1933 Act File No. 33-48847

1940 Act File No. 811-07021

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933		X
	Pre-Effective Amendment No.
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 33	X
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		X
	Amendment No. 34	X

FEDERATED INVESTMENT SERIES FUNDS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Federated Investors Funds

4000 Ericsson Drive

Warrendale, PA 15086-7561

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

John W. McGonigle, Esquire,

Federated Investors Tower

1001 Liberty Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

(Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
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Federated Investors
World-Class Investment Manager

Federated Bond Fund

A Portfolio of Federated Investment Series Funds, Inc.

PROSPECTUS

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January 31, 2009

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CLASS A SHARES
CLASS B SHARES
CLASS C SHARES
CLASS F SHARES

A mutual fund seeking to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital by investing in a professionally managed, diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities.

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.

Not FDIC Insured * May Lose Value * No Bank Guarantee

CONTENTS

Risk/Return Summary 1

What are the Fund’s Fees and Expenses? 6

What are the Fund’s Investment Strategies? 8

What are the Principal Securities in Which the Fund Invests? 11

What are the Specific Risks of Investing in the Fund? 17

What Do Shares Cost? 21

How is the Fund Sold? 30

Payments to Financial Intermediaries 31

How to Purchase Shares 34

How to Redeem and Exchange Shares 36

Account and Share Information 39

Who Manages the Fund? 44

Legal Proceedings 45

Financial Information 47

Appendix A: Hypothetical Investment and Expense Information 52

Risk/Return Summary

WHAT IS THE FUND’S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE?

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. 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.

WHAT ARE THE FUND’S MAIN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES?

The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade fixed-income securities. The Adviser seeks to enhance the Fund’s performance by allocating relatively more of its portfolio to the security type that the Adviser expects to offer the best balance between current income and risk. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in fixed-income securities rated below investment-grade. The Adviser may lengthen or shorten duration from time to time based on its interest rate outlook, but the Fund has no set duration parameters. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. The Fund may invest in derivative contracts to implement its investment strategies as more fully described herein.

The Fund intends to invest in the securities of U.S. government-sponsored entities (GSEs), including GSE securities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government, such as those issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Bank System. These entities are, however, supported through federal subsidies, loans or other benefits. The Fund may also invest in GSE securities that are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as those issued by the Government National Mortgage Association. Finally, the Fund may invest in a few GSE securities that have no explicit financial support, but which are regarded as having implied support because the federal government sponsors their activities. Such securities include those issued by the Farm Credit System and the Financing Corporation.

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:

• Interest Rate Risks. Prices of fixed-income securities generally fall when interest rates rise. Interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed-income securities with longer durations.
• Credit Risks. There is a possibility that issuers of securities in which the Fund may invest may default in the payment of interest or principal on the securities when due, which would cause the Fund to lose money.
• Prepayment Risks. When homeowners prepay their mortgages in response to lower interest rates, the Fund will be required to reinvest the proceeds at the lower interest rates available. Also, when interest rates fall, the price of mortgage-backed securities may not rise to as great an extent as that of other fixed-income securities.
• Liquidity Risks. The fixed-income securities in which the Fund invests may be less readily marketable and may be subject to greater fluctuation in price than other securities. OTC derivative contracts generally carry greater liquidity risk than exchange-traded contracts.
• Risks Associated with Noninvestment-Grade Securities. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities rated below investment-grade which may be subject to greater interest rate, credit and liquidity risks than investment-grade securities.
• Risks of Foreign Investing. Because the Fund invests in securities issued by 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.
• Leverage Risks. Leverage risk is created when an investment 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 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 interest rate, credit, currency, liquidity and leverage risks.

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.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

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 F 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 no guarantee of future results.

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The total returns shown in the bar chart do not reflect the payment of any sales charges or recurring shareholder account fees. If these charges or fees had been included, the returns shown would have been lower.

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Within the periods shown in the bar chart, the Fund’s Class F Shares highest quarterly return was 5.98% (quarter ended June 30, 2003). Its lowest quarterly return was (6.13)% (quarter ended September 30, 2008).

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Average Annual Total Return Table

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The Average Annual Total Returns for the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Class F Shares are reduced to reflect applicable sales charges. Return Before Taxes is shown for all classes. In addition, Return After Taxes is shown for the Fund’s Class F Shares to illustrate the effect of federal taxes on the Fund returns. Actual after-tax returns depend on each investor’s personal tax situation, and are likely to differ from those shown. The table also shows returns for the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index (BCUSC), a broad-based market index, and the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated Average (LCDBBB), an average of funds with similar investment objectives. The LBUSC is comprised of a large universe of bonds issued by industrial utility and financial companies which have a minimum ratings of Baa by Moody’s Investors, Service, Inc., BBB by Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group or, in the case of bank bonds not rated by either of the previously mentioned services, BBB by Fitch Ratings. Index returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Fund’s performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index. The LCDBBB represents the average of total returns reported by all mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective category.

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(For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008)

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	1 Year		5 Years	10 Years
Class A Shares:
Return Before Taxes	(14.26)%		0.72%	3.23%
Class B Shares:
Return Before Taxes	(15.67)%		0.53%	3.06%
Class C Shares:
Return Before Taxes	(11.77)%		0.86%	2.92%
Class F Shares:
Return Before Taxes	(12.08)%		1.43%	3.59%
Return After Taxes on Distributions1	(14.09)%	(	0.59)%	1.14%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares1	(7.77)%		0.11%	1.58%
BCUSC	(3.08)%		2.65%	4.85%
LCDBBB	(8.84)%		1.25%	3.69%

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1 After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns for Class A, Class B and Class C Shares will differ from those shown above for Class F Shares. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding Shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.

What are the Fund’s Fees and Expenses?

FEDERATED BOND FUND

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class F Shares of the Fund.

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Shareholder Fees	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class F
Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	4.50%	None	None	1.00%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)	None	5.50%	1.00%	1.00%
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends (and other Distributions) (as a percentage of offering price)	None	None	None	None
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable)	None	None	None	None
Exchange Fee	None	None	None	None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Before Waivers, Reimbursement and Reductions)1
Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets (as a percentage of average net assets)
Management Fee2	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee3	0.05%	0.75%	0.75%	None
Other Expenses4	0.51%	0.51%	0.51%	0.51%
Total Direct Annual Fund Operating Expenses	1.31%	2.01%	2.01%	1.26%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses5	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Total Direct and Acquired Annual Fund Operating Expenses6	1.32%	2.02%7	2.02%	1.27%
Note: The percentages shown above have been rounded to the nearest 1/100th of a percent (i.e., 2 decimal places) to comply with applicable regulatory requirements. As discussed in Note 2 below, the Adviser has agreed to reduce its management fee to 0.5557%, a number rounded to the nearest 1/10,000th of a percent (i.e., four decimal places). To ensure consistent disclosure, the percentages used in Notes 1 through Note 4 below have been rounded to the nearest 1/10,000th of a percent. For comparison purposes, the “Other Expenses”, “Total Direct Annual Fund Operating Expenses”, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” and “Total Direct and Acquired Annual Fund Operating Expenses” shown above are as follows when rounded to four decimal places:
Other Expenses4	0.5136%	0.5130%	0.5138%	0.5134%
Total Direct Annual Fund Operating Expenses	1.3136%	2.0130%	2.0138%	1.2634%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses5	0.0087%	0.0087%	0.0087%	0.0087%
Total Direct and Acquired Annual Fund Operating Expenses6	1.3223%	2.0217%7	2.0225%	1.2721%
1 The percentages shown above are based on expenses for the entire fiscal year ended November 30, 2008. However, the rate at which expenses are accrued during the fiscal year may not be constant and, at any particular point, may be greater or less than the stated average percentage. Although not contractually obligated to do so (except as discussed in note 2 with respect to management fees), the Adviser, administrator and distributor waived and/or reimbursed certain amounts. Additionally, shareholder services provider did not charge certain amounts. These are shown below along with the net expenses the Fund actually paid for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008.
Total Waivers, Reimbursement and Reductions of Fund Expenses	0.3187%	0.2186%	0.2186%	0.2386%
Total Direct and Aquired Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after waivers, reimbursement and reductions)	1.0036%	1.8031%	1.8039%	1.0335%
2 Pursuant to a settlement with the New York Attorney General, the Adviser has agreed to waive management fees in compliance with an Assurance of Discontinuance dated November 17, 2005. The net management fee was reduced to 0.5557% efective January 1, 2006 and may not be increased until after December 31, 2010. As a separate matter, beginning January 1, 2006, although not obligated to do so, the Adviser waived the amount, if any, by which the Fund’s aggregate direct annual operating expenses for Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class F Shares exceeded 0.9949%, 1.7949%, 1.7949%, and 1.0249%, respectively. The Adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid by the Fund (after waivers) was 0.5335% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008.
3 The Fund’s Class A Shares did not pay or accrue the distribution (12b-1) fee during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008. The Fund’s Class A Shares have no present intention of paying or accruing the distribution (12b-1) fee for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2009. On November 15, 2007, the Fund’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the distribution (12b-1) plan reducing the distribution (12b-1) fee for the Fund’s Class A Shares from 0.25% to 0.05% effective January 31, 2008. The fee table represents the fees that would have been in place had this change occurred on December 1, 2007, the first day of the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008.
4 Includes a shareholder services/account administration fee which is used to compensate intermediaries for shareholder services or account administrative services. Also includes a recordkeeping fee which is used to compensate intermediaries for recordkeeping services. Please see “Payments to Financial Intermediaries” herein. The administrator voluntarily waived a portion of its fee. The administrator can terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The shareholder services provider reimbursed a portion of its fee for Class A Shares and Class F Shares. Additionally, the shareholder services provider did not charge, and therefore the Fund’s Class A Shares and Class F Shares did not accrue, a portion of its fee. This voluntary reimbursement and reduction can be terminated any time. Total other expenses paid by the Fund’s Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class F Shares (after the voluntary waiver, reimbursement and reduction) were 0.4614%, 0.5109%, 0.5117% and 0.4913%, respectively, for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008.
5 The Fund’s shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of the acquired funds in which the Fund invests. The Fund’s indirect expense from investing in the acquired funds is based upon the average allocation of the Fund’s investment in the acquired funds and upon the actual total operating expenses of the acquired funds from their most recent shareholder reports (including any current waiver) for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008. Actual acquired fund expenses incurred by the Fund may vary with changes in the allocation of the Fund assets among the acquired funds and with other events that directly affect the expenses of the acquired funds.
6 The Adviser and its affiliates have voluntarily agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total operating expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses) paid by the Fund’s Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class F Shares (after the voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements) will not exceed 0.9949%, 1.7949%, 1.7949% and 1.0249%, respectively, for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2009. Although these actions are voluntary, the Adviser and its affiliates have agreed not to terminate these waivers and/or reimbursements until after January 31, 2010.
7 After Class B Shares have been held for eight years from the date of purchase, they will automatically convert to Class A Shares on or about the last day of the following month. Class A Shares pay lower operating expenses than Class B Shares.

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EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund’s Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class F Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

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The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund’s Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class F Shares for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. Expenses assuming no redemption are also shown. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class F Shares operating expenses are before waivers, reimbursement and reductions 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:

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Share Class	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A:
Expenses assuming redemption	$579	$850	$1,142	$1,971
Expenses assuming no redemption	$579	$850	$1,142	$1,971
Class B:
Expenses assuming redemption	$755	$1,034	$1,289	$2,170
Expenses assuming no redemption	$205	$634	$1,089	$2,170
Class C:
Expenses assuming redemption	$305	$634	$1,089	$2,351
Expenses assuming no redemption	$205	$634	$1,089	$2,351
Class F:
Expenses assuming redemption	$328	$499	$791	$1,621
Expenses assuming no redemption	$228	$499	$791	$1,621

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What are the Fund’s Investment Strategies?

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade debt securities, including corporate debt securities and U.S. government obligations. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its portfolio in noninvestment-grade debt securities. Investment-grade debt securities are rated in one of the four highest categories (BBB- or higher) by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), or if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Adviser. A description of the various types of securities in which the Fund principally invests, and their risks, immediately follows this strategy section.

The Adviser seeks to enhance the Fund’s performance by allocating relatively more of its portfolio to the security type that the Adviser expects to offer the best balance between current income and risk and thus offers the greatest potential for return. The allocation process is based on the Adviser’s continuing analysis of a variety of economic and market indicators in order to arrive at the projected yield “spread” of each security type. (The spread is the difference between the yield of a security versus the yield of a U.S. treasury security with a comparable average life.) The security’s projected spread is weighed against the spread the security can currently be purchased for, as well as the security’s credit risk (in the case of corporate securities) in order to complete the analysis.

Corporate debt securities generally offer higher yields than U.S. government securities to compensate for credit risk. The Adviser invests the Fund’s portfolio, seeking the higher relative returns of corporate debt securities, when available, while attempting to limit the associated credit risks. The Adviser attempts to manage the Fund’s credit risk by selecting corporate debt securities that are less likely to default in the payment of principal and interest. The Adviser looks at a variety of factors, including macroeconomic analysis and corporate earnings analysis, among others, to determine which business sectors and credit ratings are most advantageous for investment by the Fund. In selecting individual corporate fixed-income securities, the Adviser analyzes a company’s business, competitive position, and general financial condition to assess whether the security’s credit risk is commensurate with its potential return.

The Adviser may invest a portion of the Fund’s assets in corporate debt securities of companies based outside the United States, to diversify the Fund’s holdings and to gain exposure to the foreign market. Securities of foreign companies may be more affected by foreign economic and political conditions, taxation policies and accounting and auditing standards than those of United States companies. In pursuing its principal investment strategies, the Fund invests in U.S. dollar denominated securities.

The Adviser may lengthen or shorten duration from time-to-time based on its interest rate outlook, but the Fund has no set duration parameters. If the Adviser expects interest rates to decline, it will generally lengthen the Fund’s duration, and if the Adviser expects interest rates to increase, it will generally shorten the Fund’s duration. The Adviser formulates its interest rate outlook and otherwise attempts to anticipate changes in economic and market conditions by analyzing a variety of factors, such as:

• current and expected U.S. growth;
• current and expected interest rates and inflation;
• the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s monetary policy; and
• changes in the supply of or demand for U.S. government securities.

There is no assurance that the Adviser’s efforts to forecast market interest rates, and assess relative risks and the impact of market interest rates on particular securities, will be successful.

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

• Increase or decrease the effective duration of the Fund portfolio;

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• Seek to benefit from anticipated changes in the volatility of designated assets or instruments, such as indices, currencies and interest rates. (Volatility is a measure of the frequency and level of changes in the value of an asset or instrument without regard to the direction of such changes.)

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• 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 fixed income investments in its name, it will notify shareholders at least 60 days in advance of any change in its investment policies that would enable the Fund to normally invest less than 80% of its assets in fixed income investments.

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TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS

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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.

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What are the Principal Securities in Which the Fund Invests?

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

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

Agency Securities

Agency securities are issued or guaranteed by a federal agency or other government sponsored entity (GSE) acting under federal authority. Some GSE securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. These include the Government National Mortgage Association, Small Business Administration, Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation, Farmer’s Home Administration, Federal Financing Bank, General Services Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Bonds.

Other GSE 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, Federal National Mortgage Association and Tennessee Valley Authority in support of such obligations.

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

Investors regard agency securities as having low credit risks, but not as low as Treasury securities.

A Fund treats mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by a GSE as if issued or guaranteed by a federal agency.

Although such a guarantee protects against credit risks, it does not reduce market and prepayment risks.

Mortgage-Backed Securities

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.

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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.

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NON-GOVERNMENTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

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Non-governmental mortgage-backed securities (including non-governmental CMOs) are issued by private entities, rather than by U.S. government agencies. The non-governmental mortgage-backed securities in which the Fund invests will be treated as mortgage related asset-backed securities. These securities involve credit risk and liquidity risk. The degree of risks will depend significantly on the ability of borrowers to make payments on the underlying mortgages and the seniority of the security held by the Fund with respect to such payments.

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Asset-Backed Securities

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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 ten 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.

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Corporate Debt Securities

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.

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). 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

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).

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. 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 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.

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Common types of swaps in which the Fund may invest include interest rate swaps, caps and floors, total return swaps, credit default swaps, and volatility swaps.

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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

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• 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.

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Substantially all of the Fund’s foreign securities are denominated in U.S. dollars. Along with the risks normally associated with domestic securities of the same type, foreign securities are subject to risks of foreign investing.

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SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS

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.

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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.

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Securities lending activities are subject to interest rate risks and credit 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). 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, 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.

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. The Fund may also invest in mortgage backed and high yield securities primarily by investing in another investment company (which is not available for general investment by the public) that owns those securities and that is advised by an affiliate of the Adviser. The Fund may also invest in such securities directly. These other investment companies are managed independently of the Fund and may 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 additional fees and/or expenses.

INVESTMENT RATINGS FOR INVESTMENT-GRADE SECURITIES

Investment-grade securities include fixed-income securities rated AAA, the highest rating category, through BBB by a NRSRO and may include, if unrated, those securities determined to be of equivalent quality by the Adviser. Noninvestment-grade fixed-income securities are rated BB or below by a NRSRO or are unrated. When the Fund invests in fixed-income securities some will be noninvestment-grade at the time of purchase. Unrated securities will be determined by the Adviser to be of like quality and may have greater risk but a higher yield than comparable rated securities.

Securities rated BBB or below by Standard and Poor’s or Baa by Moody’s Investors Service have speculative characteristics.

If a security is downgraded below the minimum quality grade discussed above, the Adviser will reevaluate the security, but will not be required to sell it.

What are the Specific Risks of Investing in the Fund?

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

PREPAYMENT RISKS AND CALL 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.

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.

LIQUIDITY RISKS

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Trading opportunities are more limited for fixed-income securities that have not received any credit ratings, have received any credit ratings below investment-grade or are not widely held.

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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

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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.

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Investments can have these same results if their returns are based on a multiple of a specified index, security, or other benchmark.

RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH NONINVESTMENT-GRADE SECURITIES

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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.

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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 United States 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.

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RISKS OF INVESTING IN DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS AND HYBRID INSTRUMENTS

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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). 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.

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What Do Shares Cost?

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CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

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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) plus any applicable front-end sales charge (public offering price). 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:

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• Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than sixty-days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Board of Directors (Board).

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• Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of sixty-days or less are valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium).

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• 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.

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• OTC derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Board.

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

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 Statement of Additional Information (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:

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• 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;

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• 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.

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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.

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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.

SALES CHARGE INFORMATION

The following table summarizes the minimum required investment amount and the maximum sales charge, if any, that you will pay on an investment in the Fund. Keep in mind that financial intermediaries may charge you fees for their services in connection with your Share transactions.

	Minimum Initial/Subsequent Investment Amounts1	Maximum Sales Charges
Shares Offered		Front-End Sales Charge2	Contingent Deferred Sales Charge3
Class A	$1,500/$100	4.50%	0.00%
Class B	$1,500/$100	None	5.50%
Class C	$1,500/$100	None	1.00%
Class F	$1,500/$100	1.00%	1.00%

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1 The minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts for Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) are $250 and $100, respectively. There is no minimum initial or subsequent investment 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. The minimum subsequent investment amount for Systematic Investment Programs (SIP) is $50. Financial intermediaries may impose higher or lower minimum investment requirements on their customers than those imposed by the Fund. To maximize your return and minimize the sales charges and marketing fees, purchases of Class B Shares are generally limited to $100,000 and purchases of Class C Shares are generally limited to $1,000,000. Purchases equal to or in excess of these limits may be made in Class A Shares. If your Shares are held on the books of the Fund in the name of a financial intermediary, you may be subject to rules of your financial intermediary that differ from those of the Fund. See “Purchase Restrictions on Class B and Class C Shares” below. After Class B Shares have been held for eight years from the date of purchase, they will automatically convert to Class A Shares on or about the last day of the following month. This conversion is a non-taxable event.

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2 Front-End Sales Charge is expressed as a percentage of public offering price. See “Sales Charge When You Purchase.”

3 See “Sales Charge When You Redeem.”

As shown in the table above, each class of Shares has a different sales charge structure. In addition, the ongoing annual operating expenses (“expense ratios”), as well as the compensation payable to financial intermediaries, also vary among the classes. Before you decide which class to purchase, you should review the different charges and expenses of each class carefully, in light of your personal circumstances, and consult with your financial intermediary.

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Among the important factors to consider are the amount you plan to invest and the length of time you expect to hold your investment (for example, whether the investment is in connection with a long-term retirement program). You should also consider, for example, that it may be possible to reduce, or eliminate, the front-end sales charges imposed on purchases of Class A Shares and Class F Shares. Among other ways, Class A Shares and Class F Shares have a series of “breakpoints,” which means that the front-end sales charges decrease (and can be eliminated entirely) as the amount invested increases. (The breakpoint schedule is set out below, along with detailed information on ways to reduce, or eliminate, front-end sales charges.) On the other hand, Class B Shares do not have front-end sales charges, but the deferred sales charges imposed on redemptions of Class B Shares do not vary at all in relation to the amounts invested. Rather, these charges decrease with the passage of time (ultimately going to zero after shares have been held for six full years). Finally, Class C Shares do not have front-end sales charges, but do impose a contingent deferred sales charge only if redeemed within one year after purchase; however, the asset-based 12b-1 fees charged to Class C Shares are greater than those charged to Class A Shares and Class F Shares and comparable to those charged to Class B Shares.

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You should also consider that the expense ratio for Class A Shares will be lower than that for Class B or Class C Shares. Thus, the fact that no front-end charges are ever imposed on purchases of Class B Shares and Class C Shares does not always make them preferable to Class A Shares.

SALES CHARGE WHEN YOU PURCHASE

The following tables list the sales charges which will be applied to your Share purchase, subject to the breakpoint discounts indicated in the tables and described below.

Class A Shares:
Purchase Amount	Sales Charge as a Percentage of Public Offering Price	Sales Charge as a Percentage of NAV
Less than $100,000	4.50%	4.71%
$100,000 but less than $250,000	3.75%	3.90%
$250,000 but less than $500,000	2.50%	2.56%
$500,000 but less than $1 million	2.00%	2.04%
$1 million or greater1	0.00%	0.00%
Class F Shares:
Less than $1 million	1.00%	1.01%
$1 million or greater	0.00%	0.00%

1 A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.75% of the redemption amount applies to Shares redeemed up to 24 months after purchase under certain investment programs where a financial intermediary received an advance payment on the transaction.

REDUCING THE SALES CHARGE WITH BREAKPOINT DISCOUNTS

Your investment may qualify for a reduction or elimination of the sales charge, also known as a breakpoint discount. The breakpoint discounts offered by the Fund are indicated in the tables above. You or your financial intermediary must notify the Fund’s Transfer Agent of eligibility for any applicable breakpoint discount at the time of purchase.

In order to receive the applicable breakpoint discount, it may be necessary at the time of purchase for you to inform your financial intermediary or the Transfer Agent of the existence of other accounts in which there are holdings eligible to be aggregated to meet a sales charge breakpoint (“Qualifying Accounts”). Qualifying Accounts mean those Share accounts in the Federated funds held directly or through a financial intermediary or a through a single-participant retirement account by you, your spouse, your parents (if you are under age 21) and/or your children under age 21, which can be linked using tax identification numbers (TINs), social security numbers (SSNs) or broker identification numbers (BINs). Accounts held through 401(k) plans and similar multi-participant retirement plans, or through “Section 529” college savings plans or those accounts which cannot be linked using TINs, SSNs or BINs, are not Qualifying Accounts.

In order to verify your eligibility for a breakpoint discount, you will be required to provide to your financial intermediary or the Transfer Agent certain information on your New Account Form and may be required to provide account statements regarding Qualifying Accounts. If you purchase through a financial intermediary, you may be asked to provide additional information and records as required by the financial intermediary. Failure to provide proper notification or verification of eligibility for a breakpoint discount may result in your not receiving a breakpoint discount to which you are otherwise entitled. Breakpoint discounts apply only to your current purchase and do not apply retroactively to previous purchases. The sales charges applicable to the Shares offered in this prospectus, and the breakpoint discounts offered with respect to such Shares, are described in full in this prospectus. Because the prospectus is available on Federated’s website free of charge, Federated does not disclose this information separately on the website.

Contingent upon notification to the Transfer Agent, the sales charge at purchase of Class A Shares and Class F Shares only, may be reduced or eliminated by:

Larger Purchases

• purchasing Class A or Class F Shares in greater quantities to reduce the applicable sales charge;

Concurrent and Accumulated Purchases

• combining concurrent purchases of and/or current investments in Class A, Class B, Class C, Class F and Class K Shares of any Federated fund made or held by Qualifying Accounts; the purchase amount used in determining the sales charge on your additional Share purchase will be calculated by multiplying the maximum public offering price times the number of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class F and Class K Shares of any Federated fund currently held in Qualifying Accounts and adding the dollar amount of your current purchase; or

Letter of Intent

• signing a letter of intent to purchase a qualifying amount of Class A or Class F Shares within 13 months (call your financial intermediary or the Fund for more information). The Fund’s custodian will hold Shares in escrow equal to the maximum applicable sales charge. If you complete the Letter of Intent, the Custodian will release the Shares in escrow to your account. If you do not fulfill the Letter of Intent, the Custodian will redeem the appropriate amount from the Shares held in escrow to pay the sales charges that were not applied to your purchases.

PURCHASE RESTRICTIONS ON CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES

In order to maximize shareholder returns and minimize sales charges and marketing fees, an investor’s purchases of Class B Shares are generally limited to $100,000 and an investor’s purchases of Class C Shares are generally limited to $1,000,000. In applying the limit, the dollar amount of the current purchase is added to the product obtained by multiplying the maximum public offering price times the number of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class F and Class K Shares of any Federated fund currently held in linked Qualifying Accounts. If the sum of these two amounts would equal or exceed the limit, then the current purchase order will not be processed. Instead, the Distributor will attempt to contact the investor or the investor’s financial intermediary to offer the opportunity to convert the order to Class A Shares.

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If your Shares are held on the books of the Fund in the name of a financial intermediary, you may be subject to rules of your financial intermediary that differ from those of the Fund.

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ELIMINATING THE SALES CHARGE

Contingent upon notification to the Transfer Agent, the sales charge will be eliminated when you purchase Shares:

• within 120 days of redeeming Shares of an equal or greater amount;
• through a financial intermediary that did not receive a dealer reallowance on the purchase;
• with reinvested dividends or capital gains;
• as a shareholder that originally became a shareholder of a Federated fund pursuant to the terms of an agreement and plan of reorganization which permits shareholders to acquire Shares at NAV;
• as a Federated Life Member (Federated shareholders who originally were issued shares through the “Liberty Account,” which was an account for the Liberty Family of Funds on February 28, 1987, or who invested through an affinity group prior to August 1, 1987, into the Liberty Account) (Class A Shares only);
• as a Director, employee or former employee of the Fund, the Adviser, the Distributor and their affiliates, an employee of any financial intermediary that sells Shares according to a sales agreement with the Distributor, an immediate family member of these individuals or a trust, pension or profit-sharing plan for these individuals; or
• pursuant to the exchange privilege.

The sales charge will not be eliminated if you purchase Shares of the Fund through an exchange of shares of Liberty U.S. Government Money Market Trust unless your Liberty shares were acquired through an exchange of shares on which the sales charge had previously been paid.

SALES CHARGE WHEN YOU REDEEM

Your redemption proceeds may be reduced by a sales charge, commonly referred to as a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

To keep the sales charge as low as possible, the Fund redeems your Shares in this order:

• Shares that are not subject to a CDSC; and
• Shares held the longest (to determine the number of years your Shares have been held, include the time you held shares of other Federated funds that have been exchanged for Shares of this Fund).

The CDSC is then calculated using the Share price at the time of purchase or redemption, whichever is lower.

Class A Shares:
If you make a purchase of Class A Shares in the amount of $1 million or more and your financial intermediary received an advance commission on the sale, you will pay a 0.75% CDSC on any such shares redeemed within 24 months of the purchase.
Class B Shares:
Shares Held Up To:		CDSC
1 Year		5.50%
2 Years		4.75%
3 Years		4.00%
4 Years		3.00%
5 Years		2.00%
6 Years		1.00%
7 Years or More		0.00%
Class C Shares:
You will pay a 1.00% CDSC if you redeem Shares within 12 months of the purchase date.
Class F Shares:
Purchase Amount:	Shares Held	CDSC
Up to $2 million	4 years or less	1.00%
$2 million but less than $5 million	2 years or less	0.50%
$5 million or more	1 year or less	0.25%

If your investment qualifies for a reduction or elimination of the CDSC, you or your financial intermediary must notify the Transfer Agent at the time of redemption. If the Transfer Agent is not notified, the CDSC will apply.

Contingent upon notification to the Transfer Agent, you will not be charged a CDSC when redeeming Shares:

• following the death of the last surviving shareholder on the account or your post-purchase disability, as defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the beneficiary on an account with a Transfer on Death registration is deemed the last surviving shareholder on the account);
• representing minimum required distributions from an IRA or other retirement plan to a shareholder who has attained the age of 70½;
• purchased within 120 days of a previous redemption of Shares, to the extent that the value of the Shares purchased was equal to or less than the value of the previous redemption;
• purchased by Directors, employees of the Fund, the Adviser, the Distributor and their affiliates, by employees of a financial intermediary that sells Shares according to a sales agreement with the Distributor, by the immediate family members of the above persons, and by trusts, pension or profit-sharing plans for the above persons;
• purchased through a financial intermediary that did not receive an advance commission on the purchase;
• purchased with reinvested dividends or capital gains;

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• redeemed by the Fund when it closes an account for not meeting the minimum balance requirements;

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• purchased pursuant to the exchange privilege if the Shares were held for the applicable CDSC holding period (the holding period on the shares purchased in the exchange will include the holding period of the shares sold in the exchange);

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• which are qualifying redemptions of Class B Shares under a Systematic Withdrawal Program; or
• representing a total or partial distribution from a qualified plan, which does not include account transfers, rollovers, or redemptions for the purpose of reinvestment. For these purposes, qualified plan does not include an IRA, Keogh Plan or custodial account following retirement.

How is the Fund Sold?

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

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The Fund’s Distributor, Federated Securities Corp., markets the Shares described in this prospectus to institutions or to individuals, directly or through financial intermediaries. 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.

FRONT-END SALES CHARGE REALLOWANCES

The Distributor receives a front-end sales charge on certain Share sales. The Distributor pays a portion of this charge to financial intermediaries that are eligible to receive it (the “Dealer Reallowance”) and retains any remaining portion of the front-end sales charge.

When a financial intermediary’s customer purchases Shares, the financial intermediary may receive a Dealer Reallowance as follows:

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Class A Shares:
Purchase Amount	Dealer Reallowance as a Percentage of Public Offering Price
Less than $100,000	4.00%
$100,000 but less than $250,000	3.25%
$250,000 but less than $500,000	2.25%
$500,000 but less than $1 million	1.80%
$1 million or greater	0.00%
Class F Shares:
Less than $1 million	1.00%
$1 million or greater	0.00%

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ADVANCE COMMISSIONS

When a financial intermediary’s customer purchases Shares, the financial intermediary may receive an advance commission as follows:

Class A Shares (for purchases over $1 million):
Purchase Amount	Advance Commission as a Percentage of Public Offering Price
First $1 million - $5 million	0.75%
Next $5 million - $20 million	0.50%
Over $20 million	0.25%

Advance commissions are calculated on a year by year basis based on amounts invested during that year. Accordingly, with respect to additional purchase amounts, the advance commission breakpoint resets annually to the first breakpoint on the anniversary of the first purchase.

Class A Share purchases under this program may be made by Letter of Intent or by combining concurrent purchases. The above advance commission will be paid only on those purchases that were not previously subject to a front-end sales charge or dealer advance commission. Certain retirement accounts may not be eligible for this program.

Class B Shares:
Purchase Amount	Advance Commission as a Percentage of Public Offering Price
All Purchase Amounts	Up to 5.00%
Class C Shares:
All Purchase Amounts	1.00%
Class F Shares:
Less than $2 million	1.00%
$2 million but less than $5 million	0.50%
$5 million or greater	0.25%

RULE 12b-1 FEES

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The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Plan, which allows it to pay marketing fees of up to 0.05% for Class A Shares and 0.75% for Class B Shares and Class C Shares of average net assets to the Distributor for the sale, distribution, administration and customer servicing of the Fund’s Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C 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 sales charges and marketing fees.

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SERVICE FEES

The Fund may pay Service Fees of up to 0.25% of average net assets to financial intermediaries or to Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC), a subsidiary of Federated, for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. Intermediaries that receive Service Fees may include a company affiliated with management of Federated. If a financial intermediary receives Service Fees on an account, it is not eligible to also receive Account Administration Fees on that same account.

ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATION FEES

The Fund may pay Account Administration Fees of up to 0.25% of average net assets to banks that are not registered as broker-dealers or investment advisers for providing administrative services to the Funds and shareholders. If a financial intermediary receives Account Administration Fees on an account, it is not eligible to also receive Service Fees or Recordkeeping Fees on that same account.

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 Account Administration Fees or 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.

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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 Service Fees and/or Account Administration Fees and/or Recordkeeping Fees 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.

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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.

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.

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 to the Fund on the same day and the Fund receives payment within three business days. You will become the owner of Shares and receive dividends when the Fund receives your payment.

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

Send your wire to:

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA
Dollar Amount of Wire
ABA Number 011000028
Attention: 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.

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

Once you have opened an account, you may automatically purchase additional Shares on a regular basis by completing the SIP section of the New Account Form or by contacting the Fund or your financial intermediary.

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.

RETIREMENT INVESTMENTS

You may purchase Shares as retirement investments (such as qualified plans and IRAs or transfer or rollover of assets). Call your financial intermediary or the Fund for information on retirement investments. We suggest that you discuss retirement investments with your tax adviser. You may be subject to an annual IRA account fee.

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
• if exchanging (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 notary public 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 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 cancelled and you will be responsible for any losses incurred by the Fund as a result of your cancelled 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.

REDEMPTIONS FROM RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

In the absence of your specific instructions, 10% of the value of your redemption from a retirement account in the Fund may be withheld for taxes. This withholding only applies to certain types of retirement accounts.

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 in a minimum amount of $100 on a regular basis. 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.

Generally, it is not advisable to continue to purchase Shares subject to a sales charge while redeeming Shares using this program.

Systematic Withdrawal Program (SWP) on Class B Shares

You will not be charged a CDSC on SWP redemptions if:

• you redeem 12% or less of your account value in a single year;
• you reinvest all dividends and capital gains distributions; and
• your account has at least a $10,000 balance when you establish the SWP. (You cannot aggregate multiple Class B Share accounts to meet this minimum balance.)

You will be subject to a CDSC on redemption amounts that exceed the 12% annual limit. In measuring the redemption percentage, your account is valued when you establish the SWP and then annually at calendar year-end. You can redeem monthly, quarterly, or semi-annually.

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 no longer issues share certificates. If you are redeeming or exchanging Shares represented by certificates previously issued by the Fund, you must return the certificates with your written redemption or exchange request. For your protection, send your certificates by registered or certified mail, but do not endorse them.

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 monthly 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.

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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.

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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.

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If you purchase Shares just before the record date for a 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 capital gain. Contact your financial intermediary or the Fund for information concerning when dividends and capital gains will be paid.

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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.”

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ACCOUNTS WITH LOW BALANCES

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Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, accounts may be closed if redemptions or exchanges cause the account balance to fall below $1,500. Before an account is closed, you will be notified and allowed at least 30 days to purchase additional Shares to meet the minimum.

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TAX INFORMATION

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The Fund sends 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.

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Fund distributions are expected to be primarily dividends. 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.

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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’s fair valuation procedures are intended in part to discourage short-term trading strategies by reducing the potential for these strategies to succeed. See “What Do Shares Cost?” The Fund also 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 twelve 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.

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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 twelve 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.

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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.

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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.

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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 (except for recent purchase and sale transaction information, which is updated quarterly) 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, recent purchase and sale transactions and percentage breakdowns of the portfolio by sector and credit quality.

To access this information from the “Products” section of the website, click on the “Portfolio Holdings” link under “Related Information” and select the appropriate link opposite the name of the Fund, or select the name of the Fund, and from the Fund’s page click on the “Portfolio Holdings” or “Composition” link.

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 semiannual 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.

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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.

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Who Manages the Fund?

The Board governs the Fund. The Board selects and oversees the Adviser, Federated Investment Management Company. The Adviser manages the Fund’s assets, including buying and selling portfolio securities. Federated Advisory Services Company (FASC), an affiliate of the Adviser, provides 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 and FASC is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779.

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The Adviser and other subsidiaries of Federated advise approximately 149 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 $407 billion in assets as of December 31, 2008. Federated was established in 1955 and is one of the largest investment managers in the United States with approximately 1,380 employees. Federated provides investment products to nearly 5,300 investment professionals and institutions.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

Joseph M. Balestrino

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Joseph M. Balestrino has been the Fund’s Portfolio Manager since September 1993. He is Vice President of the Corporation. Mr. Balestrino joined Federated in 1986 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser since 1998. He was a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Balestrino served as a Portfolio Manager and an Assistant Vice President of the Adviser from 1993 to 1995. Mr. Balestrino is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received his Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Pittsburgh.

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MORTGAGE-BACKED AFFILIATED FUND

Todd A. Abraham

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Todd A. Abraham has been the mortgage-backed affiliated Fund’s Portfolio Manager since August 1996. Mr. Abraham has been a Portfolio Manager since 1995, a Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser from 1997 through 2007 and a Senior Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser since January 2007. Mr. Abraham joined Federated in 1993 as an Investment Analyst and served as Assistant Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Abraham served as a Portfolio Analyst at Ryland Mortgage Co. from 1992 to 1993. Mr. Abraham is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received his M.B.A. in Finance from Loyola College.

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HIGH-YIELD AFFILIATED FUND

Mark E. Durbiano

Mark E. Durbiano has been the high-yield affiliated Fund’s Portfolio Manager since August 1996. Mr. Durbiano joined Federated in 1982 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the high-yield affiliated Fund’s Adviser since 1996. From 1988 through 1995, Mr. Durbiano was a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of the high-yield affiliated Fund’s Adviser. Mr. Durbiano is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received his M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.

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

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ADVISORY FEES

The Fund’s investment advisory contract provides for payment to the Adviser of an annual investment advisory fee of 0.75% 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.

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A discussion of the Board’s review of the Fund’s investment advisory contract is available in the Fund’s Annual Report dated November 30, 2008.

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Legal Proceedings

Since October 2003, Federated and related entities (collectively, “Federated”), and various Federated funds (“Funds”), have been named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of Federated-sponsored mutual funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders. These lawsuits began to be filed shortly after Federated’s first public announcement that it had received requests for information on shareholder trading activities in the Funds from the SEC, the Office of the New York State Attorney General (“NYAG”), and other authorities. In that regard, on November 28, 2005, Federated announced that it had reached final settlements with the SEC and the NYAG with respect to those matters. Specifically, the SEC and NYAG settled proceedings against three Federated subsidiaries involving undisclosed market timing arrangements and late trading. The SEC made findings: that Federated Investment Management Company (“FIMC”), an SEC-registered investment adviser to various Funds, and Federated Securities Corp., an SEC-registered broker-dealer and distributor for the Funds, violated provisions of the Investment Advisers Act and Investment Company Act by approving, but not disclosing, three market timing arrangements, or the associated conflict of interest between FIMC and the funds involved in the arrangements, either to other fund shareholders or to the funds’ board; and that Federated Shareholder Services Company, formerly an SEC-registered transfer agent, failed to prevent a customer and a Federated employee from late trading in violation of provisions of the Investment Company Act. The NYAG found that such conduct violated provisions of New York State law. Federated entered into the settlements without admitting or denying the regulators’ findings. As Federated previously reported in 2004, it has already paid approximately $8.0 million to certain funds as determined by an independent consultant. As part of these settlements, Federated agreed to pay disgorgement and a civil money penalty in the aggregate amount of an additional $72 million and, among other things, agreed that it would not serve as investment adviser to any registered investment company unless: (i) at least 75% of the fund’s directors are independent of Federated; (ii) the chairman of each such fund is independent of Federated; (iii) no action may be taken by the fund’s board or any committee thereof unless approved by a majority of the independent trustees of the fund or committee, respectively; and (iv) the fund appoints a “senior officer” who reports to the independent trustees and is responsible for monitoring compliance by the fund with applicable laws and fiduciary duties and for managing the process by which management fees charged to a fund are approved. The settlements are described in Federated’s announcement which, along with previous press releases and related communications on those matters, is available in the “About Us” section of Federated’s website at FederatedInvestors.com.

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Federated entities have also been named as defendants in several additional lawsuits that are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging, among other things, excessive advisory and Rule 12b-1 fees.

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The Board of the Funds retained the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro LLP to represent the Funds in each of the lawsuits described in the preceding two paragraphs. Federated and the Funds, and their respective counsel, have been defending this litigation, and none of the Funds remains a defendant in any of the lawsuits (though some could potentially receive any recoveries as nominal defendants). Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these lawsuits, all of which seek unquantified 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 regulatory investigations will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sales of Fund shares, or other adverse consequences for the Funds.

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Financial Information

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The Financial Highlights will help you understand the Fund’s financial performance for its past five fiscal years. 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.

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The information for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005 has been audited by Ernst & Young 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 the prior year was audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, another independent registered public accounting firm.

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Financial Highlights--Class A Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

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Year Ended November 30	2008			2007			2006			2005	1		2004
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$8.87			$8.93			$8.79			$9.09			$9.04
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.50			0.48			0.50			0.52			0.53
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and swap contracts	(1.79	)		(0.07	)		0.13			(0.31	)		0.08
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	(1.29	)		0.41			0.63			0.21			0.61
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.50	)		(0.47	)		(0.49	)		(0.51	)		(0.56	)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$7.08			$8.87			$8.93			$8.79			$9.09
Total Return2	(15.25	)%		4.74	%		7.47	%		2.36	%		6.89	%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses3	0.99	%		0.99	%		0.99	%		1.06	%		1.05	%
Net investment income	5.79	%		5.37	%		5.48	%		5.37	%		5.81	%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4	0.23	%		0.22	%		0.26	%		0.19	%		0.17	%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$457,276		$573,375			$478,755			$442,294			$395,445
Portfolio turnover	21	%		27	%		34	%		34	%		25	%

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1 Beginning with the year ended November 30, 2005, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.

3 Pursuant to a settlement with the New York Attorney General, the Adviser has agreed to waive investment adviser fees in compliance with an Assurance of Discontinuance dated November 17, 2005. The net investment adviser fee was reduced to 0.5557% effective January 1, 2006 and may not be increased until after December 31, 2010.

4 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

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Further information about the Fund’s performance is contained in the Fund’s Annual Report, dated November 30, 2008, which can be obtained free of charge.

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Financial Highlights--Class B Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

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Year Ended November 30	2008			2007			2006			2005	1		2004
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$8.90			$8.96			$8.82			$9.12			$9.06
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.44			0.42			0.43			0.45			0.46
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and swap contracts	(1.80	)		(0.08	)		0.13			(0.31	)		0.08
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	(1.36	)		0.34			0.56			0.14			0.54
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.43	)		(0.40	)		(0.42	)		(0.44	)		(0.48	)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$7.11			$8.90			$8.96			$8.82			$9.12
Total Return2	(15.89	)%		3.89	%		6.59	%		1.53	%		6.12	%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses3	1.79	%		1.79	%		1.79	%		1.85	%		1.85	%
Net investment income	4.96	%		4.57	%		4.68	%		4.57	%		5.04	%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4	0.22	%		0.21	%		0.21	%		0.15	%		0.12	%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$153,465		$236,276			$292,622			$353,858			$417,278
Portfolio turnover	21	%		27	%		34	%		34	%		25	%

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1 Beginning with the year ended November 30, 2005, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.

3 Pursuant to a settlement with the New York Attorney General, the Adviser has agreed to waive investment adviser fees in compliance with an Assurance of Discontinuance dated November 17, 2005. The net investment adviser fee was reduced to 0.5557% effective January 1, 2006 and may not be increased until after December 31, 2010.

4 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

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Further information about the Fund’s performance is contained in the Fund’s Annual Report, dated November 30, 2008, which can be obtained free of charge.

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Financial Highlights--Class C Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

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Year Ended November 30	2008			2007			2006			2005	1		2004
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$8.90			$8.96			$8.82			$9.12			$9.07
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.43			0.41			0.43			0.45			0.46
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and swap contracts	(1.79	)		(0.07	)		0.13			(0.31	)		0.07
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	(1.36	)		0.34			0.56			0.14			0.53
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.43	)		(0.40	)		(0.42	)		(0.44	)		(0.48	)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$7.11			$8.90			$8.96			$8.82			$9.12
Total Return2	(15.88	)%		3.89	%		6.60	%		1.54	%		6.00	%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses3	1.79	%		1.79	%		1.79	%		1.85	%		1.85	%
Net investment income	5.00	%		4.57	%		4.68	%		4.57	%		5.02	%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4	0.22	%		0.21	%		0.21	%		0.15	%		0.12	%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$84,701		$101,561			$95,453			$90,716			$89,339
Portfolio turnover	21	%		27	%		34	%		34	%		25	%

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1 Beginning with the year ended November 30, 2005, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.

3 Pursuant to a settlement with the New York Attorney General, the Adviser has agreed to waive investment adviser fees in compliance with an Assurance of Discontinuance dated November 17, 2005. The net investment adviser fee was reduced to 0.5557% effective January 1, 2006 and may not be increased until after December 31, 2010.

4 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

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Further information about the Fund’s performance is contained in the Fund’s Annual Report, dated November 30, 2008, which can be obtained free of charge.

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Financial Highlights--Class F Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

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Year Ended November 30	2008			2007			2006			2005	1		2004
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$8.91			$8.97			$8.83			$9.13			$9.07
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.50			0.48			0.50			0.52			0.53
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and swap contracts	(1.80	)		(0.07	)		0.13			(0.31	)		0.08
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	(1.30	)		0.41			0.63			0.21			0.61
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.49	)		(0.47	)		(0.49	)		(0.51	)		(0.55	)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$7.12			$8.91			$8.97			$8.83			$9.13
Total Return2	(15.21	)%		4.68	%		7.41	%		2.32	%		6.94	%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses3	1.02	%		1.02	%		1.03	%		1.08	%		1.08	%
Net investment income	5.75	%		5.34	%		5.45	%		5.34	%		5.80	%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4	0.23	%		0.22	%		0.21	%		0.16	%		0.14	%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$126,458		$170,492			$170,464			$185,591			$211,844
Portfolio turnover	21	%		27	%		34	%		34	%		25	%

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1 Beginning with the year ended November 30, 2005, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.

3 Pursuant to a settlement with the New York Attorney General, the Adviser has agreed to waive investment adviser fees in compliance with an Assurance of Discontinuance dated November 17, 2005. The net investment adviser fee was reduced to 0.5557% effective January 1, 2006 and may not be increased until after December 31, 2010.

4 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

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Further information about the Fund’s performance is contained in the Fund’s Annual Report, dated November 30, 2008, which can be obtained free of charge.

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Appendix A: Hypothetical Investment and Expense Information

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The following charts provide 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. Each 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. Each chart also assumes that the Fund’s annual expense ratio stays the same throughout the 10-year period (except for Class B Shares, which convert to Class A Shares after you have held them for eight years) and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. The annual expense ratios used in each chart are 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.

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FEDERATED BOND FUND - CLASS A SHARES
ANNUAL EXPENSE RATIO: 1.3223%
MAXIMUM FRONT-END SALES CHARGE: 4.50%

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Year	Hypothetical Beginning Investment	Hypothetical Performance Earnings	Investment After Returns	Hypothetical Expenses	Hypothetical Ending Investment
1	$10,000.00	$477.50	$10,027.50	$578.60	$9,901.22
2	$9,901.22	$495.06	$10,396.28	$133.33	$10,265.36
3	$10,265.36	$513.27	$10,778.63	$138.23	$10,642.89
4	$10,642.89	$532.14	$11,175.03	$143.32	$11,034.30
5	$11,034.30	$551.72	$11,586.02	$148.59	$11,440.11
6	$11,440.11	$572.01	$12,012.12	$154.05	$11,860.84
7	$11,860.84	$593.04	$12,453.88	$159.72	$12,297.05
8	$12,297.05	$614.85	$12,911.90	$165.59	$12,749.30
9	$12,749.30	$637.47	$13,386.77	$171.68	$13,218.18
10	$13,218.18	$660.91	$13,879.09	$178.00	$13,704.31
Cumulative		$5,647.97		$1,971.11

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FEDERATED BOND FUND - CLASS B SHARES
ANNUAL EXPENSE RATIO: 2.0217%

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Year	Hypothetical Beginning Investment	Hypothetical Performance Earnings	Investment After Returns	Hypothetical Expenses	Hypothetical Ending Investment
1	$10,000.00	$500.00	$10,500.00	$205.18	$10,297.83
2	$10,297.83	$514.89	$10,812.72	$211.29	$10,604.53
3	$10,604.53	$530.23	$11,134.76	$217.58	$10,920.36
4	$10,920.36	$546.02	$11,466.38	$224.06	$11,245.60
5	$11,245.60	$562.28	$11,807.88	$230.74	$11,580.53
6	$11,580.53	$579.03	$12,159.56	$237.61	$11,925.43
7	$11,925.43	$596.27	$12,521.70	$244.69	$12,280.61
8	$12,280.61	$614.03	$12,894.64	$251.97	$12,646.36
Converts from Class B to Class A			Annual Expense Ratio: 1.3223%
9	$12,646.36	$632.32	$13,278.68	$170.30	$13,111.46
10	$13,111.46	$655.57	$13,767.03	$176.56	$13,593.66
Cumulative		$5,730.64		$2,169.98

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FEDERATED BOND FUND - CLASS C SHARES
ANNUAL EXPENSE RATIO: 2.0225%
MAXIMUM FRONT-END SALES CHARGE: NONE

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Year	Hypothetical Beginning Investment	Hypothetical Performance Earnings	Investment After Returns	Hypothetical Expenses	Hypothetical Ending Investment
1	$10,000.00	$500.00	$10,500.00	$205.26	$10,297.75
2	$10,297.75	$514.89	$10,812.64	$211.37	$10,604.37
3	$10,604.37	$530.22	$11,134.59	$217.67	$10,920.12
4	$10,920.12	$546.01	$11,466.13	$224.15	$11,245.27
5	$11,245.27	$562.26	$11,807.53	$230.82	$11,580.10
6	$11,580.10	$579.01	$12,159.11	$237.69	$11,924.90
7	$11,924.90	$596.25	$12,521.15	$244.77	$12,279.96
8	$12,279.96	$614.00	$12,893.96	$252.06	$12,645.60
9	$12,645.60	$632.28	$13,277.88	$259.56	$13,022.12
10	$13,022.12	$651.11	$13,673.23	$267.29	$13,409.85
Cumulative		$5,726.03		$2,350.64

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FEDERATED BOND FUND - CLASS F SHARES
ANNUAL EXPENSE RATIO: 1.2721%
MAXIMUM FRONT-END SALES CHARGE: 1.00%

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Year	Hypothetical Beginning Investment	Hypothetical Performance Earnings	Investment After Returns	Hypothetical Expenses	Hypothetical Ending Investment
1	$10,000.00	$495.00	$10,395.00	$228.29	$10,269.06
2	$10,269.06	$513.45	$10,782.51	$133.07	$10,651.88
3	$10,651.88	$532.59	$11,184.47	$138.03	$11,048.97
4	$11,048.97	$552.45	$11,601.42	$143.17	$11,460.86
5	$11,460.86	$573.04	$12,033.90	$148.51	$11,888.11
6	$11,888.11	$594.41	$12,482.52	$154.05	$12,331.29
7	$12,331.29	$616.56	$12,947.85	$159.79	$12,790.99
8	$12,790.99	$639.55	$13,430.54	$165.75	$13,267.83
9	$13,267.83	$663.39	$13,931.22	$171.93	$13,762.44
10	$13,762.44	$688.12	$14,450.56	$178.34	$14,275.49
Cumulative		$5,868.56		$1,620.93

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A Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated November 30, 2008, is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Additional information about the Fund and its investments is contained in the Fund’s SAI and Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders as they become available. The Annual Report’s Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance discusses market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year. 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, Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report and other information without charge, and to make inquiries, call your financial intermediary or the Fund
at 1-800-341-7400.

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These documents, as well as additional information about the Fund (including portfolio holdings, performance and distributions), are also available on Federated’s website at FederatedInvestors.com.

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 20549-0102. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the Public Reference Room’s operations and copying fees.

Federated Investors
World-Class Investment Manager

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Federated Bond Fund

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Federated Investors Funds
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4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
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Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

Investment Company Act File No. 811-07021

Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc.
2009 © Federated Investors, Inc.

Cusip 31420F103
Cusip 31420F202
Cusip 31420F301
Cusip 31420F400

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28141 (1/09)

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Federated Investors
World-Class Investment Manager

Federated Bond Fund

A Portfolio of Federated Investment Series Funds, Inc.

PROSPECTUS

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January 31, 2009

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INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

A mutual fund seeking to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital by investing in a professionally managed, diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities.

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.

Not FDIC Insured * May Lose Value * No Bank Guarantee

CONTENTS

Risk/Return Summary 1

What are the Fund’s Fees and Expenses? 6

What are the Fund’s Investment Strategies? 8

What are the Principal Securities in Which the Fund Invests? 10

What are the Specific Risks of Investing in the Fund? 17

What Do Shares Cost? 21

How is the Fund Sold? 24

Payments to Financial Intermediaries 25

How to Purchase Shares 26

How to Redeem and Exchange Shares 28

Account and Share Information 31

Who Manages the Fund? 35

Legal Proceedings 37

Financial Information 38

Appendix A: Hypothetical Investment and Expense Information 40

Risk/Return Summary

WHAT IS THE FUND’S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE?

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. 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.

WHAT ARE THE FUND’S MAIN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES?

The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade fixed-income securities. The Adviser seeks to enhance the Fund’s performance by allocating relatively more of its portfolio to the security type that the Adviser expects to offer the best balance between current income and risk. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in fixed-income securities rated below investment-grade. The Adviser may lengthen or shorten duration from time to time based on its interest rate outlook, but the Fund has no set duration parameters. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. The Fund may invest in derivative contracts to implement its investment strategies as more fully described herein.

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The Fund intends to invest in the securities of U.S. government-sponsored entities (GSEs), including GSE securities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government, such as those issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Bank System. These entities are, however, supported through federal subsidies, loans or other benefits. The Fund may also invest in GSE securities that are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as those issued by the Government National Mortgage Association. Finally, the Fund may invest in a few GSE securities that have no explicit financial support, but which are regarded as having implied support because the federal government sponsors their activities. Such securities include those issued by the Farm Credit System and the Financing Corporation.

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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:

• Interest Rate Risks. Prices of fixed-income securities generally fall when interest rates rise. Interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed-income securities with longer durations.
• Credit Risks. There is a possibility that issuers of securities in which the Fund may invest may default in the payment of interest or principal on the securities when due, which would cause the Fund to lose money.
• Prepayment Risks. When homeowners prepay their mortgages in response to lower interest rates, the Fund will be required to reinvest the proceeds at the lower interest rates available. Also, when interest rates fall, the price of mortgage-backed securities may not rise to as great an extent as that of other fixed-income securities.
• Liquidity Risks. The fixed-income securities in which the Fund invests may be less readily marketable and may be subject to greater fluctuation in price than other securities. OTC derivative contracts generally carry greater liquidity risk than exchange-traded contracts.
• Risks Associated with Noninvestment-Grade Securities. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities rated below investment-grade which may be subject to greater interest rate, credit and liquidity risks than investment-grade securities.
• Risks of Foreign Investing. Because the Fund invests in securities issued by 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.
• Leverage Risks. Leverage risk is created when an investment 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.

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• 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 interest rate, credit, currency, liquidity and leverage risks.

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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.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

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The Fund’s Institutional Shares is a new class of shares and commenced operations on January 28, 2008. The Fund offers four other classes of shares: Class A Shares; Class B Shares; Class C Shares; and Class F Shares. For the period prior to the commencement of operations of the Institutional Shares, the performance information shown in the bar chart below is for the Fund’s Class A Shares. The performance of the Class A Shares has not been adjusted to reflect the expenses of the Institutional Shares since the Institutional Shares are estimated to have a lower expense ratio than the expense ratio of the Class A Shares. The performance of the Class A Shares shown in the bar chart and table has been adjusted to remove any voluntary waiver of Fund expenses related to the Class A Shares that may have occurred during the period prior to commencement of the operations of the Institutional Shares.

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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 Institutional 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 no guarantee of future results.

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The Fund’s Class A Shares are sold with a sales charge (load). The total returns shown in the bar chart above are based on net asset value.

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Within the periods shown in the bar chart, the Fund’s Class A Shares, as adjusted above, highest quarterly return was 6.20% (quarter ended June 30, 2003). Its lowest quarterly return was (6.22)% (quarter ended September 30, 2008).

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Average Annual Total Return Table

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As previously discussed, the Fund’s Institutional Shares is a new class of shares, which commenced operations on January 28, 2008. Accordingly, for the period prior to the commencement of operations, the performance information shown in the Average Annual Total Return Table is for the Fund’s Class A Shares, adjusted to reflect the absence of sales charges and adjusted to remove any voluntary waiver of Fund expenses related to the Class A Shares that may have occurred prior to commencement of operations of the Institutional Shares. Return Before Taxes is shown. In addition, Return After Taxes is shown to illustrate the effect of federal taxes on the Fund returns. Actual after-tax returns depend on each investor’s personal tax situation, and are likely to differ from those shown. The table also shows returns for the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index (BCUSC), a broad-based market index, and the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated Average (LCDBBB), an average of funds with similar investment objectives. The LBUSC is comprised of a large universe of bonds issued by industrial utility and financial companies which have a minimum ratings of Baa by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., BBB by Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group or, in the case of bank bonds not rated by either of the previously mentioned services, BBB by Fitch Ratings. Index returns do not reflect taxes, sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Fund’s performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index. The LCDBBB represents the average of total returns reported by all mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective category.

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(For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008)

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	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Shares:
Return Before Taxes	(10.14)%	1.66%	3.72%
Return After Taxes on Distributions1	(12.24)%	(0.40)%	1.23%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares1	(6.51)%	0.28%	1.67%
BCUSC	(3.08)%	2.65%	4.85%
LCDBBB	(8.84)%	1.25%	3.69%

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1 After-tax returns are calculated using a standard set of assumptions. The stated returns assume the highest historical federal income and capital gains tax rates. Return After Taxes on Distributions assumes a continued investment in the Fund and shows the effect of taxes on Fund distributions. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares assumes all shares were redeemed at the end of each measurement period, and shows the effect of any taxable gain (or offsetting loss) on redemption, as well as the effects of taxes on Fund distributions. These after-tax returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable state and local taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors holding Shares through tax-deferred programs, such as IRA or 401(k) plans.

What are the Fund’s Fees and Expenses?

FEDERATED BOND FUND

FEES AND EXPENSES

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

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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 Fee	None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Before Waivers)1
Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets (as a percentage of average net assets)
Management Fee2	0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee	None
Other Expenses3	0.26%
Total Direct Annual Fund Operating Expenses	1.01%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses4	0.01%
Total Direct and Acquired Annual Fund Operating Expenses5	1.02%
Note: The percentages shown above have been rounded to the nearest 1/100th of a percent (i.e., 2 decimal places) to comply with applicable regulatory requirements. As discussed in Note 2 below, the Adviser has agreed to reduce its management fee to 0.5557%, a number rounded to the nearest 1/10,000th of a percent (i.e., four decimal places). To ensure consistent disclosure, the percentages used in Notes 1 through 3 and for Note 5 below have been rounded to the nearest 1/10,000th of a percent. For comparison purposes, the “Other Expenses”, “Total Direct Annual Fund Operating Expenses”, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” and “Total Direct and Acquired Annual Fund Operating Expenses” shown above are as follows when rounded to four decimal places:
Other Expenses3	0.2603%
Total Direct Annual Fund Operating Expenses	1.0103%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses4	0.0087%
Total Direct and Acquired Annual Fund Operating Expenses5	1.0190%
1 The percentages shown above are based on expenses for the entire fiscal year ended November 30, 2008. However, the rate at which expenses are accrued during the fiscal year may not be constant and, at any particular point, may be greater or less than the stated average percentage. Although not contractually obligated to do so (except as discussed in note 2 with respect to management fees), the Adviser and administrator waived certain amounts. These are shown below along with the net expenses the Fund actually paid for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008.
Total Waivers of Fund Expenses	0.2168%
Total Direct and Aquired Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after waivers)	0.8022%
2 Pursuant to a settlement with the New York Attorney General, the Adviser has agreed to waive management fees in compliance with an Assurance of Discontinuance dated November 17, 2005. The net management fee was reduced to 0.5557% efective January 1, 2006 and may not be increased until after December 31, 2010. As a separate matter, the Adviser waived a portion of the management fee. The Adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid by the Fund’s Institutional Shares (after the waiver) was 0.5335% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008.
3 Includes a recordkeeping fee which is used to compensate intermediaries for recordkeeping services. Please see “Payments to Financial Intermediaries” herein. The administrator voluntarily waived a portion of its fee. The administrator can terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. Total other expenses paid by the Fund’s Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waiver) were 0.2600, for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008.
4 The Fund’s shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of the acquired funds in which the Fund invests. The Fund’s indirect expense from investing in the acquired funds is based upon the average allocation of the Fund’s investment in the acquired funds and upon the actual total operating expenses of the acquired funds from their most recent shareholder reports (including any current waiver) for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008. Actual acquired fund expenses incurred by the Fund may vary with changes in the allocation of the Fund assets among the acquired funds and with other events that directly affect the expenses of the acquired funds.
5 The Adviser and its affilates have voluntarily agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total operating expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses) paid by the Fund’s Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 0.7949% for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2009. Although these actions are voluntary, the Adviser and its affilates have agreed to continue these waivers and/or reimbursements at least through January 31, 2010.

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EXAMPLE

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

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The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund’s Institutional 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 Institutional Shares operating expenses are before waivers 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:

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1 Year	$104
3 Years	$324

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What are the Fund’s Investment Strategies?

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade debt securities, including corporate debt securities and U.S. government obligations. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its portfolio in noninvestment-grade debt securities. Investment-grade debt securities are rated in one of the four highest categories (BBB- or higher) by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), or if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Adviser. A description of the various types of securities in which the Fund principally invests, and their risks, immediately follows this strategy section.

The Adviser seeks to enhance the Fund’s performance by allocating relatively more of its portfolio to the security type that the Adviser expects to offer the best balance between current income and risk and thus offers the greatest potential for return. The allocation process is based on the Adviser’s continuing analysis of a variety of economic and market indicators in order to arrive at the projected yield “spread” of each security type. (The spread is the difference between the yield of a security versus the yield of a U.S. treasury security with a comparable average life.) The security’s projected spread is weighed against the spread the security can currently be purchased for, as well as the security’s credit risk (in the case of corporate securities) in order to complete the analysis.

Corporate debt securities generally offer higher yields than U.S. government securities to compensate for credit risk. The Adviser invests the Fund’s portfolio, seeking the higher relative returns of corporate debt securities, when available, while attempting to limit the associated credit risks. The Adviser attempts to manage the Fund’s credit risk by selecting corporate debt securities that are less likely to default in the payment of principal and interest. The Adviser looks at a variety of factors, including macroeconomic analysis and corporate earnings analysis, among others, to determine which business sectors and credit ratings are most advantageous for investment by the Fund. In selecting individual corporate fixed-income securities, the Adviser analyzes a company’s business, competitive position, and general financial condition to assess whether the security’s credit risk is commensurate with its potential return.

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The Adviser may invest a portion of the Fund’s assets in corporate debt securities of companies based outside the United States, to diversify the Fund’s holdings and to gain exposure to the foreign market. Securities of foreign companies may be more affected by foreign economic and political conditions, taxation policies and accounting and auditing standards than those of United States companies. In pursuing its principal investment strategies, the Fund invests in U.S. dollar denominated securities.

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The Adviser may lengthen or shorten duration from time-to-time based on its interest rate outlook, but the Fund has no set duration parameters. If the Adviser expects interest rates to decline, it will generally lengthen the Fund’s duration, and if the Adviser expects interest rates to increase, it will generally shorten the Fund’s duration. The Adviser formulates its interest rate outlook and otherwise attempts to anticipate changes in economic and market conditions by analyzing a variety of factors, such as:

• current and expected U.S. growth;
• current and expected interest rates and inflation;
• the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s monetary policy; and
• changes in the supply of or demand for U.S. government securities.

There is no assurance that the Adviser’s efforts to forecast market interest rates, and assess relative risks and the impact of market interest rates on particular securities, will be successful.

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The Fund may use derivative contracts and/or hybrid instruments to implement elements of its investment 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. Additionally, by way of example, the Fund may use derivative contracts in an attempt to:

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• Increase or decrease the effective duration of the Fund portfolio;
• Seek to benefit from anticipated changes in the volatility of designated assets or instruments, such as indices, currencies and interest rates. (Volatility is a measure of the frequency and level of changes in the value of an asset or instrument without regard to the direction of such changes.)
• 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 fixed income investments in its name, it will notify shareholders at least 60 days in advance of any change in its investment policies that would enable the Fund to normally invest less than 80% of its assets in fixed income investments.

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TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS

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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.

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What are the Principal Securities in Which the Fund Invests?

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

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

Agency Securities

Agency securities are issued or guaranteed by a federal agency or other government sponsored entity (GSE) acting under federal authority. Some GSE securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. These include the Government National Mortgage Association, Small Business Administration, Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation, Farmer’s Home Administration, Federal Financing Bank, General Services Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Bonds.

Other GSE 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, Federal National Mortgage Association and Tennessee Valley Authority in support of such obligations.

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

Investors regard agency securities as having low credit risks, but not as low as Treasury securities.

A Fund treats mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by a GSE as if issued or guaranteed by a federal agency.

Although such a guarantee protects against credit risks, it does not reduce market and prepayment risks.

Mortgage-Backed Securities

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.

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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.

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NON-GOVERNMENTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

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Non-governmental mortgage-backed securities (including non-governmental CMOs) are issued by private entities, rather than by U.S. government agencies. The non-governmental mortgage-backed securities in which the Fund invests will be treated as mortgage related asset-backed securities. These securities involve credit risk and liquidity risk. The degree of risks will depend significantly on the ability of borrowers to make payments on the underlying mortgages and the seniority of the security held by the Fund with respect to such payments.

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Asset-Backed Securities

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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 ten 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.

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Corporate Debt Securities

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.

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). 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

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).

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. 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 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 interest rate swaps, caps and floors, total return swaps, credit default swaps, and volatility swaps.

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

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• 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.

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Substantially all of the Fund’s foreign securities are denominated in U.S. dollars. Along with the risks normally associated with domestic securities of the same type, foreign securities are subject to risks of foreign investing.

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SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS

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.

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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.

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Securities lending activities are subject to interest rate risks and credit 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). 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, 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.

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. The Fund may also invest in mortgage backed and high yield securities primarily by investing in another investment company (which is not available for general investment by the public) that owns those securities and that is advised by an affiliate of the Adviser. The Fund may also invest in such securities directly. These other investment companies are managed independently of the Fund and may 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 additional fees and/or expenses.

INVESTMENT RATINGS FOR INVESTMENT-GRADE SECURITIES

Investment-grade securities include fixed-income securities rated AAA, the highest rating category, through BBB by a NRSRO and may include, if unrated, those securities determined to be of equivalent quality by the Adviser. Noninvestment-grade fixed-income securities are rated BB or below by a NRSRO or are unrated. When the Fund invests in fixed-income securities some will be noninvestment-grade at the time of purchase. Unrated securities will be determined by the Adviser to be of like quality and may have greater risk but a higher yield than comparable rated securities.

Securities rated BBB or below by Standard and Poor’s or Baa by Moody’s Investors Service have speculative characteristics.

If a security is downgraded below the minimum quality grade discussed above, the Adviser will reevaluate the security, but will not be required to sell it.

What are the Specific Risks of Investing in the Fund?

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

PREPAYMENT RISKS AND CALL 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.

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.

LIQUIDITY RISKS

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Trading opportunities are more limited for fixed-income securities that have not received any credit ratings, have received any credit ratings below investment-grade or are not widely held.

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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

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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.

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Investments can have these same results if their returns are based on a multiple of a specified index, security, or other benchmark.

RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH NONINVESTMENT-GRADE SECURITIES

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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.

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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.

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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 United States 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.

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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.

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RISKS OF INVESTING IN DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS AND HYBRID INSTRUMENTS

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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). 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.

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What Do Shares Cost?

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CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

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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.”

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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:

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• Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than sixty-days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Board of Directors (Board).

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• Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of sixty-days or less are valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium).

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• 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.

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• 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 Statement of Additional Information (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:

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• 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;

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• 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.

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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.

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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?

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The Fund offers five Share classes: Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, Class F Shares and Institutional Shares, each representing interests in a single portfolio of securities. This prospectus relates only to Institutional Shares. All share classes have different sales charges and other expenses which affect their performance. Contact your financial intermediary or call 1-800-341-7400 for more information concerning the other classes.

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The Fund’s Distributor, Federated Securities Corp., markets the Shares described in this prospectus to Eligible Investors, as described below. In connection with a request to purchase Shares, you should provide documentation sufficient to verify your status as an Eligible Investor. As a general matter, Shares are not available for direct investment by natural persons.

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The following categories of Eligible Investors are not subject to any minimum initial investment amount for the purchase of Shares (however, such accounts remain subject to the Fund’s policy on “Accounts with Low Balances” as discussed later in this prospectus):

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• An investor participating in a wrap program or other fee-based program sponsored by a financial intermediary;

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• An investor participating in a no-load network or platform sponsored by a financial intermediary where Federated has entered into an agreement with the intermediary;

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• A trustee/director, employee or former employee of the Fund, the Adviser, the Distributor and their affiliates; an immediate family member of these individuals, or a trust, pension or profit-sharing plan for these individuals;

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• An employer-sponsored retirement plan;

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• A trust institution investing on behalf of its trust customers; and

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• Additional sales to an investor (including a natural person) who owned Institutional Shares of the Fund as of December 31, 2008.

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The following categories of Eligible Investors are subject to applicable minimum initial investment amounts for the purchase of Shares (see “How To Purchase Shares” below.):

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• An investor purchasing Shares through a financial intermediary other than pursuant to an Eligible Investor arrangement described above;

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• An investor, other than a natural person, purchasing Shares directly from the Fund; and

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• In connection with an initial purchase of Shares through an exchange, an investor (including a natural person) who owned Institutional Shares of another Federated Fund as of December 31, 2008.

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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).

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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.

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 Account Administration Fees or 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.

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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 Recordkeeping Fees 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.

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How to Purchase Shares

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Eligible Investors may purchase Shares through a financial intermediary, directly from the Fund or through an exchange from another Federated fund in the manner described above under “How Is the Fund Sold?”. The Fund reserves the right to reject any request to purchase or exchange Shares.

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Where applicable, the required minimum initial investment for Fund Shares is generally $1,000,000. There is no required minimum subsequent investment amount. All accounts, including those for which there is no minimum initial investment amount required, are subject to the Fund’s policy on “Accounts with Low Balances” as discussed later in this prospectus.

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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.

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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 to the Fund on the same day and the Fund receives payment within one business day. You will become the owner of Shares and receive dividends when the Fund receives your payment.

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

Send your wire to:

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA
Dollar Amount of Wire
ABA Number 011000028
Attention: 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.

THROUGH AN EXCHANGE

You may purchase Shares through an exchange from any Federated fund or share class that does not have a stated sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, except Liberty U.S. Government Money Market Trust and Class K Shares. You must meet the minimum initial investment requirement for purchasing Shares (if applicable) and both accounts must have identical registrations.

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BY SYSTEMATIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

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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

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• if exchanging (transferring) into another fund with a different shareholder registration.

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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 notary public 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.

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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 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 cancelled and you will be responsible for any losses incurred by the Fund as a result of your cancelled order.

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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 for shares of any Federated fund or share class that does not have a stated sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, except Liberty U.S. Government Money Market Trust and Class K Shares. 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 in a minimum amount of $100 on a regular basis. 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 no longer issues share certificates. If you are redeeming or exchanging Shares represented by certificates previously issued by the Fund, you must return the certificates with your written redemption or exchange request. For your protection, send your certificates by registered or certified mail, but do not endorse them.

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 monthly 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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ACCOUNTS WITH LOW BALANCES

Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, accounts may be closed if redemptions or exchanges cause the account balance to fall below $25,000. 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

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The Fund sends 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.

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Fund distributions are expected to be primarily dividends. 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.

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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’s fair valuation procedures are intended in part to discourage short-term trading strategies by reducing the potential for these strategies to succeed. See “What Do Shares Cost?” The Fund also 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 twelve 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.

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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.

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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.

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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

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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.

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To access this information from the “Products” section of the website, click on the “Portfolio Holdings” link under “Related Information” and select the appropriate link opposite the name of the Fund, or select the name of the Fund, and from the Fund’s page click on the “Portfolio Holdings” or “Composition” link.

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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 semiannual 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.

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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.

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Who Manages the Fund?

The Board governs the Fund. The Board selects and oversees the Adviser, Federated Investment Management Company. The Adviser manages the Fund’s assets, including buying and selling portfolio securities. Federated Advisory Services Company (FASC), an affiliate of the Adviser, provides 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 and FASC is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779.

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The Adviser and other subsidiaries of Federated advise approximately 149 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 $407 billion in assets as of December 31, 2008. Federated was established in 1955 and is one of the largest investment managers in the United States with approximately 1,380 employees. Federated provides investment products to nearly 5,300 investment professionals and institutions.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

Joseph M. Balestrino

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Joseph M. Balestrino has been the Fund’s Portfolio Manager since September 1993. He is Vice President of the Corporation. Mr. Balestrino joined Federated in 1986 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser since 1998. He was a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Balestrino served as a Portfolio Manager and an Assistant Vice President of the Adviser from 1993 to 1995. Mr. Balestrino is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received his Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Pittsburgh.

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MORTGAGE-BACKED AFFILIATED FUND

Todd A. Abraham

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Todd A. Abraham has been the mortgage-backed affiliated Fund’s Portfolio Manager since August 1996. Mr. Abraham has been a Portfolio Manager since 1995, a Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser from 1997 through 2007 and a Senior Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser since January 2007. Mr. Abraham joined Federated in 1993 as an Investment Analyst and served as Assistant Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Abraham served as a Portfolio Analyst at Ryland Mortgage Co. from 1992 to 1993. Mr. Abraham is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received his M.B.A. in Finance from Loyola College.

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HIGH-YIELD AFFILIATED FUND

Mark E. Durbiano

Mark E. Durbiano has been the high-yield affiliated Fund’s Portfolio Manager since August 1996. Mr. Durbiano joined Federated in 1982 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the high-yield affiliated Fund’s Adviser since 1996. From 1988 through 1995, Mr. Durbiano was a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of the high-yield affiliated Fund’s Adviser. Mr. Durbiano is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received his M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.

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

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ADVISORY FEES

The Fund’s investment advisory contract provides for payment to the Adviser of an annual investment advisory fee of 0.75% 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.

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A discussion of the Board’s review of the Fund’s investment advisory contract is available in the Fund’s Annual Report dated November 30, 2008.

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Legal Proceedings

Since October 2003, Federated and related entities (collectively, “Federated”), and various Federated funds (“Funds”), have been named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of Federated-sponsored mutual funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders. These lawsuits began to be filed shortly after Federated’s first public announcement that it had received requests for information on shareholder trading activities in the Funds from the SEC, the Office of the New York State Attorney General (“NYAG”), and other authorities. In that regard, on November 28, 2005, Federated announced that it had reached final settlements with the SEC and the NYAG with respect to those matters. Specifically, the SEC and NYAG settled proceedings against three Federated subsidiaries involving undisclosed market timing arrangements and late trading. The SEC made findings: that Federated Investment Management Company (“FIMC”), an SEC-registered investment adviser to various Funds, and Federated Securities Corp., an SEC-registered broker-dealer and distributor for the Funds, violated provisions of the Investment Advisers Act and Investment Company Act by approving, but not disclosing, three market timing arrangements, or the associated conflict of interest between FIMC and the funds involved in the arrangements, either to other fund shareholders or to the funds’ board; and that Federated Shareholder Services Company, formerly an SEC-registered transfer agent, failed to prevent a customer and a Federated employee from late trading in violation of provisions of the Investment Company Act. The NYAG found that such conduct violated provisions of New York State law. Federated entered into the settlements without admitting or denying the regulators’ findings. As Federated previously reported in 2004, it has already paid approximately $8.0 million to certain funds as determined by an independent consultant. As part of these settlements, Federated agreed to pay disgorgement and a civil money penalty in the aggregate amount of an additional $72 million and, among other things, agreed that it would not serve as investment adviser to any registered investment company unless: (i) at least 75% of the fund’s directors are independent of Federated; (ii) the chairman of each such fund is independent of Federated; (iii) no action may be taken by the fund’s board or any committee thereof unless approved by a majority of the independent trustees of the fund or committee, respectively; and (iv) the fund appoints a “senior officer” who reports to the independent trustees and is responsible for monitoring compliance by the fund with applicable laws and fiduciary duties and for managing the process by which management fees charged to a fund are approved. The settlements are described in Federated’s announcement which, along with previous press releases and related communications on those matters, is available in the “About Us” section of Federated’s website at FederatedInvestors.com.

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Federated entities have also been named as defendants in several additional lawsuits that are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging, among other things, excessive advisory and Rule 12b-1 fees.

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The Board of the Funds retained the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro LLP to represent the Funds in each of the lawsuits described in the preceding two paragraphs. Federated and the Funds, and their respective counsel, have been defending this litigation, and none of the Funds remains a defendant in any of the lawsuits (though some could potentially receive any recoveries as nominal defendants). Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these lawsuits, all of which seek unquantified 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 regulatory investigations will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sales of Fund shares, or other adverse consequences for the Funds.

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Financial Information

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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The Financial Highlights will help you understand the Fund’s financial performance for its past five fiscal years. 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.

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The information for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Fund’s audited financial statements, is included in the Annual Report.

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Financial Highlights--Institutional Shares

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(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

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	Period Ended 11/30/2008	1
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$8.86
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.42
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and swap contracts	(1.77	)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	(1.35	)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.43	)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$7.08
Total Return2	(15.84	)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses3	0.79	%4
Net investment income	6.35	%4
Expense waiver/reimbursement5	0.22	%4
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$274
Portfolio turnover6	21	%

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1 Reflects operations for the period from January 28, 2008 (date of initial investment) to November 30, 2008.

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2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

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3 Pursuant to a settlement with the New York Attorney General, the Adviser has agreed to waive investment adviser fees in compliance with an Assurance of Discontinuance dated November 17, 2005. The net investment adviser fee was reduced to 0.5557% effective January 1, 2006 and may not be increased until after December 31, 2010.

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4 Computed on an annualized basis.

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5 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

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6 Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended November 30, 2008.

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Further information about the Fund’s performance is contained in the Fund’s Annual Report, dated November 30, 2008, which can be obtained free of charge.

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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.

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FEDERATED BOND FUND - INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
ANNUAL EXPENSE RATIO: 1.0190%
MAXIMUM FRONT-END SALES CHARGE: NONE

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Year	Hypothetical Beginning Investment	Hypothetical Performance Earnings	Investment After Returns	Hypothetical Expenses	Hypothetical Ending Investment
1	$10,000.00	$500.00	$10,500.00	$103.93	$10,398.10
2	$10,398.10	$519.91	$10,918.01	$108.07	$10,812.05
3	$10,812.05	$540.60	$11,352.65	$112.37	$11,242.48
4	$11,242.48	$562.12	$11,804.60	$116.84	$11,690.04
5	$11,690.04	$584.50	$12,274.54	$121.49	$12,155.42
6	$12,155.42	$607.77	$12,763.19	$126.33	$12,639.33
7	$12,639.33	$631.97	$13,271.30	$131.36	$13,142.50
8	$13,142.50	$657.13	$13,799.63	$136.59	$13,665.70
9	$13,665.70	$683.29	$14,348.99	$142.03	$14,209.73
10	$14,209.73	$710.49	$14,920.22	$147.68	$14,775.42
Cumulative		$5,997.78		$1,246.69

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A Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated January 31, 2009, is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Additional information about the Fund and its investments is contained in the Fund’s SAI and Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders as they become available. The Annual Report’s Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance discusses market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year. 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, Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report and other information without charge, and to make inquiries, call your financial intermediary or the Fund
at 1-800-341-7400.

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These documents, as well as additional information about the Fund (including portfolio holdings, performance and distributions), are also available on Federated’s website at FederatedInvestors.com.

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 20549-0102. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the Public Reference Room’s operations and copying fees.

Federated Investors
World-Class Investment Manager

Federated Bond Fund
Federated Investors Funds
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4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
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Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

Investment Company Act File No. 811-07021

Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc.
2009 © Federated Investors, Inc.

Cusip 31420F509

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Federated Bond Fund

A Portfolio of Federated Investment Series Funds, Inc.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

JANUARY 31, 2008

CLASS A SHARES

CLASS B SHARES

CLASS C SHARES

CLASS F SHARES

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus. Read this SAI in conjunction with the prospectuses for Federated Bond Fund Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, Class F Shares and Institutional Shares (Fund), dated January 31, 2008.

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

CONTENTS

How is the Fund Organized?	3
Securities in Which the Fund Invests	3
Investment Risks	5
Investment Objective (and Policies) and Investment Limitations	6
What Do Shares Cost?	8
How is the Fund Sold?	13
Purchases In-Kind	15
Subaccounting Services	15
Redemption in Kind	15
Account and Share Information	16
Tax Information	17
Who Manages and Provides Services to the Fund?	18
How Does the Fund Measure Performance?	35
Financial Information	38
Investment Ratings	38
Addresses	47
Appendix	49

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Federated Bond Fund

Federated Investors Funds

4000 ERICCSON Drive

WARRENDALE, PA 15086-7561

Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com

or call 1-800-341-7400.

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

2041304B (1/09)

Federated is a registered mark

of Federated Investors, Inc.

2009 ©Federated Investors, Inc.

How is the Fund Organized?

The Fund is a diversified portfolio of Federated Investment Series Funds, Inc. (Corporation). The Corporation is an open-end, management investment company that was established under the laws of the State of Maryland on May 19, 1992. The Corporation may offer separate series of shares representing interests in separate portfolios of securities.

The Board of Directors (Board) has established five classes of shares of the Fund, known as Class A Shares, Class B Shares,

Class C Shares, Class F Shares and Institutional Shares (Shares). This SAI relates to all classes of Shares. The Fund’s investment adviser is Federated Investment Management Company (Adviser).

Securities in Which the Fund Invests

In pursuing its investment strategy, the Fund may invest in the following securities for any purpose that is consistent with its investment objective:

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

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

Agency Securities

Agency securities are issued or guaranteed by a federal agency or other government sponsored entity (GSE) acting under federal authority. Some GSE securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. These include the Government National Mortgage Association, Small Business Administration, Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation, Farmer's Home Administration, Federal Financing Bank, General Services Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Bonds.

Other GSE 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, Federal National Mortgage Association and Tennessee Valley Authority in support of such obligations.

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

Investors regard agency securities as having low credit risks, but not as low as Treasury securities.

A Fund treats mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by a GSE as if issued or guaranteed by a federal agency.

Although such a guarantee protects against credit risks, it does not reduce market and prepayment risks.

Corporate Debt Securities

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

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

Demand instruments are corporate debt securities that the issuer must repay upon demand.  Other demand instruments require a third party, such as a dealer or bank, to repurchase the security for its face value upon demand.  The Fund treats demand instruments as short-term securities, even though their stated maturity may extend beyond one year.

Municipal Securities

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

The Fund may invest in mortgage backed securities primarily by investing in another investment company (which is not

available for general investment by the public) that owns those securities and that is advised by an affiliate of the Adviser.

This other investment company is managed independently of the Fund and may incur additional administrative expenses. Therefore, any such investment by the Fund may be subject to duplicate expenses. However, the Adviser believes that the benefits and efficiencies of this approach should outweigh the potential additional expenses. The Fund may also invest in such securities directly.

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.

NON-GOVERNMENTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

Non-governmental mortgage-backed securities (including non- governmental CMOs) are issued by private entities, rather than by U.S. government agencies. The non- governmental mortgage-backed securities in which the Fund invests will be treated as mortgage related asset-backed securities. These securities involve credit risk and liquidity risk.  The degree of risks will depend significantly on the ability of borrowers to make payments on the underlying mortgages and the seniority of the security held by the Fund with respect to such payments.

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (CMOS)

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. All CMOs purchased by the Fund are investment-grade, as rated by

an NRSRO.

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.

SEQUENTIAL CMOS

In a sequential pay CMO, one class of CMOs receives all principal payments and prepayments.  The next class of CMOs receives all principal payments after the first class is paid off.  This process repeats for each sequential class of CMO.  As a result, each class of sequential pay CMOs reduces the prepayment risks of subsequent classes.

PACS, TACS AND COMPANION CLASSES

More sophisticated CMOs include planned amortization classes (PACs) and targeted amortization classes (TACs).  PACs and TACs are issued with companion classes.  PACs and TACs receive principal payments and prepayments at a specified rate.  The companion classes receive principal payments and prepayments in excess of the specified rate.  In addition, PACs will receive the companion classes’ share of principal payments, if necessary, to cover a shortfall in the prepayment rate.  This helps PACs and TACs to control prepayment risks by increasing the risks to their companion classes.

IOS AND POS

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.

FLOATERS AND INVERSE FLOATERS

Another variant allocates interest payments between two classes of CMOs.  One class (Floaters) receives a share of interest payments based upon a market index such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).  The other class (Inverse Floaters) receives any remaining interest payments from the underlying mortgages.  Floater classes receive more interest (and Inverse Floater classes receive correspondingly less interest) as interest rates rise.  This shifts prepayment and interest rate risks from the Floater to the Inverse Floater class, reducing the price volatility of the Floater class and increasing the price volatility of the Inverse Floater class.

Z CLASSES AND RESIDUAL CLASSES

CMOs must allocate all payments received from the underlying mortgages to some class.  To capture any unallocated payments, CMOs generally have an accrual (Z) class.  Z classes do not receive any payments from the underlying mortgages until all other CMO classes have been paid off.  Once this happens, holders of Z class CMOs receive all payments and prepayments.  Similarly, REMICs have residual interests that receive any mortgage payments not allocated to another REMIC class.

Inflation-Protected Securities

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

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 ten 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

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.

Insurance Contracts

Insurance contracts include guaranteed investment contracts, funding agreements and annuities. The Fund treats these contracts as fixed income securities.

Zero Coupon Securities

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.

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.

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 types of 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.  The Fund will treat such redeemable preferred stock as a fixed-income security.

Interests in Other Limited Liability Companies

Entities such as limited partnerships, limited liability companies, business trusts and companies organized outside the United States may issue securities comparable to common or preferred 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.

Convertible Securities

Convertible securities are fixed income securities 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.

The Fund treats convertible securities as both fixed income and equity securities for purposes of its investment policies and limitations, because of their unique characteristics.

The Fund does not limit convertible securities by rating, and there is no minimal acceptance rating for a convertible security to be purchased or held in the Fund. Therefore, the Fund invests in convertible securities irrespective of their ratings. This could result in the Fund purchasing and holding, without limit, convertible securities rated below investment-grade by an NRSRO.

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.

Depositary Receipts

Depositary receipts represent interests in underlying securities issued by a foreign company.  Depositary receipts are not traded in the same market as the underlying security.  The foreign securities underlying American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are traded outside 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 foreign securities underlying European Depositary Receipts (EDRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) and International Depositary Receipts (IDRs), are traded globally or outside the United States.  Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks of investing directly in foreign securities, including currency risks and risks of foreign investing.

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.

Foreign Government Securities

Foreign government securities generally consist of fixed-income securities supported by national, state or provincial governments or similar political subdivisions.  Foreign government securities also include debt obligations of supranational entities, such as international organizations designed or supported by governmental entities to promote economic reconstruction or development, international banking institutions and related government agencies.  Examples of these include, but are not limited to, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank), the Asian Development Bank, the European Investment Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.

Foreign government securities also include fixed-income securities of quasi-governmental agencies that are either issued by entities owned by a national, state or equivalent government or are obligations of a political unit that are not backed by the national government's full faith and credit.  Further, foreign government securities include mortgage-related securities issued or guaranteed by national, state or provincial governmental instrumentalities, including quasi-governmental agencies.

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

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 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

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”).

VOLATILITY SWAPS

A volatility swap is an agreement between two parties to make payments based on changes in the volatility of a Reference Instrument over a stated period of time. Specifically, one party will be required to make a payment to the other party if the volatility of a Reference Instrument increases over an agreed upon period of time, but will be entitled to receive a payment from the other party if the volatility decreases over that time period. A volatility swap that requires a single payment on a stated future date will be treated as a forward contract.  Payments on a volatility swap will be greater if they are based upon the mathematical square of volatility (i.e., the measured volatility multiplied by itself, which is referred to as "variance"). This type of a volatility swap is frequently referred to as a variance swap.

SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS

Repurchase Agreements

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

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.

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, but it will terminate a loan in anticipation of any important vote. 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.

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.

CREDIT LINKED NOTE

A credit linked note (CLN) is a type of hybrid instrument in which a special purpose entity issues a structured note (the “Note Issuer”) with respect to which the Reference Instrument is a single bond, a portfolio of bonds, or the unsecured credit of an issuer, in general (each a “Reference Credit”).  The purchaser of the CLN (the “Note Purchaser”) invests a par amount and receives a payment during the term of the CLN that equals a fixed or floating rate of interest equivalent to a high rated funded asset (such as a bank certificate of deposit) plus an additional premium that relates to taking on the credit risk of the Reference Credit. Upon maturity of the CLN, the Note Purchaser will receive a payment equal to (i) the original par amount paid to the Note Issuer, if there is no occurrence of a designated event of default, restructuring or other credit event (each, a “Credit Event”) with respect to the issuer of the Reference Credit or (ii) the market value of the Reference Credit, if a Credit Event has occurred.  Depending upon the terms of the CLN, it is also possible that the Note Purchaser may be required to take physical delivery of the Reference Credit in the event of a Credit Event. Most credit linked notes use a corporate bond (or a portfolio of corporate bonds) as the Reference Credit. However, almost any type of fixed-income security (including foreign government securities), index, or derivative contract (such as a credit default swap) can be used as the Reference Credit.

EQUITY LINKED NOTE

An equity linked note (ELN) is a type of hybrid instrument that provides the noteholder with exposure to a single equity security, a basket of equity securities, or an equity index (the “Reference Equity Instrument”).  Typically, an ELN pays interest at agreed rates over a specified time period and, at maturity, either converts into shares of a Reference Equity Instrument or returns a payment to the noteholder based on the change in value of a Reference Equity Instrument.

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.

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.

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.

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. The Fund may invest in mortgage backed and high yield securities, and inflation-protected bonds primarily by investing in another investment company (which is not available for general investment by the public) that owns those securities and that is advised by an

affiliate of the Adviser. The Fund may also invest in such securities directly. 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 additional fees and/or expenses.

INVESTMENT RATINGS

Investment-grade securities include fixed income securities rated AAA, the highest rating category, through BBB by a Nationally Recognized Rating Service (Rating Service) or, if unrated, those securities determined to be of equivalent quality by the Adviser. Noninvestment-grade fixed income securities are rated BB or below by a Rating Service or unrated. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities some will be noninvestment-grade at the time of purchase. Unrated securities will be determined by the Adviser to be of like quality and may have greater risk but a higher yield than comparable rated securities.

Securities rated BBB or below by Standard and Poor’s or Baa by Moody’s Investor Service have speculative characteristics.

Investment Risks

There are many factors which may affect an investment in the Fund. The Fund’s principal risks are described in its prospectus. Additional risk factors are outlined below.

FIXED INCOME SECURITIES INVESTMENT 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.

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.

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.

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.

Liquidity Risks

Trading opportunities are more limited for fixed-income securities that have not received any credit ratings, have received any credit ratings below investment-grade or are not widely held.

Trading opportunities are more limited for CMOs that have complex terms or that are not widely held. These features 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.

Currency Risks

Exchange rates for currencies fluctuate daily. The combination of currency risk and market risks tends to make securities traded in foreign markets more volatile than securities traded exclusively in the U.S.

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 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 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 United States 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

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). 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.

Risks of Inflation-Protected Securities

The value of inflation-protected securities is subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (“real interest rates”). If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation, the Fund’s investment in these securities may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the security’s inflation measure. Generally, when real interest rates rise, the value of inflation-protected securities will fall and the Fund’s value may decline as a result of this exposure to these securities. The greatest risk occurs when interest rates rise and inflation declines.

EQUITY SECURITIES INVESTMENT RISKS

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.

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.

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.

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 United States 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.

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 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 Policies) and Investment Limitations

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The investment objective may not be changed by the Fund’s Board without shareholder approval.

Diversification of Investments

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 would own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer.

Issuing Senior Securities And Borrowing Money

The Fund may borrow money, directly or indirectly, and issue senior securities to the maximum extent permitted under the Investment Act of 1940 (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.

Investing in Commodities

The Fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities, provided that the Fund may purchase securities of companies that deal in commodities.

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.

Lending Cash or Securities

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.

Concentration of Investments

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. Government securities, municipal securities and bank instruments will not be deemed to constitute an industry.

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.

Buying 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.

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 Restricted Securities

The Fund may invest in restricted securities. Restricted securities are any securities in which the Fund may invest pursuant to its investment objective and policies but which are subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities law. Under criteria established by the Board certain restricted securities are determined to be liquid. To the extent that restricted securities are not determined to be liquid, the Fund will limit their purchase, together with other illiquid securities, to 15% of its net assets.

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 carrying out its investment policies and managing its uninvested cash. The Fund may also invest in mortgage backed and high yield securities primarily by investing in another investment company (which is not available for general investment by the public) that owns those securities and that is advised by an affiliate of the Adviser. The Fund may also invest in such securities directly. These other investment companies are managed independently of the Fund and may incur additional administrative expenses. Therefore, any such investment by the Fund may be subject to duplicate expenses. However, the Adviser believes that the benefits and efficiencies of this approach should outweigh the additional expenses.

In applying the concentration restriction: (a) utility companies will be divided according to their services (for example, gas, gas transmission, electric and telephone will be considered a separate industry); (b) financial service companies will be classified according to the end users of their services (for example, automobile finance, bank finance and diversified finance will each be considered a separate industry); and (c) asset-backed securities will be classified according to the underlying assets securing such securities. To conform to the current view of the SEC staff that only domestic bank instruments may be excluded from industry concentration limitations, as a matter of non-fundamental policy, the Fund will not exclude foreign bank instruments from industry concentration limitation tests so long as the policy of the SEC remains in effect. In addition, investments in bank instruments, and investments in certain industrial development bonds funded by activities in a single industry, will be deemed to constitute investment in an industry, except when held for temporary defensive purposes. The investment of more than 25% of the value of the Fund’s total assets in any one industry will constitute “concentration.”

As a matter of non-fundamental policy, for purposes of the commodities policy, investments in transactions involving futures contracts and options, forward currency contracts, swap transactions and other financial contracts that settle by payment of cash are not deemed to be investments in commodities.

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” and “bank instruments.” Except with respect to borrowing money, if a percentage limitations is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any change in

value or net assets will not result in a violation of such limitation.

What Do Shares Cost?

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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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 sixty-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 sixty-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.

Non-investment 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 (CLASS A SHARES, CLASS B SHARES, CLASS C SHARES)

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.

For some classes of Shares, 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.

Federated and its subsidiaries may benefit from arrangements where the Rule 12b-1 Plan fees related to Class B Shares may be paid to third parties who have provided the funds to make advance commission payments to financial intermediaries.

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 transactionprocessing, 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 the FINRA.

UNDERWRITING COMMISSIONS

The following chart reflects the total front-end sales charges and/or contingent deferred sales charges paid in connection with the sale of Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class F Share and the amount retained by the Distributor for the last three fiscal years ended November 30:

	2008		2007		2006
	Total Sales Charges	Amount Retained	Total Sales Charges	Amount Retained	Total Sales Charges	Amount Retained
Class A Shares	$732,496	$88,408	$1,178,316	$139,132	$1,168,038	$138,838
Class B Shares	276,311	--	358,709	0	225,109	0
Class C Shares	77,236	11,612	21,819	8,912	59,800	4,376
Class F Shares	77,682	7,571	79,564	11,583	48,732	6,004

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 intends to pay Share redemptions in cash, it reserves the right, as described below, 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’s Board determines that payment should be in kind. In such a case, the Fund will 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. The portfolio securities will be selected in a manner that the Fund’s Board deems fair and equitable and, to the extent available, such securities will be readily marketable.

Redemption in kind is not as liquid as a cash redemption. If redemption is made in kind, shareholders receiving the portfolio securities and selling them before their maturity could receive less than the redemption value of the securities and could incur certain transaction costs.

Account and Share Information

VOTING RIGHTS

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

All Shares of the Corporation 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.

Directors 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 Corporation's outstanding Shares of all series entitled to vote.

As of January 5, 2009, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Class A Shares: Edward Jones & Co., Maryland Hts., MO, owned approximately 10,740,889 Shares (16.51%); CPF Managed Portfolio III, Pittsburgh PA, owned approximately 5,404,835 Shares (8.30%); Pershing LLC, Jersey City, NJ, owned approximately 5,067,605 Shares (7.79%); CPF Managed Portfolio IV, Pittsburgh, PA, owned approximately 4,653,124 Shares (7.15%) and MLPF&S, Jacksonville, FL, owned approximately 3,884,842 Shares (5.97%).

As of January 5, 2009, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Class B Shares: Pershing LLC, Jersey City, NJ, owned approximately 3,785,069 Shares (17.92%); Edward Jones & Co., Maryland Hts., MO, owned approximately 2,020,102 Shares (9.56%); Special Custody Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers Omnibus Account, Louisville, KY, owned approximately 1,160,530 Shares (5.49%).

As of January 5, 2009, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Class C Shares: MLPF&S, Jacksonville, FL, owned approximately 2,268,202 Shares (18.82%); Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., owned approximately 902,167 Shares (7.48%) and Pershing LLC, Jersey City, NJ, owned approximately 785,657 Shares (6.52%).

As of January 5, 2009, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Class F Shares: Nationwide QPVA, Columbus, OH, owned approximately 3,765,611 Shares (21.26%); Nationwide Trust Company FSB, Columbus, OH, owned approximately 2,941,192 Shares (16.60%); Pershing LLC, Jersey City, NJ, owned approximately 1,867,973 Shares (10.54%); Edward Jones & Co., Maryland Hts., MO, owned approximately 1,449,544 Shares (8.18%); and MLPF&S, Jacksonville, FL, owned approximately 896,764 Shares (5.06%).

As of January 5, 2009, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Institutional  Shares: Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, owned approximately 8,350 Shares (51.60%); Raymond James & Associates, Woodstock, GA, owned approximately 5,525 Shares (34.14%) and Edward Jones & Co., Maryland Hts., MO, owned approximately 2,306 Shares (14.25%);

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.

Wells Fargo Investments, LLC is organized in the state of Deleware and is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co., ; organized in the state of Delaware.

Raymond James & Associates is organized in the state of Florida and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial ; organized in the state of Florida.

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 Corporation’s other portfolios will be separate from those realized by the Fund.

The Fund is entitled to a loss carry-forward, 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 DIRECTORS

The Board is responsible for managing the Corporation’s business affairs and for exercising all the Corporation’s powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Board members who are “interested persons” of the Fund (i.e., “Interested” Board members) and those who are not (i.e., “Independent” Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.  The address of all Independent Board members listed is 4000 Ericsson Drive Warrendale, PA 15086-7561; Attention: Mutual Fund Board.  As of December 31, 2008, the Corporation comprised one portfolio, and the Federated Fund Complex consisted of40 investment companies (comprising 148 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member oversees all portfolios in the Federated Fund Complex and serves for an indefinite term.

As of January 5, 2008, the Fund’s Board and Officers as a group owned less than 1% of each Class of the Fund’s outstanding Shares.

INTERESTED DIRECTORS BACKGROUND AND COMPENSATION

Name Birth Date Positions Held with Corporation 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 Fund and Federated Fund Complex (past calendar year)
John F. Donahue* Birth Date: July 28, 1924 DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1992	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 and Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling.	$0	$0
J. Christopher Donahue* Birth Date: April 11, 1949 PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1992	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 DIRECTORS BACKGROUND AND COMPENSATION

Name Birth Date Positions Held with Corporation 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 Fund and Federated Fund Complex (past calendar year)
Thomas G. Bigley Birth Date: February 3, 1934 DIRECTOR Began serving: October 1995	Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex. Other Directorships Held: Director, Member of Executive Committee, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh. Previous Position: Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP.	$1,768.51	$220,000
John T. Conroy, Jr. Birth Date: June 23, 1937 DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1992	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 in Theology at Barry University and 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.	$1,607.73	$200,000
Nicholas P. Constantakis Birth Date: September 3, 1939 DIRECTOR 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 (engineering and energy services worldwide). Previous Position: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC.	$1,768.51	$220,000
John F. Cunningham Birth Date: March 5, 1943 DIRECTOR 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, QSGI, Inc. (technology services company); 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.	$1,607.73	$200,000
Peter E. Madden Birth Date: March 16, 1942 DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1992	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, 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.	$1,607.73	$200,000
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. Birth Date: April 10, 1945 DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999	Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee 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).	$1,808.70	$225,000
R. James Nicholson Birth Date: February 4, 1938 DIRECTOR 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 Directorships Held: Director, Horatio Alger Association. 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.	$1,607.73	$168,265.52
Thomas M. O’Neill Birth Date: June 14, 1951 DIRECTOR Began serving: October 2006	Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Managing Director and Partner, Navigator Management Company, L.P. (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; and Credit Analyst and Lending Officer, Fleet Bank.	$0	$200,000
John S. Walsh Birth Date: November 28, 1957 DIRECTOR 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.	$1,768.51	$220,000
James F. Will Birth Date:  October 12, 1938 DIRECTOR 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; Alleghany Corporation. 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.	$1,607.73	$200,000

OFFICERS**

Name Birth Date Positions Held with Corporation 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: May 1992	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.
Richard B. Fisher Birth Date: May 17, 1923 VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: May 1992	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. and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Securities Corp.
Brian P. Bouda Birth Date: February 28, 1947 CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER 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.
Robert J. Ostrowski Birth Date: April 26, 1963 CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Began serving: May 2004	Principal Occupations: Robert J. Ostrowski joined Federated in 1987 as an Investment Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager in 1990. He was named Chief Investment Officer of taxable fixed-income products in 2004 and also serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager. He has been a Senior Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser since 1997. Mr. Ostrowski is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He received his M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
Joseph M. Balestrino Birth Date: November 3, 1954 VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: November 1998	Principal Occupations: Joseph M. Balestrino has been the Fund’s Portfolio Manager since 1993.  He is Vice President of the Corporation. Mr. Balestrino joined Federated in 1986 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1998. He was a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Balestrino served as a Portfolio Manager and an Assistant Vice President of the Adviser from 1993 to 1995. Mr. Balestrino is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received his Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Pittsburgh.

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

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

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

Board Committee	Committee Members	Committee Functions	Meetings Held During Last Fiscal Year
Executive	John 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 Corporation in such manner as the Executive Committee shall deem to be in the best interests of the Corporation.  However, the Executive Committee cannot elect or remove Board members, increase or decrease the number of Directors, elect or remove any Officer, declare dividends, issue shares or recommend to shareholders any action requiring shareholder approval.	None
Audit	Thomas G. Bigley Nicholas P. Constantakis Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. 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.	Four
Nominating	Thomas G. Bigley John T. Conroy, Jr. Nicholas P. Constantakis John F. Cunningham 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 Directors, selects and nominates persons for election to the Fund’s Board when vacancies occur. The Committee will consider candidates recommended by shareholders, Independent Directors, 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 Statement of Additional Information. 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 Director,” 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.	None

BOARD OWNERSHIP OF SHARES IN THE FUND AND IN THE FEDERATED FAMILY OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

Interested Board Member Name	Dollar Range of Shares Owned in Federated Bond Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Shares Owned in Federated Family of Investment Companies
John F. Donahue	None	Over $100,000
J. Christopher Donahue	None	Over $100,000
Independent Board Member Name
Thomas G. Bigley	None	Over $100,000
John T. Conroy, Jr.	None	Over $100,000
Nicholas P. Constantakis	None	Over $100,000
John F. Cunningham	None	Over $100,000
Peter E. Madden	None	Over $100,000
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.	None	Over $100,000
R. James Nicholson	None	None
Thomas M. O’Neill	None	None
John S. Walsh	None	Over $100,000
James F. Will	None	None

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 Corporation 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 Corporation.

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.

fiscal year.

Types of Accounts Managed by Todd Abraham	Total Number of Additional Accounts Managed / Total Assets*
Registered Investment Companies	9 Funds/$5,673.162 million
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles	0
Other Accounts	0

* 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: none.

Todd Abraham 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, to a lesser extent, Financial Success, 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.

The Fund will gain exposure to mortgage backed securities by investing in another fund (the “Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio”).  Mr. Abraham manages the Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio according to its specific investment program.  Thus, although Mr. Abraham is not responsible for making investment decisions directly on behalf of the Fund, the mortgage-backed fixed income portion of the Fund’s portfolio may be subject to his management of the Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio.  Mr. Abraham’s IPP is measured on a rolling 1, 3, and 5 calendar year pre-tax gross return basis vs. the Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio’s benchmark (i.e. Barclays Mortgage-Backed Securities Index), and vs. the Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio’s designated peer group of comparable accounts.  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. Abraham is also the portfolio manager for other accounts in addition to the Fund.  Such other accounts may have different benchmarks.  The performance of certain of these accounts is excluded when calculating IPP.  Within each performance measurement period, IPP is calculated with an equal weighting of each included account managed by the portfolio manager.  In his role as co-head of the Government Bond team, Mr. Abraham has oversight responsibility for other portfolios that he does not personally manage.  A portion of the IPP score is determined by the investment performance of these other portfolios vs. product specific benchmarks.  In addition, Mr. Abraham serves on one or more Investment Teams that establish guidelines on various performance drivers (e.g., currency, duration, sector, volatility, and/or yield curve) for taxable fixed income funds.  A portion of the IPP score is based on Federated's senior management's assessment of team contributions.  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.

The Financial Success category is designed to tie the portfolio manager’s bonus, in part, to Federated’s overall financial results.  Funding for the Financial Success category may be determined on a product or asset class basis, as well as on corporate financial results.  Senior Management determines individual Financial Success bonuses on a discretionary basis, considering overall contributions and any other factors deemed relevant.

In addition, Todd Abraham was awarded a grant of restricted Federated stock.  Awards of restricted stock are discretionary and are made in variable amounts based on the subjective judgment of Federated's senior management.

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.

Types of Accounts Managed by Joe Balestrino	Total Number of Additional Accounts Managed / Total Assets*
Registered Investment Companies	10 Funds/$5,160.730 million
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles	0
Other Accounts	1 Account/$38.144 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: none.

Joe Balestrino 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, to a lesser extent, Financial Success, 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.

IPP is measured on a rolling 1, 3, and 5 calendar year pre-tax gross total return basis vs. the Fund's benchmark (i.e. 75% Barclays Credit Bond Index/25% Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index), and vs. the Fund's designated peer group of comparable accounts.  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. Balestrino is also the portfolio manager for other accounts in addition to the Fund.  Such other accounts may have different benchmarks.  The performance of certain of these accounts is excluded when calculating IPP; IPP is calculated with an equal weighting of each included account managed by the portfolio manager.  In his role as Head of the U.S. Investment Grade Bond Group, Mr. Balestrino has oversight responsibility for other portfolios that he does not personally manage.  A portion of the IPP score is determined by the investment performance of these other portfolios vs. product specific benchmarks and peer groups.  In addition, Mr. Balestrino serves on one or more Investment Teams that establish guidelines on various performance drivers (e.g., currency, duration, sector, volatility, and/or yield curve) for taxable fixed income products.  A portion of the IPP score is based on Federated's senior management's assessment of team contributions.

The Financial Success category is designed to tie the portfolio manager’s bonus, in part, to Federated’s overall financial results.  Funding for the Financial Success category may be determined on a product or asset class basis, as well as on corporate financial results.  Senior Management determines individual Financial Success bonuses on a discretionary basis, considering overall contributions and any other factors deemed relevant.

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.

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

Types of Accounts Managed by Mark Durbiano	Total Number of Additional Accounts Managed / Total Assets*
Registered Investment Companies	9 Funds/$2,153.970 million
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles	3 Portfolios/$82.140 million
Other Accounts	1 Account/$29.203 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: $50,001-$100,000.

Mark Durbiano 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, to a lesser extent, Financial Success, 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.

The Fund will gain exposure to high yield securities by investing in another fund (the “High Yield Bond Portfolio”).  Mr. Durbiano manages the High Yield Bond Portfolio according to its specific investment program.  Thus, although Mr. Durbiano is not responsible for making investment decisions directly on behalf of the Fund, the high yield fixed income portion of the Fund’s portfolio may be subject to his management of the High Yield Bond Portfolio.  Mr. Durbiano’s IPP is measured on a rolling 1, 3, and 5 calendar year pre-tax gross return basis vs. the High Yield Bond Portfolio’s benchmark (i.e. Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Constrained Index), and vs. the High Yield Bond Portfolio’s designated peer group of comparable accounts.  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. Durbiano is also the portfolio manager for other accounts in addition to the Fund.  Such other accounts may have different benchmarks.  The performance of certain of these accounts is excluded when calculating IPP.  Within each performance measurement period, IPP is calculated with an equal weighting of each included account managed by the portfolio manager.  In addition, Mr. Durbiano serves on one or more Investment Teams that establish guidelines on various performance drivers (e.g., currency, duration, sector, volatility, and/or yield curve) for taxable fixed income funds.  A portion of the IPP score is based on Federated's senior management's assessment of team contributions.  A portion of the bonus tied to the IPP score maybe adjusted based on management's assessment of overall contributions to fund performance and any other factors as deemed relevant.

The Financial Success category is designed to tie the portfolio manager’s bonus, in part, to Federated’s overall financial results.  Funding for the Financial Success category may be determined on a product or asset class basis, as well as on corporate financial results.  Senior Management determines individual Financial Success bonuses on a discretionary basis, considering overall contributions and any other factors deemed relevant.

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 Directors, 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 Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) to obtain, vote, and record proxies in accordance with the Proxy Committee’s directions.  The Proxy Committee has supplied ISS with general guidelines 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 guidelines at any time or to vote contrary to the guidelines 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.  ISS may vote any proxy as directed in the guidelines without further direction from the Proxy Committee and may make any determinations required to implement the guidelines.  However, if the guidelines require case-by-case direction for a proposal, ISS shall provide the Proxy Committee with all information that it has obtained regarding the proposal and the Proxy Committee will provide specific direction to ISS.

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 Proxy Voting Guidelines already provide specific direction on the proposal in question, the Proxy Committee shall not alter or amend such directions.  If the Proxy Voting Guidelines 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.

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 (except for recent purchase and sale transaction information, which is updated quarterly) 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, recent purchase and sale transactions and percentage breakdowns of the portfolio by sector and credit quality.

To access this information from the “Products” section of the website, click on the “Portfolio Holdings” link under “Related Information” and select the appropriate link opposite the name of the Fund, or select the name of the Fund, and from the Fund’s page click on the “Portfolio Holdings” or “Composition” link.

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 semiannual 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.

On November 30, 2008, the Fund owned securities of the following broker/dealers:

Lehman Brothers-  $284,900                                                      Morgan Stanley-  $9,397,743

Credit Suisse-  $4,637,834                                                                Merrill Lynch-  $5,708,512

Citigroup-  $6,113,003                                                      Goldman Sachs-  $3,652,363

Barclays-  $3,634,377

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 Fee	Average 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, Ernst & Young 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 November 30	2008	2007	2006
Advisory Fee Earned	$7,789,418	$7,951,142	$7,693,870
Advisory Fee Reduction	2,227,318	2,144,659	2,133,129
Advisory Fee Reimbursement	21,117	51,588	0
Administrative Fee	790,726	807,836	781,697
12b-1 Fee:
Class A Shares	--	--	--
Class B Shares	1,564,589	--	--
Class C Shares	752,609	--	--
Shareholder Services Fee:
Class A Shares	1,138,571	--	--
Class B Shares	521,530	--	--
Class C Shares	242,920	--	--
Class F Shares	359,767	--	--

Fees are allocated among classes based on their pro rata share of Fund assets, except for marketing (Rule 12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees, which are borne only by the applicable class of Shares.

If the Fund’s expenses are capped at a particular level, the cap does not include reimbursement to the Fund of any expenses incurred by shareholders who use the transfer agent's subaccounting facilities.

Includes $280.11 paid to a company affiliated with management of Federated.

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.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AND YIELD

Total returns are given for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended November 30, 2008.

Yield is given for the 30-day period ended November 30, 2008

	30-Day Period	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class A Shares
Total Return
Before Taxes	N/A	(19.09)%	(0.07)%	2.69%
After Taxes on Distributions	N/A	(20.76)%	(2.05)%	0.26%
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares	N/A	(12.25)%	(1.10)%	0.85%
Yield	8.55%	N/A	N/A	N/A

	30-Day Period	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class B Shares
Total Return
Before Taxes	N/A	(20.28)%	(0.24)%	2.52%
After Taxes on Distributions	N/A	(21.78)%	(1.96)%	0.33%
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares	N/A	(13.05)%	(1.10)%	0.86%
Yield	8.13%	N/A	N/A	N/A

	30-Day Period	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class C Shares
Total Return
Before Taxes	N/A	(16.68)%	0.05%	2.37%
After Taxes on Distributions	N/A	(18.18)%	(1.64)%	0.24%
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares	N/A	(10.70)%	(0.84)%	0.77%
Yield	8.13%	N/A	N/A	N/A

	30-Day Period	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class F Shares
Total Return
Before Taxes	N/A	(15.15)%	0.65%	3.07%
After Taxes on Distributions	N/A	(18.57)%	(1.32)%	0.64%
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares	N/A	(10.80)%	(0.49)%	1.17%
Yield	8.84%	N/A	N/A	N/A

	30-Day Period	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Shares
Total Return
Before Taxes	N/A	(15.15)%	0.87%	3.17%
After Taxes on Distributions	N/A	(16.94)%	(1.14)%	0.72%
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares	N/A	(9.69)%	(0.32)%	1.25%
Yield	9.19%	N/A	N/A	N/A

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.

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 November 30, 2008 are incorporated herein by reference to the Annual Report to Shareholders of Federated Bond Fund dated November 30, 2008.

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 BOND FUND

CLASS A SHARES

CLASS B SHARES

CLASS C SHARES

CLASS F SHARES

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

FEDERATED INVESTORS FUNDS

4000 ERICCSON DRIVE

WARRENDALE, PA 15086-7561

DISTRIBUTOR

Federated Securities Corp.

Federated Investors Tower

1001 Liberty Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Investment Adviser

Federated Investment Management Company

Federated Investors Tower

1001 Liberty Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

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

Ernst & Young LLP

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116-5072

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

State Street Bank and Trust Company

SECURITIES LENDING AGENT

Citibank, N.A.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Ernst & Young LLP

LEGAL COUNSEL

Dickstein Shapiro LLP

K&L Gates

Reed Smith LLP

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Aegon Institutional Markets

Astec Consulting Group, Inc.

Bank of America

BBH (Brown Brothers Harriman) Infomediary

Bloomberg L.P.

Charles River

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Citibank, NA

Eagle Investment Company

Edward Jones

FactSet

Financial Models Company LTD

Glass Lewis & Co.

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.

Investment Technology Group, Inc. (Plexus)

Lehman Brothers

Lipper

Options Clearing Corp.

Risk Metrics

StatPro Group Plc

SunGard

Wachovia Bank, National Association/Metropolitan West Securities LLC

Wilshire Associates, Inc.

SECURITY PRICING SERVICES

FRI Corp.

FT Interactive Data

Investment Technology Group, Inc. (Plexus)

J J Kenny

JP Morgan Chase

Reuters

Thomson/ILX Systems

RATINGS AGENCIES

Fitch, Inc.

Moody’s Investors Service

Standard & Poor’s

Standard & Poor’s Fund Services

Standard & Poor’s Rating Services

PERFORMANCE REPORTING/PUBLICATIONS

Aegon Institutional Markets

Emerging Market Funds Research, Inc

Evaluation Associates, LLC

Fidelity Strategic Advisers

Fitch, Inc.

iMoneyNet, Inc.

Moody’s Investors Service

Morningstar Associates

MSCI Barra

NASDAQ

Standard & Poor’s

Standard & Poor’s Fund Services

Standard & Poor’s Rating Services

Thomson Financial Inc./Weisenberger

Vickers Stock Research

OTHER

Investment Company Institute

Whitney Capital Group

Item 23.  Exhibits

(a)	Conformed copy of Articles of Incorporation
1	Copy of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant;	(1)
2	Conformed copy of Articles Supplementary, dated July 1, 1993;	(12)
3	Conformed copy of Articles Supplementary, dated May 20, 1994;	(12)
4	Conformed copy of Articles Supplementary, dated May 18, 1995;	(12)
5	Conformed copy of Articles of Amendment, dated March 29, 1996;	(12)
6	Conformed copy of Articles Supplementary, dated November 15, 1996;	(12)
7	Conformed copy of Certificate of Correction, dated February 28, 1997;	(12)
8	Conformed copy of Certificate of Correction, dated February 28, 1997;	(12)
9	Conformed copy of Amendment No. 8 to the Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant;	(18)
10	Conformed copy of Amendment No. 9 to the Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant;	(18)
11	Conformed copy of Articles Supplementary dated October 19, 2007;	(21)

(b)	Copy of Amended and Restated Bylaws
1	Copy of By-Laws of the Registrant;	(1)
2	Copy of Amendment No. 1 to the By-Laws of Registrant;	(11)
3	Copy of Amendment No. 2 to the By-Laws of Registrant;	(11)
4	Copy of Amendment No. 3 to the By-Laws of Registrant;	(11)
5	Copy of Amendment No. 4 to the By-Laws of Registrant;	(14)
6	Copy of Amendment No. 5 to the By-Laws of Registrant;	(15)
7	Copy of Amendment No. 6 to the By-Laws of Registrant;	(18)
8	Copy of Amendment No. 7 to the By-Laws of Registrant;	(18)
9	Copy of Amendment No. 8 to the By-Laws of Registrant;	(19)

(c)	As of September 1, 1997, Federated Securities Corp. stopped issuing share certificates.
1	Copies of Specimen Certificates for Shares of Capital Stock of Federated Bond Fund;	(5)
2	Copy of Specimen Certificate for Shares of Common Stock of Class F Shares of Federated Bond Fund;	(7)

(d)
1	Conformed copy of Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant;	(3)
2	Conformed copy of Limited Power of Attorney of the Adviser;	(14)
3	Conformed copy of Amendment to Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant;	(14)

(e)
1	Copy of Distributor's Contract of Registrant;	(2)
2	Conformed copy of Exhibits C and D to Distributor's Contract;	(4)
3	Conformed copy of Exhibits E, F, and G to Distributor's Contract;	(5)
4	Conformed copy of Distributor’s Contract (Class B Shares) including Exhibit 1 and Schedule A; (10)
5	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) of the Cash Trust Series II Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on July 24, 1995. (File Nos. 33-38550 and 811-6269).
6	Conformed copy of Amendment to Distributor’s Contract of Registrant;	(14)
7	Conformed copy of Amendment to Distributor’s Contract of Registrant;	(15)
8	Conformed copy of Exhibit H to the Distributor’s contract of Registrant;	(21)
9	Conformed copy of Amendment 1 to Exhibit E to Distributor’s Contract	+

(f) Not applicable

(g)
1	Conformed copy of Custodian Agreement of the Registrant;	(3)
2	Conformed copy of State Street Domestic Custody Fee Schedule;	(9)

(h)
1	Conformed copy of Principal Shareholder Servicer’s Agreement (Class B Shares) including Exhibit 1 and Schedule A;	(10)
2	Conformed copy of Shareholder Services Agreement (Class B Shares) including Exhibit 1 and Schedule A;	(10)
3	Conformed copy of Amended and Restated Agreement for Fund Accounting Services, Administrative Services, Transfer Agency Services, and Custody Services Procurement;	(11)
4	The Registrant hereby incorporates the Conformed copy of the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between the Federated Funds listed on Schedule A revised 3/1/06, from Item (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).
5	The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and 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).
6	Conformed copy of Second Amended and Restated Shareholder Services Agreement;	(13)
7	The responses described in Item 23(e)(v) are hereby incorporated by reference;
8	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).
9	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)(vii) 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).
10	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).
11	The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between the Federated Funds 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 28, 2005. (File Nos. 33-60411 and 811-07309).
12	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, from Item 23 (h) (ii) of the Cash Trust Series, Inc. Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on July 27, 2005. (File Nos. 33-29838 and 811-5843).
13	Conformed copy of Amendment 6 to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement;	+

(i) Copy of Opinion and Consent of Counsel as to legality of shares being registered; (2)

(j)
1	Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm;	+

(k) Not Applicable

(l) Not applicable

(m)
1	Conformed Copy of Distribution Plan through and including Exhibit A (Class A Shares) and Exhibit B (Class C Shares)	(17)
2	Conformed copy of Exhibit 1 to the 12b-1 Distribution Plan (Class B Shares) of the Registrant;	(10)
3	Conformed copy of Amendment 1 of Exhibit A to Distribution Plan;	+

(n)
1	The Registrant hereby incorporates the Copy of the Multiple Class Plan and attached Exhibits from Item (n) 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).
2	Conformed Copy of the Multiple Class plan and attached Exhibits for Institutional Shares;	+

(o)
1	Conformed Copy of Power of Attorney;	(12)
2	Conformed Copy of Power of Attorney of Director John F. Cunningham;	(12)
3	Conformed Copy of Power of Attorney of Director Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.;	(12)
4	Conformed Copy of Power of Attorney of Director John S. Walsh;	(12)
5	Conformed Copy of Power of Attorney of Director John F. Donahue;	(18)
6	Conformed Copy of Power of Attorney of Treasurer Richard A. Novak	(18)
7	Conformed Copy of Power of Attorney of Director James F. Will;	(19)
8	Conformed Copy of Power of Attorney for Thomas O’Neill;	(19)
9	Conformed Copy of Power of Attorney for R. James Nicholson;	(21)

(p)
1	The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of the Code of Ethics for Access Persons from Item 23(p) of the 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 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);
3	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);
4	Copy of the Federated Investors, Inc. Code of Ethics for Access Persons effective 1/1/2005	+

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

1	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed August 21, 1992.  (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
2	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A filed September 8, 1992. (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
3	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 on Form N-1A filed December 29, 1993.  (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
4	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 on Form N-1A filed December 23, 1994 (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
5	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 on Form N-1A filed July 27, 1995 (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
7	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 on Form N-1A filed February 18, 1997 (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
9	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 on Form N-1A filed October 24, 1997 (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
10	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 on Form N-1A filed December 31, 1997 (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
11	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 on Form N-1A filed October 30, 1998 (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
12	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 on Form N-1A filed October 29, 1999 (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
13	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 on Form N-1A filed January 23, 2002 (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
14	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on form N-1A filed January 29, 2003. (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
15	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 on Form N-1A filed November 26, 2003. (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
17	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post- Effective Amendment No. 25 on Form N-1A filed November 19, 2004. (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
18	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post- Effective Amendment No. 28 on Form N-1A filed January 27, 2006. (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
19	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post- Effective Amendment No. 29 on Form N-1A filed November 15, 2006. (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
20	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 on Form N-1A filed January 26, 2007.  (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)
21	Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 on Form N-1A filed January 28, 2008.  (File No. 33-48847 and 811-07021)

Item 24  Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund:

None

Item 25  Indemnification

(1)

Item 26  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, John B. Fisher, (Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.) 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222-3779 and Mark D. Olson (a principal of the firm, Mark D. Olson & Company, L.L.C. and Partner, Wilson, Halbrook & Bayard, P.A.), 800 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 2305, Wilmington, DE  19899-2305.  The business address of each of the Officers of the Investment Adviser is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779.  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
Vice Chairman:	William D. Dawson, III
Senior Vice Presidents:	Todd Abraham J. Scott Albrecht Joseph M. Balestrino Randall S. Bauer Jonathan C. Conley Deborah A. Cunningham Mark E. Durbiano Donald T. Ellenberger Susan R. Hill Robert M. Kowit Jeffrey A. Kozemchak Mary Jo Ochson Robert J. Ostrowski Ihab Salib Paige Wilhelm
Vice Presidents:	G. Andrew Bonnewell Hanan Callas Jerome Conner James R. Crea, Jr. Karol Crummie Lee R. Cunningham, II B. Anthony Delserone, Jr. Bryan Dingle William Ehling Ann Ferentino Eamonn G. Folan Richard J. Gallo John T. Gentry Kathryn P. Glass Patricia L. Heagy William R. Jamison Nathan H. Kehm John C. Kerber J. Andrew Kirschler Tracey Lusk Marian R. Marinack Natalie F. Metz Thomas J. Mitchell Joseph M. Natoli Bob Nolte Mary Kay Pavuk Jeffrey A. Petro John Polinski Rae Ann Rice Brian Ruffner Roberto Sanchez-Dahl, Sr. John Sidawi Michael W. Sirianni, Jr. Christopher Smith Kyle Stewart Mary Ellen Tesla Timothy G. Trebilcock Nicholas S. Tripodes Paolo H. Valle Stephen J. Wagner Mark Weiss George B. Wright
Assistant Vice Presidents:	Jason DeVito Timothy Gannon James Grant Ann Kruczek Christopher McGinley Ann Manley Keith Michaud Karl Mocharko Joseph Mycka Nick Navari Gene Neavin Liam O’Connell Amy Tetlow
Secretary:	G. Andrew Bonnewell
Treasurer:	Thomas R. Donahue
Assistant Treasurer:	Denis McAuley, III

Item 27  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 American Leaders Fund, Inc.
	Federated Core Trust
	Federated Core Trust II, L.P.
	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 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) Name and Principal Business Address	(2) Positions and Offices with Distributor	(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) Name and Principal Business Address	(2) Positions and Offices with Distributor	(3) Positions and Offices With Registrant
Senior Vice Presidents:	Michael Bappert Marc Benacci Richard W. Boyd Bryan Burke Charles L. Davis, Jr. Laura M. Deger Peter W. Eisenbrandt Theodore Fadool, Jr. Bruce Hastings James M. Heaton Harry J. Kennedy Michael Koenig Anne H. Kruczek Amy Michaliszyn Richard C. Mihm Keith Nixon Rich Paulson Solon A. Person, IV Chris Prado Brian S. Ronayne Colin B. Starks F. Andrew Thinnes Robert F. Tousignant William C. Tustin Paul Uhlman

(1) Name and Principal Business Address	(2) Positions and Offices with Distributor	(3) Positions and Offices With Registrant
Vice Presidents:	Irving Anderson Dan Berry John B. Bohnet Edward R. Bozek Edwin J. Brooks, III Jane E. Broeren-Lambesis Daniel Brown Mark Carroll Dan Casey Scott Charlton Steven R. Cohen James Conely Kevin J. Crenny G. Michael Cullen Beth C. Dell Ron Dorman Donald C. Edwards Timothy Franklin Jamie Getz Scott Gundersen Peter Gustini Dayna C. Haferkamp Raymond J. Hanley Vincent L. Harper, Jr. Jeffrey S. Jones Ed Koontz Jerry L. Landrum David M. Larrick Christopher A. Layton Michael H. Liss Michael R. Manning Michael Marcin Martin J. McCaffrey Mary A. McCaffrey Joseph McGinley Vincent T. Morrow John C. Mosko Doris T. Muller Alec H. Neilly Rebecca Nelson John A. O’Neill James E. Ostrowski Stephen Otto Mark Patsy Robert F. Phillips Josh Rasmussen Richard A. Recker Christopher Renwick Diane M. Robinson Timothy A. Rosewicz

(1) Name and Principal Business Address	(2) Positions and Offices with Distributor	(3) Positions and Offices With Registrant
Vice Presidents:	Eduardo G. Sanchez Robert E. Savarese, Jr. Thomas S. Schinabeck Edward J. Segura Peter Siconolfi Edward L. Smith Peter Smith John A. Staley Jack L. Streich Mark Strubel 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) Name and Principal Business Address	(2) Positions and Offices with Distributor	(3) Positions and Offices With Registrant
Assistant Vice Presidents:	Robert W. Bauman Chris Jackson William Rose
Secretary:	C. Todd Gibson
Assistant Treasurer:	Lori A. Hensler Richard A. Novak

(c) Not Applicable

Item 28  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 12th Floor 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA  15222-3779 (Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service at above address) Federated Investors Funds 5800 Corporate Drive Pittsburgh, PA  15237
Federated Administrative Services (“Administrator”)	Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA  15222-3779
Federated Investment Management Company (“Adviser”)	Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA  15222-3779
State Street Bank and Trust Company (“Transfer Agent, Dividend Disbursing Agent” and “Custodian”)	P.O. Box 8600 Boston, MA  02266-8600

Item 29  Management Services:  Not applicable.

Item 30  Undertakings:

Registrant hereby undertakes to comply with the provisions of Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act with respect to the removal of Trustees and the calling of special shareholder meetings by shareholders.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, FEDERATED INVESTMENT SERIES FUNDS, INC., 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 29th day of January, 2009.

FEDERATED INVESTMENT SERIES FUNDS, INC.

BY:  /s/ Andrew P. Cross

Andrew P. Cross, 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/ Andrew P. Cross Andrew P. Cross, Assistant Secretary	Attorney In Fact For the Persons Listed Below	January 29, 2009
John F. Donahue *	Director
J. Christopher Donahue *	President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Richard A. Novak*	Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
Thomas G. Bigley*	Director
John T. Conroy, Jr.*	Director
Nicholas P. Constantakis*	Director
John F. Cunningham*	Director
Peter E. Madden*	Director
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.*	Director
John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.*	Director
R. James Nicholson	Director
Marjorie P. Smuts*	Director
John S. Walsh*	Director
James F. Will*	Director
*By Power of Attorney