N-CSR 1 form.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: 07/31/14

 

 

Date of Reporting Period: 07/31/14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 

Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2014
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, 2013 through July 31, 2014. 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 total return of Federated MDT All Cap Core Fund (the “Fund”), based on net asset value, for the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2014, was 19.21% for Class A Shares, 18.25% for Class C Shares, 18.68% for Class R Shares and 19.54% for Institutional Shares. The total return for the Russell 3000® Index (R3000),1 the Fund's broad-based securities market index, was 16.37% for the same period. The total return of the Morningstar Large Blend Funds Average (MLBFA),2 a peer group average for the Fund, was 15.53% during the same period. The Fund's and MLBFA's total returns for the most recently completed fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses, which were not reflected in the total return of the R3000.
During the reporting period, the Fund's investment strategy focused on stock selection. This was the most significant factor affecting the Fund's performance relative to the R3000 during the period.
The following discussion will focus on the performance of the Fund's Institutional Shares.
Market Overview
During the 12-month reporting period, domestic equity market performance was very strong as evidenced by the 16.37% return on the R3000. Large-cap stocks led the way with the Russell Top 200® Index3 returning 17.38%, closely followed by mid-cap stocks with a 16.36% return on the Russell Midcap® Index4. Small-cap stocks5 posted a moderate gain with the Russell 2000® Index6 returning 8.56%. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks during the reporting period with the Russell 3000® Growth Index,7 returning 17.89% as compared to 14.87% for the Russell 3000® Value Index.8
The best performing sectors in the R3000 during the reporting period were Information Technology (26.05%), Materials (21.17%), Health Care (20.92%) and Energy (19.40%). Underperforming sectors during the same period included Consumer Staples (7.42%) and Utilities (8.92%).
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STOCK SELECTION
The overweighting of outperforming fundamental factor combinations along with strong stock selection within those combinations contributed most to performance during the 12-month reporting period. The top contributing combinations included stocks with high value and improving earnings projections and stocks with high value and highly repeatable earnings. The Fund's sector exposures continued to remain close to R3000 weights, but with a small underweight in Information Technology which detracted from Fund performance. Strong stock selection in the Industrials, Health Care and Consumer Staples sectors made significant contributions to Fund performance. The most significant negative factor in the Fund's performance was the necessary exposure to cash (2.10%) which underperformed the equity market.
Individual stocks enhancing the Fund's performance during the reporting period included Trinity Industries Incorporated, Hewlett-Packard Company and Western Digital Corporation.
Individual stocks detracting from the Fund's performance during the reporting period included Apple Incorporated, Microsoft Corporation and Google Incorporated, which all outperformed the R3000. Apple was not held by the Fund; Microsoft and Google were underweighted relative to the R3000.
1 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about, the Russell 3000® Index.
2 Morningstar has assigned the Fund to the Morningstar Large Cap Value Funds Average peer group, however, the MLBFA is being used for comparison purposes. The Fund invests in both value and growth stocks and therefore the Fund's Adviser believes that the MLBFA is more reflective of the Fund's investment style. Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about, the MLBFA.
3 The Russell Top 200® Index measures the performance of the largest cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Top 200® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 200 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership and represents approximately 68% of the U.S. market. The Russell Top 200® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for this very large cap segment and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected. The Russell Top 200 Index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
4 The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell Midcap® Index represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® companies. The Russell Midcap® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the mid-cap segment. The Russell Midcap Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true mid-cap opportunity set. The Russell Midcap Index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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5 Small-cap stocks may be less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than large-cap stocks.
6 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 2000® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set. The Russell 2000 Index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
7 The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of the broad growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000® Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased, and stable barometer of the broad growth market. The Russell 3000® Growth Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics. The Russell 3000 Growth Index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
8 The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000® Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased, and stable barometer of the broad value market. The Russell 3000® Value Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics. The Russell 3000 Value Index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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FUND PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated MDT All Cap Core Fund2 (the “Fund”) from July 31, 2004 to July 31, 2014, compared to the Russell 3000® Index (R3000)3 and the Morningstar Large Blend Funds Average (MLBFA).4 The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns for each class averaged over the stated periods.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Growth of $10,000 as of July 31, 2014
■  Total returns shown include the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450).
    
The Fund offers multiple share classes whose performance may be greater than or less than its other share class(es) due to differences in sales charges and expenses. See the Average Annual Total Return table below for the returns of additional classes not shown in the line graph above.
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 7/31/2014
(returns reflect all applicable sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges as specified below in footnote #1)
  1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Shares5 12.68% 14.78% 6.39%
Class C Shares5 17.25% 15.17% 6.16%
Class R Shares5 18.68% 15.54% 6.53%
Institutional Shares 19.54% 16.40% 7.29%
R3000 16.37% 17.08% 8.43%
MLBFA 15.53% 15.35% 7.52%
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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.
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 R3000 has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends of securities.
2 The Fund is the successor to the MDT All 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 All Cap Core Fund.
3 The R3000 measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The R3000 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, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The R3000 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.
4 Morningstar figures represent the average of the total returns reported by all the mutual funds designated by Morningstar as falling into the respective category indicated. They do not reflect sales charges.
5 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.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At July 31, 2014, the Fund's industry composition1 was as follows:
Industry Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Regional Banks 4.5%
Money Center Bank 3.8%
Biotechnology 3.6%
Services to Medical Professionals 3.3%
Property Liability Insurance 2.8%
Electric Utility 2.4%
Software Packaged/Custom 2.2%
Computer Peripherals 2.1%
Integrated Domestic Oil 2.1%
Crude Oil & Gas Production 2.0%
Defense Aerospace 2.0%
Specialty Retailing 2.0%
Computer Stores 1.8%
Construction Machinery 1.8%
Department Stores 1.8%
Ethical Drugs 1.8%
Commodity Chemicals 1.7%
Defense Electronics 1.6%
Telecommunication Equipment & Services 1.6%
Multi-Line Insurance 1.5%
Oil Refiner 1.5%
Computers - Midrange 1.4%
Integrated International Oil 1.4%
Life Insurance 1.4%
Medical Supplies 1.4%
Semiconductor Distribution 1.4%
Financial Services 1.3%
Soft Drinks 1.3%
Clothing Stores 1.1%
Securities Brokerage 1.1%
AT&T Divestiture 1.0%
Semiconductor Manufacturing 1.0%
Other2 36.3%
Cash Equivalents3 2.5%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net4 (0.5)%
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, 2014
Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—98.0%  
    Agricultural Chemicals—0.6%  
7,000   Bunge Ltd. $551,880
200 1 Graham Holdings Co. 137,150
2,500   Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. 133,000
    TOTAL 822,030
    Agricultural Machinery—0.8%  
5,400   AGCO Corp. 263,034
11,500   Deere & Co. 978,765
    TOTAL 1,241,799
    Airline - National—0.5%  
17,100 1 United Continental Holdings, Inc. 793,269
    Airline - Regional—0.7%  
10,000   Alaska Air Group, Inc. 439,700
19,400   Southwest Airlines Co. 548,632
    TOTAL 988,332
    Airlines—0.6%  
25,000   Delta Air Lines, Inc. 936,500
    Apparel—0.4%  
2,000 1 Ann, Inc. 73,500
1,300   Carter's, Inc. 99,528
2,300   Guess ?, Inc. 59,823
4,900   V.F. Corp. 300,223
    TOTAL 533,074
    AT&T Divestiture—1.0%  
33,400   AT&T, Inc. 1,188,706
6,700   Verizon Communications, Inc. 337,814
    TOTAL 1,526,520
    Auto Components—0.5%  
12,500   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 314,625
4,100   Lear Corp. 386,097
    TOTAL 700,722
    Auto Manufacturing—0.7%  
26,800   Ford Motor Co. 456,136
5,000 1 TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. 511,450
    TOTAL 967,586
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Auto Original Equipment Manufacturers—0.9%  
300 1 AutoZone, Inc. $155,109
15,600   Johnson Controls, Inc. 736,944
1,800 1 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. 270,000
2,200 1 Tenneco Automotive, Inc. 140,140
    TOTAL 1,302,193
    Auto Rentals—0.5%  
6,700 1 United Rentals, Inc. 709,530
    Biotechnology—3.6%  
6,800 1 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1,081,132
1,400   Amgen, Inc. 178,346
3,200 1 Biogen Idec, Inc. 1,070,048
6,400 1 Celgene Corp. 557,760
13,300 1 Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1,217,615
4,500 1 Illumina, Inc. 719,595
1,500 1 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 474,330
    TOTAL 5,298,826
    Broadcasting—0.8%  
13,589 1 DIRECTV Group, Inc. 1,169,334
    Building Materials—0.3%  
4,200   Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. 158,718
3,300   Lennox International, Inc. 281,556
    TOTAL 440,274
    Building Supply Stores—0.5%  
4,300   Home Depot, Inc. 347,655
7,700   Lowe's Cos., Inc. 368,445
    TOTAL 716,100
    Cable TV—0.6%  
5,300   Time Warner, Inc. 440,006
6,000   Viacom, Inc., Class B 496,020
    TOTAL 936,026
    Capital Markets—0.2%  
5,800   Franklin Resources, Inc. 314,070
    Closed End Fund—0.4%  
4,500 1 Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 564,435
    Clothing Stores—1.1%  
1,700   Children's Place, Inc./The 85,340
14,000   Gap (The), Inc. 561,540
4,900   Hanesbrands, Inc. 478,779
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Clothing Stores—continued  
5,300 1 Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. $431,844
    TOTAL 1,557,503
    Commodity Chemicals—1.7%  
4,600   Celanese Corp. 267,766
5,200   Dow Chemical Co. 265,564
4,400   Eastman Chemical Co. 346,632
7,800   LyondellBasell Industries NV 828,750
1,500   PPG Industries, Inc. 297,540
3,000   RPM International, Inc. 132,540
4,800   Westlake Chemical Corp. 419,472
    TOTAL 2,558,264
    Communications Equipment—0.3%  
20,800   Juniper Networks, Inc. 489,632
    Computer Peripherals—2.1%  
6,400   Lexmark International, Inc., Class A 307,392
19,800   NetApp, Inc. 769,032
9,200   Sandisk Corp. 843,732
12,000   Western Digital Corp. 1,197,960
    TOTAL 3,118,116
    Computer Services—0.3%  
4,100   Global Payments, Inc. 284,007
2,634 1 Synnex Corp. 169,893
    TOTAL 453,900
    Computer Stores—1.8%  
10,800   GameStop Corp. 453,276
42,649 1 Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A 1,224,026
2,100 1 Insight Enterprises, Inc. 55,167
13,862 1 Tech Data Corp. 870,395
    TOTAL 2,602,864
    Computers - High End—0.8%  
6,500   IBM Corp. 1,245,855
    Computers - Midrange—1.4%  
59,700   Hewlett-Packard Co. 2,125,917
    Construction Machinery—1.8%  
6,300   Caterpillar, Inc. 634,725
4,900   Joy Global, Inc. 290,374
38,200   Trinity Industries, Inc. 1,667,048
    TOTAL 2,592,147
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Cosmetics & Toiletries—0.7%  
21,400   Avon Products, Inc. $282,480
3,800   Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A 279,148
3,300   International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 333,267
5,400 1 Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. 140,130
    TOTAL 1,035,025
    Crude Oil & Gas Production—2.0%  
11,200   Apache Corp. 1,149,792
22,200   Chesapeake Energy Corp. 585,414
6,700   Devon Energy Corp. 505,850
6,100   EOG Resources, Inc. 667,584
    TOTAL 2,908,640
    Defense Aerospace—2.0%  
3,200   Alliant Techsystems, Inc. 415,776
5,900 1 B/E Aerospace, Inc. 502,326
2,700   Boeing Co. 325,296
5,500   General Dynamics Corp. 642,235
6,800   Lockheed Martin Corp. 1,135,396
    TOTAL 3,021,029
    Defense Electronics—1.6%  
3,500   L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. 367,360
10,300   Northrop Grumman Corp. 1,269,681
7,300   Raytheon Co. 662,621
    TOTAL 2,299,662
    Department Stores—1.8%  
2,600   Dillards, Inc., Class A 309,972
14,900   Kohl's Corp. 797,746
16,600   Macy's, Inc. 959,314
10,900   Target Corp. 649,531
    TOTAL 2,716,563
    Discount Department Stores—0.7%  
5,400   Foot Locker, Inc. 256,662
9,700   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 713,726
    TOTAL 970,388
    Diversified Leisure—0.6%  
7,200   Las Vegas Sands Corp. 531,720
6,200   Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 369,830
    TOTAL 901,550
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Diversified Oil—0.9%  
9,000   Murphy Oil Corp. $559,170
7,500   Occidental Petroleum Corp. 732,825
    TOTAL 1,291,995
    Diversified Tobacco—0.3%  
11,500   Altria Group, Inc. 466,900
    Drug Stores—0.5%  
10,200   Walgreen Co. 701,454
    Education & Training Services—0.3%  
11,000 1 Apollo Group, Inc., Class A 307,230
2,100   DeVry Education Group, Inc. 83,937
1,500 1 ITT Educational Services, Inc. 21,345
    TOTAL 412,512
    Electric Utilities—0.2%  
4,500   Duke Energy Corp. 324,585
    Electric Utility—2.4%  
24,600   AES Corp. 359,406
9,400   American Electric Power Co., Inc. 488,706
13,400   Edison International 734,320
9,700   Entergy Corp. 706,451
17,500   Exelon Corp. 543,900
2,900   PPL Corp. 95,671
16,700   Public Service Enterprises Group, Inc. 587,339
    TOTAL 3,515,793
    Electrical - Radio & TV—0.3%  
4,300   Harman International Industries, Inc. 466,765
    Electrical Equipment—0.1%  
4,200 1 Sanmina Corp. 97,818
    Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components—0.2%  
4,600   Garmin Ltd. 253,184
    Electronic Test/Measuring Equipment—0.0%  
1,800 1 Itron, Inc. 64,764
    Electronics Stores—0.3%  
16,800   Best Buy Co., Inc. 499,464
    Ethical Drugs—1.8%  
7,200   Abbott Laboratories 303,264
11,400   Eli Lilly & Co. 696,084
4,400   Johnson & Johnson 440,396
2,100   Merck & Co., Inc. 119,154
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Ethical Drugs—continued  
27,500   Pfizer, Inc. $789,250
3,700 1 United Therapeutics Corp. 336,478
    TOTAL 2,684,626
    Financial Services—1.3%  
500   American Express Co. 44,000
6,500   Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 777,400
1,600   BlackRock, Inc. 487,568
9,500   Discover Financial Services 580,070
2,500   Nelnet, Inc., Class A 103,075
    TOTAL 1,992,113
    Food Wholesaling—0.3%  
5,900   Ingredion, Inc. 434,417
    Gas Utilities—0.1%  
2,300   EQT Corp. 215,786
    Generic Drugs—0.3%  
7,600 1 Mylan, Inc. 375,212
    Grocery Chain—0.9%  
25,700   Kroger Co. 1,258,786
    Health Care Providers & Services—0.2%  
4,600 1 Express Scripts Holding Co. 320,390
    Home Products—0.9%  
4,100   Energizer Holdings, Inc. 470,516
2,600   Kimberly-Clark Corp. 270,062
9,100   Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 295,568
4,600   Tupperware Brands Corp. 334,788
    TOTAL 1,370,934
    Hotels—0.4%  
5,000   Marriott International, Inc., Class A 323,550
3,600   Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 271,980
    TOTAL 595,530
    Hotels and Motels—0.1%  
400   Wynn Resorts Ltd. 85,280
    Hotels Restaurants & Leisure—0.2%  
12,300 1 MGM Resorts International 330,132
    Household Appliances—0.7%  
7,500   Whirlpool Corp. 1,069,800
    Household Durables—0.3%  
4,600   Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 402,270
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Industrial Machinery—0.5%  
4,500   Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. $409,140
9,100   Terex Corp. 314,041
    TOTAL 723,181
    Integrated Domestic Oil—2.1%  
17,600   ConocoPhillips 1,452,000
8,200   Hess Corp. 811,636
21,900   Marathon Oil Corp. 848,625
    TOTAL 3,112,261
    Integrated International Oil—1.4%  
8,300   Chevron Corp. 1,072,692
9,500   Exxon Mobil Corp. 939,930
    TOTAL 2,012,622
    Internet Services—0.6%  
4,500   IAC Interactive Corp. 302,400
700 1 NetFlix, Inc. 295,904
200 1 Priceline.com, Inc. 248,490
    TOTAL 846,794
    Life Insurance—1.4%  
15,100   Assured Guaranty Ltd. 337,032
4,700   MetLife, Inc. 247,220
7,400   Principal Financial Group, Inc. 367,632
11,700   Prudential Financial, Inc. 1,017,549
2,900   StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. 174,986
    TOTAL 2,144,419
    Machinery—0.4%  
2,600   Dover Corp. 222,976
6,600   OshKosh Truck Corp. 305,052
    TOTAL 528,028
    Mail Order—0.1%  
2,200   HSN, Inc. 122,958
    Medical Supplies—1.4%  
4,100 1 Align Technology, Inc. 222,261
7,600   Baxter International, Inc. 567,644
7,400   Cardinal Health, Inc. 530,210
7,400 1 HCA, Inc. 483,294
1,500   McKesson Corp. 287,790
    TOTAL 2,091,199
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Medical Technology—0.6%  
7,300   Medtronic, Inc. $450,702
6,500   St. Jude Medical, Inc. 423,735
    TOTAL 874,437
    Miscellaneous Components—0.3%  
27,428   Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 404,015
    Miscellaneous Food Products—0.6%  
13,800   Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 640,320
7,300   Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 218,562
    TOTAL 858,882
    Money Center Bank—3.8%  
62,500   Bank of America Corp. 953,125
15,700   Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 612,928
13,800   Citigroup, Inc. 674,958
29,600   JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1,707,032
14,000   State Street Corp. 986,160
14,700   U.S. Bancorp 617,841
    TOTAL 5,552,044
    Motion Pictures—0.6%  
9,500   Walt Disney Co. 815,860
    Multi-Industry Capital Goods—0.6%  
2,100   3M Co. 295,869
16,300   General Electric Co. 409,945
5,600   Textron, Inc. 203,672
    TOTAL 909,486
    Multi-Industry Transportation—0.2%  
2,100   FedEx Corp. 308,448
    Multi-Line Insurance—1.5%  
9,600   Allstate Corp. 561,120
15,500   American International Group, Inc. 805,690
5,500   CIGNA Corp. 495,220
7,900   Lincoln National Corp. 413,881
    TOTAL 2,275,911
    Multi-Utilities—0.3%  
7,900   Consolidated Edison Co. 443,111
    Mutual Fund Adviser—0.5%  
1,200 1 Affiliated Managers Group 239,100
3,600   T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 279,576
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Mutual Fund Adviser—continued  
3,700   Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A $195,323
    TOTAL 713,999
    Office Electronics—0.2%  
20,300   Xerox Corp. 269,178
    Office Equipment—0.3%  
14,800   Pitney Bowes, Inc. 400,488
    Office Supplies—0.1%  
4,500   Avery Dennison Corp. 212,445
    Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.8%  
11,000   Phillips 66 892,210
4,500   SM Energy Co. 353,430
    TOTAL 1,245,640
    Oil Refiner—1.5%  
11,600   HollyFrontier Corp. 545,316
7,900   Marathon Petroleum Corp. 659,492
19,000   Valero Energy Corp. 965,200
    TOTAL 2,170,008
    Oil Service, Explore & Drill—0.5%  
6,400   Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 680,064
    Oil Well Supply—0.8%  
5,900   Baker Hughes, Inc. 405,743
3,900   Halliburton Co. 269,061
5,600   National-Oilwell, Inc. 453,824
    TOTAL 1,128,628
    Other Communications Equipment—0.8%  
7,600   Harris Corp. 518,852
11,800   Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 598,968
    TOTAL 1,117,820
    Packaged Foods—0.8%  
20,300   ConAgra Foods, Inc. 611,639
4,400   Kellogg Co. 263,252
9,400   Mondelez International, Inc. 338,400
    TOTAL 1,213,291
    Paper & Forest Products—0.1%  
5,600   Domtar, Corp. 201,152
    Paper Products—0.5%  
7,800   International Paper Co. 370,500
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Paper Products—continued  
3,600   Rock-Tenn Co. $357,948
    TOTAL 728,448
    Personal & Household—0.2%  
5,800   Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A 340,402
    Personal Loans—0.7%  
13,700   Capital One Financial Corp. 1,089,698
    Personnel Agency—0.3%  
4,500   Manpower, Inc. 350,505
3,400   Robert Half International, Inc. 165,410
    TOTAL 515,915
    Pharmaceuticals—0.2%  
6,300   AbbVie, Inc. 329,742
    Poultry Products—0.1%  
2,400   Sanderson Farms, Inc. 218,616
    Printing—0.1%  
9,700   Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. 168,392
    Property Liability Insurance—2.8%  
6,900   Ace Ltd. 690,690
4,500   Chubb Corp. 390,195
5,200   Everest Re Group Ltd. 810,732
10,700   HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. 499,476
5,200   PartnerRe Ltd. 542,672
3,900   Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. 228,540
11,200   The Travelers Cos., Inc. 1,003,072
    TOTAL 4,165,377
    Railroad—0.2%  
3,700   Union Pacific Corp. 363,747
    Recreational Vehicles—0.1%  
1,400   Polaris Industries, Inc., Class A 206,556
    Regional Banks—4.5%  
23,300   BB&T Corp. 862,566
1,700   City National Corp. 127,925
7,300   Comerica, Inc. 366,898
29,600   Fifth Third Bancorp 606,208
17,200   Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 168,904
30,200   KeyCorp 408,908
12,900   PNC Financial Services Group 1,065,024
9,100 1 Popular, Inc. 290,290
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Regional Banks—continued  
2,600 1 SVB Financial Group $283,452
22,700   SunTrust Banks, Inc. 863,735
29,100   Wells Fargo & Co. 1,481,190
7,200   Zions Bancorp 207,504
    TOTAL 6,732,604
    Rental & Leasing Services—0.1%  
3,200   Rent-A-Center, Inc. 76,608
    Restaurants—0.4%  
800 1 Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. 538,000
    Road & Rail—0.2%  
2,700   Norfolk Southern Corp. 274,482
    Securities Brokerage—1.1%  
6,600   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 1,140,942
10,700   Morgan Stanley 346,038
6,000   TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. 192,720
    TOTAL 1,679,700
    Semiconductor Distribution—1.4%  
25,913 1 Arrow Electronics, Inc. 1,501,658
14,515   Avnet, Inc. 614,420
    TOTAL 2,116,078
    Semiconductor Manufacturing—1.0%  
23,500   Intel Corp. 796,415
5,500 1 Omnivision Technologies, Inc. 123,200
12,800   Texas Instruments, Inc. 592,000
    TOTAL 1,511,615
    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.3%  
11,100   Broadcom Corp. 424,686
    Services to Medical Professionals—3.3%  
8,200   Aetna, Inc. 635,746
2,000 1 Henry Schein, Inc. 232,500
7,600   Humana, Inc. 894,140
3,100 1 Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 321,439
2,800   Omnicare, Inc. 175,000
7,600   Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 464,360
12,700   UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 1,029,335
10,773   Wellpoint, Inc. 1,182,983
    TOTAL 4,935,503
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Soft Drinks—1.3%  
14,400   Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. $654,480
13,800   Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. 810,888
5,700   PepsiCo, Inc. 502,170
    TOTAL 1,967,538
    Software Packaged/Custom—2.2%  
19,200   CA, Inc. 554,496
2,000 1 Commvault Systems, Inc. 96,040
7,300   Computer Sciences Corp. 455,447
11,700 1 Electronic Arts, Inc. 393,120
2,700 1 F5 Networks, Inc. 303,993
14,900   Oracle Corp. 601,811
35,500   Symantec Corp. 839,930
    TOTAL 3,244,837
    Specialty Chemicals—0.7%  
2,500   Airgas, Inc. 267,300
4,200   Ashland, Inc. 439,530
12,400   Huntsman Corp. 323,020
    TOTAL 1,029,850
    Specialty Retailing—2.0%  
8,000   Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A 314,720
2,600 1 AutoNation, Inc. 138,632
8,100 1 Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. 512,649
2,900   Big Lots, Inc. 126,875
13,887   CVS Caremark Corp. 1,060,411
4,500 1 Dollar General Corp. 248,535
3,800   GNC Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 124,678
2,700   Nordstrom, Inc. 186,921
16,300   Staples, Inc. 188,917
1,400   Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 93,898
    TOTAL 2,996,236
    Technology Hardware & Equipment—0.2%  
11,900   EMC Corp. 348,670
    Telecommunication Equipment & Services—1.6%  
2,400 1 Anixter International, Inc. 206,328
29,900   Cisco Systems, Inc. 754,377
22,800   Corning, Inc. 448,020
12,300   Qualcomm, Inc. 906,510
    TOTAL 2,315,235
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Telephone Utility—0.7%  
26,200   CenturyLink, Inc. $1,028,088
    Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.3%  
3,700   PVH Corp. 407,666
    Toys & Games—0.5%  
7,600   Hasbro, Inc. 379,696
10,400   Mattel, Inc. 368,420
    TOTAL 748,116
    Undesignated Consumer Cyclicals—0.3%  
8,300   Herbalife Ltd. 434,920
2,100   Weight Watchers International, Inc. 45,549
    TOTAL 480,469
    Uniforms—0.6%  
6,500   Cintas Corp. 406,900
6,900   Lam Research Corp. 483,000
    TOTAL 889,900
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $115,010,901)
145,037,328
    INVESTMENT COMPANY—2.5%  
3,599,784 2,3 Federated Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.07%
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
3,599,784
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.5%
(IDENTIFIED COST $118,610,685)4
148,637,112
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(0.5)%5 (671,433)
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $147,965,679
1 Non-income-producing security.
2 Affiliated holding.
3 7-day net yield.
4 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $118,740,467.
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, 2014.
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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities, 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, 2014, 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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $17.26 $12.73 $12.48 $10.54 $9.91
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income 0.081 0.091 0.061 0.031 0.051
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 3.23 4.49 0.19 1.96 0.67
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 3.31 4.58 0.25 1.99 0.72
Less Distributions:          
Distributions from net investment income (0.10) (0.05) (0.05) (0.09)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $20.47 $17.26 $12.73 $12.48 $10.54
Total Return2 19.21% 36.10% 2.00% 18.87% 7.18%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 1.35% 1.35% 1.35% 1.34% 1.29%
Net investment income 0.41% 0.59% 0.48% 0.21% 0.44%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.08% 0.16% 0.40% 0.31% 0.25%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $44,678 $34,092 $29,365 $40,227 $54,437
Portfolio turnover 31% 99% 164% 154% 135%
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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $16.55 $12.26 $12.12 $10.27 $9.66
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.07)1 (0.03)1 (0.04)1 (0.07)1 (0.04)1
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 3.09 4.32 0.18 1.92 0.65
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 3.02 4.29 0.14 1.85 0.61
Less Distributions:          
Distributions from net investment income (0.00)2
Net Asset Value, End of Period $19.57 $16.55 $12.26 $12.12 $10.27
Total Return3 18.25% 34.99% 1.16% 18.01% 6.33%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 2.15% 2.15% 2.15% 2.13% 2.08%
Net investment income (loss) (0.38)% (0.21)% (0.32)% (0.59)% (0.36)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 0.06% 0.11% 0.36% 0.29% 0.24%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $35,052 $27,674 $24,440 $31,129 $39,524
Portfolio turnover 31% 99% 164% 154% 135%
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 R Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $17.09 $12.62 $12.44 $10.52 $9.91
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.01)1 0.021 (0.00)1,2 (0.04)1 (0.01)1
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 3.20 4.45 0.18 1.97 0.68
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 3.19 4.47 0.18 1.93 0.67
Less Distributions:          
Distributions from net investment income (0.03) (0.01) (0.06)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $20.25 $17.09 $12.62 $12.44 $10.52
Total Return3 18.68% 35.42% 1.45% 18.33% 6.71%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 1.81% 1.83% 1.85% 1.83% 1.75%
Net investment income (loss) (0.05)% 0.11% (0.02)% (0.31)% (0.09)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 0.00%5 0.02% 0.25% 0.19% 0.18%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $5,467 $4,089 $2,718 $2,973 $2,300
Portfolio turnover 31% 99% 164% 154% 135%
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.
5 Represents less than 0.01%.
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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $17.45 $12.87 $12.61 $10.66 $10.02
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income 0.131 0.121 0.091 0.051 0.081
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 3.27 4.55 0.19 1.99 0.68
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 3.40 4.67 0.28 2.04 0.76
Less Distributions:          
Distributions from net investment income (0.14) (0.09) (0.02) (0.09) (0.12)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $20.71 $17.45 $12.87 $12.61 $10.66
Total Return2 19.54% 36.46% 2.23% 19.14% 7.54%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 1.10% 1.10% 1.10% 1.08% 1.01%
Net investment income 0.65% 0.84% 0.73% 0.45% 0.69%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.00%4 0.05% 0.27% 0.19% 0.20%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $62,770 $39,932 $39,101 $43,197 $41,958
Portfolio turnover 31% 99% 164% 154% 135%
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, 2014
Assets:    
Total investment in securities, at value including $3,599,784 of investment in an affiliated holding (Note 5) (identified cost $118,610,685)   $148,637,112
Income receivable   113,069
Receivable for shares sold   224,394
TOTAL ASSETS   148,974,575
Liabilities:    
Payable for investments purchased $791,598  
Payable for shares redeemed 61,971  
Payable for transfer agent fee 38,505  
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) 25,194  
Payable for other service fees (Notes 2 and 5) 19,097  
Payable for share registration costs 25,750  
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 46,781  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   1,008,896
Net assets for 7,275,604 shares outstanding   $147,965,679
Net Assets Consist of:    
Paid-in capital   $220,052,204
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   30,026,427
Accumulated net realized loss on investments   (102,447,697)
Undistributed net investment income   334,745
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $147,965,679
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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 ($44,677,766 ÷ 2,183,047 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $20.47
Offering price per share (100/94.50 of $20.47)   $21.66
Redemption proceeds per share   $20.47
Class C Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($35,051,656 ÷ 1,791,187 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $19.57
Offering price per share   $19.57
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $19.57)   $19.37
Class R Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($5,466,612 ÷ 269,980 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $20.25
Offering price per share   $20.25
Redemption proceeds per share   $20.25
Institutional Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($62,769,645 ÷ 3,031,390 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $20.71
Offering price per share   $20.71
Redemption proceeds per share   $20.71
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended July 31, 2014
Investment Income:      
Dividends (including $1,690 received from an affiliated holding (Note 5))     $2,138,129
Expenses:      
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)   $911,171  
Administrative fee (Note 5)   94,908  
Custodian fees   10,294  
Transfer agent fee (Note 2)   180,170  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5)   1,570  
Auditing fees   23,800  
Legal fees   14,057  
Portfolio accounting fees   80,532  
Distribution services fee (Note 5)   260,427  
Other service fees (Notes 2 and 5)   177,709  
Share registration costs   49,495  
Printing and postage   36,709  
Miscellaneous (Note 5)   13,357  
TOTAL EXPENSES   1,854,199  
Reimbursements:      
Reimbursement of investment adviser fee (Note 5) $(3,059)    
Reimbursement of other operating expenses
(Notes 2 and 5)
(48,300)    
TOTAL REIMBURSEMENTS   (51,359)  
Net expenses     1,802,840
Net investment income     335,289
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments:      
Net realized gain on investments     9,164,512
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments     10,835,601
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     20,000,113
Change in net assets resulting from operations     $20,335,402
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 2014 2013
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $335,289 $486,387
Net realized gain on investments 9,164,512 16,243,619
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments 10,835,601 14,544,294
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 20,335,402 31,274,300
Distributions to Shareholders:    
Distributions from net investment income    
Class A Shares (197,693) (106,540)
Class R Shares (7,299)
Institutional Shares (281,875) (261,222)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (486,867) (367,762)
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 49,369,736 11,741,209
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 472,234 356,920
Cost of shares redeemed (27,511,670) (32,842,623)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS 22,330,300 (20,744,494)
Change in net assets 42,178,835 10,162,044
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 105,786,844 95,624,800
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $334,745 and $486,323, respectively) $147,965,679 $105,786,844
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
July 31, 2014
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 or non-exchange-traded investment companies 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 Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
■  Fixed-income securities and repurchase agreements acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their amortized cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), unless the issuer's creditworthiness is impaired or other factors indicate that amortized cost is not an accurate estimate of the investment's fair value, in which case it would be valued in the same manner as a longer-term security.
■  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, or if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, 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 Procedures
The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated MDTA LLC (“Adviser”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies 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.
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
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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 Class A Shares, Class C Shares, Class R Shares and Institutional Shares may bear distribution services fees, other service fees and transfer agent fees unique to those classes. For the year ended July 31, 2014, transfer agent fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Transfer
Agent Fees
Incurred
Transfer
Agent Fees
Reimbursed
Class A Shares $66,136 $(30,506)
Class C Shares $61,821 $(17,794)
Class R Shares $13,732 $
Institutional Shares $38,481 $
TOTAL $180,170 $(48,300)
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Other Service Fees
The Fund may pay other service fees up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares and Class C Shares to unaffiliated 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 other service fees. For the year ended July 31, 2014, other service fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Other Service
Fees
Incurred
Class A Shares $98,630
Class C Shares 79,079
TOTAL $177,709
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, 2014, 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, 2014, tax years 2011 through 2014 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.
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3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Class A Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 642,335 $12,308,397 231,485 $3,568,491
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 9,944 190,534 7,539 102,227
Shares redeemed (444,825) (8,470,347) (570,687) (8,308,541)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS 207,454 $4,028,584 (331,663) $(4,637,823)
    
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Class C Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 489,748 $8,920,830 266,944 $3,858,944
Shares redeemed (370,986) (6,763,414) (588,695) (8,276,741)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS C SHARE TRANSACTIONS 118,762 $2,157,416 (321,751) $(4,417,797)
    
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Class R Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 135,839 $2,583,244 92,593 $1,367,905
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 384 7,299
Shares redeemed (105,525) (1,968,844) (68,716) (1,004,027)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS R SHARE TRANSACTIONS 30,698 $621,699 23,877 $363,878
    
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Institutional Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 1,276,458 $25,557,265 199,183 $2,945,869
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 14,181 274,401 18,604 254,693
Shares redeemed (547,542) (10,309,065) (967,066) (15,253,314)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS 743,097 $15,522,601 (749,279) $(12,052,752)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS 1,100,011 $22,330,300 (1,378,816) $(20,744,494)
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, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:
  2014 2013
Ordinary income $486,867 $367,762
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As of July 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income $334,745
Net unrealized appreciation $29,896,645
Capital loss carryforwards $(102,317,915)
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, 2014, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $118,740,467. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $29,896,645. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $31,783,108 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $1,886,463.
At July 31, 2014, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $102,317,915 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 $32,727,034 NA $32,727,034
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 $9,157,025 to offset capital gains realized during the year ended July 31, 2014.
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 and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund. For the year ended July 31, 2014, the Adviser voluntarily reimbursed $48,300 of transfer agent fees.
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Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below, plus certain out-of-pocket expenses:
Administrative Fee Average Daily Net Assets
of the Investment Complex
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
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, 2014, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.078% of average daily net assets of the Fund.
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%
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, 2014, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Distribution
Services Fees
Incurred
Class C Shares $237,236
Class R Shares 23,191
TOTAL $260,427
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, 2014, FSC retained $25,313 of fees paid by the Fund. For the year ended July 31, 2014, 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, 2014, FSC retained $9,432 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares. FSC also retained $1,563 of CDSC relating to redemptions of Class C Shares.
Other Service Fees
For the year ended July 31, 2014, FSSC received $3,572 of the other service fees disclosed in Note 2.
Expense Limitation
The Adviser and certain of its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) on their own initiative have agreed to waive their respective fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights, excluding expenses allocated from affiliated partnerships, extraordinary expenses and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 1.35%, 2.15% and 1.10% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) October 1, 2015; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its applicable 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 certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Directors'/Trustees' fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. Such expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
Transactions Involving Affiliated Holdings
Affiliated holdings are investment companies 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 investment companies. For the year ended July 31, 2014, the Adviser reimbursed $3,059. Transactions involving the affiliated holding during the year ended July 31, 2014, were as follows:
  Federated
Prime Value
Obligations Fund,
Institutional Shares
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2013 2,182,008
Purchases/Additions 42,417,265
Sales/Reductions (40,999,489)
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2014 3,599,784
Value $3,599,784
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  Federated
Prime Value
Obligations Fund,
Institutional Shares
Dividend Income $1,690
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, 2014, were as follows:
Purchases $58,464,367
Sales $36,936,348
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, 2014, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2014, 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, 2014, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2014, the program was not utilized.
9. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014, 100% 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, 2014, 100% 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, 2014, 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, 2014 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, 2014, 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 23, 2014
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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 other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from February 1, 2014 to July 31, 2014.
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
2/1/2014
Ending
Account Value
7/31/2014
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:      
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,099.40 $7.03
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,095.10 $11.17
Class R Shares $1,000 $1,097.00 $9.46
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,101.00 $5.73
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
     
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,018.10 $6.76
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,014.13 $10.74
Class R Shares $1,000 $1,015.77 $9.10
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,019.34 $5.51
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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 1.82%
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, 2013, the Trust comprised five portfolio(s), and the Federated Fund Family consisted of 42 investment companies (comprising 135 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 certain of the Funds in the Federated Fund Family; Director or Trustee 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
John T. Collins
Birth Date: January 24, 1947
Trustee
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Chairman and CEO, The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity firm).
Other Directorships Held: Chairman Emeriti, Bentley University; Director, Sterling Suffolk Downs, Inc.; Former Director, National Association of Printers and Lithographers.
Previous Positions: Director and Audit Committee Member, Bank of America Corp.
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; Associate General Secretary and Director, Office for Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law; Superior Court of Pennsylvania (service began 1998 and ended July 2009).
Other Directorships Held: Director, Consol Energy (service started June 2013); Director, Auberle (service ended December 2013); Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh (service ended December 2013); Director and Chair, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, St. Vincent Seminary; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Saint Thomas More Society (service ended December 2013); Director, Our Campaign for the Church Alive!, Inc.; Director, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (2013-present); Director, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School (2013-present).
Previous Position: Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh (1983-1998).
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.
P. Jerome Richey
Birth Date: February 23, 1949
Trustee
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; General Counsel, University of Pittsburgh.
Other Directorships Held: Board Chairman, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania; Board Member, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.
Previous Positions: Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, CONSOL Energy Inc.; Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (a law firm).
Qualifications: Business management, legal 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
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.
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
Officer since: 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.
Lori A. Hensler
Birth Date: January 6, 1967
TREASURER
Officer since: April 2013
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. and Edgewood Services, Inc.; and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company. Ms. Hensler has received the Certified Public Accountant designation.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Investors, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Management Company; Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer, Federated Administrative Services, Federated Administrative Services, Inc., Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc., Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, Passport Research, Ltd., and Federated MDTA, LLC; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
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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)
Peter J. Germain
Birth Date: September 3, 1959
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Officer since: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Mr. Germain is Chief Legal Officer of the Federated Fund Family. He is General Counsel and Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.; President, Federated Administrative Services and Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Secretary, Federated Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Secretary, Retirement Plan Service Company of America. Mr. Germain joined Federated in 1984 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Previous Positions: Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel, Managing Director of Mutual Fund Services, Federated Investors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company; and Senior Corporate Counsel, Federated Investors, Inc.
Stephen F. Auth
Birth Date: September 3, 1956
450 Lexington Avenue
Suite 3700
New York, NY 10017-3943
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Officer since: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of various Funds in the Federated Fund Family; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania.
Previous Positions: Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); Senior Vice President, Global Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.; Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Prudential Investments.
Brian P. Bouda
Birth Date: February 28, 1947
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Officer since: 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 certain 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.
Previous Positions: Served in Senior Management positions with a large regional banking organization.
Daniel Mahr
Birth Date: April 9, 1981
125 High Street
Oliver Tower
21st Floor
Boston, MA 02110-2704
Vice President
Officer since: June 2012
Portfolio Manager since:
August 2008
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 2014
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 2014 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 or the family of funds; 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 of care, conscientiousness and independence with which the Board members perform their duties and their expertise, including whether they are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees. The Board noted that SEC disclosure requirements regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Fund's advisory contract generally track the factors listed above. Consistent with these judicial decisions and SEC disclosure requirements, the Board also considered management fees charged to
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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.
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
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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.
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. In this regard, the Board was presented with, and considered, information regarding the contractual advisory fee rates, net advisory fee rates and total expense ratios relative to a fund's peers. 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 relevant indicator of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes.
The Board reviewed the contractual advisory fee rate, net advisory fee rate where partially waived and other expenses of the Fund and noted the position of the Fund's fee rates relative to its peers. In this regard, the Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate was above the median of the relevant peer group, but the Board noted the applicable waivers and reimbursements and 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.
By contrast, 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 and sub-adviser services). 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 and portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows and different associated costs; and the time spent by portfolio managers and their teams, funds financial services, legal, compliance and risk management in reviewing securities pricing, addressing
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different administrative responsibilities, addressing different degrees of risk associated with management and a variety of different costs. The Senior Officer did not consider these fee schedules to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of mutual fund advisory fees.
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 was one of the Board's considerations 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 may be helpful, though not conclusive, in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees. The Board considered, in evaluating such comparisons, that in some cases individual funds may exhibit significant and unique differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds within an industry peer group, and that the Senior Officer had specifically noted that the Fund's quantitative investment program is of such a type.
For the periods covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's performance for the both the one-year and three-year periods was above the median of the relevant peer group, and the Fund's performance was at the median of the relevant peer group for the five-year period. 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, outperformed 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 in the context of the other factors considered relevant by the Board.

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, adjustment
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or elimination of these voluntary waivers. In addition, following discussions regarding the Senior Officer's May 2013 recommendations, Federated made meaningful reductions to gross advisory fees for several funds. At the Board meeting in May 2014, the Senior Officer proposed, and the Board approved, reductions in the contractual advisory fees of certain other funds.
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, while these cost allocation reports apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in allocating costs continues to cause the Senior Officer to question the precision of the process and to conclude that such reports may be unreliable, since a single change in an allocation estimate may dramatically alter the resulting estimate of cost and/or profitability of a fund and may produce unintended consequences. The allocation information, including the Senior Officer's view that fund-by-fund estimations may be unreliable, was considered in the analysis by the Board.
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 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 family of 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 family 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 noted that, subject to the 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 were reasonable. 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
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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 via the Proxy Voting Record (Form N-PX) link associated with the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation. 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 via the link to the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation.
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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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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.
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Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2014
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, 2013 through July 31, 2014. 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 total return of Federated MDT Balanced Fund (the “Fund”), based on net asset value, for the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2014, was 13.06% for Class A Shares, 12.14% for Class C Shares, 13.30% for Institutional Shares and 12.72% for Class R Shares. Over the same period, the Fund's custom blended benchmark (“Blended Index”),1 which consists of a 60%/40% blend of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500)2 and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (BAB),3 returned 11.69%. The total return of the Morningstar Moderate Allocation Funds Average (MMAFA),4 a peer group average for the Fund, was 10.59% during the period. The Fund's and the MMACA's total returns for the most recently completed fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses, which were not reflected in the total return of the Blended Index.
During the reporting period, the Fund's investment strategy focused on asset allocation, security selection within the equity segment of the portfolio and sector and yield curve positioning within the fixed-income segment of the portfolio. These were the most significant factors affecting the Fund's performance relative to the Blended Index during the reporting period.
The following discussion will focus on the performance of the Fund's Institutional Shares.
MArket Overview
During the 12-month reporting period, domestic equity market performance was very strong as evidenced by the 16.37% return on the Russell 3000® Index.5 Large-cap stocks led the way with the Russell Top 200® Index6 returning 17.38%, closely followed by mid-cap stocks with a 16.36% return on the Russell Midcap® Index.7 Small-cap stocks8 posted a moderate gain with the Russell 2000® Index9 returning 8.56%. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks during the reporting period with the Russell 3000® Growth Index10 returning 17.89% as compared to 14.87% for the Russell 3000® Value Index.11
International equities12 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) Index13 returning 15.07%. Emerging market14 equities performed slightly better, but still trailed returns on domestic equities with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index15 returning 15.32% during the reporting period.
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)16 fundamentals benefited from improvement in employment conditions while valuations fluctuated with the increase in longer term interest rates late in 2013 and subsequent decline thus far in 2014. Over the reporting period, the MSCI US REIT Index17 returned 12.55%.
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Interest rates at intermediate maturities moved higher over the reporting period while those at the long-end of the treasury curve finished largely unchanged causing the overall curve to flatten. Credit sensitive instruments performed well as spreads relative to U.S. treasury instruments declined. For the period the BAB returned 3.97%.
ASSET ALLOCATION
During the 12-month reporting period, equity investments accounted for an average of approximately 67% of the portfolio, while fixed-income and cash investments accounted for an average of 33%. Though allocations fluctuated with the swings in the market, the Fund remained overweight in equities and underweight in bonds relative to its typical 60%/40% posture, which helped performance during the period. The allocation to cash was larger than normal in an effort to reduce the Fund's overall exposure to interest rate risk. This contributed negatively to performance as the return on fixed income investments exceeded the return on cash. Within the equity allocation, REIT investments were increased late in the period while the mix between domestic and international was consistently weighted towards domestic.
EQUITIES
Domestic equity investments, which were managed using Federated MDT's proprietary Optimum Q process, outperformed the Russell 3000® Index during the reporting period. Investments in the Industrials, Consumer Staples and Health Care sectors were the most significant positive factors in the Fund's domestic equity performance relative to the Russell 3000® Index, while investments in the Information Technology sector were the most significant negative contributor to relative results.
FIXED INCOME
During the 12-month reporting period, the fixed-income portion of the Fund outperformed the BAB with sector management as the most significant contributor to relative results. Overweight positions in high yield,18 investment-grade credit and emerging market debt all helped performance during the period. Alternatively, the flatter yield curve with higher short- and intermediate-term rates hurt Fund performance as the portfolio was positioned for the curve to steepen.
1 The Fund's Blended Index, which reflects 60% of the S&P 500 and 40% of the BAB, is being used for comparison purposes because, although it is not the Fund's broad-based securities market index, the Fund's Adviser believes it is more reflective of the Fund's balanced investment style.
2 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about, the S&P 500 Index, one of the Fund's broad-based securities market indices. The S&P 500's return for the 12-month reporting period was 16.93%.
3 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about, the BAB, one of the Fund's broad-based securities market indices. The BAB's return for the 12-month reporting period was 3.97%.
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4 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about, the MMAFA.
5 The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity 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.
6 The Russell Top 200® Index measures the performance of the largest cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Top 200® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 200 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership and represents approximately 68% of the U.S. market. The Russell Top 200® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for this very large cap segment 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.
7 The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell Midcap® Index represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® companies. The Russell Midcap® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the mid-cap segment. The Russell Midcap Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true mid-cap opportunity set. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
8 Small-cap stocks may be less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than large-cap stocks.
9 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 2000® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
10 The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of the broad growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000® Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad growth market. The Russell 3000® Growth Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
11 The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000® Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad value market. The Russell 3000® Value Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
12 International investing involves special risks including currency risk, increased volatility of foreign securities, political risks and differences in auditing and other financial standards.
13 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.
14 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.
15 The MSCI Emerging Markets 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.
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16 Investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) involve special risks associated with an investment in real estate, such as limited liquidity and interest rate risks.
17 The MSCI US REIT Index broadly and fairly represents the equity REIT opportunity set with proper investability screens to ensure that the index is investable and replicable. The index represents approximately 85% of the US REIT universe. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
18 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.
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FUND PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated MDT Balanced Fund2 from July 31, 2004 to July 31, 2014, compared to the Standard and Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500),3 the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (BAB),4 60% S&P 500/40% BAB (Blended Index) and the Morningstar Moderate Allocation Funds Average (MMAFA).5 The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns for each class averaged over the stated periods.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Growth of $10,000 as of July 31, 2014
■  Total returns shown include the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450).
    
The Fund offers multiple share classes whose performance may be greater than or less than its other share class(es) due to differences in sales charges and expenses. See the Average Annual Total Return table below for the returns of additional classes not shown in the line graph above.
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Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended 7/31/2014
(returns reflect all applicable sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges as specified below in footnote #1)
  1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Shares6 6.81% 9.83% 5.51%
Class C Shares6 11.14% 10.24% 5.30%
Class R Shares6 12.72% 10.61% 5.66%
Institutional Shares6 13.30% 11.35% 6.37%
S&P 500 16.94% 16.79% 8.00%
BAB 3.97% 4.47% 4.80%
Blended Index 11.69% 11.97% 7.00%
MMAFA 10.59% 10.96% 6.51%
    
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.
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 and MMAA 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 The S&P 500 Index, a broad-based securities market index of the Fund, 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 S&P 500 is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The S&P 500 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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4 The BAB Index, a broad-based securities market index of the Fund, 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 BAB is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The BAB 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.
5 Morningstar figures represent the average of the total returns reported by all the mutual funds designated by Morningstar as falling into the respective category indicated. Morningstar figures do not reflect sales charges. It is not possible to invest directly in an average.
6 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 Institutional 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.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables (unaudited)
At July 31, 2014, the Fund's portfolio composition1 was as follows:
Security Type Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Domestic Equity Securities 55.9%
Corporate Debt Securities 15.0%
International Equity Securities (including International Exchange-Traded Fund) 10.4%
Mortgage-Backed Securities2 5.3%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 2.2%
U.S. Treasury Securities3 2.0%
Asset-Backed Securities 1.3%
Trade Finance Agreements 1.0%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.3%
Foreign Debt Securities 0.2%
Municipal Bond 0.1%
Floating Rate Loan4 0.0%
Derivative Contracts4,5 0.0%
Other Security Types4,6 0.0%
Cash Equivalents7 7.3%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net8 (1.0)%
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 $90,703 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 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.
6 Other Security Types consist of purchased call options and purchased put options.
7 Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements.
8 Assets, other than investments in securities and derivative contracts, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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At July 31, 2014, the Fund's industry composition9 for its equity securities (excluding exchange-traded funds) was as follows:
Industry Composition Percentage of
Equity Securities
Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels 8.4%
Banks 7.6%
Real Estate Investment Trusts 6.5%
Health Care Providers & Services 5.0%
Insurance 5.0%
Technology Hardware Storage & Peripherals 4.4%
Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components 3.8%
Aerospace & Defense 3.6%
Specialty Retail 3.6%
Capital Markets 3.4%
Biotechnology 3.1%
Machinery 3.1%
Food & Staples Retailing 2.7%
Chemicals 2.6%
Multiline Retail 2.3%
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.0%
Food Products 1.9%
Communications Equipment 1.8%
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.8%
Pharmaceuticals 1.7%
Airlines 1.6%
Electric Utilities 1.6%
Household Durables 1.5%
Software 1.5%
Auto Components 1.3%
Beverages 1.3%
Media 1.3%
Consumer Finance 1.1%
IT Services 1.1%
Energy Equipment & Services 1.0%
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Industry Composition Percentage of
Equity Securities
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.0%
Personal Products 1.0%
Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.0%
Other10 9.4%
TOTAL 100.0%
9 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.
10 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, 2014
Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    COMMON STOCKS—58.1%  
    Aerospace & Defense—2.1%  
1,700   Alliant Techsystems, Inc. $220,881
2,300 1 B/E Aerospace, Inc. 195,822
900   Boeing Co. 108,432
1,500   General Dynamics Corp. 175,155
1,500   Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 136,380
2,400   L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. 251,904
3,500   Lockheed Martin Corp. 584,395
6,900   Northrop Grumman Corp. 850,563
3,800   Raytheon Co. 344,926
1,600   Textron, Inc. 58,192
    TOTAL 2,926,650
    Air Freight & Logistics—0.1%  
1,100   FedEx Corp. 161,568
    Airlines—0.9%  
6,600   Alaska Air Group, Inc. 290,202
9,700   Delta Air Lines, Inc. 363,362
7,800   Southwest Airlines Co. 220,584
9,800 1 United Continental Holdings, Inc. 454,622
    TOTAL 1,328,770
    Auto Components—0.8%  
7,100   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 178,707
5,900   Johnson Controls, Inc. 278,716
3,300   Lear Corp. 310,761
1,800 1 TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. 184,122
1,800 1 Tenneco, Inc. 114,660
    TOTAL 1,066,966
    Automobiles—0.2%  
19,700   Ford Motor Co. 335,294
    Banks—4.4%  
12,700   BB&T Corp. 470,154
37,800   Bank of America Corp. 576,450
8,000   Citigroup, Inc. 391,280
5,200   Comerica, Inc. 261,352
20,900   Fifth Third Bancorp 428,032
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Banks—continued  
13,300   Huntington Bancshares, Inc. $130,606
16,600   JPMorgan Chase & Co. 957,322
21,000   KeyCorp 284,340
7,800   PNC Financial Services Group 643,968
6,300 1 Popular, Inc. 200,970
19,500   SunTrust Banks, Inc. 741,975
8,000   U.S. Bancorp 336,240
13,800   Wells Fargo & Co. 702,420
2,400   Zions Bancorp 69,168
    TOTAL 6,194,277
    Beverages—0.7%  
7,500   Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. 340,875
7,900   Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. 464,204
2,600   PepsiCo, Inc. 229,060
    TOTAL 1,034,139
    Biotechnology—1.8%  
3,500 1 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 556,465
300   Amgen, Inc. 38,217
1,600 1 Biogen Idec, Inc. 535,024
2,900 1 Celgene Corp. 252,735
7,200 1 Gilead Sciences, Inc. 659,160
500 1 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 158,110
3,300 1 United Therapeutics Corp. 300,102
    TOTAL 2,499,813
    Building Products—0.1%  
200   Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. 7,558
2,200   Lennox International, Inc. 187,704
    TOTAL 195,262
    Capital Markets—2.0%  
800 1 Affiliated Managers Group 159,400
4,600   Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 550,160
300   Blackrock, Inc. 91,419
1,600   Franklin Resources, Inc. 86,640
4,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 691,480
7,600   Morgan Stanley 245,784
7,600   State Street Corp. 535,344
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Capital Markets—continued  
10,900   The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. $425,536
    TOTAL 2,785,763
    Chemicals—1.5%  
1,000   Airgas, Inc. 106,920
3,300   Ashland, Inc. 345,345
1,500   Dow Chemical Co. 76,605
2,000   Eastman Chemical Co. 157,560
8,400   Huntsman Corp. 218,820
5,500   LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class - A 584,375
1,000   PPG Industries, Inc. 198,360
2,100   RPM International, Inc. 92,778
1,600   Scotts Co. 85,120
2,800   Westlake Chemical Corp. 244,692
    TOTAL 2,110,575
    Commercial Services—0.3%  
1,500   Cintas Corp. 93,900
7,600   Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. 131,936
10,000   Pitney Bowes, Inc. 270,600
    TOTAL 496,436
    Communications Equipment—1.1%  
21,300   Cisco Systems, Inc. 537,399
5,900   Harris Corp. 402,793
8,200   Juniper Networks, Inc. 193,028
4,700   Qualcomm, Inc. 346,390
    TOTAL 1,479,610
    Consumer Finance—0.6%  
6,100   Capital One Financial Corp. 485,194
5,900   Discover Financial Services 360,254
1,600   Nelnet, Inc., Class A 65,968
    TOTAL 911,416
    Containers & Packaging—0.2%  
2,800   Avery Dennison Corp. 132,188
1,800   Rock-Tenn Co. 178,974
    TOTAL 311,162
    Diversified Consumer Services—0.4%  
8,100 1 Apollo Education Group, Inc. 226,233
1,500   DeVry Education Group, Inc. 59,955
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Diversified Consumer Services—continued  
300 1 Graham Holdings, Co. $205,725
1,200 1 ITT Educational Services, Inc. 17,076
    TOTAL 508,989
    Diversified Financial Services—0.2%  
2,200 1 Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B 275,946
    Diversified Telecommunication Services—1.1%  
21,000   AT&T, Inc. 747,390
18,800   CenturyLink, Inc. 737,712
2,400   Verizon Communications 121,008
    TOTAL 1,606,110
    Electric Utilities—1.0%  
3,400   American Electric Power Co., Inc. 176,766
7,000   Edison International 383,600
5,600   Entergy Corp. 407,848
9,500   Exelon Corp. 295,260
2,300   PPL Corp. 75,877
    TOTAL 1,339,351
    Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components—2.2%  
1,900 1 Anixter International, Inc. 163,343
16,800 1 Arrow Electronics, Inc. 973,560
7,100   Avnet, Inc. 300,543
9,700   Corning, Inc. 190,605
4,700 1 Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A 134,890
1,900 1 Insight Enterprises, Inc. 49,913
1,400 1 Itron, Inc. 50,372
7,000 1 Sanmina Corp. 163,030
11,300 1 Tech Data Corp. 709,527
22,000   Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 324,060
    TOTAL 3,059,843
    Energy Equipment & Services—0.6%  
2,800   Baker Hughes, Inc. 192,556
100   Bristow Group, Inc. 7,137
4,200   Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 446,292
1,900   National-Oilwell, Inc. 153,976
    TOTAL 799,961
    Food & Staples Retailing—1.6%  
7,300   CVS Corp. 557,428
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Food & Staples Retailing—continued  
20,000   Kroger Co. $979,600
3,800   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 279,604
5,800   Walgreen Co. 398,866
    TOTAL 2,215,498
    Food Products—1.1%  
9,300   Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 431,520
3,100   Bunge Ltd. 244,404
9,700   ConAgra Foods, Inc. 292,261
4,500   Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 134,730
3,700   Ingredion, Inc. 272,431
2,900   Kellogg Co. 173,507
    TOTAL 1,548,853
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.6%  
3,800   Abbott Laboratories 160,056
3,000   Baxter International, Inc. 224,070
3,600   Medtronic, Inc. 222,264
3,600   St. Jude Medical, Inc. 234,684
    TOTAL 841,074
    Health Care Providers & Services—2.8%  
4,500   Aetna, Inc. 348,885
5,100   CIGNA Corp. 459,204
5,300   Cardinal Health, Inc. 379,745
2,200 1 Express Scripts Holding Co. 153,230
3,100 1 HCA Holdings, Inc. 202,461
500 1 Henry Schein, Inc. 58,125
4,900   Humana, Inc. 576,485
2,100 1 Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 217,749
500   McKesson Corp. 95,930
4,600   Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 281,060
6,700   UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 543,035
6,100   Wellpoint, Inc. 669,841
    TOTAL 3,985,750
    Hotels Restaurants & Leisure—0.5%  
2,600   Las Vegas Sand Corp. 192,010
2,800   Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 167,020
4,100   Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 309,755
    TOTAL 668,785
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Household Durables—0.9%  
2,200   Harman International Industries, Inc. $238,810
3,800   Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 123,424
2,600   Tupperware Brands Corp. 189,228
4,800   Whirlpool Corp. 684,672
    TOTAL 1,236,134
    Household Products—0.2%  
3,100   Energizer Holdings, Inc. 355,756
    Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—0.2%  
15,600   AES Corp. 227,916
    Industrial Conglomerates—0.3%  
1,500   3M Co. 211,335
11,100   General Electric Co. 279,165
    TOTAL 490,500
    Insurance—2.9%  
3,000   Ace, Ltd. 300,300
8,600   American International Group, Inc. 447,028
1,200   Chubb Corp. 104,052
3,200   Everest Re Group Ltd. 498,912
9,400   HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. 438,792
3,400   MetLife, Inc. 178,840
4,700   PartnerRe Ltd. 490,492
3,600   Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. 210,960
7,300   Prudential Financial 634,881
1,900   StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. 114,646
7,500   The Travelers Cos, Inc. 671,700
    TOTAL 4,090,603
    Internet & Catalog Retail—0.1%  
1,300   HSN, Inc. 72,657
300 1 NetFlix, Inc. 126,816
    TOTAL 199,473
    Internet Software & Services—0.1%  
1,500   IAC Interactive Corp. 100,800
    IT Services—0.6%  
4,000   Amdocs Ltd. 181,360
5,400   Computer Sciences Corp. 336,906
2,400   Global Payments, Inc. 166,248
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    IT Services—continued  
14,300   Xerox Corp. $189,618
    TOTAL 874,132
    Leisure Equipment & Products—0.3%  
3,200   Hasbro, Inc. 159,872
4,800   Mattel, Inc. 170,040
700   Polaris Industries, Inc. 103,278
    TOTAL 433,190
    Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.3%  
2,400 1 Illumina, Inc. 383,784
    Machinery—1.8%  
4,100   AGCO Corp. 199,711
2,400   Caterpillar, Inc. 241,800
6,000   Deere & Co. 510,660
4,300   Joy Global, Inc. 254,818
3,100   OshKosh Truck Corp. 143,282
6,200   Terex Corp. 213,962
22,500   Trinity Industries, Inc. 981,900
    TOTAL 2,546,133
    Media—0.8%  
6,700 1 DirecTV 576,535
2,300   Viacom, Inc., Class B - New 190,141
3,500   Walt Disney Co. 300,580
    TOTAL 1,067,256
    Multi-Utilities—0.4%  
4,600   Ameren Corp. 176,870
2,500   Consolidated Edison Co. 140,225
6,800   Public Service Enterprises Group, Inc. 239,156
    TOTAL 556,251
    Multi-Line Retail—1.3%  
2,400   Big Lots, Inc. 105,000
10,400   Kohl's Corp. 556,816
11,000   Macy's, Inc. 635,690
1,500   Nordstrom, Inc. 103,845
100 1 Sears Holdings Corp. 3,815
7,200   Target Corp. 429,048
    TOTAL 1,834,214
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels—4.9%  
6,000   Apache Corp. $615,960
6,400   Chesapeake Energy Corp. 168,768
4,400   Chevron Corp. 568,656
11,200   ConocoPhillips 924,000
3,500   Devon Energy Corp. 264,250
2,800   EOG Resources, Inc. 306,432
500   EQT Corp. 46,910
4,300   Exxon Mobil Corp. 425,442
3,200   Hess Corp. 316,736
6,700   HollyFrontier Corp. 314,967
14,900   Marathon Oil Corp. 577,375
4,300   Marathon Petroleum Corp. 358,964
5,400   Murphy Oil Corp. 335,502
4,400   Occidental Petroleum Corp. 429,924
6,500   Phillips 66 527,215
13,900   Valero Energy Corp. 706,120
    TOTAL 6,887,221
    Paper & Forest Products—0.3%  
3,600   Domtar Corp. 129,312
5,300   International Paper Co. 251,750
    TOTAL 381,062
    Personal Products—0.6%  
9,700   Avon Products, Inc. 128,040
2,200   Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A 161,612
5,400   Herbalife Ltd. 282,960
4,300   Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. 252,367
    TOTAL 824,979
    Pharmaceuticals—1.0%  
2,500   AbbVie, Inc. 130,850
2,400   Johnson & Johnson 240,216
6,400   Lilly (Eli) & Co. 390,784
300   Merck & Co., Inc. 17,022
4,300 1 Mylan, Inc. 212,291
14,000   Pfizer, Inc. 401,800
    TOTAL 1,392,963
    Poultry Products—0.1%  
1,300   Sanderson Farms, Inc. 118,417
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Professional Services—0.4%  
1,700   Dun & Bradstreet Corp. $187,051
3,500   Manpower Group, Inc. 272,615
3,000   Robert Half International, Inc. 145,950
    TOTAL 605,616
    Real Estate Investment Trusts—3.8%  
6,400   American Tower Corp. 604,096
3,000   Boston Properties, Inc. 358,350
21,000   Cousins Properties, Inc. 259,980
22,000   DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. 172,260
8,000   Douglas Emmett, Inc. 227,920
2,700   EastGroup Properties, Inc. 168,372
5,300   Extra Space Storage, Inc. 274,169
23,000   Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 500,020
58,900   Kite Realty Group Trust 359,290
10,000   Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 364,000
4,200   Post Properties, Inc. 227,640
2,500   SL Green Realty Corp. 269,500
51,000 1 Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 581,910
38,000   Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. 539,220
3,700   Vornado Realty Trust 392,274
    TOTAL 5,299,001
    Restaurant—0.1%  
300 1 Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. 201,750
    Road & Rail—0.1%  
1,700   Union Pacific Corp. 167,127
    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—1.0%  
6,800   Broadcom Corp. 260,168
14,400   Intel Corp. 488,016
3,700   Lam Research Corp. 259,000
4,200   Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 213,192
4,700   Texas Instruments, Inc. 217,375
    TOTAL 1,437,751
    Software—0.9%  
14,300   CA, Inc. 412,984
4,500 1 Electronic Arts, Inc. 151,200
6,600   Oracle Corp. 266,574
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Software—continued  
16,000   Symantec Corp. $378,560
    TOTAL 1,209,318
    Specialty Chemicals—0.1%  
800   International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 80,792
    Specialty Retail—2.1%  
5,200   Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A 204,568
1,400 1 Ann, Inc. 51,450
1,800 1 AutoNation, Inc. 95,976
300 1 AutoZone, Inc. 155,109
2,600 1 Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. 164,554
7,100   Best Buy Co., Inc. 211,083
1,200   Children's Place, Inc./The 60,240
4,700   Foot Locker, Inc. 223,391
2,600   GNC Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 85,306
7,400   GameStop Corp. 310,578
8,200   Gap (The), Inc. 328,902
3,800   Guess ?, Inc. 98,838
2,000   Home Depot, Inc. 161,700
6,100   Lowe's Cos., Inc. 291,885
1,400 1 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. 210,000
2,300   Rent-A-Center, Inc. 55,062
3,900 1 Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. 101,205
13,300   Staples, Inc. 154,147
    TOTAL 2,963,994
    Technology Hardware Storage & Peripherals—2.6%  
1,600   Diebold, Inc. 60,288
4,200   EMC Corp. Mass 123,060
33,300   Hewlett-Packard Co. 1,185,813
3,800   International Business Machines Corp. 728,346
2,800   Lexmark International, Inc. 134,484
8,700   NetApp, Inc. 337,908
4,200   Sandisk Corp. 385,182
6,400   Western Digital Corp. 638,912
    TOTAL 3,593,993
    Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.6%  
1,700   Carter's, Inc. 130,152
5,300   Hanesbrands, Inc. 517,863
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods—continued  
1,600   PVH Corp. $176,288
    TOTAL 824,303
    Tobacco—0.1%  
3,400   Altria Group, Inc. 138,040
    Trading Companies & Distributors—0.3%  
3,400 1 United Rentals, Inc. 360,060
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $63,517,417)
81,570,390
    ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—1.2%  
$300,000   BMW Vehicle Trust 2014-1, A4, 0.99%, 08/21/2017 300,055
250,000   Bank of America Credit Card Trust 2014-A2, A, 0.422%, 09/16/2019 250,462
25,115   CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. 2002-HE4, AF, 5.51%, 08/25/2032 27,483
250,000   Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust 2014-A2, A2, 1.02%, 02/22/2019 248,977
300,000   Discover Card Master Trust I 2012—B3, B3, 0.602%, 05/15/2018 300,579
400,000   GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note Trust 2012-3, A, 0.646%, 06/20/2017 401,141
100,000   Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-1, A2, 0.497%, 03/27/2023 100,094
25,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2013-1, D, 2.27%, 01/15/2019 25,204
    TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,649,945)
1,653,995
    COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS—1.1%  
    Commercial Mortgage—1.1%  
1,176   Bear Stearns Mortgage Securities, Inc., 1997-6 1A, 6.366%, 3/25/2031 1,217
200,000   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-GC11 B, 3.732%, 4/10/2046 198,632
70,000   Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2012-CR1 AM, 3.912%, 5/15/2045 73,033
125,000   Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2012-CR1 B, 4.612%, 5/15/2045 133,317
200,000 2,3 Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-CR8 B, 3.969%, 6/10/2046 202,778
200,000 2,3 FREMF Mortgage Trust 2013-K25, B, 3.617%, 11/25/2045 198,496
3,643   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC 1311 K, 7.000%, 7/15/2022 4,013
7,020   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC 1384 D, 7.000%, 9/15/2022 7,876
12,429   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC 2497 JH, 6.000%, 9/15/2032 13,927
16,080   Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC 1993-113 SB, 9.749%, 7/25/2023 17,909
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS—continued  
    Commercial Mortgage—continued  
$723   Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC 2001-37 GA, 8.000%, 7/25/2016 $750
2,993   Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC 2003-35 UC, 3.750%, 5/25/2033 3,134
100,000   GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2012-GCJ7 AS, 4.085%, 5/10/2045 105,747
135,000   GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2012-GCJ7 B, 4.74%, 5/10/2045 145,426
11,479   Government National Mortgage Association REMIC 2002-17 B, 6.000%, 3/20/2032 12,827
100,000   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust 2008-C1 AM, 6.283%, 2/12/2051 114,046
50,000   Morgan Stanley Capital I 2007-IQ16 AM, 6.089%, 12/12/2049 56,077
100,000   Morgan Stanley Capital I 2012-C4 AS, 3.773%, 3/15/2045 103,491
150,000 2,3 UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C6 B, 3.875%, 4/10/2046 150,519
25,000   WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C6 B, 4.697%, 4/15/2045 26,781
    TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(IDENTIFIED COST $1,540,935)
1,569,996
    CORPORATE BONDS—12.1%  
    Basic Industry - Chemicals—0.2%  
100,000   Albemarle Corp., Sr. Note, 5.100%, 02/01/2015 102,159
20,000 2,3 Incitec Pivot Finance LLC, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 4.000%, 12/07/2015 20,719
35,000 2,3 Incitec Pivot Finance LLC, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 6.000%, 12/10/2019 39,584
70,000   RPM International, Inc., 6.500%, 02/15/2018 79,788
20,000   RPM International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 10/15/2019 22,871
22,000   Rohm & Haas Co., 6.000%, 09/15/2017 24,880
30,000   Sherwin-Williams Co., 3.125%, 12/15/2014 30,297
    TOTAL 320,298
    Basic Industry - Metals & Mining—0.8%  
50,000   Alcan, Inc., 5.000%, 06/01/2015 51,824
100,000   Alcoa, Inc., 5.870%, 02/23/2022 108,763
80,000   Allegheny Technologies, Inc., Sr. Note, 9.375%, 06/01/2019 99,370
15,000   Anglogold Ashanti Holdings PLC, Sr. Note, 6.500%, 04/15/2040 14,268
100,000   Anglogold Ashanti Holdings PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 08/01/2022 97,580
100,000   Anglogold Ashanti Holdings PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.500%, 07/30/2020 113,525
62,000   Carpenter Technology Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 03/01/2023 63,657
40,000   Carpenter Technology Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.200%, 07/15/2021 42,838
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Principal
Amount
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Basic Industry - Metals & Mining—continued  
$20,000 2,3 Newcrest Finance Property Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.200%, 10/01/2022 $18,889
100,000   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 04/15/2023 102,698
85,000   Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., Company Guarantee, 6.500%, 07/15/2018 99,555
150,000   Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.250%, 12/14/2018 151,703
20,000   Southern Copper Corp., Note, 6.750%, 04/16/2040 22,000
160,000   Worthington Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 04/15/2020 181,047
    TOTAL 1,167,717
    Basic Industry - Paper—0.0%  
10,000   Plum Creek Timberlands LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.250%, 03/15/2023 9,544
20,000   Plum Creek Timberlands LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.700%, 03/15/2021 21,776
    TOTAL 31,320
    Capital Goods - Aerospace & Defense—0.3%  
50,000 2,3 BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., Series 144A, 5.200%, 8/15/2015 52,100
211,000 2,3 Embraer Overseas Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.696%, 09/16/2023 228,408
20,000   Raytheon Co., Sr. Note, 4.400%, 02/15/2020 22,009
10,000   Rockwell Collins, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.100%, 11/15/2021 10,064
50,000   Textron, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 03/01/2024 51,557
    TOTAL 364,138
    Capital Goods - Building Materials—0.0%  
40,000   Valmont Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 04/20/2020 47,285
    Capital Goods - Construction Machinery—0.0%  
40,000   AGCO Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 12/01/2021 45,374
    Capital Goods - Diversified Manufacturing—0.4%  
15,000   ABB Finance USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.875%, 05/08/2022 14,842
15,000   Avery Dennison Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 04/15/2020 15,759
60,000   Dover Corp., Note, 5.450%, 03/15/2018 67,312
30,000   Emerson Electric Co., 4.875%, 10/15/2019 33,902
200,000   General Electric Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 10/09/2042 198,893
80,000   Hubbell, Inc., 5.950%, 06/01/2018 91,542
50,000   Pentair, Ltd., Company Guarantee, 5.000%, 05/15/2021 55,052
40,000 2,3 Textron Financial Corp., Jr. Sub. Note, Series 144A, 6.000%, 2/15/2067 36,400
15,000   Thomas & Betts Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 11/15/2021 17,473
    TOTAL 531,175
    Capital Goods - Environmental—0.1%  
85,000   Republic Services, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series WI, 5.500%, 09/15/2019 97,045
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Capital Goods - Environmental—continued  
$25,000   Waste Management, Inc., 7.375%, 03/11/2019 $30,438
    TOTAL 127,483
    Capital Goods - Packaging—0.0%  
45,000   Packaging Corp. of America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 06/15/2022 46,169
10,000   Rock-Tenn Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 03/01/2023 10,207
10,000   Rock-Tenn Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 03/01/2019 10,839
    TOTAL 67,215
    Communications - Cable & Satellite—0.1%  
24,000   Cox Communications, Inc., Unsecd. Note, 5.450%, 12/15/2014 24,426
90,000   NBC Universal, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 04/30/2020 102,531
30,000   Time Warner Cable, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.250%, 04/01/2019 37,728
    TOTAL 164,685
    Communications - Media & Entertainment—0.5%  
75,000   21st Century Fox America, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.400%, 10/01/2043 81,915
25,000   Discovery Communications LLC, Company Guarantee, 5.050%, 06/01/2020 27,921
30,000   Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.250%, 11/15/2017 30,412
25,000   Moody's Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 09/01/2020 28,273
75,000   News America Holdings, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.000%, 10/17/2016 86,107
20,000   Omnicom Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.625%, 05/01/2022 20,387
100,000 2,3 Pearson Funding Two PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.000%, 05/17/2016 104,849
30,000   Viacom, Inc., 2.500%, 09/01/2018 30,482
25,000   Viacom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.500%, 12/15/2016 25,724
100,000   Viacom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.875%, 04/01/2024 100,679
150,000   WPP Finance 2010, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 11/15/2043 163,386
    TOTAL 700,135
    Communications - Telecom Wireless—0.5%  
50,000   America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., 3.125%, 07/16/2022 48,650
100,000   America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., Note, 5.750%, 01/15/2015 102,274
100,000   American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.400%, 02/15/2019 103,779
50,000   American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 01/15/2018 54,111
100,000 2,3 Crown Castle Towers LLC, Sr. Secd. Note, Series 144A, 5.495%, 01/15/2017 107,752
90,000   Orange SA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 07/08/2019 102,112
30,000 2,3 SBA Tower Trust, Series 144A, 5.101%, 04/17/2017 32,006
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Communications - Telecom Wireless—continued  
$90,000   Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 05/15/2022 $93,746
    TOTAL 644,430
    Communications - Telecom Wirelines—0.3%  
10,000   CenturyLink, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.65%, 3/15/2042 10,100
90,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.150%, 03/15/2024 93,260
175,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.150%, 09/15/2023 193,778
60,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.350%, 04/01/2019 70,519
    TOTAL 367,657
    Consumer Cyclical - Automotive—0.4%  
175,000   American Honda Finance Corp., 0.404%, 7/14/2017 175,023
10,000   DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp., Company Guarantee, 8.500%, 01/18/2031 15,105
100,000   Ford Motor Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 01/15/2043 100,726
20,000 2,3 Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 3.875%, 03/15/2016 20,964
10,000 2,3 Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 2.700%, 03/15/2017 10,321
100,000 2,3 Hyundai Capital America, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 2.875%, 08/09/2018 102,487
65,000 2,3 RCI Banque SA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 04/03/2018 67,406
20,000 2,3 RCI Banque SA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.600%, 04/12/2016 21,135
    TOTAL 513,167
    Consumer Cyclical - Leisure—0.1%  
200,000 2 Football Trust V, Pass Thru Cert., Series 144A, 5.35%, 10/05/2020 216,104
    Consumer Cyclical - Lodging—0.1%  
30,000   Hyatt Hotels Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.375%, 07/15/2023 29,200
50,000   Marriott International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.000%, 03/01/2019 51,627
    TOTAL 80,827
    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers—0.3%  
50,000   Advance Auto Parts, Inc., 4.500%, 12/01/2023 52,553
10,000   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., Company Guarantee, 4.875%, 01/14/2021 10,912
300,000   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 04/22/2044 301,565
    TOTAL 365,030
    Consumer Cyclical - Services—0.1%  
65,000   Expedia, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.950%, 08/15/2020 73,336
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Consumer Cyclical - Services—continued  
$10,000   University of Southern California, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 10/01/2111 $12,014
    TOTAL 85,350
    Consumer Non-Cyclical - Food/Beverage—0.5%  
100,000   Bottling Group LLC, Note, 5.500%, 04/01/2016 107,970
50,000   ConAgra Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.200%, 01/25/2023 48,753
175,000   ConAgra Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.650%, 01/25/2043 173,951
200,000 2,3 Kerry Group Financial Services, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 3.200%, 04/09/2023 192,797
25,000   Mondelez International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 02/01/2024 26,004
20,000   Sysco Corp., Sr. Note, 5.375%, 03/17/2019 22,595
30,000   The Coca-Cola Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 1.800%, 09/01/2016 30,658
50,000   Tyson Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 06/15/2022 52,672
    TOTAL 655,400
    Consumer Non-Cyclical - Health Care—0.1%  
40,000   Baxter International, Inc., 6.250%, 12/01/2037 51,076
10,000   Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 08/23/2022 10,106
70,000   Stryker Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.300%, 04/01/2018 68,885
10,000   Zimmer Holdings, Inc., Sr. Note, 5.750%, 11/30/2039 11,662
    TOTAL 141,729
    Consumer Non-Cyclical - Pharmaceuticals—0.0%  
10,000   Dentsply International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.750%, 08/15/2016 10,326
30,000   Pfizer, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.200%, 03/15/2019 35,282
    TOTAL 45,608
    Consumer Non-Cyclical - Products—0.0%  
10,000   Clorox Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.550%, 11/01/2015 10,339
    Consumer Non-Cyclical - Tobacco—0.1%  
24,000   Altria Group, Inc., 9.250%, 08/06/2019 31,499
30,000   Altria Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 01/31/2024 30,622
30,000   Philip Morris International, Inc., 5.650%, 05/16/2018 34,159
    TOTAL 96,280
    Energy - Independent—0.2%  
50,000   Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., 4.900%, 12/01/2014 50,737
30,000   EOG Resources, Inc., Note, 5.625%, 06/01/2019 34,607
25,000 2,3 Petroleos Mexicanos, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 01/18/2024 26,562
75,000   XTO Energy, Inc., 6.375%, 06/15/2038 102,529
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Energy - Independent—continued  
$60,000   XTO Energy, Inc., 6.750%, 08/01/2037 $86,523
    TOTAL 300,958
    Energy - Integrated—0.3%  
30,000   BP Capital Markets America, Inc., Company Guarantee, 4.200%, 06/15/2018 32,282
20,000   BP Capital Markets PLC, Company Guarantee, 3.125%, 10/01/2015 20,601
75,000   Husky Energy, Inc., 4.000%, 04/15/2024 77,505
100,000   Husky Oil Ltd., Deb., 7.550%, 11/15/2016 114,099
90,000   Petrobras Global Finance BV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 05/20/2023 85,766
20,000   Petrobras International Finance Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.875%, 02/06/2015 20,213
50,000   Petrobras International Finance Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 01/27/2021 51,753
20,000   Phillips 66, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.950%, 03/05/2015 20,180
50,000   Phillips 66, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 04/01/2022 53,275
    TOTAL 475,674
    Energy - Midstream—0.2%  
75,000   Energy Transfer Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 02/01/2024 80,304
10,000 2,3 Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.450%, 07/15/2020 11,174
150,000   Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 03/01/2043 144,729
20,000 2,3 Texas Eastern Transmission LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 2.800%, 10/15/2022 18,834
40,000   Williams Partners LP, 5.250%, 03/15/2020 44,776
30,000   Williams Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 11/15/2020 31,782
    TOTAL 331,599
    Energy - Oil Field Services—0.1%  
15,000   Nabors Industries, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.000%, 09/15/2020 16,693
20,000   Nabors Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 09/15/2021 21,623
50,000   Nabors Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.100%, 09/15/2023 54,898
15,000   Noble Holding International Ltd., Company Guarantee, 4.900%, 08/01/2020 16,408
    TOTAL 109,622
    Energy - Refining—0.1%  
10,000   Marathon Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 03/01/2041 12,186
30,000   Valero Energy Corp., 7.500%, 04/15/2032 39,978
10,000   Valero Energy Corp., 9.375%, 03/15/2019 13,003
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Energy - Refining—continued  
$95,000   Valero Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 06/15/2037 $116,058
    TOTAL 181,225
    Financial Institution - Banking—2.8%  
74,000   American Express Co., 2.650%, 12/02/2022 71,527
50,000   American Express Credit Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 2.800%, 09/19/2016 51,969
40,000   Associated Banc-Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 03/28/2016 42,392
50,000   BB&T Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 2.250%, 02/01/2019 50,311
60,000   Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 04/01/2015 61,575
100,000   Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 05/13/2021 110,663
50,000   Bank of Montreal, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 1.450%, 04/09/2018 49,245
20,000   Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.450%, 01/10/2017 21,461
100,000   Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.587%, 12/15/2015 105,142
25,000   City National Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.250%, 09/15/2020 27,895
30,000   Comerica, Inc., 3.800%, 7/22/2026 29,748
40,000 2,3 Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 3.750%, 10/15/2014 40,275
40,000   Deutsche Bank AG London, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.250%, 01/11/2016 41,405
200,000   Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.350%, 06/01/2017 200,032
20,000   Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.625%, 01/25/2016 20,829
275,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.625%, 01/22/2023 273,543
70,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 01/15/2015 71,430
25,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 02/15/2033 30,005
30,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.150%, 04/01/2018 34,138
150,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 02/01/2041 181,431
50,000   HSBC Holdings PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.100%, 04/05/2021 56,660
200,000   HSBC Holdings PLC, Sub. Note, 5.250%, 03/14/2044 212,877
150,000   HSBC USA, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.375%, 02/13/2015 151,574
250,000   Huntington National Bank, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.200%, 04/01/2019 249,154
175,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.850%, 02/01/2044 183,235
400,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sub. Note, 3.375%, 05/01/2023 389,236
250,000   Manufacturers & Traders T, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series BKNT, 0.534%, 7/25/2017 250,032
65,000   Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 03/22/2017 70,404
150,000   Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.375%, 07/24/2042 189,200
175,000   Morgan Stanley, Sub. Note, 4.100%, 05/22/2023 175,784
20,000   Murray Street Investment Trust I, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.647%, 03/09/2017 21,541
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Financial Institution - Banking—continued  
$100,000 2,3 Santander US Debt SA Unipersonal, Bank Guarantee, Series 144A, 3.781%, 10/07/2015 $103,040
30,000   Wachovia Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.75%, 2/01/2018 34,032
70,000   Westpac Banking Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 11/19/2019 78,604
100,000   Wilmington Trust Corp., Sub. Note, 8.500%, 04/02/2018 121,052
    TOTAL 3,801,441
    Financial Institution - Broker/Asset Mgr/Exchange—0.3%  
20,000 2,3 CME Group Index Services LLC, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 4.400%, 03/15/2018 21,776
80,000   Janus Capital Group, Inc., Sr. Note, 6.700%, 06/15/2017 90,075
40,000   Jefferies Group LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 01/20/2043 45,165
125,000   Jefferies Group LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.875%, 04/15/2021 148,400
13,000   Raymond James Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 04/01/2024 14,580
50,000   TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., Company Guarantee, 4.150%, 12/01/2014 50,604
    TOTAL 370,600
    Financial Institution - Finance Companies—0.2%  
30,000   General Electric Capital Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.100%, 01/09/2023 29,783
200,000 2,3 ILFC E-Capital Trust I, Floating Rate Note - Sr. Sub Note, Series 144A, 5.020%, 12/21/2065 193,000
    TOTAL 222,783
    Financial Institution - Insurance - Health—0.1%  
50,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 02/15/2018 57,310
50,000   Wellpoint, Inc., 5.850%, 01/15/2036 59,312
    TOTAL 116,622
    Financial Institution - Insurance - Life—0.7%  
200,000   Aflac, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.625%, 06/15/2023 203,591
10,000   Aflac, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.900%, 12/17/2039 13,315
25,000   American International Group, 4.5%, 7/16/2044 24,763
35,000   American International Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 02/15/2024 36,476
150,000   American International Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 05/01/2036 186,432
10,000   Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 03/15/2022 10,623
10,000   MetLife, Inc., Jr. Sub. Note, 10.75%, 8/01/2039 16,088
250,000   MetLife, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.600%, 04/10/2024 253,811
15,000 2,3 Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 7.625%, 06/15/2040 20,370
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Financial Institution - Insurance - Life—continued  
$10,000   Principal Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.125%, 05/15/2023 $9,727
10,000   Principal Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.300%, 09/15/2022 9,938
150,000   Prudential Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.625%, 05/12/2041 174,075
50,000   Prudential Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 6.200%, 11/15/2040 62,405
    TOTAL 1,021,614
    Financial Institution - Insurance - P&C—0.3%  
90,000   ACE INA Holdings, Inc., 5.600%, 05/15/2015 93,571
1,000   ACE INA Holdings, Inc., Sr. Note, 5.700%, 02/15/2017 1,112
75,000   CNA Financial Corp., 6.500%, 08/15/2016 83,129
30,000   CNA Financial Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.350%, 11/15/2019 36,749
20,000   Chubb Corp., Sr. Note, 5.750%, 05/15/2018 22,757
100,000 2,3 Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., Series 144A, 4.85%, 8/01/2044 99,602
65,000 2,3 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Sub. Note, Series 144A, 9.375%, 08/15/2039 101,566
50,000   The Travelers Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 12/01/2015 53,222
    TOTAL 491,708
    Financial Institution - REIT - Apartment—0.0%  
15,000   Avalonbay Communities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.700%, 03/15/2017 16,675
20,000   Post Apartment Homes LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.375%, 12/01/2022 19,456
10,000   UDR, Inc., Company Guarantee, 4.625%, 01/10/2022 10,816
    TOTAL 46,947
    Financial Institution - REIT - Healthcare—0.1%  
40,000   Health Care REIT, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 04/15/2020 46,345
50,000   Healthcare Trust of America, 3.700%, 04/15/2023 49,128
    TOTAL 95,473
    Financial Institution - REIT - Office—0.1%  
50,000   Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.900%, 06/15/2023 49,671
50,000   Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.600%, 04/01/2022 52,698
55,000   Boston Properties LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 10/15/2019 63,809
    TOTAL 166,178
    Financial Institution - REIT - Other—0.1%  
75,000   Liberty Property LP, 6.625%, 10/01/2017 85,323
50,000   ProLogis LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.350%, 02/01/2021 50,431
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Financial Institution - REIT - Other—continued  
$75,000   WP Carey, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.600%, 04/01/2024 $77,379
    TOTAL 213,133
    Financial Institution - REIT - Retail—0.1%  
20,000   Equity One, Inc., Bond, 6.000%, 09/15/2017 22,251
20,000   Regency Centers LP, Company Guarantee, 4.800%, 04/15/2021 21,866
30,000   Tanger Properties LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 06/01/2020 34,926
    TOTAL 79,043
    Sovereign—0.0%  
30,000   Corp Andina De Fomento, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.375%, 06/15/2022 32,100
    Technology—0.3%  
15,000   Agilent Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.200%, 10/01/2022 14,488
45,000   Apple, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.000%, 05/03/2018 44,044
30,000   Apple, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.400%, 05/03/2023 28,361
60,000   Cisco Systems, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 02/22/2016 64,559
20,000   Corning, Inc., Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 03/15/2042 21,217
100,000   Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.500%, 04/15/2023 98,606
20,000   Hewlett-Packard Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.300%, 12/09/2016 20,967
20,000   Ingram Micro, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.000%, 08/10/2022 20,919
25,000   Juniper Networks, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 03/15/2024 25,820
10,000   Juniper Networks, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.950%, 03/15/2041 10,908
10,000   Verisk Analytics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 09/12/2022 10,303
25,000   Verisk Analytics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.875%, 01/15/2019 26,818
20,000   Xerox Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.950%, 03/15/2017 20,811
    TOTAL 407,821
    Transportation - Airlines—0.1%  
130,000   Southwest Airlines Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 03/01/2017 141,111
    Transportation - Railroads—0.1%  
75,000   Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., 4.875%, 01/15/2015 76,512
50,000   Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Deb., 5.750%, 05/01/2040 59,913
30,000   Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.000%, 05/15/2023 28,422
    TOTAL 164,847
    Transportation - Services—0.2%  
90,000 2,3 Enterprise Rent-A-Car USA Finance Co., Series 144A, 6.375%, 10/15/2017 103,166
50,000   Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 2.450%, 11/15/2018 50,635
60,000   Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.150%, 03/02/2015 60,929
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    CORPORATE BONDS—continued  
    Transportation - Services—continued  
$30,000   United Parcel Service, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.125%, 01/15/2021 $31,130
    TOTAL 245,860
    Utility - Electric—0.6%  
70,000   Appalachian Power Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.950%, 01/15/2020 88,656
100,000   Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.950%, 12/15/2036 114,041
5,000   Consolidated Edison Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.650%, 04/01/2019 5,980
70,000 2,3 Electricite de France SA, Note, Series 144A, 5.600%, 01/27/2040 80,001
100,000   Exelon Generation Co. LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 06/15/2022 103,799
25,000   FirstEnergy Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 03/15/2023 24,842
30,000   FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., Company Guarantee, 6.050%, 08/15/2021 33,101
10,000   Great Plains Energy, Inc., Note, 4.850%, 06/01/2021 11,024
14,571 2,3 Great River Energy, 1st Mtg. Note, Series 144A, 5.829%, 7/01/2017 15,797
25,000   National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.000%, 03/01/2032 36,213
50,000   NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.700%, 09/15/2019 50,725
80,000   Northern States Power Co., MN, 1st Mtg. Bond, 5.250%, 03/01/2018 89,428
25,000   PSEG Power LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.300%, 11/15/2023 26,031
75,000   PSI Energy, Inc., Bond, 6.050%, 06/15/2016 81,992
50,000   Progress Energy, Inc., 7.050%, 03/15/2019 60,329
10,000   TECO Finance, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.150%, 03/15/2020 11,214
40,000   UIL Holdings Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 10/01/2020 41,770
    TOTAL 874,943
    Utility - Natural Gas—0.2%  
20,000   Atmos Energy Corp., 8.500%, 03/15/2019 25,377
50,000   Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.200%, 09/15/2021 53,096
40,000   Enbridge, Inc., Sr. Note, 5.600%, 04/01/2017 44,326
65,000   National Fuel Gas Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.750%, 03/01/2023 64,023
55,000   Sempra Energy, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 06/01/2016 60,478
    TOTAL 247,300
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $16,039,673)
16,927,348
    FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS/AGENCY—0.1%  
    Sovereign—0.1%  
75,000   United Mexican States, 6.625%, 03/03/2015
(IDENTIFIED COST $75,639)
77,137
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Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value
    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—0.0%  
    Federal National Mortgage Association—0.0%  
$121   Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 512255, 7.500%, 9/1/2014 $121
3,531   Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 609554, 7.500%, 10/1/2016 3,732
    TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $3,788)
3,853
    MUNICIPAL BOND—0.1%  
    Municipal Services—0.1%  
70,000   Chicago, IL Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Direct Payment Taxable Limited GO Build America Bonds, 5.720%, 12/01/2038
(IDENTIFIED COST $70,000)
83,831
    U.S. TREASURY—2.0%  
255,165   U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Bond, 1.375%, 2/15/2044 282,326
525,490   U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 0.125%, 1/15/2022 525,752
150,000   United States Treasury Bond, 3.375%, 5/15/2044 151,500
50,000   United States Treasury Bond, 3.625%, 2/15/2044 52,913
100,000   United States Treasury Note, 0.375%, 3/31/2016 99,994
650,000 4 United States Treasury Note, 0.875%, 11/30/2016 652,444
500,000   United States Treasury Note, 1.250%, 10/31/2018 493,115
500,000   United States Treasury Note, 3.500%, 5/15/2020 542,748
    TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
(IDENTIFIED COST $2,833,306)
2,800,792
    EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND—8.2%  
173,500   iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
(IDENTIFIED COST $9,998,277)
11,553,365
    INVESTMENT COMPANIES—16.9%5  
32,075   Emerging Markets Fixed Income Core Fund 1,144,502
978,522   Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio 9,648,225
7,716,911 6 Federated Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.07% 7,716,911
185,252   Federated Project and Trade Finance Core Fund 1,783,981
523,412   High Yield Bond Portfolio 3,449,285
    TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES
(IDENTIFIED COST $23,976,890)
23,742,904
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.8%
(IDENTIFIED COST $119,705,870)7
139,983,611
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—0.2%8 303,903
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $140,287,514
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At July 31, 2014, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contracts:
Description Number of
Contracts
Notional
Value
Expiration
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
1United States Treasury Long Bond Long Futures 3 $412,219 September 2014 $4,493
1United States Treasury Bond Ultra Long Futures 2 $301,688 September 2014 $6,996
1United States Treasury Note 2-Year Long Futures 44 $9,654,563 September 2014 $(6,141)
1United States Treasury Note 5-Year Short Futures 35 $4,159,258 September 2014 $26,171
1United States Treasury Note 10-Year Short Futures 45 $5,607,422 September 2014 $16,227
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON FUTURES CONTRACTS $47,746
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, 2014, these restricted securities amounted to $2,658,877, which represented 1.9% 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, 2014, these liquid restricted securities amounted to $2,442,773, which represented 1.7% 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 $119,453,107.
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, 2014.
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, 2014, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs
  Level 1—
Quoted
Prices and
Investments
in Certain
Investment
Companies
Level 2—
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Equity Securities:        
Common Stocks        
 Domestic $78,518,311 $— $— $78,518,311
 International 3,052,079 3,052,079
Debt Securities:        
Asset-Backed Securities 1,653,995 1,653,995
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 1,569,996 1,569,996
Corporate Bonds 16,927,348 16,927,348
Foreign Government/Agency 77,137 77,137
Mortgage-Backed Securities 3,853 3,853
Municipal Bond 83,831 83,831
U.S. Treasury 2,800,792 2,800,792
Exchange-Traded Fund 11,553,365 11,553,365
Investment Companies1 21,958,923 1,783,981 23,742,904
TOTAL SECURITIES $115,082,678 $24,900,933 $— $139,983,611
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS2 $47,746 $— $— $47,746
1 Emerging Markets Fixed Income Core Fund, Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio, Federated Project and Trade Finance Core Fund and High Yield Bond Portfolio are affiliated holdings offered only to registered investment companies and other accredited investors. Federated Project and Trade Finance Core Fund is classified as Level 2 due to the fact that the price of shares redeemed will be determined as of the closing net asset value (the NAV) of the fund up to twenty-four days after receipt of a shareholder redemption request.
2 Other financial instruments include futures contracts.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
GO —General Obligation
MTN —Medium Term Note
REIT —Real Estate Investments Trust
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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $14.35 $12.20 $12.17 $10.86 $10.17
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income 0.171 0.141 0.171 0.151 0.161
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions 1.70 2.19 0.02 1.33 0.71
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 1.87 2.33 0.19 1.48 0.87
Less Distributions:          
Distributions from net investment income (0.15) (0.18) (0.16) (0.17) (0.18)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $16.07 $14.35 $12.20 $12.17 $10.86
Total Return2 13.06% 19.28% 1.65% 13.67% 8.51%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 1.30% 1.30% 1.30% 1.28% 1.21%
Net investment income 1.10% 1.10% 1.43% 1.27% 1.47%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.10% 0.11% 0.28% 0.23% 0.25%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $55,634 $50,340 $48,774 $57,358 $86,018
Portfolio turnover 34% 105% 149% 139% 130%
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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $14.16 $12.03 $11.99 $10.70 $10.03
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income 0.051 0.041 0.081 0.061 0.081
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions 1.67 2.16 0.03 1.31 0.69
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 1.72 2.20 0.11 1.37 0.77
Less Distributions:          
Distributions from net investment income (0.04) (0.07) (0.07) (0.08) (0.10)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $15.84 $14.16 $12.03 $11.99 $10.70
Total Return2 12.14% 18.41% 0.93% 12.85% 7.63%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 2.05% 2.05% 2.05% 2.04% 1.96%
Net investment income 0.34% 0.36% 0.68% 0.52% 0.71%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.07% 0.08% 0.24% 0.19% 0.22%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $34,522 $35,450 $34,193 $45,512 $49,907
Portfolio turnover 34% 105% 149% 139% 130%
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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $14.33 $12.17 $12.12 $10.83 $10.14
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income 0.131 0.091 0.111 0.091 0.101
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions 1.69 2.19 0.03 1.32 0.72
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 1.82 2.28 0.14 1.41 0.82
Less Distributions:          
Distributions from net investment income (0.10) (0.12) (0.09) (0.12) (0.13)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $16.05 $14.33 $12.17 $12.12 $10.83
Total Return2 12.72% 18.84% 1.19% 13.08% 8.01%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 1.57% 1.69% 1.80% 1.79% 1.70%
Net investment income 0.84% 0.70% 0.93% 0.77% 0.96%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.05% 0.06% 0.22% 0.17% 0.21%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $464 $417 $526 $665 $673
Portfolio turnover 34% 105% 149% 139% 130%
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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $14.39 $12.23 $12.21 $10.90 $10.21
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income 0.211 0.181 0.201 0.181 0.191
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions 1.69 2.19 0.02 1.34 0.71
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 1.90 2.37 0.22 1.52 0.90
Less Distributions:          
Distributions from net investment income (0.18) (0.21) (0.20) (0.21) (0.21)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $16.11 $14.39 $12.23 $12.21 $10.90
Total Return2 13.30% 19.63% 1.87% 13.99% 8.74%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 1.05% 1.05% 1.05% 1.04% 0.96%
Net investment income 1.35% 1.35% 1.69% 1.52% 1.71%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.06% 0.07% 0.23% 0.18% 0.21%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $49,667 $46,365 $43,341 $47,473 $49,127
Portfolio turnover 34% 105% 149% 139% 130%
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, 2014
Assets:    
Total investment in securities, at value including $23,742,904 of investment in affiliated holdings (Note 5) (identified cost $119,705,870)   $139,983,611
Income receivable   281,257
Receivable for investments sold   597,289
Receivable for shares sold   54,265
Receivable for daily variation margin   5,672
TOTAL ASSETS   140,922,094
Liabilities:    
Payable for investments purchased $349,017  
Payable for shares redeemed 96,720  
Payable for transfer agent fee (Note 2) 28,628  
Payable for auditing fees 29,400  
Payable for portfolio accounting fees 18,366  
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) 22,823  
Payable for other service fees (Notes 2 and 5) 48,633  
Payable for share registration costs 32,987  
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 8,006  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   634,580
Net assets for 8,752,605 shares outstanding   $140,287,514
Net Assets Consist of:    
Paid-in capital   $151,956,946
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and futures contracts   20,325,487
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and futures contracts   (32,908,735)
Undistributed net investment income   913,816
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $140,287,514
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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 ($55,634,052 ÷ 3,462,394 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $16.07
Offering price per share (100/94.50 of $16.07)   $17.01
Redemption proceeds per share   $16.07
Class C Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($34,521,886 ÷ 2,178,825 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $15.84
Offering price per share   $15.84
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $15.84)   $15.68
Class R Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($464,260 ÷ 28,920 shares outstanding), no par
value, unlimited shares authorized
  $16.05
Offering price per share   $16.05
Redemption proceeds per share   $16.05
Institutional Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($49,667,316 ÷ 3,082,466 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $16.11
Offering price per share   $16.11
Redemption proceeds per share   $16.11
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended July 31, 2014
Investment Income:      
Dividends (including $612,136 received from affiliated holdings (Note 5))     $2,423,064
Interest     786,882
Investment income allocated from affiliated partnership (Note 5)     98,621
TOTAL INCOME     3,308,567
Expenses:      
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)   $1,031,931  
Administrative fee (Note 5)   107,482  
Custodian fees   25,580  
Transfer agent fee (Note 2)   140,620  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5)   1,716  
Auditing fees   29,401  
Legal fees   14,057  
Portfolio accounting fees   111,169  
Distribution services fee (Note 5)   269,514  
Other service fees (Notes 2 and 5)   214,247  
Share registration costs   52,472  
Printing and postage   37,857  
Miscellaneous (Note 5)   16,203  
TOTAL EXPENSES   2,052,249  
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Statement of Operationscontinued
Waiver and Reimbursements:      
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee (Note 5) $(66,761)    
Reimbursement of other operating expenses (Notes 2 and 5) (42,623)    
TOTAL WAIVER AND REIMBURSEMENTS   (109,384)  
Net expenses     1,942,865
Net investment income     1,365,702
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts:      
Net realized gain on investments (including realized gain of $389,971 on sales of investments in affiliated holdings (Note 5))     $8,494,569
Net realized loss on futures contracts     (308,948)
Net realized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions allocated from affiliated partnership (Note 5)     24,420
Realized gain distribution from affiliated investment company shares (Note 5)     38,424
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments     6,823,007
Net change in unrealized depreciation of futures contracts     160,107
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures contracts     15,231,579
Change in net assets resulting from operations     $16,597,281
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 2014 2013
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $1,365,702 $1,266,929
Net realized gain on investments including allocations from partnership and futures contracts 8,248,465 15,112,927
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and futures contracts 6,983,114 6,259,259
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 16,597,281 22,639,115
Distributions to Shareholders:    
Distributions from net investment income    
Class A Shares (505,105) (667,680)
Class C Shares (91,490) (196,512)
Class R Shares (2,791) (4,965)
Institutional Shares (583,702) (706,650)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (1,183,088) (1,575,807)
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 15,880,319 11,415,128
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 1,085,218 1,433,859
Cost of shares redeemed (24,662,752) (28,175,403)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (7,697,215) (15,326,416)
Change in net assets 7,716,978 5,736,892
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 132,570,536 126,833,644
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $913,816 and $734,024, respectively) $140,287,514 $132,570,536
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
July 31, 2014
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 and repurchase agreements acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their amortized cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), unless the issuer's creditworthiness is impaired or other factors indicate that amortized cost is not an accurate estimate of the investment's fair value, in which case it would be valued in the same manner as a longer-term security.
■  Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
■  Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price.
■  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
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NAV is calculated, or if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, 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”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies 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 contracts;
■  Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
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■  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. 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
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are allocated to each class based on relative average daily net assets, except that Class A Shares, Class C Shares, Class R Shares and Institutional Shares may bear distribution services fees, other service fees and certain transfer agent fees unique to those classes. For the year ended July 31, 2014, transfer agent fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Transfer
Agent Fees
Incurred
Transfer
Agent Fees
Reimbursed
Class A Shares $70,845 $(29,950)
Class C Shares 33,789 (8,667)
Class R Shares 344
Institutional Shares 35,642 (4,006)
TOTAL $140,620 $(42,623)
Other Service Fees
The Fund may pay other service fees up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares and Class C Shares to unaffiliated 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 other service fees. For the year ended July 31, 2014, other service fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Other
Service Fees
Incurred
Class A Shares $126,740
Class C Shares 87,507
TOTAL $214,247
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, 2014, 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, 2014, tax years 2011 through 2014 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Futures Contracts
The Fund purchases and sells financial futures contracts to manage duration and yield curve exposure. 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.
The average notional value of long and short futures contracts held by the Fund throughout the period was $14,602,066 and $20,707,640, respectively. This is based on amounts held as of each month-end throughout the fiscal period.
Restricted Securities
The Fund may purchase securities which are considered restricted. Restricted securities are securities that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933; or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer's expense, either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Fund's restricted securities, like other securities, are priced in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
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, 2014, 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 $216,104
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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
$47,746*
* Includes cumulative appreciation of futures contracts as reported in the footnotes to the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day's variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Year Ended July 31, 2014
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
  Futures
Interest rate contracts $(308,948)
    
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
  Futures
Interest rate contracts $160,107
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 2014 2013
Class A Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 643,550 $9,836,746 527,475 $6,996,469
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 29,125 445,325 46,305 582,053
Shares redeemed (717,458) (10,905,514) (1,064,068) (14,149,462)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(44,783) $(623,443) (490,288) $(6,570,940)
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Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Class C Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 218,934 $3,310,479 182,902 $2,406,143
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 5,709 86,485 14,589 181,786
Shares redeemed (549,307) (8,354,126) (536,360) (6,939,271)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
CLASS C SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(324,664) $(4,957,162) (338,869) $(4,351,342)
    
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Class R Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 2,339 $35,057 3,579 $48,415
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 182 2,791 395 4,965
Shares redeemed (2,669) (40,215) (18,107) (245,247)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
CLASS R SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(148) $ (2,367) (14,133) $(191,867)
    
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Institutional Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 175,356 $2,698,037 146,925 $1,964,101
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared 35,965 550,617 52,824 665,055
Shares redeemed (350,470) (5,362,897) (520,558) (6,841,423)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(139,149) $(2,114,243) (320,809) $(4,212,267)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(508,744) $(7,697,215) (1,164,099) $(15,326,416)
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 foreign currency transactions, allocated income from partnerships, fair fund settlements, short-term capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies, swap income and discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities.
For the year ended July 31, 2014, 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)
$(2,813) $(2,822) $5,635
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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, 2014 and 2013, was as follows:
  2014 2013
Ordinary income1 $1,183,088 $1,575,807
1 For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.
   
As of July 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income2 $913,816
Net unrealized appreciation $20,530,504
Capital loss carryforwards $(33,113,752)
2 For tax purposes, short-term capital gains are considered ordinary income in determining distributable earnings.
   
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, 2014, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $119,453,107. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes excluding any unrealized appreciation/depreciation resulting from futures contracts was $20,530,504. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $22,003,368 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $1,472,864.
At July 31, 2014, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $33,113,752 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 $2,133,846 NA $2,133,846
2018 $30,979,906 NA $30,979,906
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $8,158,860 to offset capital gains realized during the year ended July 31, 2014.
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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, 2014, the Adviser voluntarily waived $56,964 of its fee and voluntarily reimbursed $42,623 of transfer agent fees.
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, 2014, the Sub-Adviser earned a fee of $93,738.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below, plus certain out-of-pocket expenses:
Administrative Fee Average Daily Net Assets
of the Investment Complex
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
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, 2014, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.078% of average daily net assets of the Fund.
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, 2014, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Distribution
Services Fees
Incurred
Class C Shares $267,310
Class R Shares 2,204
TOTAL $269,514
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, 2014, FSC retained $25,358 of fees paid by the Fund. For the year ended July 31, 2014, 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, 2014, FSC retained $9,973 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares. FSC also retained $669 of CDSC relating to redemptions of Class C Shares.
Other Service Fees
FSSC received $6,654 of the other service fees disclosed in Note 2.
Expense Limitation
The Adviser and certain of its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) on their own initiative have agreed to waive their respective fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights, excluding expenses allocated from affiliated partnerships, extraordinary expenses and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements) will not exceed 1.30%, 2.05% and 1.05% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) October 1, 2015; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its applicable 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 certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Directors'/Trustees' fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. Such expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
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Transactions Involving Affiliated Holdings
Affiliated holdings are investment companies 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 investment companies. For the year ended July 31, 2014, the Adviser reimbursed $9,797. Transactions involving the affiliated holdings during the year ended July 31, 2014, 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 7/31/2013 55,577 821,021 7,453,957 133,659 576,194 9,040,408
Purchases/Additions 5,982 157,501 35,911,660 51,593 83,622 36,210,358
Sales/Reductions (29,484) (35,648,706) (136,404) (35,814,594)
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2014 32,075 978,522 7,716,911 185,252 523,412 9,436,172
Value $1,144,502 $9,648,225 $7,716,911 $1,783,981 $3,449,285 $23,742,904
Dividend Income/ Allocated Investment Income $98,621 $272,085 $5,586 $62,511 $271,954 $710,757
Realized Gain Distribution/ Allocated Net Realized Gain $24,420 $$$3,002 $35,422 $62,844
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, 2014, were as follows:
Purchases $41,492,485
Sales $45,995,805
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, 2014, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2014, 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, 2014, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2014, the program was not utilized.
9. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014, 100% 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, 2014, 98.52% 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, 2014, 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, 2014, 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, 2014, 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 ten ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Boston, Massachusetts
September 23, 2014
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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 other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from February 1, 2014 to July 31, 2014.
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
2/1/2014
Ending
Account Value
7/31/2014
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:      
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,069.90 $6.67
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,065.20 $10.50
Class R Shares $1,000 $1,067.90 $7.95
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,070.40 $5.39
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
     
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,018.35 $6.51
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,014.63 $10.24
Class R Shares $1,000 $1,017.11 $7.75
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,019.59 $5.26
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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 1.55%
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, 2013, the Trust comprised five portfolio(s), and the Federated Fund Family consisted of 42 investment companies (comprising 135 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 certain of the Funds in the Federated Fund Family; Director or Trustee 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
John T. Collins
Birth Date: January 24, 1947
Trustee
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Chairman and CEO, The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity firm).
Other Directorships Held: Chairman Emeriti, Bentley University; Director, Sterling Suffolk Downs, Inc.; Former Director, National Association of Printers and Lithographers.
Previous Positions: Director and Audit Committee Member, Bank of America Corp.
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; Associate General Secretary and Director, Office for Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law; Superior Court of Pennsylvania (service began 1998 and ended July 2009).
Other Directorships Held: Director, Consol Energy (service started June 2013); Director, Auberle (service ended December 2013); Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh (service ended December 2013); Director and Chair, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, St. Vincent Seminary; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Saint Thomas More Society (service ended December 2013); Director, Our Campaign for the Church Alive!, Inc.; Director, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (2013-present); Director, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School (2013-present).
Previous Position: Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh (1983-1998).
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.
P. Jerome Richey
Birth Date: February 23, 1949
Trustee
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; General Counsel, University of Pittsburgh.
Other Directorships Held: Board Chairman, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania; Board Member, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.
Previous Positions: Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, CONSOL Energy Inc.; Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (a law firm).
Qualifications: Business management, legal 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
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.
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
Officer since: 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.
Lori A. Hensler
Birth Date: January 6, 1967
TREASURER
Officer since: April 2013
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. and Edgewood Services, Inc.; and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company. Ms. Hensler has received the Certified Public Accountant designation.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Investors, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Management Company; Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer, Federated Administrative Services, Federated Administrative Services, Inc., Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc., Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, Passport Research, Ltd., and Federated MDTA, LLC; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
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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)
Peter J. Germain
Birth Date: September 3, 1959
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Officer since: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Mr. Germain is Chief Legal Officer of the Federated Fund Family. He is General Counsel and Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.; President, Federated Administrative Services and Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Secretary, Federated Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Secretary, Retirement Plan Service Company of America. Mr. Germain joined Federated in 1984 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Previous Positions: Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel, Managing Director of Mutual Fund Services, Federated Investors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company; and Senior Corporate Counsel, Federated Investors, Inc.
Brian P. Bouda
Birth Date: February 28, 1947
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Officer since: 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 certain 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.
Previous Positions: Served in Senior Management positions with a large regional banking organization.
Stephen F. Auth
Birth Date: September 3, 1956
450 Lexington Avenue
Suite 3700
New York, NY 10017-3943
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Officer since: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of various Funds in the Federated Fund Family; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania.
Previous Positions: Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); Senior Vice President, Global Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.; Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Prudential Investments.
John F. Sherman
Birth Date: August 28, 1967
125 High Street
Oliver Tower
21st Floor
Boston, MA 02110-2704
Vice President
Officer since: June 2012
Portfolio Manager since: October 2002
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 2014
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 2014 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 or the family of funds; 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 of care, conscientiousness and independence with which the Board members perform their duties and their expertise, including whether they are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees. The Board noted that SEC disclosure requirements regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Fund's advisory contract generally track the factors listed above. Consistent with these judicial decisions and SEC disclosure requirements, the Board also considered management fees charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser and subadviser for what might be
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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.
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;
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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.
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. In this regard, the Board was presented with, and considered, information regarding the contractual advisory fee rates, net advisory fee rates and total expense ratios relative to a fund's peers. 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 relevant indicator of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes.
The Board reviewed the contractual advisory fee rate, net advisory fee rate where partially waived and other expenses of the Fund and noted the position of the Fund's fee rates relative to its peers. In this regard, the Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate was above the median of the relevant peer group, but the Board noted the applicable waivers and reimbursements and 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.
By contrast, 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 and sub-adviser services). 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; and portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows and different associated costs; and the time spent by portfolio managers and their teams, funds financial services, legal, compliance and risk management in reviewing securities pricing, addressing
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different administrative responsibilities, addressing different degrees of risk associated with management and a variety of different costs. The Senior Officer did not consider these fee schedules to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of mutual fund advisory fees.
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 was one of the Board's considerations 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 may be helpful, though not conclusive, in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees. The Board considered, in evaluating such comparisons, that in some cases individual funds may exhibit significant and unique differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds within an industry peer group, and that the Senior Officer had specifically noted that the Fund's quantitative investment program is of such a type.
For the periods covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's performance for both the one-year and three-year periods 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 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 in the context of the other factors considered relevant by the Board.
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, adjustment or elimination of these voluntary waivers. . In addition, following discussions
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regarding the Senior Officer's May 2013 recommendations, Federated made meaningful reductions to gross advisory fees for several funds. At the Board meeting in May 2014, the Senior Officer proposed, and the Board approved, reductions in the contractual advisory fees of certain other funds.
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, while these cost allocation reports apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in allocating costs continues to cause the Senior Officer to question the precision of the process and to conclude that such reports may be unreliable, since a single change in an allocation estimate may dramatically alter the resulting estimate of cost and/or profitability of a fund and may produce unintended consequences. The allocation information, including the Senior Officer's view that fund-by-fund estimations may be unreliable, was considered in the analysis by the Board.
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 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 family of 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 family 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 noted that, subject to the 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 were reasonable. 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
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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 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 via the Proxy Voting Record (Form N-PX) link associated with the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation. 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 via the link to the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation.
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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.
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Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2014
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, 2013 through July 31, 2014. 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 total return of Federated MDT Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”), based on net asset value, for the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2014, was 18.92% for Class A Shares, 18.08% for Class B Shares, 18.10% for Class C Shares and 19.24% for the Institutional Shares. The total return for the Russell 1000® Growth Index (R1000G),1 the Fund's broad-based securities market index, was 18.69% for the same period. The total return of the Morningstar Large Growth Funds Average (MLGFA),2 a peer group average for the Fund, was 17.52% during the same period. The Fund's and MLGFA's total returns for the most recently completed fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses, which were not reflected in the total return of the R1000G.
During the reporting period, the Fund's investment strategy focused on stock selection. This was the most significant factor affecting the Fund's performance relative to the R1000G during the period.
The following discussion will focus on the performance of the Fund's Institutional Shares.
MARKET OVERVIEW
During the 12-month reporting period, domestic equity market performance was very strong as evidenced by the 16.37% return on the Russell 3000® Index.3 Large-cap stocks led the way with the Russell Top 200® Index4 returning 17.38%, closely followed by mid-cap stocks with a 16.36% return on the Russell Midcap® Index.5 Small-cap stocks6 posted a moderate gain with the Russell 2000® Index7 returning 8.56%. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks during the reporting period with the Russell 3000® Growth Index8 returning 17.89%, compared to 14.87% for the Russell 3000® Value Index.9
The best performing sectors in the R1000G during the reporting period were Energy (28.58%), Information Technology (26.24%) and Health Care (25.99%). Underperforming sectors during the same period included Consumer Staples (6.16%), Telecommunications Services (12.20%) and Consumer Discretionary (12.66%).
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STOCK SELECTION
When looking at the Fund from the point of view of fundamental characteristics, the most significant driver of Fund performance during the 12-month reporting period was holding stocks with improving earnings projections, followed by strong stock selection among stocks with very high repeatable earnings and high value. However, overweighting stocks with very high repeatable earnings, but not high value detracted the most from Fund performance. With respect to sectors, favorable stock selection in the Health Care and Industrials sectors contributed positively to Fund performance. Although the Fund's investment process focused on individual stock selection and not sector weighting, a small underweight in Information Technology, one of the top performing sectors, contributed negatively to Fund performance. The Fund was underweight in several of the largest Information Technology stocks, including Apple Incorporated, Microsoft Corporation, Facebook Incorporated and Google Incorporated. Another negative factor in the Fund's performance was the necessary allocation (1.95%) to cash, which underperformed the strong equity market significantly.
Individual stocks enhancing the Fund's performance during the reporting period included Intel Corporation, Western Digital Corporation and Cardinal Health Incorporated.
Individual stocks detracting from the Fund's performance during the reporting period included Apple Incorporated and Microsoft Corporation, which were both underweighted relative to the R1000G.
1 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about, the R1000G.
2 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about, the MLGFA.
3 The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity 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 largest cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Top 200® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 200 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership and represents approximately 68% of the U.S. market. The Russell Top 200® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for this very large cap segment 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.
5 The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell Midcap® Index represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® companies. The Russell Midcap® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the mid-cap segment. The Russell Midcap Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true mid-cap opportunity set. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
6 Small-cap stocks may be less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than large-cap stocks.
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7 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 2000® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
8 The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of the broad growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000® Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad growth market. The Russell 3000 Growth Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
9 The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000® Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad value market. The Russell 3000 Value Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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FUND PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated MDT Large Cap Growth Fund2 (the “Fund”) from September 15, 2005 (start of performance) to July 31, 2014, compared to the Russell 1000® Growth Index (R1000G)3 and the Morningstar Large Growth Funds Average (MLGFA).4 The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns for each class averaged over the stated periods.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Growth of $10,000 as of July 31, 2014
■  Total returns shown for Class A Shares include the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450).
    
The Fund offers multiple share classes whose performance may be greater than or less than its other share class(es) due to differences in sales charges and expenses. See the Average Annual Return table below for the returns of additional classes not shown in the line graph above.
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 7/31/2014
(returns reflect all applicable sales charges and contingent deferred sales charge as specified below in footnote #1)
  1 Year 5 Years Start of
Performance*
Class A Shares 12.39% 14.97% 6.31%
Class B Shares5 12.58% 15.17% 6.31%
Class C Shares 17.10% 15.38% 6.18%
Institutional Shares 19.24% 16.54% 7.27%
R1000G 18.69% 17.25% 8.43%
MLGFA 17.52% 15.64% 6.90%
* The Fund's start of performance date was September 15, 2005.
   
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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.
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 R1000G has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities.
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 R1000G measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The R1000G is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-cap growth segment. The R1000G is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics. The R1000G is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The R1000G 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.
4 Morningstar figures represent the average of the total returns reported by all the mutual funds designated by Morningstar as falling into the respective category indicated. They do not reflect sales charges.
5 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.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At July 31, 2014, the Fund's industry composition1 was follows:
Industry Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Biotechnology 4.8%
Software Packaged/Custom 4.6%
Soft Drinks 4.0%
Specialty Retailing 3.9%
Technology Hardware Storage & Peripherals 3.7%
Computers—Low End 2.8%
Internet Services 2.8%
Crude Oil & Gas Production 2.5%
Semiconductor Manufacturing 2.3%
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 2.2%
Clothing Stores 2.0%
Defense Aerospace 1.9%
Medical Supplies 1.8%
Food Products 1.7%
Health Care Providers & Services 1.7%
Toys & Games 1.7%
Computers—High End 1.6%
Broadcasting 1.5%
Commodity Chemicals 1.5%
Financial Services 1.5%
Construction Machinery 1.4%
Other Communications Equipment 1.4%
Grocery Chain 1.3%
Hotels and Motels 1.3%
Mutual Fund Adviser 1.3%
Agricultural Machinery 1.2%
Airlines 1.2%
Drug Stores 1.2%
Life Insurance 1.2%
Telecommunication Equipment & Services 1.2%
Discount Department Stores 1.1%
Department Stores 1.0%
Ethical Drugs 1.0%
Other2 31.9%
Cash Equivalents3 1.9%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net4 (0.1)%
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, 2014
Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—98.2%  
    Aerospace & Defense—0.2%  
1,800   Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. $163,656
    Agricultural Chemicals—0.5%  
8,035   Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. 427,462
    Agricultural Machinery—1.2%  
11,800   Deere & Co. 1,004,298
    Air Freight & Logistics—0.6%  
3,700   FedEx Corp. 543,456
    Airline - National—0.9%  
17,327 1 United Continental Holdings, Inc. 803,800
    Airline - Regional—0.4%  
7,400   Alaska Air Group, Inc. 325,378
    Airlines—1.2%  
1,100   Copa Holdings SA, Class A 167,057
13,700   Delta Air Lines, Inc. 513,202
5,700   Southwest Airlines Co. 161,196
2,400 1 Spirit Airlines, Inc. 157,008
    TOTAL 998,463
    Apparel—0.3%  
3,700   L Brands, Inc. 214,489
    AT&T Divestiture—0.9%  
15,136   Verizon Communications, Inc. 763,157
    Auto Components—0.4%  
14,600   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 367,482
    Auto Manufacturing—0.5%  
25,317   Ford Motor Co. 430,895
    Auto Original Equipment Manufacturers—0.2%  
2,400   BorgWarner, Inc. 149,400
    Auto Part Replacement—0.9%  
8,907   Genuine Parts Co. 737,678
    Auto Rentals—0.6%  
5,100 1 United Rentals, Inc. 540,090
    Baking—0.3%  
12,348   Flowers Foods, Inc. 235,723
    Biotechnology—4.8%  
6,400 1 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1,017,536
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Biotechnology—continued  
2,400 1 Biogen Idec, Inc. $802,536
11,700 1 Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1,071,135
3,700 1 Illumina, Inc. 591,667
2,300 1 Medivation, Inc. 170,729
5,900 1 Myriad Genetics, Inc. 212,990
1,500 1 Pharmacyclics, Inc. 180,660
    TOTAL 4,047,253
    Broadcasting—1.5%  
14,653 1 DIRECTV Group, Inc. 1,260,891
    Building Materials—0.3%  
6,000   Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. 226,740
    Cable TV—0.3%  
3,600   Viacom, Inc., Class B 297,612
    Capital Markets—0.4%  
5,900   Franklin Resources, Inc. 319,485
    Chemicals—0.9%  
1,700   Eastman Chemical Co. 133,926
5,900   LyondellBasell Industries NV 626,875
    TOTAL 760,801
    Clothing Stores—2.0%  
20,915   Gap (The), Inc. 838,901
9,129   Hanesbrands, Inc. 891,994
    TOTAL 1,730,895
    Commodity Chemicals—1.5%  
4,200   DuPont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co. 270,102
15,925   RPM International, Inc. 703,567
3,400   Westlake Chemical Corp. 297,126
    TOTAL 1,270,795
    Computer Services—0.5%  
1,000 1 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. 49,050
2,600 1 Fiserv, Inc. 160,342
3,500   Global Payments, Inc. 242,445
    TOTAL 451,837
    Computers - High End—1.6%  
7,200   IBM Corp. 1,380,024
    Computers - Low End—2.8%  
24,865   Apple, Inc. 2,376,348
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Construction Machinery—1.4%  
6,700   Caterpillar, Inc. $675,025
8,900   Joy Global, Inc. 527,414
    TOTAL 1,202,439
    Cosmetics & Toiletries—0.9%  
15,906   Avon Products, Inc. 209,959
5,600   Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A 411,376
5,600 1 Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. 145,320
    TOTAL 766,655
    Crude Oil & Gas Production—2.5%  
9,600   EOG Resources, Inc. 1,050,624
6,083 1 Newfield Exploration Co. 245,145
1,000   Pioneer Natural Resources, Inc. 221,460
5,700   SM Energy Co. 447,678
4,700 1 Southwestern Energy Co. 190,726
    TOTAL 2,155,633
    Defense Aerospace—1.9%  
4,908 1 B/E Aerospace, Inc. 417,867
2,900   Boeing Co. 349,392
5,100   Lockheed Martin Corp. 851,547
    TOTAL 1,618,806
    Department Stores—1.0%  
2,000   Dillards, Inc., Class A 238,440
9,900   Target Corp. 589,941
    TOTAL 828,381
    Discount Department Stores—1.1%  
500   Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 37,375
11,832   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 870,599
    TOTAL 907,974
    Diversified Consumer Services—0.2%  
4,500   Block (H&R), Inc. 144,585
    Diversified Leisure—0.5%  
5,700   Las Vegas Sands Corp. 420,945
    Diversified Tobacco—0.2%  
3,600   Altria Group, Inc. 146,160
    Drug Stores—1.2%  
14,800   Walgreen Co. 1,017,796
    Education & Training Services—0.2%  
5,400 1 Apollo Group, Inc., Class A 150,822
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Education & Training Services—continued  
3,604 1 ITT Educational Services, Inc. $51,285
    TOTAL 202,107
    Electrical - Radio & TV—0.3%  
2,000   Harman International Industries, Inc. 217,100
    Electrical Equipment—0.3%  
3,400   Emerson Electric Co. 216,410
    Ethical Drugs—1.0%  
8,791   Eli Lilly & Co. 536,778
3,600 1 United Therapeutics Corp. 327,384
    TOTAL 864,162
    Financial Services—1.5%  
3,600   American Express Co. 316,800
1,100   BlackRock, Inc. 335,203
4,000   Lazard Ltd., Class A 209,200
6,700 1 Verifone Systems, Inc. 224,517
12,400   Western Union Co. 216,628
    TOTAL 1,302,348
    Food Products—1.7%  
17,200   ConAgra Foods, Inc. 518,236
11,000   Kellogg Co. 658,130
4,700   Kraft Foods Group, Inc. 251,849
    TOTAL 1,428,215
    Gas Utilities—0.8%  
6,800   EQT Corp. 637,976
    Grocery Chain—1.3%  
16,677   Kroger Co. 816,839
7,500   Whole Foods Market, Inc. 286,650
    TOTAL 1,103,489
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.2%  
2,600   Stryker Corp. 207,402
    Health Care Providers & Services—1.7%  
5,500 1 Express Scripts Holding Co. 383,075
5,000 1 HCA, Inc. 326,550
5,800 1 Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 601,402
2,900 1 Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc. 159,297
    TOTAL 1,470,324
    Home Products—0.3%  
3,600   Tupperware Brands Corp. 262,008
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Hotels and Motels—1.3%  
4,700   Marriott International, Inc., Class A $304,137
6,200   Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 468,410
1,400   Wynn Resorts Ltd. 298,480
    TOTAL 1,071,027
    Household Durables—0.5%  
200 1 NVR, Inc. 225,292
5,200   Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 168,896
    TOTAL 394,188
    Industrial Machinery—0.7%  
1,800   Dover Corp. 154,368
5,000   Ingersoll-Rand PLC, Class A 293,950
1,100   Valmont Industries, Inc. 160,193
    TOTAL 608,511
    Insurance—0.2%  
1,800   Aon PLC 151,848
    Internet Services—2.8%  
12,400 1 eBay, Inc. 654,720
1,100 1 Google, Inc. 637,505
13,000   IAC Interactive Corp. 873,600
400 1 NetFlix, Inc. 169,088
    TOTAL 2,334,913
    IT Services—0.6%  
4,300   Accenture PLC 340,904
4,500   Paychex, Inc. 184,545
    TOTAL 525,449
    Life Insurance—1.2%  
12,000   Prudential Financial, Inc. 1,043,640
    Media—0.4%  
3,800   Walt Disney Co. 326,344
    Medical Supplies—1.8%  
900   Allergan, Inc. 149,274
1,300   Bard (C.R.), Inc. 193,999
1,900   Baxter International, Inc. 141,911
1,900   Becton, Dickinson & Co. 220,856
9,348   Cardinal Health, Inc. 669,784
3,400   Patterson Cos., Inc. 132,634
    TOTAL 1,508,458
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Medical Technology—0.8%  
9,932   St. Jude Medical, Inc. $647,467
    Miscellaneous Components—0.2%  
2,100   Amphenol Corp., Class A 201,957
    Miscellaneous Machinery—0.1%  
400   Rockwell Automation, Inc. 44,664
    Multi-Industry Capital Goods—0.3%  
1,200   3M Co. 169,068
1,400   Honeywell International, Inc. 128,562
    TOTAL 297,630
    Multi-Line Insurance—0.8%  
18,000   Allied World Assurance Holdings Ltd. 648,180
    Multiline Retail—0.5%  
7,500   Macy's, Inc. 433,425
    Mutual Fund Adviser—1.3%  
2,400 1 Affiliated Managers Group 478,200
6,000   T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 465,960
2,300   Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A 121,417
    TOTAL 1,065,577
    Office Equipment—0.9%  
28,428   Pitney Bowes, Inc. 769,262
    Office Supplies—0.6%  
11,485   Avery Dennison Corp. 542,207
    Offshore Driller—0.2%  
1,900   Oceaneering International, Inc. 129,029
    Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.6%  
2,900   Marathon Petroleum Corp. 242,092
3,100   Phillips 66 251,441
    TOTAL 493,533
    Oil Refiner—0.2%  
3,500   CVR Energy, Inc. 164,780
    Oil Service, Explore & Drill—0.6%  
3,400   Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 361,284
4,200   Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 144,270
    TOTAL 505,554
    Oil Well Supply—0.9%  
4,100 1 Cameron International Corp. 290,731
100 1 Dril-Quip, Inc. 10,077
5,300   Halliburton Co. 365,647
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Oil Well Supply—continued  
800   Schlumberger Ltd. $86,712
    TOTAL 753,167
    Other Communications Equipment—1.4%  
10,717   Harris Corp. 731,650
700 1 SBA Communications Corp. 74,851
8,200   Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 416,232
    TOTAL 1,222,733
    Outpatient Clinics—0.2%  
2,100 1 DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. 147,924
    Paper Products—0.9%  
5,200   International Paper Co. 247,000
5,200   Rock-Tenn Co. 517,036
    TOTAL 764,036
    Personal & Household—0.4%  
5,300   Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A 311,057
    Personal Products—0.4%  
3,600   Kimberly-Clark Corp. 373,932
    Pharmaceuticals—0.4%  
6,600   AbbVie, Inc. 345,444
    Plastic Containers—0.6%  
15,128 1 Owens-Illinois, Inc. 471,842
    Pollution Control—0.1%  
800   Danaher Corp. 59,104
    Printing—0.2%  
11,646   Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. 202,175
    Professional Services—0.3%  
2,200   Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 242,066
    Property Liability Insurance—0.7%  
6,906   The Travelers Cos., Inc. 618,501
    Railroad—0.8%  
4,400   Union Pacific Corp. 432,564
3,000   Wabtec Corp. 242,040
    TOTAL 674,604
    Restaurant—0.3%  
4,700   Darden Restaurants, Inc. 219,725
    Restaurants—0.5%  
600 1 Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. 403,500
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Semiconductor Manufacturing—2.3%  
19,500   Broadcom Corp. $746,070
35,931   Intel Corp. 1,217,702
    TOTAL 1,963,772
    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.8%  
7,300   Microchip Technology, Inc. 328,646
8,200   Texas Instruments, Inc. 379,250
    TOTAL 707,896
    Services to Medical Professionals—0.3%  
2,300 1 Henry Schein, Inc. 267,375
    Soft Drinks—4.0%  
19,594   Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. 890,547
25,130   Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. 1,476,639
11,910   PepsiCo, Inc. 1,049,271
    TOTAL 3,416,457
    Software Packaged/Custom—4.6%  
35,613   CA, Inc. 1,028,504
2,300 1 Commvault Systems, Inc. 110,446
10,700 1 Electronic Arts, Inc. 359,520
3,400 1 F5 Networks, Inc. 382,806
6,700   Microsoft Corp. 289,172
10,400   Oracle Corp. 420,056
53,408   Symantec Corp. 1,263,633
    TOTAL 3,854,137
    Specialty Chemicals—0.3%  
2,500   Airgas, Inc. 267,300
    Specialty Retailing—3.9%  
800 1 AutoZone, Inc. 413,624
7,400 1 Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. 468,346
5,900   Big Lots, Inc. 258,125
1,500   Costco Wholesale Corp. 176,310
5,300 1 Dollar General Corp. 292,719
5,000   Expedia, Inc. 397,100
4,516   GNC Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 148,170
8,300   Lowe's Cos., Inc. 397,155
6,136   Nordstrom, Inc. 424,795
4,200   PetSmart, Inc. 286,188
    TOTAL 3,262,532
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Technology Hardware Storage & Peripherals—3.7%  
20,400   EMC Corp. $597,720
19,800   NetApp, Inc. 769,032
7,700   Sandisk Corp. 706,167
4,300 1 Teradata Corp. 181,288
8,800   Western Digital Corp. 878,504
    TOTAL 3,132,711
    Telecommunication Equipment & Services—1.2%  
6,400   Motorola, Inc. 407,552
8,200   Qualcomm, Inc. 604,340
    TOTAL 1,011,892
    Telephone Utility—0.4%  
28,204   Windstream Corp. 323,218
    Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods—2.2%  
12,800   Coach, Inc. 442,368
2,700 1 Fossil, Inc. 264,600
1,200 1 Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. 97,776
4,700   PVH Corp. 517,846
3,300   Ralph Lauren Corp. 514,338
    TOTAL 1,836,928
    Tobacco—0.3%  
2,700   Philip Morris International, Inc. 221,427
    Toys & Games—1.7%  
19,065   Hasbro, Inc. 952,487
14,800   Mattel, Inc. 524,290
    TOTAL 1,476,777
    Trading Companies & Distributors—0.4%  
1,400   Grainger (W.W.), Inc. 329,210
    Truck Manufacturing—0.4%  
2,400   Cummins, Inc. 334,536
    Undesignated Consumer Cyclicals—0.8%  
5,300 1 Avis Budget Group, Inc. 297,807
6,300   Herbalife Ltd. 330,120
3,300   Weight Watchers International, Inc. 71,577
    TOTAL 699,504
    Uniforms—0.3%  
4,736   Cintas Corp. 296,474
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $69,038,521)
83,068,622
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Shares     Value
    INVESTMENT COMPANY—1.9%  
1,586,489 2,3 Federated Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.07%
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
$1,586,489
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.1%
(IDENTIFIED COST $70,625,010)4
84,655,111
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(0.1)%5 (69,468)
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $84,585,643
1 Non-income-producing security.
2 Affiliated holding.
3 7-day net yield.
4 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $70,620,282.
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, 2014.
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, 2014, 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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $13.58 $10.59 $10.50 $8.45 $7.60
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income (loss)1 0.03 0.04 (0.02) (0.03) (0.01)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 2.54 2.95 0.11 2.08 0.86
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 2.57 2.99 0.09 2.05 0.85
Net Asset Value, End of Period $16.15 $13.58 $10.59 $10.50 $8.45
Total Return2 18.92% 28.23% 0.86% 24.26% 11.18%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
Net investment income (loss) 0.17% 0.34% (0.23)% (0.28)% (0.08)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.11% 0.27% 0.78% 0.74% 0.55%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $54,573 $49,018 $40,676 $44,762 $45,993
Portfolio turnover 51% 135% 258% 208% 217%
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 B Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $13.05 $10.25 $10.24 $8.30 $7.53
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income (loss)1 (0.09) (0.05) (0.10) (0.10) (0.07)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 2.45 2.85 0.11 2.04 0.84
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 2.36 2.80 0.01 1.94 0.77
Net Asset Value, End of Period $15.41 $13.05 $10.25 $10.24 $8.30
Total Return2 18.08% 27.32% 0.10% 23.37% 10.23%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 2.25% 2.25% 2.25% 2.25% 2.25%
Net investment income (loss) (0.59)% (0.44)% (0.98)% (1.04)% (0.86)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.11% 0.26% 0.78% 0.74% 0.56%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $10,519 $7,428 $4,932 $6,680 $7,506
Portfolio turnover 51% 135% 258% 208% 217%
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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.76 $10.03 $10.02 $8.12 $7.37
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income (loss)1 (0.08) (0.05) (0.09) (0.10) (0.07)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 2.39 2.78 0.10 2.00 0.82
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 2.31 2.73 0.01 1.90 0.75
Net Asset Value, End of Period $15.07 $12.76 $10.03 $10.02 $8.12
Total Return2 18.10% 27.22% 0.10% 23.40% 10.18%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 2.25% 2.25% 2.25% 2.25% 2.25%
Net investment income (loss) (0.59)% (0.43)% (0.98)% (1.05)% (0.86)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.11% 0.27% 0.78% 0.74% 0.56%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $11,991 $9,830 $7,001 $7,564 $6,816
Portfolio turnover 51% 135% 258% 208% 217%
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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $13.88 $10.80 $10.68 $8.57 $7.70
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income (loss)1 0.06 0.07 0.002 (0.00)2 0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 2.61 3.01 0.12 2.11 0.86
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 2.67 3.08 0.12 2.11 0.87
Net Asset Value, End of Period $16.55 $13.88 $10.80 $10.68 $8.57
Total Return3 19.24% 28.52% 1.12% 24.62% 11.30%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 1.25% 1.25% 1.25% 1.25% 1.25%
Net investment income (loss) 0.40% 0.58% 0.02% (0.05)% 0.14%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4 0.10% 0.27% 0.78% 0.74% 0.56%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $7,502 $5,002 $3,774 $4,565 $4,179
Portfolio turnover 51% 135% 258% 208% 217%
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, 2014
Assets:    
Total investment in securities, at value including $1,586,489 of investment in an affiliated holding (Note 5) (identified cost $70,625,010)   $84,655,111
Income receivable   61,741
Receivable for investments sold   847,283
Receivable for shares sold   62,069
TOTAL ASSETS   85,626,204
Liabilities:    
Payable for investments purchased $629,460  
Payable for shares redeemed 252,169  
Payable for transfer agent fee 35,913  
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) 14,687  
Payable for other service fees (Notes 2 and 5) 31,366  
Payable for share registration costs 33,593  
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 43,373  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   1,040,561
Net assets for 5,311,196 shares outstanding   $84,585,643
Net Assets Consist of:    
Paid-in capital   $74,577,557
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   14,030,101
Accumulated net realized loss on investments   (4,023,743)
Undistributed net investment income   1,728
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $84,585,643
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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 ($54,572,705 ÷ 3,379,267 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $16.15
Offering price per share (100/94.50 of $16.15)   $17.09
Redemption proceeds per share   $16.15
Class B Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($10,519,128 ÷ 682,831 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $15.41
Offering price per share   $15.41
Redemption proceeds per share (94.50/100 of $15.41)   $14.56
Class C Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($11,991,469 ÷ 795,765 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $15.07
Offering price per share   $15.07
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $15.07)   $14.92
Institutional Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($7,502,341 ÷ 453,333 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $16.55
Offering price per share   $16.55
Redemption proceeds per share   $16.55
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended July 31, 2014
Investment Income:      
Dividends (including $1,034 received from an affiliated holding (Note 5))     $1,362,063
Expenses:      
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)   $611,234  
Administrative fee (Note 5)   63,664  
Custodian fees   10,794  
Transfer agent fee   199,022  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5)   1,378  
Auditing fees   23,800  
Legal fees   14,057  
Portfolio accounting fees   80,209  
Distribution services fee (Note 5)   152,578  
Other service fees (Notes 2 and 5)   185,683  
Share registration costs   56,072  
Printing and postage   38,171  
Miscellaneous (Note 5)   10,861  
TOTAL EXPENSES   1,447,523  
Waiver and Reimbursements:      
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee (Note 5) $(86,544)    
Reimbursement of other operating expenses (Notes 2 and 5) (115)    
TOTAL WAIVER AND REIMBURSEMENTS   (86,659)  
Net expenses     1,360,864
Net investment income     1,199
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments:      
Net realized gain on investments     9,927,275
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments     3,832,873
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     13,760,148
Change in net assets resulting from operations     $13,761,347
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 2014 2013
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income $1,199 $110,130
Net realized gain on investments 9,927,275 8,367,659
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments 3,832,873 7,058,250
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 13,761,347 15,536,039
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 19,199,689 12,798,303
Cost of shares redeemed (19,653,204) (13,440,268)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (453,515) (641,965)
Change in net assets 13,307,832 14,894,074
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 71,277,811 56,383,737
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $1,728 and $0, respectively) $84,585,643 $71,277,811
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
July 31, 2014
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 or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
■  Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price.
■  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 and repurchase agreements acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their amortized cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), unless the issuer's creditworthiness is impaired or other factors indicate that amortized cost is not an accurate estimate of the investment's fair value, in which case it would be valued in the same manner as a longer-term security.
■  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
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NAV is calculated, or if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, 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 Procedures
The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated MDTA LLC (“Adviser”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies 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.
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.
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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 annual. 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 and Class C Shares may bear distribution services fees and other service fees unique to those classes.
Other Service Fees
The Fund may pay other 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 unaffiliated 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 other service fees. For the year ended July 31, 2014, other service fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Other Service
Fees Incurred
Other Service
Fees Reimbursed
Class A Shares $134,811 $
Class B Shares 22,885 (115)
Class C Shares 27,987
TOTAL $185,683 $(115)
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.
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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, 2014, 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, 2014, tax years 2011 through 2014 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.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Class A Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 647,555 $9,705,466 427,339 $5,091,052
Shares redeemed (878,609) (13,510,867) (658,699) (7,736,460)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS
(231,054) $(3,805,401) (231,360) $(2,645,408)
    
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Class B Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 259,358 3,740,207 311,135 $3,500,256
Shares redeemed (145,811) (2,107,202) (222,897) (2,512,835)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
CLASS B SHARE TRANSACTIONS
113,547 $1,633,005 88,238 $987,421
    
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Class C Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 220,874 $3,158,663 280,843 $3,155,642
Shares redeemed (195,227) (2,816,945) (208,807) (2,310,108)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
CLASS C SHARE TRANSACTIONS
25,647 $341,718 72,036 $845,534
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Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Institutional Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 170,790 $2,595,353 85,726 $1,051,353
Shares redeemed (77,873) (1,218,190) (74,931) (880,865)
NET CHANGE RESULTING
FROM INSTITUTIONAL
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
92,917 $1,377,163 10,795 $170,488
NET CHANGE RESULTING
FROM TOTAL FUND
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
1,057 $(453,515) (60,291) $(641,965)
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 non-taxable dividends and litigation payments.
For the year ended July 31, 2014, 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)
$(2,956) $529 $2,427
Net investment income (loss), net realized gains (losses), and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
As of July 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Net unrealized appreciation $14,034,829
Capital loss carryforwards and deferrals $(4,026,743)
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, non-taxable dividends and partnership investments.
At July 31, 2014, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $70,620,282. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $14,034,829. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $15,406,637 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $1,371,808.
At July 31, 2014, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $4,024,875 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
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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 $2,424,248 NA $2,424,248
2018 $1,600,627 NA $1,600,627
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $9,913,886 to offset capital gains realized during the year ended July 31, 2014.
Under current tax rules, a 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, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, a late year ordinary loss of $1,868 was deferred to August 1, 2014.
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, 2014, the Adviser voluntarily waived $84,727 of its fee.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below, plus certain out-of-pocket expenses:
Administrative Fee Average Daily Net Assets
of the Investment Complex
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
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, 2014, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.078% of average daily net assets of the Fund.
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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, 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, 2014, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Distribution Services
Fees Incurred
Class B Shares $68,656
Class C Shares 83,922
TOTAL $152,578
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, 2014, FSC retained $38,780 of fees paid by the Fund. For the year ended July 31, 2014, 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, 2014, FSC retained $4,252 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares. FSC also retained $4,707 of CDSC relating to redemptions of Class B Shares and $900 relating to redemptions of Class C Shares.
Other Service Fees
For the year ended July 31, 2014, FSSC received $18,107 and reimbursed $115 of the other service fees disclosed in Note 2.
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Expense Limitation
The Adviser and certain of its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) on their own initiative have agreed to waive their respective fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights, excluding expenses allocated from affiliated partnerships, extraordinary expenses, and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waivers and/or 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 31, 2015; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its applicable 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 certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Directors'/Trustees' fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. Such expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
Transactions Involving Affiliated Holdings
Affiliated holdings are investment companies 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 investment companies. For the year ended July 31, 2014, the Adviser reimbursed $1,817. Transactions involving the affiliated holding during the year ended July 31, 2014, were as follows:
  Federated
Prime Value
Obligations Fund,
Institutional Shares
Balance of Shares Held 7/13/2013 1,252,177
Purchases/Additions 13,589,318
Sales/Reductions (13,255,006)
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2014 1,586,489
Value $1,586,489
Dividend Income $1,034
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, 2014, were as follows:
Purchases $40,642,116
Sales $41,014,598
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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, 2014, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2014, 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, 2014, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2014, the program was not utilized.
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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, 2014, 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, 2014, 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, 2014, 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 23, 2014
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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 other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from February 1, 2014 to July 31, 2014.
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
2/1/2014
Ending
Account Value
7/31/2014
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:      
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,076.70 $7.72
Class B Shares $1,000 $1,073.10 $11.57
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,072.60 $11.56
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,078.20 $6.44
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
     
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,017.36 $7.50
Class B Shares $1,000 $1,013.64 $11.23
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,013.64 $11.23
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,018.60 $6.26
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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, 2013, the Trust comprised five portfolio(s), and the Federated Fund Family consisted of 42 investment companies (comprising 135 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 certain of the Funds in the Federated Fund Family; Director or Trustee 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
John T. Collins
Birth Date: January 24, 1947
Trustee
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Chairman and CEO, The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity firm).
Other Directorships Held: Chairman Emeriti, Bentley University; Director, Sterling Suffolk Downs, Inc.; Former Director, National Association of Printers and Lithographers.
Previous Positions: Director and Audit Committee Member, Bank of America Corp.
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; Associate General Secretary and Director, Office for Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law; Superior Court of Pennsylvania (service began 1998 and ended July 2009).
Other Directorships Held: Director, Consol Energy (service started June 2013); Director, Auberle (service ended December 2013); Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh (service ended December 2013); Director and Chair, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, St. Vincent Seminary; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Saint Thomas More Society (service ended December 2013); Director, Our Campaign for the Church Alive!, Inc.; Director, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (2013-present); Director, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School (2013-present).
Previous Position: Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh (1983-1998).
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.
P. Jerome Richey
Birth Date: February 23, 1949
Trustee
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; General Counsel, University of Pittsburgh.
Other Directorships Held: Board Chairman, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania; Board Member, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.
Previous Positions: Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, CONSOL Energy Inc.; Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (a law firm).
Qualifications: Business management, legal 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
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.
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
Officer since: 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.
Lori A. Hensler
Birth Date: January 6, 1967
TREASURER
Officer since: April 2013
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. and Edgewood Services, Inc.; and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company. Ms. Hensler has received the Certified Public Accountant designation.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Investors, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Management Company; Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer, Federated Administrative Services, Federated Administrative Services, Inc., Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc., Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, Passport Research, Ltd., and Federated MDTA, LLC; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
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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)
Peter J. Germain
Birth Date: September 3, 1959
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Officer since: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Mr. Germain is Chief Legal Officer of the Federated Fund Family. He is General Counsel and Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.; President, Federated Administrative Services and Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Secretary, Federated Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Secretary, Retirement Plan Service Company of America. Mr. Germain joined Federated in 1984 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Previous Positions: Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel, Managing Director of Mutual Fund Services, Federated Investors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company; and Senior Corporate Counsel, Federated Investors, Inc.
Stephen F. Auth
Birth Date: September 3, 1956
450 Lexington Avenue
Suite 3700
New York, NY 10017-3943
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Officer since: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of various Funds in the Federated Fund Family; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania.
Previous Positions: Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); Senior Vice President, Global Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.; Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Prudential Investments.
Brian P. Bouda
Birth Date: February 28, 1947
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Officer since: 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 certain 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.
Previous Positions: Served in Senior Management positions with a large regional banking organization.
Daniel Mahr
Birth Date: April 9, 1981
125 High Street
Oliver Tower
21st Floor
Boston, MA 02110-2704
Vice President
Officer since: June 2012
Portfolio Manager since:
August 2008
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 2014
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 2014 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 or the family of funds; 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 of care, conscientiousness and independence with which the Board members perform their duties and their expertise, including whether they are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees. The Board noted that SEC disclosure requirements regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Fund's advisory contract generally track the factors listed above. Consistent with these judicial decisions and SEC disclosure requirements, the Board also considered management fees charged to
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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.
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
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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.
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. In this regard, the Board was presented with, and considered, information regarding the contractual advisory fee rates, net advisory fee rates and total expense ratios relative to a fund's peers. 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 relevant indicator of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes.
The Board reviewed the contractual advisory fee rate, net advisory fee rate where partially waived and other expenses of the Fund and noted the position of the Fund's fee rates relative to its peers. In this regard, the Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate was above the median of the relevant peer group, but the Board noted the applicable waivers and reimbursements and 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.
By contrast, 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 and sub-adviser services). 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 and portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows and different associated costs; and the time spent by portfolio managers and their teams, funds financial services, legal, compliance and risk management in reviewing securities pricing, addressing
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different administrative responsibilities, addressing different degrees of risk associated with management and a variety of different costs. The Senior Officer did not consider these fee schedules to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of mutual fund advisory fees.
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 was one of the Board's considerations 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 may be helpful, though not conclusive, in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees. The Board considered, in evaluating such comparisons, that in some cases individual funds may exhibit significant and unique differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds within an industry peer group, and that the Senior Officer had specifically noted that the Fund's quantitative investment program is of such a type.
For the periods covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's performance for both the one-year and three-year periods 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 five-year period. 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, outperformed 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 in the context of the other factors considered relevant by the Board.
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, adjustment
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or elimination of these voluntary waivers. In addition, following discussions regarding the Senior Officer's May 2013 recommendations, Federated made meaningful reductions to gross advisory fees for several funds. At the Board meeting in May 2014, the Senior Officer proposed, and the Board approved, reductions in the contractual advisory fees of certain other funds.
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, while these cost allocation reports apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in allocating costs continues to cause the Senior Officer to question the precision of the process and to conclude that such reports may be unreliable, since a single change in an allocation estimate may dramatically alter the resulting estimate of cost and/or profitability of a fund and may produce unintended consequences. The allocation information, including the Senior Officer's view that fund-by-fund estimations may be unreliable, was considered in the analysis by the Board.
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 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 family of 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 family 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 noted that, subject to the 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 were reasonable. 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
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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 via the Proxy Voting Record (Form N-PX) link associated with the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation. 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 via the link to the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation.
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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
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Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2014
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, 2013 through July 31, 2014. 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 total return of Federated MDT Small Cap Core Fund (the “Fund”), based on net asset value, for the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2014 was 10.00% for Class A Shares, 9.22% for Class C Shares and 10.33% for Institutional Shares. The total return for the Russell 2000® Index (R2000),1 the Fund's broad-based securities market index, was 8.56% for the same period. The total return of the Morningstar Small Blend Funds Average (MSBFA),2 a peer group average for the Fund, was 9.76% during the same period. The Fund's and MSBFA's total returns for the most recently completed fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses, which were not reflected in the total return of the R2000.
During the reporting period, the Fund's investment strategy focused on stock selection. This was the most significant factor affecting the Fund's performance relative to the R2000 during the period.
The following discussion will focus on the performance of the Fund's Institutional Shares.
MARKET OVERVIEW
During the 12-month reporting period, domestic equity market performance was very strong as evidenced by the 16.37% return on the Russell 3000® Index.3 Large-cap stocks led the way with the Russell Top 200® Index4 returning 17.38%, closely followed by mid-cap stocks with a 16.36% return on the Russell Midcap® Index.5 Small-cap stocks6 posted a moderate gain with the Russell 2000® Index7 returning 8.56%. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks during the reporting period with the Russell 3000® Growth Index,8 returning 17.89% as compared to 14.87% for the Russell 3000® Value Index.9
The best performing sectors in the R2000 during the reporting period were Energy (18.82%), Health Care (12.60%) and Materials (11.35%). Underperforming sectors during the same period included Telecommunication Services (-0.09%), Consumer Discretionary (1.44%) and Utilities (6.25%).
STOCK SELECTION
When looking at the strategy from the point of view of fundamental characteristics, Fund performance during the 12-month reporting period was driven by overweighting stocks with high value and moderate analyst conviction followed by good stock selection among stocks with high analyst conviction and improving earnings. Stocks with low to moderate value and moderate analyst conviction detracted the most from performance. Although the Fund's sector exposures remained close to the R2000, good stock selection in the Industrials and Consumer Discretionary sectors contributed significantly to Fund performance. A significant negative factor in the Fund's performance was the necessary exposure to cash (2.1% as a percentage of the Fund's market value) which underperformed the equity market.
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Individual stocks enhancing the Fund's performance during the reporting period included Ubiquiti Networks Incorporated, Greenbrier Companies Incorporated and Green Plains Incorporated.
Individual stocks detracting from the Fund's performance during the reporting period included ITT Educational Services and Dexcom Incorporated.
1 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about, the R2000.
2 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about, the MSBFA.
3 The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity 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 largest cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Top 200® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 200 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership and represents approximately 68% of the U.S. market. The Russell Top 200® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for this very large cap segment 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.
5 The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell Midcap® Index represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® companies. The Russell Midcap® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the mid-cap segment. The Russell Midcap® Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true mid-cap opportunity set. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
6 Small-cap stocks may be less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than large-cap stocks.
7 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 2000® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
8 The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of the broad growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000® Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad growth market. The Russell 3000® Growth Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
9 The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000® Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad value market. The Russell 3000® Value Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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FUND PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated MDT Small Cap Core Fund2 from September 15, 2005 (start of performance) to July 31, 2014, compared to the Russell 2000® Index (R2000)3 and the Morningstar Small Blend Funds Average (MSBFA).4 The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns for each class averaged over the stated periods.
Growth of a $10,000 INVESTMENT
Growth of $10,000 as of July 31, 2014
■  Total returns shown include the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450).
The Fund offers multiple shares classes whose performance may be greater than or less than its other share class(es) due to differences in sales charges and expenses. See the Average Annual Total Returns table below for the returns of additional classes not shown in the line graph above.
Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended 7/31/2014
(returns reflect all applicable sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges as specified below in footnote #1)
  1 Year 5 Years Start of
Performance*
Class A Shares 3.93% 16.71% 4.76%
Class C Shares 8.22% 17.15% 4.65%
Institutional Shares 10.33% 18.33% 5.66%
R2000 8.56% 16.56% 7.46%
MSBFA 9.76% 16.46% 7.01%
* The Fund's start of performance date was September 15, 2005.
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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.
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 R2000 and MSBFA have been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities.
2 The Fund is the 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 R2000 measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The R2000 is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The R2000 is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set. The R2000 is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The R2000 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.
4 Morningstar figures represent the average of the total returns reported by all the mutual funds designated by Morningstar as falling into the respective category indicated. They do not reflect sales charges.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At July 31, 2014, the Fund's industry composition1 was as follows:
Industry Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Regional Banks 9.1%
Financial Services 4.3%
Software Packaged/Custom 3.4%
Semiconductor Manufacturing 2.7%
Savings & Loan 2.6%
Multi-Line Insurance 2.1%
Property Liability Insurance 2.1%
Specialty Retailing 2.1%
Medical Technology 2.0%
Oil Service, Explore & Drill 1.9%
Miscellaneous Components 1.7%
Biotechnology 1.6%
Services to Medical Professionals 1.6%
Auto Original Equipment Manufacturers 1.5%
Education & Training Services 1.5%
Building Materials 1.3%
Computer Networking 1.3%
Shoes 1.3%
Apparel 1.2%
Electric Utility 1.2%
Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components 1.2%
Poultry Products 1.2%
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Industry Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Commercial Services 1.1%
Electrical Equipment 1.1%
Internet Services 1.1%
Internet Software & Services 1.1%
Medical Supplies 1.1%
Personnel Agency 1.1%
Securities Brokerage 1.1%
Computer Stores 1.0%
Ethical Drugs 1.0%
Miscellaneous Food Products 1.0%
Plastic 1.0%
Other2 37.7%
Cash Equivalents3 2.0%
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net4 (0.3)%
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, 2014
Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—98.3%  
    Accident & Health Insurance—0.1%  
1,487 1 Triple-S Management Corp., Class B $25,695
    Advertising—0.1%  
1,800 1 Conversant, Inc. 42,066
    Agricultural Machinery—0.3%  
1,700   Alamo Group, Inc. 80,801
    Airline - National—0.6%  
17,840 1 Jet Blue Airways Corp. 191,245
    Airline - Regional—0.7%  
712   Alaska Air Group, Inc. 31,307
7,314 1 Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. 72,701
4,427   SkyWest, Inc. 47,324
900 1 Spirit Airlines, Inc. 58,878
    TOTAL 210,210
    Aluminum—0.1%  
500   Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 38,610
    Apparel—1.2%  
1,500   Columbia Sportswear Co. 112,140
700 1 G-III Apparel Group Ltd. 54,369
4,800 1 Iconix Brand Group, Inc. 202,704
    TOTAL 369,213
    Auto Original Equipment Manufacturers—1.5%  
3,800 1 Gentherm, Inc. 159,030
9,700 1 Meritor, Inc. 121,929
3,300 1 Stoneridge, Inc. 36,201
500   Strattec Security Corp. 31,415
1,754 1 Tenneco Automotive, Inc. 111,730
    TOTAL 460,305
    Auto Part Replacement—0.7%  
2,700 1 Motorcar Parts and Accessories, Inc. 60,102
4,385   Standard Motor Products, Inc. 158,079
    TOTAL 218,181
    Automotive—0.6%  
1,200   Remy International, Inc. 26,616
4,600 1 Tower International, Inc. 144,900
    TOTAL 171,516
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Biotechnology—1.6%  
10,900 1 Affymetrix, Inc. $93,740
2,800 1 Anika Therapeutics, Inc. 117,768
1,800 1 Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 67,698
9,500 1 Repligen Corp. 199,215
    TOTAL 478,421
    Book Publishing—0.4%  
3,400   Scholastic Corp. 120,428
    Building Materials—1.3%  
2,800   Aaon, Inc. 54,936
2,100 1 Drew Industries, Inc. 94,500
1,200 1 Nortek, Inc. 95,724
2,300 1 Patrick Industries, Inc. 95,795
1,200   Universal Forest Products, Inc. 52,536
    TOTAL 393,491
    Business Services—0.5%  
2,700 1 Euronet Worldwide, Inc. 135,108
    Clothing Stores—0.4%  
1,800   Children's Place, Inc./The 90,360
2,700   Stein Mart, Inc. 35,046
    TOTAL 125,406
    Commercial Services—1.1%  
6,300 1 Parexel International Corp. 337,428
    Communications Equipment—0.4%  
5,800 1 Polycom, Inc. 74,356
8,900 1 Shoretel, Inc. 55,002
    TOTAL 129,358
    Computer Networking—1.3%  
2,151   Black Box Corp. 44,526
4,000 1 NetScout Systems, Inc. 170,120
7,100 1 Super Micro Computer, Inc. 185,807
    TOTAL 400,453
    Computer Peripherals—0.3%  
5,800 1 Aruba Networks, Inc. 103,588
    Computer Services—0.9%  
2,100 1 EPAM Systems, Inc. 81,186
4,000 1 Manhattan Associates, Inc. 117,440
3,900 1 Sykes Enterprises, Inc. 80,730
    TOTAL 279,356
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Computer Stores—1.0%  
5,971 1 Insight Enterprises, Inc. $156,858
6,869 1 PC Connections, Inc. 140,334
    TOTAL 297,192
    Construction & Engineering—0.5%  
3,400 1 Pike Electric Corp. 27,404
4,600 1 Tutor Perini Corp. 125,258
    TOTAL 152,662
    Cosmetics & Toiletries—0.3%  
1,700 1 Helen of Troy Ltd. 91,171
    Crude Oil & Gas Production—0.2%  
500 1 Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. 53,205
    Dairy Products—0.7%  
3,100   Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. 220,720
    Defense Aerospace—0.7%  
4,300   AAR Corp. 115,670
1,500 1 Ducommun, Inc. 41,475
1,500   Kaman Corp., Class A 60,015
    TOTAL 217,160
    Department Stores—0.0%  
1,100   Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. 10,230
    Diversified Financials—0.2%  
5,100   Janus Capital Group, Inc. 58,089
    Diversified Leisure—0.1%  
1,900 1 Live Nation, Inc. 44,099
    Drug Stores—0.3%  
12,200 1 Rite Aid Corp. 81,618
    Education & Training Services—1.5%  
2,600 1 Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 111,800
6,344 1 ITT Educational Services, Inc. 90,275
4,600 1 Strayer Education, Inc. 238,372
    TOTAL 440,447
    Electric & Electronic Original Equipment Manufacturers—0.6%  
7,700   General Cable Corp. 171,171
    Electric Utility—1.2%  
200   Avista Corp. 6,206
2,700   Empire Distribution Electric Co. 66,177
3,200   Idacorp, Inc. 171,360
1,300   Otter Tail Corp. 36,348
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Electric Utility—continued  
2,600   Portland General Electric Co. $83,018
    TOTAL 363,109
    Electrical - Radio & TV—0.5%  
3,000 1 Universal Electronics, Inc. 142,890
    Electrical Equipment—1.1%  
3,600   Brady (W.H.) Co. 94,140
3,600   EnerSys, Inc. 228,348
    TOTAL 322,488
    Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components—1.2%  
1,800 1 Itron, Inc. 64,764
13,067 1 Sanmina Corp. 304,330
    TOTAL 369,094
    Electronics Stores—0.7%  
2,500 1 Rex Stores Corp. 210,875
    Energy Equipment & Services—0.4%  
2,500   Exterran Holdings, Inc. 105,625
    Ethical Drugs—1.0%  
10,698 1 PharMerica Corp. 288,739
    Financial Services—4.3%  
10,600   Boston Private Financial Holdings 132,288
800 1 Cardtronics, Inc. 30,848
6,335   Deluxe Corp. 348,488
3,000 1 Global Cash Access LLC 25,110
2,100 1 Huron Consulting Group, Inc. 126,924
2,900   Lakeland Financial Corp. 105,531
9,058   MainSource Financial Group, Inc. 147,917
2,807   Nelnet, Inc., Class A 115,733
3,900 1 Outerwall, Inc. 214,578
2,700   Provident Financial Services, Inc. 45,117
    TOTAL 1,292,534
    Food Wholesaling—0.5%  
6,400 1 Omega Protein Corp. 89,728
5,800 1 SUPERVALU, Inc. 53,186
    TOTAL 142,914
    Furniture—0.4%  
4,400   Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. 97,812
2,259   Kimball International, Inc., Class B 35,624
    TOTAL 133,436
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Gas Distributor—0.4%  
2,300   New Jersey Resources Corp. $117,484
    Generic Drugs—0.4%  
5,400 1 Impax Laboratories, Inc. 126,306
    Grocery Chain—0.1%  
1,600   Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A 39,232
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.3%  
6,000 1 Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 77,040
400 1 Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc. 8,096
    TOTAL 85,136
    Home Health Care—0.6%  
400 1 Addus Homecare Corp. 8,856
3,200 1 Providence Service Corp. 126,752
500 1 Wellcare Health Plans, Inc. 31,190
    TOTAL 166,798
    Home Products—0.3%  
3,000 1 Libbey, Inc. 78,120
    Hospitals—0.6%  
11,191   Select Medical Holdings Corp. 173,908
    Hotels Restaurants & Leisure—0.4%  
2,000 1 Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. 115,100
    Household Appliances—0.1%  
3,342 1 hhgregg, Inc. 23,762
    Industrial Machinery—0.2%  
1,900   Columbus McKinnon Corp. 44,175
    Industrial Services—0.2%  
5,100 1 Willbros. Group, Inc. 59,109
    Insurance—0.0%  
400   Kemper Corp. 13,844
    Insurance Brokerage—0.7%  
3,600   AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. 153,504
5,400   Crawford & Co., Class B 49,680
    TOTAL 203,184
    Integrated Domestic Oil—0.3%  
10,100 1 Callon Petroleum Corp. 99,788
    International Bank—0.1%  
1,400 1 Preferred Bank Los Angeles, CA 31,066
    Internet Services—1.1%  
3,400   j2 Global, Inc. 166,328
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Internet Services—continued  
1,900 1 Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. $16,815
5,700 1 Web.com Group, Inc. 151,335
    TOTAL 334,478
    Internet Software & Services—1.1%  
4,900 1 LogMeIn, Inc. 199,479
2,500 1 VistaPrint Ltd. 123,150
    TOTAL 322,629
    IT Services—0.3%  
5,500 1 Moneygram International, Inc. 79,475
    Jewelry Stores—0.3%  
2,300   Movado Group, Inc. 94,139
    Leasing—0.2%  
2,700 1 Willis Lease Finance Corp. 61,506
    Life Insurance—0.8%  
1,300 1 Phoenix Companies, Inc. 72,033
6,768   Symetra Financial Corp. 154,310
    TOTAL 226,343
    Machine Tools—0.1%  
900   Hurco Co., Inc. 28,899
    Machined Parts Original Equipment Manufacturers—0.3%  
2,100   Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 101,766
    Machinery—0.8%  
3,000   Douglas Dynamics, Inc. 50,100
2,500   Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. 200,250
    TOTAL 250,350
    Magazine Publishing—0.1%  
600   Meredith Corp. 27,552
    Medical Supplies—1.1%  
200   CONMED Corp. 7,800
3,500   Invacare Corp. 52,395
1,600 1 NuVasive, Inc. 59,808
1,600   Owens & Minor, Inc. 52,944
700   PetMed Express, Inc. 9,590
2,800   Steris Corp. 142,464
    TOTAL 325,001
    Medical Technology—2.0%  
4,900 1 Greatbatch Technologies, Inc. 242,599
5,400 1 Masimo Corp. 130,032
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Medical Technology—continued  
6,900 1 Natus Medical, Inc. $198,513
2,800 1 PhotoMedex, Inc. 30,212
    TOTAL 601,356
    Metal Fabrication—0.8%  
3,958   NN, Inc. 114,782
1,500   Olympic Steel, Inc. 32,895
2,300   Worthington Industries, Inc. 87,975
    TOTAL 235,652
    Metals & Mining—0.3%  
1,800   US Silica Holdings, Inc. 101,196
    Mini-Mill Producer—0.3%  
5,200   Commercial Metals Corp. 89,648
    Miscellaneous Communications—0.7%  
8,200   West Corp. 211,314
    Miscellaneous Components—1.7%  
14,600 1 Amkor Technology, Inc. 129,210
5,700 1 International Rectifier Corp. 141,588
1,500 1 Proto Labs, Inc. 121,500
14,400 1 Qlogic Corp. 131,040
    TOTAL 523,338
    Miscellaneous Food Products—1.0%  
5,500   Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 164,670
2,650   The Anderson's, Inc. 143,153
    TOTAL 307,823
    Miscellaneous Machinery—0.4%  
1,900   Curtiss Wright Corp. 120,669
    Miscellaneous Metals—0.1%  
1,300   Materion Corp. 42,003
    Money Center Bank—0.0%  
178   MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 4,183
    Multi-Industry Basic—0.4%  
10,800 1 Graphic Packaging Holding Co. 129,600
    Multi-Industry Transportation—0.4%  
4,500   Brinks Co. (The) 120,780
    Multi-Line Insurance—2.1%  
9,435   CNO Financial Group, Inc. 152,658
2,975   FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A 127,271
6,525   Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. 192,683
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Multi-Line Insurance—continued  
1,600 1 Navigators Group, Inc. $97,280
1,400   Safety Insurance Group, Inc. 70,014
    TOTAL 639,906
    Mutual Fund Adviser—0.4%  
1,500   GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A 114,945
    Natural Gas Production—0.2%  
7,863 1 VAALCO Energy, Inc. 54,255
    Nickel—0.1%  
900   Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. 17,127
    Office Supplies—0.5%  
3,526   United Stationers, Inc. 136,033
    Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.3%  
3,300   Comstock Resources, Inc. 78,078
    Oil Refiner—0.3%  
3,522   Delek US Holdings, Inc. 102,913
    Oil Service, Explore & Drill—1.9%  
10,100 1 Basic Energy Services, Inc. 242,299
7,300 1 Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 185,639
2,000 1 Matrix Services Co. 53,700
7,000 1 Pioneer Energy Services Corp. 102,970
    TOTAL 584,608
    Oil Well Supply—0.2%  
800   Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. 47,488
    Other Communications Equipment—0.2%  
2,100 1 Netgear, Inc. 65,751
    Paper & Forest Products—0.3%  
3,200 1 Boise Cascade Co. 90,080
    Paper Products—0.8%  
1,900   Kadant, Inc. 72,466
2,300   Neenah Paper, Inc. 114,126
3,400 1 Xerium Technologies, Inc. 44,200
    TOTAL 230,792
    Personal Loans—0.2%  
500 1 Credit Acceptance Corp. 56,863
    Personnel Agency—1.1%  
1,500 1 AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. 19,650
6,500   KForce Com, Inc. 129,285
3,435   Kelly Services, Inc., Class A 54,754
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Personnel Agency—continued  
1,400   Maximus, Inc. $57,904
3,100 1 On Assignment, Inc. 83,731
    TOTAL 345,324
    Pharmaceuticals—0.3%  
2,200 1 Akorn, Inc. 74,646
    Photo-Optical Component-Equipment—0.2%  
1,600   Cognex Corp. 65,568
    Plastic—1.0%  
1,200   Polyone Corp. 45,540
6,600   Schulman (A.), Inc. 262,284
    TOTAL 307,824
    Poultry Products—1.2%  
4,800 1 Pilgrim's Pride Corp. 134,208
2,600   Sanderson Farms, Inc. 236,834
    TOTAL 371,042
    Printed Circuit Boards—0.5%  
4,000 1 Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 96,600
11,747 1 Sigma Designs, Inc. 49,807
    TOTAL 146,407
    Printing—0.1%  
1,594   Quad Graphics, Inc. 33,665
    Professional Services—0.2%  
2,100 1 ICF International, Inc. 72,597
    Property Liability Insurance—2.1%  
2,770   Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. 137,974
600 1 Enstar Group Ltd. 82,800
3,800   Horace Mann Educators Corp. 108,870
6,100   OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. 90,280
2,774   Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. 162,556
2,100   Selective Insurance Group, Inc. 46,809
    TOTAL 629,289
    Psychiatric Centers—0.0%  
200 1 Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. 9,532
    Railroad—0.6%  
3,000   Greenbrier Cos., Inc. 193,350
    Recreational Goods—0.3%  
1,700 1 Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. 20,995
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Recreational Goods—continued  
1,600   Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. $79,936
    TOTAL 100,931
    Regional Banks—9.1%  
1,700   Ameris Bancorp 37,128
2,000   Arrow Financial Corp. 50,800
1,900   BBCN Bancorp, Inc. 28,538
1,200   BancFirst Corp. 73,080
3,700   Bancorpsouth, Inc. 77,219
5,300   Cathay Bancorp, Inc. 135,627
5,800   Central Pacific Financial Corp. 103,820
1,870   Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. 65,431
3,074   Enterprise Financial Services Corp. 53,641
2,099   Financial Institutions, Inc. 46,598
5,600   First Financial Bancorp 91,504
4,400   First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A 114,840
5,100   First Merchants Corp. 101,643
7,999   First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. 129,600
2,300   Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. 71,714
2,900   Hancock Holding Co. 94,076
2,180   Hanmi Financial Corp. 46,042
2,800   MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. 54,600
3,900   NBT Bancorp, Inc. 91,143
5,000   OFG Bancorp. 79,800
880   Peoples Bancorp, Inc. 20,530
5,700   PrivateBancorp, Inc. 164,160
2,800   S & T Bancorp, Inc. 68,124
1,800   Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. 42,138
1,900   Simmons 1st National Corp., Class A 75,297
3,570   Southside Bancshares, Inc. 104,637
4,100   Susquehanna Bankshares, Inc. 41,738
1,500   Tompkins Financial Corporation 66,720
3,800   Trustmark Corp. 87,514
7,700   United Community Banks, Inc. 127,435
700   Univest Corp. 13,244
2,500   Wesbanco, Inc. 74,700
6,700 1 Western Alliance Bancorp 153,430
5,457   Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. 51,405
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Regional Banks—continued  
2,300   Wintrust Financial Corp. $106,559
    TOTAL 2,744,475
    Rental & Leasing Services—0.1%  
680   Rent-A-Center, Inc. 16,279
    Restaurant—0.6%  
800 1 Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. 116,256
1,200 1 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 77,232
    TOTAL 193,488
    Road & Rail—0.2%  
2,300   Knight Transportation, Inc. 55,108
    Rubber—0.3%  
3,600   Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 104,004
    Savings & Loan—2.6%  
2,737   Banner Corp. 110,137
1,000 1 BofI Holding, Inc. 74,590
2,000   First Defiance Financial Corp. 54,020
7,300 1 Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. 133,590
2,300   Flushing Financial Corp. 42,734
1,500   Glacier Bancorp, Inc. 39,720
1,500   MB Financial, Inc. 40,410
6,448   Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. 91,884
1,500   WSFS Financial Corp. 107,385
3,200   Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury 91,744
    TOTAL 786,214
    Securities Brokerage—1.1%  
5,900 1 Investment Technology Group, Inc. 107,911
4,600 1 Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc. 237,360
    TOTAL 345,271
    Semiconductor Distribution—0.6%  
1,000 1 Tyler Technologies, Inc. 90,730
9,200 1 Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. 79,764
    TOTAL 170,494
    Semiconductor Manufacturing—2.7%  
10,000 1 Cirrus Logic, Inc. 224,300
8,100 1 Integrated Device Technology, Inc. 116,316
2,100   Monolithic Power Systems 86,604
9,910 1 Omnivision Technologies, Inc. 221,984
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Semiconductor Manufacturing—continued  
4,200 1 Plexus Corp. $165,186
    TOTAL 814,390
    Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment—0.4%  
5,953   Mentor Graphics Corp. 117,572
    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.8%  
3,200 1 Cavium Networks, Inc. 149,280
6,600   Intersil Holding Corp. 84,678
    TOTAL 233,958
    Services to Medical Professionals—1.6%  
1,300 1 Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. 40,807
3,600 1 MedAssets, Inc. 76,464
2,700 1 Team Health Holdings, Inc. 152,685
4,000 1 WebMD Health Corp., Class A 199,320
    TOTAL 469,276
    Shoes—1.3%  
2,100   Brown Shoe Co., Inc. 59,199
759 1 Genesco, Inc. 57,889
5,500 1 Skechers USA, Inc., Class A 286,935
    TOTAL 404,023
    Software Packaged/Custom—3.4%  
3,800 1 Aspen Technology, Inc. 165,072
619   CSG Systems International, Inc. 16,119
6,100 1 Constant Contact, Inc. 189,893
8,300   Ebix, Inc. 104,248
1,030 1 ePlus, Inc. 56,331
1,500 1 IGATE Capital Corp. 53,520
3,200 1 Omnicell, Inc. 87,680
3,800 1 PTC, Inc. 136,648
3,900   Pegasystems, Inc. 83,343
5,500 1 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 123,090
    TOTAL 1,015,944
    Specialty Chemicals—0.5%  
1,000   Chemed Corp. 101,850
2,100 1 Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. 43,281
608 1 Omnova Solutions, Inc. 4,907
    TOTAL 150,038
    Specialty Machinery—0.4%  
2,600   Woodward Governor Co. 129,896
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Specialty Retail—0.7%  
9,500 1 Barnes & Noble, Inc. $197,790
    Specialty Retailing—2.1%  
3,283 1 Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. 221,701
5,300   Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. 52,523
700 1 Dorman Products, Inc. 30,366
4,500   Finish Line, Inc., Class A 118,305
400 1 Kirkland's, Inc. 7,524
1,200   Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A 106,620
600   Penske Automotive Group, Inc. 27,870
3,200   Stage Stores, Inc. 57,664
    TOTAL 622,573
    Technology Services—0.3%  
1,300   VSE Corporation 77,441
    Telecommunication Equipment & Services—0.7%  
289 1 Anixter International, Inc. 24,845
700 1 CIENA Corp. 13,671
1,700   Comtech Telecommunications Corp. 57,460
4,300 1 NeuStar, Inc., Class A 119,798
    TOTAL 215,774
    Telephone Utility—0.4%  
10,400   Inteliquent, Inc. 110,344
    Textiles Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.4%  
4,000 1 Unifi, Inc. 114,560
    Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.1%  
2,200   EverBank Financial Corp. 41,800
    Truck Manufacturing—0.2%  
3,700   Federal Signal Corp. 53,502
    Undesignated Consumer Cyclicals—0.7%  
2,300   ABM Industries, Inc. 56,603
7,400   Weight Watchers International, Inc. 160,506
    TOTAL 217,109
    Undesignated Consumer Staples—0.5%  
5,200 1 Medifast, Inc. 149,292
    Undesignated Energy—0.5%  
1,100   Green Plains, Inc. 41,239
4,600   Ormat Technologies, Inc. 118,634
    TOTAL 159,873
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Wireless Communications—0.4%  
2,800   InterDigital, Inc. $123,452
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $28,808,444)
29,640,013
    INVESTMENT COMPANY—2.0%  
608,213 2,3 Federated Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.07%
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
608,213
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.3%
(IDENTIFIED COST $29,416,657)4
30,248,226
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(0.3)%5 (77,716)
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $30,170,510
1 Non-income-producing security.
2 Affiliated holding.
3 7-day net yield.
4 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $29,469,046.
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, 2014.
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, 2014, 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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $13.70 $9.52 $9.88 $7.55 $6.58
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.12)1 (0.01)1 (0.06)1 (0.09)1 (0.06)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 1.49 4.19 (0.30) 2.42 1.03
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 1.37 4.18 (0.36) 2.33 0.97
Net Asset Value, End of Period $15.07 $13.70 $9.52 $9.88 $7.55
Total Return2 10.00% 43.91% (3.64)% 30.86% 14.74%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 1.70% 1.70% 1.71% 1.75% 1.75%
Net investment income (loss) (0.77)% (0.05)% (0.65)% (0.96)% (0.77)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.52% 1.09% 4.24% 3.75% 5.41%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $5,346 $3,694 $2,550 $3,469 $3,184
Portfolio turnover 174% 184% 200% 210% 192%
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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $12.91 $9.04 $9.45 $7.28 $6.39
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.21)1 (0.09)1 (0.12)1 (0.15)1 (0.11)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 1.40 3.96 (0.29) 2.32 1.00
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 1.19 3.87 (0.41) 2.17 0.89
Net Asset Value, End of Period $14.10 $12.91 $9.04 $9.45 $7.28
Total Return2 9.22% 42.81% (4.34)% 29.81% 13.93%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 2.45% 2.45% 2.46% 2.50% 2.50%
Net investment income (loss) (1.50)% (0.81)% (1.41)% (1.70)% (1.53)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.54% 1.11% 4.24% 3.78% 5.13%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $3,338 $2,636 $2,358 $2,978 $3,258
Portfolio turnover 174% 184% 200% 210% 192%
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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $13.94 $9.67 $10.00 $7.63 $6.63
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.08)1 0.031 (0.04)1 (0.06)1 (0.04)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 1.52 4.24 (0.29) 2.43 1.04
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 1.44 4.27 (0.33) 2.37 1.00
Net Asset Value, End of Period $15.38 $13.94 $9.67 $10.00 $7.63
Total Return2 10.33% 44.16% (3.30)% 31.06% 15.08%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 1.45% 1.45% 1.46% 1.50% 1.50%
Net investment income (loss) (0.51)% 0.23% (0.44)% (0.71)% (0.52)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.52% 1.10% 3.77% 3.79% 5.56%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $21,486 $14,084 $11,650 $4,836 $5,727
Portfolio turnover 174% 184% 200% 210% 192%
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, 2014
Assets:    
Total investment in securities, at value including $608,213 of investment in an affiliated holding (Note 5) (identified cost $29,416,657)   $30,248,226
Income receivable   6,552
Receivable for investments sold   693,939
Receivable for shares sold   40,973
TOTAL ASSETS   30,989,690
Liabilities:    
Payable for investments purchased $720,477  
Payable for shares redeemed 14,874  
Payable for auditing fees 23,800  
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) 2,511  
Payable for other service fees (Notes 2 and 5) 4,178  
Payable for share registration costs 28,426  
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 24,914  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   819,180
Net assets for 1,988,630 shares outstanding   $30,170,510
Net Assets Consist of:    
Paid-in capital   $31,413,479
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   831,569
Accumulated net realized loss on investments   (1,905,233)
Accumulated net investment income (loss)   (169,305)
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $30,170,510
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share    
Class A Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($5,346,142 ÷ 354,765 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $15.07
Offering price per share (100/94.50 of $15.07)   $15.95
Redemption proceeds per share   $15.07
Class C Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($3,338,032 ÷ 236,747 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $14.10
Offering price per share   $14.10
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $14.10)   $13.96
Institutional Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($21,486,336 ÷ 1,397,118 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $15.38
Offering price per share   $15.38
Redemption proceeds per share   $15.38
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended July 31, 2014
Investment Income:      
Dividends (including $420 received from an affiliated holding (Note 5) and net of foreign taxes withheld of $85)     $306,171
Expenses:      
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)   $374,612  
Administrative fee (Note 5)   25,447  
Custodian fees   19,905  
Transfer agent fee   41,508  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5)   1,216  
Auditing fees   23,800  
Legal fees   14,057  
Portfolio accounting fees   68,346  
Distribution services fee (Note 5)   29,384  
Other service fees (Notes 2 and 5)   24,276  
Share registration costs   44,316  
Printing and postage   20,821  
Miscellaneous (Note 5)   10,469  
TOTAL EXPENSES   698,157  
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee (Note 5)   (170,564)  
Net expenses     527,593
Net investment income (loss)     (221,422)
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:      
Net realized gain on investments     5,669,313
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments     (2,326,839)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     3,342,474
Change in net assets resulting from operations     $3,121,052
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 2014 2013
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income (loss) $(221,422) $7,721
Net realized gain on investments 5,669,313 3,764,471
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments (2,326,839) 2,572,034
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 3,121,052 6,344,226
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 25,049,675 2,885,582
Cost of shares redeemed (18,414,284) (5,374,162)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS 6,635,391 (2,488,580)
Change in net assets 9,756,443 3,855,646
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 20,414,067 16,558,421
End of period (including accumulated net investment income (loss) of $(169,305) and $(50,143), respectively) $30,170,510 $20,414,067
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
July 31, 2014
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 or non-exchange-traded investment companies 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 and repurchase agreements acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their amortized cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), unless the issuer's creditworthiness is impaired or other factors indicate that amortized cost is not an accurate estimate of the investment's fair value, in which case it would be valued in the same manner as a longer-term security.
■  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
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NAV is calculated, or if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, 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
The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated MDTA LLC (“Adviser”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies 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.
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.
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The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund's Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income, 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 and Class C Shares may bear distribution services fees and other service fees unique to those classes.
Other Service Fees
The Fund may pay other service fees up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares and Class C Shares to unaffiliated 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 other service fees. For the year ended July 31, 2014, other service fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Other Service
Fees
Incurred
Class A Shares $14,511
Class C Shares 9,765
TOTAL $24,276
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.
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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, 2014, 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, 2014, tax years 2011 through 2014 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.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Class A Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 476,541 $7,334,303 58,995 $721,385
Shares redeemed (391,487) (6,138,103) (57,089) (645,446)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS 85,054 $1,196,200 1,906 $75,939
    
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Class C Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 122,191 $1,646,975 31,008 $338,769
Shares redeemed (89,622) (1,298,266) (87,658) (873,316)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
CLASS C SHARE TRANSACTIONS
32,569 $348,709 (56,650) $(534,547)
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Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Institutional Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 1,086,642 $16,068,397 154,932 $1,825,428
Shares redeemed (699,809) (10,977,915) (349,832) (3,855,400)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM
INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
386,833 $5,090,482 (194,900) $(2,029,972)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS 504,456 $6,635,391 (249,644) $(2,488,580)
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, 2014, permanent differences identified and reclassified among the components of net assets were as follows:
Increase (Decrease)
Paid-In Capital Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
$(102,260) $102,260
Net investment income (loss), net realized gains (losses), and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
As of July 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Net unrealized appreciation $779,180
Capital loss carryforwards and deferrals $(2,022,149)
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, 2014, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $29,469,046. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $779,180. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $2,335,046 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $1,555,866.
At July 31, 2014, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $1,852,844 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
2018 $1,852,844 NA $1,852,844
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $5,692,198 to offset capital gains realized during the year ended July 31, 2014.
Under current tax rules, a 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, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, a late year ordinary loss of $169,305 was deferred to August 1, 2014.
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, 2014, the Adviser voluntarily waived $169,811 of its fee.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below, plus certain out-of-pocket expenses:
Administrative Fee Average Daily Net Assets
of the Investment Complex
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
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, 2014, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.078% of average daily net assets of the Fund.
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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, 2014, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Distribution Services
Fees Incurred
Class C Shares $29,384
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, 2014, FSC retained $7,570 of fees paid by the Fund. For the year ended July 31, 2014, the Fund's Class A Shares did not incur a distribution services fee; however, it may begin to incur this 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, 2014, FSC retained $3,454 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares. FSC also retained $7,500 of CDSC relating to redemptions of Class A Shares and $7,849 relating to redemptions of Class C Shares.
Other Service Fees
For the year ended July 31, 2014, FSSC received $386 of the other service fees disclosed in Note 2.
Expense Limitation
The Adviser and certain of its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) on their own initiative have agreed to waive their respective fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights, excluding expenses allocated from partnerships, extraordinary expenses and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waivers and/or 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, 2015; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its applicable 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 certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Directors'/Trustees' fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. Such expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
Transactions Involving Affiliated Companies and Affiliated Holdings
An affiliated company is a company in which the Fund, alone or in combination with other affiliated funds, has ownership of at least 5% of the voting shares. Transactions with affiliated companies during the year ended July 31, 2014, were as follows:
Affiliates Balance of
Shares Held
7/31/2013
Purchases/
Additions
Sales/
Reductions
Balance of
Shares Held
7/31/2014
Value
*Tower International, Inc. 2,800 3,100 (1,300) 4,600 $144,900
RPX Corp. 3,000 1,500 (4,500)
*Repligen Corp. 3,900 9,500 (3,900) 9,500 $199,215
TOTAL OF AFFILIATED COMPANIES 9,700 14,100 (9,700) 14,100 $344,115
*
At July 31, 2014, the security is no longer considered an affiliated company.
Affiliated holdings are investment companies 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 investment companies. For the year ended July 31, 2014, the Adviser reimbursed $753. Transactions involving the affiliated holding during the year ended July 31, 2014, were as follows:
  Federated
Prime Value
Obligations Fund,
Institutional Shares
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2013 485,617
Purchases/Additions 15,889,876
Sales/Reductions (15,767,280)
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2014 608,213
Value $608,213
Dividend Income $420
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, 2014, were as follows:
Purchases $61,058,909
Sales $54,843,778
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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, 2014, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2014, 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, 2014, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2014, the program was not utilized.
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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, 2014, 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, 2014, 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, 2014, 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 23, 2014
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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 other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from February 1, 2014 to July 31, 2014.
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
2/1/2014
Ending
Account Value
7/31/2014
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:      
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,012.80 $8.48
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,008.60 $12.20
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,013.80 $7.24
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
     
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,016.36 $8.50
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,012.65 $12.23
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,017.60 $7.25
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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 1.45%
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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, 2013, the Trust comprised five portfolio(s), and the Federated Fund Family consisted of 42 investment companies (comprising 135 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 certain of the Funds in the Federated Fund Family; Director or Trustee 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
John T. Collins
Birth Date: January 24, 1947
Trustee
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Chairman and CEO, The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity firm).
Other Directorships Held: Chairman Emeriti, Bentley University; Director, Sterling Suffolk Downs, Inc.; Former Director, National Association of Printers and Lithographers.
Previous Positions: Director and Audit Committee Member, Bank of America Corp.
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; Associate General Secretary and Director, Office for Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law; Superior Court of Pennsylvania (service began 1998 and ended July 2009).
Other Directorships Held: Director, Consol Energy (service started June 2013); Director, Auberle (service ended December 2013); Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh (service ended December 2013); Director and Chair, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, St. Vincent Seminary; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Saint Thomas More Society (service ended December 2013); Director, Our Campaign for the Church Alive!, Inc.; Director, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (2013-present); Director, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School (2013-present).
Previous Position: Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh (1983-1998).
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.
P. Jerome Richey
Birth Date: February 23, 1949
Trustee
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; General Counsel, University of Pittsburgh.
Other Directorships Held: Board Chairman, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania; Board Member, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.
Previous Positions: Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, CONSOL Energy Inc.; Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (a law firm).
Qualifications: Business management, legal 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
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.
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
Officer since: 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.
Lori A. Hensler
Birth Date: January 6, 1967
TREASURER
Officer since: April 2013
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. and Edgewood Services, Inc.; and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company. Ms. Hensler has received the Certified Public Accountant designation.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Investors, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Management Company; Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer, Federated Administrative Services, Federated Administrative Services, Inc., Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc., Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, Passport Research, Ltd., and Federated MDTA, LLC; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
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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)
Peter J. Germain
Birth Date: September 3, 1959
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Officer since: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Mr. Germain is Chief Legal Officer of the Federated Fund Family. He is General Counsel and Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.; President, Federated Administrative Services and Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Secretary, Federated Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Secretary, Retirement Plan Service Company of America. Mr. Germain joined Federated in 1984 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Previous Positions: Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel, Managing Director of Mutual Fund Services, Federated Investors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company; and Senior Corporate Counsel, Federated Investors, Inc.
Brian P. Bouda
Birth Date: February 28, 1947
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Officer since: 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 certain 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.
Previous Positions: Served in Senior Management positions with a large regional banking organization.
Stephen F. Auth
Birth Date: September 3, 1956
450 Lexington Avenue
Suite 3700
New York, NY 10017-3943
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Officer since: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of various Funds in the Federated Fund Family; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania.
Previous Positions: Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); Senior Vice President, Global Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.; Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Prudential Investments.
Daniel Mahr
Birth Date: April 9, 1981
125 High Street
Oliver Tower
21st Floor
Boston, MA 02110-2704
Vice President
Officer since: June 2012
Portfolio Manager since:
August 2008
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 2014
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 2014 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 or the family of funds; 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 of care, conscientiousness and independence with which the Board members perform their duties and their expertise, including whether they are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees. The Board noted that SEC disclosure requirements regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Fund's advisory contract generally track the factors listed above. Consistent with these judicial decisions and SEC disclosure requirements, the Board also considered management fees charged to
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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.
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
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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.
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. In this regard, the Board was presented with, and considered, information regarding the contractual advisory fee rates, net advisory fee rates and total expense ratios relative to a fund's peers. 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 relevant indicator of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes.
The Board reviewed the contractual advisory fee rate, net advisory fee rate where partially waived and other expenses of the Fund and noted the position of the Fund's fee rates relative to its peers. In this regard, the Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate was above the median of the relevant peer group, but the Board noted the applicable waivers and reimbursements and 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.
By contrast, 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 and sub-adviser services). 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 and portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows and different associated costs; and the time spent by portfolio managers and their teams, funds financial services, legal, compliance and risk management in reviewing securities pricing, addressing
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different administrative responsibilities, addressing different degrees of risk associated with management and a variety of different costs. The Senior Officer did not consider these fee schedules to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of mutual fund advisory fees.
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 was one of the Board's considerations 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 may be helpful, though not conclusive, in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees. The Board considered, in evaluating such comparisons, that in some cases individual funds may exhibit significant and unique differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds within an industry peer group, and that the Senior Officer had specifically noted that the Fund's quantitative investment program is of such a type.
For the periods covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's performance for both the one-year and three-year periods 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 five-year period. 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, outperformed 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 in the context of the other factors considered relevant by the Board.
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, adjustment
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or elimination of these voluntary waivers. In addition, following discussions regarding the Senior Officer's May 2013 recommendations, Federated made meaningful reductions to gross advisory fees for several funds. At the Board meeting in May 2014, the Senior Officer proposed, and the Board approved, reductions in the contractual advisory fees of certain other funds.
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, while these cost allocation reports apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in allocating costs continues to cause the Senior Officer to question the precision of the process and to conclude that such reports may be unreliable, since a single change in an allocation estimate may dramatically alter the resulting estimate of cost and/or profitability of a fund and may produce unintended consequences. The allocation information, including the Senior Officer's view that fund-by-fund estimations may be unreliable, was considered in the analysis by the Board.
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 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 family of 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 family 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 noted that, subject to the 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 were reasonable. 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
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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 via the Proxy Voting Record (Form N-PX) link associated with the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation. 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 via the link to the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation.
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Notes
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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
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Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
CUSIP 31421R817
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37328 (9/14)
Federated is a registered trademark of Federated Investors, Inc.
2014 ©Federated Investors, Inc.
Annual Shareholder Report
July 31, 2014
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, 2013 through July 31, 2014. 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 total return of Federated MDT Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”), based on net asset value, for the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2014 was 7.88% for Class A Shares, 7.12% for Class B Shares, 7.11% for Class C Shares and 8.21% for Institutional Shares. The total return for the Russell 2000® Growth Index (R2000G),1 the Fund's broad-based securities market index, was 8.93% for the same period. The total return of the Morningstar Small Growth Funds Average (MSGFA),2 a peer group average for the Fund, was 8.13% during the same period. The Fund's and MSGFA's total returns for the most recently completed fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses, which were not reflected in the total return of the R2000G.
During the reporting period, the Fund's investment strategy focused on stock selection. This was the most significant factor affecting the Fund's performance relative to the R2000G during the period.
The following discussion will focus on the performance of the Fund's Institutional Shares.
MARKET OVERVIEW
During the 12-month reporting period, domestic equity market performance was very strong as evidenced by the 16.37% return on the Russell 3000® Index.3 Large-cap stocks led the way with the Russell Top 200® Index4 returning 17.38%, closely followed by mid-cap stocks with a 16.36% return on the Russell Midcap® Index.5 Small-cap stocks6 posted a moderate gain with the Russell 2000® Index7 returning 8.56%. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks during the reporting period with the Russell 3000® Growth Index,8 returning 17.89% as compared to 14.87% for the Russell 3000® Value Index.9
The best performing sectors in the R2000G during the reporting period were Energy (30.38%), Materials (12.44%), Health Care (11.74%) and Telecommunication Services (11.43%). Underperforming sectors during the same period included Consumer Discretionary (-1.41%), Utilities (0.14%) and Financials (6.57%).
STOCK SELECTION
The most significant positive factor in the Fund's performance during the 12-month reporting period was favorable stock selection for stocks with high repeatable earnings, which was partially offset by poor stock selection among stocks that had high analyst conviction but required external financing. Breaking down the results by the Global Industry Classification Standard sector definitions, the Consumer Discretionary sector was overweighted, and the Financials and Health Care sectors were slightly underweighted in the Fund.
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Strong stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary and Industrials sectors contributed positively to Fund performance. There was negative contribution from the Energy and Materials sectors, where the Fund's stock selection was poor.
Individual stocks enhancing the Fund's performance included Synaptics Incorporated, Alaska Airgroup and Stone Energy Corporation.
Individual stocks detracting from the Fund's performance included Puma Biotechnology Incorporated and Sunedison Incorporated, which the Fund did not hold, and Dexcom Incorporated, which the Fund did hold.
1 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about, the R2000G.
2 Please see the footnotes to the line graphs below for definitions of, and further information about, the MSGFA.
3 The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity 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 largest cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Top 200® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 200 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership and represents approximately 68% of the U.S. market. The Russell Top 200® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for this very large cap segment 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.
5 The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell Midcap® Index represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® companies. The Russell Midcap® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the mid-cap segment. The Russell Midcap® Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true mid-cap opportunity set. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
6 Small-cap stocks may be less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than large-cap stocks.
7 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 2000® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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8 The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of the broad growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000® Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad growth market. The Russell 3000® Growth Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
9 The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000® Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad value market. The Russell 3000® Value Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics. The index is unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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FUND PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated MDT Small Cap Growth Fund2 from September 15, 2005 (start of performance) to July 31, 2014, compared to the Russell 2000 Growth® Index (R2000G)3 and the Morningstar Small Growth Funds Average (MSGFA).4 The Average Annual Total Return table below shows returns for each class averaged over the stated periods.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Growth of $10,000 as of July 31, 2014
■  Total returns shown for Class A Shares include the maximum sales charge of the 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450).
    
The Fund offers multiple share classes whose performance may be greater than or less than its other share class(es) due to differences in sales charges and expenses. See the Average Annual Total Return table below for the returns of additional classes not shown in the line graph above.
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 7/31/2014
(returns reflect all applicable sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges as specified below in footnote #1)
  1 Year 5 Years Start of
Performance*
Class A Shares 1.93% 15.92% 5.82%
Class B Shares 1.62% 16.18% 5.78%
Class C Shares 6.11% 16.38% 5.70%
Institutional Shares 8.21% 17.54% 6.77%
R2000G 8.93% 17.24% 8.28%
MSGFA 8.13% 16.80% 6.74%
* The Fund's start of performance date was September 15, 2005.
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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.
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 R2000G and MSGFA have been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities.
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 investment operations. Accordingly, the performance information shown for periods prior to that date is that of the MDT Small Cap Growth Fund.
3 The R2000G measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000® Index companies with higher price-to-value ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The R2000G is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the small-cap growth segment. The R2000G is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics. The R2000G is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The R2000G 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.
4 Morningstar figures represent the average of the total returns reported by all the mutual funds designated by Morningstar as falling into the respective category indicated. They do not reflect sales charges.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At July 31, 2014, the Fund's industry composition1 was as follows:
Industry Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Software Packaged/Custom 7.3%
Specialty Retailing 5.3%
Biotechnology 3.7%
Apparel 3.4%
Services to Medical Professionals 3.3%
Financial Services 2.9%
Medical Supplies 2.9%
Telecommunication Equipment & Services 2.7%
Computer Services 2.5%
Restaurants 2.5%
Medical Technology 2.0%
Shoes 2.0%
Industrial Machinery 1.9%
Undesignated Consumer Cyclicals 1.9%
Crude Oil & Gas Production 1.8%
Semiconductor Manufacturing 1.8%
Internet Services 1.7%
Poultry Products 1.7%
Specialty Chemicals 1.7%
Auto Original Equipment Manufacturers 1.5%
Education & Training Services 1.5%
Generic Drugs 1.5%
Personnel Agency 1.4%
Home Products 1.3%
Oil Refiner 1.3%
Electrical Equipment 1.1%
Office Furniture 1.1%
Pharmaceuticals 1.1%
Undesignated Consumer Staples 1.1%
Airline—Regional 1.0%
Communications Equipment 1.0%
Personal Loans 1.0%
Recreational Vehicles 1.0%
Semiconductor & Semiconductor Equipment 1.0%
Specialty Machinery 1.0%
Other2 26.1%
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Industry Composition Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Cash Equivalents3 1.9%
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, 2014
Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—98.0%  
    Airline - Regional—1.0%  
16,368   Alaska Air Group, Inc. $719,701
    Apparel—3.4%  
15,864 1 Ann, Inc. 583,002
5,005   Columbia Sportswear Co. 374,174
8,700 1 G-III Apparel Group Ltd. 675,729
11,000 1 Iconix Brand Group, Inc. 464,530
1,436   Oxford Industries, Inc. 85,542
10,033 1 Zumiez, Inc. 279,419
    TOTAL 2,462,396
    Auto Original Equipment Manufacturers—1.5%  
6,741   Dana Holding Corp. 150,864
20,065 1 Meritor, Inc. 252,217
11,473 1 Tenneco Automotive, Inc. 730,830
    TOTAL 1,133,911
    Beer—0.1%  
500 1 The Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A 110,200
    Biotechnology—3.7%  
18,600 1 Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. 544,422
12,700 1 Anika Therapeutics, Inc. 534,162
11,100 1 InterMune, Inc. 486,957
10,700 1 Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 331,593
2,000 1 Oncomed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 43,180
32,900 1 Repligen Corp. 689,913
3,000 1 Seattle Genetics, Inc. 105,600
    TOTAL 2,735,827
    Clothing Stores—0.2%  
8,187 1 Aeropostale, Inc. 27,181
3,308   Cato Corp., Class A 102,085
    TOTAL 129,266
    Commodity Chemicals—0.2%  
3,208   Stepan Co. 154,369
    Communications Equipment—1.0%  
43,000 1 Aruba Networks, Inc. 767,980
    Computer Networking—0.6%  
9,800 1 NetScout Systems, Inc. 416,794
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Computer Peripherals—0.7%  
10,234 1 Silicon Graphics, Inc. $97,325
5,317 1 Synaptics, Inc. 384,047
    TOTAL 481,372
    Computer Services—2.5%  
2,855   Fair Isaac & Co., Inc. 163,163
11,200 1 IGATE Capital Corp. 399,616
22,000 1 Manhattan Associates, Inc. 645,920
3,623 1 Syntel, Inc. 312,919
14,941 1 Unisys Corp. 318,094
    TOTAL 1,839,712
    Computer Stores—0.2%  
6,322 1 Insight Enterprises, Inc. 166,079
    Containers & Packaging—0.7%  
21,300 1 Berry Plastics Group, Inc. 517,377
    Contracting—0.2%  
3,000 1 Team, Inc. 118,830
    Cosmetics & Toiletries—0.6%  
2,481 1 Elizabeth Arden, Inc. 51,183
14,034 1 Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. 364,182
    TOTAL 415,365
    Crude Oil & Gas Production—1.8%  
7,200 1 Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. 442,152
16,144 1 Stone Energy Corp. 614,279
19,484   W&T Offshore, Inc. 261,281
    TOTAL 1,317,712
    Defense Aerospace—0.9%  
5,600   Kaman Corp., Class A 224,056
996 1 Orbital Sciences Corp. 25,567
4,300 1 Teledyne Technologies, Inc. 392,160
    TOTAL 641,783
    Education & Training Services—1.5%  
3,960 1 American Public Education, Inc. 141,372
5,528   Capella Education Co. 353,571
6,707 1 Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 288,401
5,812 1 Strayer Education, Inc. 301,178
    TOTAL 1,084,522
    Electric & Electronic Original Equipment Manufacturers—0.4%  
10,200   Altra Holdings, Inc. 319,770
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Electrical Equipment—1.1%  
10,706   EnerSys, Inc. $679,081
6,330 1 Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. 138,184
    TOTAL 817,265
    Electronic Instruments—0.1%  
3,289 1 iRobot Corp. 106,465
    Electronic Test/Measuring Equipment—0.3%  
3,334   MTS Systems Corp. 220,044
    Ethical Drugs—0.8%  
11,300 1 Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class B 555,621
    Financial Services—2.9%  
14,068   Deluxe Corp. 773,881
10,005   Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. 475,237
7,879 1 Outerwall, Inc. 433,503
7,200 1 Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. 424,512
    TOTAL 2,107,133
    Furniture—0.6%  
7,783   Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. 178,386
12,014 1 Select Comfort Corp. 242,683
    TOTAL 421,069
    Generic Drugs—1.5%  
27,800 1 Impax Laboratories, Inc. 650,242
13,300 1 Lannett Co., Inc. 447,013
    TOTAL 1,097,255
    Grocery Chain—0.1%  
1,350   Casey's General Stores, Inc. 89,329
    Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.6%  
17,300 1 Masimo Corp. 416,584
    Home Health Care—0.8%  
9,470 1 Wellcare Health Plans, Inc. 590,739
    Home Products—1.3%  
4,900   Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. 408,660
7,349   Tupperware Brands Corp. 534,860
    TOTAL 943,520
    Household Appliances—0.3%  
3,100 1 Middleby Corp. 225,866
    Industrial Machinery—1.9%  
5,100   Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. 408,510
18,400 1 Rexnord Corp. 495,144
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Industrial Machinery—continued  
2,945   Tennant Co. $214,838
4,513   Watts Industries, Inc., Class A 263,830
    TOTAL 1,382,322
    Insurance Brokerage—0.8%  
13,600   AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. 579,904
100 1 Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. 5,205
    TOTAL 585,109
    Internet Services—1.7%  
11,600   j2 Global, Inc. 567,472
4,661 1 Travelzoo, Inc. 80,356
23,000 1 Web.com Group, Inc. 610,650
    TOTAL 1,258,478
    Internet Software & Services—0.5%  
16,803 1 Conversant, Inc. 392,686
    IT Services—0.5%  
10,300 1 EPAM Systems, Inc. 398,198
    Machined Parts Original Equipment Manufacturers—0.7%  
10,278   Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 498,072
    Mail Order—0.4%  
5,570   HSN, Inc. 311,307
    Maritime—0.6%  
10,724   TAL International Group, Inc. 474,001
    Medical Supplies—2.9%  
8,400 1 Align Technology, Inc. 455,364
16,300   Owens & Minor, Inc. 539,367
15,177   Steris Corp. 772,206
8,300   West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 338,225
    TOTAL 2,105,162
    Medical Technology—2.0%  
15,200   Cantel Medical Corp. 509,656
1,500 1 Cyberonics, Inc. 89,205
16,151 1 MedAssets, Inc. 343,047
18,500 1 Natus Medical, Inc. 532,245
    TOTAL 1,474,153
    Metal Fabrication—0.8%  
15,038   Worthington Industries, Inc. 575,203
    Miscellaneous Components—0.7%  
6,300 1 Proto Labs, Inc. 510,300
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Miscellaneous Metals—0.7%  
8,098   Materion Corp. $261,646
6,365   Matthews International Corp., Class A 276,814
    TOTAL 538,460
    Multi-Industry Basic—0.6%  
16,614   Olin Corp. 441,434
    Multi-Industry Capital Goods—0.0%  
280   Acuity Brands, Inc. 30,036
    Multi-Industry Transportation—0.7%  
10,389   Brinks Co. (The) 278,841
5,080 1 Hub Group, Inc. 234,594
    TOTAL 513,435
    Office Furniture—1.1%  
10,040   HNI Corp. 354,814
14,535   Knoll, Inc. 244,333
7,135   Miller Herman, Inc. 208,627
    TOTAL 807,774
    Office Supplies—0.7%  
793 1 MSA Safety, Inc. 41,062
11,631   United Stationers, Inc. 448,724
    TOTAL 489,786
    Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.2%  
3,325   CVR Energy, Inc. 156,541
    Oil Refiner—1.3%  
26,400   Alon USA Energy, Inc. 339,240
17,800   Delek US Holdings, Inc. 520,116
2,450   Western Refining, Inc. 100,352
    TOTAL 959,708
    Oil Service, Explore & Drill—0.9%  
29,200 1 Basic Energy Services, Inc. 700,508
    Other Communications Equipment—0.3%  
8,124 1 Netgear, Inc. 254,362
    Packaged Foods—0.4%  
4,579 1 United Natural Foods, Inc. 268,421
    Paint & Related Materials—0.6%  
9,700   Fuller (H.B.) Co. 433,105
    Paper Products—0.4%  
4,000 1 Clearwater Paper Corp. 270,400
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Personal & Household—0.5%  
6,000   Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A $352,140
    Personal Loans—1.0%  
8,577   Cash America International, Inc. 380,733
3,300 1 Credit Acceptance Corp. 375,293
    TOTAL 756,026
    Personnel Agency—1.4%  
22,700 1 AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. 297,370
10,900   Maximus, Inc. 450,824
9,492 1 TrueBlue, Inc. 256,189
    TOTAL 1,004,383
    Pharmaceuticals—1.1%  
8,600 1 Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 791,200
    Photo-Optical Component-Equipment—0.2%  
2,997 1 Coherent, Inc. 176,553
    Plastic—0.8%  
15,900   Polyone Corp. 603,405
    Poultry Products—1.7%  
18,000 1 Pilgrim's Pride Corp. 503,280
8,400   Sanderson Farms, Inc. 765,156
    TOTAL 1,268,436
    Recreational Goods—0.5%  
7,700   Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. 384,692
    Recreational Vehicles—1.0%  
4,600   Arctic Cat, Inc. 163,760
13,982   Brunswick Corp. 563,894
    TOTAL 727,654
    Regional Banks—0.8%  
7,600   Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. 233,852
14,600 1 Western Alliance Bancorp 334,340
    TOTAL 568,192
    Restaurants—2.5%  
3,700 1 Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. 537,684
4,276   Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. 414,601
5,500   Domino's Pizza, Inc. 396,000
3,626   Jack in the Box, Inc. 207,371
4,316 1 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 277,778
    TOTAL 1,833,434
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Roofing & Wallboard—0.1%  
2,197 1 Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. $60,725
    Semiconductor Distribution—0.6%  
4,700 1 Tyler Technologies, Inc. 426,431
    Semiconductor Manufacturing—1.8%  
412 1 Cabot Microelectronics Corp. 16,558
22,465 1 Cirrus Logic, Inc. 503,890
33,600 1 Integrated Device Technology, Inc. 482,496
7,894 1 Plexus Corp. 310,471
    TOTAL 1,313,415
    Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment—0.9%  
18,799   Brooks Automation, Inc. 191,374
25,704   Mentor Graphics Corp. 507,654
    TOTAL 699,028
    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—1.0%  
2,700 1 Ambarella, Inc. 77,247
14,400 1 Cavium Networks, Inc. 671,760
    TOTAL 749,007
    Services to Medical Professionals—3.3%  
14,809 1 Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. 464,854
8,317 1 Centene Corp. 599,573
13,423 1 Team Health Holdings, Inc. 759,071
12,600 1 WebMD Health Corp., Class A 627,858
    TOTAL 2,451,356
    Shoes—2.0%  
8,021 1 CROCs, Inc. 127,293
9,220 1 Genesco, Inc. 703,210
11,800 1 Skechers USA, Inc., Class A 615,606
    TOTAL 1,446,109
    Software Packaged/Custom—7.3%  
17,700 1 Aspen Technology, Inc. 768,888
16,472   CSG Systems International, Inc. 428,931
3,200 1 Commvault Systems, Inc. 153,664
13,500 1 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 594,945
1,679 1 MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A 240,315
21,407 1 PTC, Inc. 769,796
15,930 1 Progress Software Corp. 369,257
10,100 1 SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. 437,431
30,500 1 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 682,590
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Software Packaged/Custom—continued  
5,600 1 Ultimate Software Group, Inc. $755,496
2,697 1 Verint Systems, Inc. 126,597
    TOTAL 5,327,910
    Specialty Chemicals—1.7%  
15,500   American Vanguard Corp. 196,695
7,933   Chemed Corp. 807,976
6,434 1 Chemtura Corp. 149,655
1,638   Quaker Chemical Corp. 115,659
    TOTAL 1,269,985
    Specialty Machinery—1.0%  
14,400   Woodward Governor Co. 719,424
    Specialty Retailing—5.3%  
2,114   Aaron's, Inc. 55,767
10,500 1 Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. 709,065
2,751 1 Cabela's, Inc., Class A 160,548
7,598   Children's Place, Inc./The 381,420
8,700 1 Dorman Products, Inc. 377,406
10,402   Finish Line, Inc., Class A 273,469
7,960   GNC Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 261,168
3,445 1 Kirkland's, Inc. 64,800
8,200   Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A 728,570
13,619   Penske Automotive Group, Inc. 632,603
8,239   Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 124,079
600 1 Restoration Hardware, Inc. 49,074
5,100 1 Vera Bradley, Inc. 101,133
    TOTAL 3,919,102
    Telecommunication Equipment & Services—2.7%  
7,003   Adtran, Inc. 155,747
7,531 1 Anixter International, Inc. 647,440
21,963 1 CIENA Corp. 428,937
18,800 1 Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. 718,724
    TOTAL 1,950,848
    Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.8%  
7,700 1 BofI Holding, Inc. 574,343
    Trucking—0.9%  
9,900 1 Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. 628,452
    Undesignated Consumer Cyclicals—1.9%  
11,900 1 Euronet Worldwide, Inc. 595,476
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Shares     Value
    COMMON STOCKS—continued  
    Undesignated Consumer Cyclicals—continued  
15,500 1 Parexel International Corp. $830,180
    TOTAL 1,425,656
    Undesignated Consumer Staples—1.1%  
16,400 1 Medifast, Inc. 470,844
4,800 1 USANA, Inc. 306,480
    TOTAL 777,324
    Undesignated Health—0.4%  
7,600   HealthSouth Corp. 291,308
    Wireless Communications—0.7%  
11,600   InterDigital, Inc. 511,444
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(IDENTIFIED COST $64,328,334)
71,960,799
    INVESTMENT COMPANY—1.9%  
1,393,702 2,3 Federated Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.07%
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
1,393,702
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.9%
(IDENTIFIED COST $65,722,036)4
73,354,501
    OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—0.1%5 38,118
    TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% $73,392,619
1 Non-income-producing security.
2 Affiliated holding.
3 7-day net yield.
4 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $65,765,145.
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, 2014.
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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities, 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, 2014, 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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $16.12 $11.93 $12.12 $8.74 $7.85
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.18)1 (0.07)1 (0.09)1 (0.13)1 (0.10)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions 1.45 4.26 (0.10) 3.51 0.99
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 1.27 4.19 (0.19) 3.38 0.89
Net Asset Value, End of Period $17.39 $16.12 $11.93 $12.12 $8.74
Total Return2 7.88% 35.12% (1.57)% 38.67% 11.34%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 1.75% 1.75% 1.75% 1.75% 1.75%
Net investment income (loss) (1.05)% (0.49)% (0.79)% (1.18)% (1.17)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.43% 0.59% 1.04% 1.14% 1.22%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $29,690 $30,187 $22,718 $25,634 $19,822
Portfolio turnover 61% 88% 69% 154% 142%
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 B Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $15.58 $11.62 $11.90 $8.65 $7.81
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.30)1 (0.17)1 (0.17)1 (0.21)1 (0.16)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions 1.41 4.13 (0.11) 3.46 1.00
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 1.11 3.96 (0.28) 3.25 0.84
Net Asset Value, End of Period $16.69 $15.58 $11.62 $11.90 $8.65
Total Return2 7.12% 34.08% (2.35)% 37.57% 10.76%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 2.50%
Net investment income (loss) (1.79)% (1.25)% (1.55)% (1.93)% (1.92)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.43% 0.59% 1.06% 1.15% 1.22%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $1,842 $2,016 $1,640 $2,541 $2,350
Portfolio turnover 61% 88% 69% 154% 142%
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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $15.19 $11.33 $11.60 $8.43 $7.62
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.30)1 (0.16)1 (0.17)1 (0.21)1 (0.16)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions 1.38 4.02 (0.10) 3.38 0.97
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 1.08 3.86 (0.27) 3.17 0.81
Net Asset Value, End of Period $16.27 $15.19 $11.33 $11.60 $8.43
Total Return2 7.11% 34.07% (2.33)% 37.60% 10.63%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 2.49%
Net investment income (loss) (1.79)% (1.24)% (1.54)% (1.94)% (1.91)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.43% 0.59% 1.04% 1.13% 1.22%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $4,608 $4,912 $4,223 $4,663 $2,795
Portfolio turnover 61% 88% 69% 154% 142%
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 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $16.44 $12.14 $12.31 $8.85 $7.93
Income From Investment Operations:          
Net investment income (loss) (0.14)1 (0.03)1 (0.06)1 (0.10)1 (0.08)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions 1.49 4.33 (0.11) 3.56 1.00
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 1.35 4.30 (0.17) 3.46 0.92
Net Asset Value, End of Period $17.79 $16.44 $12.14 $12.31 $8.85
Total Return2 8.21% 35.42% (1.38)% 39.10% 11.60%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:          
Net expenses 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
Net investment income (loss) (0.80)% (0.24)% (0.54)% (0.92)% (0.92)%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 0.43% 0.59% 1.05% 1.15% 1.22%
Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $37,253 $31,179 $26,233 $29,395 $27,039
Portfolio turnover 61% 88% 69% 154% 142%
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, 2014
Assets:    
Total investment in securities, at value including $1,393,702 of investment in an affiliated holding (Note 5) (identified cost $65,722,036)   $73,354,501
Income receivable   17,985
Receivable for investments sold   499,921
Receivable for shares sold   147,764
TOTAL ASSETS   74,020,171
Liabilities:    
Payable for investments purchased $395,034  
Payable for shares redeemed 88,696  
Payable for transfer agent fee 41,975  
Payable for auditing fees 23,800  
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) 4,423  
Payable for other service fees (Notes 2 and 5) 18,640  
Payable for share registration costs 33,900  
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 21,084  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   627,552
Net assets for 4,194,600 shares outstanding   $73,392,619
Net Assets Consist of:    
Paid-in capital   $68,876,329
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   7,632,465
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions   (2,636,923)
Accumulated net investment income (loss)   (479,252)
TOTAL NET ASSETS   $73,392,619
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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 ($29,690,115 ÷ 1,706,918 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $17.39
Offering price per share (100/94.50 of $17.39)   $18.40
Redemption proceeds per share   $17.39
Class B Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($1,841,904 ÷ 110,381 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $16.69
Offering price per share   $16.69
Redemption proceeds per share (94.50/100 of $16.69)   $15.77
Class C Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($4,607,702 ÷ 283,185 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $16.27
Offering price per share   $16.27
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $16.27)   $16.11
Institutional Shares:    
Net asset value per share ($37,252,898 ÷ 2,094,116 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized   $17.79
Offering price per share   $17.79
Redemption proceeds per share   $17.79
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended July 31, 2014
Investment Income:      
Dividends (including $885 received from an affiliated holding (Note 5))     $514,522
Interest     72
TOTAL INCOME     514,594
Expenses:      
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)   $838,235  
Administrative fee (Note 5)   56,940  
Custodian fees   10,247  
Transfer agent fee   269,270  
Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5)   1,378  
Auditing fees   23,800  
Legal fees   14,057  
Portfolio accounting fees   78,997  
Distribution services fee (Note 5)   54,894  
Other service fees (Notes 2 and 5)   96,073  
Share registration costs   53,649  
Printing and postage   50,786  
Miscellaneous (Note 5)   11,273  
TOTAL EXPENSES   1,559,599  
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee (Note 5)   (311,711)  
Net expenses     1,247,888
Net investment income (loss)     (733,294)
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:      
Net realized gain on investments     9,490,958
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments     (3,333,015)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     6,157,943
Change in net assets resulting from operations     $5,424,649
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 2014 2013
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations:    
Net investment income (loss) $(733,294) $(273,634)
Net realized gain on investments 9,490,958 11,801,972
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments (3,333,015) 7,112,884
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 5,424,649 18,641,222
Share Transactions:    
Proceeds from sale of shares 16,325,070 12,327,005
Cost of shares redeemed (16,650,066) (17,490,091)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS (324,996) (5,163,086)
Change in net assets 5,099,653 13,478,136
Net Assets:    
Beginning of period 68,292,966 54,814,830
End of period (including accumulated net investment income (loss) of $(479,252) and $(275,991), respectively) $73,392,619 $68,292,966
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
July 31, 2014
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 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 or non-exchange-traded investment companies 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 and repurchase agreements acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their amortized cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), unless the issuer's creditworthiness is impaired or other factors indicate that amortized cost is not an accurate estimate of the investment's fair value, in which case it would be valued in the same manner as a longer-term security.
■  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, or if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Fund's valuation policies and procedures, 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 Procedures
The Trustees have appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund, Federated MDTA LLC (“Adviser”) and certain of the Adviser's affiliated companies 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.
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
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additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund's Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income, 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 and other service fees unique to those classes.
Other Service Fees
The Fund may pay other 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 unaffiliated 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 other service fees. For the year ended July 31, 2014, other service fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Other
Service Fees
Incurred
Class A Shares $77,825
Class B Shares 5,264
Class C Shares 12,984
TOTAL $96,073
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, 2014, 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, 2014, tax years 2011 through 2014 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.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Class A Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 141,156 $2,490,198 331,847 $4,237,900
Shares redeemed (307,176) (5,375,153) (363,126) (4,908,290)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS (166,020) $(2,884,955) (31,279) $(670,390)
    
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Class B Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 18,297 $308,687 32,692 $439,424
Shares redeemed (37,296) (634,098) (44,499) (581,084)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS B SHARE TRANSACTIONS (18,999) $(325,411) (11,807) $(141,660)
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Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Class C Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 23,500 $374,325 20,807 $274,225
Shares redeemed (63,678) (1,059,481) (70,218) (912,217)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS C SHARE TRANSACTIONS (40,178) $(685,156) (49,411) $(637,992)
    
Year Ended July 31 2014 2013
Institutional Shares: Shares Amount Shares Amount
Shares sold 729,007 $13,151,860 523,422 $7,375,456
Shares redeemed (531,135) (9,581,334) (787,972) (11,088,500)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS 197,872 $3,570,526 (264,550) $(3,713,044)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (27,325) $(324,996) (357,047) $(5,163,086)
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 regulatory settlement proceeds and net operating losses.
For the year ended July 31, 2014, 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)
$(530,261) $530,033 $228
Net investment income (loss), net realized gains (losses), and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
As of July 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Net unrealized appreciation $7,589,356
Capital loss carryforwards and deferrals $(3,073,066)
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, 2014, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $65,765,145. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes was $7,589,356. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $11,303,321 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $3,713,965.
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At July 31, 2014, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $2,593,814 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 carryforward and expiration year:
Expiration Year Short-Term Long-Term Total
2018 $2,593,814 NA $2,593,814
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $9,514,541 to offset capital gains realized during the year ended July 31, 2014.
Under current tax rules, a 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, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, a late year ordinary loss of $479,252 was deferred to August 1, 2014.
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, 2014, the Adviser voluntarily waived $310,147 of its fee.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. For purposes of determining the appropriate rate breakpoint, “Investment Complex” is defined as all of the Federated Funds subject to a fee under the Administrative Services Agreement. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average daily net assets of the Investment Complex as specified below, plus certain out-of-pocket expenses:
Administrative Fee Average Daily Net Assets
of the Investment Complex
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
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, 2014, the annualized fee paid to FAS was 0.078% of average daily net assets of the Fund.
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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, 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, 2014, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
  Distribution
Services
Fees Incurred
Class B Shares $15,822
Class C Shares $39,072
TOTAL $54,894
For the year ended July 31, 2014, FSC retained $10,886 of fees paid by the Fund.
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, 2014, 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, 2014, FSC retained $1,430 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares. FSC also retained $1,601 of CDSC relating to redemptions of Class B Shares and $205 relating to redemptions of Class C Shares.
Other Service Fees
FSSC received $7,349 of the other service fees disclosed in Note 2.
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Expense Limitation
The Adviser and certain of its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) on their own initiative have agreed to waive their respective fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights, excluding expenses allocated from affiliated partnerships, extraordinary expenses and proxy-related expenses paid by the Fund, if any) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waivers and/or 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, 2015; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its applicable 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 Funds are Officers and Directors or Trustees of certain of the above companies. To efficiently facilitate payment, Directors'/Trustees' fees and certain expenses related to conducting meetings of the Directors/Trustees and other miscellaneous expenses are paid by an affiliate of the Adviser which in due course are reimbursed by the Fund. Such expenses may be included in Accrued and Miscellaneous Expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, respectively.
Transactions Involving Affiliated Company Holdings
Affiliated holdings are investment companies 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 investment companies. For the year ended July 31, 2014, the Adviser reimbursed $1,564. Transactions involving the affiliated holding during the year ended July 31, 2014, were as follows:
  Federated
Prime Value
Obligations Fund,
Institutional Shares
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2013 1,007,928
Purchases/Additions 16,023,768
Sales/Reductions (15,637,994)
Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2014 1,393,702
Value $1,393,702
Dividend Income $885
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, 2014, were as follows:
Purchases $43,305,769
Sales $44,748,751
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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, 2014, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2014, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
8. INTERFUND LENDING
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Funds, 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, 2014, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended July 31, 2014, the program was not utilized.
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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, 2014, 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, 2014, 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, 2014, 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 23, 2014
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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 other service fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from February 1, 2014 to July 31, 2014.
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
2/1/2014
Ending
Account Value
7/31/2014
Expenses Paid
During Period1
Actual:      
Class A Shares $1,000 $990.90 $8.64
Class B Shares $1,000 $987.60 $12.32
Class C Shares $1,000 $987.30 $12.32
Institutional Shares $1,000 $992.20 $7.41
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return
before expenses):
     
Class A Shares $1,000 $1,016.12 $8.75
Class B Shares $1,000 $1,012.40 $12.47
Class C Shares $1,000 $1,012.40 $12.47
Institutional Shares $1,000 $1,017.36 $7.50
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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, 2013, the Trust comprised five portfolio(s), and the Federated Fund Family consisted of 42 investment companies (comprising 135 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 certain of the Funds in the Federated Fund Family; Director or Trustee 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
John T. Collins
Birth Date: January 24, 1947
Trustee
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Chairman and CEO, The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity firm).
Other Directorships Held: Chairman Emeriti, Bentley University; Director, Sterling Suffolk Downs, Inc.; Former Director, National Association of Printers and Lithographers.
Previous Positions: Director and Audit Committee Member, Bank of America Corp.
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; Associate General Secretary and Director, Office for Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law; Superior Court of Pennsylvania (service began 1998 and ended July 2009).
Other Directorships Held: Director, Consol Energy (service started June 2013); Director, Auberle (service ended December 2013); Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh (service ended December 2013); Director and Chair, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, St. Vincent Seminary; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Saint Thomas More Society (service ended December 2013); Director, Our Campaign for the Church Alive!, Inc.; Director, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (2013-present); Director, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School (2013-present).
Previous Position: Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh (1983-1998).
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.
P. Jerome Richey
Birth Date: February 23, 1949
Trustee
Began serving: October 2013
Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; General Counsel, University of Pittsburgh.
Other Directorships Held: Board Chairman, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania; Board Member, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.
Previous Positions: Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, CONSOL Energy Inc.; Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (a law firm).
Qualifications: Business management, legal 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
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.
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
Officer since: 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.
Lori A. Hensler
Birth Date: January 6, 1967
TREASURER
Officer since: April 2013
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. and Edgewood Services, Inc.; and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company. Ms. Hensler has received the Certified Public Accountant designation.
Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Investors, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Management Company; Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer, Federated Administrative Services, Federated Administrative Services, Inc., Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc., Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, Passport Research, Ltd., and Federated MDTA, LLC; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
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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)
Peter J. Germain
Birth Date: September 3, 1959
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Officer since: June 2006
Principal Occupations: Mr. Germain is Chief Legal Officer of the Federated Fund Family. He is General Counsel and Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.; President, Federated Administrative Services and Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Secretary, Federated Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Secretary, Retirement Plan Service Company of America. Mr. Germain joined Federated in 1984 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Previous Positions: Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel, Managing Director of Mutual Fund Services, Federated Investors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company; and Senior Corporate Counsel, Federated Investors, Inc.
Brian P. Bouda
Birth Date: February 28, 1947
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Officer since: 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 certain 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.
Previous Positions: Served in Senior Management positions with a large regional banking organization.
Stephen F. Auth
Birth Date: September 3, 1956
450 Lexington Avenue
Suite 3700
New York, NY 10017-3943
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Officer since: June 2012
Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of various Funds in the Federated Fund Family; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania.
Previous Positions: Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); Senior Vice President, Global Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.; Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Prudential Investments.
Daniel Mahr
Birth Date: April 9, 1981
125 High Street
Oliver Tower
21st Floor
Boston, MA 02110-2704
Vice President
Officer since: June 2012
Portfolio Manager since:
August 2008
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 2014
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 2014 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 or the family of funds; 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 of care, conscientiousness and independence with which the Board members perform their duties and their expertise, including whether they are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees. The Board noted that SEC disclosure requirements regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Fund's advisory contract generally track the factors listed above. Consistent with these judicial decisions and SEC disclosure requirements, the Board also considered management fees charged to
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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.
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
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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.
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. In this regard, the Board was presented with, and considered, information regarding the contractual advisory fee rates, net advisory fee rates and total expense ratios relative to a fund's peers. 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 relevant indicator of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes.
The Board reviewed the contractual advisory fee rate, net advisory fee rate where partially waived and other expenses of the Fund and noted the position of the Fund's fee rates relative to its peers. In this regard, the Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate was above the median of the relevant peer group, but the Board noted the applicable waivers and reimbursements and 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.
By contrast, 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 and sub-adviser services). 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 and portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows and different associated costs; and the time spent by portfolio managers and their teams, funds financial services, legal, compliance and risk management in reviewing securities pricing, addressing different administrative responsibilities, addressing different degrees of risk associated with management and a variety of different costs. The Senior Officer
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did not consider these fee schedules to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of mutual fund advisory fees. The Senior Officer noted that the services, administrative responsibilities and risks associated with such relationships is quite different than serving as a primary adviser to a fund.
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 was one of the Board's considerations 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 may be helpful, though not conclusive, in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees. The Board considered, in evaluating such comparisons, that in some cases individual funds may exhibit significant and unique differences in their objectives and management techniques when compared to other funds within an industry peer group, and that the Senior Officer had specifically noted that the Fund's quantitative investment program is of such a type.
For the periods covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's performance for the one-year period was at the median of the relevant peer group, the Fund's performance for the three-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 five-year period. 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, outperformed 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 in the context of the other factors considered relevant by the Board.
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.
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Moreover, the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution, adjustment or elimination of these voluntary waivers. In addition, following discussions regarding the Senior Officer's May 2013 recommendations, Federated made meaningful reductions to gross advisory fees for several funds. At the Board meeting in May 2014, the Senior Officer proposed, and the Board approved, reductions in the contractual advisory fees of certain other funds.
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, while these cost allocation reports apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in allocating costs continues to cause the Senior Officer to question the precision of the process and to conclude that such reports may be unreliable, since a single change in an allocation estimate may dramatically alter the resulting estimate of cost and/or profitability of a fund and may produce unintended consequences. The allocation information, including the Senior Officer's view that fund-by-fund estimations may be unreliable, was considered in the analysis by the Board.
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 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 family of 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 family 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 noted that, subject to the 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 were reasonable. 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
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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 via the Proxy Voting Record (Form N-PX) link associated with the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation. 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 via the link to the Fund and share class name at www.FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation.
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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 (9/14)
Federated is a registered trademark of Federated Investors, Inc.
2014 ©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:   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 2014 - $124,600

Fiscal year ended 2013 – $121,600

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

Fiscal year ended 2014 - $76

Fiscal year ended 2013 – $182

Fiscal year ended 2014- Travel to Audit Committee Meeting.

Fiscal year ended 2013- 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 2014 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2013 - $0

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

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

Fiscal year ended 2014 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2013 - $0

Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $21,857 and $12,280, respectively. Fiscal year ended 2014- Service fee for analysis of potential Passive Foreign Investment Company holdings. Fiscal year ended 2013- 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 2014 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2013 – 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 2014 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2013 – 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 2014 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2013 – 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 2014 - $91,770

Fiscal year ended 2013 - $126,877

(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

 

No Changes to Report

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

 

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

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

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the 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 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/ Lori A. Hensler

 

Lori A. Hensler, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date September 22, 2014

 

 

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 22, 2014

 

 

By /S/ Lori A. Hensler

 

Lori A. Hensler, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date September 22, 2014