# Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core Fund Class A (QASCX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/qascx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Federated Hermes · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2005-09-19 This fund aims for long-term growth in investment value. It primarily allocates assets to common shares of smaller American corporations. To maintain its specific focus, a minimum of 80% of its net assets (including any borrowed capital for investment purposes) will be dedicated to small company investments. The investment advisor employs a small-capitalization strategy, predominantly selecting portfolio holdings from the companies listed in the Russell 2000® Index. While primarily focused on common stock, the fund's permissible investments can include various other equity securities issued... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $30.41 | | Expense Ratio | 1.14% | | Assets Under Management | $1.86B | | NAV | $30.41 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $25.71 – $32.99 | | Beta | 1.23 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0308 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-30 - Pay date: 2025-12-31 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does QASCX invest in? This fund aims for long-term growth in investment value. It primarily allocates assets to common shares of smaller American corporations. To maintain its specific focus, a minimum of 80% of its net assets (including any borrowed capital for investment purposes) will be dedicated to small company investments. The investment advisor employs a small-capitalization strategy, predominantly selecting portfolio holdings from the companies listed in the Russell 2000® Index. While primarily focused on common stock, the fund's permissible investments can include various other equity securities issued by U.S.-based entities. ### What is the expense ratio of QASCX? Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core Fund Class A (QASCX) charges an expense ratio of 1.14%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is QASCX? Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core Fund Class A (QASCX) manages $1.86B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is QASCX actively managed or an index fund? QASCX is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (QASCX's is 1.14%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was QASCX launched? Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core Fund Class A (QASCX) launched in September 2005 and is managed by Federated Hermes. ### How has QASCX performed? QASCX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does QASCX pay a dividend? Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core Fund Class A (QASCX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does QASCX pay dividends? Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core Fund Class A pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is QASCX's dividend yield? QASCX's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is QASCX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for QASCX was 2025-12-30. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will QASCX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.14% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does QASCX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from QASCX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does QASCX cost more than a fund like VOO? QASCX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 1.14%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to QASCX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as QASCX (1.14%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/qascx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/qascx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/qascx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/qascx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/qascx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.