N-CSR 1 formrrd.htm Federated Investors, Inc.

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies

 

 

 

 

811-21904

 

(Investment Company Act File Number)

 

Federated MDT Series

_______________________________________________________________

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Federated Investors Funds

4000 Ericsson Drive

Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086-7561

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

(412) 288-1900

(Registrant's Telephone Number)

 

 

John W. McGonigle, Esquire

Federated Investors Tower

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: 07/31/2012

 

 

Date of Reporting Period: 07/31/2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2012
Share Class Ticker
A QAACX
C QCACX
R QKACX
Institutional QIACX
Federated MDT All Cap Core Fund
Fund Established 2002

A Portfolio of Federated MDT Series

Dear Valued Shareholder,
I am pleased to present the Annual Shareholder Report for your fund covering the period from August 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012. This report includes Management's Discussion of Fund Performance, a complete listing of your fund's holdings, performance information and financial statements along with other important fund information.
In addition, our website, FederatedInvestors.com, offers easy access to Federated resources that include timely fund updates, economic and market insights from our investment strategists, and financial planning tools. We invite you to register to take full advantage of its capabilities.
Thank you for investing with Federated. I hope you find this information useful and look forward to keeping you informed.
Sincerely,
J. Christopher Donahue, President

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
The Fund's total return, based on net asset value, for the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2012 was 2.00% for Class A Shares, 1.16% for Class C Shares, 1.45% for Class R Shares and 2.23% for Institutional Shares. The total return of the Russell 3000® Index (Russell 3000®),1 a broad-based securities market index, was 7.33% for the same period. The Fund's total return for the fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses, which were not reflected in the total return of the Russell 3000®.
Market Overview
During the reporting period, domestic equity market performance was favorable as evidenced by the 7.33% return on the Russell 3000®. Large-cap stocks led the way during the reporting period, as demonstrated by the 10.41% return of the Russell Top 200® Index,2 exceeding by far the 2.28% and 0.19% results for the Russell Midcap® Index,3 representing the mid-cap stocks, and the Russell 2000® Index,4 representing small-cap stocks, respectively. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks slightly during the year with the Russell 3000 Growth® Index,5 returning 7.55% as compared to 7.09% for the Russell 3000 Value® Index.6
The best performing sectors in the Russell 3000®, during the reporting period were Telecommunications (+27.07%), Consumer Staples (+17.96%), Public Utilities (+17.67%) and Health Care (+14.36%). Underperforming sectors included Energy (-7.20%), Materials (-5.76%) and Financials (+2.74%).
Fund Performance
The most significant positive factors in the Fund's performance for this period relative to the Russell 3000® were the Consumer Discretionary and Public Utilities sectors. The stock selection in each of these sectors was favorable, and there was a significant overweight in the Consumer Discretionary sector which did outperform the benchmark. The most significant negative factor in the Fund's performance was poor stock selection in the Information Technology sector, where Hewlett Packard was the single stock that detracted the most from the Fund's performance and NetApp, Agilent, Ingram Micro and Dell underperformed as well. The Energy sector was a secondary factor contributing to underperformance. That sector was the worst performing sector in the benchmark and although it was underweighted in the Fund which offset some of that poor performance, holdings in Murphy Oil and Carbo Ceramics detracted from Fund performance.
Individual stocks enhancing the Fund's performance included Wal-Mart Stores, Home Depot, MasterCard and Verizon Communications.
Individual stocks detracting from the Fund's performance included Hewlett-Packard, Caterpillar, Lincoln National and Wynn Resorts Limited.
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1 The Russell 3000® offers investors access to the broad U.S. equity universe representing approximately 98% of the U.S. market. The Russell 3000® is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad market and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure that new and growing equities are reflected. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
2 Russell Top 200® Index measures the performance of the 200 largest companies in the Russell 1000® Index and represents approximately 66% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
3 The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index and represents approximately 27% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
4 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index and represents approximately 7% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
5 The Russell 3000 Growth® Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Growth® or the Russell 2000 Growth® indexes. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
6 The Russell 3000 Value® Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Value® or the Russell 2000 Value® indexes. 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 start of performance date for the Fund's Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Class R Shares was October 1, 2002. Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Class R Shares commenced operations on February 12, 2003, September 15, 2005 and December 12, 2006, respectively. Performance results shown before those dates are for the Fund's Institutional Shares and have been adjusted for the maximum sales charge, maximum contingent deferred sales charge and total annual operating expenses applicable to each class. The Fund's Institutional Shares commenced operations on October 1, 2002. Subject to the expense adjustments described above, the Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Class R Shares annual returns would be substantially similar to those of the Institutional Shares because Shares of each class are invested in the same portfolio of securities. The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns for each class averaged over the stated periods. The graphs below illustrate the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated MDT All Cap Core Fund2 (the “Fund”) from October 1, 2002 (start of performance) to July 31, 2012, compared to the Russell 3000® Index (Russell 3000®).3
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 7/31/2012
(returns reflect all applicable sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges as specified below in footnote #1)
Share Class 1 Year 5 Years Start of
Performance*
Class A Shares -3.63% -4.74% 4.78%
Class C Shares 0.16% -4.42% 4.58%
Class R Shares 1.45% -4.11% 4.91%
Institutional Shares 2.23% -3.39% 5.65%
* The Fund's start of performance date was October 1, 2002.
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, visit FederatedInvestors.com or 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.
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Growth of a $10,000 InvestmentClass A Shares
■  Total returns shown include the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450).
Growth of a $10,000 InvestmentClass C Shares
■  Total returns shown include the maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00%, as applicable.
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Growth of a $10,000 InvestmentClass R Shares
Growth of a $10,000 InvestmentInstitutional shares
1 Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund after deducting applicable sales charges: For Class A Shares, the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450); for Class C Shares a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge would be applied on any redemption less than one year from the purchase date. The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The Russell 3000® has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends of securities in the index.
2 The Fund is the successor to the MDT All Cap Core Fund pursuant to a reorganization that was completed on or about the close of business on December 8, 2006. Prior to that date, the Fund had no investment operations. Accordingly, the performance information shown for periods prior to that date for Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Class R Shares is historical information for the MDT All Cap Core Fund. The MDT All Cap Core Fund was managed by MDT Advisers and had similar investment objectives and strategies as the Fund.
3 The Russell 3000® offers investors access to the broad U.S. equity universe representing approximately 98% of the U.S. market. The Russell 3000® is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad market and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure that new and growing equities are reflected. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The Russell 3000® 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.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At July 31, 2012, the Fund's industry composition1 was as follows:
Industry Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Specialty Retailing 6.5%
Regional Banks 5.5%
Discount Department Stores 4.6%
Integrated Domestic Oil 4.6%
Money Center Bank 4.4%
Services to Medical Professionals 4.3%
Property Liability Insurance 4.2%
Multi-Line Insurance 4.1%
Department Stores 3.8%
Personal Loans 3.5%
Financial Services 3.2%
Ethical Drugs 3.1%
Broadcasting 2.7%
Diversified Leisure 2.2%
Hotels 2.1%
Auto Manufacturing 1.8%
Computers - Midrange 1.8%
Cable & Wireless Television 1.7%
Computer Stores 1.6%
Cosmetics & Toiletries 1.6%
Life Insurance 1.6%
Drug Store 1.5%
Semiconductor Distribution 1.4%
Building Supply Stores 1.3%
Oil Refiner 1.3%
Specialty Chemicals 1.2%
Soft Drinks 1.1%
Airline - Regional 1.0%
Diversified Oil 1.0%
Other2 19.7%
Cash Equivalents3 1.4%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net4 0.2%
TOTAL 100.0%
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1 Except for Cash Equivalents and Other Assets and Liabilities, industry classifications are based upon, and individual portfolio securities are assigned to, the classifications of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) except that the Adviser assigns a classification to securities not classified by the GICS and to securities for which the Adviser does not have access to the classification made by the GICS.
2 For purposes of this table, industry classifications which constitute less than 1.0% 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 Investments
July 31, 2012
Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—98.4%
Agricultural Chemicals—0.1%
2,500 Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. $99,750
Agricultural Machinery—0.1%
1,800 Lindsay Manufacturing Co. 127,620
Airline - Regional—1.0%
28,534 1 Alaska Air Group, Inc. 994,410
Aluminum—0.2%
4,400 Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 239,976
Apparel—0.8%
8,800 1 Carter's, Inc. 445,896
2,300 Guess ?, Inc. 69,230
2,500 1 Warnaco Group, Inc. 106,650
4,400 1 Zumiez, Inc. 159,852
TOTAL 781,628
AT&T Divestiture—0.2%
5,200 Verizon Communications, Inc. 234,728
Auto Manufacturing—1.8%
26,800 Ford Motor Co. 247,632
62,000 1 General Motors Co. 1,222,020
6,600 1 TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. 259,380
TOTAL 1,729,032
Auto Original Equipment Manufacturers—0.2%
6,700 Johnson Controls, Inc. 165,155
2,200 1 Tenneco Automotive, Inc. 64,438
TOTAL 229,593
Auto Part Replacement—0.6%
8,600 Genuine Parts Co. 550,658
Auto Rentals—0.1%
1,400 1 Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group 104,160
Broadcasting—2.7%
52,889 1 DIRECTV Group, Inc., Class A 2,626,468
Building Materials—0.2%
7,100 1 Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. 157,052
1,800 Lennox International, Inc. 78,606
TOTAL 235,658
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Building Supply Stores—1.3%
49,400 Lowe's Cos., Inc. $1,253,278
Cable & Wireless Television—1.7%
19,200 Time Warner Cable, Inc. 1,630,656
Cable TV—0.3%
3,700 1 Charter Communications, Inc. 284,604
Carpets—0.3%
3,900 1 Mohawk Industries, Inc. 259,077
Clothing Stores—0.9%
1,700 1 Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. 86,360
22,200 Gap (The), Inc. 654,678
3,000 1 Hanesbrands, Inc. 90,060
TOTAL 831,098
Commodity Chemicals—0.4%
3,000 PPG Industries, Inc. 328,380
3,000 RPM International, Inc. 79,500
TOTAL 407,880
Computer Peripherals—0.1%
3,700 Lexmark International Group, Class A 64,713
Computer Services—0.6%
1,300 1 CACI International, Inc., Class A 73,385
11,134 1 Synnex Corp. 376,663
1,500 Syntel, Inc. 87,195
TOTAL 537,243
Computer Stores—1.6%
6,500 GameStop Corp. 104,130
46,849 1 Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A 702,267
2,100 1 Insight Enterprises, Inc. 35,196
13,862 1 Tech Data Corp. 694,486
TOTAL 1,536,079
Computers - Low End—0.6%
46,400 Dell, Inc. 551,232
Computers - Midrange—1.8%
96,300 Hewlett-Packard Co. 1,756,512
Construction Machinery—0.4%
12,700 Trinity Industries, Inc. 355,600
Cosmetics & Toiletries—1.6%
5,700 Avon Products, Inc. 88,293
14,400 Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A 754,272
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Cosmetics & Toiletries—continued
7,900 1 Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. $670,552
TOTAL 1,513,117
Crude Oil & Gas Production—0.1%
2,100 1 PDC Energy, Inc. 55,020
Defense Aerospace—0.2%
1,800 1 Transdigm Group, Inc. 222,048
Department Stores—3.8%
1,500 Dillards, Inc., Class A 97,845
14,900 Kohl's Corp. 740,828
16,600 Macy's, Inc. 594,944
8,400 Penney (J.C.) Co., Inc. 189,084
200 1 Sears Holdings Corp. 9,898
32,400 Target Corp. 1,965,060
TOTAL 3,597,659
Discount Department Stores—4.6%
16,000 1 Dollar Tree, Inc. 805,440
4,200 Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 277,536
45,200 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 3,364,236
TOTAL 4,447,212
Diversified Leisure—2.2%
4,500 1 Bally Technologies, Inc. 196,695
52,800 Carnival Corp. 1,757,184
200 1 Coinstar, Inc. 9,498
5,800 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 144,884
TOTAL 2,108,261
Diversified Oil—1.0%
18,600 Murphy Oil Corp. 998,076
Drug Store—1.5%
39,600 Walgreen Co. 1,439,856
Education & Training Services—0.4%
11,000 1 Apollo Group, Inc., Class A 299,200
2,100 DeVRY, Inc. 41,223
1,500 1 ITT Educational Services, Inc. 58,230
TOTAL 398,653
Electrical Equipment—0.1%
1,400 1 WESCO International, Inc. 77,994
Electronic Instruments—0.3%
6,700 1 Trimble Navigation Ltd. 296,542
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Electronic Test/Measuring Equipment—0.1%
1,800 1 Itron, Inc. $70,146
Ethical Drugs—3.1%
60,200 Eli Lilly & Co. 2,650,606
10,200 1 Forest Laboratories, Inc., Class A 342,210
TOTAL 2,992,816
Financial Services—3.2%
10,300 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 532,716
7,600 SLM Corp. 121,524
18,500 Visa, Inc., Class A 2,387,795
TOTAL 3,042,035
Food Wholesaling—0.9%
29,700 Sysco Corp. 872,883
Gas Distributor—0.1%
1,400 Southwest Gas Corp. 62,524
Grocery Chain—0.9%
1,500 1 Fresh Market, Inc. 88,335
25,700 Kroger Co. 569,769
13,700 Safeway, Inc. 213,035
TOTAL 871,139
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.1%
2,200 Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. 57,530
Home Building—0.1%
5,400 D. R. Horton, Inc. 95,202
Home Products—0.8%
4,100 Energizer Holdings, Inc. 318,857
3,100 Jarden Corp. 140,120
5,200 Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 91,780
3,400 Tupperware Brands Corp. 178,228
TOTAL 728,985
Hospitals—0.1%
2,700 1 Community Health Systems, Inc. 66,447
Hotels—2.1%
26,300 Marriott International, Inc., Class A 957,846
20,400 Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 1,061,820
TOTAL 2,019,666
Household Appliances—0.6%
1,800 1 Middleby Corp. 176,256
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Household Appliances—continued
6,100 Whirlpool Corp. $412,116
TOTAL 588,372
Household Durables—0.7%
10,500 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 702,345
Insurance Brokerage—0.4%
4,900 Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. 140,826
500 1 Markel Corp. 216,030
TOTAL 356,856
Integrated Domestic Oil—4.6%
62,000 ConocoPhillips 3,375,280
3,500 Hess Corp. 165,060
33,300 Marathon Oil Corp. 881,451
TOTAL 4,421,791
Integrated International Oil—0.9%
7,500 Chevron Corp. 821,850
Life Insurance—1.6%
18,200 Protective Life Corp. 507,962
20,100 Prudential Financial, Inc. 970,428
5,400 Symetra Financial Corp. 62,802
TOTAL 1,541,192
Lumber Products—0.2%
18,300 1 Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 188,856
Mail Order—0.1%
2,200 HSN, Inc. 93,192
Maritime—0.1%
7,000 Ship Finance International Ltd. 101,360
Meat Packing—0.5%
28,300 1 Smithfield Foods, Inc. 523,550
Medical Supplies—0.2%
3,900 1 Align Technology, Inc. 132,444
1,400 1 CareFusion Corp. 34,174
TOTAL 166,618
Medical Technology—0.1%
2,600 St. Jude Medical, Inc. 97,136
Metal Fabrication—0.2%
2,800 Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. 144,144
1,900 Timken Co. 68,780
TOTAL 212,924
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Miscellaneous Communications—0.1%
800 1 Equinix, Inc. $142,544
Miscellaneous Components—0.5%
14,297 1 Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc., Class A 198,157
27,428 1 Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 270,714
TOTAL 468,871
Miscellaneous Food Products—0.2%
6,000 Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 147,000
Miscellaneous Machinery—0.4%
7,600 Nordson Corp. 389,576
Money Center Bank—4.4%
98,100 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3,531,600
1,600 Northern Trust Corp. 72,640
16,200 State Street Corp. 654,156
TOTAL 4,258,396
Mortgage and Title—0.0%
2,500 Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A 46,550
Multi-Industry Capital Goods—0.5%
17,500 Textron, Inc. 455,875
Multi-Line Insurance—4.1%
50,600 Allstate Corp. 1,735,580
54,900 1 American International Group, Inc. 1,716,723
6,200 CNA Financial Corp. 161,882
10,200 Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. 206,652
200 White Mountains Insurance Group, Inc. 102,118
TOTAL 3,922,955
Newspaper Publishing—0.1%
200 Washington Post Co., Class B 67,700
Office Equipment—0.1%
5,600 Pitney Bowes, Inc. 74,816
Office Supplies—0.1%
4,500 Avery Dennison Corp. 138,555
Oil Refiner—1.3%
9,400 Marathon Petroleum Corp. 444,620
9,000 1 Tesoro Petroleum Corp. 248,850
18,500 Valero Energy Corp. 508,750
TOTAL 1,202,220
Oil Service, Explore & Drill—0.1%
4,400 1 Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 78,672
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Other Communications Equipment—0.1%
3,100 Harris Corp. $129,115
Paint & Related Materials—0.1%
600 Sherwin-Williams Co. 80,610
Paper Products—0.0%
5,700 1 Boise, Inc. 42,180
Personal & Household—0.1%
1,100 Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A 56,111
Personal Loans—3.5%
59,700 Capital One Financial Corp. 3,372,453
Personnel Agency—0.3%
4,500 Manpower, Inc. 160,110
3,400 Robert Half International, Inc. 91,834
TOTAL 251,944
Printed Circuit Boards—0.1%
3,500 1 Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 55,160
4,200 1 Sanmina-SCI Corp. 35,868
TOTAL 91,028
Printing—0.1%
4,800 Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. 58,176
Property Liability Insurance—4.2%
2,700 Everest Re Group Ltd. 274,590
7,100 ProAssurance Corp. 635,947
49,100 The Travelers Cos., Inc. 3,076,115
TOTAL 3,986,652
Regional Banks—5.5%
16,400 BB&T Corp. 514,468
1,700 City National Corp. 83,776
7,300 Comerica, Inc. 220,533
1,100 Commerce Bancshares, Inc. 43,318
13,600 Fifth Third Bancorp 187,952
17,200 Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 106,898
8,400 KeyCorp 67,032
17,600 SunTrust Banks, Inc. 416,240
105,900 Wells Fargo & Co. 3,580,479
3,700 Zions Bancorp 67,340
TOTAL 5,288,036
Rental & Leasing Services—0.1%
3,200 Rent-A-Center, Inc. 113,792
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Restaurants—0.3%
1,800 1 Panera Bread Co. $283,482
Semiconductor Distribution—1.4%
25,913 1 Arrow Electronics, Inc. 874,564
14,515 1 Avnet, Inc. 457,222
TOTAL 1,331,786
Semiconductor Manufacturing—0.1%
6,500 1 Omnivision Technologies, Inc. 91,130
Services to Medical Professionals—4.3%
13,800 Aetna, Inc. 497,628
3,600 Coventry Health Care, Inc. 119,988
2,900 1 Henry Schein, Inc. 216,949
1,500 Humana, Inc. 92,400
2,300 Omnicare, Inc. 72,243
41,400 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 2,115,126
19,273 Wellpoint, Inc. 1,027,058
TOTAL 4,141,392
Soft Drinks—1.1%
14,400 Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. 422,208
13,800 Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. 629,004
TOTAL 1,051,212
Software Packaged/Custom—0.8%
6,000 CA, Inc. 144,420
7,300 Computer Sciences Corp. 179,726
6,800 1 Electronic Arts, Inc. 74,936
22,200 1 Symantec Corp. 349,650
TOTAL 748,732
Specialty Chemicals—1.2%
5,300 Airgas, Inc. 420,396
11,900 Cabot Corp. 464,100
5,900 Rockwood Holdings, Inc. 260,898
TOTAL 1,145,394
Specialty Retailing—6.5%
8,000 Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A 270,400
5,100 Advance Auto Parts, Inc. 357,765
3,600 1 Ascena Retail Group, Inc. 66,024
6,300 1 AutoNation, Inc. 248,409
2,900 1 Big Lots, Inc. 117,479
47,587 CVS Caremark Corp. 2,153,312
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Specialty Retailing—continued
1,600 1 Cabela's, Inc., Class A $73,504
8,600 Expedia, Inc. 490,114
5,400 Foot Locker, Inc. 178,308
12,700 GNC Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 489,331
3,600 1 Mattress Firm Holding Corp. 104,976
10,800 Nordstrom, Inc. 584,712
3,900 Signet Jewelers Ltd. 171,288
16,300 Staples, Inc. 207,662
2,900 Tractor Supply Co. 263,523
3,600 1 Vitamin Shoppe Industries, Inc. 197,712
6,100 Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 211,975
TOTAL 6,186,494
Telecommunication Equipment & Services—0.2%
1,200 1 Anixter International, Inc. 68,292
4,000 1 TW Telecom, Inc. 100,520
TOTAL 168,812
Tools and Hardware—0.2%
2,700 Snap-On, Inc. 183,006
Toys & Games—0.4%
9,500 Hasbro, Inc. 340,290
Truck Manufacturing—0.1%
3,500 1 Navistar International Corp. 86,100
Uniforms—0.3%
6,500 Cintas Corp. 257,595
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $89,504,226)
94,150,758
MUTUAL FUND—1.4%
1,319,746 2,3 Federated Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.22%
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
1,319,746
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.8%
(IDENTIFIED COST $90,823,972)4
95,470,504
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—0.2%5 154,296
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $95,624,800
1 Non-income producing security.
2 Affiliated holding.
3 7-Day net yield.
4 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $91,167,688.
5 Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at July 31, 2012.
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, including investment companies with daily net asset values, if applicable.
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.
As of July 31, 2012, all investments of the Fund utilized Level 1 inputs in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass A Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.48 $10.54 $9.91 $14.05 $16.74
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income 0.061 0.031 0.051 0.061 0.06
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 0.19 1.96 0.67 (4.15) (1.56)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.25 1.99 0.72 (4.09) (1.50)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.05) (0.09) (0.05)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (1.19)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.05) (0.09) (0.05) (1.19)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $12.73 $12.48 $10.54 $9.91 $14.05
Total Return2 2.00% 18.87% 7.18% (29.07)% (9.98)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 1.35% 1.34% 1.29% 1.34% 1.29%
Net investment income 0.48% 0.21% 0.44% 0.64% 0.43%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.40% 0.31% 0.25% 0.14% 0.00%4
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $29,365 $40,227 $54,437 $81,898 $194,867
Portfolio turnover 164% 154% 135% 290% 199%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
3 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
4 Represents less than 0.01%.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass C Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.12 $10.27 $9.66 $13.73 $16.51
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.04)1 (0.07)1 (0.04)1 (0.02)1 (0.04)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 0.18 1.92 0.65 (4.05) (1.55)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.14 1.85 0.61 (4.07) (1.59)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.00)2
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (1.19)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.00)2 (1.19)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $12.26 $12.12 $10.27 $9.66 $13.73
Total Return3 1.16% 18.01% 6.33% (29.64)% (10.69)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 2.15% 2.13% 2.08% 2.14% 2.08%
Net investment income (loss) (0.32)% (0.59)% (0.36)% (0.17)% (0.36)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 0.36% 0.29% 0.24% 0.17% 0.00%5
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $24,440 $31,129 $39,524 $52,546 $96,601
Portfolio turnover 164% 154% 135% 290% 199%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Represents less than $0.01.
3 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
4 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income (loss) ratios shown above.
5 Represents less than 0.01%.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass R Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.44 $10.52 $9.91 $14.10 $16.86
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.00)1,2 (0.04)1 (0.01)1 0.011 (0.00)2
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 0.18 1.97 0.68 (4.16) (1.57)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.18 1.93 0.67 (4.15) (1.57)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.01) (0.06) (0.04)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (1.19)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.01) (0.06) (0.04) (1.19)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $12.62 $12.44 $10.52 $9.91 $14.10
Total Return3 1.45% 18.33% 6.71% (29.42)% (10.34)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 1.85% 1.83% 1.75% 1.80% 1.75%
Net investment income (loss) (0.02)% (0.31)% (0.09)% 0.15% (0.00)%4
Expense waiver/reimbursement5 0.25% 0.19% 0.18% 0.11% 0.00%4
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $2,718 $2,973 $2,300 $1,937 $1,393
Portfolio turnover 164% 154% 135% 290% 199%
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 Represents less than 0.01%.
5 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income (loss) ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsInstitutional Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.61 $10.66 $10.02 $14.22 $16.88
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income 0.091 0.051 0.081 0.091 0.10
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 0.19 1.99 0.68 (4.20) (1.57)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.28 2.04 0.76 (4.11) (1.47)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.02) (0.09) (0.12) (0.09)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (1.19)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.02) (0.09) (0.12) (0.09) (1.19)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $12.87 $12.61 $10.66 $10.02 $14.22
Total Return2 2.23% 19.14% 7.54% (28.84)% (9.71)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 1.10% 1.08% 1.01% 1.06% 1.01%
Net investment income 0.73% 0.45% 0.69% 0.90% 0.72%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.27% 0.19% 0.20% 0.12% 0.00%4
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $39,101 $43,197 $41,958 $50,031 $86,681
Portfolio turnover 164% 154% 135% 290% 199%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value.
3 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
4 Represents less than 0.01%.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
July 31, 2012
Assets:
Total investment in securities, at value including $1,319,746 of investment in an affiliated holding (Note 5) (identified cost $90,823,972) $95,470,504
Income receivable 74,870
Receivable for investments sold 1,017,697
Receivable for shares sold 29,088
TOTAL ASSETS 96,592,159
Liabilities:
Payable for investments purchased $557,102
Payable for shares redeemed 279,363
Payable for transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses 44,121
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees 407
Payable for auditing fees 23,400
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) 16,817
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5) 11,582
Accrued expenses 34,567
TOTAL LIABILITIES 967,359
Net assets for 7,554,409 shares outstanding $95,624,800
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in capital $218,466,398
Net unrealized appreciation of investments 4,646,532
Accumulated net realized loss on investments (127,855,828)
Undistributed net investment income 367,698
TOTAL NET ASSETS $95,624,800
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Statement of Assets and Liabilitiescontinued
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share
Class A Shares:
Net asset value per share ($29,365,462 ÷ 2,307,256 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $12.73
Offering price per share (100/94.50 of $12.73) $13.47
Redemption proceeds per share $12.73
Class C Shares:
Net asset value per share ($24,440,419 ÷ 1,994,176 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $12.26
Offering price per share $12.26
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $12.26) $12.14
Class R Shares:
Net asset value per share ($2,717,730 ÷ 215,405 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $12.62
Offering price per share $12.62
Redemption proceeds per share $12.62
Institutional Shares:
Net asset value per share ($39,101,189 ÷ 3,037,572 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $12.87
Offering price per share $12.87
Redemption proceeds per share $12.87
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended July 31, 2012
Investment Income:
Dividends (including $3,364 received from an affiliated
holding (Note 5))
$1,875,813
Expenses:
Investment adviser fee (Note 5) $765,989
Administrative fee (Note 5) 270,000
Custodian fees 22,124
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and
expenses (Note 2)
214,935
Directors'/Trustees' fees 2,733
Auditing fees 23,376
Legal fees 7,939
Portfolio accounting fees 80,079
Distribution services fee (Note 5) 211,047
Shareholder services fee (Note 5) 147,805
Account administration fee (Note 2) 181
Share registration costs 49,735
Printing and postage 39,738
Insurance premiums 4,040
Miscellaneous 9,708
TOTAL EXPENSES 1,849,429
Waivers and Reimbursements:
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee (Note 5) $(198,934)
Waiver of administrative fee (Note 5) (53,977)
Waiver of distribution services fee (Note 5) (175)
Reimbursement of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 2) and (Note 5) (88,236)
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS (341,322)
Net expenses 1,508,107
Net investment income 367,706
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
Net realized gain on investments 2,904,136
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments (2,143,917)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 760,219
Change in net assets resulting from operations $1,127,925
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net investment income $367,706 $68,486
Net realized gain on investments 2,904,136 21,524,570
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments (2,143,917) 824,024
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 1,127,925 22,417,080
Distributions to Shareholders:
Distributions from net investment income
Class A Shares (193,416)
Class R Shares (1,842)
Institutional Shares (67,721) (276,596)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (67,721) (471,854)
Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares 7,857,700 22,465,156
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 65,854 434,830
Cost of shares redeemed (30,884,509) (65,538,863)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (22,960,955) (42,638,877)
Change in net assets (21,900,751) (20,693,651)
Net Assets:
Beginning of period 117,525,551 138,219,202
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $367,698 and $67,713, respectively) $95,624,800 $117,525,551
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
July 31, 2012
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated MDT 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 MDT All Cap Core Fund (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 Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A Shares, Class C Shares, Class R Shares and Institutional Shares. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters. The investment objective of the Fund is long-term capital appreciation.
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:
■  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.
■  Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
■  Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
■  Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), which approximates market value.
■  Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price.
■  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 purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer, 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 and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.
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If the Fund cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Fund may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, 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 purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund's NAV.
Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated MDTA LLC (“Adviser”) or an affiliated adviser, and others to determine fair value of securities 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 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 U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for other types of fixed-income securities and 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.
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 in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures or options contracts;
■  With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets;
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■  Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
■  Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer's operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer's industry.
The Trustees have approved the use of a pricing service to determine the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets when the Adviser determines that there has been a significant trend in the U.S. equity markets or in index futures trading. 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 using another method approved 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 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 are declared and paid annually. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative average daily net assets, except that
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Class A Shares, Class C Shares, Class R Shares and Institutional Shares may bear distribution services fees, shareholder services fees, account administration fees and certain transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees unique to those classes. For the year ended July 31, 2012, transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and account administration fees for the Fund were as follows:
Transfer and
Dividend
Disbursing
Agent Fees
Incurred
Transfer and
Dividend
Disbursing
Agent Fees
Reimbursed
Account
Administration
Fees Incurred
Class A Shares $86,120 $(50,788) $181
Class C Shares 70,435 (29,915)
Class R Shares 10,012
Institutional Shares 48,368 (7,533)
TOTAL $214,935 $(88,236) $181
Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses.
Premium and Discount Amortization
All premiums and discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized/accreted using the effective interest rate method.
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 July 31, 2012, 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 July 31, 2012, tax years 2009 through 2012 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Fund accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains as income and/or gains are earned.
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.
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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.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class A Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 174,952 $2,147,251 328,142 $4,029,120
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 15,294 183,529
Shares redeemed (1,090,509) (13,285,030) (2,285,365) (27,236,700)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS (915,557) $(11,137,779) (1,941,929) $(23,024,051)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class C Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 246,589 $2,944,629 355,709 $4,287,880
Shares redeemed (821,569) (9,611,299) (1,633,873) (18,969,226)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS C SHARE TRANSACTIONS (574,980) $(6,666,670) (1,278,164) $(14,681,346)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class R Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 94,213 $1,129,971 125,054 $1,537,837
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 153 1,842
Shares redeemed (117,870) (1,436,974) (104,836) (1,281,271)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS R SHARE TRANSACTIONS (23,657) $(307,003) 20,371 $258,408
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Institutional Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 136,805 $1,635,849 971,643 $12,610,319
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 5,447 65,854 20,599 249,459
Shares redeemed (529,245) (6,551,206) (1,504,407) (18,051,666)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (386,993) $(4,849,503) (512,165) $(5,191,888)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (1,901,187) $(22,960,955) (3,711,887) $(42,638,877)
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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 July 31, 2012 and 2011, was as follows:
2012 2011
Ordinary income $67,721 $471,854
As of July 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income $367,698
Net unrealized appreciation $4,302,816
Capital loss carryforwards $(127,512,112)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to differing treatments for the deferral of losses on wash sales.
At July 31, 2012, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $91,167,688. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $4,302,816. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $9,283,190 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $4,980,374.
At July 31, 2012, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $127,512,112 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, a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010, is characterized as short-term and may be carried forward for a maximum of eight tax years (“Carryforward Limit”), whereas a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, retains its character as either short-term or long-term, does not expire and is required to be utilized prior to the losses which have a Carryforward Limit.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards and expiration years:
Expiration Year Short-Term Long-Term Total
2016 $13,181 NA $13,181
2017 $57,908,050 NA $57,908,050
2018 $69,590,881 NA $69,590,881
As a result of the tax-free transfer of assets from Federated MDT Tax Aware/All Cap Core Fund, the use of certain capital loss carryforwards listed above may be limited.
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $2,992,524 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended July 31, 2012.
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5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
The advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser provides for an annual fee equal to 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Adviser waived $196,951 of its fee. In addition, an affiliate of the Adviser reimbursed $88,236 of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of certain Federated funds as specified below:
Administrative Fee Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets
of the Federated Funds
0.150% on the first $5 billion
0.125% on the next $5 billion
0.100% on the next $10 billion
0.075% on assets in excess of $20 billion
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FAS waived $53,977 of its fee. The net fee paid to FAS was 0.212% of average daily net assets of the Fund. The Fund is currently being charged the minimum administrative fee; therefore the fee as a percentage of average daily net assets is greater than the amounts presented in the chart above.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Class R Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses at the following percentages of average daily net assets annually, to compensate FSC:
Share Class Name Percentage of Average Daily
Net Assets of Class
Class A Shares 0.05%
Class C Shares 0.75%
Class R Shares 0.50%
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Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
Distribution
Services Fees
Incurred
Distribution
Services Fees
Waived
Class C Shares $197,062 $
Class R Shares 13,985 (175)
TOTAL $211,047 $(175)
When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSC retained $9,699 of fees paid by the Fund. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Fund's Class A Shares did not incur a distribution services fee; however, it may begin to incur this fee upon approval of the Trustees.
Sales Charges
Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSC retained $1,279 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares. FSC also retained $485 of CDSC relating to redemptions of Class C Shares.
Shareholder Services Fee
The Fund may pay fees (“Service Fees”) up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares and Class C Shares to financial intermediaries or to Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC) for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSSC may voluntarily reimburse the Fund for Service Fees. For the year ended July 31, 2012, Service Fees for the Fund were as follows:
Service Fees
Incurred
Class A Shares $82,118
Class C Shares 65,687
TOTAL $147,805
For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSSC did not receive any fees paid by the Fund.
Expense Limitation
The Adviser and its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) have voluntarily agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares, Class C Shares, Class R Shares and Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 1.35%, 2.15%, 1.85% and 1.10% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) October 1, 2013; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its affiliates currently do not anticipate terminating or increasing these arrangements prior to the Termination Date, these arrangements may only be terminated or the Fee Limit increased prior to the Termination Date with the agreement of the Trustees.
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General
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
Transactions Involving Affiliated Holdings
Affiliated holdings are mutual funds which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain investment adviser fees as a result of transactions in other affiliated mutual funds. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Adviser reimbursed $1,983. Transactions involving the affiliated holding during the year ended July 31, 2012, were as follows:
Federated
Prime Value
Obligations Fund,
Institutional Shares
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2011 2,027,952
Purchases/Additions 17,620,937
Sales/Reductions 18,329,143
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2012 1,319,746
Value $1,319,746
Dividend Income $3,364
6. Investment TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended July 31, 2012, were as follows:
Purchases $166,684,378
Sales $189,138,124
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates in a $100,000,000 unsecured, uncommitted revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement with PNC Bank. The LOC was made available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate offered to the Fund by PNC Bank at the time of the borrowing. As of July 31, 2012, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2012, 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 July 31, 2012, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2012, the program was not utilized.
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9. Subsequent events
On August 15, 2012, the Trustees approved the elimination of minimum administrative personnel and services fees effective September 1, 2012. Prior to this date, the administrative fee received during any fiscal year was at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares.
Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined that no additional events have occurred that require disclosure.
10. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2012, 100.0% of total income distributions made by the Fund are qualifying dividends which may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003. Complete information is reported in conjunction with the reporting of your distributions on Form 1099-DIV.
Of the ordinary income distributions made by the Fund during the year ended July 31, 2012, 100.0% qualify for the dividend received deduction available to corporate shareholders.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE BOARD OF trustees OF Federated MDt series AND SHAREHOLDERS OF federated mdt all cap core fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Federated MDT All Cap Core Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting Federated MDT Series), including the portfolio of investments, as of July 31, 2012, 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, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and others, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated MDT All Cap Core Fund, a portfolio of Federated MDT Series, at July 31, 2012, 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 the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Boston, Massachusetts
September 24, 2012
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services 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 February 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012.
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.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments. 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. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning
Account Value
2/1/2012
Ending
Account Value
7/31/2012
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,020.00 $6.78
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,015.70 $10.78
Class R Shares $1,000 $1,017.70 $9.28
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,020.60 $5.53
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,018.15 $6.77
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,014.17 $10.77
Class R Shares $1,000 $1,015.66 $9.27
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,019.39 $5.52
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The annualized net expense ratios are as follows:
Class A Shares 1.35%
Class C Shares 2.15%
Class R Shares 1.85%
Institutional Shares 1.10%
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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 Federated Investors Tower, 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, 2011, the Trust comprised five portfolio(s), and the Federated Fund Family consisted of 43 investment companies (comprising 134 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee oversees all portfolios in the Federated 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)
John F. Donahue*
Birth Date: July 28, 1924
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman of the Federated Fund Family's Executive Committee.
Previous Positions: Chairman of the Federated Fund Family; Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling.
J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
President and Trustee
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Family; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Family; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); 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.
* Family relationships and reasons for “interested” status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are “interested” due to their beneficial ownership of shares of Federated Investors, Inc. and the positions they hold with Federated and its subsidiaries.
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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
Nicholas P. Constantakis, CPA
Birth Date: September 3, 1939
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family.
Other Directorship Held: Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee, and member of the Compensation Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (architecture, engineering and construction services).
Previous Position: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC.
Qualifications: Public accounting and director experience.
John F. Cunningham
Birth Date: March 5, 1943
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family.
Other Directorships Held: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.
Previous Positions: Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc.
Qualifications: Business management and director experience.
Maureen Lally-Green
Birth Date: July 5, 1949
Trustee
Began serving: August 2009
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law.
Other Directorships Held: Director, Auberle; Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Chair and Director, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, St. Vincent Seminary; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Saint Thomas More Society, Allegheny County; Director, Our Campaign for the Church Alive, Inc.
Previous Position: Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge.
Qualifications: Legal and director experience.
Peter E. Madden
Birth Date: March 16, 1942
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee, and Chairman of the Board of Directors or Trustees, of the Federated Fund Family.
Previous Positions: Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, Chief Operating Officer and Director, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange.
Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund services and director experience.
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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
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Management Consultant.
Previous Positions: Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing, communications and technology).
Qualifications: Banking, business management, education and director experience.
Thomas M. O'Neill
Birth Date: June 14, 1951
Trustee
Began serving: October 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Federated Fund Family; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting).
Other Directorships Held: Board of Overseers, Children's Hospital of Boston; Visiting Committee on Athletics, Harvard College; Board of Directors, Medicines for Humanity; Board of Directors, The Golisano Children's Museum of Naples, Florida.
Previous Positions: 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); Director, Midway Pacific (lumber).
Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund, director and investment experience.
John S. Walsh
Birth Date: November 28, 1957
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Federated 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.
Previous Position: Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc.
Qualifications: Business management and director experience.
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OFFICERS
Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years
and Previous Position(s)
John W. McGonigle
Birth Date: October 26, 1938
Secretary
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Family; Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.
Previous Positions: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated Investment Counseling; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Services Company and Federated Securities Corp.
Richard A. Novak
Birth Date: December 25, 1963
TREASURER
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Family; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Investors, Inc.; Vice President, Finance of Federated Services Company; held various financial management positions within The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh; Auditor, Arthur Andersen & Co.
Stephen F. Auth
Birth Date: September 3, 1956
450 Lexington Avenue
Suite 3700
New York, NY 10017-3943

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Began serving: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of this Fund and various other Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; 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.
Brian P. Bouda
Birth Date: February 28, 1947
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Fund Family; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Investors, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of its subsidiaries. Mr. Bouda joined Federated in 1999 and is a member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar Association of Wisconsin.
Daniel Mahr
Birth Date: April 9, 1981
125 High Street
Oliver Tower
21st Floor
Boston, MA 02110-2704

Vice President
Began serving: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Daniel Mahr has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since August 2006. Mr. Mahr joined the MDT Advisers Investment Team in 2002. As Managing Director, Research, he is responsible for leading the Investment Team as it relates to the ongoing design, development and implementation of the Optimum Q Process. He is Vice President of the Trust with respect to the Fund. Mr. Mahr received his A.B., Computer Science from Harvard College and his S.M., Computer Science from Harvard University.
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2012
FEDERATED MDT ALL CAP CORE FUND (the “Fund”)
Following a review and recommendation of approval by the Fund's independent trustees, the Fund's Board reviewed and approved at its May 2012 meetings 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 on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
In this connection, the Federated Funds' Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties include specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a Federated fund. The Senior Officer has the authority to retain consultants, experts, or staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and may be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the independent members of the Board. The Senior Officer prepared and furnished to the Board an independent, written evaluation that covered topics discussed below (the “Evaluation”). The Board considered that Evaluation, along with other information, in deciding to approve the advisory contract.
The Board is also familiar with and considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees, which have indicated that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to a fund and its shareholders, including the performance and expenses of the fund and of comparable funds; the Adviser's cost of providing the services, including the profitability to the Adviser of providing advisory services to a fund; the extent to which the Adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger and, if such economies exist, whether they have been shared with a fund and its shareholders; any “fall-out financial benefits” that accrue to the 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 the Adviser for services rendered to a fund); comparative fee structures, including a comparison of fees paid to the Adviser with those paid by similar funds; and the extent to which the Board members are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees. Consistent with these judicial decisions, the Board also considered management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser for what might be viewed as like services. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
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The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds, and was assisted in its deliberations by independent legal counsel. Throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings, the Board requested and received substantial and detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization that was in addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the Senior Officer's Evaluation. Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional substantial information in connection with the May meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contract occurred. At this May meeting, senior management of the Adviser also met with the independent trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and any other matters thought relevant by the Adviser or the trustees. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose. Thus, the Board's consideration of the advisory contract included review of the Senior Officer's Evaluation, accompanying data and additional information covering such matters as: the Adviser's investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and operating strategies; the Fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in relationship 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 itself 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 risk assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring the funds; 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 family of funds which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are 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.
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While mindful that courts have cautioned against giving such comparisons too much weight, the Board has found the use of comparisons of the Fund's fees and expenses to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be relevant, given the high degree of competition in the mutual fund business. The Board focused on comparisons with other similar mutual funds more heavily than non-mutual fund products or services because it is believed that they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle in fact chosen and maintained by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a generally reliable indication of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes. In this regard, the Senior Officer has reviewed Federated's fees for providing advisory services to products outside the Federated family of funds (e.g., institutional and separate accounts). He concluded that mutual funds and institutional accounts are inherently different products. Those differences include, but are not limited to, different types of targeted investors; being subject to different laws and regulations; different legal structures; different average account sizes; different associated costs; different portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows; and portfolio manager time spent in review of securities pricing. The Senior Officer did not consider these fee schedules to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of mutual fund advisory contracts.
The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program, which in turn assisted the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser's investment management services were such as to warrant continuation of the advisory contract.
The Senior Officer reviewed information compiled by Federated, using data supplied by independent fund ranking organizations, regarding the performance of, and fees charged by, other mutual funds, noting his view that comparisons to fund peer groups are relevant in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees. He also observed that certain funds may exhibit important differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds placed in the same peer group by ranking organizations, noting in this connection that the Fund's quantitative investment program is of such a type.
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For the periods covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's performance for the one-year period was above the median of the relevant peer group, and the Fund's performance fell below the median of the relevant peer group for the three-year and five-year periods. In addition, the Board was informed by the Adviser that, for the same periods, the Fund underperformed its benchmark index for the one-year period, underperformed its benchmark index for the three-year period and underperformed its benchmark index for the five-year period. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being undertaken by the Adviser. The Board will continue to monitor these efforts and the performance of the Fund.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. This information covered not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also 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). 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 fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future, where appropriate. Moreover, the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution or elimination of these voluntary waivers.
Federated furnished information, requested by the Senior Officer, that reported revenues on a fund-by-fund basis and made estimates of the allocation of expenses on a fund-by-fund basis, using allocation methodologies specified by the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer noted that, although they may apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in allocating costs (and the unavoidable arbitrary aspects of that exercise) and the lack of consensus on how to allocate those costs may render such allocation information unreliable. The allocation information was considered in the analysis by the Board but was determined to be of limited use.
The Board and the Senior Officer also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing profitability information for Federated to other publicly held fund management companies. In this regard, the Senior Officer noted the limited availability of such information, but nonetheless concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive.
The Senior Officer's Evaluation also discussed the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger. The Board considered in this regard that the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, shareholder services, compliance, internal audit, and risk management functions; and systems technology; and that the benefits of
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these efforts (as well as any economies, should they exist) were likely to be enjoyed by the fund complex as a whole. Finally, the Board also noted the absence of any applicable regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject, which (as discussed in the Senior Officer's Evaluation) is compounded by the lack of any common industry practice or general pattern with respect to structuring fund advisory fees with “breakpoints” that serve to reduce the fee as the fund attains a certain size. The Senior Officer did not recommend institution of breakpoints in pricing Federated's fund advisory services at this time.
It was noted in the materials for the Board meeting that for the period covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's investment advisory fee, after waivers and expense reimbursements, if any, was above the median of the relevant peer group. The Board reviewed the fees and other expenses of the Fund with the Adviser and was satisfied that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive. In this regard, the Board had been previously advised that, while comparisons to fund peer groups are relevant in judging the reasonableness of advisory fees, the Fund's quantitative focus makes fee and expense comparisons particularly difficult. Although the Fund's advisory fee was above the median of the peer range, the peer group of funds varied widely in their complexity, and the management of the Fund is among the more complex relative to its peers. The Board will continue to monitor advisory fees and other expenses borne by the Fund.
The Senior Officer noted that, considering the totality of the circumstances, and all of the factors referenced within his Evaluation, he had concluded that, subject to comments and recommendations made within his Evaluation, his observations and the information accompanying the Evaluation supported a finding by the Board that the management fees for each of the funds was reasonable and that Federated appeared to provide appropriate advisory and administrative services to the Fund for the fees paid. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's advisory contract.
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 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 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 discussed above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the advisory contract was appropriate.
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The Board based its decision to approve the 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. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.
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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 is 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 from Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. To access this information from the home page, select “All” under “Asset Classes.” Select a fund name and share class, if applicable, to go to the Fund Overview page. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Documents” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Proxy Voting Record Report (Form N-PX).” Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-Q.” These filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information from the “Products” section of Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. From the home page, select “All” under “Asset Classes.” Select a fund name and share class, if applicable, to go to the Fund Overview page. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Documents” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Form N-Q.”
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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 MDT All Cap Core Fund
Federated Investors Funds
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2012 ©Federated Investors, Inc.
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2012
Share Class Ticker
A QABGX
C QCBGX
R QKBGX
Institutional QIBGX
Federated MDT Balanced Fund
Fund Established 2002

A Portfolio of Federated MDT Series

Dear Valued Shareholder,
I am pleased to present the Annual Shareholder Report for your fund covering the period from August 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012. This report includes Management's Discussion of Fund Performance, a complete listing of your fund's holdings, performance information and financial statements along with other important fund information.
In addition, our website, FederatedInvestors.com, offers easy access to Federated resources that include timely fund updates, economic and market insights from our investment strategists, and financial planning tools. We invite you to register to take full advantage of its capabilities.
Thank you for investing with Federated. I hope you find this information useful and look forward to keeping you informed.
Sincerely,
J. Christopher Donahue, President

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
The Fund's total return, based on net asset value, for the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2012, was 1.65% for Class A Shares, 0.93% for Class C Shares, 1.19% for Class R Shares and 1.87% for Institutional Shares. Over the same period, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500)1 and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (BAB Index),2 each a broad-based securities market index, returned 9.13% and 7.25%, respectively.
MArket Overview
Over the reporting period, domestic equity market performance was strong as evidenced by the 7.33% return of the Russell 3000® Index,3 which represents the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies by market capitalization. Large-cap stocks led the way as demonstrated by the 10.41% return of the Russell Top 200® Index,4 which exceeded the 2.28% and 0.19% results for the Russell Midcap® Index,5 representing mid-cap stocks, and the Russell 2000® Index,6 representing small-cap stocks, respectively. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks during the year with the Russell 3000® Growth Index7 returning 7.55% as compared to 7.09% for the Russell 3000® Value Index.8
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) fundamentals benefited from the moderate improvement in employment conditions and a decline in interest rates which boosted property valuations. For the reporting period, the Standard & Poor's U.S. REIT Index9 returned 13.44%.
International equities10 in developed markets underperformed the domestic equity market during the reporting period with the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia and Far East (EAFE) Index11 returning -11.45%. Emerging market12 equities had similar results with the MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index13 returning -13.93%.
Bond markets were quite volatile over the past year as the European debt crisis remained in the headlines throughout the reporting period. An improving, though sluggish, domestic economy and a declining interest rate environment, particularly at the longest maturities, provided a constructive backdrop for most fixed income instruments with total returns on all bond sectors providing positive results.
ASSET ALLOCATION
During the 12-month reporting period, equity investments accounted for an average of approximately 68% of the portfolio while fixed income and cash investments accounted for an average of 32%. Though allocations fluctuated with the swings in the market, the overall allocation to equities relative to bonds ended the period essentially unchanged. Within the equity allocation, REIT investments were increased marginally while the mix between domestic and international was held steady.
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EQUITIES
Domestic equity investments, which were managed using Federated MDT's proprietary Optimum Q process, underperformed the Russell 3000® Index during the 12-month reporting period. Investments in the Information Technology sector were the most significant negative factor in the Fund's domestic equity performance relative to the Russell 3000® Index. REIT investments were a positive contributor to Fund performance during the reporting period, outperforming both the S&P REIT index and the broader equity market.
FIXED INCOME
The fixed income portion of the portfolio outperformed the BAB Index by a healthy margin as a result of the Fund's yield curve management and security selection. Duration positioning detracted from Fund performance considerably, while sector management was a modest negative. Overweights in high yield14 and CMBS,15 the best performing sectors over the past year, positively contributed to Fund performance. The greater yield on the portfolio, as a result of these overweights, also helped performance. The Fund's lower quality bias, on the other hand, and the overweights in Industrials and Finance, detracted from Fund performance.
1 The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
2 Barclays Capital changed the name of the BAB Index from “Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index” to “Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.” The BAB Index is an unmanaged index composed of securities from the Barclay's Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and the Asset-Backed Securities Index. Total return comprises price appreciation/depreciation and income as a percentage of the original investment. Indices are rebalanced monthly by market capitalization. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
3 The Russell 3000® Index offers investors access to the broad U.S. equity universe representing approximately 98% of the U.S. market. The Russell 3000® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad market and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
4 The Russell Top 200® Index measures the performance of the 200 largest companies in the Russell 1000® Index, which represents approximately 68% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
5 The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index, which represent approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
6 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
7 The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000® Growth or the Russell 2000® Growth indexes. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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8 The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000® Value or the Russell 2000® Value indexes. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
9 The S&P REIT Index tracks the market performance of U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts, known as REITs. It consists of 100 REITs chosen for their liquidity and importance in representing a diversified real estate portfolio. Investments in REITs involve special risks associated with an investment in real estate, such as limited liquidity and interest rate risks. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
10 International investing involves special risks including currency risk, increased volatility of foreign securities, political risks and differences in auditing and other financial standards.
11 The MSCI EAFE Index measures international equity performance. It comprises 22 MSCI country indices, representing the developed markets outside of North America. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
12 Prices of emerging markets securities can be significantly more volatile than the prices of securities in developed countries, and currency risks and political risks are accentuated in emerging markets.
13 The MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index is an unmanaged index consisting of 21 emerging market countries. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
14 High-yield, lower-rated securities generally entail greater market, credit and liquidity risk than investment-grade securities and may include higher volatility and higher risk of default. Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates and a rise in interest rates can cause a decline in their prices.
15 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. 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 start of performance date for the Fund's Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Class R Shares was October 1, 2002. Class A Shares and Class C Shares commenced operations on September 15, 2005, and Class R Shares commenced operations on December 12, 2006, respectively. Performance results shown before those dates are for the Fund's Institutional Shares and have been adjusted for the maximum sales charges, maximum contingent deferred sales charges and total annual operating expenses applicable to each class. The Fund's Instituional Shares commenced operations on October 1, 2002. Subject to the expense adjustments noted above, the Fund's Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Class R Shares annual returns would be substantially similar to those of the Institutional Shares because Shares of each class are invested in the same portfolio of securities. The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns for each class averaged over the stated periods. The graphs below illustrate the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated MDT Balanced Fund2 (the “Fund”) from October 1, 2002 (start of performance) to July 31, 2012, compared to the Standard and Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500)3 and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (BAB).3
Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended 7/31/2012
(returns reflect all applicable sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges as specified below in footnote #1)
Share Class 1 Year 5 Years Start of
Performance*
Class A Shares -3.95% -1.32% 5.31%
Class C Shares -0.07% -0.93% 5.11%
Class R Shares 1.19% -0.67% 5.44%
Institutional Shares 1.87% 0.05% 6.17%
* The Fund's start of performance date was October 1, 2002.
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, visit FederatedInvestors.com or 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.
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Growth of a $10,000 InvestmentCLASS A SHARES
■  Total returns shown include the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450).
Growth of a $10,000 InvestmentCLASS c SHARES
■  Total returns shown include the maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00%, as applicable.
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Growth of a $10,000 InvestmentCLASS r SHARES
Growth of a $10,000 Investmentinstitutional shares
1 Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund after deducting applicable sales charges: For Class A Shares, the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450); for Class C Shares, a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge would be applied on any redemption less than one year from the purchase date. The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The S&P 500 and BAB have been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the indexes.
2 The Fund is the successor to the MDT Balanced Fund pursuant to a reorganization that took place on December 8, 2006. Prior to that date, the Fund had no investment operations. Accordingly, the performance information shown for periods prior to that date is that of the MDT Balanced Fund.
3 Barclays Capital changed the name of the BAB Index from “Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index” to “Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.” The S&P 500 and the BAB are 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 indexes are unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, are not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables (unaudited)
At July 31, 2012, the Fund's portfolio composition1 was as follows:
Security Type Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Domestic Equity Securities 59.8%
Corporate Debt Securities 16.3%
Mortgage-Backed Securities2 8.7%
International Equity Securities (including International Exchange-Traded Funds) 6.9%
U.S. Treasury Securities3 1.8%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 1.3%
Asset-Backed Securities 0.7%
Foreign Debt Securities 0.7%
Trade Finance Agreements 0.6%
Municipal Securities 0.3%
Floating Rate Loan4 0.0%
Cash Equivalents5 4.8%
Derivative Contracts4,6 (0.0)%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net7 (1.9)%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 See the Fund's Prospectus for a description of the principal types of securities in which the Fund invests. 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.
2 For purposes of this table, Mortgage-Backed Securities include mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Government Sponsored Entities and adjustable rate mortgage-backed securities.
3 Also includes $122,692 held in U.S. Treasuries pledged as collateral to ensure the Fund is able to satisfy the obligations of its outstanding futures contracts.
4 Represents less than 0.1%.
5 Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements.
6 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.
7 Assets, other than investments in securities and derivative contracts, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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At July 31, 2012, the Fund's industry composition8 for its equity securities (excluding international exchange-traded funds) was as follows:
Industry Composition Percentage of
Equity Securities
Real Estate Investment Trusts 11.0%
Specialty Retailing 5.8%
Regional Banks 4.6%
Discount Department Stores 3.9%
Services to Medical Professionals 3.9%
Money Center Bank 3.7%
Integrated Domestic Oil 3.5%
Property Liability Insurance 3.5%
Broadcasting 3.3%
Multi-Line Insurance 3.3%
Department Stores 3.1%
Financial Services 3.1%
Personal Loans 2.9%
Ethical Drugs 2.8%
Diversified Leisure 1.9%
Auto Manufacturing 1.6%
Computers—Midrange 1.6%
Hotels 1.6%
Cosmetics & Toiletries 1.5%
Life Insurance 1.4%
Specialty Chemicals 1.4%
Apparel 1.3%
Drug Store 1.2%
Cable & Wireless Television 1.1%
Grocery Chain 1.1%
Oil Refiner 1.0%
Soft Drinks 1.0%
Software Packaged/Custom 1.0%
Other9 22.9%
TOTAL 100.0%
8 Industry classifications are based upon, and individual portfolio securities are assigned to, the classifications of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) except that the Adviser assigns a classification to securities not classified by the GICS and to securities for which the Adviser does not have access to the classification made by the GICS.
9 For purposes of this table, industry classifications which constitute less than 1.0% of the Fund's equity securities have been aggregated under the designation “Other.”
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Portfolio of Investments
July 31, 2012
Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—61.6%
Agricultural Chemical—0.0%
1,100 Scotts Co. $43,890
Agricultural Machinery—0.1%
1,100 Lindsay Manufacturing Co. 77,990
Airline - Regional—0.5%
19,939 1 Alaska Air Group, Inc. 694,874
Aluminum—0.1%
2,800 Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 152,712
Apparel—0.8%
3,582 1 Ann, Inc. 97,001
8,012 1 Carter's, Inc. 405,968
1,187 Columbia Sportswear Co. 60,050
2,392 1 Express, Inc. 38,511
1,500 Guess ?, Inc. 45,150
558 1 Maidenform Brands, Inc. 11,763
571 Oxford Industries, Inc. 24,690
1,012 True Religion Apparel, Inc. 26,555
4,538 1 Warnaco Group, Inc. 193,591
3,442 1 Zumiez, Inc. 125,048
TOTAL 1,028,327
AT&T Divestiture—0.0%
1,100 Verizon Communications 49,654
Auto Dealership—0.0%
670 Group 1 Automotive, Inc. 36,012
Auto Manufacturing—1.0%
19,700 Ford Motor Co. 182,028
45,800 1 General Motors Co. 902,718
4,800 1 TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. 188,640
TOTAL 1,273,386
Auto Original Equipment Manufacturers—0.2%
4,698 Dana Holding Corp. 61,920
4,400 Johnson Controls, Inc. 108,460
1,566 1 Meritor, Inc. 7,329
4,722 1 Tenneco Automotive, Inc. 138,307
TOTAL 316,016
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Auto Part Replacement—0.3%
5,900 Genuine Parts Co. $377,777
Auto Rental—0.2%
2,826 1 Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group 210,254
Baking—0.0%
432 Snyders-Lance, Inc. 10,122
Biotechnology—0.1%
663 1 Incyte Genomics, Inc. 16,568
1,518 1 Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 55,969
TOTAL 72,537
Broadcasting—2.0%
9,300 American Tower Corp. 672,483
38,700 1 DIRECTV-Class A 1,921,842
TOTAL 2,594,325
Building Materials—0.2%
4,600 1 Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. 101,752
1,100 Lennox International, Inc. 48,037
1,216 Watsco, Inc. 82,615
TOTAL 232,404
Building Supply Store—0.6%
29,100 Lowe's Cos., Inc. 738,267
Cable & Wireless Television—0.7%
10,100 Time Warner Cable, Inc. 857,793
Cable TV—0.2%
1,600 1 Charter Communications, Inc. 123,072
2,500 1 Liberty Global, Inc., Class A 131,950
TOTAL 255,022
Carpets—0.2%
817 Interface, Inc. 10,833
2,700 1 Mohawk Industries, Inc. 179,361
TOTAL 190,194
Cement—0.0%
568 Eagle Materials, Inc. 19,738
Clothing Stores—0.6%
3,042 1 Aeropostale, Inc. 59,988
685 Cato Corp., Class A 19,180
1,971 1 Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. 100,127
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Clothing Stores—continued
13,200 Gap (The), Inc. $389,268
1,900 1 Hanesbrands, Inc. 57,038
1,258 1 Jos A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. 53,163
757 1 Rue21, Inc. 18,653
TOTAL 697,417
Commodity Chemicals—0.3%
618 Georgia Gulf Corp. 20,258
419 Innospec, Inc. 13,039
170 Newmarket Corp. 39,080
2,300 PPG Industries, Inc. 251,758
2,100 RPM International, Inc. 55,650
76 Stepan Co. 6,738
TOTAL 386,523
Computer Networking—0.0%
707 1 NetScout Systems, Inc. 16,515
Computer Peripherals—0.1%
2,800 Lexmark International Group, Class A 48,972
973 1 Silicon Graphics International Corp. 6,471
553 1 Synaptics, Inc. 14,588
TOTAL 70,031
Computer Services—0.2%
1,149 1 CACI International, Inc., Class A 64,861
1,134 Fair Isaac & Co., Inc. 49,091
1,253 Syntel, Inc. 72,837
1,435 1 Unisys Corporation 27,882
TOTAL 214,671
Computer Stores—0.5%
4,200 GameStop Corp. 67,284
1,900 1 Insight Enterprises, Inc. 31,844
11,300 1 Tech Data Corp. 566,130
TOTAL 665,258
Computers - Low End—0.3%
31,800 Dell, Inc. 377,784
Computers - Midrange—1.0%
68,300 Hewlett-Packard Co. 1,245,792
Construction Machinery—0.2%
236 NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A 23,635
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Construction Machinery—continued
8,000 Trinity Industries, Inc. $224,000
TOTAL 247,635
Consumer Finance—0.0%
565 1 Green Dot Corp. 5,899
Consumer Goods—0.0%
1,428 Pool Corp. 52,636
Cosmetics & Toiletries—0.9%
3,800 Avon Products, Inc. 58,862
778 1 Elizabeth Arden, Inc. 30,350
8,600 Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A 450,468
1,642 1 Revlon, Inc., Class A 23,891
4,132 1 Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. 109,167
5,600 1 Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. 475,328
TOTAL 1,148,066
Crude Oil & Gas Production—0.1%
2,138 Energy XXI Ltd. 66,663
2,145 1 Stone Energy Corp. 56,328
1,876 W&T Offshore, Inc. 34,687
TOTAL 157,678
Defense Aerospace—0.1%
849 1 Hexcel Corp. 19,773
662 Kaman Corp., Class A 21,568
855 1 Orbital Sciences Corp. 11,200
246 1 Teledyne Technologies, Inc. 15,326
900 1 Transdigm Group, Inc. 111,024
TOTAL 178,891
Department Stores—1.9%
10,400 Kohl's Corp. 517,088
11,000 Macy's, Inc. 394,240
6,500 Penney (J.C.) Co., Inc. 146,315
2,321 1 Saks, Inc. 24,208
2,900 1 Sears Holdings Corp. 143,521
19,500 Target Corp. 1,182,675
TOTAL 2,408,047
Discount Department Stores—2.4%
11,200 1 Dollar Tree, Inc. 563,808
1,700 Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 112,336
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Discount Department Stores—continued
31,400 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. $2,337,102
TOTAL 3,013,246
Diversified Leisure—1.2%
3,300 1 Bally Technologies, Inc. 144,243
35,000 Carnival Corp. 1,164,800
2,240 1 Coinstar, Inc. 106,378
3,900 Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 97,422
TOTAL 1,512,843
Diversified Oil—0.5%
11,700 Murphy Oil Corp. 627,822
Drug Store—0.8%
26,600 Walgreen Co. 967,176
Education & Training Services—0.3%
8,100 1 Apollo Group, Inc., Class A 220,320
1,241 1 Bridgepoint Education, Inc. 11,293
590 1 Capella Education Co. 15,647
1,500 DeVry, Inc. 29,445
818 1 Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 13,611
1,352 1 ITT Educational Services, Inc. 52,485
415 Strayer Education, Inc. 30,154
TOTAL 372,955
Electrical Equipment—0.1%
1,591 Belden, Inc. 51,119
530 1 Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. 9,609
900 Smith (A.O.) Corp. 44,478
1,400 1 WESCO International, Inc. 77,994
TOTAL 183,200
Electronic Instruments—0.2%
818 1 IRobot Corp. 18,618
4,400 1 Trimble Navigation Ltd. 194,744
TOTAL 213,362
Electronic Test/Measuring Equipment—0.1%
1,400 1 Itron, Inc. 54,558
542 MTS Systems Corp. 23,561
TOTAL 78,119
Ethical Drugs—1.7%
7,100 1 Forest Laboratories, Inc., Class A 238,205
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Ethical Drugs—continued
43,800 Lilly (Eli) & Co. $1,928,514
TOTAL 2,166,719
Financial Services—1.9%
6,900 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 356,868
1,377 Deluxe Corp. 38,997
590 1 Encore Capital Group, Inc. 16,520
24,700 SLM Holding Corp. 394,953
12,600 Visa, Inc., Class A 1,626,282
TOTAL 2,433,620
Food Wholesaling—0.5%
21,700 Sysco Corp. 637,763
Furniture—0.0%
1,068 1 Select Comfort Corp. 27,779
Gas Distributor—0.0%
1,300 Southwest Gas Corp. 58,058
Generic Drug—0.1%
3,137 Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A 103,270
Grocery Chain—0.7%
1,467 Casey's General Stores, Inc. 87,184
1,906 Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. 78,794
20,000 Kroger Co. 443,400
10,600 Safeway, Inc. 164,830
1,000 1 The Fresh Market, Inc. 58,890
TOTAL 833,098
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.1%
1,500 Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. 39,225
1,600 St. Jude Medical, Inc. 59,776
TOTAL 99,001
Home Building—0.1%
4,700 D. R. Horton, Inc. 82,861
Home Health Care—0.0%
827 1 Wellcare Health Plans, Inc. 53,606
Home Products—0.5%
3,100 Energizer Holdings, Inc. 241,087
1,800 Jarden Corp. 81,360
3,800 Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 67,070
1,155 1 Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. 42,539
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or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Home Products—continued
4,253 Tupperware Brands Corp. $222,942
TOTAL 654,998
Hotels—1.0%
16,300 Marriott International, Inc., Class A 593,646
12,900 Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 671,445
TOTAL 1,265,091
Hotels and Motels—0.0%
658 Ameristar Casinos, Inc. 11,100
562 Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 32,377
TOTAL 43,477
Household Appliances—0.3%
1,300 1 Middleby Corp. 127,296
4,300 Whirlpool Corp. 290,508
TOTAL 417,804
Household Durable—0.4%
6,900 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 461,541
Industrial Machinery—0.1%
1,255 Actuant Corp. 35,717
519 Tennant Co. 21,627
674 Watts Industries, Inc., Class A 22,673
TOTAL 80,017
Insurance Brokerage—0.2%
3,100 Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. 89,094
300 1 Markel Corp. 129,618
TOTAL 218,712
Integrated Domestic Oil—2.1%
38,800 ConocoPhillips 2,112,272
2,300 Hess Corp. 108,468
18,000 Marathon Oil Corp. 476,460
TOTAL 2,697,200
Integrated International Oil—0.4%
4,900 Chevron Corp. 536,942
Internet Service—0.0%
712 1 Travelzoo, Inc. 15,386
Life Insurance—0.9%
12,100 Protective Life Corp. 337,711
15,000 Prudential Financial 724,200
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Life Insurance—continued
3,900 Symetra Financial Corp $45,357
TOTAL 1,107,268
Lumber Product—0.1%
13,000 1 Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 134,160
Machined Parts Original Equipment Manufacturers—0.1%
1,525 Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 56,669
300 Titan International, Inc. 6,201
TOTAL 62,870
Mail Order—0.1%
3,530 HSN, Inc. 149,531
Maritime—0.1%
4,500 Ship Finance International Ltd. 65,160
161 TAL International Group, Inc. 5,498
TOTAL 70,658
Meat Packing—0.4%
24,600 1 Smithfield Foods, Inc. 455,100
Medical Supplies—0.2%
3,369 1 Align Technology, Inc. 114,411
800 1 CareFusion Corporation 19,528
329 1 Orthofix International NV 13,493
2,653 Owens & Minor, Inc. 74,841
2,108 Steris Corp. 63,514
TOTAL 285,787
Medical Technology—0.1%
716 1 Arthrocare Corporation 21,179
976 1 Integra Lifesciences Corp. 37,537
1,005 1 MedAssets, Inc. 13,256
TOTAL 71,972
Metal Fabrication—0.2%
1,158 Barnes Group, Inc. 27,630
2,000 Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. 102,960
1,300 Timken Co. 47,060
3,502 Worthington Industries, Inc. 75,993
TOTAL 253,643
Miscellaneous Communications—0.1%
600 1 Equinix, Inc. 106,908
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Miscellaneous Communications—continued
1,728 1 Leap Wireless International, Inc. $9,815
TOTAL 116,723
Miscellaneous Components—0.3%
11,200 1 Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc., Class A 155,232
1,195 1 TriMas Corp. 25,979
22,000 1 Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 217,140
TOTAL 398,351
Miscellaneous Food Products—0.1%
3,700 Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 90,650
Miscellaneous Machinery—0.2%
4,800 Nordson Corp. 246,048
Miscellaneous Metals—0.0%
701 AMCOL International Corp. 21,521
662 Matthews International Corp., Class A 19,198
TOTAL 40,719
Money Center Bank—2.2%
65,700 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2,365,200
1,100 Northern Trust Corp. 49,940
10,800 State Street Corp. 436,104
TOTAL 2,851,244
Mortgage and Title—0.0%
1,800 Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A 33,516
Multi-Industry Basic—0.0%
494 Olin Corp. 9,999
Multi-Industry Capital Goods—0.3%
1,991 Acuity Brands, Inc. Holding Company 115,358
10,500 Textron, Inc. 273,525
TOTAL 388,883
Multi-Industry Transportation—0.0%
1,658 Brinks Co. (The) 38,466
256 1 Hub Group, Inc. 7,616
TOTAL 46,082
Multi-Line Insurance—2.1%
34,800 Allstate Corp. 1,193,640
36,300 1 American International Group, Inc. 1,135,101
3,800 CNA Financial Corp. 99,218
6,800 Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. 137,768
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Multi-Line Insurance—continued
100 White Mountains Insurance Group, Inc. $51,059
TOTAL 2,616,786
Newspaper Publishing—0.0%
100 Washington Post Co., Class B 33,850
Office Equipment—0.0%
3,800 Pitney Bowes, Inc. 50,768
Office Furniture—0.1%
1,160 HNI Corp. 30,821
2,319 Knoll, Inc. 31,747
1,316 Miller Herman, Inc. 24,083
TOTAL 86,651
Office Supplies—0.1%
2,800 Avery Dennison Corp. 86,212
1,274 United Stationers, Inc. 32,117
TOTAL 118,329
Oil Refiner—0.6%
5,700 Marathon Petroleum Corp. 269,610
6,300 1 Tesoro Petroleum Corp. 174,195
10,700 Valero Energy Corp. 294,250
3,219 Western Refining, Inc. 75,743
TOTAL 813,798
Oil Service, Explore & Drill—0.1%
1,702 1 C&J Energy Services, Inc. 31,964
2,700 1 Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 48,276
TOTAL 80,240
Other Communications Equipment—0.1%
1,300 Harris Corp. 54,145
549 1 Netgear, Inc. 19,012
TOTAL 73,157
Packaged Food—0.1%
1,919 1 United Natural Foods, Inc. 104,202
Paper Product—0.0%
5,800 1 Boise, Inc. 42,920
Personal & Household—0.2%
4,193 Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. 213,885
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Personal Loans—1.8%
39,200 Capital One Financial Corp. $2,214,408
507 Cash America International, Inc. 19,428
611 1 Ezcorp, Inc., Class A 13,748
TOTAL 2,247,584
Personnel Agency—0.2%
3,500 Manpower, Inc. 124,530
2,100 Robert Half International, Inc. 56,721
697 1 TrueBlue, Inc. 10,608
TOTAL 191,859
Photo-Optical Component-Equipment—0.0%
365 1 Coherent, Inc. 17,823
Plastic—0.0%
1,857 Polyone Corp. 27,354
Printed Circuit Boards—0.1%
2,400 1 Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 37,824
7,000 1 Sanmina-SCI Corporation 59,780
TOTAL 97,604
Printing—0.1%
366 1 Consolidated Graphics, Inc. 8,678
3,500 Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. 42,420
1,834 1 Valassis Communications, Inc. 41,356
TOTAL 92,454
Professional Services—0.0%
934 Hillenbrand, Inc. 16,149
376 Insperity, Inc. 9,866
TOTAL 26,015
Property Liability Insurance—2.1%
2,300 Everest Re Group Ltd. 233,910
4,200 ProAssurance Corp. 376,194
1,800 RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 133,182
31,200 The Travelers Cos, Inc. 1,954,680
TOTAL 2,697,966
Real Estate Investment Trusts—6.8%
6,000 American Campus Communities, Inc. 285,960
12,000 American Capital Agency Corp. 421,680
30,000 Annaly Capital Management, Inc. 522,900
2,000 Boston Properties, Inc. 221,800
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Real Estate Investment Trusts—continued
48,000 CYS Investments, Inc. $694,080
5,300 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 413,771
47,000 Hatteras Financial Corp. 1,374,750
9,000 Home Properties, Inc. 590,490
11,000 LaSalle Hotel Properties 288,860
65,000 MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. 525,200
19,000 Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 431,680
17,500 Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. 710,325
10,000 Post Properties, Inc. 516,500
1,300 Public Storage 193,635
1,591 Simon Property Group, Inc. 255,340
49,000 1 Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. 490,490
3,300 Taubman Centers, Inc. 255,816
16,000 UDR, Inc. 425,760
TOTAL 8,619,037
Recreational Goods—0.0%
618 Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. 30,548
Recreational Vehicle—0.0%
2,712 Brunswick Corp. 59,637
Regional Banks—2.8%
10,400 BB&T Corp. 326,248
1,000 City National Corp. 49,280
5,200 Comerica, Inc. 157,092
1,100 Commerce Bancshares, Inc. 43,318
7,200 Fifth Third Bancorp 99,504
13,300 Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 82,659
21,000 KeyCorp 167,580
10,500 SunTrust Banks, Inc. 248,325
837 1 SVB Financial Group 48,387
68,100 Wells Fargo & Co. 2,302,461
2,400 Zions Bancorp 43,680
TOTAL 3,568,534
Rental & Leasing Service—0.1%
2,300 Rent-A-Center, Inc. 81,788
Restaurants—0.2%
572 CEC Entertainment, Inc. 19,711
944 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. 59,151
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Restaurants—continued
792 1 DineEquity, Inc. $42,214
900 1 Panera Bread Co. 141,741
439 1 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 13,104
TOTAL 275,921
Roofing & Wallboard—0.0%
960 1 Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. 25,449
986 1 U.S.G. Corp. 16,013
TOTAL 41,462
Rubber—0.0%
1,480 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 25,856
Semiconductor Distribution—0.4%
16,800 1 Arrow Electronics, Inc. 567,000
Semiconductor Manufacturing—0.1%
1,115 1 Cirrus Logic, Inc. 40,998
4,933 1 Omnivision Technologies, Inc. 69,161
TOTAL 110,159
Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment—0.1%
1,691 Brooks Automation, Inc. 15,659
1,150 1 Mentor Graphics Corp. 17,572
2,045 1 Veeco Instruments, Inc. 73,027
TOTAL 106,258
Services to Medical Professionals—2.4%
10,100 Aetna, Inc. 364,206
2,116 1 Centene Corp. 80,492
3,000 Coventry Health Care, Inc. 99,990
2,200 1 Henry Schein, Inc. 164,582
1,100 Humana, Inc. 67,760
1,985 1 Molina Healthcare, Inc. 48,454
2,000 Omnicare, Inc. 62,820
1,894 1 PSS World Medical, Inc. 39,566
1,184 1 Team Health Holdings, Inc. 31,613
27,100 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 1,384,539
13,200 Wellpoint, Inc. 703,428
TOTAL 3,047,450
Shoes—0.1%
4,129 1 CROCs, Inc. 63,380
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Shoes—continued
397 1 Genesco, Inc. $26,289
TOTAL 89,669
Silver Production—0.0%
1,856 1 Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. 30,271
Soft Drinks—0.6%
10,400 Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. 304,928
9,700 Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. 442,126
TOTAL 747,054
Software Packaged/Custom—0.6%
4,200 CA, Inc. 101,094
5,400 Computer Sciences Corp. 132,948
4,500 1 Electronic Arts, Inc. 49,590
513 1 MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A 59,744
3,711 1 Parametric Technology Corp. 79,935
1,820 1 Progress Software Corp. 35,381
16,000 1 Symantec Corp. 252,000
756 1 Verint Systems, Inc. 21,100
1,894 1 Websense, Inc. 28,429
TOTAL 760,221
Specialty Chemicals—0.8%
4,200 Airgas, Inc. 333,144
8,500 Cabot Corp. 331,500
415 Chemed Corp. 26,050
1,745 1 Chemtura Corp. 23,592
1,050 1 Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. 24,591
1,385 1 LSB Industries, Inc. 44,500
171 Quaker Chemical Corp. 7,570
5,861 Rockwood Holdings, Inc. 259,173
255 1 TPC Group, Inc. 9,818
TOTAL 1,059,938
Specialty Retailing—3.6%
5,200 Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A 175,760
3,500 Advance Auto Parts, Inc. 245,525
8,684 1 Ascena Retail Group, Inc. 159,265
4,700 1 AutoNation, Inc. 185,321
2,400 1 Big Lots, Inc. 97,224
32,900 CVS Corp. 1,488,725
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Specialty Retailing—continued
450 1 Cabela's, Inc., Class A $20,673
4,950 Expedia, Inc. 282,100
1,208 Finish Line, Inc., Class A 25,223
3,700 Foot Locker, Inc. 122,174
379 1 Francesca's Holdings Corp. 11,904
9,823 GNC Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 378,480
471 1 Hibbett Sports, Inc. 28,623
804 1 Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. 34,001
2,400 1 Mattress Firm Holding Corp. 69,984
6,900 Nordstrom, Inc. 373,566
2,442 Penske Automotive Group, Inc. 58,364
2,800 Signet Jewelers Ltd. 122,976
13,300 Staples, Inc. 169,442
2,338 Tractor Supply Co. 212,454
738 1 Vera Bradley, Inc. 16,819
2,213 1 Vitamin Shoppe Industries, Inc. 121,538
4,200 Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 145,950
TOTAL 4,546,091
Surveillance-Detection—0.0%
749 Mine Safety Appliances Co. 25,706
Telecommunication Equipment & Services—0.2%
2,567 1 Anixter International, Inc. 146,088
2,678 1 CIENA Corp. 42,928
3,500 1 TW Telecom, Inc. 87,955
TOTAL 276,971
Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.0%
1,211 1 Fifth & Pacific Co., Inc. 13,418
Tools and Hardware—0.1%
1,800 Snap-On, Inc. 122,004
Toys & Games—0.2%
6,900 Hasbro, Inc. 247,158
Truck Manufacturing—0.1%
2,600 1 Navistar International Corp. 63,960
Uniforms—0.2%
5,200 Cintas Corp. 206,076
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $74,676,493)
78,128,439
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
Asset-Backed Securities—0.6%
$29,591 CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. 2002-HE4, AF, 5.510%, 8/25/2032 $27,551
400,000 GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note Trust 2012-3 A, 0.735%, 6/20/2017 400,000
100,000 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust 2008-C1 AM, 6.262%, 2/12/2051 107,685
250,000 Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage 2007-6, 5.485%, 3/12/2051 277,000
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $780,418)
812,236
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—0.7%
1,751 Bear Stearns Mortgage Securities, Inc. 1997-6 1A, 7.098%, 3/25/2031 1,793
70,000 Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2012-CR1 AM, 3.912%, 5/15/2045 70,609
125,000 Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2012-CR1 B, 4.612%, 5/15/2045 128,104
75,000 Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2012-LC4 B, 4.934%, 12/10/2044 79,239
5,720 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC 1311 K, 7.000%, 7/15/2022 6,382
11,140 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC 1384 D, 7.000%, 9/15/2022 12,756
2,356 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC 1595 D, 7.000%, 10/15/2013 2,409
24,817 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC 2497 JH, 6.000%, 9/15/2032 27,800
26,701 Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC 1993-113 SB, 9.748%, 7/25/2023 31,714
2,242 Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC 2001-37 GA, 8.000%, 7/25/2016 2,404
5,871 Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC 2003-35 UC, 3.750%, 5/25/2033 6,197
100,000 GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2012-GCJ7 AS, 4.085%, 5/10/2045 104,453
135,000 GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2012-GCJ7 BB, 4.740%, 5/10/2045 141,458
19,255 Government National Mortgage Association REMIC 2002-17 B, 6.000%, 3/20/2032 21,581
50,000 Morgan Stanley Capital I 2007-IQ16 AM, 6.110%, 12/12/2049 53,733
100,000 Morgan Stanley Capital I 2012-C4 AS, 3.773%, 3/15/2045 101,914
105,000 UBS-Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C1 A3, 3.595%, 1/10/2045 114,625
25,000 WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C6 B, 4.697%, 4/15/2045 26,218
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(IDENTIFIED COST $903,125)
933,389
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Principal
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or Shares
Value
Corporate Bonds—13.9%
Basic Industry - Chemicals—0.4%
$100,000 Albemarle Corp., Sr. Note, 5.100%, 02/01/2015 $108,949
70,000 Dow Chemical Co., Note, 8.550%, 05/15/2019 95,269
2,000 Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co., 5.000%, 01/15/2013 2,041
30,000 Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co., 6.000%, 07/15/2018 37,899
20,000 FMC Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 02/01/2022 21,356
20,000 2,3 Incitec Pivot Finance LLC, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 4.000%, 12/07/2015 20,718
35,000 2,3 Incitec Pivot Finance LLC, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 6.000%, 12/10/2019 39,063
70,000 RPM International, Inc., 6.500%, 02/15/2018 81,374
20,000 RPM International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 10/15/2019 23,218
75,000 Rohm & Haas Co., 6.000%, 09/15/2017 88,297
30,000 Sherwin-Williams Co., 3.125%, 12/15/2014 31,672
TOTAL 549,856
Basic Industry - Metals & Mining—0.6%
50,000 Alcan, Inc., 5.000%, 06/01/2015 55,540
85,000 Alcoa, Inc., Note, 5.550%, 02/01/2017 93,952
80,000 Allegheny Technologies, Inc., Sr. Note, 9.375%, 06/01/2019 104,064
15,000 Anglogold Ashanti Holdings PLC, Sr. Note, 6.500%, 04/15/2040 15,371
10,000 Anglogold Ashanti Holdings PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 08/01/2022 10,295
10,000 ArcelorMittal, 6.125%, 06/01/2018 10,353
75,000 ArcelorMittal, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 02/25/2017 74,340
50,000 ArcelorMittal, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 06/01/2013 51,409
40,000 Carpenter Technology Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 07/15/2021 42,588
50,000 Newmont Mining Corp., Company Guarantee, 5.875%, 04/01/2035 55,823
85,000 Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., Company Guarantee, 6.500%, 07/15/2018 106,265
20,000 Southern Copper Corp., Note, 6.750%, 04/16/2040 23,341
60,000 Worthington Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 04/15/2020 67,480
TOTAL 710,821
Basic Industry - Paper—0.1%
20,000 Plum Creek Timberlands LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 03/15/2021 21,159
50,000 Weyerhaeuser Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.375%, 03/15/2032 58,960
TOTAL 80,119
Capital Goods - Aerospace & Defense—0.1%
50,000 2,3 BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., Series 144A, 5.200%, 08/15/2015 54,616
40,000 Goodrich Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.600%, 02/01/2021 44,314
20,000 Raytheon Co., Sr. Note, 4.400%, 02/15/2020 23,069
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
Corporate Bonds—continued
Capital Goods - Aerospace & Defense—continued
$10,000 Rockwell Collins, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.100%, 11/15/2021 $10,623
TOTAL 132,622
Capital Goods - Building Materials—0.1%
20,000 Masco Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.950%, 03/15/2022 20,967
40,000 Valmont Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 04/20/2020 47,991
TOTAL 68,958
Capital Goods - Construction Machinery—0.0%
40,000 AGCO Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 12/01/2021 43,246
Capital Goods - Diversified Manufacturing—0.5%
15,000 ABB Finance USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.875%, 05/08/2022 15,668
15,000 Avery Dennison Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 04/15/2020 16,189
60,000 Dover Corp., Note, 5.450%, 03/15/2018 71,380
30,000 Emerson Electric Co., 4.875%, 10/15/2019 36,203
160,000 Harsco Corp., 5.750%, 05/15/2018 179,438
80,000 Hubbell, Inc., 5.950%, 06/01/2018 96,244
60,000 Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 6.875%, 08/15/2018 74,214
50,000 Pentair, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.000%, 05/15/2021 56,429
90,000 Roper Industries, Inc., 6.625%, 08/15/2013 94,513
40,000 2,3 Textron Financial Corp., Jr. Sub. Note, Series 144A, 6.000%, 02/15/2067 32,200
15,000 Thomas & Betts Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 11/15/2021 18,276
TOTAL 690,754
Capital Goods - Environmental—0.1%
85,000 Republic Services, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series WI, 5.500%, 09/15/2019 100,307
25,000 Waste Management, Inc., 7.375%, 03/11/2019 31,938
TOTAL 132,245
Capital Goods - Packaging—0.1%
45,000 Packaging Corp. of America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 06/15/2022 47,320
10,000 2,3 Rock-Tenn Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.450%, 03/01/2019 10,582
30,000 Sonoco Products Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 11/01/2040 35,005
TOTAL 92,907
Communications - Media & Cable—0.2%
20,000 Cox Communications, Inc., 7.125%, 10/01/ 20,207
75,000 Cox Communications, Inc., Unsecd. Note, 5.450%, 12/15/2014 82,928
50,000 DIRECTV Holdings LLC, Company Guarantee, 6.375%, 03/01/2041 61,373
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
Corporate Bonds—continued
Communications - Media & Cable—continued
$30,000 Time Warner Cable, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.250%, 04/01/2019 $39,998
TOTAL 204,506
Communications - Media Noncable—0.3%
25,000 Discovery Communications LLC, Company Guarantee, 5.050%, 06/01/2020 29,194
50,000 Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 03/15/2022 51,896
10,000 Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 10.000%, 07/15/2017 11,300
25,000 Moody's Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 09/01/2020 27,655
75,000 News America Holdings, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.000%, 10/17/2016 93,522
20,000 Omnicom Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.625%, 05/01/2022 21,343
100,000 2,3 Pearson Funding Two PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.000%, 05/17/2016 106,823
TOTAL 341,733
Communications - Telecom Wireless—0.3%
100,000 America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., Note, 5.750%, 01/15/2015 111,607
100,000 2,3 Crown Castle Towers LLC, Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 5.495%, 01/15/2017 111,814
30,000 2,3 SBA Tower Trust, Series 144A, 5.101%, 04/17/2017 32,933
40,000 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 05/15/2022 40,884
100,000 Vodafone Group PLC, Note, 5.625%, 02/27/2017 118,792
TOTAL 416,030
Communications - Telecom Wirelines—0.1%
10,000 CenturyLink, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.650%, 03/15/2042 10,323
40,000 France Telecom SA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 07/08/2019 46,499
30,000 Telefonica Emisiones Sau, Company Guarantee, 5.462%, 02/16/2021 27,070
60,000 Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.350%, 04/01/2019 76,625
TOTAL 160,517
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive—0.4%
100,000 2,3 American Honda Finance Corp., Series 144A, 4.625%, 04/02/2013 102,772
70,000 2,3 Daimler Finance NA LLC, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 1.950%, 03/28/2014 70,921
75,000 DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp., 6.500%, 11/15/2013 80,482
10,000 DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp., Company Guarantee, 8.500%, 01/18/2031 15,943
20,000 2,3 Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 3.875%, 03/15/2016 21,254
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or Shares
Value
Corporate Bonds—continued
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive—continued
$10,000 2,3 Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 2.700%, 03/15/2017 $10,211
25,000 Johnson Controls, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 03/30/2020 28,524
80,000 2,3 Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., Note, Series 144A, 4.500%, 01/30/2015 85,715
20,000 2,3 RCI Banque SA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.600%, 04/12/2016 20,089
100,000 2,3 Volkswagen International Finance NV, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 2.375%, 03/22/2017 103,422
TOTAL 539,333
Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment—0.4%
200,000 2 Football Trust V, Pass Thru Cert., Series 144A, 5.350%, 10/05/2020 220,289
90,000 NBC Universal, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 04/30/2020 107,036
60,000 Time Warner, Inc., Company Guarantee, 6.200%, 03/15/2040 74,605
40,000 Time Warner, Inc., Company Guarantee, 6.250%, 03/29/2041 50,605
25,000 Viacom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.500%, 12/15/2016 26,090
10,000 Viacom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 04/01/2017 10,852
TOTAL 489,477
Consumer Cyclical - Lodging—0.2%
50,000 Choice Hotels International, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.700%, 08/28/2020 52,937
50,000 Marriott International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.000%, 03/01/2019 51,305
180,000 Wyndham Worldwide Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 03/01/2022 184,875
TOTAL 289,117
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers—0.2%
15,000 Advance Auto Parts, Inc., Company Guarantee, 4.500%, 01/15/2022 16,134
70,000 Best Buy Co., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.750%, 07/15/2013 72,805
30,000 Home Depot, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.950%, 04/01/2041 42,205
10,000 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., Company Guarantee, 4.875%, 01/14/2021 10,972
20,000 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 04/15/2041 28,118
40,000 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.200%, 04/15/2038 58,919
TOTAL 229,153
Consumer Cyclical - Services—0.0%
15,000 Expedia, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.950%, 08/15/2020 16,096
10,000 University of Southern California, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 10/01/2111 13,570
TOTAL 29,666
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Food/Beverage—0.6%
100,000 2,3 Bacardi Ltd., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 7.450%, 04/01/2014 110,225
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
Corporate Bonds—continued
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Food/Beverage—continued
$100,000 Bottling Group LLC, Note, 5.500%, 04/01/2016 $116,360
60,000 Diageo Capital PLC, Company Guarantee, 7.375%, 01/15/2014 65,884
30,000 Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., Company Guarantee, 2.350%, 12/21/2012 30,216
90,000 General Mills, Inc., Note, 5.700%, 02/15/2017 107,835
40,000 Kellogg Co., Sr. Unsub., 5.125%, 12/03/2012 40,629
90,000 Kraft Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 02/01/2018 110,403
20,000 Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 6.625%, 08/15/2039 21,524
20,000 Sysco Corp., Sr. Note, 5.375%, 03/17/2019 24,622
50,000 Sysco Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 02/12/2013 50,938
30,000 The Coca-Cola Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 1.800%, 09/01/2016 31,243
50,000 Tyson Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 06/15/2022 50,750
TOTAL 760,629
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Health Care—0.4%
40,000 Baxter International, Inc., 6.250%, 12/01/2037 57,694
50,000 Boston Scientific Corp., 4.500%, 01/15/2015 53,551
75,000 Boston Scientific Corp., 6.000%, 01/15/2020 90,638
20,000 Express Scripts, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.250%, 06/15/2019 25,451
40,000 Life Technologies Corp., Sr. Note, 3.375%, 03/01/2013 40,463
90,000 Quest Diagnostics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.400%, 07/01/2017 108,079
50,000 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.150%, 12/28/2012 50,242
10,000 Zimmer Holdings, Inc., Sr. Note, 5.750%, 11/30/2039 12,659
TOTAL 438,777
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Pharmaceuticals—0.1%
40,000 Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 12/15/2020 42,482
10,000 Dentsply International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.750%, 08/15/2016 10,244
40,000 Gilead Sciences, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 04/01/2021 45,689
30,000 Pfizer, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.200%, 03/15/2019 38,738
TOTAL 137,153
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Products—0.1%
10,000 Clorox Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.550%, 11/01/2015 10,658
80,000 Whirlpool Corp., Series MTN, 5.500%, 03/01/2013 81,944
TOTAL 92,602
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Supermarkets—0.0%
40,000 Kroger Co., Bond, 6.900%, 04/15/2038 50,931
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Tobacco—0.1%
70,000 Altria Group, Inc., 9.250%, 08/06/2019 98,982
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Principal
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or Shares
Value
Corporate Bonds—continued
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Tobacco—continued
$10,000 Lorillard Tobacco Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.000%, 08/04/2041 $11,521
30,000 Philip Morris International, Inc., 5.650%, 05/16/2018 36,882
TOTAL 147,385
Energy - Independent—0.4%
100,000 Apache Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.100%, 09/01/2040 124,338
50,000 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., 4.900%, 12/01/2014 54,725
30,000 EOG Resources, Inc., Note, 5.625%, 06/01/2019 36,691
50,000 2,3 Petroleos Mexicanos, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 6.500%, 06/02/2041 63,500
15,000 Petroleos Mexicanos, Company Guarantee, Series WI, 6.000%, 03/05/2020 18,075
10,000 Talisman Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 02/01/2021 10,338
10,000 Talisman Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 05/15/2042 11,173
75,000 XTO Energy, Inc., 6.375%, 06/15/2038 116,159
60,000 XTO Energy, Inc., 6.750%, 08/01/2037 97,046
TOTAL 532,045
Energy - Integrated—0.4%
30,000 BP Capital Markets America, Inc., Company Guarantee, 4.200%, 06/15/2018 33,257
20,000 BP Capital Markets PLC, Company Guarantee, 3.125%, 10/01/2015 21,406
40,000 BP Capital Markets PLC, Company Guarantee, 4.742%, 03/11/2021 47,720
100,000 Hess Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.600%, 02/15/2041 114,422
75,000 Husky Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 04/15/2022 79,456
100,000 Husky Oil Ltd., Deb., 7.550%, 11/15/2016 119,148
30,000 Petrobras International Finance Co., Company Guarantee, 6.750%, 01/27/2041 37,894
20,000 Petrobras International Finance Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.875%, 02/06/2015 20,501
20,000 2,3 Phillips 66, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 1.950%, 03/05/2015 20,348
50,000 2,3 Phillips 66, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.300%, 04/01/2022 54,882
TOTAL 549,034
Energy - Oil Field Services—0.1%
15,000 Nabors Industries, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.000%, 09/15/2020 16,432
15,000 Nabors Industries, Inc., Company Guarantee, 9.250%, 01/15/2019 19,536
20,000 Nabors Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 9/15/2021 21,498
15,000 Noble Holding International Ltd., Company Guarantee, 4.900%, 08/01/2020 16,696
10,000 2,3 Schlumberger Investment SA, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 1.950%, 09/14/2016 10,334
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
Corporate Bonds—continued
Energy - Oil Field Services—continued
$80,000 Weatherford International Ltd., 6.000%, 03/15/2018 $92,023
TOTAL 176,519
Energy - Refining—0.2%
10,000 Marathon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 03/01/2041 12,234
115,000 Valero Energy Corp., 7.500%, 04/15/2032 146,866
10,000 Valero Energy Corp., 9.375%, 03/15/2019 13,548
35,000 Valero Energy Corp., Note, 4.750%, 04/01/2014 36,951
TOTAL 209,599
Financial Institution - Banking—2.1%
65,000 American Express Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.125%, 05/20/2019 88,593
50,000 American Express Credit Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 2.800%, 09/19/2016 53,597
40,000 Associated Banc-Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 03/28/2016 43,143
60,000 Bank of America Corp., Note, 4.500%, 04/01/2015 63,077
20,000 Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 05/13/2021 21,619
20,000 Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 01/05/2021 22,733
125,000 2,3 Barclays Bank PLC, Series 144A, 5.926%, 09/29/2049 114,688
50,000 Capital One Financial Corp., Sr. Note, 7.375%, 05/23/2014 55,170
20,000 Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 01/10/2017 21,397
100,000 Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.587%, 12/15/2015 106,479
20,000 Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 12/13/2013 21,062
155,000 Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.875%, 03/05/2038 195,923
25,000 City National Corp., Note, 5.250%, 09/15/2020 27,145
40,000 2,3 Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 3.750%, 10/15/2014 42,094
130,000 Credit Suisse AG New York, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 05/01/2014 138,745
40,000 Deutsche Bank AG London, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 1, 3.250%, 01/11/2016 41,578
20,000 Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.625%, 01/25/2016 21,353
25,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.125%, 02/15/2033 27,137
75,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Bond, 5.150%, 01/15/2014 78,322
50,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series MTN, 6.000%, 05/01/2014 53,389
70,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 01/15/2015 74,228
30,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.150%, 04/01/2018 33,712
50,000 HSBC Holdings PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.100%, 04/05/2021 57,629
150,000 HSBC USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.375%, 02/13/2015 153,450
10,000 Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Sub. Note, 7.000%, 12/15/2020 11,941
200,000 JP Morgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 01/24/2022 222,297
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
Corporate Bonds—continued
Financial Institution - Banking—continued
$65,000 Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 03/22/2017 $66,034
50,000 Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 07/24/2042 50,508
35,000 Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.950%, 12/28/2017 36,613
70,000 Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 6.000%, 04/28/2015 74,214
110,000 Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 6.625%, 4/01/2018 117,892
20,000 Murray Street Investment Trust I, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.647%, 03/09/2017 20,584
30,000 Northern Trust Corp., 4.625%, 05/01/2014 32,150
100,000 PNC Funding Corp., Sub. Note, 5.625%, 02/01/2017 113,590
100,000 2,3 Santander US Debt SA Unipersonal, Bank Guarantee, Series 144A, 3.781%, 10/07/2015 91,962
20,000 SunTrust Banks, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.600%, 04/15/2016 20,941
30,000 Wachovia Corp., 5.750%, 02/01/2018 35,747
70,000 Westpac Banking Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 11/19/2019 79,614
100,000 Wilmington Trust Corp., Sub. Note, 8.500%, 04/02/2018 121,376
TOTAL 2,651,726
Financial Institution - Brokerage—0.5%
20,000 2,3 CME Group Index Services LLC, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 4.400%, 03/15/2018 21,646
20,000 2,3 Cantor Fitzgerald LP, Bond, Series 144A, 7.875%, 10/15/2019 20,403
45,000 Charles Schwab Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.950%, 06/01/2014 48,369
120,000 Eaton Vance Corp., 6.500%, 10/02/2017 138,113
150,000 2,3 FMR LLC, Bond, Series 144A, 7.570%, 06/15/2029 193,990
80,000 Janus Capital Group, Inc., Sr. Note, 6.700%, 06/15/2017 86,825
25,000 Jefferies Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.875%, 04/15/2021 25,875
55,000 Raymond James Financial, Inc., 8.600%, 08/15/2019 67,715
30,000 Raymond James Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 04/01/2024 32,889
50,000 TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., Company Guarantee, 4.150%, 12/01/2014 53,085
TOTAL 688,910
Financial Institution - Finance Noncaptive—0.5%
120,000 Capital One Capital IV, 6.745%, 02/17/2037 121,512
25,000 Capital One Capital V, 10.250%, 08/15/2039 26,000
10,000 Capital One Capital VI, 8.875%, 05/15/2040 10,225
170,000 General Electric Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.900%, 01/09/2017 178,185
100,000 HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX, Note, 5.911%, 11/30/2035 96,500
200,000 2,3 ILFC E-Capital Trust I, Floating Rate Note—Sr. Sub Note, Series 144A, 4.280%, 12/21/2065 139,000
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
Corporate Bonds—continued
Financial Institution - Finance Noncaptive—continued
$60,000 International Lease Finance, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 4/01/2015 $61,136
TOTAL 632,558
Financial Institution - Insurance - Health—0.1%
50,000 UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 02/15/2018 61,886
50,000 Wellpoint, Inc., 5.850%, 01/15/2036 61,047
TOTAL 122,933
Financial Institution - Insurance - Life—0.6%
100,000 AXA-UAP, Sub. Note, 8.600%, 12/15/2030 110,231
10,000 Aflac, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.900%, 12/17/2039 12,907
35,000 Aflac, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.500%, 05/15/2019 46,477
25,000 Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 04/15/2022 26,679
15,000 Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Note, 7.000%, 06/15/2040 18,489
10,000 Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 03/15/2022 10,360
80,000 2,3 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Sub. Note, Series 144A, 8.875%, 06/01/2039 118,702
70,000 MetLife, Inc., 6.750%, 06/01/2016 82,856
10,000 MetLife, Inc., Jr. Sub. Note, 10.750%, 08/01/2039 14,500
50,000 2,3 New York Life Insurance Co, Sub. Note, Series 144A, 6.750%, 11/15/2039 69,469
85,000 2,3 Pacific Life Global Fund, Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 5.150%, 04/15/2013 87,727
15,000 2,3 Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 7.625%, 06/15/2040 19,059
85,000 Prudential Financial, Inc., Series MTN, 6.625%, 12/01/2037 102,224
50,000 Prudential Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 6.200%, 11/15/2040 57,531
TOTAL 777,211
Financial Institution - Insurance - P&C—0.4%
90,000 ACE INA Holdings, Inc., 5.600%, 05/15/2015 101,083
1,000 ACE INA Holdings, Inc., Sr. Note, 5.700%, 02/15/2017 1,190
75,000 CNA Financial Corp., 6.500%, 08/15/2016 85,311
30,000 CNA Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.350%, 11/15/2019 36,630
20,000 Chubb Corp., Sr. Note, 5.750%, 05/15/2018 24,796
100,000 2,3 Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.750%, 03/15/2014 105,615
65,000 2,3 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Sub. Note, Series 144A, 9.375%, 08/15/2039 90,748
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
Corporate Bonds—continued
Financial Institution - Insurance - P&C—continued
$50,000 The Travelers Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 12/01/2015 $56,773
TOTAL 502,146
Financial Institution - REITs—0.5%
40,000 AMB Property LP, Series MTN, 6.300%, 06/01/2013 41,285
50,000 Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.600%, 04/01/2022 52,009
15,000 Avalonbay Communities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.700%, 03/15/2017 17,569
55,000 Boston Properties LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 10/15/2019 64,969
20,000 Equity One, Inc., Bond, 6.000%, 09/15/2017 22,307
20,000 Equity One, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 12/15/2014 21,643
40,000 Health Care REIT, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 04/15/2020 46,734
75,000 Liberty Property LP, 6.625%, 10/01/2017 88,433
20,000 Regency Centers LP, Company Guarantee, 4.800%, 04/15/2021 21,855
95,000 Simon Property Group LP, 6.125%, 05/30/2018 114,321
35,000 Simon Property Group LP, 6.750%, 05/15/2014 37,977
30,000 Tanger Properties LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 06/01/2020 35,573
10,000 UDR, Inc., Company Guarantee, 4.625%, 01/10/2022 10,852
TOTAL 575,527
Sovereign—0.1%
40,000 Corp Andina De Fomento, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 01/15/2016 41,990
30,000 Corp Andina De Fomento, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 06/15/2022 32,646
TOTAL 74,636
Technology—0.7%
40,000 BMC Software, Inc., 7.250%, 06/01/2018 48,748
25,000 BMC Software, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 02/15/2022 25,709
50,000 Cisco Systems, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.150%, 03/14/2017 55,035
60,000 Cisco Systems, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 02/22/2016 70,174
20,000 Corning, Inc., Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 03/15/2042 22,110
100,000 Dell Computer Corp., Deb., 7.100%, 04/15/2028 126,704
90,000 Fiserv, Inc., Sr. Note, 6.800%, 11/20/2017 108,262
20,000 Hewlett-Packard Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.600%, 09/15/2017 19,984
20,000 Hewlett-Packard Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.300%, 12/09/2016 20,868
100,000 Hewlett-Packard Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 06/02/2014 105,949
100,000 IBM Corp., Deb., 8.375%, 11/01/2019 144,052
10,000 Juniper Networks, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.950%, 03/15/2041 11,540
30,000 Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Note, 3.450%, 06/14/2013 30,720
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
Corporate Bonds—continued
Technology—continued
$25,000 Verisk Analytics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 01/15/2019 $27,133
20,000 Xerox Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.950%, 03/15/2017 20,245
TOTAL 837,233
Transportation - Airlines—0.1%
130,000 Southwest Airlines Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 03/01/2017 143,688
Transportation - Railroads—0.2%
75,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., 4.875%, 01/15/2015 82,083
50,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Deb., 5.750%, 05/01/2040 63,798
100,000 Canadian Pacific RR, 7.125%, 10/15/2031 128,515
TOTAL 274,396
Transportation - Services—0.2%
90,000 2,3 Enterprise Rent-A-Car USA, Series 144A, 6.375%, 10/15/2017 105,961
60,000 2,3 Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP & PTL Finance Corp., Series 144A, 3.750%, 05/11/2017 60,926
60,000 Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.150%, 03/02/2015 62,164
30,000 United Parcel Service, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.125%, 01/15/2021 32,731
TOTAL 261,782
Utility - Electric—0.9%
70,000 Appalachian Power Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.950%, 01/15/2020 95,209
100,000 Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.950%, 12/15/2036 115,949
5,000 Consolidated Edison Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.650%, 04/01/2019 6,425
10,000 Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., 1st Mtg. Bond, 2.100%, 06/15/2013 10,143
45,000 2,3 Electricite De France SA, Note, Series 144A, 5.600%, 01/27/2040 50,994
100,000 Exelon Generation Co. LLC, Note, 5.350%, 01/15/2014 105,882
50,000 FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., Company Guarantee, 4.800%, 02/15/2015 53,486
40,000 FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., Company Guarantee, 6.050%, 08/15/2021 44,714
10,000 Great Plains Energy, Inc., Note, 4.850%, 06/01/2021 10,937
24,798 2,3 Great River Energy, 1st Mtg. Note, Series 144A, 5.829%, 7/01/2017 26,487
80,000 Northern States Power Co., MN, 1st Mtg. Bond, 5.250%, 03/01/2018 96,393
50,000 PPL Energy Supply LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 12/15/2036 55,642
20,000 PSEG Power LLC, Company Guarantee, 2.500%, 04/15/2013 20,273
75,000 PSI Energy, Inc., Bond, 6.050%, 06/15/2016 87,876
50,000 Progress Energy, Inc., 7.050%, 03/15/2019 63,965
10,000 TECO Finance, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.150%, 03/15/2020 11,571
40,000 UIL Holdings Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 10/01/2020 42,582
90,000 Union Electric Co., 6.000%, 04/01/2018 107,494
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
Corporate Bonds—continued
Utility - Electric—continued
$90,000 Virginia Electric & Power Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.100%, 11/30/2012 $91,373
TOTAL 1,097,395
Utility - Natural Gas Distributor—0.1%
40,000 Atmos Energy Corp., 5.125%, 01/15/2013 40,795
20,000 Atmos Energy Corp., 8.500%, 03/15/2019 26,983
10,000 2,3 Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.450%, 07/15/2020 11,343
30,000 National Fuel Gas Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 12/01/2021 32,849
55,000 Sempra Energy, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 06/01/2016 65,495
TOTAL 177,465
Utility - Natural Gas Pipelines—0.4%
75,000 Duke Capital Corp., Sr. Note, 6.250%, 02/15/2013 77,054
40,000 Enbridge, Inc., Sr. Note, 5.600%, 04/01/2017 45,962
65,000 Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Company Guarantee, Series O, 9.750%, 01/31/2014 73,302
100,000 Enterprise Products Operating LP, Company Guarantee, 5.900%, 04/15/2013 103,592
80,000 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Note, 6.550%, 09/15/2040 97,924
50,000 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 12/15/2013 52,740
40,000 Williams Partners LP, 5.250%, 03/15/2020 46,231
30,000 Williams Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 11/15/2020 32,708
TOTAL 529,513
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $15,743,164)
17,642,853
FOREIGN Government/AgencY—0.1%
Sovereign—0.1%
75,000 United Mexican States, 6.625%, 03/03/2015
(IDENTIFIED COST $77,673)
85,012
Mortgage-Backed Securities—0.0%
Federal National Mortgage Association—0.0%
$1,256 Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 408761, 7.000%, 12/1/2012 1,269
3,281 Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 512255, 7.500%, 9/1/2014 3,444
6,269 Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 609554, 7.500%, 10/1/2016 6,825
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $11,180)
11,538
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Principal
Amount
or Shares
Value
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES—0.3%
Municipal Services—0.3%
$70,000 Chicago, IL Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Direct Payment Taxable Limited GO Build America Bonds, 5.720%, 12/01/2038 $92,662
250,000 Chicago, IL, Taxable Project and Refunding (Series 2012B) GO Bonds, 5.432%, 01/01/2042 257,225
TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $320,000)
349,887
U.S. TREASURY—1.8%
1,050,610 4 U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, Series A-2021, 1.125%, 1/15/2021 1,227,868
866,745 U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, Series D-2021, 0.625%, 7/15/2021 981,697
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,993,056)
2,209,565
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—5.1%
34,000 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Fund 1,330,080
103,000 iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund 5,150,000
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $6,121,452)
6,480,080
MUTUAL FUNDS—15.7%5
43,041 Emerging Markets Fixed Income Core Fund 1,421,437
1,111,788 Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio 11,406,940
3,699,581 6 Federated Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.22% 3,699,581
95,499 Federated Project and Trade Finance Core Fund 933,977
368,556 High Yield Bond Portfolio 2,439,838
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $18,859,359)
19,901,773
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.8%
(IDENTIFIED COST $119,485,920)7
126,554,772
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—0.2%8 278,872
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $126,833,644
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At July 31, 2012, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contracts:
Description Number of
Contracts
Notional
Value
Expiration
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
1United States Treasury Note
5-Year Long Futures
26 $3,244,313 September 2012 $29,598
1United States Treasury Note 10-Year Long Futures 55 $7,406,094 September 2012 $128,789
1United States Treasury Bond 30-Year Short Futures 15 $2,265,469 September 2012 $(72,573)
1United States Treasury Bond Ultra Long Short Futures 3 $517,500 September 2012 $(29,139)
1United States Treasury Note
2-Year Short Futures
100 $22,060,938 September 2012 $(42,413)
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON FUTURES CONTRACTS $14,262
Net Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts is included in “Other Assets and Liabilities—Net.”
1 Non-income producing security.
2 Denotes a restricted security 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) is subject to a contractual restriction on public sales. At July 31, 2012, these restricted securities amounted to $2,673,525, which represented 2.1% of total net assets.
3 Denotes a restricted security that may be resold without restriction to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and that the Fund has determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”). At July 31, 2012, these liquid restricted securities amounted to $2,453,236, which represented 1.9% of total net assets.
4 All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral to ensure the Fund is able to satisfy the obligations of its outstanding futures contracts.
5 Affiliated holdings.
6 7-Day net yield.
7 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $119,913,183.
8 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 July 31, 2012.
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, including investment companies with daily net asset values, if applicable.
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 July 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs
Level 1—
Quoted
Prices and
Investments in
Mutual Funds1
Level 2—
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Equity Securities:
Common Stocks
 Domestic $75,862,262 $— $— $75,862,262
 International 2,266,177 2,266,177
Debt Securities:
Asset-Backed Securities 812,236 812,236
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 933,389 933,389
Corporate Bonds 17,642,853 17,642,853
Foreign Government/Agency 85,012 85,012
Mortgage-Backed Securities 11,538 11,538
Municipal Securities 349,887 349,887
U.S. Treasury 2,209,565 2,209,565
Exchange-Traded Funds 6,480,080 6,480,080
Mutual Funds 18,967,796 933,977 19,901,773
TOTAL SECURITIES $103,576,315 $22,978,457 $— $126,554,772
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS2 $14,262 $— $— $14,262
1 Emerging Markets Fixed Income Core Fund, Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio and High Yield Bond Portfolio are affiliated holdings offered only to registered investment companies and other accredited investors.
2 Other financial instruments include futures contracts.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
GO —General Obligation
REIT(s) —Real Estate Investment Trust(s)
REMIC —Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass A Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.17 $10.86 $10.17 $12.51 $13.75
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income 0.171 0.151 0.161 0.201 0.281
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions 0.02 1.33 0.71 (2.27) (1.00)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.19 1.48 0.87 (2.07) (0.72)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.16) (0.17) (0.18) (0.27) (0.17)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions (0.35)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.16) (0.17) (0.18) (0.27) (0.52)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $12.20 $12.17 $10.86 $10.17 $12.51
Total Return2 1.65% 13.67% 8.51% (16.35)% (5.60)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 1.30% 1.28% 1.21% 1.30% 1.31%
Net investment income 1.43% 1.27% 1.47% 2.03% 2.08%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.28% 0.23% 0.25% 0.14% 0.03%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $48,774 $57,358 $86,018 $105,635 $153,458
Portfolio turnover 149% 139% 130% 231% 158%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
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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Financial HighlightsClass C Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $11.99 $10.70 $10.03 $12.30 $13.60
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income 0.081 0.061 0.081 0.131 0.191
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions 0.03 1.31 0.69 (2.23) (1.00)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.11 1.37 0.77 (2.10) (0.81)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.07) (0.08) (0.10) (0.17) (0.14)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions (0.35)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.07) (0.08) (0.10) (0.17) (0.49)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $12.03 $11.99 $10.70 $10.03 $12.30
Total Return2 0.93% 12.85% 7.63% (16.95)% (6.28)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 2.05% 2.04% 1.96% 2.05% 2.05%
Net investment income 0.68% 0.52% 0.71% 1.28% 1.41%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.24% 0.19% 0.22% 0.10% 0.03%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $34,193 $45,512 $49,907 $55,582 $82,033
Portfolio turnover 149% 139% 130% 231% 158%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
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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Financial HighlightsClass R Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.12 $10.83 $10.14 $12.51 $13.77
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income 0.111 0.091 0.101 0.151 0.201
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions 0.03 1.32 0.72 (2.27) (0.98)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.14 1.41 0.82 (2.12) (0.78)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.09) (0.12) (0.13) (0.25) (0.13)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions (0.35)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.09) (0.12) (0.13) (0.25) (0.48)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $12.17 $12.12 $10.83 $10.14 $12.51
Total Return2 1.19% 13.08% 8.01% (16.75)% (6.01)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 1.80% 1.79% 1.70% 1.79% 1.77%
Net investment income 0.93% 0.77% 0.96% 1.56% 1.53%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.22% 0.17% 0.21% 0.09% 0.02%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $526 $665 $673 $597 $708
Portfolio turnover 149% 139% 130% 231% 158%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value.
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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Financial HighlightsInstitutional Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.21 $10.90 $10.21 $12.57 $13.79
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income 0.201 0.181 0.191 0.231 0.301
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions 0.02 1.34 0.71 (2.28) (0.98)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.22 1.52 0.90 (2.05) (0.68)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.20) (0.21) (0.21) (0.31) (0.19)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions (0.35)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (0.20) (0.21) (0.21) (0.31) (0.54)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $12.23 $12.21 $10.90 $10.21 $12.57
Total Return2 1.87% 13.99% 8.74% (16.13)% (5.33)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 1.05% 1.04% 0.96% 1.05% 1.06%
Net investment income 1.69% 1.52% 1.71% 2.29% 2.22%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.23% 0.18% 0.21% 0.09% 0.03%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $43,341 $47,473 $49,127 $50,161 $71,949
Portfolio turnover 149% 139% 130% 231% 158%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value.
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
July 31, 2012
Assets:
Total investment in securities, at value including $19,901,773 of investment in affiliated holdings (Note 5) (identified cost $119,485,920) $126,554,772
Income receivable 296,936
Receivable for investments sold 629,151
Receivable for shares sold 49,557
Receivable for daily variation margin 4,875
TOTAL ASSETS 127,535,291
Liabilities:
Payable for investments purchased $443,556
Payable for shares redeemed 86,424
Payable for transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses 29,086
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees 476
Payable for auditing fees 26,500
Payable for portfolio accounting fees 19,078
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) 21,995
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5) 33,731
Payable for account administration fee 13,394
Accrued expenses 27,407
TOTAL LIABILITIES 701,647
Net assets for 10,425,448 shares outstanding $126,833,644
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in capital $174,984,054
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and futures contracts 7,083,114
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts and swap contracts (56,274,327)
Undistributed net investment income 1,040,803
TOTAL NET ASSETS $126,833,644
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Statement of Assets and Liabilitiescontinued
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share
Class A Shares:
Net asset value per share ($48,774,097 ÷ 3,997,465 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $12.20
Offering price per share (100/94.50 of $12.20) $12.91
Redemption proceeds per share $12.20
Class C Shares:
Net asset value per share ($34,192,897 ÷ 2,842,358 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $12.03
Offering price per share $12.03
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $12.03) $11.91
Class R Shares:
Net asset value per share ($525,671 ÷ 43,201 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $12.17
Offering price per share $12.17
Redemption proceeds per share $12.17
Institutional Shares:
Net asset value per share ($43,340,979 ÷ 3,542,424 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $12.23
Offering price per share $12.23
Redemption proceeds per share $12.23
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended July 31, 2012
Investment Income:
Dividends (including $703,684 received from affiliated holdings (Note 5)) $2,527,164
Interest 1,065,091
Investment income allocated from affiliated partnership (Note 5) 87,924
TOTAL INCOME 3,680,179
Expenses:
Investment adviser fee (Note 5) $1,008,077
Administrative fee (Note 5) 270,000
Custodian fees 45,686
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 2) 177,163
Directors'/Trustees' fees 3,102
Auditing fees 26,500
Legal fees 7,937
Portfolio accounting fees 122,554
Distribution services fee (Note 5) 293,177
Shareholder services fee (Note 5) 150,734
Account administration fee (Note 2) 60,390
Share registration costs 53,031
Printing and postage 43,988
Insurance premiums 4,088
Miscellaneous 9,651
TOTAL EXPENSES 2,276,078
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Statement of Operationscontinued
Waivers and Reimbursements:
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee (Note 5) $(247,872)
Waiver of administrative fee (Note 5) (53,655)
Reimbursement of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 2) and (Note 5) (38,947)
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS $(340,474)
Net expenses $1,935,604
Net investment income 1,744,575
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts and Swap Contracts:
Net realized gain on investments (including realized gain of $223,247 on sales of investments in affiliated holdings) (Note 5) 2,128,146
Net realized gain on futures contracts 304,666
Net realized gain on swap contracts 35,881
Net realized gain on investments allocated from affiliated partnership (Note 5) 13,468
Realized gain distribution from affiliated investment company shares (Note 5) 4,779
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments (2,866,764)
Net change in unrealized depreciation of futures contracts 23,764
Net change in unrealized depreciation of swap contracts 6,438
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments, futures contracts and swap contracts (349,622)
Change in net assets resulting from operations $1,394,953
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net investment income $1,744,575 $1,926,070
Net realized gain on investments including allocations from partnership, futures contracts and swap contracts 2,486,940 20,679,642
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures contracts and swap contracts (2,836,562) 60,771
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 1,394,953 22,666,483
Distributions to Shareholders:
Distributions from net investment income
Class A Shares (687,022) (961,404)
Class C Shares (236,475) (341,788)
Class R Shares (3,971) (7,358)
Institutional Shares (746,612) (885,615)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (1,674,080) (2,196,165)
Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares 7,982,107 11,439,970
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 1,539,146 2,004,100
Cost of shares redeemed (33,416,917) (68,630,880)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (23,895,664) (55,186,810)
Change in net assets (24,174,791) (34,716,492)
Net Assets:
Beginning of period 151,008,435 185,724,927
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $1,040,803 and $939,557, respectively) $126,833,644 $151,008,435
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
July 31, 2012
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated MDT 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 MDT Balanced Fund (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 Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A Shares, Class C Shares, Class R Shares and Institutional Shares. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters. The investment objective of the Fund is the possibility of long-term growth of capital and income.
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:
■  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 acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
■  Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), which approximates market value.
■  Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
■  Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price.
■  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 purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer, 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 and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.
If the Fund cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Fund may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, 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 purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund's NAV.
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Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated MDTA LLC (“Adviser”) or an affiliated adviser, and others to determine fair value of securities 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 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 U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for other types of fixed-income securities and 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.
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 in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures or options contracts;
■  With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets;
■  Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
■  Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer's operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer's industry.
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The Trustees have approved the use of a pricing service to determine the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets when the Adviser determines that there has been a significant trend in the U.S. equity markets or in index futures trading. 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 using another method approved 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 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. Positive or negative inflation adjustments on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities are included in interest income. Distributions of net investment income are declared and paid annually. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. The Fund invests in Emerging Markets Fixed Income Core Fund (EMCORE), a portfolio of Federated Core Trust II, L.P., which is a limited partnership established under the laws of the state of Delaware. The Fund records daily its proportionate share of income, expenses, realized and unrealized gains and losses from EMCORE. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative average daily net assets, except that Class A
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Shares, Class C Shares, Class R Shares and Institutional Shares may bear distribution services fees, shareholder services fees, account administration fees and certain transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees unique to those classes. For the year ended July 31, 2012, transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and account administration fees for the Fund were as follows:
Transfer and
Dividend
Disbursing Agent
Fees Incurred
Transfer and
Dividend
Disbursing Agent
Fees Reimbursed
Account
Administration
Fees Incurred
Class A Shares $84,293 $(27,733) $14,547
Class C Shares 45,949 (7,083) 45,843
Class R Shares 1,848
Institutional Shares 45,073 (4,131)
TOTAL $177,163 $(38,947) $60,390
Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses.
Premium and Discount Amortization/Paydown Gains and Losses
All premiums and discounts on fixed-income securities, other than mortgage-backed securities, are amortized/accreted using the effective interest rate method. 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 July 31, 2012, 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 July 31, 2012, tax years 2009 through 2012 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.
Swap Contracts
Swap contracts involve two parties that agree to exchange the returns (or the differential in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments, instruments, indices or other measures. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount” for a predetermined period of
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time. The Fund enters into interest rate, total return, credit default, currency and other swap agreements. Risks may arise upon entering into swap agreements from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contract from unanticipated changes in the value of the swap agreement.
The Fund uses credit default swaps to manage exposure to a given issuer or sector by either selling protection to increase exposure, or buying protection to reduce exposure. The “buyer” in a credit default swap is obligated to pay the “seller” a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default on an underlying reference obligation has occurred. If an event of default occurs, the seller must pay the buyer the full notional value, or the “par value,” of the reference obligation in exchange for the reference obligation. In connection with these agreements, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency. Recovery values are assumed by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is typically determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specific valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value. The maximum amount of the payment that may occur, as a result of a credit event payable by the protection seller, is equal to the notional amount of the underlying index or security. The Fund's maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk, either as the protection buyer or as the protection seller, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund's exposure to the counterparty.
Upfront payments received or paid by the Fund will be reflected as an asset or liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Changes in the value of swap contracts are included in “Swaps, at value” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and periodic payments are reported as “Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
At July 31, 2012, the Fund had no outstanding swap contracts.
The average notional amount of Swap contracts held by the Fund throughout the period was $1,538,462. This is based on amounts held as of each month-end throughout the fiscal period.
Futures Contracts
The Fund purchases and sells financial futures contracts to manage cash flows, enhance yield and to potentially reduce transaction costs. Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account a specified amount of cash or U.S. government securities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. Daily, 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 are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.
Futures contracts outstanding at period end are listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
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The average notional value of long and short futures contracts held by the Fund throughout the period was $9,900,595 and $24,541,905, 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 are valued at the price provided by dealers in the secondary market or, if no market prices are available, at the fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
Additional information on restricted securities, excluding securities purchased under Rule 144A that have been deemed liquid by the Trustees, if applicable, held at July 31, 2012, is as follows:
Security Acquisition Date Cost Market Value
Football Trust V, Pass Thru Cert.,
Series 144A, 5.350%, 10/05/2020
3/24/2010 $200,000 $220,289
Additional Disclosure Related to Derivative Instruments
Fair Value of 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 daily
variation margin
$14,262*
* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation 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.
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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Year Ended July 31, 2012
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
Credit
Default
Swaps
Futures Total
Interest rate contracts $$304,666 $304,666
Credit contracts 35,881 35,881
TOTAL $35,881 $304,666 $340,547
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
Credit
Default
Swaps
Futures Total
Interest rate contracts $$23,764 $23,764
Credit contracts 6,438 6,438
TOTAL $6,438 $23,764 $30,202
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.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class A Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 440,545 $5,224,494 657,966 $7,743,593
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 52,895 609,880 71,917 845,744
Shares redeemed (1,208,672) (14,191,970) (3,939,209) (46,147,902)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS (715,232) $(8,357,596) (3,209,326) $(37,558,565)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class C Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 132,751 $1,556,075 186,375 $2,166,666
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 19,395 221,494 27,581 321,040
Shares redeemed (1,104,241) (12,992,765) (1,082,382) (12,553,195)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS C SHARE TRANSACTIONS (952,095) $(11,215,196) (868,426) $(10,065,489)
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Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class R Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 3,336 $40,659 3,648 $44,081
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 345 3,971 626 7,358
Shares redeemed (15,330) (176,806) (11,620) (138,465)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS R SHARE TRANSACTIONS (11,649) $(132,176) (7,346) $(87,026)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Institutional Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 96,867 $1,160,879 124,795 $1,485,630
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 60,988 703,801 70,455 829,958
Shares redeemed (503,403) (6,055,376) (814,570) (9,791,318)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (345,548) $(4,190,696) (619,320) $(7,475,730)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (2,024,524) $(23,895,664) (4,704,418) $(55,186,810)
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are due primarily to differing treatments for partnership income, swap contracts, litigation payments, short-term capital gains distributions received and discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities.
For the year ended July 31, 2012, permanent differences identified and reclassified among the components of net assets were as follows:
Increase (Decrease)
Paid-In Capital Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
$(30,581) $30,751 $(170)
Net investment income (loss), net realized gains (losses), and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended July 31, 2012 and 2011, was as follows:
2012 2011
Ordinary income $1,674,080 $2,196,165
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As of July 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income $1,040,803
Net unrealized appreciation $6,641,692
Capital loss carryforwards $(55,832,905)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to differing treatments for the deferral of losses on wash sales, deferral of paydown losses, discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities, defaulted securities and partnership investments.
At July 31, 2012, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $119,913,183. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes excluding futures contracts was $6,641,589. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $10,402,868 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $3,761,279.
At July 31, 2012, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $55,832,905 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, a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010, is characterized as short-term and may be carried forward for a maximum of eight tax years (“Carryforward Limit”), whereas a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, retains its character as either short-term or long-term, does not expire and is required to be utilized prior to the losses which have a Carryforward Limit.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards and expiration years:
Expiration Year Short-Term Long-Term Total
2017 $24,852,999 N/A $24,852,999
2018 $30,979,906 N/A $30,979,906
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $2,438,746 to offset capital gains realized during the year ended July 31, 2012.
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
The advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser provides for an annual fee equal to 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Adviser voluntarily waived $239,821 of its fee. In addition, for the year ended July 31, 2012, an affiliate of the Adviser voluntarily reimbursed $38,947 of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses.
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Certain of the Fund's assets are managed by Federated Investment Management Company (the “Sub-Adviser”). Under the terms of a sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser receives an allocable portion of the Fund's adviser fee. The fee is paid by the Adviser out of its resources and is not an incremental Fund expense. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Sub-Adviser earned a fee of $114,008.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of certain Federated funds as specified below:
Administrative Fee Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets
of the Federated Funds
0.150% on the first $5 billion
0.125% on the next $5 billion
0.100% on the next $10 billion
0.075% on assets in excess of $20 billion
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FAS waived $53,655 of its fee. The net fee paid to FAS was 0.161% of average daily net assets of the Fund. The Fund is currently being charged the minimum administrative fee; therefore the fee as a percentage of average daily net assets is greater than the amounts presented in the chart above.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Class R Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses at the following percentages of average daily net assets annually, to compensate FSC:
Share Class Name Percentage of Average Daily
Net Assets of Class
Class A Shares 0.05%
Class C Shares 0.75%
Class R Shares 0.50%
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Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
Distribution Services
Fees Incurred
Class C Shares $290,484
Class R Shares 2,693
TOTAL $293,177
When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSC retained $19,114 of fees paid by the Fund. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Fund's Class A Shares did not incur a distribution services fee; however it may begin to incur this fee upon approval of the Trustees.
Sales Charges
Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSC retained $2,624 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares. FSC also retained $1,278 of CDSC relating to redemptions of Class C Shares.
Shareholder Services Fee
The Fund may pay fees (“Service Fees”) up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares and Class C Shares to financial intermediaries or to Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC) for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSSC may voluntarily reimburse the Fund for Service Fees. For the year ended July 31, 2012, Service Fees for the Fund were as follows:
Service
Fees
Incurred
Class A Shares $102,259
Class C Shares 48,475
TOTAL $150,734
For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSSC did not receive any fees paid by the Fund.
Expense Limitation
The Adviser and its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) have voluntarily agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares, Class C Shares, Class R Shares and Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 1.30%, 2.05%, 1.80% and 1.05% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) October 1, 2013; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its affiliates currently do not anticipate terminating or increasing these arrangements prior to the Termination Date, these arrangements may only be terminated or the Fee Limit increased prior to the Termination Date with the agreement of the Trustees.
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General
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
Transactions Involving Affiliated Holdings
Affiliated holdings are mutual funds which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain investment adviser fees as a result of transactions in other affiliated mutual funds. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Adviser reimbursed $8,051. Transactions involving the affiliated holdings during the year ended July 31, 2012, were as follows:
Emerging
Markets
Fixed
Income
Core Fund
Federated
Mortgage
Core
Portfolio
Federated
Prime Value
Obligations
Fund,
Institutional
Shares
Federated
Project
and Trade
Finance
Core Fund
High
Yield
Bond
Portfolio
Total of
Affiliated
Transactions
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2011 42,579 836,010 7,041,024 80,475 691,081 8,691,169
Purchases/Additions 17,057 734,133 57,003,761 25,064 273,661 58,053,676
Sales/ Reductions 16,595 458,355 60,345,204 10,040 596,186 61,426,380
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2012 43,041 1,111,788 3,699,581 95,499 368,556 5,318,465
Value $1,421,437 $11,406,940 $3,699,581 $933,977 $2,439,838 $19,901,773
Dividend Income/ Allocated Investment Income $87,924 $346,130 $13,023 $45,937 $298,594 $791,608
Capital Gain Distributions/
Allocated Gain
$13,468 $$$4,779 $$18,247
6. Investment TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended July 31, 2012, were as follows:
Purchases $180,162,527
Sales $198,366,536
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates in a $100,000,000 unsecured, uncommitted revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement with PNC Bank. The LOC was made available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate offered to the Fund by PNC Bank at the time of the borrowing. As of July 31, 2012, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2012, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
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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 July 31, 2012, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2012, the program was not utilized.
9. Subsequent events
On August 15, 2012, the Trustees approved the elimination of minimum administrative personnel and services fees effective September 1, 2012. Prior to this date, the administrative fee received during any fiscal year was at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares.
Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined that no additional events have occurred that require disclosure.
10. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2012, 90.50% of total ordinary income distributions made by the Fund are qualifying dividends which may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003. Complete information is reported in conjunction with the reporting of your distributions on Form 1099-DIV.
Of the ordinary income distributions made by the Fund during the year ended July 31, 2012, 74.21% qualify for the dividend received deduction available to corporate shareholders.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE BOARD OF trustees OF Federated MDt series AND SHAREHOLDERS OF federated mdt Balanced fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Federated MDT Balanced Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting Federated MDT Series), including the portfolio of investments, as of July 31, 2012, 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, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodian and others, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated MDT Balanced Fund, a portfolio of Federated MDT Series, at July 31, 2012, 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 the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Boston, Massachusetts
September 24, 2012
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services 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 February 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012.
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.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments. 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. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning
Account Value
2/1/2012
Ending
Account Value
7/31/2012
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,020.90 $6.53
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,016.90 $10.28
Class R Shares $1,000 $1,018.40 $9.03
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,021.70 $5.28
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,018.40 $6.52
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,014.67 $10.27
Class R Shares $1,000 $1,015.91 $9.02
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,019.64 $5.27
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The annualized net expense ratios are as follows:
Class A Shares 1.30%
Class C Shares 2.05%
Class R Shares 1.80%
Institutional Shares 1.05%
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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 Federated Investors Tower, 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, 2011, the Trust comprised five portfolio(s), and the Federated Fund Family consisted of 43 investment companies (comprising 134 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee oversees all portfolios in the Federated 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)
John F. Donahue*
Birth Date: July 28, 1924
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman of the Federated Fund Family's Executive Committee.
Previous Positions: Chairman of the Federated Fund Family; Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling.
J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
President and Trustee
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Family; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Family; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); 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.
* Family relationships and reasons for “interested” status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are “interested” due to their beneficial ownership of shares of Federated Investors, Inc. and the positions they hold with Federated and its subsidiaries.
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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
Nicholas P. Constantakis, CPA
Birth Date: September 3, 1939
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family.
Other Directorship Held: Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee, and member of the Compensation Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (architecture, engineering and construction services).
Previous Position: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC.
Qualifications: Public accounting and director experience.
John F. Cunningham
Birth Date: March 5, 1943
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family.
Other Directorships Held: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.
Previous Positions: Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc.
Qualifications: Business management and director experience.
Maureen Lally-Green
Birth Date: July 5, 1949
Trustee
Began serving: August 2009
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law.
Other Directorships Held: Director, Auberle; Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Chair and Director, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, St. Vincent Seminary; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Saint Thomas More Society, Allegheny County; Director, Our Campaign for the Church Alive, Inc.
Previous Position: Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge.
Qualifications: Legal and director experience.
Peter E. Madden
Birth Date: March 16, 1942
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee, and Chairman of the Board of Directors or Trustees, of the Federated Fund Family.
Previous Positions: Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, Chief Operating Officer and Director, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange.
Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund services and director experience.
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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
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Management Consultant.
Previous Positions: Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing, communications and technology).
Qualifications: Banking, business management, education and director experience.
Thomas M. O'Neill
Birth Date: June 14, 1951
Trustee
Began serving: October 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Federated Fund Family; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting).
Other Directorships Held: Board of Overseers, Children's Hospital of Boston; Visiting Committee on Athletics, Harvard College; Board of Directors, Medicines for Humanity; Board of Directors, The Golisano Children's Museum of Naples, Florida.
Previous Positions: 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); Director, Midway Pacific (lumber).
Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund, director and investment experience.
John S. Walsh
Birth Date: November 28, 1957
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Federated 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.
Previous Position: Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc.
Qualifications: Business management and director experience.
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OFFICERS
Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years
and Previous Position(s)
John W. McGonigle
Birth Date: October 26, 1938
Secretary
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Family; Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.
Previous Positions: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated Investment Counseling; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Services Company and Federated Securities Corp.
Richard A. Novak
Birth Date: December 25, 1963
TREASURER
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Family; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Investors, Inc.; Vice President, Finance of Federated Services Company; held various financial management positions within The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh; Auditor, Arthur Andersen & Co.
Brian P. Bouda
Birth Date: February 28, 1947
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Fund Family; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Investors, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of its subsidiaries. Mr. Bouda joined Federated in 1999 and is a member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar Association of Wisconsin.
Stephen F. Auth
Birth Date: September 3, 1956
450 Lexington Avenue
Suite 3700
New York, NY 10017-3943

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Began serving: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of this Fund and various other Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; 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.
Robert J. Ostrowski
Birth Date: April 26, 1963
Chief Investment Officer
Began serving: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Robert J. Ostrowski joined Federated in 1987 as an Investment Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager in 1990. He was named Chief Investment Officer of 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 Sub-Adviser in 2009 and served as a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Sub-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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Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years
and Previous Position(s)
John F. Sherman
Birth Date: August 28, 1967
125 High Street
Oliver Tower
21st Floor
Boston, MA 02110-2704

Vice President
Began serving: June 2012
Principal Occupations: John F. Sherman has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since October 2002. Mr. Sherman joined MDT Advisers Investment Team in 2000. He is Vice President of the Trust with respect to the Fund. Mr. Sherman is a member of the CFA Institute and the Boston Security Analysts Society. He received a B.S.B.A. from North Adams State College and an M.B.A. from Boston University Graduate School of Management.
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2012
FEDERATED MDT BALANCED FUND (the “Fund”)
Following a review and recommendation of approval by the Fund's independent trustees, the Fund's Board reviewed and approved at its May 2012 meetings the Fund's investment advisory and subadvisory contracts for an additional one-year term. The Board's decision regarding these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
In this connection, the Federated Funds' Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties include specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a Federated fund. The Senior Officer has the authority to retain consultants, experts, or staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and may be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the independent members of the Board. The Senior Officer prepared and furnished to the Board an independent, written evaluation that covered topics discussed below (the “Evaluation”). The Board considered that Evaluation, along with other information, in deciding to approve the advisory and subadvisory contracts.
The Board is also familiar with and considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees, which have indicated that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to a fund and its shareholders, including the performance and expenses of the fund and of comparable funds; the Adviser's cost of providing the services, including the profitability to the Adviser of providing advisory services to a fund; the extent to which the Adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger and, if such economies exist, whether they have been shared with a fund and its shareholders; any “fall-out financial benefits” that accrue to the 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 the Adviser for services rendered to a fund); comparative fee structures, including a comparison of fees paid to the Adviser with those paid by similar funds; and the extent to which the Board members are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees. Consistent with these judicial decisions, the Board also considered management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser and subadviser for what might be viewed as like services. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory and subadvisory contracts to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
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The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds, and was assisted in its deliberations by independent legal counsel. Throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings, the Board requested and received substantial and detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization that was in addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the Senior Officer's Evaluation. Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional substantial information in connection with the May meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory and subadvisory contracts occurred. At this May meeting, senior management of the Adviser also met with the independent trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and any other matters thought relevant by the Adviser or the trustees. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose. Thus, the Board's consideration of the advisory and subadvisory contracts included review of the Senior Officer's Evaluation, accompanying data and additional information covering such matters as: the Adviser's and subadviser's investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and operating strategies; the Fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in relationship 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 itself 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 risk assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring the funds; 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 family of funds which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are 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
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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.
While mindful that courts have cautioned against giving such comparisons too much weight, the Board has found the use of comparisons of the Fund's fees and expenses to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be relevant, given the high degree of competition in the mutual fund business. The Board focused on comparisons with other similar mutual funds more heavily than non-mutual fund products or services because it is believed that they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle in fact chosen and maintained by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a generally reliable indication of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes. In this regard, the Senior Officer has reviewed Federated's fees for providing advisory services to products outside the Federated family of funds (e.g., institutional and separate accounts). He concluded that mutual funds and institutional accounts are inherently different products. Those differences include, but are not limited to, different types of targeted investors; being subject to different laws and regulations; different legal structures; different average account sizes; different associated costs; different portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows; and portfolio manager time spent in review of securities pricing. The Senior Officer did not consider these fee schedules to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of mutual fund advisory contracts.
The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program, which in turn assisted the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser's investment management services were such as to warrant continuation of the advisory and subadvisory contracts.
The Senior Officer reviewed information compiled by Federated, using data supplied by independent fund ranking organizations, regarding the performance of, and fees charged by, other mutual funds, noting his view that comparisons to fund peer groups are relevant in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees. He also observed that certain funds may exhibit important differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds placed in the same peer group by ranking organizations, noting in this connection that the Fund's quantitative investment program is of such a type.
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The Fund's performance fell below the median of the relevant peer group for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods covered in the Evaluation. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being undertaken by the Adviser. The Board will continue to monitor these efforts and the performance of the Fund.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. This information covered not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also 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). 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 fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future, where appropriate. Moreover, the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution or elimination of these voluntary waivers.
Federated furnished information, requested by the Senior Officer, that reported revenues on a fund-by-fund basis and made estimates of the allocation of expenses on a fund-by-fund basis, using allocation methodologies specified by the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer noted that, although they may apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in allocating costs (and the unavoidable arbitrary aspects of that exercise) and the lack of consensus on how to allocate those costs may render such allocation information unreliable. The allocation information was considered in the analysis by the Board but was determined to be of limited use.
The Board and the Senior Officer also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing profitability information for Federated to other publicly held fund management companies. In this regard, the Senior Officer noted the limited availability of such information, but nonetheless concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive.
The Senior Officer's Evaluation also discussed the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger. The Board considered in this regard that the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, shareholder services, compliance, internal audit, and risk management functions; and systems technology; and that the benefits of these efforts (as well as any economies, should they exist) were likely to be enjoyed by the fund complex as a whole. Finally, the Board also noted the absence of any applicable regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject, which (as discussed in the Senior Officer's Evaluation) is compounded by the
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lack of any common industry practice or general pattern with respect to structuring fund advisory fees with “breakpoints” that serve to reduce the fee as the fund attains a certain size. The Senior Officer did not recommend institution of breakpoints in pricing Federated's fund advisory services at this time.
It was noted in the materials for the Board meeting that for the period covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's investment advisory fee, after waivers and expense reimbursements, if any, was above the median of the relevant peer group. The Board reviewed the fees and other expenses of the Fund with the Adviser and was satisfied that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive. In this regard, the Board had been previously advised that, while comparisons to fund peer groups are relevant in judging the reasonableness of advisory fees, the Fund's quantitative focus makes fee and expense comparisons particularly difficult. Although the Fund's advisory fee was above the median of the peer range, the peer group of funds varied widely in their complexity, and the management of the Fund is among the more complex relative to its peers. The Board will continue to monitor advisory fees and other expenses borne by the Fund.
The Senior Officer noted that, considering the totality of the circumstances, and all of the factors referenced within his Evaluation, he had concluded that, subject to comments and recommendations made within his Evaluation, his observations and the information accompanying the Evaluation supported a finding by the Board that the management fees for each of the funds was reasonable and that Federated appeared to provide appropriate advisory and administrative services to the Fund for the fees paid. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's advisory and subadvisory contracts.
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 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 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 discussed above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the advisory contract was appropriate.
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The Board based its decision to approve the advisory and subadvisory contracts 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. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.
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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 is 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 from Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. To access this information from the home page, select “All” under “Asset Classes.” Select a fund name and share class, if applicable, to go to the Fund Overview page. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Documents” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Proxy Voting Record Report (Form N-PX).” Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-Q.” These filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information from the “Products” section of Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. From the home page, select “All” under “Asset Classes.” Select a fund name and share class, if applicable, to go to the Fund Overview page. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Documents” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Form N-Q.”
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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 MDT Balanced Fund
Federated Investors Funds
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Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
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Federated is a registered trademark of Federated Investors, Inc.
2012 ©Federated Investors, Inc.
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2012
Share Class Ticker
A QALGX
B QBLGX
C QCLGX
Institutional QILGX
Federated MDT Large Cap Growth Fund
Fund Established 2005

A Portfolio of Federated MDT Series

Dear Valued Shareholder,
I am pleased to present the Annual Shareholder Report for your fund covering the period from August 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012. This report includes Management's Discussion of Fund Performance, a complete listing of your fund's holdings, performance information and financial statements along with other important fund information.
In addition, our website, FederatedInvestors.com, offers easy access to Federated resources that include timely fund updates, economic and market insights from our investment strategists, and financial planning tools. We invite you to register to take full advantage of its capabilities.
Thank you for investing with Federated. I hope you find this information useful and look forward to keeping you informed.
Sincerely,
J. Christopher Donahue, President

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
The Fund's total return, based on net asset value, for the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2012, was 0.86% for Class A Shares, 0.10% for Class B Shares, 0.10% for Class C Shares and 1.12% for the Institutional Shares. The total return of the Russell 1000® Growth Index (Russell 1000® Growth),1 a broad-based securities market index, was 8.26% for the same period. The Fund's total return for the fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses which were not reflected in the total return of the Russell 1000® Growth.
MARKET OVERVIEW
During the reporting period, domestic equity market performance was favorable as evidenced by the 7.33% return on the Russell 3000® Index.2 Large-cap stocks led the way, during the reporting period, as demonstrated by the 10.41% return of the Russell Top 200® Index3 exceeding by far the 2.28% and 0.19% results for the Russell Midcap® Index,4 representing the mid-cap stocks, and the Russell 2000®Index,5 representing small-cap stocks, respectively. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks slightly during the year with the Russell 3000® Growth Index6 returning 7.55% as compared to 7.09% for the Russell 3000® Value Index.7
The best performing sectors in the Russell 1000® Growth during the reporting period were Consumer Staples (+19.58%), Telecommunications Services (+18.04%), Information Technology (+13.99%) and Health Care (+13.55%). Underperforming sectors included Energy (-4.87%), Materials (-4.46%)and Industrials (+2.52%).
FUND PERFORMANCE
During the 12-month reporting period, the most significant positive factor in the Fund's performance relative to the Russell 1000® Growth was stock selection in the Materials sector. Stock selection in the Financials sector also contributed moderately to the Fund's performance. The most significant negative factor in the Fund's performance was stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Poor stock selection in the Energy and Information Technology sectors also contributed significantly to the Fund's performance. An underweight8 in the Information Technology sector, which outperformed the Russell 1000® Growth, also detracted moderately.
Individual stocks enhancing the Fund's performance included Apple, Wal-Mart Stores, Sherwin-Williams, Alexion Pharmaceuticals and MasterCard.
Individual stocks detracting from the Fund's performance included Halliburton, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Caterpillar, Dell and CARBO Ceramics.
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1 The Russell 1000® Growth measures the performance of those Russell 1000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
2 The Russell 3000® Index offers investors access to the broad U.S. equity universe representing approximately 98% of the U.S. market. The Russell 3000® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad market and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
3 The Russell Top 200® Index measures the performance of the 200 largest companies in the Russell 1000® Index and represents approximately 66% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
4 The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index and represents approximately 27% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
5 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index and represents approximately 7% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
6 The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000® Growth or the Russell 2000® Growth indexes. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
7 The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000® Value or the Russell 2000® Value indexes. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
8 Underweighted in the portfolio as compared to the Russell 1000® Growth.
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FUND PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
The start of performance date for the Fund was September 15, 2005. Class B Shares of the Fund were offered beginning March 29, 2007. Performance results shown before that date are for the Fund's Institutional Shares and have been adjusted for the maximum contingent deferred sales charge and total annual operating expenses applicable to the Fund's Class B Shares. The Fund's Institutional Shares commenced operations on September 15, 2005. Subject to the expense adjustments described above, the Fund's Class B Shares annual returns would have been substantially similar to those of the Fund's Institutional Shares because Shares of each class are invested in the same portfolio of securities. The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns for each class averaged over the stated periods. The graphs below illustrate the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated MDT Large Cap Growth Fund2 (the “Fund”) from September 15, 2005 (start of performance) to July 31, 2012, compared to the Russell 1000® Growth Index (Russell 1000® Growth).3
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 7/31/2012
(returns reflect all applicable sales charges and contingent deferred sales charge as specified below in footnote #1)
Share Class 1 Year 5 Years Start of
Performance*
Class A Shares -4.68% -1.62% 1.78%
Class B Shares -5.40% -1.60% 1.89%
Class C Shares -0.90% -1.23% 1.84%
Institutional Shares 1.12% -0.25% 2.90%
* The Fund's start of performance date was September 15, 2005.
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, visit FederatedInvestors.com or 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.
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Growth of a $10,000 Investmentclass a Shares
■  Total returns shown include the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450).
Growth of a $10,000 Investmentclass b SHARES
■  Total returns shown include the maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 5.50%, as applicable.
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Growth of a $10,000 InvestmentCLASS C SHARES
■  Total returns shown include the maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00%, as applicable.
Growth of a $10,000 InvestmentINSTITUTIONAL SHARES
1 Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund after deducting applicable sales charges: for Class A Shares, the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charges = $9,450); for Class B Shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 5.50% on any redemption less than one year from the purchase date; for Class C Shares, a 1% contingent deferred sales charge would be applied to any redemption less than one year from the purchase date. The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The Russell 1000® Growth has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index.
2 The Fund is the successor to the MDT Large Cap Growth Fund pursuant to a reorganization that took place on December 8, 2006. Prior to that date, the Fund had no investment operations. Accordingly, the performance information shown for the periods prior to that date is that of the MDT Large Cap Growth Fund.
3 The Russell 1000® Growth measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. The Russell 1000® Growth is not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the Securities Exchange Commission requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At July 31, 2012, the Fund's industry composition1 was follows:
Industry Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Software Packaged/Custom 7.7%
Computers - Low End 6.0%
Discount Department Stores 5.0%
AT&T Divestiture 4.9%
Biotechnology 4.9%
Financial Services 4.5%
Soft Drinks 3.9%
Ethical Drugs 3.7%
Telecommunication Equipment & Services 3.6%
Restaurants 3.0%
Grocery Chain 2.7%
Miscellaneous Communications 2.7%
Food Wholesaling 2.6%
Drug Store 2.3%
Specialty Retailing 2.3%
Medical Technology 2.0%
Offshore Driller 2.0%
Auto Manufacturing 1.8%
Computer Peripherals 1.8%
Services to Medical Professionals 1.7%
Cosmetics & Toiletries 1.6%
Health Care Technology 1.6%
Auto Part Replacement 1.5%
Hotels 1.5%
Defense Aerospace 1.3%
Other Communications Equipment 1.3%
Paint & Related Materials 1.3%
Cable TV 1.2%
Clothing Stores 1.2%
Internet Services 1.2%
Miscellaneous Machinery 1.2%
Education & Training Services 1.1%
Home Building 1.1%
Apparel 1.0%
Broadcasting 1.0%
Electronic Instruments 1.0%
Other2 9.2%
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Industry Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Cash Equivalents3 1.5%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net4 0.1%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 Except for Cash Equivalents and Other Assets and Liabilities, industry classifications are based upon, and individual portfolio securities are assigned to, the classifications of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) except that the Adviser assigns a classification to securities not classified by the GICS and to securities for which the Adviser does not have access to the classification made by the GICS.
2 For purposes of this table, industry classifications which constitute less than 1.0% 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 Investments
July 31, 2012
Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—98.4%
Agricultural Chemicals—0.6%
8,035 Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. $320,596
Apparel—1.0%
10,592 1 Under Armour, Inc., Class A 576,628
AT&T Divestiture—4.9%
61,157 Verizon Communications, Inc. 2,760,627
Auto Manufacturing—1.8%
88,017 Ford Motor Co. 813,277
4,859 1 TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. 190,959
TOTAL 1,004,236
Auto Original Equipment Manufacturers—0.5%
8,681 1 LKQ Corp. 306,700
Auto Part Replacement—1.5%
13,492 Genuine Parts Co. 863,893
Baking—0.3%
8,232 Flowers Foods, Inc. 175,918
Biotechnology—4.9%
4,914 1 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 515,233
16,652 1 BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. 654,257
17,790 1 Celgene Corp. 1,217,903
2,920 1 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 393,178
TOTAL 2,780,571
Broadcasting—1.0%
19,022 1 DISH Network Corp., Class A 585,117
Cable TV—1.2%
6,139 1 Charter Communications, Inc. 472,212
3,343 1 Liberty Global, Inc., Class A 176,443
TOTAL 648,655
Cellular Communications—0.1%
11,271 1 NII Holdings, Inc. 76,079
Clothing Stores—1.2%
18,115 Gap (The), Inc. 534,211
5,002 1 Hanesbrands, Inc. 150,160
TOTAL 684,371
Commodity Chemicals—0.3%
141 PPG Industries, Inc. 15,434
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Commodity Chemicals—continued
6,401 RPM International, Inc. $169,626
TOTAL 185,060
Computer Peripherals—1.8%
17,258 1 NetApp, Inc. 563,819
10,882 1 Western Digital Corp. 432,777
TOTAL 996,596
Computers - Low End—6.0%
3,804 Apple, Inc. 2,323,331
89,255 Dell, Inc. 1,060,349
TOTAL 3,383,680
Cosmetics & Toiletries—1.6%
10,584 1 Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. 898,370
Crude Oil & Gas Production—0.4%
7,828 1 Newfield Exploration Co. 238,989
Defense Aerospace—1.3%
6,053 1 Transdigm Group, Inc. 746,698
Department Stores—0.4%
3,677 Target Corp. 223,010
Discount Department Stores—5.0%
37,732 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2,808,393
Diversified Leisure—0.3%
5,924 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 147,982
Drug Store—2.3%
35,931 Walgreen Co. 1,306,451
Education & Training Services—1.1%
15,639 1 Apollo Group, Inc., Class A 425,381
4,007 DeVRY, Inc. 78,657
3,604 1 ITT Educational Services, Inc. 139,907
TOTAL 643,945
Electronic Instruments—1.0%
13,315 1 Trimble Navigation Ltd. 589,322
Ethical Drugs—3.7%
47,560 Eli Lilly & Co. 2,094,067
Financial Services—4.5%
19,542 Visa, Inc., Class A 2,522,286
Food Wholesaling—2.6%
50,239 Sysco Corp. 1,476,524
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Grocery Chain—2.7%
8,886 1 Fresh Market, Inc. $523,297
45,324 Kroger Co. 1,004,833
TOTAL 1,528,130
Health Care Providers & Services—0.3%
6,774 1 HCA, Inc. 179,376
Health Care Technology—1.6%
12,018 1 Cerner Corp. 888,371
Home Building—1.1%
10,220 Lennar Corp., Class A 298,526
11,757 1 Toll Brothers, Inc. 342,952
TOTAL 641,478
Hotels—1.5%
22,867 Marriott International, Inc., Class A 832,816
Internet Services—1.2%
981 1 Priceline.com, Inc. 649,167
Medical Technology—2.0%
294 1 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 141,561
26,485 St. Jude Medical, Inc. 989,480
TOTAL 1,131,041
Metal Fabrication—0.0%
429 Timken Co. 15,530
Miscellaneous Communications—2.7%
8,444 1 Equinix, Inc. 1,504,552
Miscellaneous Machinery—1.2%
13,467 Nordson Corp. 690,318
Miscellaneous Metals—0.4%
5,598 Kennametal, Inc. 206,566
Multi-Industry Capital Goods—0.9%
5,307 Crane Co. 206,973
12,296 Textron, Inc. 320,311
TOTAL 527,284
Office Equipment—0.3%
11,524 Pitney Bowes, Inc. 153,961
Office Supplies—0.6%
11,485 Avery Dennison Corp. 353,623
Offshore Driller—2.0%
21,296 Oceaneering International, Inc. 1,100,790
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Oil Well Supply—0.9%
10,656 1 Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. $495,611
Other Communications Equipment—1.3%
18,017 Harris Corp. 750,408
Paint & Related Materials—1.3%
5,623 Sherwin-Williams Co. 755,450
Personal & Household—0.0%
332 Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A 16,935
Printing—0.3%
11,646 Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. 141,150
Restaurants—3.0%
3,721 1 Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. 1,087,760
3,807 1 Panera Bread Co. 599,564
TOTAL 1,687,324
Services to Medical Professionals—1.7%
12,754 1 Henry Schein, Inc. 954,127
Soft Drinks—3.9%
33,494 Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. 982,044
26,130 Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. 1,191,005
TOTAL 2,173,049
Software Packaged/Custom—7.7%
35,613 CA, Inc. 857,205
7,739 1 Concur Technologies, Inc. 522,692
4,771 1 Red Hat, Inc. 256,012
4,217 1 Solarwinds, Inc. 225,146
76,908 1 Symantec Corp. 1,211,301
13,823 1 VMware, Inc., Class A 1,254,575
TOTAL 4,326,931
Specialty Retailing—2.3%
13,250 Expedia, Inc. 755,117
10,047 Nordstrom, Inc. 543,945
TOTAL 1,299,062
Surveillance-Detection—0.4%
6,078 Diebold, Inc. 196,623
Telecommunication Equipment & Services—3.6%
20,129 1 Crown Castle International Corp. 1,245,582
10,706 1 Level 3 Communications, Inc. 206,305
23,098 1 TW Telecom, Inc. 580,453
TOTAL 2,032,340
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.3%
3,357 1 Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. $138,611
Toys & Games—0.9%
14,547 Hasbro, Inc. 521,074
Truck Manufacturing—0.5%
10,527 1 Navistar International Corp. 258,964
Trucking—0.5%
7,712 Con-way, Inc. 274,701
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $52,331,149)
55,470,127
MUTUAL FUND—1.5%
873,921 2,3 Federated Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.22%
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
873,921
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.9%
(IDENTIFIED COST $53,205,070)4
56,344,048
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—0.1%5 39,689
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $56,383,737
1 Non-income producing security.
2 Affiliated holding.
3 7-Day net yield.
4 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $53,276,657.
5 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 July 31, 2012.
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, including investment companies with daily net asset values, if applicable.
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.
As of July 31, 2012, all investments of the Fund utilized Level 1 inputs in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass A Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.50 $8.45 $7.60 $10.23 $12.12
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.02)1 (0.03)1 (0.01)1 0.001,2 (0.06)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 0.11 2.08 0.86 (2.63) (0.48)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.09 2.05 0.85 (2.63) (0.54)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (1.35)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.59 $10.50 $8.45 $7.60 $10.23
Total Return3 0.86% 24.26% 11.18% (25.71)% (5.76)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
Net investment income (loss) (0.23)% (0.28)% (0.08)% 0.04% (0.49)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 0.78% 0.74% 0.55% 0.52% 0.14%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $40,676 $44,762 $45,993 $68,963 $102,600
Portfolio turnover 258% 208% 217% 380% 320%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Represents less than $0.01.
3 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
4 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income (loss) ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass B Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.24 $8.30 $7.53 $10.21 $12.18
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.10)1 (0.10)1 (0.07)1 (0.05)1 (0.14)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 0.11 2.04 0.84 (2.63) (0.48)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.01 1.94 0.77 (2.68) (0.62)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (1.35)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.25 $10.24 $8.30 $7.53 $10.21
Total Return2 0.10% 23.37% 10.23% (26.25)% (6.43)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 2.25% 2.25% 2.25% 2.25% 2.25%
Net investment income (loss) (0.98)% (1.04)% (0.86)% (0.72)% (1.22)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.78% 0.74% 0.56% 0.52% 0.14%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $4,932 $6,680 $7,506 $8,532 $22,138
Portfolio turnover 258% 208% 217% 380% 320%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
3 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income (loss) ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass C Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.02 $8.12 $7.37 $9.99 $11.94
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.09)1 (0.10)1 (0.07)1 (0.05)1 (0.13)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 0.10 2.00 0.82 (2.57) (0.47)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.01 1.90 0.75 (2.62) (0.60)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (1.35)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.03 $10.02 $8.12 $7.37 $9.99
Total Return2 0.10% 23.40% 10.18% (26.23)% (6.39)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 2.25% 2.25% 2.25% 2.25% 2.22%
Net investment income (loss) (0.98)% (1.05)% (0.86)% (0.71)% (1.21)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.78% 0.74% 0.56% 0.52% 0.14%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $7,001 $7,564 $6,816 $7,333 $14,895
Portfolio turnover 258% 208% 217% 380% 320%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
3 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income (loss) ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsInstitutional Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.68 $8.57 $7.70 $10.33 $12.20
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 0.001,2 (0.00)1,2 0.011 0.021 (0.03)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 0.12 2.11 0.86 (2.65) (0.49)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 0.12 2.11 0.87 (2.63) (0.52)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (1.35)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $10.80 $10.68 $8.57 $7.70 $10.33
Total Return3 1.12% 24.62% 11.30% (25.46)% (5.55)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 1.25% 1.25% 1.25% 1.25% 1.25%
Net investment income (loss) 0.02% (0.05)% 0.14% 0.28% (0.28)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 0.78% 0.74% 0.56% 0.52% 0.14%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $3,774 $4,565 $4,179 $4,769 $6,280
Portfolio turnover 258% 208% 217% 380% 320%
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 (loss) ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
July 31, 2012
Assets:
Total investment in securities, at value including $873,921 of investment in an affiliated holding (Note 5) (identified cost $53,205,070) $56,344,048
Income receivable 43,829
Receivable for investments sold 3,363,289
Receivable for shares sold 5,576
TOTAL ASSETS 59,756,742
Liabilities:
Payable for investments purchased $3,217,004
Payable for shares redeemed 39,275
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees 304
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) 7,577
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5) 20,182
Accrued expenses 88,663
TOTAL LIABILITIES 3,373,005
Net assets for 5,370,430 shares outstanding $56,383,737
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in capital $75,733,020
Net unrealized appreciation of investments 3,138,978
Accumulated net realized loss on investments (22,338,774)
Accumulated net investment income (loss) (149,487)
TOTAL NET ASSETS $56,383,737
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Statement of Assets and Liabilitiescontinued
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share
Class A Shares:
Net asset value per share ($40,676,405 ÷ 3,841,681 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $10.59
Offering price per share (100/94.50 of $10.59) $11.21
Redemption proceeds per share $10.59
Class B Shares:
Net asset value per share ($4,931,790 ÷ 481,046 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $10.25
Offering price per share $10.25
Redemption proceeds per share (94.50/100 of $10.25) $9.69
Class C Shares:
Net asset value per share ($7,001,085 ÷ 698,082 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $10.03
Offering price per share $10.03
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $10.03) $9.93
Institutional Shares:
Net asset value per share ($3,774,457 ÷ 349,621 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $10.80
Offering price per share $10.80
Redemption proceeds per share $10.80
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended July 31, 2012
Investment Income:
Dividends (including $2,045 received from an affiliated holding (Note 5)) $737,610
Expenses:
Investment adviser fee (Note 5) $433,776
Administrative fee (Note 5) 270,000
Custodian fees 16,642
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses 238,205
Directors'/Trustees' fees 2,319
Auditing fees 23,400
Legal fees 7,848
Portfolio accounting fees 78,858
Distribution services fee (Note 5) 93,960
Shareholder services fee (Note 5) 131,346
Account administration fee (Note 2) 1,467
Share registration costs 53,680
Printing and postage 41,717
Insurance premiums 3,942
Miscellaneous 5,589
TOTAL EXPENSES 1,402,749
Waivers and Reimbursement (Note 5):
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee $(395,762)
Waiver of administrative fee (54,420)
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENT (450,182)
Net expenses 952,567
Net investment income (loss) (214,957)
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments:
Net realized gain on investments 242,004
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments 160,615
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 402,619
Change in net assets resulting from operations $187,662
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $(214,957) $(285,946)
Net realized gain on investments 242,004 14,733,709
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments 160,615 (324,024)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 187,662 14,123,739
Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares 7,568,065 10,132,396
Cost of shares redeemed (14,942,594) (25,179,540)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (7,374,529) (15,047,144)
Change in net assets (7,186,867) (923,405)
Net Assets:
Beginning of period 63,570,604 64,494,009
End of period (including accumulated net investment income (loss) of $(149,487) and $0, respectively) $56,383,737 $63,570,604
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
July 31, 2012
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated MDT 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 MDT Large Cap Growth Fund (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 Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters. The investment objective of the Fund is long-term capital appreciation.
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:
■  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.
■  Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
■  Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price.
■  Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
■  Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
■  Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), which approximates market value.
■  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 purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer, 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 and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.
If the Fund cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Fund may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, 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 purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund's NAV.
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Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated MDTA LLC (“Adviser”) or an affiliated adviser, and others to determine fair value of securities 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 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 U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for other types of fixed-income securities and 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.
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 in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures or options contracts;
■  With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets;
■  Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
■  Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer's operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer's industry.
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The Trustees have approved the use of a pricing service to determine the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets when the Adviser determines that there has been a significant trend in the U.S. equity markets or in index futures trading. 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 using another method approved 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 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.
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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 and paid annually. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative average daily net assets, except that Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares may bear distribution services fees, shareholder services fees and account administration fees unique to those classes. For the year ended July 31, 2012, account administration fees for the Fund were as follows:
Account
Administration
Fees Incurred
Class A Shares $1,324
Class C Shares 143
TOTAL $1,467
Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses.
Premium and Discount Amortization
All premiums and discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized/accreted using the effective interest rate method.
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 July 31, 2012, 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 July 31, 2012, tax years 2009 through 2012 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.
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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.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class A Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 397,917 $4,011,516 497,745 $4,919,437
Shares redeemed (818,755) (8,329,325) (1,681,082) (16,079,618)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS (420,838) $(4,317,809) (1,183,337) $(11,160,181)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class B Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 98,688 $960,640 142,838 $1,355,108
Shares redeemed (269,626) (2,628,632) (395,142) (3,795,078)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS B SHARE TRANSACTIONS (170,938) $(1,667,992) (252,304) $(2,439,970)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class C Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 209,412 $2,012,624 196,147 $1,868,043
Shares redeemed (265,950) (2,580,209) (280,790) (2,640,242)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS C SHARE TRANSACTIONS (56,538) $(567,585) (84,643) $(772,199)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Institutional Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 56,279 $583,285 195,505 $1,989,808
Shares redeemed (134,119) (1,404,428) (255,680) (2,664,602)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (77,840) $(821,143) (60,175) $(674,794)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (726,154) $(7,374,529) (1,580,459) $(15,047,144)
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are due to differing treatments for net operating loss.
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For the year ended July 31, 2012, permanent differences identified and reclassified among the components of net assets were as follows:
Increase (Decrease)
Paid-In Capital Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
$(65,470) $65,470
Net investment income (loss), net realized gains (losses), and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
As of July 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Net unrealized appreciation $3,067,391
Capital loss carryforwards and deferrals $(22,416,674)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to differing treatments for the deferral of losses on wash sales.
At July 31, 2012, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $53,276,657. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $3,067,391. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $6,079,622 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $3,012,231.
At July 31, 2012, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $22,267,187 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, a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010 is characterized as short-term and may be carried forward for a maximum of eight tax years (“Carryforward Limit”), whereas a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 retains its character as either short-term or long-term, does not expire and is required to be utilized prior to the losses which have a Carryforward Limit.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards and expiration years:
Expiration Year Short-Term Long-Term Total
2017 $20,666,560 N/A $20,666,560
2018 $1,600,627 N/A $1,600,627
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $134,594 to offset capital gains realized during the year ended July 31, 2012.
Under current tax law, late-year ordinary loss realized after December 31 through the end of the Fund's fiscal year (“Late Year Ordinary Loss”) may be deferred, in whole or in part, and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of July 31, 2012, for federal income tax purposes, a Late Year Ordinary Loss of $149,487 was deferred to August 1, 2012.
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5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
The advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser provides for an annual fee equal to 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Adviser voluntarily waived $394,560 of its fee.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of certain Federated funds as specified below:
Administrative Fee Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets
of the Federated Funds
0.150% on the first $5 billion
0.125% on the next $5 billion
0.100% on the next $10 billion
0.075% on assets in excess of $20 billion
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FAS waived $54,420 of its fee. The net fee paid to FAS was 0.373% of average daily net assets of the Fund. The Fund is currently being charged the minimum administrative fee; therefore the fee as a percentage of average daily net assets is greater than the amounts presented in the chart above.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses at the following percentages of average daily net assets annually to compensate FSC:
Share Class Name Percentage of Average Daily
Net Assets of Class
Class A Shares 0.05%
Class B Shares 0.75%
Class C Shares 0.75%
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Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
Distribution Services
Fees Incurred
Class B Shares $41,026
Class C Shares 52,934
TOTAL $93,960
When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSC retained $9,857 of fees paid by the Fund. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Fund's Class A Shares did not incur a distribution services fee; however, it may begin to incur this fee upon approval of the Trustees.
Sales Charges
Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSC retained $1,800 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares. FSC also retained $4,992 of CDSC relating to redemptions of Class B Shares and $184 relating to redemptions of Class C Shares.
Shareholder Services Fee
The Fund may pay fees (“Service Fees”) up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares to financial intermediaries or to Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC) for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSSC may voluntarily reimburse the Fund for Service Fees. For the year ended July 31, 2012, Service Fees for the Fund were as follows:
Service
Fees
Incurred
Class A Shares $100,160
Class B Shares 13,675
Class C Shares 17,511
TOTAL $131,346
For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSSC received $5,686 of fees paid by the Fund.
Expense Limitation
The Adviser and its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) have voluntarily agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 1.50%, 2.25%, 2.25% and 1.25% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) October 1, 2013; or (b) the
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date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its affiliates currently do not anticipate terminating or increasing these arrangements prior to the Termination Date, these arrangements may only be terminated or the Fee Limit increased prior to the Termination Date with the agreement of the Trustees.
General
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
Transactions Involving Affiliated Holdings
Affiliated holdings are mutual funds which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain investment adviser fees as a result of transactions in other affiliated mutual funds. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Adviser reimbursed $1,202. Transactions involving the affiliated holding during the year ended July 31, 2012, were as follows:
Federated
Prime Value
Obligations
Fund,
Institutional
Shares
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2011 1,155,856
Purchases/Additions 7,864,034
Sales/Reductions 8,145,969
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2012 873,921
Value $873,921
Dividend Income $2,045
6. Investment TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended July 31, 2012, were as follows:
Purchases $147,805,879
Sales $155,227,919
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates in a $100,000,000 unsecured, uncommitted revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement with PNC Bank. The LOC was made available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate offered to the Fund by PNC Bank at the time of the borrowing. As of July 31, 2012, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2012, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
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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 July 31, 2012, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2012, the program was not utilized.
9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On August 15, 2012, the Trustees approved the elimination of minimum administrative personnel and services fees effective September 1, 2012. Prior to this date, the administrative fee received during any fiscal year was at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares.
Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined that no additional events have occurred that require disclosure.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE BOARD OF trustees OF Federated MDt series AND SHAREHOLDERS OF federated mdt large cap growth fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Federated MDT Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting Federated MDT Series), including the portfolio of investments, as of July 31, 2012, 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, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodian and others or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others, were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated MDT Large Cap Growth Fund, a portfolio of Federated MDT Series, at July 31, 2012, 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 the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Boston, Massachusetts
September 24, 2012
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services 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 February 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012.
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.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments. 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. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning
Account Value
2/1/2012
Ending
Account Value
7/31/2012
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,021.20 $7.54
Class B Shares $1,000 $1,016.90 $11.28
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,017.20 $11.28
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,022.70 $6.29
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,017.40 $7.52
Class B Shares $1,000 $1,013.67 $11.27
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,013.67 $11.27
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,018.65 $6.27
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The annualized net expense ratios are as follows:
Class A Shares 1.50%
Class B Shares 2.25%
Class C Shares 2.25%
Institutional Shares 1.25%
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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 Federated Investors Tower, 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, 2011, the Trust comprised five portfolio(s), and the Federated Fund Family consisted of 43 investment companies (comprising 134 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee oversees all portfolios in the Federated 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)
John F. Donahue*
Birth Date: July 28, 1924
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman of the Federated Fund Family's Executive Committee.
Previous Positions: Chairman of the Federated Fund Family; Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling.
J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
President and Trustee
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Family; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Family; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); 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.
* Family relationships and reasons for “interested” status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are “interested” due to their beneficial ownership of shares of Federated Investors, Inc. and the positions they hold with Federated and its subsidiaries.
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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
Nicholas P. Constantakis, CPA
Birth Date: September 3, 1939
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family.
Other Directorship Held: Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee, and member of the Compensation Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (architecture, engineering and construction services).
Previous Position: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC.
Qualifications: Public accounting and director experience.
John F. Cunningham
Birth Date: March 5, 1943
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family.
Other Directorships Held: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.
Previous Positions: Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc.
Qualifications: Business management and director experience.
Maureen Lally-Green
Birth Date: July 5, 1949
Trustee
Began serving: August 2009
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law.
Other Directorships Held: Director, Auberle; Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Chair and Director, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, St. Vincent Seminary; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Saint Thomas More Society, Allegheny County; Director, Our Campaign for the Church Alive, Inc.
Previous Position: Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge.
Qualifications: Legal and director experience.
Peter E. Madden
Birth Date: March 16, 1942
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee, and Chairman of the Board of Directors or Trustees, of the Federated Fund Family.
Previous Positions: Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, Chief Operating Officer and Director, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange.
Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund services and director experience.
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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
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Management Consultant.
Previous Positions: Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing, communications and technology).
Qualifications: Banking, business management, education and director experience.
Thomas M. O'Neill
Birth Date: June 14, 1951
Trustee
Began serving: October 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Federated Fund Family; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting).
Other Directorships Held: Board of Overseers, Children's Hospital of Boston; Visiting Committee on Athletics, Harvard College; Board of Directors, Medicines for Humanity; Board of Directors, The Golisano Children's Museum of Naples, Florida.
Previous Positions: 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); Director, Midway Pacific (lumber).
Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund, director and investment experience.
John S. Walsh
Birth Date: November 28, 1957
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Federated 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.
Previous Position: Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc.
Qualifications: Business management and director experience.
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OFFICERS
Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years
and Previous Position(s)
John W. McGonigle
Birth Date: October 26, 1938
Secretary
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Family; Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.
Previous Positions: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated Investment Counseling; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Services Company and Federated Securities Corp.
Richard A. Novak
Birth Date: December 25, 1963
Treasurer
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Family; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Investors, Inc.; Vice President, Finance of Federated Services Company; held various financial management positions within The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh; Auditor, Arthur Andersen & Co.
Stephen F. Auth
Birth Date: September 3, 1956
450 Lexington Avenue
Suite 3700
New York, NY 10017-3943

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Began serving: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of this Fund and various other Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; 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.
Brian P. Bouda
Birth Date: February 28, 1947
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Fund Family; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Investors, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of its subsidiaries. Mr. Bouda joined Federated in 1999 and is a member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar Association of Wisconsin.
Daniel Mahr
Birth Date: April 9, 1981
125 High Street
Oliver Tower
21st Floor
Boston, MA 02110-2704

Vice President
Began serving: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Daniel Mahr has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since August 2006. Mr. Mahr joined the MDT Advisers Investment Team in 2002. As Managing Director, Research, he is responsible for leading the Investment Team as it relates to the ongoing design, development and implementation of the Optimum Q Process. He is Vice President of the Trust with respect to the Fund. Mr. Mahr received his A.B., Computer Science from Harvard College and his S.M., Computer Science from Harvard University.
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2012
FEDERATED MDT LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND (the “Fund”)
Following a review and recommendation of approval by the Fund's independent trustees, the Fund's Board reviewed and approved at its May 2012 meetings 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 on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
In this connection, the Federated Funds' Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties include specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a Federated fund. The Senior Officer has the authority to retain consultants, experts, or staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and may be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the independent members of the Board. The Senior Officer prepared and furnished to the Board an independent, written evaluation that covered topics discussed below (the “Evaluation”). The Board considered that Evaluation, along with other information, in deciding to approve the advisory contract.
The Board is also familiar with and considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees, which have indicated that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to a fund and its shareholders, including the performance and expenses of the fund and of comparable funds; the Adviser's cost of providing the services, including the profitability to the Adviser of providing advisory services to a fund; the extent to which the Adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger and, if such economies exist, whether they have been shared with a fund and its shareholders; any “fall-out financial benefits” that accrue to the 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 the Adviser for services rendered to a fund); comparative fee structures, including a comparison of fees paid to the Adviser with those paid by similar funds; and the extent to which the Board members are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees. Consistent with these judicial decisions, the Board also considered management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser for what might be viewed as like services. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
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The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds, and was assisted in its deliberations by independent legal counsel. Throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings, the Board requested and received substantial and detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization that was in addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the Senior Officer's Evaluation. Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional substantial information in connection with the May meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contract occurred. At this May meeting, senior management of the Adviser also met with the independent trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and any other matters thought relevant by the Adviser or the trustees. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose. Thus, the Board's consideration of the advisory contract included review of the Senior Officer's Evaluation, accompanying data and additional information covering such matters as: the Adviser's investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and operating strategies; the Fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in relationship 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 itself 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 risk assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring the funds; 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 family of funds which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are 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.
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While mindful that courts have cautioned against giving such comparisons too much weight, the Board has found the use of comparisons of the Fund's fees and expenses to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be relevant, given the high degree of competition in the mutual fund business. The Board focused on comparisons with other similar mutual funds more heavily than non-mutual fund products or services because it is believed that they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle in fact chosen and maintained by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a generally reliable indication of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes. In this regard, the Senior Officer has reviewed Federated's fees for providing advisory services to products outside the Federated family of funds (e.g., institutional and separate accounts). He concluded that mutual funds and institutional accounts are inherently different products. Those differences include, but are not limited to, different types of targeted investors; being subject to different laws and regulations; different legal structures; different average account sizes; different associated costs; different portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows; and portfolio manager time spent in review of securities pricing. The Senior Officer did not consider these fee schedules to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of mutual fund advisory contracts.
The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program, which in turn assisted the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser's investment management services were such as to warrant continuation of the advisory contract.
The Senior Officer reviewed information compiled by Federated, using data supplied by independent fund ranking organizations, regarding the performance of, and fees charged by, other mutual funds, noting his view that comparisons to fund peer groups are relevant in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees. He also observed that certain funds may exhibit important differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds placed in the same peer group by ranking organizations, noting in this connection that the Fund's quantitative investment program is of such a type.
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For the periods covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's performance for the one-year period was above the median of the relevant peer group, and the Fund's performance fell below the median of the relevant peer group for the three-year and five-year periods. In addition, the Board was informed by the Adviser that, for the same periods, the Fund underperformed its benchmark index for the one-year period, underperformed its benchmark index for the three-year period and underperformed its benchmark index for the five-year period. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being undertaken by the Adviser. The Board will continue to monitor these efforts and the performance of the Fund.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. This information covered not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also 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). 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 fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future, where appropriate. Moreover, the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution or elimination of these voluntary waivers.
Federated furnished information, requested by the Senior Officer, that reported revenues on a fund-by-fund basis and made estimates of the allocation of expenses on a fund-by-fund basis, using allocation methodologies specified by the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer noted that, although they may apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in allocating costs (and the unavoidable arbitrary aspects of that exercise) and the lack of consensus on how to allocate those costs may render such allocation information unreliable. The allocation information was considered in the analysis by the Board but was determined to be of limited use.
The Board and the Senior Officer also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing profitability information for Federated to other publicly held fund management companies. In this regard, the Senior Officer noted the limited availability of such information, but nonetheless concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive.
The Senior Officer's Evaluation also discussed the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger. The Board considered in this regard that the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, shareholder services, compliance, internal audit, and risk management functions; and systems technology; and that the benefits of
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these efforts (as well as any economies, should they exist) were likely to be enjoyed by the fund complex as a whole. Finally, the Board also noted the absence of any applicable regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject, which (as discussed in the Senior Officer's Evaluation) is compounded by the lack of any common industry practice or general pattern with respect to structuring fund advisory fees with “breakpoints” that serve to reduce the fee as the fund attains a certain size. The Senior Officer did not recommend institution of breakpoints in pricing Federated's fund advisory services at this time.
It was noted in the materials for the Board meeting that for the period covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's investment advisory fee, after waivers and expense reimbursements, if any, was below the median of the relevant peer group. The Board reviewed the fees and other expenses of the Fund with the Adviser and was satisfied that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive.
The Senior Officer noted that, considering the totality of the circumstances, and all of the factors referenced within his Evaluation, he had concluded that, subject to comments and recommendations made within his Evaluation, his observations and the information accompanying the Evaluation supported a finding by the Board that the management fees for each of the funds was reasonable and that Federated appeared to provide appropriate advisory and administrative services to the Fund for the fees paid. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's advisory contract.
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 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 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 discussed above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the advisory contract was appropriate.
The Board based its decision to approve the 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
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of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.
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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 is 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 from Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. To access this information from the home page, select “All” under “Asset Classes.” Select a fund name and share class, if applicable, to go to the Fund Overview page. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Documents” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Proxy Voting Record Report (Form N-PX).” Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-Q.” These filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information from the “Products” section of Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. From the home page, select “All” under “Asset Classes.” Select a fund name and share class, if applicable, to go to the Fund Overview page. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Documents” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Form N-Q.”
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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 MDT Large Cap Growth Fund
Federated Investors Funds
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Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
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Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2012
Share Class Ticker
A QASCX
C QCSCX
Institutional QISCX
Federated MDT Small Cap Core Fund
Fund Established 2005

A Portfolio of Federated MDT Series

Dear Valued Shareholder,
I am pleased to present the Annual Shareholder Report for your fund covering the period from August 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012. This report includes Management's Discussion of Fund Performance, a complete listing of your fund's holdings, performance information and financial statements along with other important fund information.
In addition, our website, FederatedInvestors.com, offers easy access to Federated resources that include timely fund updates, economic and market insights from our investment strategists, and financial planning tools. We invite you to register to take full advantage of its capabilities.
Thank you for investing with Federated. I hope you find this information useful and look forward to keeping you informed.
Sincerely,
J. Christopher Donahue, President

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
The Fund's total return, based on net asset value, for the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2012 was -3.64% for Class A Shares, -4.34% for Class C Shares and -3.30% for Institutional Shares. The total return of the Russell 2000® Index (Russell 2000®),1 a broad-based securities market index, was 0.19% for the same period. The Fund's total return for the fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other fees which were not reflected in the total return of the Russell 2000®.
MARKET OVERVIEW
During the 12-month reporting period, domestic equity market performance was favorable as evidenced by the 7.33% return on the Russell 3000 Index.2 Large-cap stocks led the way, as demonstrated by the 10.41% return of the Russell Top 200® Index,3 exceeding by far the 2.28% and 0.19% results for the Russell Midcap® Index,4 representing the mid-cap stocks, and the Russell 2000®, representing small-cap stocks,5 respectively. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks slightly during the year with the Russell 3000® Growth Index6 returning 7.55% as compared to 7.09% for the Russell 3000® Value Index.7
The best performing sectors in the Russell 2000® during the period were Utilities(+14.17%), Health Care (+10.39%) and Financials (+9.07%). Underperforming sectors included Energy (-27.27%), Materials (-12.26%) and Industrials (-2.85%).
FUND PERFORMANCE
During the reporting period, the most significant positive factor in the Fund's performance relative to the Russell 2000® was stock selection in the Transportation, Financials and Consumer Durables sectors. The most significant negative factors in the Fund's performance were underweights in the Health Care and Utilities sectors, which outperformed the Russell 2000®, and unfavorable stock selection in those sectors. Poor stock selection and overweights in the Materials and Industrials sectors, which underperformed the Russell 2000®, also detracted moderately from relative performance.
Individual stocks enhancing the Fund's performance included US Airways Group, Arctic Cat, Wellcare Health Plans, Cray and Rent-A-Center.
Individual stocks detracting from the performance included Bridgepoint Education, GT Advanced Technologies, Twin Disc, TPC Group and ManTech International.
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1 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000®Index, which represents approximately 7% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000®Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
2 The Russell 3000® Index offers investors access to the broad U.S. equity universe representing approximately 98% of the U.S. market. The Russell 3000® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad market and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
3 The Russell Top 200® Index measures the performance of the 200 largest companies in the Russell 1000® Index and represents approximately 66% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
4 The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index and represents approximately 27% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
5 Small company stocks may be less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than large capitalization stocks.
6 The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000® Growth or the Russell 2000® Growth indexes. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
7 The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000® Value or the Russell 2000® Value indexes. 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 Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns for each class averaged over the stated periods. The graphs below illustrate the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated MDT Small Cap Core Fund2 (the “Fund”) from September 15, 2005 (start of performance) to July 31, 2012, compared to the Russell 2000® Index.3
Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended 7/31/2012
(returns reflect all applicable sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges as specified below in footnote #1)
Share Class 1 Year 5 Years Start of
Performance*
Class A Shares -8.99% -6.31% -0.68%
Class C Shares -5.30% -5.95% -0.60%
Institutional Shares -3.30% -5.04% 0.36%
* The Fund's start of performance date was September 15, 2005.
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, visit FederatedInvestors.com or 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.
Growth of a $10,000 INVESTMENTCLASS A SHARES
■  Total returns shown include the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450).
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Growth of a $10,000 INVESTMENTCLASS C SHARES
■  Total returns shown include the maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00%, as applicable.
Growth of a $10,000 INVESTMENTINSTITUTIONAL SHARES
1 Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund after deducting applicable sales charges: For Class A Shares, the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450); for Class C Shares, a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge would be applied on any redemption less than one year from the purchase date. The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The Russell 2000® Index has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index.
2 The Fund is a successor to MDT Small Cap Core Fund pursuant to a reorganization that took place on December 8, 2006. Prior to that date, the Fund had no investment operations. Accordingly, the performance information shown for periods prior to that date is that of the MDT Small Cap Core Fund.
3 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. The index 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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At July 31, 2012, the Fund's industry composition1 was as follows:
Industry Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Regional Banks 5.3%
Financial Services 4.5%
Specialty Retailing 4.0%
Computer Services 3.7%
Paper Products 2.4%
Specialty Chemicals 2.4%
Miscellaneous Components 2.3%
Oil Service, Explore & Drill 2.3%
Miscellaneous Food Products 2.1%
Oil Refiner 1.9%
Airline - Regional 1.8%
Other Tobacco Products 1.8%
Auto Original Equipment Manufacturers 1.7%
Biotechnology 1.7%
Crude Oil & Gas Production 1.7%
Electrical Equipment 1.7%
Hotels and Motels 1.7%
Airline - National 1.6%
Apparel 1.6%
Professional Services 1.6%
Property Liability Insurance 1.6%
Diversified Leisure 1.5%
Personal Loans 1.5%
Software Packaged/Custom 1.5%
Auto Rentals 1.4%
Life Insurance 1.4%
Education & Training Services 1.3%
Printing 1.3%
Telecommunication Equipment & Services 1.3%
Generic Drugs 1.2%
Multi-Line Insurance 1.2%
Office Supplies 1.2%
Recreational Vehicles 1.2%
Rubber 1.2%
Semiconductor Manufacturing 1.2%
Clothing Stores 1.1%
Construction Machinery 1.1%
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Industry Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Health Care 1.1%
Commodity Chemicals 1.0%
Computer Networking 1.0%
Defense Electronics 1.0%
Medical Supplies 1.0%
Metal Fabrication 1.0%
Recreational Goods 1.0%
Toys & Games 1.0%
Other2 20.3%
Cash Equivalents3 1.8%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net4 (0.2)%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 Except for Cash Equivalents and Other Assets and Liabilities, industry classifications are based upon, and individual portfolio securities are assigned to, the classifications of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) except that the Adviser assigns a classification to securities not classified by the GICS and to securities for which the Adviser does not have access to the classification made by the GICS.
2 For purposes of this table, industry classifications which constitute less than 1.0% 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 Investments
July 31, 2012
Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—98.4%
Accident & Health Insurance—0.1%
1,087 1 Triple-S Management Corp., Class B $19,805
Agricultural Machinery—0.2%
534 Lindsay Manufacturing Co. 37,861
Airline - National—1.6%
19,427 1 Jet Blue Airways Corp. 107,043
13,570 1 US Airways Group, Inc. 155,512
TOTAL 262,555
Airline - Regional—1.8%
6,676 1 Alaska Air Group, Inc. 232,659
674 1 Allegiant Travel Co. 47,894
5,614 1 Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. 25,544
TOTAL 306,097
Aluminum—0.2%
554 Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 30,215
1,454 Noranda Aluminum, Inc. 9,059
TOTAL 39,274
Apparel—1.6%
5,237 1 Express, Inc. 84,316
1,249 1 Iconix Brand Group, Inc. 22,145
3,720 1 Warnaco Group, Inc. 158,695
TOTAL 265,156
Auto Original Equipment Manufacturers—1.7%
11,958 Dana Holding Corp. 157,606
4,292 1 Modine Manufacturing Co. 28,799
3,454 1 Tenneco Automotive, Inc. 101,168
TOTAL 287,573
Auto Rentals—1.4%
2,502 1 AMERCO 233,687
Biotechnology—1.7%
7,850 1 Cambrex Corp. 72,456
12,413 PDL BioPharma, Inc. 84,284
2,179 1 Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 80,340
1,434 1 Theravance, Inc. 41,772
TOTAL 278,852
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Broadcasting—0.5%
2,504 1 Fisher Communications, Inc. $80,028
Building Materials—0.1%
669 Universal Forest Products, Inc. 21,361
Business Services—0.1%
700 1 Euronet Worldwide, Inc. 12,796
Carpets—0.2%
3,365 Culp, Inc. 33,650
Cement—0.5%
1,959 Eagle Materials, Inc. 68,075
488 Texas Industries, Inc. 20,384
TOTAL 88,459
Clothing Stores—1.1%
2,550 1 Citi Trends, Inc. 38,326
3,800 Mens Wearhouse, Inc. 103,550
7,586 1 New York & Co. 34,516
TOTAL 176,392
Commercial Services—0.0%
377 1 Darling International, Inc. 6,228
Commodity Chemicals—1.0%
2,494 Innospec, Inc. 77,613
385 Newmarket Corp. 88,504
TOTAL 166,117
Computer Networking—1.0%
1,951 Black Box Corp. 51,975
9,449 1 Cray, Inc. 117,451
TOTAL 169,426
Computer Peripherals—0.3%
8,723 1 Emulex Corp. 56,438
Computer Services—3.7%
4,359 1 CACI International, Inc., Class A 246,066
5,344 1 Synnex Corp. 180,787
778 Syntel, Inc. 45,225
7,130 1 Unisys Corp. 138,536
TOTAL 610,614
Computer Stores—0.6%
8,469 1 PC Connections, Inc. 100,696
Construction Machinery—1.1%
1,770 NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A 177,266
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Cosmetics & Toiletries—0.2%
2,393 1 Revlon, Inc. $34,818
Crude Oil & Gas Production—1.7%
4,955 1 Energy Partners Ltd. 83,740
6,185 Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd. 192,848
TOTAL 276,588
Defense Aerospace—0.5%
3,068 1 Hexcel Corp. 71,454
265 Triumph Group, Inc. 16,570
TOTAL 88,024
Defense Electronics—1.0%
10,275 Miller Industries, Inc. 168,716
Diversified Leisure—1.5%
5,494 1 Carmike Cinemas, Inc. 76,367
667 1 Coinstar, Inc. 31,676
5,032 1 Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. 29,538
7,817 1 Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. 110,610
TOTAL 248,191
Education & Training Services—1.3%
5,336 1 Bridgepoint Education, Inc. 48,558
1,324 1 Capella Education Co. 35,112
9,085 1 Corinthian Colleges, Inc. 18,352
2,844 1 ITT Educational Services, Inc. 110,404
TOTAL 212,426
Electric & Electronic Original Equipment Manufacturers—0.6%
3,580 1 General Cable Corp. 93,545
Electrical Equipment—1.7%
6,855 1 EnerSys, Inc. 234,098
1,128 Robbins & Myers, Inc. 51,708
TOTAL 285,806
Electronics Stores—0.2%
2,255 1 Rex Stores Corp. 39,801
Ethical Drugs—0.4%
2,572 1 Auxilium Pharmaceutical, Inc. 69,290
Financial Services—4.5%
8,823 Deluxe Corp. 249,867
2,917 1 Encore Capital Group, Inc. 81,676
4,664 1 Global Cash Access LLC 30,130
8,258 MainSource Financial Group, Inc. 96,454
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Financial Services—continued
10,526 Nelnet, Inc., Class A $247,466
455 1 Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. 38,529
TOTAL 744,122
Food Wholesaling—0.3%
1,552 Nash Finch Co. 29,736
9,751 SUPERVALU, Inc. 24,085
TOTAL 53,821
Generic Drugs—1.2%
4,151 1 Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. 142,628
2,450 1 Impax Laboratories, Inc. 54,439
TOTAL 197,067
Greeting Cards—0.6%
7,686 American Greetings Corp., Class A 102,147
Health Care—1.1%
3,881 1 USANA, Inc. 174,567
Home Building—0.4%
1,846 M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 58,814
Home Health Care—0.2%
4,016 1 Gentiva Health Services, Inc. 26,747
Hospitals—0.5%
7,891 1 Select Medical Holdings Corp. 84,039
Hotels and Motels—1.7%
9,699 Ameristar Casinos, Inc. 163,622
2,026 Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 116,718
TOTAL 280,340
Household Appliances—0.2%
5,775 1 hhgregg, Inc. 39,732
Industrial Machinery—0.4%
3,343 Twin Disc, Inc. 65,456
Insurance Brokerage—0.4%
1,513 AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. 45,072
5,200 Crawford & Co., Class B 21,008
TOTAL 66,080
Internet Services—0.8%
7,313 1 Overstock.com, Inc. 58,796
3,824 1 Tree.com, Inc. 49,406
6,969 United Online, Inc. 29,549
TOTAL 137,751
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Life Insurance—1.4%
6,924 American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. $80,803
2,989 Primerica, Inc. 81,809
5,868 Symetra Financial Corp. 68,245
TOTAL 230,857
Machine Tools—0.3%
2,328 1 Hurco Co., Inc. 47,491
Machined Parts Original Equipment Manufacturers—0.6%
4,578 Titan International, Inc. 94,627
Maritime—0.5%
7,711 Frontline Ltd. 28,531
1,363 TAL International Group, Inc. 46,546
TOTAL 75,077
Medical Supplies—1.0%
2,798 1 Align Technology, Inc. 95,020
4,691 Invacare Corp. 66,096
TOTAL 161,116
Medical Technology—0.6%
281 1 Abaxis, Inc. 10,029
3,466 1 Cynosure, Inc., Class A 86,789
TOTAL 96,818
Metal Fabrication—1.0%
2,058 1 NN, Inc. 18,522
6,985 Worthington Industries, Inc. 151,575
TOTAL 170,097
Miscellaneous Components—2.3%
15,110 1 Amkor Technology, Inc. 80,536
7,180 1 Pericom Semiconductor Corp. 57,727
1,139 Power Integrations, Inc. 40,138
10,147 1 Qlogic Corp. 117,097
8,349 1 Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 82,405
TOTAL 377,903
Miscellaneous Food Products—2.1%
8,120 Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 198,940
4,058 The Anderson's, Inc. 154,082
TOTAL 353,022
Miscellaneous Machinery—0.5%
1,586 John Bean Technologies Corp. 23,235
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Miscellaneous Machinery—continued
5,734 1 TMS International Corp. $56,078
TOTAL 79,313
Miscellaneous Metals—0.2%
1,661 Materion Corp 32,605
Money Center Bank—0.3%
2,400 MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 51,072
Multi-Industry Basic—0.3%
2,276 Olin Corp. 46,066
Multi-Industry Capital Goods—0.2%
5 1 DXP Enterprises, Inc. 221
3,151 1 Lydall, Inc. 40,207
TOTAL 40,428
Multi-Industry Transportation—0.9%
6,147 Brinks Co. (The) 142,610
Multi-Line Insurance—1.2%
3,310 Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. 77,024
3,610 FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A 111,730
771 Tower Group, Inc. 14,371
TOTAL 203,125
Natural Gas Production—0.3%
6,168 1 VAALCO Energy, Inc. 45,211
Office Supplies—1.2%
9,163 1 Acco Brands Corp. 77,611
44 Ennis Business Forms, Inc. 631
4,626 United Stationers, Inc. 116,621
TOTAL 194,863
Offshore Driller—0.1%
3,142 1 Newpark Resources, Inc. 21,460
Oil Refiner—1.9%
6,816 Alon USA Energy, Inc. 74,431
9,973 Western Refining, Inc. 234,664
TOTAL 309,095
Oil Service, Explore & Drill—2.3%
4,194 1 C&J Energy Services, Inc. 78,763
13,527 1 Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 241,863
13,337 1 Parker Drilling Co. 61,750
TOTAL 382,376
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Optical Reading Equipment—0.4%
2,060 1 ScanSource, Inc. $59,472
Other Tobacco Products—1.8%
1,590 Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. 108,279
4,263 Universal Corp. 194,137
TOTAL 302,416
Packaged Foods—0.6%
8,178 1 Dole Food Co., Inc. 96,255
Paint & Related Materials—0.0%
2,288 1 Ferro Corp. 7,024
Paper Products—2.4%
17,407 1 Boise, Inc. 128,812
2,908 Buckeye Technologies, Inc. 87,589
6,817 Neenah Paper, Inc. 183,104
TOTAL 399,505
Personal Loans—1.5%
4,976 Cash America International, Inc. 190,680
725 1 World Acceptance Corp. 51,671
TOTAL 242,351
Personnel Agency—0.8%
1,826 Barrett Business Services, Inc. 47,695
7,535 Kelly Services, Inc., Class A 89,365
TOTAL 137,060
Plastic—0.6%
4,664 Schulman (A.), Inc. 101,955
Printed Circuit Boards—0.7%
4,567 1 Sanmina-SCI Corp. 39,002
6,540 1 TTM Technologies 71,548
TOTAL 110,550
Printing—1.3%
1,417 1 Consolidated Graphics, Inc. 33,597
2,394 Quad Graphics, Inc. 36,844
6,383 1 Valassis Communications, Inc. 143,936
TOTAL 214,377
Professional Services—1.6%
4,481 Carriage Services, Inc. 36,207
3,970 1 FTI Consulting, Inc. 101,354
6,903 Hillenbrand, Inc. 119,353
TOTAL 256,914
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Property Liability Insurance—1.6%
116 1 American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. $2,071
5,930 Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. 41,747
1,374 Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. 52,239
1,854 ProAssurance Corp. 166,063
TOTAL 262,120
Recreational Goods—1.0%
15,903 1 Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. 160,620
Recreational Vehicles—1.2%
4,355 1 Arctic Cat, Inc. 191,620
Regional Banks—5.3%
7,422 1 Citizens Banking Corp. 133,596
3,174 Enterprise Financial Services Corp. 39,834
3,399 Financial Institutions, Inc. 58,463
7,229 1 First BanCorp 27,326
11,071 First Merchants Corp. 157,540
9,418 1 Hanmi Financial Corp. 103,127
3,206 Heartland Financial USA, Inc. 83,773
4,104 Peoples Bancorp, Inc. 89,713
3,270 Republic Bancorp, Inc. 77,205
1,005 Southside Bancshares, Inc. 20,964
12,745 1 Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. 80,803
TOTAL 872,344
Restaurant—0.2%
634 1 Papa Johns International, Inc. 32,340
Roofing & Wallboard—0.2%
2,142 1 USG Corp. 34,786
Rubber—1.2%
11,787 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 205,919
Semiconductor Manufacturing—1.2%
2,143 1 Cirrus Logic, Inc. 78,798
4,450 1 Omnivision Technologies, Inc. 62,389
5,751 1 Spansion, Inc. 58,948
TOTAL 200,135
Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment—0.7%
7,153 1 Mentor Graphics Corp. 109,298
Shoes—0.3%
3,507 1 CROCs, Inc. 53,832
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Silver Production—0.1%
828 1 Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. $13,505
Software Packaged/Custom—1.5%
4,319 1 CSG Systems International, Inc. 76,144
4,868 ManTech International Corp., Class A 106,755
1,662 1 SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. 40,387
2,170 1 Websense, Inc. 32,572
TOTAL 255,858
Specialty Chemicals—2.4%
14,176 1 Chemtura Corp. 191,660
2,409 Koppers Holdings, Inc. 79,352
2,896 1 LSB Industries, Inc. 93,049
4,748 1 Omnova Solutions, Inc. 34,565
TOTAL 398,626
Specialty Machinery—0.7%
2,449 Cascade Corp. 115,372
Specialty Retailing—4.0%
2,020 1 Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. 52,843
4,807 1 Conn's, Inc. 85,805
1,421 GNC Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 54,751
1,109 1 Hibbett Sports, Inc. 67,394
3,065 Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A 85,391
1,217 1 Lumber Liquidators, Inc. 51,467
6,864 1 MarineMax, Inc. 51,068
3,820 Natures Sunshine Products, Inc. 59,057
6,013 Sonic Automotive, Inc. 102,943
814 1 Vitamin Shoppe Industries, Inc. 44,705
TOTAL 655,424
Telecommunication Equipment & Services—1.3%
3,381 1 Anixter International, Inc. 192,413
325 1 Mastec, Inc. 5,187
1,527 1 Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. 21,592
TOTAL 219,192
Telephone Utility—0.7%
4,613 1 Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. 83,034
21,665 1 Vonage Holdings Corp. 38,780
TOTAL 121,814
Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.7%
3,345 R.G. Barry Corp. 44,556
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods—continued
4,218 The Jones Group, Inc. $44,584
2,412 1 Unifi, Inc. 26,725
TOTAL 115,865
Toys & Games—1.0%
14,140 1 Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. 162,469
Water Utility—0.3%
15,389 Mueller Water Products, Inc. 54,477
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $15,710,572)
16,296,946
MUTUAL FUND—1.8%
296,930 2,3 Federated Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.22%
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
296,930
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.2%
(IDENTIFIED COST $16,007,502)4
16,593,876
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(0.2)%5 (35,455)
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $16,558,421
1 Non-income producing security.
2 Affiliated holding.
3 7-Day net yield.
4 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $16,077,448.
5 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 July 31, 2012.
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, including investment companies with daily net asset values, if applicable.
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.
As of July 31, 2012, all investments of the Fund utilized Level 1 inputs in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass A Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $9.88 $7.55 $6.58 $10.21 $13.22
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.06)1 (0.09)1 (0.06)1 (0.04)1 (0.08)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (0.30) 2.42 1.03 (3.59) (2.22)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS (0.36) 2.33 0.97 (3.63) (2.30)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (0.71)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $9.52 $9.88 $7.55 $6.58 $10.21
Total Return2 (3.64)% 30.86% 14.74% (35.55)% (18.09)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 1.71% 1.75% 1.75% 1.74% 1.75%
Net investment income (loss) (0.65)% (0.96)% (0.77)% (0.53)% (0.68)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 4.24% 3.75% 5.41% 5.73% 3.85%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $2,550 $3,469 $3,184 $1,652 $2,623
Portfolio turnover 222% 210% 192% 222% 243%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
3 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income (loss) ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass C Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $9.45 $7.28 $6.39 $9.99 $13.04
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.12)1 (0.15)1 (0.11)1 (0.08)1 (0.16)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (0.29) 2.32 1.00 (3.52) (2.18)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS (0.41) 2.17 0.89 (3.60) (2.34)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (0.71)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $9.04 $9.45 $7.28 $6.39 $9.99
Total Return2 (4.34)% 29.81% 13.93% (36.04)% (18.66)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 2.46% 2.50% 2.50% 2.49% 2.46%
Net investment income (loss) (1.41)% (1.70)% (1.53)% (1.29)% (1.40)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 4.24% 3.78% 5.13% 5.61% 3.90%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $2,358 $2,978 $3,258 $1,366 $2,759
Portfolio turnover 222% 210% 192% 222% 243%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
3 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income (loss) ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsInstitutional Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.00 $7.63 $6.63 $10.28 $13.28
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.04)1 (0.06)1 (0.04)1 (0.02)1 (0.05)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (0.29) 2.43 1.04 (3.63) (2.24)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS (0.33) 2.37 1.00 (3.65) (2.29)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (0.71)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $9.67 $10.00 $7.63 $6.63 $10.28
Total Return2 (3.30)% 31.06% 15.08% (35.51)% (17.92)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 1.46% 1.50% 1.50% 1.49% 1.50%
Net investment income (loss) (0.44)% (0.71)% (0.52)% (0.30)% (0.43)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 3.77% 3.79% 5.56% 5.22% 3.55%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $11,650 $4,836 $5,727 $3,319 $10,064
Portfolio turnover 222% 210% 192% 222% 243%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Based on net asset value.
3 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income (loss) ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
July 31, 2012
Assets:
Total investment in securities, at value including $296,930 of investment in an affiliated holding (Note 5) (identified cost $16,007,502) $16,593,876
Income receivable 4,663
Receivable for investments sold 444,727
Receivable for shares sold 2,701
TOTAL ASSETS 17,045,967
Liabilities:
Payable for investments purchased $423,807
Payable for shares redeemed 6,706
Payable to adviser (Note 5) 1,691
Payable for auditing fees 23,400
Payable for portfolio accounting fees 11,190
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) 1,520
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5) 2,267
Accrued expenses 16,965
TOTAL LIABILITIES 487,546
Net assets for 1,733,818 shares outstanding $16,558,421
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in capital $27,819,949
Net unrealized appreciation of investments 586,374
Accumulated net realized loss on investments (11,791,462)
Accumulated net investment income (loss) (56,440)
TOTAL NET ASSETS $16,558,421
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Statement of Assets and Liabilitiescontinued
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share
Class A Shares:
Net asset value per share ($2,549,800 ÷ 267,805 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $9.52
Offering price per share (100/94.50 of $9.52) $10.07
Redemption proceeds per share $9.52
Class C Shares:
Net asset value per share ($2,358,253 ÷ 260,828 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $9.04
Offering price per share $9.04
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $9.04) $8.95
Institutional Shares:
Net asset value per share ($11,650,368 ÷ 1,205,185 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $9.67
Offering price per share $9.67
Redemption proceeds per share $9.67
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended July 31, 2012
Investment Income:
Dividends (including $358 received from an affiliated holding (Note 5) and net of foreign taxes withheld of $284) $111,607
Expenses:
Investment adviser fee (Note 5) $123,792
Administrative fee (Note 5) 230,000
Custodian fees 26,553
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses 40,781
Directors'/Trustees' fees 1,510
Auditing fees 23,400
Legal fees 6,663
Portfolio accounting fees 67,876
Distribution services fee (Note 5) 18,386
Shareholder services fee (Note 5) 13,005
Share registration costs 38,339
Printing and postage 20,413
Insurance premiums 3,856
Miscellaneous 4,673
TOTAL EXPENSES 619,247
Waivers and Reimbursements (Note 5):
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee $(123,792)
Waiver of administrative fee (44,892)
Reimbursement of other operating expenses (261,783)
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS (430,467)
Net expenses 188,780
Net investment income (loss) (77,173)
Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments:
Net realized loss on investments (9,436)
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments (74,338)
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments (83,774)
Change in net assets resulting from operations $(160,947)
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $(77,173) $(125,344)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (9,436) 3,964,172
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments (74,338) (563,516)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS (160,947) 3,275,312
Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares 8,745,470 1,967,566
Cost of shares redeemed (3,308,401) (6,130,287)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS 5,437,069 (4,162,721)
Change in net assets 5,276,122 (887,409)
Net Assets:
Beginning of period 11,282,299 12,169,708
End of period (including accumulated net investment income (loss) of $(56,440) and $0, respectively) $16,558,421 $11,282,299
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
July 31, 2012
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated MDT 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 MDT Small Cap Core Fund (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 Fund offers three classes of shares: Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters. The investment objective of the Fund is long-term capital appreciation.
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:
■  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.
■  Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
■  Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
■  Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), which approximates market value.
■  Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price.
■  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 purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer, 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 and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.
If the Fund cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Fund may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, 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 purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund's NAV.
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Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated MDTA LLC (“Adviser”) or an affiliated adviser, and others to determine fair value of securities 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 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 U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for other types of fixed-income securities and 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.
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 in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures or options contracts;
■  With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets;
■  Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
■  Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer's operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer's industry.
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The Trustees have approved the use of a pricing service to determine the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets when the Adviser determines that there has been a significant trend in the U.S. equity markets or in index futures trading. 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 using another method approved 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 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 and paid annually. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative average daily net assets, except that Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares may bear distribution services fees and shareholder services fees unique to those classes. Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses.
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Premium and Discount Amortization
All premiums and discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized/accreted using the effective interest rate method.
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 July 31, 2012, 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 July 31, 2012, tax years 2009 through 2012 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Fund accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains as income and/or gains are earned.
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.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class A Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 37,994 $344,850 94,156 $934,802
Shares redeemed (121,394) (1,100,407) (164,528) (1,482,746)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS (83,400) $(755,557) (70,372) $(547,944)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class C Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 9,770 $85,422 34,730 $323,061
Shares redeemed (64,102) (552,087) (167,010) (1,449,906)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS C SHARE TRANSACTIONS (54,332) $(466,665) (132,280) $(1,126,845)
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Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Institutional Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 898,001 $8,315,198 70,439 $709,703
Shares redeemed (176,188) (1,655,907) (337,454) (3,197,635)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS 721,813 $6,659,291 (267,015) $(2,487,932)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS 584,081 $5,437,069 (469,667) $(4,162,721)
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are due to differing treatments for net operating losses.
For the year ended July 31, 2012, permanent differences identified and reclassified among the components of net assets were as follows:
Increase (Decrease)
Paid-In Capital Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
$(20,733) $20,733
Net investment income (loss), net realized gains (losses), and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
As of July 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Net unrealized appreciation $516,428
Capital loss carryforwards and deferrals $(11,777,956)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to differing treatments for the deferral of losses on wash sales.
At July 31, 2012, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $16,077,448. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $516,428. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $1,334,860 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $818,432.
At July 31, 2012, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $11,721,516 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, a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010, is characterized as short-term and may be carried forward for a maximum of eight tax years (“Carryforward Limit”), whereas a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, retains its character as either short-term or long-term, does not expire and is required to be utilized prior to the losses which have a Carryforward Limit.
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The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards and expiration years:
Expiration Year Short-Term Long-Term Total
2016 $488,605 N/A $488,605
2017 $6,139,530 N/A $6,139,530
2018 $5,093,381 N/A $5,093,381
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $15,475 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended July 31, 2012.
Under current tax law, late-year ordinary loss realized after December 31 through the end of the Fund's fiscal year (“Late Year Ordinary Loss”) may be deferred, in whole or in part, and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of July 31, 2012, for federal income tax purposes, a Late Year Ordinary Loss of $56,440 was deferred to August 1, 2012.
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
The advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser provides for an annual fee equal to 1.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Adviser voluntarily waived $123,580 of its fee and voluntarily reimbursed $261,783 of other operating expenses.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of certain Federated funds as specified below:
Administrative Fee Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets
of the Federated Funds
0.150% on the first $5 billion
0.125% on the next $5 billion
0.100% on the next $10 billion
0.075% on assets in excess of $20 billion
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FAS waived $44,892 of its fee. The net fee paid to FAS was 1.720% of average daily net assets of the Fund. The Fund is currently being charged the minimum administrative fee; therefore the fee as a percentage of average daily net assets is greater than the amounts presented in the chart above.
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Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares and Class C Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses at the following percentages of average daily net assets annually, to compensate FSC:
Share Class Name Percentage of Average Daily
Net Assets of Class
Class A Shares 0.05%
Class C Shares 0.75%
Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
Distribution Services
Fees Incurred
Class C Shares $18,386
When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSC retained $1,504 of fees paid by the Fund. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Fund's Class A Shares did not incur a distribution services fee; however, it may begin to incur this fee upon approval of the Trustees.
Sales Charges
Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSC retained $1,051 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares.
Shareholder Services Fee
The Fund may pay fees (“Service Fees”) up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares and Class C Shares to financial intermediaries or to Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC) for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSSC may voluntarily reimburse the Fund for Service Fees. For the year ended July 31, 2012, Service Fees for the Fund were as follows:
Service
Fees
Incurred
Class A Shares $6,876
Class C Shares 6,129
TOTAL $13,005
For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSSC received $214 of fees paid by the Fund.
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Expense Limitation
The Adviser and its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) have voluntarily agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 1.70%, 2.45% and 1.45% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) October 1, 2013; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its affiliates currently do not anticipate terminating or increasing these arrangements prior to the Termination Date, these arrangements may only be terminated or the Fee Limit increased prior to the Termination Date with the agreement of the Trustees.
General
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
Transactions Involving Affiliated Holdings
Affiliated holdings are mutual funds which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain investment adviser fees as a result of transactions in other affiliated mutual funds. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Adviser reimbursed $212. Transactions involving the affiliated holding during the year ended July 31, 2012, were as follows:
Federated Prime Value
Obligations Fund,
Institutional Shares
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2011 116,597
Purchases/Additions 3,570,494
Sales/Reductions 3,390,161
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2012 296,930
Value $296,930
Dividend Income $358
6. Investment TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended July 31, 2012, were as follows:
Purchases $29,867,485
Sales $24,639,296
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates in a $100,000,000 unsecured, uncommitted revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement with PNC Bank. The LOC was made available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate offered to the Fund by PNC Bank at the time of the borrowing. As of July 31, 2012, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2012, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
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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 July 31, 2012, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2012, the program was not utilized.
9. Subsequent events
On August 15, 2012, the Trustees approved the elimination of minimum administrative personnel and services fees effective September 1, 2012. Prior to this date, the administrative fee received during any fiscal year was at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares.
Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined that no additional events have occurred that require disclosure.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE BOARD OF trustees OF Federated MDt series AND SHAREHOLDERS OF federated mdt Small cap core fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Federated MDT Small Cap Core Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting Federated MDT Series), including the portfolio of investments, as of July 31, 2012, 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, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodian and others, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated MDT Small Cap Core Fund, a portfolio of Federated MDT Series, at July 31, 2012, 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 the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Boston, Massachusetts
September 24, 2012
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services 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 February 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012.
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.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments. 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. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning
Account Value
2/1/2012
Ending
Account Value
7/31/2012
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:
Class A Shares $1,000 $988.60 $8.41
Class C Shares $1,000 $984.70 $12.09
Institutional Shares $1,000 $989.80 $7.22
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,016.41 $8.52
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,012.68 $12.26
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,017.60 $7.32
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The annualized net expense ratios are as follows:
Class A Shares 1.70%
Class C Shares 2.45%
Institutional Shares 1.46%
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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 Federated Investors Tower, 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, 2011, the Trust comprised five portfolio(s), and the Federated Fund Family consisted of 43 investment companies (comprising 134 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee oversees all portfolios in the Federated 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)
John F. Donahue*
Birth Date: July 28, 1924
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman of the Federated Fund Family's Executive Committee.
Previous Positions: Chairman of the Federated Fund Family; Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling.
J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
President and Trustee
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Family; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Family; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); 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.
* Family relationships and reasons for “interested” status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are “interested” due to their beneficial ownership of shares of Federated Investors, Inc. and the positions they hold with Federated and its subsidiaries.
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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
Nicholas P. Constantakis, CPA
Birth Date: September 3, 1939
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family.
Other Directorship Held: Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee, and member of the Compensation Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (architecture, engineering and construction services).
Previous Position: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC.
Qualifications: Public accounting and director experience.
John F. Cunningham
Birth Date: March 5, 1943
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family.
Other Directorships Held: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.
Previous Positions: Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc.
Qualifications: Business management and director experience.
Maureen Lally-Green
Birth Date: July 5, 1949
Trustee
Began serving: August 2009
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law.
Other Directorships Held: Director, Auberle; Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Chair and Director, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, St. Vincent Seminary; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Saint Thomas More Society, Allegheny County; Director, Our Campaign for the Church Alive, Inc.
Previous Position: Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge.
Qualifications: Legal and director experience.
Peter E. Madden
Birth Date: March 16, 1942
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee, and Chairman of the Board of Directors or Trustees, of the Federated Fund Family.
Previous Positions: Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, Chief Operating Officer and Director, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange.
Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund services and director experience.
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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
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Management Consultant.
Previous Positions: Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing, communications and technology).
Qualifications: Banking, business management, education and director experience.
Thomas M. O'Neill
Birth Date: June 14, 1951
Trustee
Began serving: October 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Federated Fund Family; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting).
Other Directorships Held: Board of Overseers, Children's Hospital of Boston; Visiting Committee on Athletics, Harvard College; Board of Directors, Medicines for Humanity; Board of Directors, The Golisano Children's Museum of Naples, Florida.
Previous Positions: 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); Director, Midway Pacific (lumber).
Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund, director and investment experience.
John S. Walsh
Birth Date: November 28, 1957
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Federated 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.
Previous Position: Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc.
Qualifications: Business management and director experience.
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OFFICERS
Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years
and Previous Position(s)
John W. McGonigle
Birth Date: October 26, 1938
Secretary
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Family; Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.
Previous Positions: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated Investment Counseling; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Services Company and Federated Securities Corp.
Richard A. Novak
Birth Date: December 25, 1963
Treasurer
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Family; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Investors, Inc.; Vice President, Finance of Federated Services Company; held various financial management positions within The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh; Auditor, Arthur Andersen & Co.
Brian P. Bouda
Birth Date: February 28, 1947
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Fund Family; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Investors, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of its subsidiaries. Mr. Bouda joined Federated in 1999 and is a member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar Association of Wisconsin.
Stephen F. Auth
Birth Date: September 3, 1956
450 Lexington Avenue
Suite 3700
New York, NY 10017-3943

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Began serving: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of this Fund and various other Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; 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.
Daniel Mahr
Birth Date: April 9, 1981
125 High Street
Oliver Tower
21st Floor
Boston, MA 02110-2704

Vice President
Began serving: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Daniel Mahr has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since August 2008. Mr. Mahr joined the MDT Advisers Investment Team in 2002. As Managing Director, Research, he is responsible for leading the Investment Team as it relates to the ongoing design, development and implementation of the Optimum Q Process. He is Vice President of the Trust with respect to the Fund. Mr. Mahr received his A.B., Computer Science from Harvard College and his S.M., Computer Science from Harvard University.
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2012
FEDERATED MDT SMALL CAP CORE FUND (the “Fund”)
Following a review and recommendation of approval by the Fund's independent trustees, the Fund's Board reviewed and approved at its May 2012 meetings 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 on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
In this connection, the Federated Funds' Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties include specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a Federated fund. The Senior Officer has the authority to retain consultants, experts, or staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and may be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the independent members of the Board. The Senior Officer prepared and furnished to the Board an independent, written evaluation that covered topics discussed below (the “Evaluation”). The Board considered that Evaluation, along with other information, in deciding to approve the advisory contract.
The Board is also familiar with and considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees, which have indicated that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to a fund and its shareholders, including the performance and expenses of the fund and of comparable funds; the Adviser's cost of providing the services, including the profitability to the Adviser of providing advisory services to a fund; the extent to which the Adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger and, if such economies exist, whether they have been shared with a fund and its shareholders; any “fall-out financial benefits” that accrue to the 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 the Adviser for services rendered to a fund); comparative fee structures, including a comparison of fees paid to the Adviser with those paid by similar funds; and the extent to which the Board members are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees. Consistent with these judicial decisions, the Board also considered management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser for what might be viewed as like services. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
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The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds, and was assisted in its deliberations by independent legal counsel. Throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings, the Board requested and received substantial and detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization that was in addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the Senior Officer's Evaluation. Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional substantial information in connection with the May meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contract occurred. At this May meeting, senior management of the Adviser also met with the independent trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and any other matters thought relevant by the Adviser or the trustees. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose. Thus, the Board's consideration of the advisory contract included review of the Senior Officer's Evaluation, accompanying data and additional information covering such matters as: the Adviser's investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and operating strategies; the Fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in relationship 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 itself 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 risk assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring the funds; 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 family of funds which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are 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.
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While mindful that courts have cautioned against giving such comparisons too much weight, the Board has found the use of comparisons of the Fund's fees and expenses to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be relevant, given the high degree of competition in the mutual fund business. The Board focused on comparisons with other similar mutual funds more heavily than non-mutual fund products or services because it is believed that they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle in fact chosen and maintained by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a generally reliable indication of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes. In this regard, the Senior Officer has reviewed Federated's fees for providing advisory services to products outside the Federated family of funds (e.g., institutional and separate accounts). He concluded that mutual funds and institutional accounts are inherently different products. Those differences include, but are not limited to, different types of targeted investors; being subject to different laws and regulations; different legal structures; different average account sizes; different associated costs; different portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows; and portfolio manager time spent in review of securities pricing. The Senior Officer did not consider these fee schedules to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of mutual fund advisory contracts.
The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program, which in turn assisted the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser's investment management services were such as to warrant continuation of the advisory contract.
The Senior Officer reviewed information compiled by Federated, using data supplied by independent fund ranking organizations, regarding the performance of, and fees charged by, other mutual funds, noting his view that comparisons to fund peer groups are relevant in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees. He also observed that certain funds may exhibit important differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds placed in the same peer group by ranking organizations, noting in this connection that the Fund's quantitative investment program is of such a type.
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For the periods covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's performance for the one-year period was above the median of the relevant peer group, and the Fund's performance fell below the median of the relevant peer group for the three-year and five-year periods. In addition, the Board was informed by the Adviser that, for the same periods, the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for the one-year period, underperformed its benchmark index for the three-year period and underperformed its benchmark index for the five-year period. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being undertaken by the Adviser. The Board will continue to monitor these efforts and the performance of the Fund.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. This information covered not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also 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). 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 fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future, where appropriate. Moreover, the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution or elimination of these voluntary waivers.
Federated furnished information, requested by the Senior Officer, that reported revenues on a fund-by-fund basis and made estimates of the allocation of expenses on a fund-by-fund basis, using allocation methodologies specified by the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer noted that, although they may apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in allocating costs (and the unavoidable arbitrary aspects of that exercise) and the lack of consensus on how to allocate those costs may render such allocation information unreliable. The allocation information was considered in the analysis by the Board but was determined to be of limited use.
The Board and the Senior Officer also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing profitability information for Federated to other publicly held fund management companies. In this regard, the Senior Officer noted the limited availability of such information, but nonetheless concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive.
The Senior Officer's Evaluation also discussed the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger. The Board considered in this regard that the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, shareholder services, compliance, internal audit, and risk management functions; and systems technology; and that the benefits of
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these efforts (as well as any economies, should they exist) were likely to be enjoyed by the fund complex as a whole. Finally, the Board also noted the absence of any applicable regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject, which (as discussed in the Senior Officer's Evaluation) is compounded by the lack of any common industry practice or general pattern with respect to structuring fund advisory fees with “breakpoints” that serve to reduce the fee as the fund attains a certain size. The Senior Officer did not recommend institution of breakpoints in pricing Federated's fund advisory services at this time.
It was noted in the materials for the Board meeting that for the period covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's investment advisory fee was waived in its entirety. The Board reviewed the contractual fee rate and other expenses of the Fund with the Adviser and was satisfied that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive.
The Senior Officer noted that, considering the totality of the circumstances, and all of the factors referenced within his Evaluation, he had concluded that, subject to comments and recommendations made within his Evaluation, his observations and the information accompanying the Evaluation supported a finding by the Board that the management fees for each of the funds was reasonable and that Federated appeared to provide appropriate advisory and administrative services to the Fund for the fees paid. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's advisory contract.
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 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 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 discussed above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the advisory contract was appropriate.
The Board based its decision to approve the 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. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.
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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 is 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 from Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. To access this information from the home page, select “All” under “Asset Classes.” Select a fund name and share class, if applicable, to go to the Fund Overview page. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Documents” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Proxy Voting Record Report (Form N-PX).” Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-Q.” These filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information from the “Products” section of Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. From the home page, select “All” under “Asset Classes.” Select a fund name and share class, if applicable, to go to the Fund Overview page. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Documents” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Form N-Q.”
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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 MDT Small Cap Core Fund
Federated Investors Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
CUSIP 31421R817
CUSIP 31421R791
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37328 (9/12)
Federated is a registered trademark of Federated Investors, Inc.
2012 ©Federated Investors, Inc.
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2012
Share Class Ticker
A QASGX
B QBSGX
C QCSGX
Institutional QISGX
Federated MDT Small Cap Growth Fund
Fund Established 2005

A Portfolio of Federated MDT Series

Dear Valued Shareholder,
I am pleased to present the Annual Shareholder Report for your fund covering the period from August 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012. This report includes Management's Discussion of Fund Performance, a complete listing of your fund's holdings, performance information and financial statements along with other important fund information.
In addition, our website, FederatedInvestors.com, offers easy access to Federated resources that include timely fund updates, economic and market insights from our investment strategists, and financial planning tools. We invite you to register to take full advantage of its capabilities.
Thank you for investing with Federated. I hope you find this information useful and look forward to keeping you informed.
Sincerely,
J. Christopher Donahue, President

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
The Fund's total return, based on net asset value, for the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2012 was -1.57% for Class A Shares, -2.35% for Class B Shares, -2.33% for Class C Shares and -1.38% for Institutional Shares. The total return of the Russell 2000 Growth® Index,1 a broad-based securities market index (Russell 2000 Growth®) was -0.51% for the same period. The Fund's total returns for the fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses which were not reflected in the total return of the Russell 2000 Growth®.
MARKET OVERVIEW
During the 12-month reporting period, domestic equity market performance was favorable as evidenced by the 7.33% return on the Russell 3000® Index.2 Large-cap stocks led the way, as demonstrated by the 10.41% return of the Russell Top 200® Index,3 exceeding by far the 2.28% and 0.19% results for the Russell Midcap® Index,4 representing the mid-cap stocks, and the Russell 2000®Index,5 representing small-cap stocks,6 respectively. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks slightly during the year with the Russell 3000 Growth® Index7 returning 7.55% as compared to 7.09% for the Russell 3000 Value® Index.8
The best performing sectors in the Russell 2000 Growth® during the period were Health Care (+13.16%), Consumer Staples (+7.46%) and Financials (+3.28%). Underperforming sectors included Energy (-27.79%), Materials (-14.24%) and Industrials (-1.28%).
FUND PERFORMANCE
The most significant positive factors in the Fund's performance relative to the Russell 2000 Growth® for the reporting period were the Information Technology and Consumer Staples sectors. Each of these two sectors was weighted appropriately (Information Technology, which underperformed the Russell 3000®, was underweighted and Consumer Staples, an outperforming sector, was overweighted). Stock selection in those two sectors was very positive. Stock selection in the Materials sector also contributed significantly to the Fund's performance. The most significant negative factors in the Fund's performance were an underweight in the Health Care sector, one of the strongest sectors, and unfavorable stock selection in that sector. Poor stock selection in the Consumer Durables sector also detracted from Fund performance.
Individual stocks enhancing the Fund's performance included NewMarket Corporation, Sally Beauty Holdings, Nu Skin Enterprises and Carter's.
Individual stocks detracting from the Fund's performance included Crocs, Rockwood Holdings, GT Advanced Technologies, Tempur-Pedic International and The Warnaco Group.
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1 The Russell 2000 Growth® measures the performance of those Russell 2000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
2 The Russell 3000® Index offers investors access to the broad U.S. equity universe representing approximately 98% of the U.S. Market. The Russell 3000® is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad market and is complete reconstituted annually to ensure that new and growing equities are reflected. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
3 The Russell Top 200® Index measures the performance of the 200 largest companies in the Russell 1000® Index and represents approximately 66% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
4 The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index and represents approximately 27% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
5 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index and represents approximately 7% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
6 Small company stocks may be less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than large capitalization stocks.
7 The Russell 3000 Growth® Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Growth® or the Russell 2000 Growth® indexes. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
8 The Russell 3000 Value® Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Value® or the Russell 2000 Value® indexes. 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 start of performance date for the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares was September 15, 2005. Class B Shares of the Fund were offered beginning March 17, 2008. Performance results shown before that date are for the Fund's Institutional Shares and have been adjusted for the total annual operating expenses applicable to the Fund's Class B Shares. The Fund's Institutional Shares commenced operations on September 15, 2005. Subject to the expense adjustments described above, the Class B Shares annual returns would have been substantially similar to those of the Fund's Institutional Shares because shares of each class are invested in the same portfolio of securities. The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns for each class averaged over the stated periods. The graphs below illustrate the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated MDT Small Cap Growth Fund2 (the “Fund”) from September 15, 2005 (start of performance) to July 31, 2012, compared to the Russell 2000 Growth® Index (Russell 2000 Growth®).3
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 7/31/2012
(returns reflect all applicable sales charges and contingent deferred sales charge as specified below in footnote #1)
Share Class 1 Year 5 Years Start of
Performance*
Class A Shares -7.01% -2.63% 1.84%
Class B Shares -7.72% -2.67% 1.91%
Class C Shares -3.30% -2.26% 1.91%
Institutional Shares -1.38% -1.29% 2.94%
* The Fund's start of performance date was September 15, 2005.
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, visit FederatedInvestors.com or 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.
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Growth of a $10,000 InvestmentClass a shares
■  Total returns shown include the maximum sales charge of the 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450).
Growth of a $10,000 InvestmentClass b shares
■  Total returns shown include the maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 5.50%, as applicable.
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Growth of a $10,000 InvestmentClass c shares
■  Total returns shown include the maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00%, as applicable.
Growth of a $10,000 InvestmentInstitutional shares
1 Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund after deducting applicable sales charges: For Class A Shares, the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charges = $9,450); for Class B Shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 5.50% on any redemption less than one year from the purchase date; for Class C Shares, a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge would be applied to any redemption less than one year from the purchase date. The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The Russell 2000 Growth® has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index.
2 The Fund is the successor to the MDT Small Cap Growth Fund pursuant to a reorganization that took place on December 8, 2006. Prior to that date, the Fund had no investments operations. Accordingly, the performance information shown for periods prior to that date is that of the MDT Small Cap Growth Fund.
3 The Russell 2000 Growth® measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000® Growth is not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the Securities 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 July 31, 2012, the Fund's industry composition1 was as follows:
Industry Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Apparel 7.7%
Specialty Retailing 6.0%
Specialty Chemicals 4.1%
Software Packaged/Custom 3.9%
Services to Medical Professionals 3.2%
Clothing Stores 3.0%
Medical Supplies 2.9%
Grocery Chain 2.7%
Auto Original Equipment Manufacturers 2.6%
Cosmetics & Toiletries 2.6%
Crude Oil & Gas Production 2.5%
Home Products 2.5%
Telecommunication Equipment & Services 2.4%
Restaurants 2.3%
Auto Rentals 2.0%
Multi-Industry Capital Goods 2.0%
Personal & Household 1.9%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment 1.9%
Computer Services 1.8%
Metal Fabrication 1.8%
Generic Drugs 1.7%
Mail Order 1.6%
Packaged Foods 1.6%
Diversified Leisure 1.5%
Office Furniture 1.5%
Shoes 1.5%
Building Materials 1.4%
Biotechnology 1.2%
Education & Training Services 1.2%
Machined Parts Original Equipment Manufacturers 1.2%
Oil Refiner 1.2%
Electrical Equipment 1.1%
Industrial Machinery 1.1%
Medical Technology 1.1%
Semiconductor Manufacturing 1.1%
Home Health Care 1.0%
Recreational Vehicles 1.0%
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Industry Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Other2 16.5%
Cash Equivalents3 1.5%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net4 0.2%
TOTAL 100.0%
1 Except for Cash Equivalents and Other Assets and Liabilities, industry classifications are based upon, and individual portfolio securities are assigned to, the classifications of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) except that the Adviser assigns a classification to securities not classified by the GICS and to securities for which the Adviser does not have access to the classification made by the GICS.
2 For purposes of this table, industry classifications which constitute less than 1.0% 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 Investments
July 31, 2012
Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—98.3%
Airline - Regional—0.3%
4,833 1 Alaska Air Group, Inc. $168,430
Apparel—7.7%
34,693 1 Ann Inc. 939,486
16,558 1 Carter's, Inc. 838,994
9,405 Columbia Sportswear Co. 475,799
23,053 1 Express, Inc. 371,153
5,307 1 Maidenform Brands, Inc. 111,871
4,132 Oxford Industries, Inc. 178,668
8,566 True Religion Apparel, Inc. 224,772
22,559 1 Warnaco Group, Inc. 962,367
3,517 1 Zumiez Inc. 127,773
TOTAL 4,230,883
Auto Dealership—0.1%
1,316 Group 1 Automotive, Inc. 70,735
Auto Original Equipment Manufacturers—2.6%
44,641 Dana Holding Corp. 588,369
13,665 1 Meritor, Inc. 63,952
26,173 1 Tenneco Automotive, Inc. 766,607
TOTAL 1,418,928
Auto Rentals—2.0%
527 1 AMERCO 49,222
14,216 1 Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group 1,057,670
TOTAL 1,106,892
Baking—0.2%
3,523 Snyders-Lance, Inc. 82,544
Biotechnology—1.2%
5,456 1 Incyte Genomics, Inc. 136,345
14,587 1 Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 537,823
TOTAL 674,168
Building Materials—1.4%
11,489 Watsco, Inc. 780,563
Carpets—0.2%
7,821 Interface, Inc. 103,706
Cement—0.4%
5,730 Eagle Materials, Inc. 199,117
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Clothing Stores—3.0%
26,887 1 Aeropostale, Inc. $530,211
5,235 Cato Corp., Class A 146,580
5,438 1 Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. 276,250
11,022 1 Jos A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. 465,790
8,262 1 Rue21, Inc. 203,576
TOTAL 1,622,407
Commodity Chemicals—0.9%
4,461 Georgia Gulf Corp. 146,231
1,534 Newmarket Corp. 352,636
TOTAL 498,867
Computer Peripherals—0.1%
10,234 1 Silicon Graphics, Inc. 68,056
Computer Services—1.8%
12,755 Fair Isaac & Co., Inc. 552,164
2,023 Syntel, Inc. 117,597
14,941 1 Unisys Corp. 290,304
TOTAL 960,065
Computer Stores—0.2%
6,322 1 Insight Enterprises, Inc. 105,957
Construction Machinery—0.4%
2,265 NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A 226,840
Consumer Goods—0.9%
13,022 Pool Corp. 479,991
Consumer Services—0.3%
8,819 Hillenbrand, Inc. 152,481
Cosmetics & Toiletries—2.6%
5,381 1 Elizabeth Arden, Inc. 209,913
16,427 1 Revlon, Inc. 239,013
36,734 1 Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. 970,512
TOTAL 1,419,438
Crude Oil & Gas Production—2.5%
17,285 Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd. 538,946
18,044 1 Stone Energy Corp. 473,836
19,484 W&T Offshore, Inc. 360,259
TOTAL 1,373,041
Defense Aerospace—0.9%
7,771 1 Hexcel Corp. 180,986
5,600 Kaman Corp., Class A 182,448
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Defense Aerospace—continued
7,896 1 Orbital Sciences Corp. $103,438
TOTAL 466,872
Department Stores—0.5%
27,056 1 Saks, Inc. 282,194
Diversified Leisure—1.5%
16,879 1 Coinstar, Inc. 801,584
Education & Training Services—1.2%
10,886 1 Bridgepoint Education, Inc. 99,063
5,528 1 Capella Education Co. 146,602
7,507 1 Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 124,916
3,577 Strayer Education, Inc. 259,905
TOTAL 630,486
Electrical Equipment—1.1%
14,770 Belden, Inc. 474,560
6,330 1 Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. 114,763
TOTAL 589,323
Electronic Instruments—0.2%
4,989 1 iRobot Corp. 113,550
Electronic Test/Measuring Equipment—0.5%
6,434 MTS Systems Corp. 279,686
Financial Services—0.8%
12,068 Deluxe Corp. 341,766
3,993 1 Encore Capital Group, Inc. 111,804
TOTAL 453,570
Furniture—0.7%
5,283 Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. 108,988
9,990 1 Select Comfort Corp. 259,840
TOTAL 368,828
Generic Drugs—1.7%
28,984 Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A 954,153
Grocery Chain—2.7%
13,050 Casey's General Stores, Inc. 775,562
17,427 Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. 720,432
TOTAL 1,495,994
Home Health Care—1.0%
8,483 1 Wellcare Health Plans, Inc. 549,868
Home Products—2.5%
10,762 1 Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. 396,364
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Home Products—continued
18,249 Tupperware Brands Corp. $956,613
TOTAL 1,352,977
Hotels and Motels—0.7%
5,848 Ameristar Casinos, Inc. 98,656
4,640 Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 267,310
TOTAL 365,966
Industrial Machinery—1.1%
8,614 Actuant Corp. 245,155
4,145 Tennant Co. 172,722
5,813 Watts Industries, Inc., Class A 195,549
TOTAL 613,426
Internet Services—0.3%
6,561 1 Travelzoo, Inc. 141,783
Machined Parts Original Equipment Manufacturers—1.2%
15,278 Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 567,730
3,047 Titan International, Inc. 62,982
TOTAL 630,712
Mail Order—1.6%
20,670 HSN, Inc. 875,581
Medical Supplies—2.9%
6,445 1 Align Technology, Inc. 218,872
2,960 1 Orthofix International NV 121,390
24,300 Owens & Minor, Inc. 685,503
19,577 Steris Corp. 589,855
TOTAL 1,615,620
Medical Technology—1.1%
6,876 1 Arthrocare Corp. 203,392
7,941 1 Integra Lifesciences Corp. 305,411
5,351 1 MedAssets, Inc. 70,580
TOTAL 579,383
Metal Fabrication—1.8%
12,002 Barnes Group, Inc. 286,368
33,538 Worthington Industries, Inc. 727,774
TOTAL 1,014,142
Miscellaneous Communications—0.2%
17,232 1 Leap Wireless International, Inc. 97,878
Miscellaneous Components—0.5%
12,410 1 TriMas Corp. 269,793
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Miscellaneous Metals—0.5%
1,543 AMCOL International Corp. $47,370
1,298 Materion Corp 25,480
6,365 Matthews International Corp., Class A 184,585
TOTAL 257,435
Multi-Industry Basic—0.1%
3,814 Olin Corp. 77,195
Multi-Industry Capital Goods—2.0%
19,314 Acuity Brands, Inc. 1,119,053
Multi-Industry Transportation—0.8%
15,589 Brinks Co. (The) 361,665
3,054 1 Hub Group, Inc. 90,856
TOTAL 452,521
Office Furniture—1.5%
11,040 HNI Corp. 293,333
23,535 Knoll, Inc. 322,194
11,835 Miller Herman, Inc. 216,580
TOTAL 832,107
Office Supplies—0.5%
11,631 United Stationers, Inc. 293,218
Oil Refiner—1.2%
28,650 Western Refining, Inc. 674,134
Oil Service, Explore & Drill—0.4%
12,820 1 C&J Energy Services, Inc. 240,760
Other Communications Equipment—0.3%
4,702 1 Netgear, Inc. 162,830
Packaged Foods—1.6%
16,579 1 United Natural Foods, Inc. 900,240
Paint & Related Materials—0.0%
7,299 1 Ferro Corp. 22,408
Personal & Household—1.9%
20,100 Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A 1,025,301
Personal Loans—0.5%
3,589 Cash America International, Inc. 137,530
6,211 1 Ezcorp, Inc., Class A 139,748
TOTAL 277,278
Personnel Agency—0.2%
6,592 1 TrueBlue, Inc. 100,330
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Photo-Optical Component-Equipment—0.3%
2,997 1 Coherent, Inc. $146,344
Plastic—0.2%
8,421 Polyone Corp. 124,041
Printing—0.9%
3,401 1 Consolidated Graphics, Inc. 80,638
18,280 1 Valassis Communications, Inc. 412,214
TOTAL 492,852
Recreational Goods—0.6%
6,918 Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. 341,957
Recreational Vehicles—1.0%
24,782 Brunswick Corp. 544,956
Restaurants—2.3%
5,605 CEC Entertainment, Inc. 193,148
8,876 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. 556,170
7,459 1 DineEquity Inc. 397,565
4,316 1 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 128,833
TOTAL 1,275,716
Roofing & Wallboard—0.5%
6,847 1 Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. 181,514
7,380 1 USG Corp. 119,851
TOTAL 301,365
Rubber—0.5%
14,191 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 247,917
Semiconductor Manufacturing—1.1%
10,023 1 Cirrus Logic, Inc. 368,546
13,070 1 Omnivision Technologies, Inc. 183,242
13,710 1 Triquint Semiconductor, Inc. 77,324
TOTAL 629,112
Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment—1.9%
18,799 Brooks Automation, Inc. 174,079
8,517 1 Mentor Graphics Corp. 130,140
19,893 1 Veeco Instruments, Inc. 710,379
TOTAL 1,014,598
Services to Medical Professionals—3.2%
18,817 1 Centene Corp. 715,799
17,033 1 Molina Healthcare, Inc. 415,776
19,379 1 PSS World Medical, Inc. 404,827
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Services to Medical Professionals—continued
8,480 1 Team Health Holdings, Inc. $226,416
TOTAL 1,762,818
Shoes—1.5%
42,221 1 CROCs, Inc. 648,092
2,377 1 Genesco, Inc. 157,405
TOTAL 805,497
Silver Production—0.5%
15,620 1 Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. 254,762
Software Packaged/Custom—3.9%
6,396 1 Acxiom Corp. 107,261
4,479 1 MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A 521,624
32,107 1 Parametric Technology Corp. 691,585
18,630 1 Progress Software Corp. 362,167
6,597 1 Verint Systems, Inc. 184,122
18,482 1 Websense, Inc. 277,415
TOTAL 2,144,174
Specialty Chemicals—4.1%
4,033 Chemed Corp. 253,151
15,934 1 Chemtura Corp. 215,428
9,625 1 Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. 225,417
13,220 1 LSB Industries, Inc. 424,759
1,638 Quaker Chemical Corp. 72,514
22,339 Rockwood Holdings, Inc. 987,831
1,883 1 TPC Group, Inc. 72,496
TOTAL 2,251,596
Specialty Retailing—6.0%
2,114 Aaron's, Inc. 62,004
61,584 1 Ascena Retail Group, Inc. 1,129,450
3,737 1 Cabela's, Inc., Class A 171,678
10,402 Finish Line, Inc., Class A 217,194
13,960 GNC Acquisition Holdings Inc. 537,879
3,110 1 Hibbett Sports Inc. 188,995
3,445 1 Kirkland's, Inc. 37,240
5,851 1 Lumber Liquidators, Inc. 247,439
22,119 Penske Automotive Group, Inc. 528,644
6,823 1 Vera Bradley, Inc. 155,496
TOTAL 3,276,019
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Shares Value
COMMON STOCKS—continued
Surveillance-Detection—0.4%
6,593 Mine Safety Appliances Co. $226,272
Telecommunication Equipment & Services—2.4%
16,231 1 Anixter International, Inc. 923,706
24,043 1 CIENA Corp. 385,409
TOTAL 1,309,115
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $50,017,803)
53,870,399
MUTUAL FUND—1.5%
839,624 2,3 Federated Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.22%
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
839,624
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.8%
(IDENTIFIED COST $50,857,427)4
54,710,023
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—0.2%5 104,807
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $54,814,830
1 Non-income producing security.
2 Affiliated holding.
3 7-Day net yield.
4 The cost for federal tax purposes amounts to $50,949,055.
5 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 July 31, 2012.
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, including investment companies with daily net asset values, if applicable.
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.
As of July 31, 2012, all investments of the Fund utilized Level 1 inputs in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass A Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.12 $8.74 $7.85 $11.57 $12.95
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.09)1 (0.13)1 (0.10)1 (0.08)1 (0.14)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions (0.10) 3.51 0.99 (3.64) (1.17)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS (0.19) 3.38 0.89 (3.72) (1.31)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (0.07)
Regulatory Settlement Proceeds 0.002
Net Asset Value, End of Period $11.93 $12.12 $8.74 $7.85 $11.57
Total Return3 (1.57)% 38.67% 11.34% (32.15)%4 (10.20)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 1.75% 1.75% 1.75% 1.75% 1.75%
Net investment income (loss) (0.79)% (1.18)% (1.17)% (1.04)% (1.20)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement5 1.04% 1.14% 1.22% 1.02% 1.05%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $22,718 $25,634 $19,822 $21,682 $31,874
Portfolio turnover 69% 154% 142% 244% 212%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Represents less than $0.01.
3 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
4 During the period, the Fund received a regulatory settlement from an unaffiliated third party, which had an impact of 0.09% on the total return.
5 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income (loss) ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass B Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31, Period
Ended
7/31/20081
2012 2011 2010 2009
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $11.90 $8.65 $7.81 $11.61 $11.26
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.17)2 (0.21)2 (0.16)2 (0.14)2 (0.09)2
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions (0.11) 3.46 1.00 (3.66) 0.44
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS (0.28) 3.25 0.84 (3.80) 0.35
Regulatory Settlement Proceeds 0.003
Net Asset Value, End of Period $11.62 $11.90 $8.65 $7.81 $11.61
Total Return4 (2.35)% 37.57% 10.76% (32.73)% 3.11%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 2.50%5
Net investment income (loss) (1.55)% (1.93)% (1.92)% (1.75)% (1.96)%5
Expense waiver/reimbursement6 1.06% 1.15% 1.22% 1.02% 1.05%5
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $1,640 $2,541 $2,350 $3,088 $9,811
Portfolio turnover 69% 154% 142% 244% 212%7
1 Reflects operations for the period from March 18, 2008 (date of initial investment) to July 31, 2008.
2 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
3 Represents less than $0.01.
4 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
5 Computed on an annualized basis.
6 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income (loss) ratios shown above.
7 Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended July 31, 2008.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsClass C Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $11.60 $8.43 $7.62 $11.32 $12.77
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.17)1 (0.21)1 (0.16)1 (0.14)1 (0.22)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions (0.10) 3.38 0.97 (3.56) (1.16)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS (0.27) 3.17 0.81 (3.70) (1.38)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (0.07)
Regulatory Settlement Proceeds 0.002
Net Asset Value, End of Period $11.33 $11.60 $8.43 $7.62 $11.32
Total Return3 (2.33)% 37.60% 10.63% (32.69)% (10.89)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 2.50% 2.50% 2.49% 2.50% 2.47%
Net investment income (loss) (1.54)% (1.94)% (1.91)% (1.79)% (1.93)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 1.04% 1.13% 1.22% 1.02% 1.07%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $4,223 $4,663 $2,795 $4,069 $6,450
Portfolio turnover 69% 154% 142% 244% 212%
1 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
2 Represents less than $0.01.
3 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
4 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income (loss) ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Financial HighlightsInstitutional Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.31 $8.85 $7.93 $11.66 $13.02
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.06)1 (0.10)1 (0.08)1 (0.06)1 (0.11)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions (0.11) 3.56 1.00 (3.67) (1.18)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS (0.17) 3.46 0.92 (3.73) (1.29)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net realized gain on investments (0.07)
Regulatory Settlement Proceeds 0.002
Net Asset Value, End of Period $12.14 $12.31 $8.85 $7.93 $11.66
Total Return3 (1.38)% 39.10% 11.60% (31.99)% (9.99)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
Net investment income (loss) (0.54)% (0.92)% (0.92)% (0.80)% (0.91)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 1.05% 1.15% 1.22% 1.02% 1.09%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $26,233 $29,395 $27,039 $39,246 $62,209
Portfolio turnover 69% 154% 142% 244% 212%
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 (loss) ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
July 31, 2012
Assets:
Total investment in securities, at value including $839,624 of investment in an affiliated holding (Note 5) (identified cost $50,857,427) $54,710,023
Cash 200
Income receivable 12,638
Receivable for investments sold 454,767
Receivable for shares sold 99,339
TOTAL ASSETS 55,276,967
Liabilities:
Payable for investments purchased $186,596
Payable for shares redeemed 164,719
Payable for transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses 43,313
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees 283
Payable for auditing fees 23,400
Payable for portfolio accounting fees 13,156
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) 3,772
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5) 14,497
Accrued expenses 12,401
TOTAL LIABILITIES 462,137
Net assets for 4,578,972 shares outstanding $54,814,830
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in capital $75,155,496
Net unrealized appreciation of investments 3,852,596
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions (23,938,900)
Accumulated net investment income (loss) (254,362)
TOTAL NET ASSETS $54,814,830
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Statement of Assets and Liabilitiescontinued
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share
Class A Shares:
Net asset value per share ($22,718,242 ÷ 1,904,217 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $11.93
Offering price per share (100/94.50 of $11.93) $12.62
Redemption proceeds per share $11.93
Class B Shares:
Net asset value per share ($1,640,369 ÷ 141,187 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $11.62
Offering price per share $11.62
Redemption proceeds per share (94.50/100 of $11.62) $10.98
Class C Shares:
Net asset value per share ($4,222,923 ÷ 372,774 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $11.33
Offering price per share $11.33
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $11.33) $11.22
Institutional Shares:
Net asset value per share ($26,233,296 ÷ 2,160,794 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized $12.14
Offering price per share $12.14
Redemption proceeds per share $12.14
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended July 31, 2012
Investment Income:
Dividends (including $2,109 received from an affiliated holding (Note 5)) $542,583
Expenses:
Investment adviser fee (Note 5) $647,389
Administrative fee (Note 5) 270,000
Custodian fees 13,446
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses 292,857
Directors'/Trustees' fees 2,415
Auditing fees 23,424
Legal fees 7,850
Portfolio accounting fees 79,067
Distribution services fee (Note 5) 45,885
Shareholder services fee (Note 5) 71,463
Account administration fee (Note 2) 821
Share registration costs 49,685
Printing and postage 38,785
Insurance premiums 3,935
Miscellaneous 6,755
TOTAL EXPENSES 1,553,777
Waivers and Reimbursement (Note 5):
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee $(533,994)
Waiver of administrative fee (54,436)
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENT (588,430)
Net expenses 965,347
Net investment income (loss) (422,764)
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
Net realized gain on investments 4,915,672
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments (5,652,407)
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments (736,735)
Change in net assets resulting from operations $(1,159,499)
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $(422,764) $(668,315)
Net realized gain on investments 4,915,672 16,788,945
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments (5,652,407) 2,272,284
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS (1,159,499) 18,392,914
Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares 12,048,639 14,184,989
Cost of shares redeemed (18,308,002) (22,350,403)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (6,259,363) (8,165,414)
Change in net assets (7,418,862) 10,227,500
Net Assets:
Beginning of period 62,233,692 52,006,192
End of period (including accumulated net investment income (loss) of $(254,362) and $0, respectively) $54,814,830 $62,233,692
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
July 31, 2012
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated MDT 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 MDT Small Cap Growth Fund (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 Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.
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:
■  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.
■  Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
■  Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
■  Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), which approximates market value.
■  Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price.
■  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 purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer, 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 and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.
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If the Fund cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Fund may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, 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 purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund's NAV.
Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated MDTA LLC (“Adviser”) or an affiliated adviser and others to determine fair value of securities 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 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 U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for other types of fixed-income securities and 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.
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 in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures or options contracts;
■  With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets;
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■  Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
■  Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer's operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer's industry.
The Trustees have approved the use of a pricing service to determine the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets when the Adviser determines that there has been a significant trend in the U.S. equity markets or in index futures trading. 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 using another method approved 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 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 and paid annually. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative average daily net
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assets, except that Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares may bear distribution services fees, shareholder services fees and account administration fees unique to those classes. For the year ended July 31, 2012, account administration fees for the Fund were as follows:
Account
Administration
Fees Incurred
Class A Shares $276
Class C Shares 545
TOTAL $821
Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses.
Premium and Discount Amortization
All premiums and discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized/accreted using the effective interest rate method.
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 July 31, 2012, 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 July 31, 2012, tax years 2009 through 2012 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.
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3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class A Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 317,159 $3,790,317 338,623 $3,939,179
Shares redeemed (527,438) (6,080,816) (490,937) (5,523,025)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS (210,279) $(2,290,499) (152,314) $(1,583,846)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class B Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 8,120 $92,002 43,028 $480,622
Shares redeemed (80,577) (897,209) (101,250) (1,082,656)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS B SHARE TRANSACTIONS (72,457) $(805,207) (58,222) $(602,034)
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Class C Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 46,175 $510,922 146,991 $1,747,238
Shares redeemed (75,431) (814,480) (76,505) (788,663)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS C SHARE TRANSACTIONS (29,256) $(303,558) 70,486 $958,575
Year Ended July 31 2012 2011
Institutional Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 680,052 $7,655,398 699,851 $8,017,950
Shares redeemed (907,921) (10,515,497) (1,364,704) (14,956,059)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (227,869) $(2,860,099) (664,853) $(6,938,109)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (539,861) $(6,259,363) (804,903) $(8,165,414)
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are due to differing treatments for net operating loss.
For the year ended July 31, 2012, permanent differences identified and reclassified among the components of net assets were as follows:
Increase (Decrease)
Paid-In Capital Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
$(168,402) $168,402
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Net investment income (loss), net realized gains (losses) and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
As of July 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Net unrealized appreciation $3,760,968
Capital loss carryforwards and deferrals $(24,101,634)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to differing treatments for the deferral of losses on wash sales.
At July 31, 2012, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $50,949,055. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $3,760,968. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $7,134,093 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $3,373,125.
At July 31, 2012, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $23,847,272 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, a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010, is characterized as short-term and may be carried forward for a maximum of eight tax years (“Carryforward Limit”), whereas a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, retains its character as either short-term or long-term, does not expire and is required to be utilized prior to the losses which have a Carryforward Limit.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards and expiration year:
Expiration Year Short-Term Long-Term Total
2018 $23,847,272 N/A $23,847,272
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $4,930,140 to offset capital gains realized during the year ended July 31, 2012.
Under current tax law, late-year ordinary loss realized after December 31 through the end of the Fund's fiscal year (“Late Year Ordinary Loss”) may be deferred, in whole or in part, and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of July 31, 2012, for federal income tax purposes, a Late Year Ordinary Loss of $254,362 was deferred to August 1, 2012.
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
The advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser provides for an annual fee equal to 1.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Adviser voluntarily waived $532,820 its fee.
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Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of certain Federated funds as specified below:
Administrative Fee Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets
of the Federated Funds
0.150% on the first $5 billion
0.125% on the next $5 billion
0.100% on the next $10 billion
0.075% on assets in excess of $20 billion
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FAS waived $54,436 of its fee. The net fee paid to FAS was 0.383% of average daily net assets of the Fund. The Fund is currently being charged the minimum administrative fee; therefore the fee as a percentage of average daily net assets is greater than the amounts presented in the chart above.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses at the following percentages of average daily net assets annually to compensate FSC:
Share Class Name Percentage of Average Daily
Net Assets of Class
Class A Shares 0.05%
Class B Shares 0.75%
Class C Shares 0.75%
Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended July 31, 2012, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
Distribution
Services Fees
Incurred
Class B Shares $14,256
Class C Shares 31,629
TOTAL $45,885
When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSC retained $12,354 of fees paid by the Fund. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Fund's Class A Shares did not incur a distribution services fee; however, it may begin to incur this fee upon approval of the Trustees.
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Sales Charges
Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSC retained $1,156 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares. FSC also retained $1,190 of CDSC relating to redemptions of Class B Shares and $507 relating to redemptions of Class C Shares.
Shareholder Services Fee
The Fund may pay fees (“Service Fees”) up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares to financial intermediaries or to Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC) for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSSC may voluntarily reimburse the Fund for Service Fees. For the year ended July 31, 2012, Service Fees for the Fund were as follows:
Service Fees
Incurred
Class A Shares $56,711
Class B Shares 4,752
Class C Shares 10,000
TOTAL $71,463
For the year ended July 31, 2012, FSSC received $3,375 of fees paid by the Fund.
Expense Limitation
The Adviser and its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) have voluntarily agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 1.75%, 2.50%, 2.50% and 1.50% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) October 1, 2013; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its affiliates currently do not anticipate terminating or increasing these arrangements prior to the Termination Date, these arrangements may only be terminated or the Fee Limit increased prior to the Termination Date with the agreement of the Trustees.
General
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
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Transactions Involving Affiliated Holdings
Affiliated holdings are mutual funds which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain investment adviser fees as a result of transactions in other affiliated mutual funds. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Adviser reimbursed $1,174. Transactions involving the affiliated holding during the year ended July 31, 2012, were as follows:
Federated
Prime Value
Obligations Fund,
Institutional Shares
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2011 1,095,096
Purchases/Additions 12,746,779
Sales/Reductions 13,002,251
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2012 839,624
Value $839,624
Dividend Income $2,109
6. Investment TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended July 31, 2012, were as follows:
Purchases $38,835,885
Sales $45,504,499
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates in a $100,000,000 unsecured, uncommitted revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement with PNC Bank. The LOC was made available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate offered to the Fund by PNC Bank at the time of the borrowing. As of July 31, 2012, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2012, 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 July 31, 2012, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2012, the program was not utilized.
9. subsequent events
On August 15, 2012, the Trustees approved the elimination of minimum administrative personnel and services fees effective September 1, 2012. Prior to this date, the administrative fee received during any fiscal year was at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares.
Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined that no additional events have occurred that require disclosure.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE BOARD OF trustees OF Federated MDt series AND SHAREHOLDERS OF federated mdt Small cap growth fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Federated MDT Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting Federated MDT Series), including the portfolio of investments, as of July 31, 2012, 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 and the financial highlights for the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodian and others, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated MDT Small Cap Growth Fund, a portfolio of Federated MDT Series, at July 31, 2012, 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 the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Boston, Massachusetts
September 24, 2012
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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services 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 Febuary 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012.
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.
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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments. 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. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning
Account Value
2/1/2012
Ending
Account Value
7/31/2012
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:
Class A Shares $1,000 $990.90 $8.66
Class B Shares $1,000 $988.10 $12.36
Class C Shares $1,000 $987.80 $12.36
Institutional Shares $1,000 $992.60 $7.43
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,016.16 $8.77
Class B Shares $1,000 $1,012.43 $12.51
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,012.43 $12.51
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,017.40 $7.52
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The annualized net expense ratios are as follows:
Class A Shares 1.75%
Class B Shares 2.50%
Class C Shares 2.50%
Institutional Shares 1.50%
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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 Federated Investors Tower, 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, 2011, the Trust comprised five portfolio(s), and the Federated Fund Family consisted of 43 investment companies (comprising 134 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee oversees all portfolios in the Federated 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)
John F. Donahue*
Birth Date: July 28, 1924
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman of the Federated Fund Family's Executive Committee.
Previous Positions: Chairman of the Federated Fund Family; Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling.
J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
President and Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Family; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Family; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); 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.
* Family relationships and reasons for “interested” status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are “interested” due to their beneficial ownership of shares of Federated Investors, Inc. and the positions they hold with Federated and its subsidiaries.
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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
Nicholas P. Constantakis, CPA
Birth Date: September 3, 1939
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family.
Other Directorship Held: Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee, and member of the Compensation Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (architecture, engineering and construction services).
Previous Position: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC.
Qualifications: Public accounting and director experience.
John F. Cunningham
Birth Date: March 5, 1943
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family.
Other Directorships Held: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.
Previous Positions: Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc.
Qualifications: Business management and director experience.
Maureen Lally-Green
Birth Date: July 5, 1949
Trustee
Began serving: August 2009
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law.
Other Directorships Held: Director, Auberle; Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Chair and Director, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, St. Vincent Seminary; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Saint Thomas More Society, Allegheny County; Director, Our Campaign for the Church Alive, Inc.
Previous Position: Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge.
Qualifications: Legal and director experience.
Peter E. Madden
Birth Date: March 16, 1942
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee, and Chairman of the Board of Directors or Trustees, of the Federated Fund Family.
Previous Positions: Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, Chief Operating Officer and Director, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange.
Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund services and director experience.
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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
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Management Consultant.
Previous Positions: Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing, communications and technology).
Qualifications: Banking, business management, education and director experience.
Thomas M. O'Neill
Birth Date: June 14, 1951
Trustee
Began serving: October 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Federated Fund Family; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting).
Other Directorships Held: Board of Overseers, Children's Hospital of Boston; Visiting Committee on Athletics, Harvard College; Board of Directors, Medicines for Humanity; Board of Directors, The Golisano Children's Museum of Naples, Florida.
Previous Positions: 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); Director, Midway Pacific (lumber).
Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund, director and investment experience.
John S. Walsh
Birth Date: November 28, 1957
Trustee
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Federated 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.
Previous Position: Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc.
Qualifications: Business management and director experience.
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OFFICERS
Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began
Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years
and Previous Position(s)
John W. McGonigle
Birth Date: October 26, 1938
Secretary
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Family; Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.
Previous Positions: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated Investment Counseling; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Services Company and Federated Securities Corp.
Richard A. Novak
Birth Date: December 25, 1963
TREASURER
Began serving: May 2006
Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Family; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Investors, Inc.; Vice President, Finance of Federated Services Company; held various financial management positions within The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh; Auditor, Arthur Andersen & Co.
Brian P. Bouda
Birth Date: February 28, 1947
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Fund Family; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Investors, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of its subsidiaries. Mr. Bouda joined Federated in 1999 and is a member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar Association of Wisconsin.
Stephen F. Auth
Birth Date: September 3, 1956
450 Lexington Avenue
Suite 3700
New York, NY 10017-3943

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Began serving: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of this Fund and various other Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; 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.
Daniel Mahr
Birth Date: April 9, 1981
125 High Street
Oliver Tower
21st Floor
Boston, MA 02110-2704

Vice President
Began serving: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Daniel Mahr has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since August 2008. Mr. Mahr joined the MDT Advisers Investment Team in 2002. As Managing Director, Research, he is responsible for leading the Investment Team as it relates to the ongoing design, development and implementation of the Optimum Q Process. He is Vice President of the Trust with respect to the Fund. Mr. Mahr received his A.B., Computer Science from Harvard College and his S.M., Computer Science from Harvard University.
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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory ContractMay 2012
FEDERATED MDT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND (the “Fund”)
Following a review and recommendation of approval by the Fund's independent trustees, the Fund's Board reviewed and approved at its May 2012 meetings 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 on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
In this connection, the Federated Funds' Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties include specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a Federated fund. The Senior Officer has the authority to retain consultants, experts, or staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and may be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the independent members of the Board. The Senior Officer prepared and furnished to the Board an independent, written evaluation that covered topics discussed below (the “Evaluation”). The Board considered that Evaluation, along with other information, in deciding to approve the advisory contract.
The Board is also familiar with and considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees, which have indicated that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to a fund and its shareholders, including the performance and expenses of the fund and of comparable funds; the Adviser's cost of providing the services, including the profitability to the Adviser of providing advisory services to a fund; the extent to which the Adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger and, if such economies exist, whether they have been shared with a fund and its shareholders; any “fall-out financial benefits” that accrue to the 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 the Adviser for services rendered to a fund); comparative fee structures, including a comparison of fees paid to the Adviser with those paid by similar funds; and the extent to which the Board members are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees. Consistent with these judicial decisions, the Board also considered management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser for what might be viewed as like services. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
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The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds, and was assisted in its deliberations by independent legal counsel. Throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings, the Board requested and received substantial and detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization that was in addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the Senior Officer's Evaluation. Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional substantial information in connection with the May meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contract occurred. At this May meeting, senior management of the Adviser also met with the independent trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and any other matters thought relevant by the Adviser or the trustees. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose. Thus, the Board's consideration of the advisory contract included review of the Senior Officer's Evaluation, accompanying data and additional information covering such matters as: the Adviser's investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and operating strategies; the Fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in relationship 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 itself 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 risk assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring the funds; 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 family of funds which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are 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.
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While mindful that courts have cautioned against giving such comparisons too much weight, the Board has found the use of comparisons of the Fund's fees and expenses to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be relevant, given the high degree of competition in the mutual fund business. The Board focused on comparisons with other similar mutual funds more heavily than non-mutual fund products or services because it is believed that they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle in fact chosen and maintained by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a generally reliable indication of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes. In this regard, the Senior Officer has reviewed Federated's fees for providing advisory services to products outside the Federated family of funds (e.g., institutional and separate accounts). He concluded that mutual funds and institutional accounts are inherently different products. Those differences include, but are not limited to, different types of targeted investors; being subject to different laws and regulations; different legal structures; different average account sizes; different associated costs; different portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows; and portfolio manager time spent in review of securities pricing. The Senior Officer did not consider these fee schedules to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of mutual fund advisory contracts.
The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program, which in turn assisted the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser's investment management services were such as to warrant continuation of the advisory contract.
The Senior Officer reviewed information compiled by Federated, using data supplied by independent fund ranking organizations, regarding the performance of, and fees charged by, other mutual funds, noting his view that comparisons to fund peer groups are relevant in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees. He also observed that certain funds may exhibit important differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds placed in the same peer group by ranking organizations, noting in this connection that the Fund's quantitative investment program is of such a type.
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For the periods covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's performance for the one-year period was above the median of the relevant peer group, and the Fund's performance fell below the median of the relevant peer group for the three-year and five-year periods. In addition, the Board was informed by the Adviser that, for the same periods, the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for the one-year period, underperformed its benchmark index for the three-year period and underperformed its benchmark index for the five-year period. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being undertaken by the Adviser. The Board will continue to monitor these efforts and the performance of the Fund.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. This information covered not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also 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). 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 fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future, where appropriate. Moreover, the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution or elimination of these voluntary waivers.
Federated furnished information, requested by the Senior Officer, that reported revenues on a fund-by-fund basis and made estimates of the allocation of expenses on a fund-by-fund basis, using allocation methodologies specified by the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer noted that, although they may apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in allocating costs (and the unavoidable arbitrary aspects of that exercise) and the lack of consensus on how to allocate those costs may render such allocation information unreliable. The allocation information was considered in the analysis by the Board but was determined to be of limited use.
The Board and the Senior Officer also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing profitability information for Federated to other publicly held fund management companies. In this regard, the Senior Officer noted the limited availability of such information, but nonetheless concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive.
The Senior Officer's Evaluation also discussed the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger. The Board considered in this regard that the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, shareholder services, compliance, internal audit, and risk management functions; and systems technology; and that the benefits of
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these efforts (as well as any economies, should they exist) were likely to be enjoyed by the fund complex as a whole. Finally, the Board also noted the absence of any applicable regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject, which (as discussed in the Senior Officer's Evaluation) is compounded by the lack of any common industry practice or general pattern with respect to structuring fund advisory fees with “breakpoints” that serve to reduce the fee as the fund attains a certain size. The Senior Officer did not recommend institution of breakpoints in pricing Federated's fund advisory services at this time.
It was noted in the materials for the Board meeting that for the period covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's investment advisory fee, after waivers and expense reimbursements, if any, was below the median of the relevant peer group. The Board reviewed the fees and other expenses of the Fund with the Adviser and was satisfied that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive.
The Senior Officer noted that, considering the totality of the circumstances, and all of the factors referenced within his Evaluation, he had concluded that, subject to comments and recommendations made within his Evaluation, his observations and the information accompanying the Evaluation supported a finding by the Board that the management fees for each of the funds was reasonable and that Federated appeared to provide appropriate advisory and administrative services to the Fund for the fees paid. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's advisory contract.
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 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 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 discussed above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the advisory contract was appropriate.
The Board based its decision to approve the 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
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of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.
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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 is 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 from Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. To access this information from the home page, select “All” under “Asset Classes.” Select a fund name and share class, if applicable, to go to the Fund Overview page. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Documents” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Proxy Voting Record Report (Form N-PX).” Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-Q.” These filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information from the “Products” section of Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. From the home page, select “All” under “Asset Classes.” Select a fund name and share class, if applicable, to go to the Fund Overview page. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Documents” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Form N-Q.”
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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 MDT Small Cap Growth Fund
Federated Investors Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
CUSIP 31421R775
CUSIP 31421R676
CUSIP 31421R767
CUSIP 31421R759
37313 (9/12)
Federated is a registered trademark of Federated Investors, Inc.
2012 ©Federated Investors, 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) Not Applicable

(d) Not Applicable

(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:   Nicholas P. Constantakis, Charles F. Mansfield, Jr., Thomas M. O'Neill and John S. Walsh. 

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

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

Fiscal year ended 2012 - $120,100

Fiscal year ended 2011 – $115,500

 

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

Fiscal year ended 2012 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2011 – $122

Travel to Audit Committee Meeting.

 

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 2012 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2011 - $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 $14,714, respectively. Fiscal year ended 2011- Tax preparation fees for fiscal year end 2010.

 

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

Fiscal year ended 2012 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2011 - $0

Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $14,619 and $32,907, respectively. Fiscal year ended 2012- Service fee for analysis of potential Passive Foreign Investment Company holdings. Fiscal year ended 2011- 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 2012 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2011 – 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 2012 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2011 – 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 2012 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2011 – 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 2012 - $350,676

Fiscal year ended 2011 - $343,526

 

(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.

 

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

 

Not Applicable

 

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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics- Not Applicable to this Annual 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 MDT Series

 

By /S/ Richard A. Novak

 

Richard A. Novak, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date September 24, 2012

 

 

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 September 24, 2012

 

 

 

By /S/ Richard A. Novak

 

Richard A. Novak, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date September 24, 2012