant, for certain periods, and/or given the implication of the Investment Rule for certain periods, any of the registrant’s filings with the SEC which contain financial statements of the registrant for such periods may be determined not to be consistent with or comply with applicable federal securities laws, the registrant’s ability to offer shares under its current registration statement may be impacted, and certain financial reporting and/or other covenants with, and representations and warranties to, the registrant’s lender under its committed line of credit may be impacted. Such events could have a material adverse effect on the registrant and the Federated Fund Complex.

Item 5.Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 6.Schedule of Investments

 

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b) Not Applicable; Fund had no divestments during the reporting period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

Item 7.Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 8.Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 9.Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 10.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

No Changes to Report

 

Item 11.Controls and Procedures

 

(a) The registrant’s President and Treasurer have concluded that the

registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-(2) under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 13.Exhibits

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics- Not Applicable to this Report.

 

(a)(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

 

(a)(3) Not Applicable.

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant Federated Managed Pool Series

 

By /S/ Lori A. Hensler

 

Lori A. Hensler, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date February 21, 2020

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By /S/ J. Christopher Donahue

 

J. Christopher Donahue, Principal Executive Officer

 

Date February 21, 2020

 

 

By /S/ Lori A. Hensler

 

Lori A. Hensler, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date February 21, 2020