# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000912763
**File Stem:** 0001623632-25-001729
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 2966
**Document Hash:** f2f63a0380caa1bf4d90e1f9d4d3ec71
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001623632-25-001729.hdr.sgml**: 20251219

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001623632-25-001729

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251219

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251218

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251219

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Federated Hermes Total Return Series, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000912763

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 256429335
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497K
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-50773
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251584309

**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 TOTAL RETURN SERIES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19950407

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** INSIGHT INSTITUTIONAL SERIES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19940118

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** STRATEGIC INVESTMENT SERIES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19931019

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund (Series ID: S000010897)

| Class ID   | Class Name           | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000030199 | Service Shares       | FTRFX           |
| C000030200 | Class A Shares       | TLRAX           |
| C000030202 | Class C Shares       | TLRCX           |
| C000030203 | Class R Shares       | FTRKX           |
| C000030204 | Institutional Shares | FTRBX           |
| C000157740 | Class R6 Shares      | FTRLX           |

Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund

**A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Total Return Series, Inc.**

**CLASS A SHARES (TICKER TLRAX)** <br>**CLASS C SHARES (TICKER TLRCX)** <br>**INSTITUTIONAL SHARES (TICKER FTRBX)** <br>**CLASS R SHARES (TICKER FTRKX)** <br>**CLASS R6 SHARES (TICKER FTRLX)** <br>**SERVICE SHARES (TICKER FTRFX)**

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**SUPPLEMENT TO SUMMARY PROSPECTUS, PROSPECTUS AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED JANUARY 31, 2025** 

Effective January 31, 2026, R.J. Gallo, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, no longer serves as a portfolio manager of the Fund. Accordingly, effective January 31, 2026, please remove all references to Mr. Gallo. Mr. Gallo remains with Federated Hermes, Inc. as the Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income, Co-Head of Municipal Bond Group and Head of the Duration Committee.

December 18, 2025

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Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund <br>Federated Hermes Funds <br>4000 Ericsson Drive <br> Warrendale, PA 15086-7561

Contact us at **FederatedHermes.com/us** <br>or call 1-800-341-7400.

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

*Q457172 (12/25)*© 2025 Federated Hermes, Inc.

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