# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000745968
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-329821
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 20893
**Document Hash:** 2271d10537feb601aeb86674679be1d6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-329821.hdr.sgml**: 20251223

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-329821

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251031

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251223

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251223

**PERIOD START**: 20251031

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Federated Hermes Equity Funds
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000745968

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 251470423
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-04017
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251595035

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4000 ERICSSON DRIVE
- **CITY:** WARRENDALE
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 15086-7561
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 8003417400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4000 ERICSSON DRIVE
- **CITY:** WARRENDALE
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 15086-7561

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FEDERATED EQUITY FUNDS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20200616

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FEDERATED HERMES EQUITY FUNDS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20200615

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FEDERATED EQUITY FUNDS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19950810

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Federated Hermes Kaufmann Large Cap Fund (Series ID: S000019678)

| Class ID   | Class Name           | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000055072 | Class A Shares       | KLCAX           |
| C000055073 | Class C Shares       | KLCCX           |
| C000055074 | Class R Shares       | KLCKX           |
| C000055075 | Institutional Shares | KLCIX           |
| C000138433 | Class R6 Shares      | KLCSX           |
| C000188317 | Class T Shares       |  |

## Form NPORT-P: Monthly Portfolio Investments Report

### NPORT-P: Part A: General Information

**Item A.1. Information about the Registrant.**

- **a. Name of Registrant:** Federated Hermes Equity Funds

- **b. Investment Company Act file number:** 811-04017

- **c. CIK number of Registrant:** 0000745968

- **d. LEI of Registrant:** 254900QLYYRKC7NVWP04

- **e. Address and telephone number of Registrant.**

  - **Street Address 1:** Federated Hermes Funds

  - **City:** Warrendale

  - **State:** PA

  - **Foreign country:** US

  - **Zip / Postal Code:** 15086-7561

  - **Telephone number:** 8003417400

**Item A.2. Information about the Series.**

- **a. Name of Series:** Federated Hermes Kaufmann Large Cap Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000019678

- **c. LEI of Series:** RHYKE0TF5MPHBMLI5R86

**Item A.3. Reporting period.**

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2025-10-31

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2025-10-31

**Item A.4. Final filing**

Does the Fund anticipate that this will be its final filing on Form N-PORT? **No**

### Fund Information

**Total Assets:** $1323071286.91

**Total Liabilities:** $2255279.12

**Net Assets:** $1320816007.79

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000055072 | 0.82%                | 3.86%                | 5.18%                |
| Class ID C000055073 | 0.78%                | 3.76%                | 5.11%                |
| Class ID C000055074 | 0.75%                | 3.81%                | 5.18%                |
| Class ID C000055075 | 0.83%                | 3.88%                | 5.18%                |
| Class ID C000138433 | 0.82%                | 3.86%                | 5.23%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $2619803.27              | $7212065.33                                |
| Month 2  | $20165129.65             | $28568577.92                               |
| Month 3  | $26716282.34             | $39863486.50                               |

### Schedule of Portfolio Investments

| Name                                  | Title                                        | Identifiers                                   | Payoff Profile   | Asset Category   | Issuer Category   | Country   |   Balance | Units   | Value (USD)   | % of Net Assets   | Maturity Date   | Coupon Type   | Annualized Rate (%)   | Restricted?   |   Fair Value Level | Lending Status   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| AbbVie Inc                            | AbbVie Inc                                   | CUSIP: 00287Y109<br>LEI: FR5LCKFTG8054YNNRU85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     39698 | NS      | $8655751.92   | 0.66%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc            | Advanced Micro Devices Inc                   | CUSIP: 007903107<br>LEI: R2I72C950HOYXII45366 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     84392 | NS      | $21614479.04  | 1.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Apple Inc                             | Apple Inc                                    | CUSIP: 037833100<br>LEI: HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    181462 | NS      | $49061880.94  | 3.71%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| CoStar Group Inc                      | CoStar Group Inc                             | CUSIP: 22160N109<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    130477 | NS      | $8978122.37   | 0.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| General Electric Co                   | General Electric Co                          | CUSIP: 369604301<br>LEI: 3C7474T6CDKPR9K6YT90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    140378 | NS      | $43369783.10  | 3.28%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Home Depot Inc/The                    | Home Depot Inc/The                           | CUSIP: 437076102<br>LEI: QEKMOTMBBKA8I816DO57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     25145 | NS      | $9544790.55   | 0.72%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc                | Intuitive Surgical Inc                       | CUSIP: 46120E602<br>LEI: 54930052SRG011710797 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     30143 | NS      | $16104802.04  | 1.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Micron Technology Inc                 | Micron Technology Inc                        | CUSIP: 595112103<br>LEI: B3DXGBC8GAIYWI2Z0172 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     97413 | NS      | $21798107.01  | 1.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Federated Government Obligations Fund | Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund | CUSIP: 608919718<br>LEI: 254900VAJ9169N7JRF45 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |  11571294 | NS      | $11571293.84  | 0.88%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp                           | NVIDIA Corp                                  | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    686743 | NS      | $139058590.07 | 10.53%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Quanta Services Inc                   | Quanta Services Inc                          | CUSIP: 74762E102<br>LEI: SHVRXXEACT60MMH07S24 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     91374 | NS      | $41038804.62  | 3.11%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ServiceNow Inc                        | ServiceNow Inc                               | CUSIP: 81762P102<br>LEI: 549300HJTQM36M0E1G39 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     34649 | NS      | $31852132.72  | 2.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Stryker Corp                          | Stryker Corp                                 | CUSIP: 863667101<br>LEI: 5493002F0SC4JTBU5137 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     29204 | NS      | $10403632.96  | 0.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TJX Cos Inc/The                       | TJX Cos Inc/The                              | CUSIP: 872540109<br>LEI: V167QI9I69W364E2DY52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    234474 | NS      | $32859186.36  | 2.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Visa Inc                              | Visa Inc                                     | CUSIP: 92826C839<br>LEI: 549300JZ4OKEHW3DPJ59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     82896 | NS      | $28245983.04  | 2.14%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Trane Technologies PLC                | Trane Technologies PLC                       | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300BURLR9SLYY2705 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |     63319 | NS      | $28408069.35  | 2.15%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Axon Enterprise Inc                   | Axon Enterprise Inc                          | CUSIP: 05464C101<br>LEI: 549300QP2IEEGFE16681 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14642 | NS      | $10721311.66  | 0.81%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Blackrock Inc                         | Blackrock Inc                                | CUSIP: 09290D101<br>LEI: 529900VBK42Y5HHRMD23 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14998 | NS      | $16239984.38  | 1.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Boston Scientific Corp                | Boston Scientific Corp                       | CUSIP: 101137107<br>LEI: Y6ZDD9FP4P8JSSJMW954 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    175918 | NS      | $17718460.96  | 1.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadcom Inc                          | Broadcom Inc                                 | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: 549300WV6GIDOZJTV909 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    175414 | NS      | $64838276.82  | 4.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Costco Wholesale Corp                 | Costco Wholesale Corp                        | CUSIP: 22160K105<br>LEI: 29DX7H14B9S6O3FD6V18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     34700 | NS      | $31627315.00  | 2.39%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Datadog Inc                           | Datadog Inc                                  | CUSIP: 23804L103<br>LEI: 549300F6JNO0KRPO1K63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     96656 | NS      | $15736563.36  | 1.19%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ecolab Inc                            | ECOLAB INC                                   | CUSIP: 278865100<br>LEI: 82DYEISM090VG8LTLS26 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     25613 | NS      | $6567173.20   | 0.50%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc                    | Meta Platforms Inc                           | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     59398 | NS      | $38510693.30  | 2.92%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co                   | JPMorgan Chase & Co                          | CUSIP: 46625H100<br>LEI: 8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     25541 | NS      | $7946315.92   | 0.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NextEra Energy Inc                    | NextEra Energy Inc                           | CUSIP: 65339F101<br>LEI: 254900RHL9MEUS5NKX63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    126935 | NS      | $10332509.00  | 0.78%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| S&P Global Inc                        | S&P Global Inc                               | CUSIP: 78409V104<br>LEI: Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     42589 | NS      | $20749786.69  | 1.57%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Sherwin-Williams Co/The               | Sherwin-Williams Co/The                      | CUSIP: 824348106<br>LEI: Z15BMIOX8DDH0X2OBP21 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     19799 | NS      | $6829467.06   | 0.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Shopify Inc                           | Shopify Inc                                  | CUSIP: 82509L107<br>LEI: 549300HGQ43STJLLP808 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CA        |    249968 | NS      | $43459436.48  | 3.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Snowflake Inc                         | Snowflake Inc                                | CUSIP: 833445109<br>LEI: 254900CJNSY1K7T53Z16 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    105333 | NS      | $28953935.04  | 2.19%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TSMC                                  | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd    | CUSIP: 874039100<br>LEI: 549300KB6NK5SBD14S87 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | TW        |    131613 | NS      | $39540493.59  | 2.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tesla Inc                             | Tesla Inc                                    | CUSIP: 88160R101<br>LEI: 54930043XZGB27CTOV49 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     29204 | NS      | $13333378.24  | 1.01%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Veeva Systems Inc                     | Veeva Systems Inc                            | CUSIP: 922475108<br>LEI: 549300YZEXPDB92M2F02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     30525 | NS      | $8888880.00   | 0.67%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc            | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc                   | CUSIP: 92532F100<br>LEI: 54930015RAQRRZ5ZGJ91 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4468 | NS      | $1901446.76   | 0.14%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| New Cotai                             | NEW COTAI CLASS B SHARES COMMON STOCK        | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |        20 | NS      | $0.00         | 0.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  3 | On Loan: No      |
| AstraZeneca PLC                       | AstraZeneca PLC                              | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |    106224 | NS      | $17498035.38  | 1.32%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Eaton Corp PLC                        | Eaton Corp PLC                               | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300VDIGTMXUNT7H71 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |     30491 | NS      | $11634145.96  | 0.88%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Spotify Technology SA                 | Spotify Technology SA                        | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300B4X0JHWV0DTD60 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | LU        |     31500 | NS      | $20642580.00  | 1.56%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                          | Alphabet Inc                                 | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    226314 | NS      | $63637233.66  | 4.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amazon.com Inc                        | Amazon.com Inc                               | CUSIP: 023135106<br>LEI: ZXTILKJKG63JELOEG630 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    296931 | NS      | $72516488.82  | 5.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Argenx SE                             | Argenx SE                                    | CUSIP: 04016X101<br>LEI: 7245009C5FZE6G9ODQ71 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |     70958 | NS      | $58079123.00  | 4.40%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc              | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc                     | CUSIP: 22788C105<br>LEI: 549300YBY08K9KM4HX32 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     45590 | NS      | $24755825.90  | 1.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp                        | Microsoft Corp                               | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    198687 | NS      | $102882115.47 | 7.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| MongoDB Inc                           | MongoDB Inc                                  | CUSIP: 60937P106<br>LEI: 549300TPTG69WKWE1Z37 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     37619 | NS      | $13536068.58  | 1.02%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Netflix Inc                           | Netflix Inc                                  | CUSIP: 64110L106<br>LEI: 549300Y7VHGU0I7CE873 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     21700 | NS      | $24279262.00  | 1.84%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Oracle Corp                           | Oracle Corp                                  | CUSIP: 68389X105<br>LEI: 1Z4GXXU7ZHVWFCD8TV52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     29699 | NS      | $7799254.39   | 0.59%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Uber Technologies Inc                 | Uber Technologies Inc                        | CUSIP: 90353T100<br>LEI: 549300B2FTG34FILDR98 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    130973 | NS      | $12638894.50  | 0.96%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Walmart Inc                           | Walmart Inc                                  | CUSIP: 931142103<br>LEI: Y87794H0US1R65VBXU25 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     47321 | NS      | $4787938.78   | 0.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| UCB SA                                | UCB SA                                       | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 2138008J191VLSGY5A09 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | BE        |      6000 | NS      | $1547137.29   | 0.12%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2025-12-23

**Name of Applicant:** Federated Hermes Equity Funds

**Signature:** Stephen Van Meter

**Name of Signer:** Federated Hermes Equity Funds

**Title:** Chief Compliance Officer