# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000745968
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-329839
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 18812
**Document Hash:** 9276908818956078bc64851c9cfb5697
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-329839.hdr.sgml**: 20251223

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-329839

**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:** 251595065

**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 Strategic Value Dividend Fund (Series ID: S000009734)

| Class ID   | Class Name           | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000026746 | Class A Shares       | SVAAX           |
| C000026747 | Class C Shares       | SVACX           |
| C000026748 | Institutional Shares | SVAIX           |
| C000170851 | Class R6 Shares      | SVALX           |
| C000188315 | 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 Strategic Value Dividend Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000009734

- **c. LEI of Series:** 213W25ZPVZIF3564UU90

**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:** $8634478157.25

**Total Liabilities:** $2088656.07

**Net Assets:** $8632389501.18

**Cash Not Reported:** $2141261.68

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000026746 | 4.99%                | 0.34%                | -1.04%               |
| Class ID C000026747 | 4.90%                | 0.27%                | -1.10%               |
| Class ID C000026748 | 4.97%                | 0.36%                | -1.01%               |
| Class ID C000170851 | 5.13%                | 0.21%                | -1.01%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $-88230945.91            | $482918407.07                              |
| Month 2  | $-21663009.83            | $28175645.02                               |
| Month 3  | $4019024.37              | $-110914678.75                             |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| TC Energy Corp                        | TC Energy Corp                               | CUSIP: 87807B107<br>LEI: 549300UGKOFV2IWJJG27 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CA        |   4156694 | NS      | $208583026.43 | 2.42%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Altria Group Inc                      | Altria Group Inc                             | CUSIP: 02209S103<br>LEI: XSGZFLO9YTNO9VCQV219 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    422300 | NS      | $23809274.00  | 0.28%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| PepsiCo Inc                           | PepsiCo Inc                                  | CUSIP: 713448108<br>LEI: FJSUNZKFNQ5YPJ5OT455 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1419275 | NS      | $207341884.75 | 2.40%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Evergy Inc                            | Evergy Inc                                   | CUSIP: 30034W106<br>LEI: 549300PGTHDQY6PSUI61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   3459250 | NS      | $265704992.50 | 3.08%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp                   | Kimberly-Clark Corp                          | CUSIP: 494368103<br>LEI: MP3J6QPYPGN75NVW2S34 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1267225 | NS      | $151699504.75 | 1.76%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Xcel Energy Inc                       | Xcel Energy Inc                              | CUSIP: 98389B100<br>LEI: LGJNMI9GH8XIDG5RCM61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1198725 | NS      | $97300508.25  | 1.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH          | Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH                 | CUSIP: 446150104<br>LEI: 549300XTVCVV9I7B5T19 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |  13502860 | NS      | $208484158.40 | 2.42%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Federated Government Obligations Fund | Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund | CUSIP: 608919718<br>LEI: 254900VAJ9169N7JRF45 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |  49083764 | NS      | $49083763.54  | 0.57%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Gilead Sciences Inc                   | Gilead Sciences Inc                          | CUSIP: 375558103<br>LEI: 549300WTZWR07K8MNV44 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1177971 | NS      | $141109146.09 | 1.63%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Pfizer Inc                            | Pfizer Inc                                   | CUSIP: 717081103<br>LEI: 765LHXWGK1KXCLTFYQ30 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   7900395 | NS      | $194744736.75 | 2.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Sanofi SA                             | Sanofi                                       | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300E9PC51EN656011 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |   2757035 | NS      | $278930867.87 | 3.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Kimco Realty Corp                     | Kimco Realty Corp                            | CUSIP: 49446R109<br>LEI: 254900ARY41P4V1JL861 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   9922600 | NS      | $205000916.00 | 2.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Genuine Parts Co                      | Genuine Parts Co                             | CUSIP: 372460105<br>LEI: 549300D46DQVEU651W04 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    833575 | NS      | $106122433.25 | 1.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| GSK PLC                               | GSK PLC                                      | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 5493000HZTVUYLO1D793 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |   9731475 | NS      | $228015433.30 | 2.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| TotalEnergies SE                      | TotalEnergies SE                             | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 529900S21EQ1BO4ESM68 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |   5240170 | NS      | $326318443.90 | 3.78%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Chevron Corp                          | Chevron Corp                                 | CUSIP: 166764100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1702525 | NS      | $268522243.00 | 3.11%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Truist Financial Corp                 | Truist Financial Corp                        | CUSIP: 89832Q109<br>LEI: 549300DRQQI75D2JP341 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   6305811 | NS      | $281428344.93 | 3.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| National Grid PLC                     | National Grid PLC                            | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 8R95QZMKZLJX5Q2XR704 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |  19411715 | NS      | $290348906.96 | 3.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Amgen Inc                             | Amgen Inc                                    | CUSIP: 031162100<br>LEI: 62QBXGPJ34PQ72Z12S66 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1000200 | NS      | $298489686.00 | 3.46%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Verizon Communications Inc            | Verizon Communications Inc                   | CUSIP: 92343V104<br>LEI: 2S72QS2UO2OESLG6Y829 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   6271196 | NS      | $249217329.04 | 2.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| British American Tobacco PLC          | British American Tobacco PLC                 | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |   5558975 | NS      | $284551609.67 | 3.30%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| WEC Energy Group Inc                  | WEC Energy Group Inc                         | CUSIP: 92939U106<br>LEI: 549300IGLYTZUK3PVP70 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1267850 | NS      | $141656880.50 | 1.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Best Buy Co Inc                       | Best Buy Co Inc                              | CUSIP: 086516101<br>LEI: HL5XPTVRV0O8TUN5LL90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1304600 | NS      | $107159844.00 | 1.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mondelez International Inc            | Mondelez International Inc                   | CUSIP: 609207105<br>LEI: 549300DV9GIB88LZ5P30 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2237450 | NS      | $128563877.00 | 1.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| FirstEnergy Corp                      | FirstEnergy Corp                             | CUSIP: 337932107<br>LEI: 549300SVYJS666PQJH88 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   4887250 | NS      | $223982667.50 | 2.59%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Coca-Cola Co/The                      | Coca-Cola Co/The                             | CUSIP: 191216100<br>LEI: UWJKFUJFZ02DKWI3RY53 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1167925 | NS      | $80470032.50  | 0.93%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Philip Morris International In        | Philip Morris International Inc              | CUSIP: 718172109<br>LEI: HL3H1H2BGXWVG3BSWR90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    784297 | NS      | $113197586.01 | 1.31%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Diageo PLC                            | Diageo PLC                                   | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |   3812625 | NS      | $87750641.43  | 1.02%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Amcor PLC                             | Amcor PLC                                    | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300GSODGFCDQ3DI89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CH        |  22665475 | NS      | $179057252.50 | 2.07%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Duke Energy Corp                      | Duke Energy Corp                             | CUSIP: 26441C204<br>LEI: I1BZKREC126H0VB1BL91 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1538079 | NS      | $191183219.70 | 2.21%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Johnson & Johnson                     | Johnson & Johnson                            | CUSIP: 478160104<br>LEI: 549300G0CFPGEF6X2043 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1829675 | NS      | $345570717.25 | 4.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Enbridge Inc                          | Enbridge Inc                                 | CUSIP: 29250N105<br>LEI: 98TPTUM4IVMFCZBCUR27 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CA        |   6099925 | NS      | $284435560.23 | 3.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| US Bancorp                            | US Bancorp                                   | CUSIP: 902973304<br>LEI: N1GZ7BBF3NP8GI976H15 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   6518491 | NS      | $304283159.88 | 3.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Exxon Mobil Corp                      | Exxon Mobil Corp                             | CUSIP: 30231G102<br>LEI: J3WHBG0MTS7O8ZVMDC91 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2499875 | NS      | $285885705.00 | 3.31%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Allianz SE                            | Allianz SE                                   | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 529900K9B0N5BT694847 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | DE        |    202625 | NS      | $81366095.70  | 0.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| PPL Corp                              | PPL Corp                                     | CUSIP: 69351T106<br>LEI: 9N3UAJSNOUXFKQLF3V18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   4409180 | NS      | $161023253.60 | 1.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AbbVie Inc                            | AbbVie Inc                                   | CUSIP: 00287Y109<br>LEI: FR5LCKFTG8054YNNRU85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1409301 | NS      | $307283990.04 | 3.56%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Southern Co/The                       | Southern Co/The                              | CUSIP: 842587107<br>LEI: 549300FC3G3YU2FBZD92 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    849327 | NS      | $79870711.08  | 0.93%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Prologis Inc                          | Prologis Inc                                 | CUSIP: 74340W103<br>LEI: 529900DFH19P073LZ636 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2460150 | NS      | $305280013.50 | 3.54%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| PNC Financial Services Group I        | PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The         | CUSIP: 693475105<br>LEI: CFGNEKW0P8842LEUIA51 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1613925 | NS      | $294622008.75 | 3.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Bank of Montreal                      | Bank of Montreal                             | CUSIP: 063671101<br>LEI: NQQ6HPCNCCU6TUTQYE16 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CA        |   1415875 | NS      | $175885281.27 | 2.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NNN REIT Inc                          | National Retail Properties Inc               | CUSIP: 637417106<br>LEI: 5493008JKH5SOTI0JS97 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2681914 | NS      | $108510240.44 | 1.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| American Electric Power Co Inc        | American Electric Power Co Inc               | CUSIP: 025537101<br>LEI: 1B4S6S7G0TW5EE83BO58 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2108625 | NS      | $253583242.50 | 2.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | 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