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Form N-1A

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  20549

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  
       
 
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FEDERATED EQUITY FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Federated Investors Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(412) 288-1900
 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

John W. McGonigle, Esquire
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15222-3779
 (Name and Address of Agent for Service)


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Federated Clover Small Value Fund

A Portfolio of Federated Equity Funds

PROSPECTUS

December 1, 2010

CLASS R SHARES (TICKER VSFRX)

A mutual fund seeking capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. companies with small market capitalizations.

As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Fund Summary Information

Federated Clover Small Value Fund

RISK/RETURN SUMMARY: INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund's investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.

RISK/RETURN SUMMARY: FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Class R Shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees
Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends (and other Distributions) (as a percentage of offering price)None
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable)None
Exchange FeeNone
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses That You Pay Each Year as a Percentage of the Value of Your Investment
Management Fee0.90%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee0.50%
Other Expenses0.72%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses0.09%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses2.21%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements10.61%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1.60%
1The Adviser and its affiliates have voluntarily agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses) paid by the Fund's Class R Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 1.51% (the “Fee Limit”) through the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) November 30, 2011; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its affiliates currently do not anticipate terminating or increasing these arrangements prior to the Termination Date, these arrangements may only be terminated or the Fee Limit increased prior to the Termination Date with the agreement of the Fund's Board of Trustees.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund's Class R Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund's Class R Shares for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's Class R Shares operating expenses are as shown in the table and remain the same. Although your actual costs and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

1 Year$224
3 Years$691
5 Years$1,185
10 Years$2,544

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). Active trading will cause the Fund to have an increased portfolio turnover rate, which, for shareholders whose Fund Shares are held in a taxable account, is likely to generate shorter-term gains (losses) that are taxed at a higher rate than longer-term gains (losses). Actively trading portfolio securities increases the Fund's trading costs (which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example) and may have an adverse impact on the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 72% of the average value of its portfolio.

RISK/RETURN SUMMARY: INVESTMENTS, RISKS and PERFORMANCE

What are the Fund's Main Investment Strategies?

The Fund primarily invests in common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. companies with small market capitalizations. The Fund's investment adviser (“Adviser”) seeks to achieve the Fund's investment objective by investing in common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. companies with small market capitalizations that the Adviser believes are undervalued relative to the market or their historic valuations. Small-cap companies are defined for this purpose as companies with similar market capitalizations at the time of purchase as those in the range of the Russell 2000 Index. The Fund invests in securities of U.S. companies operating in a broad range of industries based primarily on value characterizations such as price-cash flow, price-earnings and price-book value ratios. In selecting securities for the Fund, the Adviser will seek to identify companies whose stock is out-of-favor with investors. In searching for undervalued companies in which to invest, the Adviser seeks companies with the fundamental strength to capitalize on change agents, such as internal changes (e.g., management changes, restructuring or merger and acquisition activity or sales mix shifts), external changes (e.g., regulatory changes, marketplace shifts or technological advances) or companies with deep seated advantages (e.g., captive customers, pricing power, patents or strong brand names) that are undergoing short-term challenges. The Adviser generally will consider selling a security when its price target for the security has been achieved, its investment thesis has been invalidated or if it finds a more compelling investment alternative.

As more fully described in this Prospectus, the Fund's investments may include, but are not limited to, the following: equity securities of domestic issuers (including ADRs and other domestically traded securities of foreign companies); derivative instruments and/or hybrid instruments such as futures and options; and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

What are the Main Risks of Investing in the Fund?

All mutual funds take investment risks. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The primary factors that may reduce the Fund's returns include:

  • Stock Market Risks. The value of equity securities in the Fund's portfolio will fluctuate and, as a result, the Fund's Share price may decline suddenly or over a sustained period of time.
  • Small Company Risks. Generally, the smaller the market capitalization of a company, the fewer the number of shares traded daily, the less liquid its stock and the more volatile its price. Market capitalization is determined by multiplying the number of its outstanding shares by the current market price per share.
  • Risks Related to Investing for Value. Due to their relatively low valuations, value stocks are typically less volatile than growth stocks. Additionally, value stocks tend to have higher dividends than growth stocks. This means they depend less on price changes for returns and may lag behind growth stocks in an up market.
  • Sector Risks. Because the Fund may allocate relatively more assets to certain industry sectors than others, the Fund's performance may be more susceptible to any developments which affect those sectors emphasized by the Fund.
  • Risks of Investing in Derivative Contracts and Hybrid Instruments. Derivative contracts and hybrid instruments involve risks different from, or possibly greater than, risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Specific risk issues related to the use of such contracts and instruments include valuation and tax issues, increased potential for losses and/or costs to the Fund and a potential reduction in gains to the Fund. Each of these issues is described in greater detail in this Prospectus. Derivative contracts and hybrid instruments may also involve other risks described in this Prospectus or the Fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI), such as stock market, interest rate, credit, currency, liquidity and leverage risks.
  • Credit Risks. Credit risk includes the possibility that a party to a transaction (such as a derivative transaction) involving the Fund will fail to meet its obligations. This could cause the Fund to lose the benefit of the transaction or prevent the Fund from selling or buying other securities to implement its investment strategy.
  • Liquidity Risks. The securities in which the Fund invests may be less readily marketable and may be subject to greater fluctuation in price than other securities. Liquidity risk also refers to the possibility that the Fund may not be able to sell a security or close out a derivative contract when it wants to.
  • Leverage Risks. Leverage risk is created when an investment (such as a derivative transaction) exposes the Fund to a level of risk that exceeds the amount invested. Changes in the value of such an investment magnify the Fund's risk of loss and potential for gain.
  • Risks of Investing in ADRs and Domestically Traded Securities of Foreign Issuers. Because the Fund may invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and other domestically traded securities of foreign companies, the Fund's Share price may be more affected by foreign economic and political conditions, taxation policies and accounting and auditing standards than would otherwise be the case.
  • Exchange-Traded Funds Risks. An investment in an exchange-traded fund (ETF) generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a conventional fund (i.e., one that is not exchange traded) that has the same investment objectives, strategies and policies. The price of an ETF can fluctuate up or down, and the Fund could lose money investing in an ETF if the prices of the securities owned by the ETF go down.

The Shares offered by this Prospectus are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not endorsed or 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.

Performance: Bar Chart and Table

Risk/Return Bar Chart

The Fund is the successor to the Touchstone Diversified Small Cap Value Fund (the “Touchstone Small Fund”), a portfolio of Touchstone Funds Group Trust, pursuant to a reorganization that took place on August 28, 2009. As a result of the reorganization, the Touchstone Small Fund became the accounting survivor. Accordingly, the performance information and financial information provided in this Prospectus for the periods prior to August 28, 2009, is historical information of the Class A Shares of the Touchstone Small Fund adjusted to reflect the expenses applicable for the Class R Shares of the Fund. The Touchstone Small Fund was managed by the same portfolio management team as the Fund. Touchstone Small Fund shareholders received Class A Shares or Class C Shares of the Fund as a result of the reorganization.

The Fund's Class R Shares are expected to commence operations on or around December 31, 2010. The Fund offers three other classes of shares: Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares. For the period prior to the commencement of operations of Class R Shares, the performance information shown in the bar chart below is for the Fund's Class A Shares, adjusted to reflect the expenses of Class R Shares. The performance information shown below will help you analyze the Fund's investment risks in light of its historical returns. The bar chart shows the variability of the Fund's Class R Shares total returns on a calendar year-by-year basis. The Average Annual Total Return table shows returns averaged over the stated periods, and includes comparative performance information. The Fund's performance will fluctuate, and past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future results. Updated performance information for the Fund is available under the “Products” section at FederatedInvestors.com or by calling 1-800-341-7400.

The Fund's Class R Shares total return for the nine-month period from January 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010 was 10.12%.

Within the periods shown in the bar chart, the Fund's Class R Shares highest quarterly return was 24.78% (quarter ended June 30, 2003). Its lowest quarterly return was (22.42)% (quarter ended September 30, 2002).

Average Annual Total Return Table

Return Before Taxes is shown for the Fund's Class R Shares.

(For the period ended December 31, 2009)

1 Year5 Years10 Years
Class R Shares:
Return Before Taxes27.18% 1.69%7.68%
Russell 2000 Value Index1
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		20.58% (0.01)%8.27%

1The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

Fund Management

The Fund's Investment Adviser is Federated Global Investment Management Corp. operating primarily through its Federated Clover Investment Advisors division.

Stephen K. Gutch, Senior Portfolio Manager, has been the Fund's portfolio manager since March 2009 and was the portfolio manager of the Touchstone Small Fund since 2006.

Lawrence R. Creatura, Portfolio Manager, has been the Fund's portfolio manager since March 2009 and was the portfolio manager of the Touchstone Small Fund since 1996.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

The minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts for IRA rollovers into the Fund's Class R Shares are $250 and $100, respectively. There is no minimum initial or subsequent investment amount required for employer-sponsored retirement plans. The minimum investment amount for Systematic Investment Programs is $50.

You may purchase, redeem or exchange Shares of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open. Shares may be purchased through a financial intermediary or directly from the Fund, by wire or by check. Redeem or exchange through a financial intermediary or directly from the Fund by telephone at 1-800-341-7400 or by mail.

Tax Information

The Fund's distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains except when your investment is through an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

What are the Fund's Investment Strategies?

While there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, it endeavors to do so by following the strategies and policies described in this Prospectus. The Fund invests under normal market conditions at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of U.S. companies with small market capitalizations that the Adviser believes to be undervalued relative to the market or their historic valuation. Small-cap companies are defined for this purpose as companies with similar market capitalizations at the time of purchase as those in the range of those market capitalizations of companies included in the Russell 2000 Index. The Fund invests in securities of U.S. companies operating in a broad range of industries based primarily on value characterizations such as price-cash flow, price-earnings and price-book value ratios. In selecting specific securities for the Fund, the Adviser will seek to identify companies whose stock is out of favor with investors. In searching for undervalued companies in which to invest, the Adviser seeks companies with the fundamental strength to capitalize on change agents, such as internal changes (e.g., management changes, restructuring or merger and acquisition activity or sales mix shifts), external changes (e.g., regulatory changes, marketplace shifts or technological advances) or companies with deep seated advantages (e.g., captive customers, pricing power, patents or strong brand names) that are undergoing short-term challenges. The Adviser generally will consider selling a security when its price target for the security has been achieved, its investment thesis has been invalidated or if it finds a more compelling investment alternative.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests its assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities which may include common stocks, preferred stocks which are convertible into common stock, and American depository receipts (ADRs) and other domestically traded securities of foreign issuers which may constitute up to 20% of the Fund's assets. In addition to these equity securities, the Fund may also invest in debt securities convertible into common stocks, may invest up to 5% of its net assets in warrants and rights to purchase common stocks and up to 15% of its net assets in equity interests issued by real estate investment trusts (REITs). Assets of the Fund not invested in the equity securities described above may be invested in other securities such as money market funds, exchange-traded funds and repurchase agreements.

The Fund may use derivative contracts and/or hybrid instruments to implement elements of its investment strategy. For example, the Fund may use derivative contracts or hybrid instruments to increase or decrease the portfolio's exposure to the investment(s) underlying the derivative or hybrid in an attempt to benefit from changes in the value of the underlying investment(s).

Additionally, by way of example, the Fund may use derivative contracts in an attempt to:

  • obtain premiums from the sale of derivative contracts;
  • realize gains from trading a derivative contract; or
  • hedge against potential losses.

There can be no assurance that the Fund's use of derivative contracts or hybrid instruments will work as intended.

Because the Fund refers to small capitalization investments in its name, the Fund will notify shareholders at least 60 days in advance of any change in its investment policies that would permit the Fund to normally invest less than 80% of its assets in investments in small companies. For purposes of this limitation, small companies will be defined as companies with market capitalizations similar to companies in the Russell 2000® Index (which had a market capitalization range of $20 million to $3.24 billion as of September 30, 2010). Such definition will be applied at the time of investment and the Fund will not be required to sell a stock because a company has grown outside the market capitalization range of small capitalization stocks.

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund actively trades its portfolio securities in an attempt to achieve its investment objective. Active trading will cause the Fund to have an increased portfolio turnover rate, which is likely to generate shorter-term gains (losses) for its shareholders, which are taxed at a higher rate than longer-term gains (losses). Actively trading portfolio securities increases the Fund's trading costs and may have an adverse impact on the Fund's performance.

TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS

The Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies by investing its assets in shorter-term debt securities and similar obligations or holding cash. It may do this in response to unusual circumstances, such as: adverse market, economic or other conditions (for example, to help avoid potential losses or during periods when there is a shortage of appropriate securities); to maintain liquidity to meet shareholder redemptions; or to accommodate cash inflows. It is possible that such investments could affect the Fund's investment returns and/or the ability to achieve the Fund's investment objectives.

What are the Principal Securities in Which the Fund Invests?

The following provides general information on the types of securities or other investments in which the Fund principally invests. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) provides information about the Fund's non-principal investments and may provide additional information about the securities and other investments in which the Fund principally invests as well.

Equity Securities

Equity securities represent a share of an issuer's earnings and assets, after the issuer pays its liabilities. The Fund cannot predict the income it will receive from equity securities because issuers generally have discretion as to the payment of any dividends or distributions. However, equity securities offer greater potential for appreciation than many other types of securities, because their value increases directly with the value of the issuer's business. The following describes the equity securities in which the Fund invests.

Common Stocks

Common stocks are the most prevalent type of equity security. Common stocks receive the issuer's earnings after the issuer pays its creditors and any preferred stockholders. As a result, changes in an issuer's earnings directly influence the value of its common stock.

Preferred Stocks

Preferred stocks have the right to receive specified dividends or distributions before the issuer makes payments on its common stock. Some preferred stocks also participate in dividends and distributions paid on common stock. Preferred stocks may also permit the issuer to redeem the stock.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

REITs are real estate investment trusts that lease, operate and finance commercial real estate. REITs are exempt from federal corporate income tax if they limit their operations and distribute most of their income. Such tax requirements limit a REIT's ability to respond to changes in the commercial real estate market.

Warrants

Warrants give the Fund the option to buy the issuer's equity securities at a specified price (the “exercise price”) at a specified future date (the “expiration date”). The Fund may buy the designated securities by paying the exercise price before the expiration date. Warrants may become worthless if the price of the stock does not rise above the exercise price by the expiration date. This increases the market risks of warrants as compared to the underlying security. Rights are the same as warrants, except companies typically issue rights to existing stockholders.

ADRs and Domestically Traded Securities of Foreign Issuers (Types of Foreign Equity Securities)

American Depositary Receipts, which are traded in U.S. markets, represent interests in underlying securities issued by a foreign company and not traded in the United States. ADRs provide a way to buy shares of foreign based companies in the United States rather than in overseas markets. ADRs are also traded in U.S. dollars, eliminating the need for foreign exchange transactions. The Fund may also invest in securities issued directly by foreign companies and traded in U.S. dollars in U.S. markets.

Convertible Securities

Convertible securities are fixed-income securities or preferred stock that the Fund has the option to exchange for equity securities at a specified conversion price. The option allows the Fund to realize additional returns if the market price of the equity securities exceeds the conversion price. For example, the Fund may hold fixed-income securities that are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $10 per share. If the market value of the shares of common stock reached $12, the Fund could realize an additional $2 per share by converting its fixed-income securities.

Convertible securities have lower yields than comparable fixed-income securities. In addition, at the time a convertible security is issued, the conversion price exceeds the market value of the underlying equity securities. Thus, convertible securities may provide lower returns than non-convertible, fixed-income securities or equity securities depending upon changes in the price of the underlying equity securities. However, convertible securities permit the Fund to realize some of the potential appreciation of the underlying equity securities with less risk of losing its initial investment.

Derivative Contracts

Derivative contracts are financial instruments that require payments based upon changes in the values of designated securities, commodities, currencies, indices or other assets or instruments including other derivative contracts (each a “Reference Instrument” and collectively, “Reference Instruments”). Each party to a derivative contract is referred to as a “counterparty.” Some derivative contracts require payments relating to an actual, future trade involving the Reference Instrument. These types of derivatives are frequently referred to as “physically settled” derivatives. Other derivative contracts require payments relating to the income or returns from, or changes in the market value of, a Reference Instrument. These types of derivatives are known as “cash settled” derivatives, since they require cash payments in lieu of delivery of the Reference Instrument.

Many derivative contracts are traded on securities or commodities exchanges. In this case, the exchange sets all the terms of the contract except for the price. Investors make payments due under their contracts through the exchange. Most exchanges require investors to maintain margin accounts through their brokers to cover their potential obligations to the exchange. Parties to the contract make (or collect) daily payments to the margin accounts to reflect losses (or gains) in the value of their contracts. This protects investors against potential defaults by the counterparty. Trading contracts on an exchange also allows investors to close out their contracts by entering into offsetting contracts.

The Fund may also trade derivative contracts over-the-counter (OTC) in transactions negotiated directly between the Fund and the counterparty. OTC contracts do not necessarily have standard terms, so they may be less liquid and more difficult to close out than exchange-traded contracts. In addition, OTC contracts with more specialized terms may be more difficult to value than exchange-traded contracts, especially in times of financial stress.

Depending on how the Fund uses derivative contracts and the relationships between the market value of a derivative contract and the Reference Instrument, derivative contracts may increase or decrease the Fund's exposure to the risks of the Reference Instrument and may also expose the Fund to liquidity and leverage risks. OTC contracts also expose the Fund to credit risks in the event that a counterparty defaults on the contract.

Payment obligations arising in connection with derivative contracts are frequently required to be secured with collateral (in the case of OTC contracts) or margin (in the case of exchange-traded contracts, as previously noted). To the extent necessary to meet such requirements, the Fund may purchase U.S. Treasury and/or government agency securities.

The Fund may invest in a derivative contract if it is permitted to own, invest in or otherwise have economic exposure to the Reference Instrument. The Fund is not required to own a Reference Instrument in order to buy or sell a derivative contract relating to that Reference Instrument. The Fund may trade in the following specific types and/or combinations of derivative contracts:

Futures Contracts (A Type of Derivative)

Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a Reference Instrument at a specified price, date and time. Entering into a contract to buy a Reference Instrument is commonly referred to as buying a contract or holding a long position in the asset. Entering into a contract to sell a Reference Instrument is commonly referred to as selling a contract or holding a short position in the Reference Instrument. Futures contracts are considered to be commodity contracts. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act and, therefore, is not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under that Act. Futures contracts traded OTC are frequently referred to as forward contracts. The Fund can buy or sell financial futures (such as index futures and security futures).

Option Contracts (A Type of Derivative)

Option contracts (also called “options”) are rights to buy or sell a Reference Instrument for a specified price (the “exercise price”) during, or at the end of, a specified period. The seller (or “writer”) of the option receives a payment, or premium, from the buyer, which the writer keeps regardless of whether the buyer uses (or “exercises”) the option. A call option gives the holder (“buyer”) the right to buy the Reference Instrument from the seller (“writer”) of the option. A put option gives the holder the right to sell the Reference Instrument to the writer of the option. Options can trade on exchanges or in the OTC market and may be bought or sold on a wide variety of Reference Instruments. Options that are written on futures contracts will be subject to margin requirements similar to those applied to futures contracts.

Swap Contracts (A Type of Derivative)

A swap contract (also known as a “swap”) is a type of derivative contract in which two parties agree to pay each other (“swap”) the returns derived from Reference Instruments. Swaps do not always involve the delivery of the Reference Instruments by either party, and the parties might not own the Reference Instruments underlying the swap. The payments are usually made on a net basis so that, on any given day, the Fund would receive (or pay) only the amount by which its payment under the contract is less than (or exceeds) the amount of the other party's payment. Swap agreements are sophisticated instruments that can take many different forms and are known by a variety of names. Common types of swaps in which the Fund may invest include total return swaps.

OTHER INVESTMENTS, TRANSACTIONS, TECHNIQUES

Hybrid Instruments

Hybrid instruments combine elements of two different kinds of securities or financial instruments (such as a derivative contract). Frequently, the value of a hybrid instrument is determined by reference to changes in the value of a Reference Instrument (that is a designated security, commodity, currency, index or other asset or instrument including a derivative contract). The Fund may use hybrid instruments only in connection with permissible investment activities. Hybrid instruments can take on many forms including, but not limited to, the following forms. First, a common form of a hybrid instrument combines elements of a derivative contract with those of another security (typically a fixed-income security). In this case all or a portion of the interest or principal payable on a hybrid security is determined by reference to changes in the price of a Reference Instrument. Second, a hybrid instrument may also combine elements of a fixed-income security and an equity security. Third, hybrid instruments may include convertible securities with conversion terms related to a Reference Instrument.

Depending on the type and terms of the hybrid instrument, its risks may reflect a combination of the risks of investing in the Reference Instrument with the risks of investing in other securities, currencies and derivative contracts. Thus, an investment in a hybrid instrument may entail significant risks in addition to those associated with traditional investments or the Reference Instrument. Hybrid instruments are also potentially more volatile than traditional securities or the Reference Instrument. Moreover, depending on the structure of the particular hybrid, it may expose the Fund to leverage risks or carry liquidity risks.

Securities Lending

The Fund may lend portfolio securities to borrowers that the Adviser deems creditworthy. In return, the Fund receives cash or liquid securities from the borrower as collateral. The borrower must furnish additional collateral if the market value of the loaned securities increases. Also, the borrower must pay the Fund the equivalent of any dividends or interest received on the loaned securities.

The Fund will reinvest cash collateral in securities that qualify as an acceptable investment for the Fund. However, the Fund must pay interest to the borrower for the use of cash collateral.

Loans are subject to termination at the option of the Fund or the borrower. The Fund will not have the right to vote on securities while they are on loan. However, the Fund will attempt to terminate a loan in an effort to reacquire the securities in time to vote on matters that are deemed to be material by the Adviser. There can be no assurance that the Fund will have sufficient notice of such matters to be able to terminate the loan in time to vote thereon. The Fund may pay administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan and may pay a negotiated portion of the interest earned on the cash collateral to a securities lending agent or broker. Securities lending activities are subject to interest rate risks and credit risks.

These transactions create leverage risks.

Asset Segregation

In order to secure its obligations in connection with derivative contracts or special transactions, the Fund will either own the underlying assets, enter into offsetting transactions or set aside cash or readily marketable securities. This requirement may cause the Fund to miss favorable trading opportunities, due to a lack of sufficient cash or readily marketable securities. This requirement may also cause the Fund to realize losses on offsetting or terminated derivative contracts or special transactions.

Investing in Securities of Other Investment Companies

The Fund may invest its assets in securities of other investment companies, including the securities of affiliated money market funds, as an efficient means of implementing its investment strategies and/or managing its uninvested cash. These other investment companies are managed independently of the Fund and incur additional fees and/or expenses which would, therefore, be borne indirectly by the Fund in connection with any such investment. However, the Adviser believes that the benefits and efficiencies of this approach should outweigh the potential additional fees and/or expenses. The Fund may invest in money market securities directly.

Investing in Exchange-Traded Funds

The Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as an efficient means of carrying out its investment strategies. As with traditional mutual funds, ETFs charge asset-based fees, although these fees tend to be relatively low. ETFs are traded on stock exchanges or on the over-the-counter market. ETFs do not charge initial sales charges or redemption fees and investors pay only customary brokerage fees to buy and sell ETF shares.

What are the Specific Risks of Investing in the Fund?

The following provides general information on the risks associated with the types of securities and other investments in which the Fund principally invests. The Fund may invest in other types of securities or investments as non-principal investments. Any additional risks associated with investing in such other non-principal investments are described in the Fund's SAI. The Fund's SAI also may provide additional information about the risks associated with the types of securities in which the Fund principally invests.

Stock Market Risks

The value of equity securities in the Fund's portfolio will rise and fall. These fluctuations could be a sustained trend or a drastic movement. The Fund's portfolio will reflect changes in prices of individual portfolio stocks or general changes in stock valuations. Consequently, the Fund's Share price may decline.

The Adviser attempts to manage market risk by limiting the amount the Fund invests in each company's equity securities. However, diversification will not protect the Fund against widespread or prolonged declines in the stock market.

Small Company Risks

Generally, the smaller the market capitalization of a company, the fewer the number of shares traded daily, the less liquid its stock and the more volatile its price. Market capitalization is determined by multiplying the number of its outstanding shares by the current market price per share.

Companies with smaller market capitalizations also tend to have unproven track records, a limited product or service base and limited access to capital. These factors also increase risks and make these companies more likely to fail than companies with larger market capitalizations.

Risks Related to Investing for Value

Due to their relatively low valuations, value stocks are typically less volatile than growth stocks. For instance, the price of a value stock may experience a smaller increase on a forecast of higher earnings, a positive fundamental development or positive market development. Further, value stocks tend to have higher dividends than growth stocks. This means they depend less on price changes for returns and may lag behind growth stocks in an up market.

Sector Risks

Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors. Sector risk is the possibility that a certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole. As the Adviser allocates more of the Fund's portfolio holdings to a particular sector, the Fund's performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that sector.

Risks of Investing in Derivative Contracts and Hybrid Instruments

The Fund's exposure to derivative contracts and hybrid instruments (either directly or through its investment in another investment company) involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. First, changes in the value of the derivative contracts and hybrid instruments in which the Fund invests may not be correlated with changes in the value of the underlying Reference Instruments or, if they are correlated, may move in the opposite direction than originally anticipated. Second, while some strategies involving derivatives may reduce the risk of loss, they may also reduce potential gains or, in some cases, result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in portfolio holdings. Third, there is a risk that derivative contracts and hybrid instruments may be erroneously priced or improperly valued and, as a result, the Fund may need to make increased cash payments to the counterparty. Fourth, exposure to derivative contracts and hybrid instruments may have tax consequences to the Fund and its shareholders. For example, derivative contracts and hybrid instruments may cause the Fund to realize increased ordinary income or short-term capital gains (which are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes) and, as a result, may increase taxable distributions to shareholders. In addition, under certain circumstances certain derivative contracts and hybrid instruments may cause the Fund to: (a) incur an excise tax on a portion of the income related to those contracts and instruments; and/or (b) reclassify, as a return of capital, some or all of the distributions previously made to shareholders during the fiscal year as dividend income. Fifth, a common provision in OTC derivative contracts permits the counterparty to terminate any such contract between it and the Fund, if the value of the Fund's total net assets declines below a specified level over a given time period. Factors that may contribute to such a decline (which usually must be substantial) include significant shareholder redemptions and/or a marked decrease in the market value of the Fund's investments. Any such termination of the Fund's OTC derivative contracts may adversely affect the Fund (for example, by increasing losses and/or costs, and/or preventing the Fund from fully implementing its investment strategies). Sixth, the Fund may use a derivative contract to benefit from a decline in the value of a Reference Instrument. If the value of the Reference Instrument declines during the term of the contract, the Fund makes a profit on the difference (less any payments the Fund is required to pay under the terms of the contract). Any such strategy involves risk. There is no assurance that the Reference Instrument will decline in value during the term of the contract and make a profit for the Fund. The Reference Instrument may instead appreciate in value creating a loss for the Fund. Finally, derivative contracts and hybrid instruments may also involve other risks described in this Prospectus or in the Fund's SAI, such as stock market, interest rate, credit, currency, liquidity and leverage risks.

Credit Risks

Credit risk includes the possibility that a party to a transaction involving the Fund will fail to meet its obligations. This could cause the Fund to lose the benefit of the transaction or prevent the Fund from selling or buying other securities to implement its investment strategy.

Liquidity Risks

Trading opportunities are more limited for equity securities that are not widely held. This may make it more difficult to sell or buy a security at a favorable price or time. Consequently, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on the Fund's performance. Infrequent trading of securities may also lead to an increase in their price volatility.

Liquidity risk also refers to the possibility that the Fund may not be able to sell a security or close out a derivative contract when it wants to. If this happens, the Fund will be required to continue to hold the security or keep the position open, and the Fund could incur losses.

OTC derivative contracts generally carry greater liquidity risk than exchange- traded contracts. This risk may be increased in times of financial stress, if the trading market for OTC derivative contracts becomes restricted.

Leverage Risks

Leverage risk is created when an investment, which includes, for example, an investment in a derivative contract, exposes the Fund to a level of risk that exceeds the amount invested. Changes in the value of such an investment magnify the Fund's risk of loss and potential for gain. Investments can have these same results if their returns are based on a multiple of a specified index, security or other benchmark.

Risks of Investing in ADRs and Domestically Traded Securities of Foreign Issuers

Because the Fund may invest in ADRs and other domestically traded securities of foreign companies, the Fund's Share price may be more affected by foreign economic and political conditions, taxation policies and accounting and auditing standards than would otherwise be the case.

Exchange-Traded Funds Risks

An investment in an ETF generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a conventional fund (i.e., one that is not exchange traded) that has the same investment objectives, strategies and policies. The price of an ETF can fluctuate up or down, and the Fund could lose money investing in an ETF if the prices of the securities owned by the ETF go down. In addition, ETFs may be subject to the following risks that do not apply to conventional funds: (i) the market price of an ETF's shares may trade above or below their net asset value; (ii) an active trading market for an ETF's shares may not develop or be maintained; or (iii) trading of an ETF's shares may be halted if the listing exchange's officials deem such action appropriate, the shares are delisted from the exchange or the activation of market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halts stock trading generally.

What Do Shares Cost?

CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

When the Fund receives your transaction request in proper form (as described in this Prospectus), it is processed at the next calculated net asset value of a Share (NAV). A Share's NAV is determined as of the end of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time), each day the NYSE is open. The Fund calculates the NAV of each class by valuing the assets allocated to the Share's class, subtracting the liabilities allocated to the class and dividing the balance by the number of Shares of the class outstanding. The Fund's current NAV and public offering price may be found at FederatedInvestors.com and in the mutual funds section of certain newspapers under “Federated.”

You can purchase, redeem or exchange Shares any day the NYSE is open.

When the Fund holds securities that trade principally in foreign markets on days the NYSE is closed, the value of the Fund's assets may change on days you cannot purchase or redeem Shares. This may also occur when the U.S. markets for fixed-income securities are open on a day the NYSE is closed.

In calculating its 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.
  • Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and asked quotations.
    • Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Board.

    If the Fund cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Fund may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations, or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund's NAV.

    Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs. The prospectuses for these mutual funds explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.

    Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures

    The Board has ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Board has appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund and of the Adviser to assist in this responsibility and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Board has 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. 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 Board. The Board periodically reviews and approves the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures. The Fund's SAI discusses the methods used by pricing services and the Valuation Committee to value investments.

    Using fair value to price investments may result in a value that is different from an investment's most recent closing price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs. The Valuation Committee generally will not change an investment's fair value in the absence of new information relating to the investment or its issuer such as changes in the issuer's business or financial results, or relating to external market factors, such as trends in the market values of comparable securities. This may result in less frequent, and larger, changes in fair values as compared to prices based on market quotations or price evaluations from pricing services or dealers.

    The Board also has adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Adviser determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment's value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:
    • With respect to securities traded principally in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures or options contracts;
    • With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets;
    • Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
    • Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations or litigation developments or a natural disaster affecting the issuer's operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer's industry.

    The Valuation Committee uses 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 Valuation Committee will determine the fair value of the investment using another method approved by the Board. The Board has ultimate responsibility for any fair valuations made in response to a significant event.

    The fair valuation of securities following a significant event can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities for short-term traders to profit at the expense of long-term investors in the Fund. For example, such arbitrage opportunities may exist when the market on which portfolio securities are traded closes before the Fund calculates its NAV, which is typically the case with Asian and European markets. However, there is no assurance that these significant event procedures will prevent dilution of the NAV by short-term traders. See “Account and Share Information - Frequent Trading Policies” for other procedures the Fund employs to deter such short-term trading.

    How is the Fund Sold?

    The Fund offers four Share classes: Class A Shares, Class C Shares, Class R Shares and Institutional Shares, each representing interests in a single portfolio of securities. This Prospectus relates only to Class R Shares. All Share classes have different sales charges and other expenses which affect their performance. The additional classes of Shares, which are offered by separate Prospectuses, may be preferable for certain shareholders. Please note that certain purchase restrictions may apply. Contact your financial intermediary or call 1-800-341-7400for more information concerning the other classes.

    The Fund's Distributor, Federated Securities Corp., markets the Shares described in this Prospectus to 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans and IRA Rollovers from such plans, directly or through investment professionals. Class R Shares are generally available only to retirement plans where plan level omnibus accounts are held on the books of the Fund. Under the Distributor's Contract with the Fund, the Distributor offers Shares on a continuous, best-efforts basis. The Distributor is a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc. (Federated).

    Payments to Financial Intermediaries

    The Fund and its affiliated service providers may pay fees as described below to financial intermediaries (such as broker-dealers, banks, investment advisers or third-party administrators) whose customers are shareholders of the Fund.

    RULE 12b-1 FEES

    The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Plan, which allows it to pay marketing fees of up to 0.50% of average net assets to the Distributor for the sale, distribution, administration and customer servicing of the Fund's Class R Shares. When the Distributor receives Rule 12b-1 Fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase Shares. Because these Shares pay marketing fees on an ongoing basis, your investment cost may be higher over time than other shares with different marketing fees.

    RECORDKEEPING FEES

    The Fund may pay Recordkeeping Fees on an average-net-assets basis or on a per-account-per-year basis to financial intermediaries for providing recordkeeping services to the Funds and shareholders. If a financial intermediary receives Recordkeeping Fees on an account, it is not eligible to also receive Networking Fees on that same account.

    NETWORKING FEES

    The Fund may reimburse Networking Fees on a per-account-per-year basis to financial intermediaries for providing administrative services to the Funds and shareholders on certain non-omnibus accounts. If a financial intermediary receives Networking Fees on an account, it is not eligible to also receive Recordkeeping Fees on that same account.

    ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

    The Distributor may pay out of its own resources amounts (including items of material value) to certain financial intermediaries that support the sale of Shares or provide services to Fund shareholders. The amounts of these payments could be significant, and may create an incentive for the financial intermediary or its employees or associated persons to recommend or sell Shares of the Fund to you. In some cases, such payments may be made by or funded from the resources of companies affiliated with the Distributor (including the Adviser). These payments are not reflected in the fees and expenses listed in the fee table section of the Fund's Prospectus and described above because they are not paid by the Fund.

    These payments are negotiated and may be based on such factors as: the number or value of Shares that the financial intermediary sells or may sell; the value of client assets invested; or the type and nature of services or support furnished by the financial intermediary. These payments may be in addition to payments of Rule 12b-1 Fees and/or Recordkeeping Fee and/or Networking Fees made by the Fund to the financial intermediary. In connection with these payments, the financial intermediary may elevate the prominence or profile of the Fund and/or other Federated funds within the financial intermediary's organization by, for example, placement on a list of preferred or recommended Funds, and/or granting the Distributor preferential or enhanced opportunities to promote the Funds in various ways within the financial intermediary's organization. You can ask your financial intermediary for information about any payments it receives from the Distributor or the Fund and any services provided.

    How to Purchase Shares

    You may purchase Shares through a financial intermediary, directly from the Fund or through an exchange from another Federated fund. The Fund reserves the right to reject any request to purchase or exchange Shares. New investors must submit a completed New Account Form.

    Where the Fund offers more than one Share class and you do not specify the class choice on your New Account Form or form of payment (e.g., Federal Reserve wire or check), you automatically will receive Class A Shares.

    The minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts for IRA Rollovers from retirement plans are $250 and $100, respectively.

    There is no minimum initial or subsequent amount required for employer-sponsored retirement plans; however, such accounts remain subject to the Fund's policy on “Accounts with Low Balances” as discussed later in this Prospectus.

    An institutional investor's minimum investment is calculated by combining all accounts it maintains with the Fund. Financial intermediaries may impose higher or lower minimum investment requirements on their customers than those imposed by the Fund. Keep in mind that financial intermediaries may charge you fees for their services in connection with your Share transactions.

    THROUGH A FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY

    • Establish an account with the financial intermediary; and
    • Submit your purchase order to the financial intermediary before the end of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time).
    You will receive the next calculated NAV if the financial intermediary forwards the order on the same day, and forwards your payment by the prescribed trade settlement date (typically within one to three business days) to the Fund's transfer agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“Transfer Agent”). You will become the owner of Shares and receive dividends when your payment is received in accordance with these time frames (provided that, if payment is received in the form of a check, the check clears). If your payment is not received in accordance with these time frames, or a check does not clear, your purchase will be canceled and you could be liable for any losses, fees or expenses incurred by the Fund or the Fund's Transfer Agent.

    Financial intermediaries should send payments according to the instructions in the sections “By Wire” or “By Check.”

    DIRECTLY FROM THE FUND

    • Establish your account with the Fund by submitting a completed New Account Form; and
    • Send your payment to the Fund by Federal Reserve wire or check.

    You will become the owner of Shares and your Shares will be priced at the next calculated NAV after the Fund receives your wire or your check. If your check does not clear, your purchase will be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees incurred by the Fund or State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Fund's Transfer Agent.

    An institution may establish an account and place an order by calling the Fund, and the Shares will be priced at the next calculated NAV after the Fund receives the order.

    By Wire

    To facilitate processing your order, please call the Fund before sending the wire.

    Send your wire to:

    State Street Bank and Trust Company
    Boston, MA
    Dollar Amount of Wire
    ABA Number 011000028
    BNF: 23026552
    Attention: Federated EDGEWIRE
    Wire Order Number, Dealer Number or Group Number
    Nominee/Institution Name
    Fund Name and Number and Account Number

    You cannot purchase Shares by wire on holidays when wire transfers are restricted.

    By Check

    Make your check payable to The Federated Funds, note your account number on the check, and send it to:

    The Federated Funds
    P.O. Box 8600
    Boston, MA 02266-8600

    If you send your check by a private courier or overnight delivery service that requires a street address, send it to:

    The Federated Funds
    30 Dan Road
    Canton, MA 02021

    Payment should be made in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank. The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request. For example, to protect against check fraud the Fund may reject any purchase request involving a check that is not made payable to The Federated Funds (including, but not limited to, requests to purchase Shares using third-party checks) or involving temporary checks or credit card checks.

    BY DIRECT DEPOSIT

    You may complete an application with State Street Bank and Trust Company to have your Social Security, Railroad Retirement, VA Compensation or Pension, Civil Service Retirement and certain other retirement payments invested directly into the Fund. The application must be filed with State Street Bank and Trust Company before direct deposit may begin. Allow 60 to 90 days for the application to be processed.

    THROUGH AN EXCHANGE

    You may purchase Shares through an exchange from the same share class of another Federated fund. You must meet the minimum initial investment requirement for purchasing Shares (if applicable) and both accounts must have identical registrations.

    BY SYSTEMATIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM (SIP)

    Once you have opened an account, you may automatically purchase additional Shares on a regular basis by completing the Systematic Investment Program section of the New Account Form or by contacting the Fund or your financial intermediary. The minimum investment amount for SIPs is $50.

    BY AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (ACH)

    Once you have opened an account, you may purchase additional Shares through a depository institution that is an ACH member. This purchase option can be established by completing the appropriate sections of the New Account Form.

    How to Redeem and Exchange Shares

    You should redeem or exchange Shares:

    • through a financial intermediary if you purchased Shares through a financial intermediary; or
    • directly from the Fund if you purchased Shares directly from the Fund.

    Shares of the Fund may be redeemed for cash or exchanged for shares of the same class of other Federated funds on days on which the Fund computes its NAV. Redemption requests may be made by telephone or in writing.

    THROUGH A FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY

    Submit your redemption or exchange request to your financial intermediary by the end of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The redemption amount you will receive is based upon the next calculated NAV after the Fund receives the order from your financial intermediary.

    DIRECTLY FROM THE FUND

    By Telephone

    You may redeem or exchange Shares by simply calling the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.

    If you call before the end of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time), you will receive a redemption amount based on that day's NAV.

    By Mail

    You may redeem or exchange Shares by sending a written request to the Fund.

    You will receive a redemption amount based on the next calculated NAV after the Fund receives your written request in proper form.

    Send requests by mail to:

    The Federated Funds
    P.O. Box 8600
    Boston, MA 02266-8600

    Send requests by private courier or overnight delivery service to:

    The Federated Funds
    30 Dan Road
    Canton, MA 02021

    All requests must include:

    • Fund Name and Share Class, account number and account registration;
    • amount to be redeemed or exchanged;
    • signatures of all shareholders exactly as registered; and
    • if exchanging, the Fund Name and Share Class, account number and account registration into which you are exchanging.

    Call your financial intermediary or the Fund if you need special instructions.

    Signature Guarantees

    Signatures must be guaranteed by a financial institution which is a participant in a Medallion signature guarantee program if:

    • your redemption will be sent to an address other than the address of record;
    • your redemption will be sent to an address of record that was changed within the last 30 days;
    • a redemption is payable to someone other than the shareholder(s) of record; or
    • transferring into another fund with a different shareholder registration.

    A Medallion signature guarantee is designed to protect your account from fraud. Obtain a Medallion signature guarantee from a bank or trust company, savings association, credit union or broker, dealer or securities exchange member. A notarypublic cannot provide a signature guarantee.

    PAYMENT METHODS FOR REDEMPTIONS

    Your redemption proceeds will be mailed by check to your address of record. The following payment options are available if you complete the appropriate section of the New Account Form or an Account Service Options Form. These payment options require a signature guarantee if they were not established when the account was opened:

    • an electronic transfer to your account at a financial institution that is an ACH member; or
    • wire payment to your account at a domestic commercial bank that is a Federal Reserve System member.

    Redemption In-Kind

    Although the Fund intends to pay Share redemptions in cash, it reserves the right to pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution of the Fund's portfolio securities.

    LIMITATIONS ON REDEMPTION PROCEEDS

    Redemption proceeds normally are wired or mailed within one business day after receiving a request in proper form. Payment may be delayed for up to seven days:

    • to allow your purchase to clear (as discussed below);
    • during periods of market volatility;
    • when a shareholder's trade activity or amount adversely impacts the Fund's ability to manage its assets; or
    • during any period when the Federal Reserve wire or applicable Federal Reserve banks are closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closings.

    If you request a redemption of Shares recently purchased by check (including a cashier's check or certified check), money order, bank draft or ACH, your redemption proceeds may not be made available for up to seven calendar days to allow the Fund to collect payment on the instrument used to purchase such Shares. If the purchase instrument does not clear, your purchase order will be canceled and you will be responsible for any losses incurred by the Fund as a result of your canceled order.

    In addition, the right of redemption may be suspended, or the payment of proceeds may be delayed, during any period:

    • when the NYSE is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closings;
    • when trading on the NYSE is restricted, as determined by the SEC; or
    • in which an emergency exists, as determined by the SEC, so that disposal of the Fund's investments or determination of its NAV is not reasonably practicable.

    You will not accrue interest or dividends on uncashed redemption checks from the Fund if those checks are undeliverable and returned to the Fund.

    EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE

    You may exchange Shares of the Fund into Shares of the same class of another Federated fund. To do this, you must:

    • ensure that the account registrations are identical;
    • meet any applicable minimum initial investment requirements; and
    • receive a prospectus for the fund into which you wish to exchange.

    An exchange is treated as a redemption and a subsequent purchase and is a taxable transaction.

    The Fund may modify or terminate the exchange privilege at any time. In addition, the Fund may terminate your exchange privilege if your exchange activity is found to be excessive under the Fund's frequent trading policies. See “Account and Share Information - Frequent Trading Policies.”

    Systematic Withdrawal/Exchange Program

    You may automatically redeem or exchange Shares. Effective August 2, 2010, the minimum amount for all new or revised systematic redemptions or exchanges of Shares is $50 per transaction per fund. Complete the appropriate section of the New Account Form or an Account Service Options Form or contact your financial intermediary or the Fund. Your account value must meet the minimum initial investment amount at the time the program is established. This program may reduce, and eventually deplete, your account. Payments should not be considered yield or income.

    ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

    Telephone Transactions

    The Fund will record your telephone instructions. If the Fund does not follow reasonable procedures, it may be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.

    Share Certificates

    The Fund does not issue share certificates.

    Account and Share Information

    CONFIRMATIONS AND ACCOUNT STATEMENTS

    You will receive confirmation of purchases, redemptions and exchanges (except for systematic transactions). In addition, you will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity, including systematic transactions, dividends and capital gains paid.

    DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS

    The Fund declares and pays any dividends annually to shareholders. Dividends are paid to all shareholders invested in the Fund on the record date. The record date is the date on which a shareholder must officially own Shares in order to earn a dividend.

    In addition, the Fund pays any capital gains at least annually and may make such special distributions of dividends and capital gains as may be necessary to meet applicable regulatory requirements. Your dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Shares without a sales charge, unless you elect cash payments. Dividends may also be reinvested without sales charges in shares of any class of any other Federated fund of which you are already a shareholder.

    If you have elected to receive dividends and/or capital gain distributions in cash, and your check is returned by the postal or other delivery service as “undeliverable,” or you do not respond to mailings from Federated with regard to uncashed distribution checks, your distribution option will automatically be converted to having all dividends and capital gains reinvested in additional Shares. No interest will accrue on amounts represented by uncashed distribution checks.

    If you purchase Shares just before the record date for a dividend or capital gain distribution, you will pay the full price for the Shares and then receive a portion of the price back in the form of a taxable distribution, whether or not you reinvest the distribution in Shares. Therefore, you should consider the tax implications of purchasing Shares shortly before the record date for a dividend or capital gain. Contact your financial intermediary or the Fund for information concerning when dividends and capital gains will be paid.

    Under the federal securities laws, the Fund is required to provide a notice to shareholders regarding the source of distributions made by the Fund if such distributions are from sources other than ordinary investment income. In addition, important information regarding the Fund's distributions, if applicable, is available in the “Products” section of Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. To access this information from the “Products” section of the website, click on the “Notice to Shareholders - Source of Distributions” link under “Related Information.”

    ACCOUNTS WITH LOW BALANCES

    Federated reserves the right to close accounts if redemptions or exchanges cause the account balance to fall below $250. Before an account is closed, you will be notified and allowed at least 30 days to purchase additional Shares to meet the minimum.

    TAX INFORMATION

    The Fund sends an IRS Form 1099 and an annual statement of your account activity to assist you in completing your federal, state and local tax returns. Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains are taxable to you whether paid in cash or reinvested in the Fund. Dividends are taxable at different rates depending on the source of dividend income. Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you as ordinary income. Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you as long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have owned your Shares.

    Fund distributions are expected to be both dividends and capital gains. Redemptions and exchanges are taxable sales. Please consult your tax adviser regarding your federal, state and local tax liability.

    FREQUENT TRADING POLICIES

    Frequent or short-term trading into and out of the Fund can have adverse consequences for the Fund and shareholders who use the Fund as a long-term investment vehicle. Such trading in significant amounts can disrupt the Fund's investment strategies (e.g., by requiring it to sell investments at inopportune times or maintain excessive short-term or cash positions to support redemptions), increase brokerage and administrative costs and affect the timing and amount of taxable gains distributed by the Fund. Investors engaged in such trading may also seek to profit by anticipating changes in the Fund's NAV in advance of the time as of which NAV is calculated.

    The Fund's Board has approved policies and procedures intended to discourage excessive frequent or short-term trading of the Fund's Shares. The Fund monitors trading in Fund Shares in an effort to identify disruptive trading activity. The Fund monitors trades into and out of the Fund within a period of 30 days or less. The Fund may also monitor trades into and out of the Fund for potentially disruptive trading activity over periods longer than 30 days. The size of Share transactions subject to monitoring varies. Where it is determined that a shareholder has exceeded the detection amounts twice within a period of 12 months, the Fund will temporarily preclude the shareholder from making further purchases or exchanges of Fund Shares. If the shareholder continues to exceed the detection amounts for specified periods, the Fund will impose lengthier trading restrictions on the shareholder, up to and including permanently precluding the shareholder from making any further purchases or exchanges of Fund Shares. Whether or not the specific monitoring limits are exceeded, the Fund's management or the Adviser may determine from the amount, frequency or pattern of purchases and redemptions or exchanges that a shareholder is engaged in excessive trading that is or could be detrimental to the Fund and other shareholders and may preclude the shareholder from making further purchases or exchanges of Fund Shares. No matter how the Fund defines its limits on frequent trading of Fund Shares, other purchases and sales of Fund Shares may have adverse effects on the management of the Fund's portfolio and its performance.

    The Fund's frequent trading restrictions do not apply to purchases and sales of Fund Shares by other Federated funds. These funds impose the same frequent trading restrictions as the Fund at their shareholder level. In addition, allocation changes of the investing Federated fund are monitored, and the managers of the recipient fund must determine that there is no disruption to their management activity. The intent of this exception is to allow investing fund managers to accommodate cash flows that result from non-abusive trading in the investing fund, without being stopped from such trading because the aggregate of such trades exceeds the monitoring limits. Nonetheless, as with any trading in Fund Shares, purchases and redemptions of Fund Shares by other Federated funds could adversely affect the management of the Fund's portfolio and its performance.

    The Fund's objective is that its restrictions on short-term trading should apply to all shareholders that are subject to the restrictions, regardless of the number or type of accounts in which Shares are held. However, the Fund anticipates that limitations on its ability to identify trading activity to specific shareholders, including where Shares are held through intermediaries in multiple or omnibus accounts, will mean that these restrictions may not be able to be applied uniformly in all cases.

    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

    Information concerning the Fund's portfolio holdings is available in the “Products” section of Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. A complete listing of the Fund's portfolio holdings as of the end of each calendar quarter is posted on the website 30 days (or the next business day) after the end of the quarter and remains posted until replaced by the information for the succeeding quarter. Summary portfolio composition information as of the close of each month is posted on the website 15 days (or the next business day) after month-end and remains until replaced by the information for the succeeding month. The summary portfolio composition information may include identification of the Fund's top ten holdings and a percentage breakdown of the portfolio by sector.

    To access this information from the “Products” section of the website, click on “view all” next to a fund category, select the Fund and the appropriate share class, then click on the “Portfolio Holdings and Related Information” link or “Composition” link under the “Current View” section.

    You may also access portfolio information as of the end of the Fund's fiscal quarters from the “Products” section of the website. The Fund's Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, which contain complete listings of the Fund's portfolio holdings as of the end of the Fund's second and fourth fiscal quarters, may be accessed by selecting the “Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports” link under “Related Information” and selecting the link to the appropriate PDF. Complete listings of the Fund's portfolio holdings as of the end of the Fund's first and third fiscal quarters may be accessed by selecting “Portfolio Holdings” from the “Products” section and then selecting the appropriate link opposite the name of the Fund. Fiscal quarter information is made available on the website within 70 days after the end of the fiscal quarter. This information is also available in reports filed with the SEC at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

    In addition, from time to time (for example, during periods of unusual market conditions), additional information regarding the Fund's portfolio holdings and/or composition may be posted to Federated's website. If and when such information is posted, its availability will be noted on, and the information will be accessible from, the home page of the website.

    Who Manages the Fund?

    The Board governs the Fund. The Board selects and oversees the Adviser, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. The Adviser manages the Fund primarily through Federated Clover Investment Advisors, a division of Federated Global Investment Management Corp. The Adviser manages the Fund's assets, including buying and selling portfolio securities. Federated Advisory Services Company (FASC), an affiliate of the Adviser, provides research, quantitative analysis, equity trading and transaction settlement and certain support services to the Adviser. The fee for these services is paid by the Adviser and not by the Fund.

    The address of the Adviser is 450 Lexington Avenue, Suite 3700, New York, NY 10017-3943. The address of FASC is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779.

    The Adviser and other subsidiaries of Federated advise approximately 145 equity, fixed-income and money market mutual funds as well as a variety of other pooled investment vehicles and customized, separately managed accounts, which totaled approximately $389 billion in assets as of December 31, 2009. Federated was established in 1955 and is one of the largest investment managers in the United States with approximately 1,370 employees. Federated provides investment products to over 5,200 investment professionals and institutions.

    The Adviser advises approximately 19 equity mutual funds as well as a variety of customized, separately managed accounts, which totaled approximately $8.7 billion in assets as of December 31, 2009.

    PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

    Stephen Gutch and Lawrence Creatura have been the portfolio managers of the Fund since its inception in March 2009 and prior thereto, Messrs. Gutch and Creatura served as portfolio managers of Touchstone Small Fund since 2006 and 1996 respectively.

    Stephen K. Gutch

    Stephen Gutch has been the Fund's portfolio manager since March 2009. He is vice president of the Fund's Adviser. Mr. Gutch conducts investment research in the Financial Services sector and is jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Prior to joining Federated, Mr. Gutch was employed with Clover Capital Management, Inc. (“Clover”) where he served as Director of Research, overseeing the firm's portfolio management effort, and co-manager of Clover's small-cap value strategy. Prior to joining Clover in 2003, Mr. Gutch worked for Continental Advisors, LLC where he was managing director for the firm's financial services hedge fund. Previous to this, Mr. Gutch managed the financial services portfolio at Fulcrum Investment Group, LLC in Chicago for five years. Mr. Gutch earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Rochester and an M.B.A. from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, also at the University of Rochester. Mr. Gutch has received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

    Lawrence R. Creatura

    Lawrence Creatura has been the Fund's portfolio manager since March 2009. He is vice president of the Fund's Adviser. Mr. Creatura conducts equity research in the Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples and Technology sectors and is jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Prior to joining Federated, Mr. Creatura was employed with Clover where he co-managed the small-cap value and small-mid-cap value investment strategies. Prior to joining Clover in 1994, Mr. Creatura worked in laser research and development for industrial and medical applications. He received a B.S. from the University of Rochester, Institute of Optics and earned his M.B.A. in Finance and International Management, also from the University of Rochester. Mr. Creatura has received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

    The Fund's SAI provides additional information about the Portfolio Managers' compensation, management of other accounts and ownership of securities in the Fund.

    ADVISORY FEES

    The Fund's investment advisory contract provides for payment to the Adviser of an annual investment advisory fee of 0.90% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily waive a portion of its fee or reimburse the Fund for certain operating expenses.

    A discussion of the Board's review of the Fund's investment advisory contract is available in the Fund's Annual Report dated September 30, 2010.

    Legal Proceedings

    Since February 2004, Federated and related entities (collectively, “Federated”) have been named as defendants in several lawsuits that are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. These lawsuits have been consolidated into a single action alleging excessive advisory fees involving one of the Federated-sponsored mutual funds (“Funds”).

    Federated and its counsel have been defending this litigation. Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these lawsuits, all of which seek monetary damages, attorneys' fees and expenses, and future potential similar suits is uncertain. Although we do not believe that these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Funds, there can be no assurance that these suits, ongoing adverse publicity and/or other developments resulting from the allegations in these matters will not result in increased redemptions, or reduced sales, of shares of the Funds or other adverse consequences for the Funds.

    Financial Information

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

    The Financial Highlights will help you understand the Fund's financial performance for its past five fiscal years or since inception, if the life of the Fund is shorter. Some of the information is presented on a per Share basis. Total returns represent the rate an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gains.

    The Fund is the successor to the Touchstone Small Fund (Predecessor Fund), a portfolio of Touchstone Funds Group Trust, pursuant to a reorganization that took place on August 28, 2009. The Fund commenced operations on March 16, 2009, when the Fund became the successor to a common fund that was organized as a Delaware limited liability company and only available to accredited investors. The Fund assumed the performance of the successor common fund. As a result of the reorganization, the Touchstone Small Fund became the accounting survivor.

    The Fund's fiscal year end is September 30. As the Fund's Class R Shares first fiscal year will end on September 30, 2011, audited financial information for the Fund's Class R Shares is not available as of the date of this Prospectus. The Financial Highlights presented in this Prospectus are for the Fund's Class A Shares. Information for the two fiscal years ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 has been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Fund's audited financial statements, is included in the Annual Report. The information for prior years was audited by Ernst & Young LLP, another independent registered public accounting firm, which issued an unqualified opinion.

    Financial Highlights - Class A Shares

    (For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

    Year Ended September 30,Period Ended
    9/30/20071,3,4
    201020091,220081,3
    Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period$16.07$17.97$27.81$38.31
    Income From Investment Operations:
    Net investment income0.0550.1050.050.03
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments2.21(1.07)(2.30)0.54
    TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS2.26(0.97)(2.25)0.57
    Less Distributions:
    Distributions from net investment income(0.01)(0.12)(0.11) — 
    Distributions from net realized gain on investments(0.14)(0.81)(7.48)(11.07)
    TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS(0.15)(0.93)(7.59)(11.07)
    Net Asset Value, End of Period$18.18$16.07$17.97$27.81
    Total Return614.16%(3.41)%(8.85)%1.68%
    Ratios to Average Net Assets:
    Net expenses1.31%1.45%1.45%1.28%7
    Net investment income0.30%1.12%0.67%0.23%7
    Expense waiver/reimbursement80.39%0.11%4.42%0.53%7
    Supplemental Data:
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)$106,030$102,599$625$205
    Portfolio turnover72%68%67%79%
    1Touchstone Diversified Small Cap Value Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) was reorganized into Federated Clover Small Value Fund (the “Fund”) as of the close of business on August 28, 2009. The Fund is the successor to the Predecessor Fund. The performance information and financial information presented incorporates the operations of the Predecessor Fund, which, as a result of the reorganization, are the Fund's operations. See Note 2 to the Financial Statements.
    2Beginning with the year ended September 30, 2009, the Fund was audited by KPMG LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.
    3Due to the reorganization: (1) the number of outstanding shares of the Predecessor Fund decreased by a factor of 1.42; and (2) since the Predecessor Fund's total number of shares outstanding decreased, the net asset value increased. The reorganization did not affect the value of the Predecessor Fund's net assets or each shareholder's proportional ownership interest in those assets. Per share data has been restated, where applicable.
    4Reflects operations for the period from November 20, 2006 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2007.
    5Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
    6Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
    7Computed on an annualized basis.
    8This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

    Further information about the Fund's performance is contained in the Fund's Annual Report, dated September 30, 2010, which can be obtained free of charge.

    Appendix A: Hypothetical Investment and Expense Information

    The following chart provides additional hypothetical information about the effect of the Fund's expenses, including investment advisory fees and other Fund costs, on the Fund's assumed returns over a 10-year period. The chart shows the estimated expenses that would be incurred in respect of a hypothetical investment of $10,000, assuming a 5% return each year, and no redemption of Shares. The chart also assumes that the Fund's annual expense ratio stays the same throughout the 10-year period and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. The annual expense ratio used in the chart is the same as stated in the “Fees and Expenses” table of this Prospectus (and thus may not reflect any fee waiver or expense reimbursement currently in effect). The maximum amount of any sales charge that might be imposed on the purchase of Shares (and deducted from the hypothetical initial investment of $10,000; the “Front-End Sales Charge”) is reflected in the “Hypothetical Expenses” column. The hypothetical investment information does not reflect the effect of charges (if any) normally applicable to redemptions of Shares (e.g., deferred sales charges, redemption fees). Mutual fund returns, as well as fees and expenses, may fluctuate over time, and your actual investment returns and total expenses may be higher or lower than those shown below.

    FEDERATED CLOVER SMALL VALUE FUND - CLASS R SHARES
    ANNUAL EXPENSE RATIO: 2.21%
    MAXIMUM FRONT-END SALES CHARGE: NONE
    YearHypothetical
    Beginning
    Investment    		Hypothetical
    Performance
    Earnings    		Investment
    After
    Returns    		Hypothetical
    Expenses    		Hypothetical
    Ending
    Investment
    1$10,000.00$500.00$10,500.00$224.08$10,279.00
    2$10,279.00$513.95$10,792.95$230.33$10,565.78
    3$10,565.78$528.29$11,094.07$236.76$10,860.57
    4$10,860.57$543.03$11,403.60$243.37$11,163.58
    5$11,163.58$558.18$11,721.76$250.16$11,475.04
    6$11,475.04$573.75$12,048.79$257.14$11,795.19
    7$11,795.19$589.76$12,384.95$264.31$12,124.28
    8$12,124.28$606.21$12,730.49$271.68$12,462.55
    9$12,462.55$623.13$13,085.68$279.26$12,810.26
    10$12,810.26$640.51$13,450.77$287.06$13,167.67
    Cumulative$5,676.81$2,544.15

    An SAI dated December 1, 2010, includes additional information about the Fund and is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. The SAI contains a description of the Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of its portfolio securities. To obtain the SAI and other information without charge, and to make inquiries, call your financial intermediary or the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.

    You can obtain information about the Fund (including the SAI) by writing to or visiting the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. You may also access Fund information from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. You can purchase copies of this information by contacting the SEC by email at publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549. Call 1-202-551-8090 for information on the Public Reference Room's operations and copying fees.

    Federated Clover Small Value 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

    Investment Company Act File No. 811-4017

    Cusip 314172172

    Q450731 (12/10)

    Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc.
    2010  © Federated Investors, Inc.



    Federated Clover Small Value Fund
    A Portfolio of Federated Equity Funds
    Statement of Additional Information
    December 1, 2010
    CLASS R SHARES (TICKER VSFRX)
    This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a Prospectus. Read this SAI in conjunction with the Prospectus for Federated Clover Small Value Fund Class R Shares (“Fund”), dated December 1, 2010.
    This SAI incorporates by reference the Fund’s Annual Reports. Obtain the Prospectus or the Annual Reports without charge by calling 1-800-341-7400.
    CONTENTS
    How is the Fund Organized? 1
    Securities in Which the Fund Invests 1
    Investment Risks 9
    Investment Objective and Investment Limitations 11
    What Do Shares Cost? 13
    How is the Fund Sold? 15
    Purchases In-Kind 16
    Subaccounting Services 16
    Redemption In-Kind 17
    Massachusetts Partnership Law 17
    Account and Share Information 17
    Tax Information 17
    Who Manages and Provides Services to the Fund? 18
    How Does the Fund Measure Performance? 30
    Financial Information 30
    Investment Ratings 31
    Addresses 35
    Appendix36
    Federated Clover Small Value 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
    Q450729 (12/10)
    Federated is a registered mark
    of Federated Investors, Inc.
    2010  © Federated Investors, Inc.

    Federated Clover Small Value Fund

    A Portfolio of Federated Equity Funds

    Statement of Additional Information

    December 1, 2010

    CLASS R SHARES (TICKER VSFRX)

    This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a Prospectus. Read this SAI in conjunction with the Prospectus for Federated Clover Small Value Fund Class R Shares (“Fund”), dated December 1, 2010.

    This SAI incorporates by reference the Fund’s Annual Reports. Obtain the Prospectus or the Annual Reports without charge by calling 1-800-341-7400.

    How is the Fund Organized?

    The Fund is a diversified portfolio of Federated Equity Funds (“Trust”). The Trust is an open-end, management investment company that was established under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 17, 1984. The Trust may offer separate series of shares representing interests in separate portfolios of securities.

    The Board of Trustees (“Board”) has established four classes of shares of the Fund, known as Class A Shares, Class C Shares, Class R Shares and Institutional Shares (“Shares”). This SAI relates to Class R Shares. The Fund’s investment adviser is Federated Global Investment Management Corp. (“Adviser”).

    Clover Capital Enhanced Small Cap Value Equity Common Fund, LLC transferred assets to the Fund as of the close of business on or about March 13, 2009. On August 28, 2009, the Touchstone Diversified Small Cap Value Fund, formerly a portfolio of Touchstone Funds Group Trust (the “Touchstone Small Fund”) was reorganized into the Fund. As a result of the reorganization, the Touchstone Small Fund became the accounting survivor.

    Securities in Which the Fund Invests

    The principal securities or other investments in which the Fund invests are described in the Fund’s Prospectus. The Fund also may invest in securities or other investments as non-principal investments for any purpose that is consistent with its investment objective. The following information is either additional information, in respect of a principal security or other investment referenced in the Prospectus, or information in respect of a non-principal security or other investment (in which case there is no related disclosure in the Prospectus).

    Securities Descriptions and Techniques

    Fixed-Income Securities

    Fixed-income securities pay interest, dividends or distributions at a specified rate. The rate may be a fixed percentage of the principal or adjusted periodically. In addition, the issuer of a fixed-income security must repay the principal amount of the security, normally within a specified time. Fixed-income securities provide more regular income than equity securities. However, the returns on fixed-income securities are limited and normally do not increase with the issuer’s earnings. This limits the potential appreciation of fixed-income securities as compared to equity securities.

    A security’s yield measures the annual income earned on a security as a percentage of its price. A security’s yield will increase or decrease depending upon whether it costs less (a “discount”) or more (a “premium”) than the principal amount. If the issuer may redeem the security before its scheduled maturity, the price and yield on a discount or premium security may change based upon the probability of an early redemption. Securities with higher risks generally have higher yields.

    The following describes the types of fixed-income securities in which the Fund invests.

    Treasury Securities (A Fixed-Income Security)

    Treasury securities are direct obligations of the federal government of the United States. Treasury securities are generally regarded as having the lowest credit risks.

    Government Securities (A Fixed-Income Security)

    Government securities are issued or guaranteed by a federal agency or instrumentality acting under federal authority. Some government securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. These include the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), Small Business Administration, Federal Financing Bank, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

    Other government securities receive support through federal subsidies, loans or other benefits. For example, the U.S. Treasury is authorized to purchase specified amounts of securities issued by (or otherwise make funds available to) the Federal Home Loan Bank System, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and Tennessee Valley Authority in support of such obligations.

    A few government securities have no explicit financial support, but are regarded as having implied support because the federal government sponsors their activities. These include Farm Credit System and Financing Corporation securities.

    The Fund treats mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by a federal agency or instrumentality as government securities. Although such a guarantee protects against credit risks, it does not reduce other risks.

    Recent Events Related to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.The extreme and unprecedented volatility and disruption that impacted the capital and credit markets beginning in 2008 led to market concerns regarding the ability of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to withstand future credit losses associated with securities held in their investment portfolios, and on which they provide guarantees, without the direct support of the federal government. On September 7, 2008, both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were placed under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), a newly created independent regulator. Under the plan of conservatorship, the FHFA assumed control of, and generally has the power to direct, the operations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and is empowered to exercise all powers collectively held by their respective shareholders, directors and officers, including the power to: (1) take over the assets of and operate Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae with all the powers of the shareholders, the directors, and the officers of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and conduct all business of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; (2) collect all obligations and money due to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; (3) perform all functions of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae which are consistent with the conservator’s appointment; (4) preserve and conserve the assets and property of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; and (5) contract for assistance in fulfilling any function, activity, action or duty of the conservator.

    In connection with the actions taken by the FHFA, the Treasury has entered into certain preferred stock purchase agreements (SPAs) with each of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae which establish the Treasury as the holder of a new class of senior preferred stock in each of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The senior preferred stock was issued in connection with financial contributions from the Treasury to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; the Treasury is obligated to provide such financial contributions under the SPAs through 2012. The SPAs impose significant restrictions on the activities of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

    The future status and role of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could be impacted by (among other things) the actions taken and restrictions placed on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae by the FHFA in its role as conservator, the restrictions placed on Freddie Mac’s and Fannie Mae’s operations and activities under the SPAs, market responses to developments at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and future legislative and regulatory action that alters the operations, ownership, structure and/or mission of these institutions, each of which may, in turn, impact the value of, and cash flows on, any securities guaranteed by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

    Corporate Debt Securities (A Fixed-Income Security)

    Corporate debt securities are fixed-income securities issued by businesses. Notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper are the most prevalent types of corporate debt securities. The Fund may also purchase interests in bank loans to companies. The credit risks of corporate debt securities vary widely among issuers.

    In addition, the credit risk of an issuer’s debt security may vary based on its priority for repayment. For example, higher ranking (“senior”) debt securities have a higher priority than lower ranking (“subordinated”) securities. This means that the issuer might not make payments on subordinated securities while continuing to make payments on senior securities. In addition, in the event of bankruptcy, holders of senior securities may receive amounts otherwise payable to the holders of subordinated securities. Some subordinated securities, such as trust-preferred and capital securities notes, also permit the issuer to defer payments under certain circumstances. For example, insurance companies issue securities known as surplus notes that permit the insurance company to defer any payment that would reduce its capital below regulatory requirements.

    Commercial Paper (A Type of Corporate Debt Security)

    Commercial paper is an issuer’s obligation with a maturity of less than nine months. Companies typically issue commercial paper to pay for current expenditures. Most issuers constantly reissue their commercial paper and use the proceeds (or bank loans) to repay maturing paper. If the issuer cannot continue to obtain liquidity in this fashion, its commercial paper may default. The short maturity of commercial paper reduces both the market and credit risks as compared to other debt securities of the same issuer.

    Demand Instruments (A Type of Corporate Debt Security)

    Demand instruments are corporate securities that require the issuer or a third party, such as a dealer or bank (the “Demand Provider”), to repurchase the security for its face value upon demand. Some demand instruments are “conditional,” so that the occurrence of certain conditions relieves the Demand Provider of its obligation to repurchase the security. Other demand instruments are “unconditional,” so that there are no conditions under which the Demand Provider’s obligation to repurchase the security can terminate. The fund treats demand instruments as short-term securities, even though their stated maturity may extend beyond one year.

    Municipal Securities (A Fixed-Income Security)

    Municipal securities are issued by states, counties, cities and other political subdivisions and authorities. Although many municipal securities are exempt from federal income tax, the Fund may invest in taxable municipal securities.

    Mortgage-Backed Securities (A Fixed-Income Security)

    Mortgage-backed securities represent interests in pools of mortgages. The mortgages that comprise a pool normally have similar interest rates, maturities and other terms. Mortgages may have fixed or adjustable interest rates. Interests in pools of adjustable-rate mortgages are known as ARMs.

    Mortgage-backed securities come in a variety of forms. The simplest forms of mortgage-backed securities are pass-through certificates. Holders of pass-through certificates receive a pro rata share of all net interest and principal payments and prepayments from the underlying mortgages. As a result, the holders assume all interest rate and prepayment risks of the underlying mortgages. Other mortgage-backed securities may have more complicated financial structures.

    Zero-Coupon Securities (A Fixed-Income Security)

    Zero-coupon securities do not pay interest or principal until final maturity unlike debt securities that provide periodic payments of interest (referred to as a coupon payment). Investors buy zero-coupon securities at a price below the amount payable at maturity. The difference between the purchase price and the amount paid at maturity represents interest on the zero-coupon security. Investors must wait until maturity to receive interest and principal, which increases the interest rate and credit risks of a zero-coupon security. A zero-coupon, step-up security converts to a coupon security before final maturity.

    There are many forms of zero-coupon securities. Some are issued at a discount and are referred to as zero-coupon or capital appreciation bonds. Others are created from interest-bearing bonds by separating the right to receive the bond’s coupon payments from the right to receive the bond’s principal due at maturity, a process known as coupon stripping. Treasury STRIPs, IOs and POs are the most common forms of stripped zero-coupon securities. In addition, some securities give the issuer the option to deliver additional securities in place of cash interest payments, thereby increasing the amount payable at maturity. These are referred to as pay-in-kind or PIK securities.

    Stripped Securities

    As a non-principal strategy, the Fund may have the ability to purchase participations in trusts that hold U.S. Treasury and agency securities (such as TIGRs and CATs) and also may purchase Treasury receipts and other “stripped” securities that evidence ownership in either the future interest payments or the future principal payments of U.S. government obligations. These participations are issued at a discount to their “face value,” and may (particularly in the case of stripped mortgage-backed securities) exhibit greater price volatility than ordinary debt securities because of the manner in which their principal and interest are returned to investors.

    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs) (A type of Mortgage-Backed Security)

    CMOs, including interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs), allocate payments and prepayments from an underlying pass-through certificate among holders of different classes of mortgage-backed securities. This creates different prepayment and interest rate risks for each CMO class. The degree of increased or decreased prepayment risks depends upon the structure of the CMOs. However, the actual returns on any type of mortgage-backed security depend upon the performance of the underlying pool of mortgages, which no one can predict and will vary among pools.

    IOs and POs (A type of CMO)

    CMOs may allocate interest payments to one class (“Interest Only” or “IOs”) and principal payments to another class (“Principal Only” or “POs”). POs increase in value when prepayment rates increase. In contrast, IOs decrease in value when prepayments increase, because the underlying mortgages generate less interest payments. However, IOs tend to increase in value when interest rates rise (and prepayments decrease), making IOs a useful hedge against interest rate risks.

    Inflation-Protected Securities (A Fixed-Income Security)

    Inflation-protected securities are fixed-income securities whose principal value or interest rate is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation falls (“deflation”), the principal value or interest rate of the securities will be adjusted downward and consequently the interest payable on these securities will be reduced. U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, also known as “TIPs,” are adjusted as to principal; repayment of the original principal upon maturity of the security is guaranteed if the security is purchased when originally issued. With respect to other types of inflation-protected securities that are adjusted to the principal amount, the adjusted principal value of the security repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal. Most other types of inflation-protected securities, however, are adjusted with respect to the interest rate, which has a minimum coupon of 0%, and the principal value does not change.

    Asset-Backed Securities (A Fixed-Income Security)

    Asset-backed securities are payable from pools of obligations other than mortgages. Most asset-backed securities involve consumer or commercial debts with maturities of less than 10 years. However, almost any type of fixed-income assets (including other fixed-income securities) may be used to create an asset-backed security. Asset-backed securities may take the form of commercial paper, notes or pass through certificates. Asset-backed securities have prepayment risks. Like CMOs, asset-backed securities may be structured like Floaters, Inverse Floaters, IOs and POs.

    Bank Instruments (A Fixed-Income Security)

    Bank instruments are unsecured, interest-bearing deposits with banks. Bank instruments include, but are not limited to, bank accounts, time deposits, certificates of deposit and banker’s acceptances. Yankee instruments are denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by U.S. branches of foreign banks. Eurodollar instruments are denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by non-U.S. branches of U.S. or foreign banks.

    Foreign Securities

    Foreign securities are securities of issuers based outside the United States. The Fund considers an issuer to be based outside the United States if:

    • it is organized under the laws of, or has a principal office located in, another country;
    • the principal trading market for its securities is in another country; or
    • it (directly or through its consolidated subsidiaries) derived in its most current fiscal year at least 50% of its total assets, capitalization, gross revenue or profit from goods produced, services performed or sales made in another country.

    Foreign securities are primarily denominated in foreign currencies. Along with the risks normally associated with domestic securities of the same type, foreign securities are subject to currency risks and risks of foreign investing. Trading in certain foreign markets is also subject to liquidity risks.

    Foreign Exchange Contracts

    In order to convert U.S. dollars into the currency needed to buy a foreign security, or to convert foreign currency received from the sale of a foreign security into U.S. dollars, the Fund may enter into spot currency trades. In a spot trade, the Fund agrees to exchange one currency for another at the current exchange rate. The Fund may also enter into derivative contracts in which a foreign currency is an underlying asset. The exchange rate for currency derivative contracts may be higher or lower than the spot exchange rate. Use of these derivative contracts may increase or decrease the Fund’s exposure to currency risks.

    Derivative Contracts

    Derivative contracts are financial instruments that require payments based upon changes in the values of designated securities, commodities, currencies, indices or other assets or instruments including other derivative contracts (each a “Reference Instrument” and collectively, “Reference Instruments”). Each party to a derivative contract is referred to as a counterparty. Some derivative contracts require payments relating to an actual, future trade involving the Reference Instrument. These types of derivatives are frequently referred to as “physically settled” derivatives. Other derivative contracts require payments relating to the income or returns from, or changes in the market value of, a Reference Instrument. These types of derivatives are known as “cash settled” derivatives, since they require cash payments in lieu of delivery of the Reference Instrument.

    Many derivative contracts are traded on securities or commodities exchanges. In this case, the exchange sets all the terms of the contract except for the price. Investors make payments due under their contracts through the exchange. Most exchanges require investors to maintain margin accounts through their brokers to cover their potential obligations to the exchange. Parties to the contract make (or collect) daily payments to the margin accounts to reflect losses (or gains) in the value of their contracts. This protects investors against potential defaults by the counterparty. Trading contracts on an exchange also allows investors to close out their contracts by entering into offsetting contracts.

    For example, the Fund could close out an open contract to buy an asset at a future date by entering into an offsetting contract to sell the same asset on the same date. If the offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price, the Fund realizes a gain; if it is less, the Fund realizes a loss. Exchanges may limit the amount of open contracts permitted at any one time. Such limits may prevent the Fund from closing out a position. If this happens, the Fund will be required to keep the contract open (even if it is losing money on the contract), and to make any payments required under the contract (even if it has to sell portfolio securities at unfavorable prices to do so). Inability to close out a contract could also harm the Fund by preventing it from disposing of or trading any assets it has been using to secure its obligations under the contract.

    The Fund may also trade derivative contracts over-the-counter (OTC) in transactions negotiated directly between the Fund and the counterparty. OTC contracts do not necessarily have standard terms, so they may be less liquid and more difficult to value than exchange-traded contracts. In addition, OTC contracts with more specialized terms may be more difficult to value than exchange-traded contracts, especially in times of financial stress.

    Depending on how the Fund uses derivative contracts and the relationships between the market value of a derivative contract and the Reference Instrument, derivative contracts may increase or decrease the Fund’s exposure to the risks of the Reference Instrument, and may also expose the fund to liquidity and leverage risks. OTC contracts also expose the Fund to credit risks in the event that a counterparty defaults on the contract.

    The Fund may invest in a derivative contract if it is permitted to own, invest in or otherwise have economic exposure to the Reference Instrument. The Fund is not required to own a Reference Instrument in order to buy or sell a derivative contract relating to that Reference Instrument. The Fund may trade in the following types of derivative contracts, including combinations thereof:

    Futures Contracts (A Type of Derivative)

    Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a Reference Instrument at a specified price, date and time. Entering into a contract to buy a Reference Instrument is commonly referred to as buying a contract or holding a long position in the asset. Entering into a contract to sell a Reference Instrument is commonly referred to as selling a contract or holding a short position in the Reference Instrument. Futures contracts are considered to be commodity contracts. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act and, therefore, is not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under that Act. Futures contracts traded OTC are frequently referred to as forward contracts. The Fund can buy or sell financial futures (such as interest rate futures, index futures and security futures), as well as currency futures and currency forward contracts.

    INTEREST RATE FUTURES

    An interest rate futures contract is an exchange-traded contract for which the Reference Instrument is an interest-bearing, fixed-income security or an inter-bank deposit. Two examples of common interest rate futures contracts are U.S. Treasury futures contracts and Eurodollar futures contracts. The Reference Instrument for a U.S. Treasury futures contract is a U.S. Treasury security. The Reference Instrument for a Eurodollar futures contract is the London Interbank Offered Rate (commonly referred to as “LIBOR”); Eurodollar futures contracts enable the purchaser to obtain a fixed rate for the lending of funds over a stated period of time and the seller to obtain a fixed rate for a borrowing of funds over that same period.

    INDEX FUTURES

    An index futures contract is an exchange-traded contract to make or receive a payment based upon changes in the value of an index. An index is a statistical composite that measures changes in the value of designated Reference Instruments. An index is usually computed by a sum product of a list of the designated Reference Instruments’ current prices and a list of weights assigned to these Reference Instruments.

    SECURITY FUTURES

    A security futures contract is an exchange-traded contract to purchase or sell in the future a specific quantity of a security (other than a Treasury security) or a narrow-based securities index at a certain price. Presently, the only available security futures contracts use shares of a single equity security as the Reference Instrument. However, it is possible that, in the future, security futures contracts will be developed that use a single fixed-income security as the Reference Instrument.

    CURRENCY FUTURES AND CURRENCY FORWARD CONTRACTS

    A currency futures contract is an exchange-traded contract to buy or sell a particular currency at a specific price at some time in the future (commonly three months or more). A currency forward contract is an OTC derivative that represents an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, at a price set at the time of the contract and for a period agreed upon by the parties which may be either a window of time or a fixed number of days from the date of the contract. Currency futures and forward contracts are highly volatile, with a relatively small price movement potentially resulting in substantial gains or losses to the Fund. Additionally, the Fund may lose money on currency futures and forward contracts if changes in currency rates do not occur as anticipated or if the Fund’s counterparty to the contract were to default.

    Option Contracts

    Option contracts (also called “options”) are rights to buy or sell a Reference Instrument for a specified price (the “exercise price”) during, or at the end of, a specified period. The seller (or “writer”) of the option receives a payment, or “premium,” from the buyer, which the writer keeps regardless of whether the buyer uses (or “exercises”) the option. Options can trade on exchanges or in the OTC market and may be bought or sold on a wide variety of Reference Instruments. Options that are written on futures contracts will be subject to margin requirements similar to those applied to futures contracts.

    The Fund may buy and/or sell the following types of options:

    Call Options

    A call option gives the holder (“buyer”) the right to buy the Reference Instrument from the seller (“writer”) of the option. The Fund may use call options in the following ways:

    • Buy call options on a Reference Instrument in anticipation of an increase in the value of the Reference Instrument; and
      • Write call options on a Reference Instrument to generate income from premiums, and in anticipation of a decrease or only limited increase in the value of the Reference Instrument. If the Fund writes a call option on a Reference Instrument that it owns and that call option is exercised, the Fund foregoes any possible profit from an increase in the market price of the Reference Instrument over the exercise price plus the premium received.

      Put Options

      A put option gives the holder the right to sell the Reference Instrument to the writer of the option. The Fund may use put options in the following ways:

      • Buy put options on a Reference Instrument in anticipation of a decrease in the value of the Reference Instrument; and
      • Write put options on a Reference Instrument to generate income from premiums, and in anticipation of an increase or only limited decrease in the value of the Reference Instrument. In writing puts, there is a risk that the Fund may be required to take delivery of the Reference Instrument when its current market price is lower than the exercise price.

      The Fund may also buy or write options, as needed, to close out existing option positions.

      Finally, the Fund may enter into combinations of options contracts in an attempt to benefit from changes in the prices of those options contracts (without regard to changes in the value of the Reference Instrument).

      Swap Contracts (A Type of Derivative)

      A swap contract (also known as a “swap”) is a type of derivative contract in which two parties agree to pay each other (“swap”) the returns derived from Reference Instruments. Most swaps do not involve the delivery of the underlying assets by either party, and the parties might not own the Reference Instruments. The payments are usually made on a net basis so that, on any given day, the Fund would receive (or pay) only the amount by which its payment under the contract is less than (or exceeds) the amount of the other party’s payment. Swap agreements are sophisticated instruments that can take many different forms and are known by a variety of names. Common swap agreements that the Fund may use include:

      Interest Rate Swaps

      Interest rate swaps are contracts in which one party agrees to make regular payments equal to a fixed or floating interest rate times a stated principal amount (commonly referred to as a “notional principal amount”) in return for payments equal to a different fixed or floating rate times the same principal amount, for a specific period. For example, a $10 million London Interbank Offered Rate (commonly referred to as “LIBOR”) swap would require one party to pay the equivalent of the London Interbank Offered Rate of interest (which fluctuates) on $10 million principal amount in exchange for the right to receive the equivalent of a stated, fixed rate of interest on $10 million principal amount.

      Caps and Floors (A Type of Swap Contract)

      Caps and Floors are contracts in which one party agrees to make payments only if an interest rate or index goes above (“Cap”) or below (“Floor”) a certain level in return for a fee from the other party.

      Total Return Swaps

      A total return swap is an agreement between two parties whereby one party agrees to make payments of the total return from a Reference Instrument (or a basket of such instruments) during the specified period, in return for payments equal to a fixed or floating rate of interest or the total return from another Reference Instrument. Alternately, a total return swap can be structured so that one party will make payments to the other party if the value of a Reference Instrument increases, but receive payments from the other party if the value of that instrument decreases.

      Credit Default Swaps

      A credit default swap (CDS) is an agreement between two parties whereby one party (the “Protection Buyer”) agrees to make payments over the term of the CDS to the other party (the “Protection Seller”), provided that no designated event of default, restructuring or other credit related event (each a “Credit Event”) occurs with respect to Reference Instrument that is usually a particular bond or the unsecured credit of an issuer, in general (the “Reference Obligation”). Many CDS are physically settled, which means that if a Credit Event occurs, the Protection Seller must pay the Protection Buyer the full notional value, or “par value,” of the Reference Obligation in exchange for delivery by the Protection Buyer of the Reference Obligation or another similar obligation issued by the issuer of the Reference Obligation (the “Deliverable Obligation”). The Counterparties agree to the characteristics of the Deliverable Obligation at the time that they enter into the CDS. Alternately, a CDS can be “cash settled,” which means that upon the occurrence of a Credit Event, the Protection Buyer will receive a payment from the Protection Seller equal to the difference between the par amount of the Reference Obligation and its market value at the time of the Credit Event. The Fund may be either the Protection Buyer or the Protection Seller in a CDS. If the Fund is a Protection Buyer and no Credit Event occurs, the Fund will lose its entire investment in the CDS (i.e., an amount equal to the payments made to the Protection Seller over the term of the CDS). However, if a Credit Event occurs, the Fund (as Protection Buyer) will deliver the Deliverable Obligation and receive a payment equal to the full notional value of the Reference Obligation, even though the Reference Obligation may have little or no value. If the Fund is the Protection Seller and no Credit Event occurs, the Fund will receive a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the CDS. However, if a Credit Event occurs, the Fund (as Protection Seller) will pay the Protection Buyer the full notional value of the Reference Obligation and receive the Deliverable Obligation from the Protection Buyer. A CDS may involve greater risks than if the Fund invested directly in the Reference Obligation. For example, a CDS may increase credit risk since the Fund has exposure to both the issuer of the Reference Obligation and the Counterparty to the CDS.

      Currency Swaps

      Currency swaps are contracts which provide for interest payments in different currencies. The parties might agree to exchange the notional principal amounts of the currencies as well (commonly called a “foreign exchange swap”).

      SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS

      Repurchase Agreements (A Fixed-Income Security)

      Repurchase agreements are transactions in which the Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting the Fund’s return on the transaction. This return is unrelated to the interest rate on the underlying security. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as securities dealers, deemed creditworthy by the Adviser.

      The Fund’s custodian or subcustodian will take possession of the securities subject to repurchase agreements. The Adviser or subcustodian will monitor the value of the underlying security each day to ensure that the value of the security always equals or exceeds the repurchase price.

      Repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks.

      Reverse Repurchase Agreements (A Fixed-Income Security)

      Reverse repurchase agreements are repurchase agreements in which the Fund is the seller (rather than the buyer) of the securities, and agrees to repurchase them at an agreed upon time and price. A reverse repurchase agreement may be viewed as a type of borrowing by the Fund. Reverse repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks. In addition, reverse repurchase agreements create leverage risks because the Fund must repurchase the underlying security at a higher price, regardless of the market value of the security at the time of repurchase.

      Delayed Delivery Transactions

      Delayed delivery transactions, including when-issued transactions, are arrangements in which the Fund buys securities for a set price, with payment and delivery of the securities scheduled for a future time. During the period between purchase and settlement, no payment is made by the Fund to the issuer and no interest accrues to the Fund. The Fund records the transaction when it agrees to buy the securities and reflects their value in determining the price of its Shares. Settlement dates may be a month or more after entering into these transactions so that the market values of the securities bought may vary from the purchase prices. Therefore, delayed delivery transactions create interest rate risks for the Fund. Delayed delivery transactions also involve credit risks in the event of a counterparty default. These transactions create leverage risks.

      Hybrid Instruments

      Hybrid instruments combine elements of two different kinds of securities or financial instruments (such as a derivative contract). Frequently, the value of a hybrid instrument is determined by reference to changes in the value of a Reference Instrument (that is a designated security, commodity, currency, index or other asset or instrument including a derivative contract). Hybrid instruments can take on many forms including, but not limited to, the following forms. First, a common form of a hybrid instrument combines elements of a derivative contract with those of another security (typically a fixed-income security). In this case all or a portion of the interest or principal payable on a hybrid security is determined by reference to changes in the price of a Reference Instrument. Second, a hybrid instrument may also combine elements of a fixed-income security and an equity security. Third, hybrid instruments may include convertible securities with conversion terms related to a Reference Instrument.

      Depending on the type and terms of the hybrid instrument, its risks may reflect a combination of the risks of investing in the Reference Instrument with the risks of investing in other securities, currencies and derivative contracts. Thus, an investment in a hybrid instrument may entail significant risks in addition to those associated with traditional securities or the Reference Instrument. Hybrid instruments are also potentially more volatile than traditional securities or the Reference Instrument. Moreover, depending on the structure of the particular hybrid, it may expose the Fund to leverage risks or carry liquidity risks.

      Hedging

      Hedging transactions are intended to reduce specific risks. For example, to protect the Fund against circumstances that would normally cause the Fund’s portfolio securities to decline in value, the Fund may buy or sell a derivative contract that would normally increase in value under the same circumstances. The Fund may also attempt to hedge by using combinations of different derivative contracts, or derivative contracts and securities. The Fund’s ability to hedge may be limited by the costs of the derivative contracts. The Fund may attempt to lower the cost of hedging by entering into transactions that provide only limited protection, including transactions that: (1) hedge only a portion of its portfolio; (2) use derivative contracts that cover a narrow range of circumstances; or (3) involve the sale of derivative contracts with different terms. Consequently, hedging transactions will not eliminate risk even if they work as intended. In addition, hedging strategies are not always successful, and could result in increased expenses and losses to the Fund.

      Asset Segregation

      In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and SEC staff positions regarding the interpretation of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), with respect to derivatives that create a future payment obligation of the Fund, the Fund must “set aside” (referred to sometimes as “asset segregation”) liquid assets, or engage in other SEC- or staff-approved measures, while the derivative contracts are open. For example, with respect to forwards and futures contracts that are not contractually required to “cash-settle,” the Fund must cover its open positions by setting aside cash or readily marketable securities equal to the contracts’ full, notional value. With respect to forwards and futures that are contractually required to “cash-settle,” however, the Fund is permitted to set aside cash or readily marketable securities in an amount equal to the Fund’s daily marked-to-market (“net”) obligations, if any (i.e., the Fund’s daily net liability, if any), rather than the notional value.

      The Fund will employ another approach to segregating assets to cover options that it sells. If the Fund sells a call option, the Fund will set aside either the Reference Instrument subject to the option, cash or readily marketable securities with a value that equals or exceeds the current market value of the Reference Instrument. In no event will the value of the cash or readily marketable securities set aside by the Fund be less than the exercise price of the call option. If the Fund sells a put option, the Fund will set aside cash or readily marketable securities with a value that equals or exceeds the exercise price of the put option.

      The Fund’s asset segregation approach for swap agreements varies among different types of swaps. For example, if the Fund enters into a credit default swap as the Protection Buyer, then it will set aside cash or readily marketable securities necessary to meet any accrued payment obligations under the swap. By comparison, if the Fund enters into a credit default swap as the Protection Seller, then the Fund will set aside cash or readily marketable securities equal to the full notional amount of the swap that must be paid upon the occurrence of a Credit Event. For some other types of swaps, such as interest rate swaps, the Fund will calculate the obligations of the counterparties to the swap on a net basis. Consequently, the Fund’s current obligation (or “rights”) under this type of swap will equal only the net amount to be paid or received based on the relative values of the positions held by each counterparty to the swap (the “net amount”). The net amount currently owed by or to the Fund will be accrued daily and the Fund will set aside cash or readily marketable securities equal to any accrued but unpaid net amount owed by the Fund under the swap.

      The Fund may reduce the liquid assets segregated to cover obligations under a derivative contract by entering into an offsetting derivative contract. For example, if the Fund sells a put option for the same Reference Instrument as a call option the Fund has sold, and the exercise price of the call option is the same as or higher than the exercise price of the put option, then the Fund may net its obligations under the options and set aside cash or readily marketable securities (including any margin deposited for the options) with a value equal to the greater of: (a) the current market value of the Reference Instrument deliverable under the call option; or (b) the exercise price of the put option.

      By setting aside cash or readily marketable securities equal to only its net obligations under swaps and certain cash-settled derivative contracts, the Fund will have the ability to employ leverage to a greater extent than if the Fund were required to segregate cash or readily marketable securities equal to the full notional value of such contracts. The use of leverage involves certain risks. See “Risk Factors.” Unless the Fund has other cash or readily marketable securities to set aside, it cannot trade assets set aside in connection with derivative contracts or special transactions without entering into an offsetting derivative contract or terminating a special transaction. This may cause the Fund to miss favorable trading opportunities or to realize losses on derivative contracts or special transactions. The Fund reserves the right to modify its asset segregation policies in the future to comply with any changes in the positions articulated from time to time by the SEC and its staff.

      Generally, special transactions do not cash-settle on a net basis. Consequently, with respect to special transactions, the Fund will set aside cash or readily marketable securities with a value that equals or exceeds the Fund’s obligations.

      Inter-Fund Borrowing and Lending Arrangements

      The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted an exemption that permits the Fund and all other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc. (“Federated funds”) to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other Federated funds. Participation in this inter-fund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending Federated funds, and an inter-fund loan is only made if it benefits each participating Federated fund. Federated Investors, Inc. (“Federated”) administers the program according to procedures approved by the Fund’s Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. Any inter-fund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemption, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating Federated funds.

      For example, inter-fund lending is permitted only: (a) to meet shareholder redemption requests; and (b) to meet commitments arising from “failed” trades; and (c) for other temporary purposes. All inter-fund loans must be repaid in seven days or less. The Fund’s participation in this program must be consistent with its investment policies and limitations, and must meet certain percentage tests. Inter-fund loans may be made only when the rate of interest to be charged is more attractive to the lending Federated fund than market-competitive rates on overnight repurchase agreements (“Repo Rate”) and more attractive to the borrowing Federated fund than the rate of interest that would be charged by an unaffiliated bank for short-term borrowings (“Bank Loan Rate”), as determined by the Board. The interest rate imposed on inter-fund loans is the average of the Repo Rate and the Bank Loan Rate.

      INVESTMENT RATINGS FOR INVESTMENT-GRADE SECURITIES

      The Adviser will determine whether a security is investment grade based upon the credit ratings given by one or more nationally recognized rating services. For example, Standard & Poor’s, a rating service, assigns ratings to investment-grade securities (AAA, AA, A and BBB) based on their assessment of the likelihood of the issuer’s inability to pay interest or principal (“default”) when due on each security. Lower credit ratings correspond to higher credit risk. If a security has not received a rating, the Fund must rely entirely upon the Adviser’s credit assessment that the security is comparable to investment grade.

      PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

      The Fund will engage in active trading of its portfolio securities to achieve its investment goals. This practice could result in the Fund experiencing a relatively high portfolio turnover rate (e.g., over 100%). High portfolio turnover rates lead to increased costs, could cause you to pay higher taxes and could negatively affect the Fund’s performance.

      Investment Risks

      There are many risk factors which may affect an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s principal risks are described in its Prospectus. The following information is either additional information in respect of a principal risk factor referenced in the Prospectus or information in respect of an additional risk factor applicable to the Fund (in which case there is no related disclosure in the Prospectus).

      Medium-Sized Company Risks

      The Fund may invest in mid-size companies. Mid-capitalization companies often have narrower markets and limited managerial and financial resources compared to larger, more established companies. As a result, their performance can be more volatile and they face greater risk of business failure, which could increase the volatility of the Fund’s portfolio. You should expect that the value of the Fund’s Shares will be more volatile than a fund that invests exclusively in large-capitalization companies.

      Large-Sized Company Risks

      The Fund may invest in large-size companies. Although diminished in larger-cap companies, the risks of investing in all companies include business failure and reliance on erroneous reports. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges like changes in consumer tastes or innovative smaller competitors.

      Risks of Foreign Investing

      Foreign securities pose additional risks because foreign economic or political conditions may be less favorable than those of the United States. Securities in foreign markets may also be subject to taxation policies that reduce returns for U.S. investors.

      Foreign companies may not provide information (including financial statements) as frequently or to as great an extent as companies in the United States. Foreign companies may also receive less coverage than U.S. companies by market analysts and the financial press. In addition, foreign countries may lack uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards or regulatory requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies. These factors may prevent the Fund and its Adviser from obtaining information concerning foreign companies that is as frequent, extensive and reliable as the information available concerning companies in the United States.

      Foreign countries may have restrictions on foreign ownership of securities or may impose exchange controls, capital flow restrictions or repatriation restrictions which could adversely affect the liquidity of the Fund’s investments.

      Currency Risks

      Exchange rates for currencies fluctuate daily. The combination of currency risk and market risk tends to make securities traded in foreign markets more volatile than securities traded exclusively in the United States. The Adviser attempts to manage currency risk by limiting the amount the Fund invests in securities denominated in a particular currency. However, diversification will not protect the Fund against a general increase in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies.

      Credit Risks

      Credit risk is the possibility that an issuer will default on a security by failing to pay interest or principal when due. If an issuer defaults, the Fund will lose money.

      Many fixed-income securities receive credit ratings from services such as Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. These services assign ratings to securities by assessing the likelihood of issuer default. Lower credit ratings correspond to higher credit risk. If a security has not received a rating, the Fund must rely entirely upon the Adviser’s credit assessment.

      Fixed-income securities generally compensate for greater credit risk by paying interest at a higher rate. The difference between the yield of a security and the yield of a U.S. Treasury security or other appropriate benchmark with a comparable maturity (the “spread”) measures the additional interest paid for risk. Spreads may increase generally in response to adverse economic or market conditions. A security’s spread may also increase if the security’s rating is lowered, or the security is perceived to have an increased credit risk. An increase in the spread will cause the price of the security to decline.

      Credit risk includes the possibility that a party to a transaction involving the Fund will fail to meet its obligations. This could cause the Fund to lose the benefit of the transaction or prevent the Fund from selling or buying other securities to implement its investment strategy.

      RISKS OF INVESTING IN DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS AND HYBRID INSTRUMENTS

      The Fund’s exposure to derivative contracts and hybrid instruments (either directly or through its investment in another investment company) involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. First, changes in the value of the derivative contracts and hybrid instruments in which the Fund invests may not be correlated with changes in the value of the underlying Reference Instruments or, if they are correlated, may move in the opposite direction than originally anticipated. Second, while some strategies involving derivatives may reduce the risk of loss, they may also reduce potential gains or, in some cases, result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in portfolio holdings. Third, there is a risk that derivative contracts and hybrid instruments may be erroneously priced or improperly valued and, as a result, the Fund may need to make increased cash payments to the counterparty. Fourth, exposure to derivative contracts and hybrid instruments may have tax consequences to the Fund and its shareholders. For example, derivative contracts and hybrid instruments may cause the Fund to realize increased ordinary income or short-term capital gains (which are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes) and, as a result, may increase taxable distributions to shareholders. In addition, under certain circumstances certain derivative contracts and hybrid instruments may cause the Fund to: a) incur an excise tax on a portion of the income related to those contracts and instruments; and/or b) reclassify, as a return of capital, some or all of the distributions previously made to shareholders during the fiscal year as dividend income. Fifth, a common provision in OTC derivative contracts permits the counterparty to terminate any such contract between it and the Fund, if the value of the Fund’s total net assets declines below a specified level over a given time period. Factors that may contribute to such a decline (which usually must be substantial) include significant shareholder redemptions and/or a marked decrease in the market value of the Fund’s investments. Any such termination of the Fund’s OTC derivative contracts may adversely affect the Fund (for example, by increasing losses and/or costs, and/or preventing the Fund from fully implementing its investment strategies). Sixth, the Fund may use a derivative contract to benefit from a decline in the value of a Reference Instrument. If the value of the Reference Instrument declines during the term of the contract, the Fund makes a profit on the difference (less any payments the Fund is required to pay under the terms of the contract). Any such strategy involves risk. There is no assurance that the Reference Instrument will decline in value during the term of the contract and make a profit for the Fund. The Reference Instrument may instead appreciate in value creating a loss for the Fund. Finally, derivative contracts and hybrid instruments may also involve other risks described herein or in the Fund’s Prospectus, such as stock market, interest rate, credit, currency, liquidity and leverage risks.

      Interest Rate Risks

      Prices of fixed-income securities rise and fall in response to changes in the interest rate paid by similar securities. Generally, when interest rates rise, prices of fixed-income securities fall. However, market factors, such as the demand for particular fixed-income securities, may cause the price of certain fixed-income securities to fall while the prices of other securities rise or remain unchanged.

      Interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed-income securities with longer durations. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates.

      Call Risks

      Call risk is the possibility that an issuer may redeem a fixed-income security before maturity (a “call”) at a price below its current market price. An increase in the likelihood of a call may reduce the security’s price.

      If a fixed-income security is called, the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in other fixed-income securities with lower interest rates, higher credit risks or other less favorable characteristics.

      Prepayment Risks

      Unlike traditional fixed-income securities, which pay a fixed rate of interest until maturity (when the entire principal amount is due) payments on mortgage-backed securities include both interest and a partial payment of principal. Partial payment of principal may be comprised of scheduled principal payments as well as unscheduled payments from the voluntary prepayment, refinancing or foreclosure of the underlying loans. These unscheduled prepayments of principal create risks that can adversely affect a Fund holding mortgage-backed securities.

      For example, when interest rates decline, the values of mortgage-backed securities generally rise. However, when interest rates decline, unscheduled prepayments can be expected to accelerate, and the Fund would be required to reinvest the proceeds of the prepayments at the lower interest rates then available. Unscheduled prepayments would also limit the potential for capital appreciation on mortgage-backed securities.

      Conversely, when interest rates rise, the values of mortgage-backed securities generally fall. Since rising interest rates typically result in decreased prepayments, this could lengthen the average lives of mortgage-backed securities, and cause their value to decline more than traditional fixed-income securities.

      Generally, mortgage-backed securities compensate for the increased risk associated with prepayments by paying a higher yield. The additional interest paid for risk is measured by the difference between the yield of a mortgage-backed security and the yield of a U.S. Treasury security with a comparable maturity (the “spread”). An increase in the spread will cause the price of the mortgage-backed security to decline. Spreads generally increase in response to adverse economic or market conditions. Spreads may also increase if the security is perceived to have an increased prepayment risk or is perceived to have less market demand.

      Risks Associated With Noninvestment-Grade Securities

      Securities rated below investment grade, also known as junk bonds, generally entail greater economic, credit and liquidity risks than investment-grade securities. For example, their prices are more volatile, economic downturns and financial setbacks may affect their prices more negatively and their trading market may be more limited.

      Risks Related to the Economy

      Low-grade corporate bond returns are sensitive to changes in the economy. The value of the Fund’s portfolio may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the stock market based on negative developments in the U.S. and global economies.

      Risks Associated with the Investment Activities of Other Accounts

      Investment decisions for the Fund are made independently from those of other accounts managed by the Adviser and accounts managed by affiliates of the Adviser. Therefore, it is possible that investment-related actions taken by such other accounts could adversely impact the Fund with respect to, for example, the value of Fund portfolio holdings, and/or prices paid to or received by the Fund on its portfolio transactions, and/or the Fund’s ability to obtain or dispose of portfolio securities. Related considerations are discussed elsewhere in this SAI under “Brokerage Transactions and Investment Allocation.”

      Investment Objective and Investment Limitations

      The investment objective of the Fund is to seek capital appreciation. The investment objective may not be changed by the Fund’s Board without shareholder approval.

      INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

      Diversification

      With respect to securities comprising 75% of the value of its total assets, the Fund will not purchase securities of any one issuer (other than cash; cash items; securities issued or guaranteed by the government of the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase agreements collateralized by such U.S. government securities; and securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer, or the Fund would own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer.

      Concentration

      The Fund will not make investments that will result in the concentration of its investments in the securities of issuers primarily engaged in the same industry. For purposes of this restriction, the term concentration has the meaning set forth in the 1940 Act, any rule or order thereunder or any SEC staff interpretation thereof. Government securities and municipal securities will not be deemed to constitute an industry.

      Underwriting

      The Fund may not underwrite the securities of other issuers, except that the Fund may engage in transactions involving the acquisition, disposition or resale of its portfolio securities, under circumstances where it may be considered to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933.

      Investing in Commodities

      The Fund may invest in commodities to the maximum extent permitted under the 1940 Act.

      Investing in Real Estate

      The Fund may not purchase or sell real estate, provided that this restriction does not prevent the Fund from investing in issuers which invest, deal or otherwise engage in transactions in real estate or interests therein, or investing in securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein. The Fund may exercise its rights under agreements relating to such securities, including the right to enforce security interests and to hold real estate acquired by reason of such enforcement until that real estate can be liquidated in an orderly manner.

      Borrowing Money and Issuing Senior Securities

      The Fund may borrow money, directly or indirectly, and issue senior securities to the maximum extent permitted under the 1940 Act, any rule or order thereunder or any SEC staff interpretation thereof.

      Lending

      The Fund may not make loans, provided that this restriction does not prevent the Fund from purchasing debt obligations, entering into repurchase agreements, lending its assets to broker/dealers or institutional investors and investing in loans, including assignments and participation interests.

      The above limitations cannot be changed unless authorized by the Board and by the “vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities,” as defined by the 1940 Act. The following limitations, however, may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material change in these limitations becomes effective.

      Illiquid Securities

      The Fund will not purchase securities for which there is no readily available market, or enter into repurchase agreements or purchase time deposits that the Fund cannot dispose of within seven days, if immediately after and as a result, the value of such securities would exceed, in the aggregate, 15% of the Fund’s net assets.

      Investing in Other Investment Companies

      The Fund may invest its assets in securities of other investment companies as an efficient means of carrying out its investment policies. It should be noted that investment companies incur certain expenses, such as management fees, and, therefore, any investment by the Fund in shares of other investment companies may be subject to such additional expenses. At the present time, the Fund expects that its investments in other investment companies may include shares of money market funds, including funds affiliated with the Fund’s investment adviser.

      Purchases on Margin

      The Fund will not purchase securities on margin, provided that the Fund may obtain short-term credits necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities, and further provided that the Fund may make margin deposits in connection with its use of financial options and futures, forward and spot currency contracts, swap transactions and other financial contracts or derivative instruments.

      Pledging Assets

      The Fund will not mortgage, pledge or hypothecate any of its assets, provided that this shall not apply to the transfer of securities in connection with any permissible borrowing or to collateral arrangements in connection with permissible activities.

      For purposes of the above limitations, the Fund considers certificates of deposit and demand and time deposits issued by a U.S. branch of a domestic bank or savings association having capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $100,000,000 at the time of investment to be “cash items.”

      For purposes of the above limitation regarding investing in commodities, the 1940 Act requires that a Fund state in its registration statement a fundamental policy as to whether it reserves freedom of action to invest in commodities and prohibits a fund from purchasing commodities without shareholder approval, except in accordance with that policy. The 1940 Act does not otherwise specifically prohibit or restrict investment in commodities.

      For purposes of the above limitation regarding borrowing money and issuing senior securities, the 1940 Act allows a Fund to borrow up to one-third of its assets from banks and may borrow money and issue senior securities in certain circumstances to the extent that certain conditions are met.

      What Do Shares Cost?

      Determining Market Value of Securities

      A Share’s NAV is determined as of the end of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) each day the NYSE is open. The Fund calculates the NAV of each class by valuing the assets allocated to the Share’s class, subtracting the liabilities allocated to the class and dividing the balance by the number of Shares of the class outstanding. The NAV for each class of Shares may differ due to the variance in daily net income realized by each class. Such variance will reflect only accrued net income to which the Shareholders of a particular class are entitled. The NAV is calculated to the nearest whole cent per Share.

      In calculating its NAV, the Fund generally values investments as follows:

      • Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange or traded through the U.S. national market system are valued at their last reported sale price or official closing price in their principal exchange or market. If a price is not readily available, such equity securities are valued based upon the mean of closing bid and asked quotations from one or more dealers.
      • Other equity securities traded primarily in the United States are valued based upon the mean of closing bid and asked quotations from one or more dealers.
      • Equity securities traded primarily through securities exchanges and regulated market systems outside the United States are valued at their last reported sale price or official closing price in their principal exchange or market. These prices may be adjusted for significant events occurring after the closing of such exchanges or market systems as described below. If a price is not readily available, such equity securities are valued based upon the mean of closing bid and asked quotations from one or more dealers.
      • Fixed-income securities and repurchase agreements acquired with remaining maturities of greater than 60 days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Board. The methods used by pricing services to determine such price evaluations are described below. If a price evaluation is not readily available, such fixed-income securities are fair valued based upon price evaluations from one or more dealers.
      • Fixed-income securities and repurchase agreements acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their amortized cost as described below.
      • Futures contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement price. Option contracts listed on exchanges are valued based upon the mean of closing bid and asked quotations reported by the exchange or from one or more futures commission merchants.
      • OTC derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by various pricing services approved by the Board. The methods used by pricing services to determine such price evaluations are described below. If a price evaluation is not readily available, such derivative contracts are fair valued based upon price evaluations from one or more dealers or using a recognized pricing model for the contract.
      • Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs. The prospectuses for these mutual funds explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.

      If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund’s NAV. The Fund will not use a pricing service or dealer who is an affiliated person of the Adviser to value investments.

      Noninvestment assets and liabilities are valued in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The NAV calculation includes expenses, dividend income, interest income and other income through the date of the calculation. Changes in holdings of investments and in the number of outstanding Shares are included in the calculation not later than the first business day following such change. Any assets or liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars using an exchange rate obtained from one or more currency dealers.

      The Fund follows procedures that are common in the mutual fund industry regarding errors made in the calculation of its NAV. This means that, generally, the Fund will not correct errors of less than one cent per Share or errors that did not result in net dilution to the Fund.

      Amortized Cost Values

      Under the amortized cost valuation method, an investment is valued initially at its cost as determined in accordance with GAAP. The Fund then adjusts the amount of interest income accrued each day over the term of the investment to account for any difference between the initial cost of the investment and the amount payable at its maturity. If the amount payable at maturity exceeds the initial cost (a “discount”), then the daily accrual is increased; if the initial cost exceeds the amount payable at maturity (a “premium”), then the daily accrual is decreased. The Fund adds the amount of the increase to (in the case of a discount), or subtracts the amount of the decrease from (in the case of a premium), the investment’s cost each day. The Fund uses this adjusted cost to value the investment.

      Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures

      The Board has ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Board has appointed a Valuation Committee comprised of officers of the Fund and of the Adviser to assist in this responsibility and in overseeing the calculation of the NAV. The Board has also authorized the use of pricing services recommended by the Valuation Committee to provide price evaluations of the current fair value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV.

      Pricing Service Valuations. Based on the recommendations of the Valuation Committee, the Board has authorized the Fund to use pricing services that provide daily fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments, primarily fixed-income securities and OTC derivatives contracts. Different pricing services may provide different price evaluations for the same security because of differences in their methods of evaluating market values. 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. A pricing service may find it more difficult to apply these and other factors to relatively illiquid or volatile investments, which may result in less frequent or more significant changes in the price evaluations of these investments. If a pricing service determines that it does not have sufficient information to use its standard methodology, it may evaluate an investment based on the present value of what investors can reasonably expect to receive from the issuer’s operations or liquidation.

      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.

      Fair Valuation Procedures. The Board has established procedures for determining the fair value of investments for which price evaluations from pricing services or dealers and market quotations are not readily available. The procedures define an investment’s “fair value” as the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive upon its current sale. The procedures assume that any sale would be made to a willing buyer in the ordinary course of trading. The procedures require consideration of factors that vary based on the type of investment and the information available. Factors that may be considered in determining an investment’s fair value include: (1) the last reported price at which the investment was traded; (2) information provided by dealers or investment analysts regarding the investment or the issuer; (3) changes in financial conditions and business prospects disclosed in the issuer’s financial statements and other reports; (4) publicly announced transactions (such as tender offers and mergers) involving the issuer; (5) comparisons to other investments or to financial indices that are correlated to the investment; (6) with respect to fixed-income investments, changes in market yields and spreads; (7) with respect to investments that have been suspended from trading, the circumstances leading to the suspension; and (8) other factors that might affect the investment’s value.

      The Valuation Committee is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of these procedures. The Valuation Committee may also authorize the use of a financial valuation model to determine the fair value of a specific type of investment. The Board periodically reviews and approves the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee and any changes made to the procedures.

      Using fair value to price investments may result in a value that is different from an investment’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs. The fair value of an investment will generally remain unchanged in the absence of new information relating to the investment or its issuer, such as changes in the issuer’s business or financial results, or relating to external market factors, such as trends in the market values of comparable securities. This may result in less frequent, and larger, changes in fair value prices as compared to prices based on market quotations or price evaluations from pricing services or dealers.

      Significant Events. The Board has 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 the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:
      • With respect to securities traded principally in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures or options contracts;
      • With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets;
      • Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
      • Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations or litigation developments, or a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry.

      The Valuation Committee uses 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. The pricing service uses models that correlate changes between the closing and opening price of equity securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets to changes in prices in U.S.-traded securities and derivative contracts. The pricing service seeks to employ the model that provides the most significant correlation based on a periodic review of the results. The model uses the correlation to adjust the reported closing price of a foreign equity security based on information available up to the close of the NYSE.

      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 fair value of the investment is determined using the methods discussed above in “Fair Valuation Procedures.” The Board has ultimate responsibility for any fair valuations made in response to a significant event.

      How is the Fund Sold?

      Under the Distributor’s Contract with the Fund, the Distributor (Federated Securities Corp.) offers Shares on a continuous, best-efforts basis.

      Rule 12b-1 Plan

      As a compensation-type plan, the Rule 12b-1 Plan is designed to pay the Distributor for activities principally intended to result in the sale of Shares such as advertising and marketing of Shares (including printing and distributing Prospectuses and sales literature to prospective shareholders and financial intermediaries) and providing incentives to financial intermediaries to sell Shares. The Plan is also designed to cover the cost of administrative services performed in conjunction with the sale of Shares, including, but not limited to, shareholder services, recordkeeping services and educational services, as well as the costs of implementing and operating the Plan. The Rule 12b-1 Plan allows the Distributor to contract with financial intermediaries to perform activities covered by the Plan. The Rule 12b-1 Plan is expected to benefit the Fund in a number of ways. For example, it is anticipated that the Plan will help the Fund attract and retain assets, thus providing cash for orderly portfolio management and Share redemptions and possibly helping to stabilize or reduce other operating expenses.

      In addition, the Plan is integral to the multiple class structure of the Fund, which promotes the sale of Shares by providing a range of options to investors. The Fund’s service providers that receive asset-based fees also benefit from stable or increasing Fund assets.

      The Fund may compensate the Distributor more or less than its actual marketing expenses. In no event will the Fund pay for any expenses of the Distributor that exceed the maximum Rule 12b-1 Plan fee.

      The maximum Rule 12b-1 Plan fee that can be paid in any one year may not be sufficient to cover the marketing-related expenses the Distributor has incurred. Therefore, it may take the Distributor a number of years to recoup these expenses.

      Additional Payments To Financial Intermediaries

      The Distributor may pay out of its own resources amounts (including items of material value) to certain financial intermediaries. In some cases, such payments may be made by, or funded from the resources of, companies affiliated with the Distributor (including the Adviser). While Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regulations limit the sales charges that you may bear, there are no limits with regard to the amounts that the Distributor may pay out of its own resources. In addition to the payments which are generally described herein and in the Prospectus, the financial intermediary also may receive payments under the Rule 12b-1 Plan and/or Service Fees. In connection with these payments, the financial intermediary may elevate the prominence or profile of the Fund and/or other Federated funds within the financial intermediary’s organization by, for example, placement on a list of preferred or recommended funds, and/or granting the Distributor preferential or enhanced opportunities to promote the funds in various ways within the financial intermediary’s organization. You can ask your financial intermediary for information about any payments it receives from the Distributor or the Federated funds and any services provided.

      The following examples illustrate the types of instances in which the Distributor may make additional payments to financial intermediaries.

      Supplemental Payments

      The Distributor may make supplemental payments to certain financial intermediaries that are holders or dealers of record for accounts in one or more of the Federated funds. These payments may be based on such factors as: the number or value of Shares the financial intermediary sells or may sell; the value of client assets invested; or the type and nature of services or support furnished by the financial intermediary.

      Processing Support Payments

      The Distributor may make payments to financial intermediaries that sell Federated fund shares to help offset their costs associated with client account maintenance support, statement processing and transaction processing. The types of payments that the Distributor may make under this category include: payment of ticket charges on a per-transaction basis; payment of networking fees; and payment for ancillary services such as setting up funds on the financial intermediary’s mutual fund trading system.

      Retirement Plan Program Servicing Payments

      The Distributor may make payments to certain financial intermediaries who sell Federated fund shares through retirement plan programs. A financial intermediary may perform retirement plan program services itself or may arrange with a third party to perform retirement plan program services. In addition to participant recordkeeping, reporting or transaction processing, retirement plan program services may include: services rendered to a plan in connection with fund/investment selection and monitoring; employee enrollment and education; plan balance rollover or separation; or other similar services.

      Other Benefits to Financial Intermediaries

      From time to time, the Distributor, at its expense, may provide additional compensation to financial intermediaries that sell or arrange for the sale of Shares. Such compensation may include financial assistance to financial intermediaries that enable the Distributor to participate in or present at conferences or seminars, sales or training programs for invited employees, client and investor events and other financial intermediary-sponsored events.

      The Distributor also may hold or sponsor, at its expense, sales events, conferences and programs for employees or associated persons of financial intermediaries and may pay the travel and lodging expenses of attendees. The Distributor also may provide, at its expense, meals and entertainment in conjunction with meetings with financial intermediaries. Other compensation may be offered to the extent not prohibited by applicable laws, regulations or the rules of any self-regulatory agency, such as FINRA.

      Purchases In-Kind

      You may contact the Distributor to request a purchase of Shares using securities you own. The Fund reserves the right to determine whether to accept your securities and the minimum market value to accept. The Fund will value your securities in the same manner as it values its assets. An in-kind purchase may be treated as a sale of your securities for federal tax purposes; please consult your tax adviser regarding potential tax liability.

      Subaccounting Services

      Certain financial intermediaries may wish to use the transfer agent’s subaccounting system to minimize their internal recordkeeping requirements. The transfer agent may charge a fee based on the level of subaccounting services rendered. Financial intermediaries holding Shares in a fiduciary, agency, custodial or similar capacity may charge or pass through subaccounting fees as part of or in addition to normal trust or agency account fees. They may also charge fees for other services that may be related to the ownership of Shares. This information should, therefore, be read together with any agreement between the customer and the financial intermediary about the services provided, the fees charged for those services and any restrictions and limitations imposed.

      Redemption In-Kind

      Although the Fund generally intends to pay Share redemptions in cash, it reserves the right, on its own initiative or in response to a shareholder request, to pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

      Because the Fund has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund is obligated to pay Share redemptions to any one shareholder in cash only up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net assets represented by such Share class during any 90-day period.

      Any Share redemption payment greater than this amount will also be in cash unless the Fund elects to pay all or a portion of the remainder of the redemption in portfolio securities, valued in the same way as the Fund determines its NAV.

      Redemption in-kind is not as liquid as a cash redemption. Shareholders receiving the portfolio securities could have difficulty selling them, may incur related transaction costs and would be subject to risks of fluctuations in the securities’ values prior to sale.

      Massachusetts Partnership Law

      Under certain circumstances, shareholders may be held personally liable as partners under Massachusetts law for obligations of the Trust. To protect its shareholders, the Trust has filed legal documents with Massachusetts that expressly disclaim the liability of its shareholders for acts or obligations of the Trust.

      In the unlikely event a shareholder is held personally liable for the Trust’s obligations, the Trust is required by the Declaration of Trust to use its property to protect or compensate the shareholder. On request, the Trust will defend any claim made and pay any judgment against a shareholder for any act or obligation of the Trust. Therefore, financial loss resulting from liability as a shareholder will occur only if the Trust itself cannot meet its obligations to indemnify shareholders and pay judgments against them.

      Account and Share Information

      Voting Rights

      Each Share of the Fund gives the shareholder one vote in Trustee elections and other matters submitted to shareholders for vote.

      All shares of the Trust have equal voting rights, except that in matters affecting only a particular fund or class, only shares of that fund or class are entitled to vote.

      Trustees may be removed by the Board or by shareholders at a special meeting. A special meeting of shareholders will be called by the Board upon the written request of shareholders who own at least 10% of the Trust’s outstanding Shares of all series entitled to vote.

      As of November 1, 2010, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Class A Shares: Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., Denver, CO, owned approximately 1,479,230 Shares (25.03%); Pershing LLC, Jersey City, NJ, owned approximately 1,257,107 Shares (21.27%) and Paychex Securities Corporation, W. Henrietta, NY, owned approximately 393,243 Shares (6.65%).

      As of November 1, 2010, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Class C Shares: MLPF & S, Jacksonville, FL, owned approximately 53,923 Shares (13.19%), and First Clearing, LLC, St. Louis, MO, owned approximately 22,399 Shares (5.48%).

      As of November 1, 2010, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Institutional Shares: JPMorgan Chase, Kansas City, MO owned approximately 1,311,579 Shares (43.82%).

      Shareholders owning 25% or more of outstanding Shares may be in control and be able to affect the outcome of certain matters presented for a vote of shareholders.

      Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. is organized in the state of California and is a subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation organized in the state of Delaware. JPMorgan Chase is organized in the state of Delaware and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., organized in the state of Delaware.

      Tax Information

      Federal Income Tax

      The Fund intends to meet requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies. If these requirements are not met, it will not receive special tax treatment and will be subject to federal corporate income tax.

      The Fund will be treated as a single, separate entity for federal income tax purposes so that income earned and capital gains and losses realized by the Trust’s other portfolios will be separate from those realized by the Fund.

      The Fund is entitled to a loss carryforward, which may reduce the taxable income or gain that the Fund would realize, and to which the shareholder would be subject, in the future.

      Foreign Investments

      If the Fund purchases foreign securities, their investment income may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes that could reduce the return on these securities. Tax treaties between the United States and foreign countries, however, may reduce or eliminate the amount of foreign taxes to which the Fund would be subject. The effective rate of foreign tax cannot be predicted since the amount of Fund assets to be invested within various countries is uncertain. However, the Fund intends to operate so as to qualify for treaty-reduced tax rates when applicable.

      Distributions from a Fund may be based on estimates of book income for the year. Book income generally consists solely of the income generated by the securities in the portfolio, whereas tax-basis income includes, in addition, gains or losses attributable to currency fluctuation. Due to differences in the book and tax treatment of fixed-income securities denominated in foreign currencies, it is difficult to project currency effects on an interim basis. Therefore, to the extent that currency fluctuations cannot be anticipated, a portion of distributions to shareholders could later be designated as a return of capital, rather than income, for income tax purposes, which may be of particular concern to simple trusts.

      If the Fund invests in the stock of certain foreign corporations, they may constitute Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFIC), and the Fund may be subject to federal income taxes upon disposition of PFIC investments.

      If more than 50% of the value of the Fund’s assets at the end of the tax year is represented by stock or securities of foreign corporations, the Fund will qualify for certain Code provisions that allow its shareholders to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction on their U.S. income tax returns. The Code may limit a shareholder’s ability to claim a foreign tax credit. Shareholders who elect to deduct their portion of the Fund’s foreign taxes rather than take the foreign tax credit must itemize deductions on their income tax returns.

      Who Manages and Provides Services to the Fund?

      Board of Trustees

      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 15222-3779. The address of all Independent Trustees listed is 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086-7561; Attention: Mutual Fund Board. As of December 31, 2009, the Trust comprised 13 portfolios, and the Federated Fund Complex consisted of 43 investment companies (comprising 145 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee oversees all portfolios in the Federated Fund Complex and serves for an indefinite term.

      As of November 1, 2010, the Fund’s Board and Officers as a group owned less than 1% of the Fund’s outstanding Class R Shares.

      qualifications of Independent Trustees

      Individual Trustee qualifications are noted in the “Independent Trustees Background and Compensation” chart. In addition, the following characteristics are among those that were considered for each existing Trustee and will be considered for any Nominee Trustee.

      • Outstanding skills in disciplines deemed by the Independent Trustees to be particularly relevant to the role of Independent Trustee and to the Federated funds, including legal, accounting, business management, the financial industry generally and the investment industry particularly.
      • Desire and availability to serve for a substantial period of time, taking into account the Board’s current mandatory retirement age of 73 years.
      • No conflicts which would interfere with qualifying as independent.
      • Appropriate interpersonal skills to work effectively with other Independent Trustees.
      • Understanding and appreciation of the important role occupied by Independent Trustees in the regulatory structure governing regulated investment companies.
      • Diversity of background.
      interested Trustees Background and Compensation
      Name
      Birth Date
      Positions Held with Trust
      Date Service Began      		Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years,
      Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)       		Aggregate
      Compensation
      From Fund
      (past fiscal year)      		Total Compensation
      From Trust and
      Federated Fund Complex
      (past calendar year)
      John F. Donahue*
      Birth Date: July 28, 1924
      Trustee
      Began serving: April 1984      		Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman of the Federated Fund Complex’s Executive Committee.
      Previous Positions: Chairman of the Federated Fund Complex; Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling.      		N/A$0
      J. Christopher Donahue*
      Birth Date: April 11, 1949
      PRESIDENT AND Trustee
      Began serving: January 2000      		Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Complex; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; 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.      		$0$0

      *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.

      Independent Trustees Background, Qualifications and Compensation

      Name
      Birth Date
      Positions Held with Trust
      Date Service Began      		Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships Held for
      Past Five Years, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications      		Aggregate
      Compensation
      From Fund
      (past fiscal year)      		Total Compensation
      From Trust and
      Federated Fund Complex
      (past calendar year)
      John T. Conroy, Jr., Ph.D.
      Birth Date: June 23, 1937
      Trustee
      Began serving: November 1991      		Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman of the Board, Investment Properties Corporation; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest Florida; Assistant Professor of Theology, Blessed Edmund Rice School for Pastoral Ministry.
      Previous Positions: President, Investment Properties Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors; President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate Village Development Corporation.
      Qualifications: Business management and director experience.      		$0$225,000
      Nicholas P. Constantakis, CPA
      Birth Date: September 3, 1939
      Trustee
      Began serving: February 1998      		Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
      Other Directorships Held: Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (architecture, engineering and construction services).
      Previous Position: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC.
      Qualifications: Public accounting and director experience.      		$0$247,500
      Name
      Birth Date
      Positions Held with Trust
      Date Service Began      		Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships Held for
      Past Five Years, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications      		Aggregate
      Compensation
      From Fund
      (past fiscal year)      		Total Compensation
      From Trust and
      Federated Fund Complex
      (past calendar year)
      John F. Cunningham
      Birth Date: March 5, 1943
      Trustee
      Began serving: January 1999      		Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
      Other Directorships Held: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.
      Previous Positions: Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc.
      Qualifications: Business management and director experience.      		$0$225,000
      Maureen Lally-Green
      Birth Date: July 5, 1949
      Trustee
      Began serving: August 2009      		Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law.
      Other Directorships Held: Trustee, St. Francis University; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Director, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, St. Vincent Seminary; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Saint Thomas More Society, Allegheny County; Director, Carlow University.
      Previous Position: Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge.
      Qualifications: Legal and director experience.      		$0$103,942.45
      Peter E. Madden
      Birth Date: March 16, 1942
      Trustee
      Began serving: November 1991      		Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee, and Chairman of the Board of Directors or Trustees, of the Federated Fund Complex.
      Other Directorships Held: Board of Overseers, Babson College.
      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.      		$0$310,000
      Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
      Birth Date: April 10, 1945
      Trustee
      Began serving: January 1999      		Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Federated Fund Complex; 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, public accounting and director experience.      		$0$253,125
      Name
      Birth Date
      Positions Held with Trust
      Date Service Began      		Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships Held for
      Past Five Years, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications      		Aggregate
      Compensation
      From Fund
      (past fiscal year)      		Total Compensation
      From Trust and
      Federated Fund Complex
      (past calendar year)
      R. James Nicholson
      Birth Date: February 4, 1938
      Trustee
      Began serving: January 2008      		Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Counsel, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schrek, P.C.; Former Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See; Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
      Other Directorship Held: Director, Horatio Alger Association; Director, The Daniels Fund.
      Previous Positions: Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve; Partner, Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw and Harring, P.C.; General Counsel, Colorado Association of Housing and Building; Chairman and CEO, Nicholson Enterprises, Inc. (real estate holding company); Chairman and CEO, Renaissance Homes of Colorado.
      Qualifications: Legal, government, business management and mutual fund director experience.      		0$222,527.36
      Thomas M. O’Neill
      Birth Date: June 14, 1951
      Trustee
      Began serving: October 2006      		Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; 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.
      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.       		$0$241,875
      John S. Walsh
      Birth Date: November 28, 1957
      Trustee
      Began serving: January 1999      		Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; 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.       		$0$247,500
      James F. Will
      Birth Date: October 12, 1938
      Trustee
      Began serving: April 2006      		Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; formerly, Vice Chancellor and President, Saint Vincent College.
      Other Directorships Held: Trustee, Saint Vincent College; Director, Alleghany Corporation; Trustee, Wheeling Jesuit University; Director, Liberty Tire Recycling.
      Previous Positions: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Armco, Inc.; President and Chief Executive Officer, Cyclops Industries; President and Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Steel Corporation.
      Qualifications: Business management, education and director experience.       		$0$225,000

      OFFICERS**

      Name
      Birth Date
      Positions Held with Trust
      Date Service Began      		Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Position(s)
      John W. McGonigle
      Birth Date: October 26, 1938
      EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
      Began serving: April 1984      		Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.
      Previous Positions: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated Investment Counseling; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Services Company and Federated Securities Corp.
      Richard A. Novak
      Birth Date: December 25, 1963
      TREASURER
      Began serving: January 2006      		Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.
      Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Investors, Inc.; Vice President, Finance of Federated Services Company; held various financial management positions within The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh; Auditor, Arthur Andersen & Co.
      Brian P. Bouda
      Birth Date: February 28, 1947
      CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
      Began serving: August 2004      		Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Fund Complex; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Investors, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of its subsidiaries. Mr. Bouda joined Federated in 1999 and is a member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar Association of Wisconsin.
      Stephen F. Auth
      Birth Date: September 3, 1956
      450 Lexington Avenue
      Suite 3700
      New York, NY 10017-3943
      CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
      Began serving: November 2002      		Principal Occupations: Stephen F. Auth is Chief Investment Officer of this Fund and various other Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania.
      Previous Positions: Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); Senior Vice President, Global Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.; Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Prudential Investments.
      Richard B. Fisher
      Birth Date: May 17, 1923
      Vice President
      Began serving: April 1984      		Principal Occupations: Vice Chairman or Vice President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Securities Corp.
      Previous Positions: President and Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Securities Corp.
      Lawrence Auriana
      Birth Date: January 8, 1944
      140 East 45th Street
      New York, NY 10017
      VICE PRESIDENT
      Began serving: November 2001      		Principal Occupations: Lawrence Auriana is Vice President of the Trust. Mr. Auriana joined Federated in April 2001 as Co-Head of Investments/Federated Kaufmann. From August 1984 to April 2001, Mr. Auriana was President and Treasurer of Edgemont Asset Management Corp., and Chairman of the Board and Portfolio Manager to The Kaufmann Fund, Inc. (predecessor to the Federated Kaufmann Fund). Mr. Auriana earned a B.S. in economics from Fordham University and has been engaged in the securities business since 1965.
      Walter C. Bean
      Birth Date: June 22, 1945
      VICE PRESIDENT
      Began serving: November 2006      		Principal Occupations: Walter C. Bean is Vice President of the Trust. Mr. Bean is a Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager and the Head of the Equity Income Management Team of the Fund’s Adviser. Mr. Bean joined Federated in 2000. His previous associations included: various investment management and research positions with C.S. McKee & Company, First Chicago Investment Advisors, CIGNA Investment Advisors and Mellon Bank. Mr. Bean earned a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Ohio University and an M.B.A. from The Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Bean has received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has 41 years of investment experience.
      Hans P. Utsch
      Birth Date: July 3, 1936
      140 East 45th Street
      New York, NY 10017
      VICE PRESIDENT
      Began serving: November 2001      		Principal Occupations: Hans P. Utsch is Vice President of the Trust. Mr. Utsch joined Federated in April 2001 as Co-Head of Investments/Federated Kaufmann. From August 1984 to April 2001, Mr. Utsch was Chairman of the Board and Secretary of Edgemont Asset Management Corp., and President and Portfolio Manager to The Kaufmann Fund, Inc. (predecessor to the Federated Kaufmann Fund). Mr. Utsch graduated from Amherst College and holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University. He has been engaged in the securities business since 1962.

      **Officers do not receive any compensation from the Fund.

      In addition, the Fund has appointed an Anti-Money-Laundering Compliance Officer.

      BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

      As required under the terms of certain regulatory settlements, the Chairman of the Board is not an interested person of the Fund and neither the Chairman, nor any firm with which the Chairman is affiliated, has a prior relationship with Federated or its affiliates or (other than his position as a Trustee) with the Fund.

      Committees of the Board
      Board
      Committee      		Committee
      Members      		Committee FunctionsMeetings Held
      During Last
      Fiscal Year
      ExecutiveJohn F. Donahue
      Peter E. Madden
      John S. Walsh      		In between meetings of the full Board, the Executive Committee generally may exercise all the powers of the full Board in the management and direction of the business and conduct of the affairs of the Trust in such manner as the Executive Committee shall deem to be in the best interests of the Trust. However, the Executive Committee cannot elect or remove Board members, increase or decrease the number of Trustees, elect or remove any Officer, declare dividends, issue Shares or recommend to shareholders any action requiring shareholder approval.Two
      AuditNicholas P. Constantakis
      Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
      Thomas M. O’Neill
      John S. Walsh      		The purposes of the Audit Committee are to oversee the accounting and financial reporting process of the Fund, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting and the quality, integrity and independent audit of the Fund’s financial statements. The Committee also oversees or assists the Board with the oversight of compliance with legal requirements relating to those matters, approves the engagement and reviews the qualifications, independence and performance of the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, acts as a liaison between the independent registered public accounting firm and the Board and reviews the Fund’s internal audit function.Six
      NominatingJohn T. Conroy, Jr.
      Nicholas P. Constantakis
      John F. Cunningham
      Maureen Lally-Green
      Peter E. Madden
      Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
      R. James Nicholson
      Thomas M. O’Neill
      John S. Walsh
      James F. Will      		The Nominating Committee, whose members consist of all Independent Trustees, selects and nominates persons for election to the Fund’s Board when vacancies occur. The Committee will consider candidates recommended by shareholders, Independent Trustees, officers or employees of any of the Fund’s agents or service providers and counsel to the Fund. Any shareholder who desires to have an individual considered for nomination by the Committee must submit a recommendation in writing to the Secretary of the Fund, at the Fund’s address appearing on the back cover of this SAI. The recommendation should include the name and address of both the shareholder and the candidate and detailed information concerning the candidate’s qualifications and experience. In identifying and evaluating candidates for consideration, the Committee shall consider such factors as it deems appropriate. Those factors will ordinarily include: integrity, intelligence, collegiality, judgment, diversity, skill, business and other experience, qualification as an “Independent Trustee,” the existence of material relationships which may create the appearance of a lack of independence, financial or accounting knowledge and experience and dedication and willingness to devote the time and attention necessary to fulfill Board responsibilities.One

      BOARD’S ROLE IN RISK OVERSIGHT

      The Board’s role in overseeing the Fund’s general risks includes receiving performance reports for the Fund and risk management reports from Federated’s Chief Risk Officer at each regular Board meeting. The Chief Risk Officer is responsible for enterprise risk management at Federated, which includes risk management committees for investment management and for investor services. The Board also receives regular reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer regarding significant compliance risks.

      On behalf of the Board, the Audit Committee plays a key role overseeing the Fund’s financial reporting and valuation risks. The Audit Committee meets regularly with the Fund’s Principal Financial Officer and outside auditors, as well as with Federated’s Chief Audit Executive to discuss financial reporting and audit issues, including risks relating to financial controls.

      Board Ownership Of Shares In The Fund And In The Federated Family Of Investment Companies As Of December 31, 2009
      Interested
      Board Member Name      		Dollar Range of
      Shares Owned in
      Federated Clover Small Value Fund      		Aggregate
      Dollar Range of
      Shares Owned in
      Federated Family of
      Investment Companies
      John F. DonahueOver $100,000Over $100,000
      J. Christopher Donahue$50,001 - $100,000Over $100,000
      Independent
      Board Member Name
      John T. Conroy, Jr.NoneOver $100,000
      Nicholas P. ConstantakisNoneOver $100,000
      John F. CunninghamNoneOver $100,000
      Maureen Lally-GreenNone$50,001 - $100,000
      Peter E. MaddenNoneOver $100,000
      Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.NoneOver $100,000
      R. James NicholsonNoneOver $100,000
      Thomas M. O’NeillNone$50,001 - $100,000
      John S. WalshNoneOver $100,000
      James F. WillNoneOver $100,000

      Investment Adviser

      The Adviser conducts investment research and makes investment decisions for the Fund.

      The Adviser is a wholly owned subsidiary of Federated.

      The Adviser shall not be liable to the Trust or any Fund shareholder for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or for anything done or omitted by it, except acts or omissions involving willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties imposed upon it by its contract with the Trust.

      Portfolio Manager Information

      The following information about the Fund’s portfolio managers is provided as of the end of the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

      Types of Accounts Managed
      by Stephen Gutch      		Total Number of Additional Accounts
      Managed/Total Assets*
      Registered Investment Companies2 Funds/$1,025.6 million
      Other Pooled Investment Vehicles1 Portfolio/$8.4 million
      Other Accounts806 Accounts/$1,436.2 million
      *None of the Accounts has an advisory fee that is based on the performance of the account.

      Dollar value range of shares owned in the Fund: $100,001 to $500,000.

      Stephen K. Gutch is paid a fixed base salary and a variable annual incentive. Base salary is determined within a market competitive, position-specific salary range, based on the portfolio manager’s experience and performance. The annual incentive amount is determined based primarily on Investment Product Performance (IPP) and may be paid entirely in cash, or in a combination of cash and restricted stock of Federated Investors, Inc. (“Federated”). The total combined annual incentive opportunity is intended to be competitive in the market for this portfolio manager role.

      For purposes of calculating the annual incentive amount, each mutual fund and institutional account managed by the Adviser is categorized as reflecting one of several designated “Strategies.” The annual incentive amount is based on the current calendar year asset-weighted composite IPP of each Strategy, which is measured on a rolling one, three and five calendar year pre-tax gross total return basis vs. the designated peer group of comparable accounts and vs. the Strategy’s benchmark (i.e., Russell 2000 Value Index). Performance periods are adjusted if a portfolio manager has been managing an account for less than five years; accounts with less than one year of performance history under a portfolio manager may be excluded. As noted above, Mr. Gutch is also the portfolio manager for other accounts in addition to the Fund. Such other accounts may be categorized as reflecting different Strategies, which may have different peer groups and benchmarks. The performance of the Strategy to which the Fund is assigned represents a lesser portion of the calculation. A portion of the bonus tied to the IPP score may be adjusted based on management’s assessment of overall contributions to fund performance and any other factors as deemed relevant. As a separate matter, pursuant to the terms of a business acquisition agreement, Mr. Gutch may receive additional consideration based on the achievement of specified revenue targets.
      Types of Accounts Managed
      by Lawrence Creatura      		Total Number of Additional Accounts
      Managed/Total Assets*
      Registered Investment Companies1 Fund/$195.3 million
      Other Pooled Investment Vehicles0/$0
      Other Accounts24 Accounts/$85.7 million
      *None of the Accounts has an advisory fee that is based on the performance of the account.

      Dollar value range of shares owned in the Fund: $500,001 to $1,000,000.

      Lawrence Creatura is paid a fixed base salary and a variable annual incentive. Base salary is determined within a market competitive, position-specific salary range, based on the portfolio manager’s experience and performance. The annual incentive amount is determined based primarily on Investment Product Performance (IPP) and may be paid entirely in cash, or in a combination of cash and restricted stock of Federated Investors, Inc. (“Federated”). The total combined annual incentive opportunity is intended to be competitive in the market for this portfolio manager role.

      For purposes of calculating the annual incentive amount, each mutual fund and institutional account managed by the Adviser is categorized as reflecting one of several designated “Strategies.” The annual incentive amount is based on the current calendar year asset-weighted composite IPP of each Strategy, which is measured on a rolling one, three and five calendar year, pre-tax gross total return basis vs. the designated peer group of comparable accounts and vs. the Strategy’s benchmark (i.e., Russell 2000 Value Index). Performance periods are adjusted if a portfolio manager has been managing an account for less than five years; accounts with less than one year of performance history under a portfolio manager may be excluded. As noted above, Mr. Creatura is also the portfolio manager for other accounts in addition to the Fund. Such other accounts may be categorized as reflecting different Strategies, which may have different peer groups and benchmarks. The performance of the Strategy to which the Fund is assigned represents a lesser portion of the calculation. A portion of the bonus tied to the IPP score may be adjusted based on management’s assessment of overall contributions to fund performance and any other factors as deemed relevant. As a separate matter, pursuant to the terms of a business acquisition agreement, Mr. Creatura may receive additional consideration based on the achievement of specified revenue targets.

      As a general matter, certain conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of a fund’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of other accounts for which the portfolio manager is responsible, on the other. For example, it is possible that the various accounts managed could have different investment strategies that, at times, might conflict with one another to the possible detriment of the Fund. Alternatively, to the extent that the same investment opportunities might be desirable for more than one account, possible conflicts could arise in determining how to allocate them. Other potential conflicts might include conflicts created by specific portfolio manager compensation arrangements, and conflicts relating to selection of brokers or dealers to execute fund portfolio trades and/or specific uses of commissions from Fund portfolio trades (for example, research, or “soft dollars”). The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures and has structured the portfolio managers’ compensation in a manner reasonably designed to safeguard the Fund from being negatively affected as a result of any such potential conflicts.

      Services Agreement

      Federated Advisory Services Company, an affiliate of the Adviser, provides research, quantitative analysis, equity trading and transaction settlement and certain support services to the Adviser. The fee for these services is paid by the Adviser and not by the Fund.

      Other Related Services

      Affiliates of the Adviser may, from time to time, provide certain electronic equipment and software to institutional customers in order to facilitate the purchase of Fund Shares offered by the Distributor.

      Code Of Ethics Restrictions On Personal Trading

      As required by SEC rules, the Fund, its Adviser and its Distributor have adopted codes of ethics. These codes govern securities trading activities of investment personnel, Fund Trustees and certain other employees. Although they do permit these people to trade in securities, including those that the Fund could buy, as well as Shares of the Fund, they also contain significant safeguards designed to protect the Fund and its shareholders from abuses in this area, such as requirements to obtain prior approval for, and to report, particular transactions.

      Voting Proxies On Fund Portfolio Securities

      The Board has delegated to the Adviser authority to vote proxies on the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio. The Board has also approved the Adviser’s policies and procedures for voting the proxies, which are described below.

      Proxy Voting Policies

      The Adviser’s general policy is to cast proxy votes in favor of proposals that the Adviser anticipates will enhance the long-term value of the securities being voted. Generally, this will mean voting for proposals that the Adviser believes will: improve the management of a company; increase the rights or preferences of the voted securities; and/or increase the chance that a premium offer would be made for the company or for the voted securities.

      The following examples illustrate how these general policies may apply to proposals submitted by a company’s board of directors. However, whether the Adviser supports or opposes a proposal will always depend on the specific circumstances described in the proxy statement and other available information.

      On matters of corporate governance, generally the Adviser will vote for the full slate of directors nominated in an uncontested election; and for proposals to: require a company’s audit committee to be comprised entirely of independent directors; require independent tabulation of proxies and/or confidential voting by shareholders; reorganize in another jurisdiction (unless it would reduce the rights or preferences of the securities being voted); ratify the board’s selection of auditors (unless compensation for non-audit services exceeded 50% of the total compensation received from the company, or the previous auditor was dismissed because of a disagreement with the company); and repeal a shareholder rights plan (also known as a “poison pill”). The Adviser will generally vote against the adoption of such a plan (unless the plan is designed to facilitate, rather than prevent, unsolicited offers for the company).

      On matters of capital structure, generally the Adviser will vote: against proposals to authorize or issue shares that are senior in priority or voting rights to the securities being voted; and for proposals to: reduce the amount of shares authorized for issuance; authorize a stock repurchase program; and grant preemptive rights to the securities being voted. The Adviser will generally vote against proposals to eliminate such preemptive rights.

      On matters relating to management compensation, generally the Adviser will vote: for stock incentive plans that align the recipients’ interests with the interests of shareholders without creating undue dilution; against proposals that would permit the amendment or replacement of outstanding stock incentives with new stock incentives having more favorable terms; and against executive compensation plans that do not disclose the maximum amounts of compensation that may be awarded or the criteria for determining awards.

      On matters relating to corporate transactions, the Adviser will vote proxies relating to proposed mergers, capital reorganizations and similar transactions in accordance with the general policy, based upon its analysis of the proposed transaction. The Adviser will vote proxies in contested elections of directors in accordance with the general policy, based upon its analysis of the opposing slates and their respective proposed business strategies. Some transactions may also involve proposed changes to the company’s corporate governance, capital structure or management compensation. The Adviser will vote on such changes based on its evaluation of the proposed transaction or contested election. In these circumstances, the Adviser may vote in a manner contrary to the general practice for similar proposals made outside the context of such a proposed transaction or change in the board. For example, if the Adviser decides to vote against a proposed transaction, it may vote for anti-takeover measures reasonably designed to prevent the transaction, even though the Adviser typically votes against such measures in other contexts.

      The Adviser generally votes against proposals submitted by shareholders without the favorable recommendation of a company’s board. The Adviser believes that a company’s board should manage its business and policies, and that shareholders who seek specific changes should strive to convince the board of their merits or seek direct representation on the board.

      In addition, the Adviser will not vote if it determines that the consequences or costs outweigh the potential benefit of voting. For example, if a foreign market requires shareholders casting proxies to retain the voted shares until the meeting date (thereby rendering the shares “illiquid” for some period of time), the Adviser will not vote proxies for such shares.

      Proxy Voting Procedures

      The Adviser has established a Proxy Voting Committee (“Proxy Committee”), to exercise all voting discretion granted to the Adviser by the Board in accordance with the proxy voting policies. The Adviser has hired Glass Lewis & Co. (GL) to obtain, vote and record proxies in accordance with the Proxy Committee’s directions. The Proxy Committee has supplied GL with general voting instructions that represent decisions made by the Proxy Committee in order to vote common proxy proposals; however, the Proxy Committee retains the right to modify these voting instructions at any time or to vote contrary to the voting instructions at any time in order to cast proxy votes in a manner that the Proxy Committee believes is consistent with the Adviser’s general policy. GL may vote any proxy as directed in the voting instructions without further direction from the Proxy Committee and may make any determinations required to implement the voting instructions. However, if the voting instructions require case-by-case direction for a proposal, GL shall provide the Proxy Committee with all information that it has obtained regarding the proposal and the Proxy Committee will provide specific direction to GL.

      Conflicts of Interest

      The Adviser has adopted procedures to address situations where a matter on which a proxy is sought may present a potential conflict between the interests of the Fund (and its shareholders) and those of the Adviser or Distributor. This may occur where a significant business relationship exists between the Adviser (or its affiliates) and a company involved with a proxy vote. A company that is a proponent, opponent or the subject of a proxy vote, and which to the knowledge of the Proxy Committee has this type of significant business relationship, is referred to as an “Interested Company.”

      The Adviser has implemented the following procedures in order to avoid concerns that the conflicting interests of the Adviser have influenced proxy votes. Any employee of the Adviser who is contacted by an Interested Company regarding proxies to be voted by the Adviser must refer the Interested Company to a member of the Proxy Committee, and must inform the Interested Company that the Proxy Committee has exclusive authority to determine how the Adviser will vote. Any Proxy Committee member contacted by an Interested Company must report it to the full Proxy Committee and provide a written summary of the communication. Under no circumstances will the Proxy Committee or any member of the Proxy Committee make a commitment to an Interested Company regarding the voting of proxies or disclose to an Interested Company how the Proxy Committee has directed such proxies to be voted. If the voting instructions already provide specific direction on the proposal in question, the Proxy Committee shall not alter or amend such directions. If the voting instructions require the Proxy Committee to provide further direction, the Proxy Committee shall do so in accordance with the proxy voting policies, without regard for the interests of the Adviser with respect to the Interested Company. If the Proxy Committee provides any direction as to the voting of proxies relating to a proposal affecting an Interested Company, it must disclose to the Fund’s Board information regarding: the significant business relationship; any material communication with the Interested Company; the matter(s) voted on; and how, and why, the Adviser voted as it did. Alternatively, the Proxy Committee may seek direction from the Fund’s Board on how a proposal concerning an Interested Company shall be voted, and shall follow any such direction provided by the Board. In seeking such direction, the Proxy Committee will disclose the reason such company is considered an Interested Company and may provide a recommendation on how such proposal should be voted and the basis for such recommendation.

      If the Fund holds shares of another investment company for which the Adviser (or an affiliate) acts as an investment adviser, the Proxy Committee will vote the Fund’s proxies in the same proportion as the votes cast by shareholders who are not clients of the Adviser at any shareholders’ meeting called by such investment company, unless otherwise directed by the Board.

      Proxy Voting Report

      A report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Federated’s website. Go to FederatedInvestors.com; select “Products,” select the Fund; then use the link to “Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports” to access the link to Form N-PX. Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

      Portfolio Holdings Information

      Information concerning the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the “Products” section of Federated’s website at FederatedInvestors.com. A complete listing of the Fund’s portfolio holdings as of the end of each calendar quarter is posted on the website 30 days (or the next business day) after the end of the quarter and remains posted until replaced by the information for the succeeding quarter. Summary portfolio composition information as of the close of each month is posted on the website 15 days (or the next business day) after month-end and remains until replaced by the information for the succeeding month. The summary portfolio composition information may include: identification of the Fund’s top ten holdings and a percentage breakdown of the portfolio by sector.

      To access this information from the “Products” section of the website, click on “view all” next to a fund category, select the Fund and the appropriate share class, then click on the “Portfolio Holdings and Related Information” link or “Composition” link under the “Current View” section.

      You may also access portfolio information as of the end of the Fund’s fiscal quarters from the “Products” section of the website. The Fund’s Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, which contain complete listings of the Fund’s portfolio holdings as of the end of the Fund’s second and fourth fiscal quarters, may be accessed by selecting the “Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports” link under “Related Information” and selecting the link to the appropriate PDF. Complete listings of the Fund’s portfolio holdings as of the end of the Fund’s first and third fiscal quarters may be accessed by selecting “Portfolio Holdings” from the “Products” section and then selecting the appropriate link opposite the name of the Fund. Fiscal quarter information is made available on the website within 70 days after the end of the fiscal quarter. This information is also available in reports filed with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

      The disclosure policy of the Fund and the Adviser prohibits the disclosure of portfolio holdings information to any investor or intermediary before the same information is made available to other investors. Employees of the Adviser or its affiliates who have access to nonpublic information concerning the Fund’s portfolio holdings are prohibited from trading securities on the basis of this information. Such persons must report all personal securities trades and obtain pre-clearance for all personal securities trades other than mutual fund shares.

      Firms that provide administrative, custody, financial, accounting, legal or other services to the Fund may receive nonpublic information about Fund portfolio holdings for purposes relating to their services. The Fund may also provide portfolio holdings information to publications that rate, rank or otherwise categorize investment companies. Traders or portfolio managers may provide “interest” lists to facilitate portfolio trading if the list reflects only that subset of the portfolio for which the trader or portfolio manager is seeking market interest. A list of service providers, publications and other third parties who may receive nonpublic portfolio holdings information appears in the Appendix to this SAI.

      The furnishing of nonpublic portfolio holdings information to any third party (other than authorized governmental or regulatory personnel) requires the prior approval of the President of the Adviser and of the Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund. The President of the Adviser and the Chief Compliance Officer will approve the furnishing of nonpublic portfolio holdings information to a third party only if they consider the furnishing of such information to be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. In that regard, and to address possible conflicts between the interests of Fund shareholders and those of the Adviser and its affiliates, the following procedures apply. No consideration may be received by the Fund, the Adviser, any affiliate of the Adviser or any of their employees in connection with the disclosure of portfolio holdings information. Before information is furnished, the third party must sign a written agreement that it will safeguard the confidentiality of the information, will use it only for the purposes for which it is furnished and will not use it in connection with the trading of any security. Persons approved to receive nonpublic portfolio holdings information will receive it as often as necessary for the purpose for which it is provided. Such information may be furnished as frequently as daily and often with no time lag between the date of the information and the date it is furnished. The Board receives and reviews annually a list of the persons who receive nonpublic portfolio holdings information and the purposes for which it is furnished.

      Brokerage Transactions And Investment Allocation

      Equity securities may be traded in the over-the-counter market through broker/dealers acting as principal or agent, or in transactions directly with other investors. Transactions may also be executed on a securities exchange or through an electronic communications network. The Adviser seeks to obtain best execution of trades in equity securities by balancing the costs inherent in trading, including opportunity costs, market impact costs and commissions. As a general matter, the Adviser seeks to add value to its investment management by using market information to capitalize on market opportunities, actively seek liquidity and discover price. The Adviser continually monitors its trading results in an effort to improve execution. Fixed-income securities are generally traded in an over-the-counter market on a net basis (i.e., without commission) through dealers acting as principal or in transactions directly with the issuer. Dealers derive an undisclosed amount of compensation by offering securities at a higher price than they bid for them. Some fixed-income securities may have only one primary market maker. The Adviser seeks to use dealers it believes to be actively and effectively trading the security being purchased or sold, but may not always obtain the lowest purchase price or highest sale price with respect to a fixed-income security. The Adviser’s receipt of research services (as described below) may also be a factor in the Adviser’s selection of brokers and dealers. The Adviser may also direct certain portfolio trades to a broker that, in turn, pays a portion of the Fund’s operating expenses. The Adviser makes decisions on portfolio transactions and selects brokers and dealers subject to review by the Fund’s Board.

      Investment decisions for the Fund are made independently from those of other accounts managed by the Adviser and accounts managed by affiliates of the Adviser. Except as noted below, when the Fund and one or more of those accounts invests in, or disposes of, the same security, available investments or opportunities for sales will be allocated among the Fund and the account(s) in a manner believed by the Adviser to be equitable. While the coordination and ability to participate in volume transactions may benefit the Fund, it is possible that this procedure could adversely impact the price paid or received and/or the position obtained or disposed of by the Fund. Investments for Federated Kaufmann Fund and other accounts managed by that fund’s portfolio managers in initial public offerings (IPO) are made independently from any other accounts, and much of their non-IPO trading may also be conducted independently from other accounts. Trading and allocation of investments, including IPOs, for accounts managed by Federated MDTA LLC are also made independently from the Fund. Investment decisions and trading for certain separately managed or wrap-fee accounts, and other accounts, of the Adviser and/or certain investment adviser affiliates of the Adviser also are generally made and conducted independently from the Fund. It is possible that such independent trading activity could adversely impact the prices paid or received and/or positions obtained or disposed of by the Fund.

      Research Services

      Research services may include: advice as to the advisability of investing in securities; security analysis and reports; economic studies; industry studies; receipt of quotations for portfolio evaluations; and similar services. Research services may be used by the Adviser or by affiliates of Federated in advising other accounts. To the extent that receipt of these services may replace services for which the Adviser or its affiliates might otherwise have paid, it would tend to reduce their expenses. The Adviser and its affiliates exercise reasonable business judgment in selecting brokers to execute securities transactions where receipt of research services is a factor. They determine in good faith that commissions charged by such persons are reasonable in relationship to the value of the brokerage and research services provided.

      For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s Adviser directed brokerage transactions to certain brokers in connection with the Adviser’s receipt of research services. The total amount of these transactions was $77,874,192 for which the Fund paid $185,452 in brokerage commissions.

      Administrator

      Federated Administrative Services (FAS), a subsidiary of Federated, provides administrative personnel and services (including certain legal and financial reporting services) necessary to operate the Fund. FAS provides these at the following annual rates, based on the average aggregate daily net assets of the Fund and most of the other Federated funds:

      Administrative FeeAverage Aggregate Daily
      Net Assets of the Federated Funds
      0.150 of 1%on the first $5 billion
      0.125 of 1%on the next $5 billion
      0.100 of 1%on the next $10 billion
      0.075 of 1%on assets over $20 billion

      The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. FAS may voluntarily waive a portion of its fee and may reimburse the Fund for expenses.

      FAS also provides certain accounting and recordkeeping services with respect to the Fund’s portfolio investments for a fee based on Fund assets plus out-of-pocket expenses.

      Custodian

      State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts, is custodian for the securities and cash of the Fund. Foreign instruments purchased by the Fund are held by foreign banks participating in a network coordinated by State Street Bank.

      Transfer Agent And Dividend Disbursing Agent

      State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Fund’s registered transfer agent, maintains all necessary shareholder records.

      Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

      The independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, KPMG LLP, conducts its audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), which require it to plan and perform its audits to provide reasonable assurance about whether the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.

      Fees Paid by the Fund for Services
      For the Year Ended September 30201020092008
      Advisory Fee Earned$1,186,146$746,701$1,170,221
      Advisory Fee Reimbursement467,30621,066 — 
      Advisory Fee Reduction5,336243 — 
      Brokerage Commissions 387,453339,142492,213
      Administrative Fee186,31791,576254,011
      12b-1 Fee:
      Class A Shares —  —  — 
      Class C Shares42,954 —  — 
      Shareholder Services Fee:
      Class A Shares246,654 —  — 
      Class C Shares14,330 —  — 

      How Does the Fund Measure Performance?

      The Fund may advertise Share performance by using the SEC’s standard methods for calculating performance applicable to all mutual funds. The SEC also permits this standard performance information to be accompanied by non-standard performance information.

      Share performance reflects the effect of non-recurring charges, such as maximum sales charges, which, if excluded, would increase the total return and yield. The performance of Shares depends upon such variables as: portfolio quality; average portfolio maturity; type and value of portfolio securities; changes in interest rates; changes or differences in the Fund’s or any class of Shares’ expenses; and various other factors.

      Share performance fluctuates on a daily basis largely because net earnings and/or the value of portfolio holdings fluctuate daily. Both net earnings and offering price per Share are factors in the computation of yield and total return.

      Total Return

      Total return represents the change (expressed as a percentage) in the value of Shares over a specific period of time, and includes the investment of income and capital gains distributions.

      The average annual total return for Shares is the average compounded rate of return for a given period that would equate a $10,000 initial investment to the ending redeemable value of that investment. The ending redeemable value is computed by multiplying the number of Shares owned at the end of the period by the NAV per Share at the end of the period. The number of Shares owned at the end of the period is based on the number of Shares purchased at the beginning of the period with $10,000, less any applicable sales charge, adjusted over the period by any additional Shares, assuming the annual reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.

      Total returns after taxes are calculated in a similar manner, but reflect additional standard assumptions required by the SEC.

      When Shares of a Fund are in existence for less than a year, the Fund may advertise cumulative total return for that specific period of time, rather than annualizing the total return.

      Yield

      The yield of Shares is calculated by dividing: (i) the net investment income per Share earned by the Shares over a 30-day period; by (ii) the maximum offering price per Share on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized using semi-annual compounding. This means that the amount of income generated during the 30-day period is assumed to be generated each month over a 12-month period and is reinvested every six months. The yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned by Shares because of certain adjustments required by the SEC and, therefore, may not correlate to the dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders.

      To the extent financial intermediaries charge fees in connection with services provided in conjunction with an investment in Shares, the Share performance is lower for shareholders paying those fees.

      Financial Information

      The Financial Statements for the Fund for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, are incorporated herein by reference to the Annual Reports to Shareholders of Federated Clover Small Value Fund dated September 30, 2010.

      Investment Ratings

      STANDARD & POOR’S (S&P) LONG-TERM DEBT RATING DEFINITIONS

      AAA - Highest credit quality. “AAA” ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in case of exceptionally strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

      AA - Very high credit quality. “AA” ratings denote a very low expectation of credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

      A - High credit quality. “A” ratings denote a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

      BBB - Good credit quality. “BBB” ratings indicate that there is currently a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered adequate, but adverse changes in circumstances and in economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity. This is the lowest investment-grade category.

      BB - Speculative. “BB” ratings indicate that there is a possibility of credit risk developing, particularly as the result of adverse economic change over time; however, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met. Securities rated in this category are not investment grade.

      B - Highly speculative. “B” ratings indicate that significant credit risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is contingent upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.

      CCC, CC, C - High default risk. Default is a real possibility. Capacity for meeting financial commitments is solely reliant upon sustained, favorable business or economic developments. A “CC” rating indicates that default of some kind appears probable. “C” ratings signal imminent default.

      D - In payment default. The “D” rating category is used when payments on a financial commitment are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor’s believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The “D” rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on a financial commitment are jeopardized.

      MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE (MOODY’S) LONG-TERM DEBT RATINGS

      Aaa - Bonds and preferred stock which are rated “Aaa” are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as “gilt edged.” Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

      Aa - Bonds and preferred stock which are rated “Aa” are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the “Aaa” group they comprise what are generally known as high-grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in “Aaa” securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risk appear somewhat larger than the “Aaa” securities.

      A - Bonds and preferred stock which are rated “A” possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper-medium-grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment some time in the future.

      Baa - Bonds and preferred stock which are rated “Baa” are considered as medium-grade obligations (i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured). Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.

      Ba - Bonds and preferred stock which are rated “Ba” are judged to have speculative elements; their future cannot be considered as well-assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate, and thereby not well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

      B - Bonds and preferred stock which are rated “B” generally lack characteristics of the desirable investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

      Caa - Bonds and preferred stock which are rated “Caa” are of poor standing. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.

      Ca - Bonds and preferred stock which are rated “Ca” are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.

      C - Bonds and preferred stock which are rated “C” are the lowest rated class of bonds and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.

      NR - Indicates that both the bonds and the obligor or credit enhancer are not currently rated by S&P or Moody’s with respect to short-term indebtedness. However, management considers them to be of comparable quality to securities rated “A-1” or “P-1.”

      NR(1) - The underlying issuer/obligor/guarantor has other outstanding debt rated “AAA” by S&P or “Aaa” by Moody’s.

      NR(2) - The underlying issuer/obligor/guarantor has other outstanding debt rated “AA” by S&P or “Aa” by Moody’s.

      NR(3) - The underlying issuer/obligor/guarantor has other outstanding debt rated “A” by S&P or Moody’s.

      FITCH RATINGS LONG-TERM DEBT RATING DEFINITIONS

      AAA - Highest credit quality. “AAA” ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in case of exceptionally strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

      AA - Very high credit quality. “AA” ratings denote a very low expectation of credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

      A - High credit quality. “A” ratings denote a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

      BBB - Good credit quality. “BBB” ratings indicate that there is currently a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered adequate, but adverse changes in circumstances and in economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity. This is the lowest investment-grade category.

      BB - Speculative. “BB” ratings indicate that there is a possibility of credit risk developing, particularly as the result of adverse economic change over time; however, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met. Securities rated in this category are not investment grade.

      B - Highly speculative. “B” ratings indicate that significant credit risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is contingent upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.

      MOODY’S COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

      Prime-1 - Issuers rated “Prime-1” (or supporting institutions) have a superior ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. “Prime-1” repayment ability will often be evidenced by many of the following characteristics: leading market positions in well established industries, high rates of return on funds employed, conservative capitalization structure with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection, broad margins in earning coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal cash generation, and well-established access to a range of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.

      Prime-2 - Issuers rated “Prime-2” (or supporting institutions) have a strong ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. This will normally be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above, but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, will be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.

      S&P COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

      A-1 - A short-term obligation rated “A-1” is rated in the highest category by Standard & Poor’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.

      A-2 - A short-term obligation rated “A-2” is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.

      FITCH RATINGS COMMERCIAL PAPER RATING DEFINITIONS

      F-1 - Indicates the strongest capacity for timely payment of financial commitments relative to other issuers or issues in the same country. Under their national rating scale, this rating is assigned to the “best” credit risk relative to all others in the same country and is normally assigned to all financial commitments issued or guaranteed by the sovereign state. Where the credit risk is particularly strong, a “+” is added to the assigned rating.

      F-2 - Indicates a satisfactory capacity for timely payment of financial commitments relative to other issuers or issues in the same country. However, the margin of safety is not as great as in the case of the higher ratings.

      A.M. BEST LONG-TERM DEBT RATINGS

      An A.M. Best Long-Term Debt Rating (issue credit rating) is an opinion as to the issuer’s ability to meet its financial obligations to security holders when due. These ratings are assigned to debt and preferred stock issues.

      aaa - Exceptional. Assigned to issues where the issuer has, in A.M. Best’s opinion, an exceptional ability to meet the terms of the obligation.

      aa - Very Strong. Assigned to issues where the issuer has, in A.M. Best’s opinion, a very strong ability to meet the terms of the obligation.

      a - Strong. Assigned to issues where the issuer has, in A.M. Best’s opinion, a strong ability to meet the terms of the obligation.

      bbb - Adequate. Assigned to issues where the issuer has, in A.M. Best’s opinion, an adequate ability to meet the terms of the obligation; however, is more susceptible to changes in economic or other conditions.

      bb - Speculative. Assigned to issues where the issuer has, in A.M. Best’s opinion, speculative credit characteristics, generally due to a moderate margin of principal and interest payment protection and vulnerability to economic changes.

      b - Very Speculative. Assigned to issues where the issuer has, in A.M. Best’s opinion, very speculative credit characteristics, generally due to a modest margin of principal and interest payment protection and extreme vulnerability to economic changes.

      ccc, cc, c - Extremely Speculative. Assigned to issues where the issuer has, in A.M. Best’s opinion, extremely speculative credit characteristics, generally due to a minimal margin of principal and interest payment protection and/or limited ability to withstand adverse changes in economic or other conditions.

      d - In Default. In default on payment of principal, interest or other terms and conditions. The rating also is utilized when a bankruptcy petition, or similar action, has been filed.

      Ratings from “aa” to “ccc” may be enhanced with a “+” (plus) or “-” (minus) to indicate whether credit quality is near the top or bottom of a category. A company’s Long-Term Credit Rating also may be assigned an Under Review modifier (“u”) that generally is event-driven (positive, negative or developing) and indicates that the company’s A.M. Best Rating opinion is under review and may be subject to near-term change. Ratings prefixed with an (“i”) denote indicative ratings. Ratings may also be assigned a Public Data modifier (“pd”) which indicates that a company does not subscribe to A.M. Best’s interactive rating process.

      A.M. BEST SHORT-TERM DEBT RATINGS

      An A.M. Best Short-Term Debt Rating (issue credit rating) is an opinion as to the issuer’s ability to meet its obligations having maturities generally less than one year, such as commercial paper.

      AMB-1+ - Strongest. Assigned to issues where the issuer has, in A.M. Best’s opinion, the strongest ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

      AMB-1 - Outstanding. Assigned to issues where the issuer has, in A.M. Best’s opinion, an outstanding ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

      AMB-2 - Satisfactory. Assigned to issues where the issuer has, in A.M. Best’s opinion, a satisfactory ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

      AMB-3 - Adequate. Assigned to issues where the issuer has, in A.M. Best’s opinion, an adequate ability to repay short-term debt obligations; however, adverse economic conditions will likely lead to a reduced capacity to meet its financial commitments on short-term debt obligations.

      AMB-4 - Speculative. Assigned to issues where the issuer has, in A.M. Best’s opinion, speculative credit characteristics and is vulnerable to economic or other external changes, which could have a marked impact on the company’s ability to meet its commitments on short-term debt obligations.

      d - In Default. In default on payment of principal, interest or other terms and conditions. The rating also is utilized when a bankruptcy petition, or similar action, has been filed.

      A company’s Short-Term Credit Rating also may be assigned an Under Review modifier (“u”) that generally is event-driven (positive, negative or developing) and indicates that the company’s A.M. Best Rating opinion is under review and may be subject to near-term change. Ratings prefixed with an (“i”) denote indicative ratings.

      A.M. BEST RATING OUTLOOK

      A.M. Best Credit Ratings (“aaa” to “c”) are assigned a Rating Outlook that indicates the potential direction of a company’s rating for an intermediate period, generally defined as the next 12 to 36 months. Public Data Ratings are not assigned an Outlook. Ratings Outlooks are as follows:

      Positive - Indicates a company’s financial/market trends are favorable, relative to its current rating level, and if continued, the company has a good possibility of having its rating upgraded.

      Negative - Indicates a company is experiencing unfavorable financial/market trends, relative to its current rating level, and if continued, the company has a good possibility of having its rating downgraded.

      Stable - Indicates a company is experiencing stable financial/market trends and that there is a low likelihood that its rating will change in the near term.

      Addresses

      Federated Clover Small Value Fund

      Class R Shares

      Federated Investors Funds
      4000 Ericsson Drive
      Warrendale, PA 15086-7561

      Distributor

      Federated Securities Corp.
      Federated Investors Tower
      1001 Liberty Avenue
      Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

      Investment Adviser

      Federated Global Investment Management Corp.
      450 Lexington Avenue, Suite 3700
      New York, NY 10017-3943

      Custodian, Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent

      State Street Bank and Trust Company
      P.O. Box 8600
      Boston, MA 02266-8600

      Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

      KPMG LLP
      Two Financial Center
      60 South Street
      Boston, MA 02111

      Appendix

      The following is a list of persons, other than the Adviser and its affiliates, that have been approved to receive nonpublic portfolio holdings information concerning the Federated Fund Complex; however, certain persons below might not receive such information concerning the Fund:

      CUSTODIAN(S)

      State Street Bank and Trust Company

      SECURITIES LENDING AGENT

      Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

      INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

      KPMG LLP

      LEGAL COUNSEL

      Dickstein Shapiro LLP
      K&L Gates
      Reed Smith LLP

      SERVICE PROVIDERS

      Abel Noser Corp.
      Aegon Institutional Markets
      Ashland Partners & Company LLP
      Bank of America
      Bank of New York Mellon
      Barclay’s Capital Inc.
      BBH (Brown Brothers Harriman) Infomediary
      Bloomberg L.P.
      Charles River
      Citibank, NA
      Computershare, Inc.
      Eagle Investment Company
      Edward Jones
      FactSet
      Fidelity
      Financial Models Company LTD
      GE Life and Annuity Assurance Company
      General Electric Capital Assurance Company
      Glass Lewis & Co.
      JPMorgan Chase & Co.
      New York Life Insurance Company
      Options Clearing Corp. (OCC)
      RiskMetrics
      StatPro Group Plc
      SunGard
      The Travelers Insurance Company
      Vintage Filings
      Wells Fargo/Metropolitan West Securities LLC/MetWest Financials
      Wilshire Associates, Inc.
      XSP (Xcitek Solutions Plus)

      SECURITY PRICING SERVICES

      Debt Domain
      FRI Corp.
      FT Interactive Data
      Interactive Data Corporation
      Interactive Pricing and Reference Data
      Markit Group Ltd.
      Pricing Direct
      Reuters LPC

      RATINGS AGENCIES

      Fitch, Inc.
      Moody’s Investors Service
      Standard & Poor’s
      Standard & Poor’s Fund Services
      Standard & Poor’s Rating Services

      PERFORMANCE REPORTING/PUBLICATIONS

      Emerging Market Funds Research, Inc.
      Fidelity Strategic Advisers
      iMoneyNet, Inc.
      Lipper
      MSCI Barra
      Morningstar Associates
      NASDAQ
      Vickers Stock Research

      OTHER

      Chicago Mercantile Exchange
      Investment Company Institute
      Whitney Capital Group LLC

      Federated Clover Small Value 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

      Q450729 (12/10)

      Federated is a registered mark
      of Federated Investors, Inc.
      2010  © Federated Investors, Inc.

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      Item 28.  Exhibits
       
      (a)
      		    
      1
      Conformed copy of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Registrant;
      (12)
      2
      Amendment Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7;
      (31)
      3
      Amendment No. 8;
      (19)
      4
      Amendment Nos. 9, 10 and 11;
      (21)
      5
      Amendment Nos. 12 and 13;
      (23)
      6
      Amendment Nos. 14, 15, 16 and 17;
      (24)
      7
      Amendment No. 18;
      (25)
      8
      Amendment No. 19;
      (29)
      9
      Amendment Nos. 20 and 21;
      (31)
      10
      Amendment No. 22;
      (33)
      11
      Amendment No. 23;
      (34)
      12
      Amendment No. 24;
      (36)
      13
      Amendment No. 25;
      (39)
      14
      Amendment No. 26;
      (40)
      15
      Amendment Nos. 27 & No. 28;
      (42)
      16
      Amendment Nos. 29 and 30;
      (43)
      17
      Amendment No. 31;
      (45)
      18
      Amendment No. 32;
      (46)
      19
      Amendment No. 33
      (49)
      20
      Amendment Nos. 34, 35, 36 and 37
      (55)

       
      (b)
      		    
      1
      Copy of Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant;
      (12)
      2
      Amendment Nos. 5, 6 and 7;
      (18)
      3
      Amendment No. 8;
      (24)
      4
      Amendment No. 9;
      (29)
      5
      Amendment No. 10;
      (32)
      6
      Amendment No. 11;
      (37)
      7
      Amendment No. 12;
      (39)

       
      (c)
      		    
      1
      Specimen Share Certificate for Federated Small Cap Strategies Fund;
      (7)
      2
      Specimen Share Certificate for Federated Mid Cap Growth Strategies Fund;
      (8)
      3
      Specimen Share Certificate for Federated Capital Appreciation Fund;
      (9)
       
      As of September 1, 1997, Federated Securities Corp. stopped issuing share certificates.
      		  

       
      (d)
      		    
      1
      Conformed copy of Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant (Federated Mid Cap Growth Strategies Fund);
      (5)
      2
      Conformed copy of Investment Advisory Contract on behalf of the Registrant, which includes Exhibit B for Federated Capital Appreciation Fund;
      (10)
      3
      Conformed copies of Exhibits D & E for Federated Large Cap Growth Fund and Federated Technology Fund, respectively;
      (19)
      4
      Conformed copy of Exhibit G to the Investment Advisory Contract for Federated Kaufmann Fund;
      (23)
      5
      Conformed copy of Exhibit I to the Investment Advisory Contract for Federated Market Opportunity Fund;
      (23)
      6
      Conformed copy of Amendment to Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant;
      (23)
      7
      Conformed copy of Sub-Advisory Agreement for Federated Kaufmann Fund, which includes Exhibit A, dated December 1, 2001;
      (23)
      8
      Conformed copy of Sub-Advisory Agreement for Federated Kaufmann Small Cap Fund, which includes Exhibit A;
      (24)
      9
      Conformed copy of Exhibit J to the Investment Advisory Contract for Federated Kaufmann Small Cap Fund;
      (24)
      10
      Conformed copy of Sub-Advisory Contract for Federated Market Opportunity Fund, which includes Exhibit A;
      (31)
      11
      Conformed copy of Sub-Advisory Contract for Federated Technology Fund, which includes Exhibit A;
      (31)
      12
      Conformed copy of Assignments of Federated Investment Management Company to Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania for Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts of Federated Capital Appreciation Fund, Federated Kaufmann Fund, Federated Small Cap Kaufmann Fund, Federated Market Opportunity Fund, and Federated Technology Fund;
      (31)
      13
      Conformed copy of Assignment of Federated Investment Management Company to Federated Global Investment Management Company for Advisory Contract of Federated Large Cap Growth Fund;
      (31)
      14
      Conformed copy of Assignment of Federated Investment Management Company to Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania for Advisory Contract of Federated Mid Cap Growth Strategies Fund;
      (31)
      15
      Conformed copy of Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant, which includes Exhibit A (Federated Strategic Value Fund);
      (33)
      16
      Conformed copy of the Sub-Advisory Contract for Federated Absolute Advantage Fund;
      (36)
      17
      Conformed copy of Exhibit B to the Investment Advisory of the Registrant;
      (36)
      18
      Conformed copy of Assignment of Federated Global Investment Management Corp. to Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania for Advisory Contract of Federated Large Cap Growth Fund;
      (39)
      19
      Conformed copy of Federated Global Investment Management Corp. for Federated InterContinental Fund;
      (42)
      20
      Conformed copy of Exhibit B to the investment advisory contract for Federated Kaufmann Large Cap Fund;
      (43)
      21
      Conformed copy of Sub-Advisory Agreement for Federated Kaufmann Large Cap Fund, including Exhibit A;
      (43)
      22
      Conformed copy of Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant (Federated Prudent Bear Fund);
      (46)
      23
      Conformed copy of Exhibits B, C and D to the Investment Advisory Contract with Federated Global Investment Management Company;
      (47)
      24
      Conformed copy of Exhibit C to the Investment Advisory Contract with FEMCoPA;
      (47)
      25
      Conformed copy of Exhibit E to the Investment Advisory Contract with Federated Global Investment Management Corp.
      (55)

       
      (e)
      		    
      1
      Conformed copy of Distributor’s Contract of the Registrant;
      (10)
      2
      Conformed copies of Exhibits D and F to the Distributor’s Contract for Federated Mid Cap Growth Strategies Fund, (Class A and C Shares);
      (10)
      3
      Conformed copies of Exhibits G and I to the Distributor’s Contract for Federated Capital Appreciation Fund, (Class A and C Shares);
      (10)
      4
      Conformed copy of Distributor’s Contract (Class B Shares);
      (16)
      5
      Conformed copies of Exhibits M and N to the Distributor’s Contract for Federated Large Cap Growth Fund, (Class A and C Shares);
      (19)
      6
      Conformed copies of Exhibits O and P to the Distributor’s Contract for Federated Communications Technology Fund, (Class A and C Shares);
      (19)
      7
      Conformed copy of Exhibits S & T to the Distributor’s Contract for Federated Market Opportunity Fund (Class A and Class C Shares);
      (22)
      8
      Conformed copy of Exhibit U to the Distributor’s Contract for Federated Kaufmann Fund (Class K Shares);
      (23)
      9
      Conformed copy of Exhibits V & W to the Distributor’s Contract for Federated Kaufmann Fund (Class A and Class C Shares);
      (22)
      10
      Conformed copy of Amendment to the Distributor’s Contract of the Registrant, dated June 1, 2001;
      (23)
      11
      Conformed copy of Exhibit X to the Distributor’s Contract for Federated Kaufmann Small Cap Fund (Class A Shares);
      (24)
      12
      Conformed copy of Exhibit Y to the Distributor’s Contract for Federated Kaufmann Small Cap Fund (Class C Shares);
      (24)
      13
      Conformed copy of Exhibit Z to the Distributor's Contract for Federated Capital Appreciation Fund (Class K Shares);
      (28)
      14
      The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of the specimen Mutual Funds Sales and Service Agreement; Mutual Funds Service Agreement; and Plan Trustee/Mutual Funds Service Agreement from Item 24(b)(6)(ii)-(iv) of the Cash Trust Series II Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on July 24, 1995. (File No. 33-38550 and 811-6269)
      		  
      15
      Conformed copy of Amendment to the Distributor’s Contract of the Registrant, dated October 1, 2003;
      (31)
      16
      Conformed copy of Amendment to the Distributor’s Contract (Class B Shares) of the Registrant, dated June 1, 2001;
      (31)
      17
      Conformed copy of Amendment to the Distributor’s Contract (Class B Shares) of the Registrant, dated October 1, 2003;
      (31)
      18
      Conformed copy of Exhibit AA and BB to the Distributor’s Contract for Federated Strategic Value Fund (Class A and Class C Shares);
      (33)
      19
      Conformed copy of Exhibit CC to the Distributors Contract for Federated Strategic Value Fund (Institutional Shares);
      (35)
      20
      Conformed copy of Exhibits, DD, EE, FF and GG to the Distributors Contract;
      (36)
      21
      Conformed copy of Exhibit HH to Distributors Contract for Federated Mid-Cap Growth Strategies Fund;
      (39)
      22
      Conformed copy of Exhibit II, JJ, KK and LL to Distributors Contract for Federated InterContinental Fund;
      (42)
      23
      Conformed copy of Amendment 1 to Exhibit G, S, DD and JJ;
      (43)
      24
      Conformed copy of Exhibits to the Distributor’s Contract for Federated Prudent Bear Fund (Class A Shares, Class C Shares);
      (46)
      25
      Conformed copy of Exhibits SS, TT, UU, YY, ZZ, AAA, BBB, CCC, DDD, EEE, FFF, GGG and HHH to the Distributor’s Contract;
      (47)
      26
      Conformed copy of Schedule A to the Distributor’s Contract for Class B Shares;
      (48)
      27
      Conformed copy of Exhibit III, JJJ, KKK and LLL to the Distributor’s Contract;
      (56)

       
      (f)
      Not applicable
      		  

       
      (g)
      		    
      1
      Conformed Copy of the Custodian Agreement of the Registrant;
      (6)
      2
      Conformed copy of Custodian Fee Schedule;
      (15)
      3
      Conformed copy of Amendment to Custodian contract of the Registrant dated February 3, 2006;
      (39)
      4
      Conformed copy of the Fourth Amendment to the Custody Agreement of the Registrant dated October 23, 2009
      (54)

       
      (h)
      		    
      1
      Conformed copy of Amended and Restated Agreement for Fund Accounting Services, Administrative Services, Shareholder Transfer Agency Services and Custody Services Procurement;
      (17)
      2
      Conformed copy of Amendment to Agreement for Fund Accounting Services, Administrative Services, Shareholder Transfer Agency Services and Custody Services Procurement;
      (23)
      3
      Conformed copy of Principal Shareholder Service’s Agreement (Class B Shares);
      (16)
      4
      Conformed copy of Exhibit 1 to the Principal Shareholder Service’s Agreement (Class B Shares);
      (23)
      5
      Conformed copy of Shareholder Services Agreement (Class B Shares);
      (16)
      6
      Conformed copy of Exhibit 1 to the Shareholder Services Agreement (Class B Shares);
      (23)
      7
      The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the conformed copy of the Shareholder Services Sub-Contract between Fidelity and Federated Shareholder Services from Item 24(b)(9)(iii) of the Federated GNMA Trust Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on March 25, 1996 (File Nos. 2-75670 and 811-3375).
      		  
      8
      The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of the Second Amended and Restated Services Agreement, with attached Schedule 1 revised 6/30/04, from Item (h)(v)(ii) of the Cash Trust Series, Inc. Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on July 29, 2004, (File Nos. 33-29838 and 811-5843).
      		  
      9
      The responses described in Item 23(e)(xiv) are hereby incorporated  by reference.
      		  
      10
      The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of Amendment No. 2 to the Amended & Restated Agreement for Fund Accounting Services, Administrative Services, Transfer Agency Services and Custody Services Procurement from Item 23 (h)(v) of the Federated U.S. Government Securities:  2-5 Years Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on March 30, 2004. (File Nos. 2-75769 and 811-3387);
      		  
      11
      The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of Amendment No. 3 to the Amended & Restated Agreement for Fund Accounting Services, Administrative Services, Transfer Agency Services and Custody Services Procurement from Item 23 (h)(v) of the Federated U.S. Government Securities: 2-5 Years Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on March 30, 2004. (File Nos. 2-75769 and 811-3387;
      		  
      12
      The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the conformed copy of the Agreement for Administrative Services, with Exhibit 1 and Amendments 1 and 2 attached, between Federated Administrative Services and the Registrant from Item 23(h)(iv)of the Federated Total Return Series, Inc. Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on November 29, 2004.  (File Nos. 33-50773 and 811-7115);
      		  
      13
      The Registrant herby incorporates by reference the conformed copy of the Financial Administration and Accounting Services Agreement, with attached Exhibit A revised 3/1/06, from Item (h)(viii) of the Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund, Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on April 26, 2006. (File Nos. 33-60411 and 811-07309)
      		  
      14
      The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the conformed copy of Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between the Federated Funds listed on Schedule A revised 3/1/06 and State Street Bank and Trust Company from Item 23(h)(ix) of the Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on April 26, 2006.  (File Nos. 33-60411 and 811-07309)
      		  
      15
      The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the conformed copy of Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for administrative Services between Federated Administrative Services Company and the Registrant dated June 1, 2005, form Item 23 (h)(ii) of the Cash Trust Series, Inc. Registrant Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on July 27, 2005.  (File Nos. 33-29838 and 811-5843)
      		  
      16
      The Registrant hereby incorporates the Copy of Schedule 1, revised 9/1/05, to the Second Amended and Restated Services Agreement, from Item h(ix) of the Federated Institutional Trust Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on September 28, 2005.  (File Nos. 33-54445 and 811-7193)
      		  
      17
      The Registrant hereby incorporates the Copy of Exhibit A, revised 9/1/05, to the Financial Administration and Accounting Services Agreement, from Item h(x) of the Federated Institutional Trust Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on September 28, 2005.  (File Nos. 33-54445 and 811-7193)
      		  
      18
      The Registrant hereby incorporates the Copy of Schedule 1, revised 6/1/05, to the Transfer Agency and Services Agreement between the Federated Funds and State Street Bank and Trust Company from , from Item h(xi) of the Federated Institutional Trust Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on September 28, 2005.  (File Nos. 33-54445 and 811-7193)
      		  
      19
      The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between the Federated Funds and State Street Bank and Trust Company form Item 23(h)(ix) of the Federated Stock Trust Registration statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on December 29, 2005. (File Nos. 33-60411 and 811-07309).
      		  
      20
      The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of Schedule A to the Transfer Agency and the Service Agreement;
      (47)
      21
      Conformed copy of Amendment to Exhibit A and Amendment to Exhibit B of the Fund Accounting Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon;
      (47)
      22
      Conformed copy of Schedule A to the Transfer Agency Agreement;
      (48)
      23
      Conformed copy of Exhibit A to the Financial Administration and Accounting Service Agreement;
      (48)
      24
      Conformed copy of Exhibit 1 to the Administrative Services Agreement;
      (48)
      25
      Conformed copy of Schedule 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Services Agreement;
      (48)
      26
      Conformed copy of Schedule A of the Shareholder Services Agreement for Class B Shares;
      (48)
      27
      Conformed copy of Schedule A of the Principal Shareholder Services Agreement for Class B Shares;
      (48)
      28
      Conformed copy of Exhibit 1 to the Administrative Services Agreement;
      (53)
      29
      Conformed copy of the Third Amendment to the Fund Accounting Agreement of the Registrant dated October 23, 2009
      (54)
      30
      Copy of Exhibit 1 to Agreement for Administrative Services;
      (55)

       
      (i)
      Conformed copy of the Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding legality of shares being registered;
      (6)

       
      (j)
      		    
      1
      Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Deloitte & Touche LLP);
      (41)
      2
      Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Ernst & Young LLP);
      (43)
      3
      Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP);
      (44)
      4
      Conformed copy of Independent Registered Accounting Firm (Tait Weller& Baker)
      (42)
      5
      Conformed copy of Consent of Independent registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)
      (45)
      6
      Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP);
      (48)
      7
      Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP)
      (51)
      8
      Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Ernst & Young LLP)
      (51)
      9
      Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP)
      (52)
      10
      Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Ernst & Young LLP)
      (52)
      11
      Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP)
      (53)
      12
      Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP)
      (54)
      13
      Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP)
      (56)
      14
      Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP)
      +

       
      (k)
      Not Applicable
      		  

       
      (l)
      Conformed copy of Initial Capital Understanding;
      (2)

       
      (m)
      		    
      1
      Conformed Copy of Distribution Plan of the Registrant, including Exhibits A, B and C;
      (31)
      2
      The responses described in Item 23(e)(xiv) are hereby incorporated by reference
      		  
      3
      Conformed copy of Amendment to the Distribution Plan (Class B Shares);
      (23)
      4
      Conformed copy of Exhibit D to the Distribution Plan of the Registrant;
      (33)
      5
      Conformed copy of Exhibit E to the Distribution Plan of the Registrant;
      (35)
      6
      Conformed copy of Exhibits H and I to the Distribution Plan of the Registrant;
      (39)
      7
      Conformed copy of Amendment 1 to Exhibit E and J; Exhibit K, L, M, N, O and P to the Distribution Plan of the Registrant;
      (43)
      8
      Conformed copy of Exhibits to the Distribution Plan of the Registrant;
      (45)
      9
      Conformed copy of Exhibits Q, U, V, W, X, Y, Z and AA to the Distribution Plan of the Registrant;
      (47)
      10
      Conformed copy of Schedule A to the Distribution Plan for Class B Shares;
      (48)

       
      (n)
      		    
      1
      The Registrant hereby incorporates the Copy of the Multiple Class Plan and attached Exhibits for all classes from Item (n) of the Federated Short-Term Municipal Trust Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on August 28, 2006 (File Nos. 2-72277 and 811-3181);
      		  
      2
      Conformed copy of Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, Class K Shares and Institutional Shares Exhibits to Multiple Class Plan;
      (47)
      3
      Conformed copy of Institutional Shares Exhibit to the Multiple Class Plan;
      (48)
      4
      Conformed copy of Institutional Shares and Institutional Service Shares Exhibits to the Multiple Class Plan;
      (49)
      5
      Copy of Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, Class K Shares and Institutional Shares Exhibits to the Multiple Class Plan
      (56)

       
      (o)
      		    
      1
      Conformed copy of Power of Attorney of the Registrant;
      (19)
      2
      Conformed copy of Power of Attorney of Trustee of the Registrant;
      (19)
      3
      Conformed copy of Limited Power of Attorney;
      (27)
      4
      Conformed copy of Power of Attorney of Trustee of the Registrant;
      (39)
      5
      Conformed copy of Power of Attorney of Trustee of the Registrant;
      (39)
      6
      Conformed copy of Power of Attorney of the Registrant;
      (39)
      7
      Conformed copy of Power of Attorney of Trustee of the Registrant;
      (41)
      8
      Conformed copy of Power of Attorney of Trustee of the Registrant;
      (44)
      9
      Conformed copy of Power of Attorney of Trustee for Maureen Lally-Green;
      (49)

       
      (p)
      		    
      1
      The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of the Code of Ethics for Access Persons from Item 23(p) of the Federated Money Market Obligations Trust Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on February 26, 2004. (File Nos. 33-31602 and 811-5950);
      		  
      2
      The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of the Federated Investors, Inc. Code of Ethics for Access Persons, effective 1/1/2005, from Item 23(p) of the Money Market Obligations Trust Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on February 25, 2005.  (File Nos. 33-31602 and 811-5950).
      		  
      3
      Conformed Copy of the Federated Investors, Inc. Code of Ethics for Access Persons Effective 10/01/2008
       
      (48)
      4
      Conformed Copy of the Federated Investors, Inc. Code of Ethics for Access Persons Effective 9/01/2010
      (55)

       
      +
      Exhibit is being filed electronically with registration statement; indicate by footnote
      		  

       
       
      ALL RESPONSES ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO A POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT (PEA) OF THE REGISTRANT FILED ON FORM N-1A (FILE NOS. 1933 Act No. 2-91090 and 1940 Act No. 811-4017)
       
      		  
      2
      PEA No. 1 filed February 28, 1985
      		  
      5
      PEA No. 21 filed June 30, 1995
      		  
      6
      PEA No. 20 filed December 29, 1994
      		  
      7
      PEA No. 21 filed June 30, 1995
      		  
      8
      PEA No. 22 filed July 17, 1995
      		  
      9
      PEA No. 25 filed August 31, 1995
      		  
      10
      PEA No. 26 filed September 12, 1995
      		  
      12
      PEA No. 32 filed September 3, 1996
      		  
      15
      PEA No. 31 filed October 30, 1997
      		  
      16
      PEA No. 35 filed December 30, 1997
      		  
      17
      PEA No. 40 filed October 9, 1998
      		  
      18
      PEA No. 41 filed November 2, 1998
      		  
      19
      PEA No. 44 filed December 28, 1999
      		  
      21
      PEA No. 50 filed December 29, 2000
      		  
      22
      PEA No. 52 filed March 20, 2001
      		  
      23
      PEA No. 51 filed December 27, 2001
      		  
      24
      PEA No. 57 filed December 26, 2002
      		  
      25
      PEA No. 59 filed February 7, 2003
      		  
      27
      PEA No. 61 filed March 31, 2003
      		  
      28
      PEA No. 55 filed September 22, 2003
      		  
      29
      PEA No. 62 filed October 30, 2003
      		  
      31
      PEA No. 66 filed October 15, 2004
      		  
      32
      PEA No. 67 filed December 30, 2004
      		  
      33
      PEA No. 68 filed January 7, 2005
      		  
      34
      PEA No. 69 filed June 22, 2005
      		  
      35
      PEA No. 70 filed September 2, 2005
      		  
      36
      PEA No. 73 filed October 14, 2005
      		  
      37
      PEA No. 74 filed November 14, 2005
      		  
      38
      PEA No. 76 filed December 29, 2005
      		  
      39
      PEA No. 77 filed October 17, 2006
      		  
      40
      PEA No. 78 filed December 11, 2006
      		  
      41
      PEA No. 79 filed December 29, 2006
      		  
      42
      PEA No. 83 filed June 25, 2007
      		  
      43
      PEA No. 88 filed December 28, 2007
      		  
      44
      PE No. 92 filed April 10, 2008
      		  
      45
      PEA No. 93 filed July 15, 2008
      		  
      46
      PEA No. 96 filed September 11, 2008
      		  
      47
      PEA No. 97 filed December 30, 2008
      		  
      48
      PEA No. 101 filed February 27, 2009
      		  
      49
      PEA No. 102 filed September 30, 2009
      		  
      50
      PEA No. 103 filed November 13, 2009
      		  
      51
      PEA No. 105 filed November 30, 2009
      		  
      52
      PEA No. 107 filed December 30, 2009
      		  
      53
      PEA No. 109 filed January 28, 2010
      		  
      54
      PEA No. 110 filed May 6, 2010
      		  
      55
      PEA No. 111 filed September 16, 2010
      		  
      56
      PEA No. 112 filed November 29, 2010
      		  

       
      Item 29  Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund:
      None

       
      Item 30  Indemnification
      (1)

       
      Item 31  Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser:
       
      For a description of the other business of the Investment Adviser, see the section entitled “Who Manages the Fund?” in Part A. The affiliations with the Registrant of one of the Trustees and three of the Officers of the Investment Adviser are included in Part B of this Registration Statement under "Who Manages and Provides Services to the Fund?"  The remaining Trustees of the Investment Adviser and, in parentheses, their principal occupations are:  Thomas R. Donahue, (Chief Financial Officer, Federated Investors, Inc.), 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222-3779, and John B. Fisher, (Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.) 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222-3779.  The business address of each of the Officers of the Investment Adviser is 175 Water Street, New York, New York 10038-4965.  These individuals are also officers of a majority of the Investment Advisers to the investment companies in the Federated Fund Complex described in Part B of this Registration Statement.
      The remaining Officers of the Investment Adviser are:
      President/ Chief Executive Officer:
      John B. Fisher
      Executive Vice President
      Stephen F. Auth
      Senior Vice Presidents:
      Walter Bean
      Linda A. Duessel
      Steven Lehman
      Carol R. Miller
      Douglas C. Noland
      Vice Presidents:
      Linda Bakhshian
      P. Ryan Bend
      G. Andrew Bonnewell
      David Cook
      James E. Grefenstette
      Chad Hudson
      Dean Kartsonas
      Angela Kohler
      Lila Manassa
      Dana Meissner
      John L. Nichol
      Daniel Peris
      Michael R. Tucker
      Assistant Vice Presidents:
      Ann Kruczek
      Dana Meissner
      Keith Michaud
      Secretary:
      G. Andrew Bonnewell
      Treasurer:
      Thomas R. Donahue
      Assistant Treasurer:
      Denis McAuley, III
      Chief Compliance Officer:
      Brian P. Bouda
      The remaining Officers of the Investment Adviser are:
      President/ Chief Executive Officer:
      John B. Fisher
      Executive Vice President
      Stephen F. Auth
      Senior Vice Presidents:
      Stephen J. Carl
      Michael E. Jones
      Audrey Kaplan
      Philip J. Orlando
      Leonardo A. Vila
      Vice Presidents:
      G. Andrew Bonnewell
      Daniel Burnside
      Lawrence C. Creatura
      timothy Goodger
      James Gordon
      Stephen Gutch
      Marc Halperin
      Matthen P. Kaufler
      Geoffrey Pazzanese
      Aash M. Shah
      Paul W. Spindler
      Richard A Winkowski, Jr.
      Assistant Vice Presidents:
      Mary Anne DeJohn
      Steven Friedman
      Ann Kruczek
      Timothy Goodger
      Keith Michaud
      Nichola Noriega
      Secretary:
      G. Andrew Bonnewell
      Treasurer:
      Thomas R. Donahue
      Assistant Treasurer:
      Denis McAuley, III

       
      Item 32  Principal Underwriters:
      (a)
      Federated Securities Corp., the Distributor for shares of the Registrant, acts as principal underwriter for the following open-end investment companies, including the Registrant:
       
      Cash Trust Series, Inc.
       
      Cash Trust Series II
       
      Federated Adjustable Rate Securities Fund
       
      Federated Core Trust
       
      Federated Core Trust II, L.P.
       
      Federated Core Trust III
       
      Federated Equity Funds
       
      Federated Equity Income Fund, Inc.
       
      Federated Fixed Income Securities, Inc.
       
      Federated GNMA Trust
       
      Federated Government Income Securities, Inc.
       
      Federated High Income Bond Fund, Inc.
       
      Federated High Yield Trust
       
      Federated Income Securities Trust
       
      Federated Income Trust
       
      Federated Index Trust
       
      Federated Institutional Trust
       
      Federated Insurance Series
       
      Federated Intermediate Government Fund, Inc.
       
      Federated International Series, Inc.
       
      Federated Investment Series Funds, Inc.
       
      Federated Managed Allocation Portfolios
       
      Federated Managed Pool Series
       
      Federated MDT Series
       
      Federated Municipal Securities Fund, Inc.
       
      Federated Municipal Securities Income Trust
       
      Federated Premier Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
       
      Federated Premier Municipal Income Fund
       
      Federated Short-Intermediate Duration Municipal Trust
       
      Federated Stock and Bond Fund
       
      Federated MDT Stock Trust
       
      Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund
       
      Federated Total Return Series, Inc.
       
      Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund
       
      Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 1-3 Years
       
      Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 2-5 Years
       
      Federated World Investment Series, Inc.
       
      Intermediate Municipal Trust
       
      Edward Jones Money Market Fund
       
      Money Market Obligations Trust
      (b)
      		  

      (1)
      Positions and Offices with Distributor
      (2)
      Name
       
      (3)
      Positions and Offices With Registrant
      Chairman:
      Richard B. Fisher
      Vice President
      Executive Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Director:
      Thomas R. Donahue
      		  
      President and Director:
      Thomas E. Territ
      		  
      Vice President and Director:
      Peter J. Germain
      		  
      Treasurer and Director:
      Denis McAuley III
      		  

       
      (1)
      Positions and Offices with Distributor
      (2)
      Name
       
      (3)
      Positions and Offices With Registrant
      Executive Vice Presidents:
      Solon A. Person, IV
      Paul Uhlman
      		  
      Senior Vice Presidents:
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      Michael Bappert
      Richard W. Boyd
      Bryan Burke
      Charles L. Davis, Jr.
      Laura M. Deger
      Peter W. Eisenbrandt
      Theodore Fadool, Jr.
      Bruce E. Hastings
      James M. Heaton
      Harry J. Kennedy
      Michael Koenig
      Anne H. Kruczek
      Amy Michaliszyn
      Richard C. Mihm
      Keith Nixon
      Brian S. Ronayne
      John Staley
      Colin B. Starks
      F. Andrew Thinnes
      Robert F. Tousignant
      William C. Tustin
      		  

       
      (1)
      Positions and Offices with Distributor
      (2)
      Name
       
      (3)
      Positions and Offices With Registrant
      Vice Presidents:
      Irving Anderson
      Marc Benacci
      Dan Berry
      Bill Boarts
      John B. Bohnet
      Edward R. Bozek
      Jane E. Broeren-Lambesis
      Edwin J. Brooks, III
      Mark Carroll
      Dan Casey
      Scott Charlton
      Steven R. Cohen
      James Conely
      Kevin J. Crenny
      G. Michael Cullen
      Beth C. Dell
      Donald C. Edwards
      Timothy Franklin
      Jamie Getz
      Scott Gundersen
      Dayna C. Haferkamp
      Raymond J. Hanley
      Vincent L. Harper, Jr.
      Scott A. Holick
      Jeffrey S. Jones
      Patrick Kelly
      Matthew Khan
      Ed Koontz
      Jerry L. Landrum
      David M. Larrick
      Christopher A. Layton
      Michael H. Liss
      Michael R. Manning
      Michael Marcin
      Diane Marzula
      Martin J. McCaffrey
      Mary A. McCaffrey
      Joseph McGinley
      Vincent T. Morrow
      John C. Mosko
      Doris T. Muller
      Alec H. Neilly
      Rebecca Nelson
      Ted Noethling
      John A. O’Neill
      James E. Ostrowski
      Stephen Otto
      Mark Patsy
      Rich Paulson
      Chris Prado
      Josh Rasmussen
      Richard A. Recker
      Diane M. Robinson
      Timothy A. Rosewicz
       
      		  

       
      (1)
      Positions and Offices with Distributor
      (2)
      Name
      (3)
      Positions and Offices With Registrant
      Vice Presidents:
      Eduardo G. Sanchez
      Robert E. Savarese, Jr.
      Thomas S. Schinabeck
      Leland T. Scholey
      Peter Siconolfi
      Edward L. Smith
      Peter Smith
      Jack L. Streich
      Mark Strubel
      Jonathen Sullivan
      Michael Vahl
      David Wasik
      G. Walter Whalen
      Stephen White
      Lewis Williams
      Littell L. Wilson
      Edward J. Wojnarowski
      Michael P. Wolff
      Erik Zettlemayer
      Paul Zuber
      		  

      (1)
      Positions and Offices with Distributor
      (2)
      Name
       
      (3)
      Positions and Offices With Registrant
      Assistant Vice Presidents:
      Robert W. Bauman
      Mary Ellen Coyne
      Dino Giovannone
      Chris Jackson
      William Rose
      		    
      Secretary:
      C. Todd Gibson
      		    
      Assistant Treasurer:
      Lori A. Hensler
      Richard A. Novak
      		    
      Chief Compliance Officer:
      Brian P. Bouda
      		    

      (c)
      Not Applicable

       
      Item 33  Location of Accounts and Records:
      All accounts and records required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 31a-1 through 31a-3 promulgated thereunder are maintained at one of the following locations:

       
      Registrant
      Reed Smith LLP
      Investment Management Group (IMG)
      Federated Investors Tower
      225 Fifth Avenue
      Pittsburgh, PA  15222
      (Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service at above address)
      Federated Investors Funds
      4000 Ericsson Drive
      Warrendale, PA  15086-7561
      Federated Administrative Services (“Administrator”)
      Federated Investors Tower
      1001 Liberty Avenue
      Pittsburgh, PA  15222-3779
      Federated Global Investment Management Corp.
      (“Adviser”)
      450 Lexington Avenue
      Suite 3700
      New York, NY  10017-3943
      State Street Bank and Trust Company
      (“Transfer Agent, Dividend Disbursing Agent” and/or “Custodian”)
      P.O. Box 8600
      Boston, MA  02266-8600
      The Bank of New York Mellon (“Custodian”) Federated Market Opportunity Fund only
      One Wall Street
      New York, NY 10286
       
      SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, FEDERATED EQUITY FUNDS, certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has  duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 1st day of December, 2010.
      FEDERATED EQUITY FUNDS
      BY:  /s/ Todd P. Zerega
      Todd P. Zerega, Assistant Secretary
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following person in the capacity and on the date indicated:

       
      NAME
      TITLE
      DATE
      BY:  /s/ Todd P. Zerega
      Todd P. Zerega
      Assistant Secretary
      Attorney In Fact For the Persons Listed Below
      December 1, 2010
      John F. Donahue *
      Trustee
      		  
      J. Christopher Donahue *
      President and Trustee (Principal Executive Officer)
      		  
      Richard A. Novak*
      Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
      		  
      John T. Conroy, Jr.*
      Trustee
      		  
      Nicholas P. Constantakis*
      Trustee
      		  
      John F. Cunningham*
      Trustee
      		  
      Maureen Lally-Green*
      Trustee
      		  
      Peter E. Madden*
      Trustee
      		  
      Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.*
      Trustee
      		  
      R. James Nicholson*
      Trustee
      		  
      Thomas O’Neill*
      Trustee
      		  
      John S. Walsh*
      Trustee
      		  
      James F. Will*
      Trustee
      		  
      *By Power of Attorney