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1933 Act File No. 2-98491
1940 Act File No. 811-4539
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. [26] | [ X ] |
| and/or | |
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | [ X ] |
| Amendment No. [25] | [ X ] |
FEDERATED ARMs FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000
Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(412) 288-1900
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
John W. McGonigle, Esquire
1001 Liberty Avenue
Federated Investors Tower
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:
| [ ] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) | |||
| [X] on October 31, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (b) | |||
| [ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) | |||
| [ ] on pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) | |||
| [ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) | |||
| [ ] on _________________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485 | |||
If appropriate, check the following box:
[ ] This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously
filed post-effective amendment.
| Copies To: | Matthew G. Maloney, Esquire Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP 2101 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 Robert J. Zutz, Esquire Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Second Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 |
PROSPECTUS
A mutual fund seeking to provide current income consistent with minimal volatility of principal by investing at least 65% of its assets in adjustable and floating rate mortgage backed securities which are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.
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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED
MAY LOSE VALUE
NO BANK GUARANTEE
OCTOBER 31, 2000
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Risk/Return Summary 1
What are the Fund's Fees and Expenses? 3
What are the Fund's Investment Strategies? 4
What are the Principal Securities in Which the
Fund Invests? 5
What are the Specific Risks of Investing in the Fund? 8
What Do Shares Cost? 9
How is the Fund Sold? 10
How to Purchase Shares 10
How to Redeem Shares 11
Account and Share Information 13
Who Manages the Fund? 14
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Financial Information 14
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Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors 25
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The Fund's investment objective is to provide current income consistent with minimal volatility of principal. 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.
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The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 65% of its assets in adjustable (including floating) rate mortgage backed securities which are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Mortgage backed securities generally offer higher yields than comparable U.S. Treasury securities, but are subject to prepayment risk which the Adviser seeks to manage by selecting mortgage backed securities which (based primarily on the Adviser's interest rate outlook) have characteristics that make prepayment less likely. The Fund limits its investments to those that would enable it to qualify as a permissible investment for federal credit unions and Federal savings associations, and as an appropriate direct investment for national banks.
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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:
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.
The bar chart shows the variability of the Fund's Institutional Shares total returns on a calendar year-end basis.
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The Fund's Institutional Shares are sold without a sales charge (load). The total returns displayed above are based upon net asset value.
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The Fund's Institutional Shares total return for the nine-month period from January 1, 2000 to September 30, 2000 was 4.25%.
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Within the period shown in the chart, the Fund's Institutional Shares highest quarterly return was 7.43% (quarter ended December 31, 1990). Its lowest quarterly return was (3.05%) (quarter ended March 31, 1990).
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The following table represents the Fund's Institutional Shares Average Annual Total Returns for the calendar periods ended December 31, 1999.
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Calendar Period |
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Fund |
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ML1T |
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LBARM |
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LARMFA |
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1 Year |
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4.51% |
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4.03% |
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4.87% |
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4.46% |
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5 Years |
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6.06% |
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5.85% |
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7.14% |
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5.86% |
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10 Years |
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6.03% |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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5.60% |
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The table shows the Fund's Institutional Shares total returns averaged over a period of years relative to the Merrill Lynch 1 Year Treasury Index (ML1T) and the Lehman Brothers Adjustable Rate Mortgage Index (LBARM), broad-based market indexes, and the Lipper Adjustable Rate Mortgage Funds Average (LARMFA), an average of funds with similar investment objectives. The ML1T is an unmanaged index tracking one year U.S. Government Securities. Total returns for the indexes shown do not reflect 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.
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Past performance does not necessarily predict future performance. This information provides you with historical performance information so that you can analyze whether the Fund's investment risks are balanced by its potential returns.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Shares of the Fund's Institutional Shares.
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Shareholder Fees |
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Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment |
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) |
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None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, |
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None |
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends (and other Distributions) |
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None |
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Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable) |
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None |
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Exchange Fee |
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None |
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Before Waivers)1 |
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Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets (as a percentage of average net assets) |
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Management Fee2 |
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0.60% |
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Distribution (12b-1) Fee |
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None |
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Shareholder Services Fee3 |
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0.25% |
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Other Expenses |
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0.18% |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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1.03% |
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1 Although not contractually obligated to do so, the adviser and shareholder services provider waived certain amounts. These are shown below along with the net expenses the Fund actually paid for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000. |
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Total Waiver of Fund Expenses |
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0.46% |
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Total Annual Operating Expenses (after waivers) |
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0.57% |
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2 The adviser voluntarily waived a portion of the management fee. The adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid by the Fund (after the voluntary waiver) was 0.39% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000. |
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3 The shareholder services fee has been voluntarily waived. This voluntary waiver can be terminated at any time. The shareholder services fee paid by the Fund's Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waiver) was 0.00% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000. |
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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.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund's Institutional Shares for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's Institutional Shares operating expenses are before waivers as shown in the table and remain the same. Although your actual costs and returns may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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1 Year |
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$ |
105 |
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3 Years |
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$ |
328 |
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5 Years |
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$ |
569 |
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10 Years |
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$ |
1,259 |
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The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 65% of its total assets in adjustable rate mortgage securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. It is anticipated that such a portfolio will generally provide higher current yields than money market securities or alternative investments of comparable credit quality and volatility. While the Fund's net asset value will exhibit greater volatility than that of a money market portfolio, it should exhibit less volatility than a portfolio of fixed-rate mortgages. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in other U.S. government securities, and in mortgage backed securities issued by non-governmental entities which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO). A description of the various types of securities in which the Fund invests, and their risks, immediately follows this strategy discussion.
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Mortgage backed securities generally offer higher yields than comparable U.S. Treasury securities. The extra yield compensates for prepayment risk. Underlying mortgages, which act as collateral for mortgage securities, may, in most cases, be prepaid by homeowners at any time without penalty. One important reason for prepayments is changes in market interest rates from the time of mortgage origination.
The Adviser attempts to manage the Fund's prepayment risk by selecting mortgage backed securities with characteristics that make prepayment less likely. An important factor in the Adviser's assessment of these characteristics is the Adviser's interest rate outlook. Characteristics that the Adviser may consider in selecting securities include the interest rate formulas of the underlying mortgages, the index upon which the mortgage rate is based, the length of time the underlying mortgages have been outstanding, the prior prepayment history of the mortgages and the federal agencies (if any) that securitize the mortgages.
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:
There is no assurance that the Adviser's efforts to forecast market interest rates and assess the impact of market interest rates on particular securities will be successful.
The Adviser may attempt to take advantage of current and potential yield differentials existing from time to time between various government adjustable rate mortgage backed securities in order to increase the Fund's return. In addition, the Adviser may invest up to 35% of the Fund's assets in fixed rate U.S. government mortgage securities, in mortgage backed securities issued by non-governmental entities which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by an NRSRO, or in U.S. government securities that are not mortgage backed securities, such as U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. government agency securities, when in the Adviser's judgment, such investment will potentially enhance return or manage risk under current or anticipated economic and market conditions. The Fund may also engage in dollar roll transactions for their potential to enhance income.
The Adviser may use collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") with relatively predictable cash flows (such as sequential pay, planned amortization class and targeted amortization class), to reduce pre- payment risk.
The Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies by investing its assets in cash and shorter-term debt securities and similar obligations. It may do this to minimize potential losses and maintain liquidity to meet shareholder redemptions during adverse market conditions. This may cause the Fund to give up greater investment returns to maintain the safety of principal, that is, the original amount invested by shareholders.
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 period of time.
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 principally invests:
Mortgage backed securities represent interests in "pools" (groups) 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.
Mortgage backed securities come in a variety of forms. Many have extremely complicated terms. The simplest form of mortgage backed securities are pass-through certificates. An issuer of pass-through certificates gathers monthly payments from an underlying pool of mortgages. Then, the issuer deducts its fees and expenses and passes the balance of the payments onto the certificate holders once a month. Holders of pass-through certificates receive a pro rata share of all payments and pre-payments from the underlying mortgages. As a result, the holders assume all the prepayment risks of the underlying mortgages.
The Fund invests in interests in pools of adjustable rate mortgages, which are known as ARMs. While fixed rate mortgage securities have a stated interest rate, ARMs have periodic adjustments in the interest rate on the underlying mortgages. The adjustable rate feature of the mortgages underlying the ARMs will help to limit sharp movements in the Fund's net asset value in response to normal fluctuations in interest rates. As interest rates on the mortgages underlying ARMs reset periodically (for example, semi-annually or annually), the yields of the ARMs held in the portfolio will gradually adjust to reflect the overall changes in interest rates.
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. The degree of prepayment risk of CMOs depends upon the structure of the CMOs. However, the actual returns of any type of mortgage backed security depends upon the performance of the underlying pool of mortgages, which no one can predict and will vary among pools.
Non-government mortgage backed securities (including non-governmental CMOs) are issued by private entities, rather than by U.S. government agencies. These securities involve credit risks and liquidity risks. The Fund may invest in non-government mortgage backed securities that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by an NRSRO.
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 are issued or guaranteed by a federal agency or other government sponsored entity acting under federal authority (a GSE). The United States supports some GSEs with its full faith and credit. Other GSEs receive support through federal subsidies, loans or other benefits. A few GSEs have no explicit financial support, but are regarded as having implied support because the federal government sponsors their activities. Agency securities are generally regarded as having low credit risks, but not as low as Treasury securities.
The Fund treats mortgage backed securities guaranteed by GSEs as agency securities. Although a GSE guarantee protects against credit risk, it does not reduce the interest rate and prepayment risks of these mortgage backed securities.
Credit enhancement consists of an arrangement in which a company agrees to pay amounts due on a fixed income security if the issuer defaults. In some cases the company providing credit enhancement makes all payments directly to the security holders and receives reimbursement from the issuer. Normally, the credit enhancer has greater financial resources and liquidity than the issuer. For this reason, the Adviser usually evaluates the credit risk of a fixed income security based solely upon its credit enhancement.
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 paid by the dealer or bank 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.
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 market risks for the Fund. Delayed delivery transactions also involve credit risks in the event of a counterparty default.
As with other delayed delivery transactions, a seller agrees to issue a TBA security at a future date. However, the seller does not specify the particular securities to be delivered. Instead, the Fund agrees to accept any security that meets specified terms. For example, in a TBA mortgage backed transaction, the Fund and the seller would agree upon the issuer, interest rate and terms of the underlying mortgages. The seller would not identify the specific underlying mortgages until it issues the security. TBA mortgage backed securities increase interest rate risks because the underlying mortgages may be less favorable than anticipated by the Fund.
Dollar rolls are transactions where the Fund sells mortgage backed securities with a commitment to buy similar, but not identical, mortgage backed securities on a future date at a lower price. Normally, one or both securities involved are TBA mortgage backed securities. Dollar rolls are subject to interest rate risks and credit risks.
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In order to secure its obligations in connection with derivatives contracts or special transactions, the Fund will either own the underlying assets, enter into an offsetting transaction or set aside readily marketable securities with a value that equals or exceeds the Fund's obligations. Unless the Fund has other readily marketable assets to set aside, it cannot trade assets used to secure such obligations 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.
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The Adviser will determine whether a security is investment grade based upon the credit ratings given by one or more NRSROs. For example, Standard and Poor's, an NRSRO, assigns ratings to investment grade securities (AAA, AA, A, and BBB) based on their assessment of the likelihood of the issuer's inability to pay interest or principal (default) when due on each security. 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 that the security is comparable to investment grade.
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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.
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.
Unlike traditional fixed income securities, which may 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. This partial payment of principal may be comprised of a scheduled principal payment as well as an unscheduled payment from the voluntary prepayment, refinancing, or foreclosure of the underlying loans. These unscheduled payments of principal can adversely affect the price and yield of mortgage backed securities. For example, during periods of declining interest rates, prepayments can be expected to accelerate, and the Fund would be required to reinvest the proceeds at the lower interest rates then available. In addition, like other interest-bearing securities, the values of mortgage backed securities generally fall when interest rates rise. Since rising interest rates generally result in decreased prepayments of mortgage backed securities, this could cause mortgage securities to have greater average lives than expected and their value may decline more than other fixed income securities. Conversely, when interest rates fall, their potential for capital appreciation is limited due to the existence of the prepayment feature.
Generally, mortgage backed securities compensate for greater prepayment risk 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 security to decline. Spreads generally increase in response to adverse economic or market conditions.
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 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.
Trading opportunities are more limited for fixed income securities that have not received any credit ratings, have received 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 when it wants to. If this happens, the Fund will be required to continue to hold the security, and the Fund could incur losses.
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You can purchase or redeem Shares any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open. 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 (NAV). The Fund does not charge a front-end sales charge.
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NAV is determined at the end of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) each day the NYSE is open.
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The Fund generally values fixed income securities according to the mean between bid and asked prices as furnished by an independent pricing service, except that fixed income securities with remaining maturities of less than 60 days at the time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost.
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The required minimum initial investment for Fund Shares is $25,000. There is no required minimum subsequent investment amount.
An account may be opened with a smaller amount as long as the $25,000 minimum is reached within 90 days. An institutional investor's minimum investment is calculated by combining all accounts it maintains with the Fund. Accounts established through investment professionals may be subject to a smaller minimum investment amount. Keep in mind that investment professionals may charge you fees for their services in connection with your Share transactions.
The Fund offers two share classes: Institutional Shares and Institutional Service Shares, each representing interests in a single portfolio of securities. This prospectus relates only to Institutional Shares. Each share class has different expenses, which affect their performance. Contact your investment professional or call 1-800-341-7400 for more information concerning the other class.
The Fund's Distributor, Federated Securities Corp., markets the Shares described in this prospectus to financial intermediaries, public, and private organizations or to individuals, directly or through investment professionals.
The Distributor and its affiliates may pay out of their assets other amounts (including items of material value) to investment professionals for marketing and servicing Shares. The Distributor is a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc. (Federated).
You may purchase Shares through an investment professional or directly from the Fund. The Fund reserves the right to reject any request to purchase Shares.
Investment professionals should send payments according to the instructions in the sections "By Wire" or "By 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 Federated Shareholder Services 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.
Send your wire to:
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA
Dollar Amount of Wire
ABA Number 011000028
Attention: EDGEWIRE
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Wire Order Number, Dealer Number or Group Number
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Nominee/Institution Name
Fund Name and Number and Account Number
You cannot purchase Shares by wire on holidays when wire transfers are restricted.
Make your check payable to The Federated Funds, note your account number on the check, and mail it to:
Federated Shareholder Services Company
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, mail it to:
Federated Shareholder Services Company
1099 Hingham Street
Rockland, MA 02370-3317
Payment should be made in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank. The Fund will not accept third-party checks (checks originally payable to someone other than you or The Federated Funds).
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.
You should redeem Shares:
Submit your redemption request to your investment professional 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 investment professional.
You may redeem Shares by calling the Fund at 1-800-341-7400 once you have completed the appropriate authorization form for telephone transactions. 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.
You may redeem Shares by mailing 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:
Federated Shareholder Services Company
P.O. Box 8600
Boston, MA 02266-8600
Send requests by private courier or overnight delivery service to:
Federated Shareholder Services Company
1099 Hingham Street
Rockland, MA 02370-3317
All requests must include:
Call your investment professional or the Fund if you need special instructions.
Signatures must be guaranteed if:
A signature guarantee is designed to protect your account from fraud. Obtain a 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.
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:
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.
Redemption proceeds normally are wired or mailed within one business day after receiving a request in proper form. Payment may be delayed up to seven days:
You will not accrue interest or dividends on uncashed checks from the Fund if those checks are undeliverable and returned to the Fund.
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.
The Fund no longer issues share certificates. If you are redeeming Shares represented by certificates previously issued by the Fund, you must return the certificates with your written redemption request. For your protection, send your certificates by registered or certified mail, but do not endorse them.
You will receive confirmation of purchases and redemptions. In addition, you will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity, including dividends and capital gains paid.
The Fund declares any dividends daily and pays them monthly to shareholders. If you purchase Shares by wire, you begin earning dividends on the day your wire is received. If you purchase Shares by check, you begin earning dividends on the business day after the Fund receives your check. In either case, you earn dividends through the day your redemption request is received.
In addition, the Fund pays any capital gains at least annually. Your dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Shares without a sales charge, unless you elect cash payments.
If you purchase Shares just before a Fund declares 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 Fund declares a capital gain. Contact your investment professional or the Fund for information concerning when dividends and capital gains will be paid.
Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, accounts may be closed if redemptions cause the account balance to fall below the minimum initial investment amount. Before an account is closed, you will be notified and allowed 30 days to purchase additional Shares to meet the minimum.
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 as ordinary income; capital gains are taxable at different rates depending upon the length of time the Fund holds its assets.
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Fund distributions are expected to be primarily dividends. Redemptions are taxable sales. Please consult your tax adviser regarding your federal, state and local tax liability.
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The Board of Trustees 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. The Adviser's address is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779.
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The Adviser and other subsidiaries of Federated advise approximately 176 mutual funds and separate accounts, which totaled approximately $125 billion in assets as of December 31, 1999. Federated was established in 1955 and is one of the largest mutual fund investment managers in the United States with approximately 1,900 employees. More than 4,000 investment professionals make Federated Funds available to their customers.
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Todd A. Abraham has been the Fund's portfolio manager since August 1995. He is Vice President of the Fund. Mr. Abraham has been a Portfolio Manager since 1995 and a Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1997. Mr. Abraham joined Federated in 1993 as an Investment Analyst and served as Assistant Vice President 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.
Kathleen M. Foody-Malus has been the Fund's portfolio manager since January 1992. She is Vice President of the Fund. Ms. Foody-Malus joined Federated in 1983 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager since 1996 and a Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1993. She was a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of the Fund's Adviser from 1993 to 1996. Ms. Foody-Malus received her M.B.A. in Accounting/Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.
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The Adviser receives an annual investment advisory fee of 0.60% 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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</R>
The following 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.
This information has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, whose report, along with the Fund's audited financial statements, is included in this prospectus.
(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)
Reference is made to the Independent Auditors' Report on page 25.
|
Year Ended August 31 |
|
2000 |
|
|
1999 |
|
|
1998 |
|
|
1997 |
|
|
1996 |
|
|
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
|
$ 9.51 |
|
|
$ 9.67 |
|
|
$ 9.74 |
|
|
$ 9.64 |
|
|
$ 9.65 |
|
|
Income From Investment Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
0.55 |
|
|
0.51 |
|
|
0.56 |
|
|
0.59 |
|
|
0.58 |
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
0.10 |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS |
|
0.53 |
|
|
0.35 |
|
|
0.49 |
|
|
0.69 |
|
|
0.57 |
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Less Distributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions from net investment income |
|
(0.54 |
) |
|
(0.51 |
) |
|
(0.56 |
) |
|
(0.59 |
) |
|
(0.58 |
) |
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
|
$ 9.50 |
|
|
$ 9.51 |
|
|
$ 9.67 |
|
|
$ 9.74 |
|
|
$ 9.64 |
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Total Return1 |
|
5.77 |
% |
|
3.74 |
% |
|
5.13 |
% |
|
7.31 |
% |
|
6.02 |
% |
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Expenses |
|
0.57 |
% |
|
0.55 |
% |
|
0.55 |
% |
|
0.55 |
% |
|
0.55 |
% |
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Net investment income |
|
5.75 |
% |
|
5.28 |
% |
|
5.77 |
% |
|
6.03 |
% |
|
5.94 |
% |
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Expense waiver/reimbursement2 |
|
0.46 |
% |
|
0.45 |
% |
|
0.44 |
% |
|
0.44 |
% |
|
0.44 |
% |
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Supplemental Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
|
$283,706 |
|
$384,011 |
|
$420,988 |
|
$498,220 |
|
$653,313 |
|
||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Portfolio turnover |
|
73 |
% |
|
83 |
% |
|
56 |
% |
|
84 |
% |
|
134 |
% |
|
|
|||||||||||||||
1 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
2 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
AUGUST 31, 2000
|
Principal |
|
|
|
Value |
||
|
|
|
|
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES--2.1% |
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,205,849 |
|
ABN AMRO Mortgage Corp. 1999-8, Floating Rate Note, 7.020%, 12/25/2029 |
|
$ |
4,208,982 |
|
|
2,249,935 |
|
Homeside Mortgage Securities, Inc. 1998-1, 6.750%, 2/25/2028 |
|
|
2,213,374 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (IDENTIFIED COST $6,422,035) |
|
|
6,422,356 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS--95.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. ARM--28.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
87,975,115 |
|
7.389% - 7.813%, 9/1/2020 -- 7/1/2030 |
|
|
90,217,518 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC--10.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
Series 2209-PJ, 7.000%, 5/15/2019 |
|
|
7,004,060 |
|
|
6,019,701 |
|
Series 1896-C, 7.000%, 11/15/2021 |
|
|
6,012,658 |
|
|
11,435,942 |
|
Series 1946-PB, 6.500%, 6/15/2008 |
|
|
11,379,597 |
|
|
8,450,000 |
|
Series 1732-G, 6.500%, 4/15/2020 |
|
|
8,370,654 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
32,766,969 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
Federal National Mortgage Association--0.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
14,305 |
|
12.000%, 3/1/2013 |
|
|
15,628 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
Federal National Mortgage Association ARM--17.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
2,663,532 |
|
7.892%, 2/1/2020 |
|
|
2,741,626 |
|
|
4,593,965 |
|
7.756%, 2/1/2021 |
|
|
4,712,351 |
|
|
5,430,848 |
|
7.722%, 9/1/2021 |
|
|
5,559,233 |
|
|
4,880,598 |
|
7.706%, 9/1/2018 |
|
|
5,041,023 |
|
|
3,821,853 |
|
7.697%, 2/1/2019 |
|
|
3,931,884 |
|
|
5,149,203 |
|
6.537%, 10/1/2028 |
|
|
4,974,748 |
|
|
11,236,813 |
|
6.462%, 3/1/2029 |
|
|
10,970,950 |
|
|
5,739,385 |
|
6.460%, 5/1/2036 |
|
|
5,597,109 |
|
|
6,746,405 |
|
6.457%, 5/1/2036 |
|
|
6,582,399 |
|
|
3,292,289 |
|
6.446%, 11/1/2027 |
|
|
3,212,188 |
|
|
2,587,644 |
|
6.018%, 3/1/2029 |
|
|
2,499,457 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
55,822,968 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC--4.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
5,943,989 |
|
Series 2000-26-PA, 7.500%, 8/25/2030 |
|
|
5,974,065 |
|
|
4,200,000 |
|
Series 1994-60-PE, 6.750%, 11/25/2020 |
|
|
4,173,582 |
|
|
3,951,601 |
|
Series 1997-71-A, 6.500%, 3/18/2019 |
|
|
3,912,441 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
14,060,088 |
|
|
||||||
|
Principal |
|
|
|
Value |
||
|
|
|
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS--continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Government National Mortgage Association--3.3% |
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,000,498 |
|
9.000%, 8/15/2030 |
|
$ |
6,203,015 |
|
|
3,980,942 |
|
8.500%, 1/15/2030 |
|
|
4,077,997 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
10,281,012 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
Government National Mortgage Association ARM--22.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
11,142,404 |
|
7.375%, 1/20/2022 - 3/20/2023 |
|
|
11,172,084 |
|
|
5,898,521 |
|
7.125%, 10/20/2023 - 11/20/2023 |
|
|
5,916,339 |
|
|
4,394,348 |
|
7.000%, 1/20/2030 |
|
|
4,418,517 |
|
|
13,136,516 |
|
6.750%, 7/20/2023 - 7/20/2024 |
|
|
13,192,037 |
|
|
25,445,676 |
|
6.500%, 4/20/2029 -- 10/20/2029 |
|
|
25,292,118 |
|
|
7,171,723 |
|
6.000%, 4/20/2029 |
|
|
7,047,867 |
|
|
1,783,790 |
|
5.000%, 4/20/2029 |
|
|
1,732,007 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
68,770,969 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
Government National Mortgage Association REMIC--8.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
7,750,464 |
|
Series 1999-43-FA, 7.070%, 11/16/2029 |
|
|
7,755,269 |
|
|
5,439,947 |
|
Series 1999-30-PF, 7.120%, 4/16/2029 |
|
|
5,422,050 |
|
|
12,091,606 |
|
Series 2000-12-FQ, 7.270%, 6/16/2029 |
|
|
12,074,073 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
25,251,392 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (IDENTIFIED COST $299,069,239) |
|
|
297,186,544 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
MUTUAL FUND--1.8%1 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,744,301 |
|
Government Obligations Fund (at net asset value) |
|
|
5,744,301 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (IDENTIFIED COST $311,235,575)2 |
|
$ |
309,353,201 |
|
|
||||||
1 Pursuant to an Exemptive Order, the fund may invest in Government Obligations Fund which is managed by Federated Investment Management Company, the fund's adviser. The adviser has agreed to reimburse certain investment adviser fees as a result of these transactions.
2 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $311,235,575. The net unrealized depreciation of investments on a federal tax basis amounts to $1,882,374 which is comprised of $396,651 appreciation and $2,279,025 depreciation at August 31, 2000.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets ($312,102,325) at August 31, 2000.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
|
ARM |
--Adjustable Rate Mortgage |
|
REMIC |
--Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
AUGUST 31, 2000
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments in securities, at value (identified and tax cost $311,235,575) |
|
|
|
|
$ |
309,353,201 |
|
|
Income receivable |
|
|
|
|
|
4,081,995 |
|
|
Receivable for shares sold |
|
|
|
|
|
15,909 |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
313,451,105 |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payable for shares redeemed |
|
$ |
100,644 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income distribution payable |
|
|
1,190,723 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
57,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
1,348,780 |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Net assets for 32,857,248 shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
$ |
312,102,325 |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Net Assets Consist of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid in capital |
|
|
|
|
$ |
397,999,510 |
|
|
Net unrealized depreciation of investments |
|
|
|
|
|
(1,882,374 |
) |
|
Accumulated net realized loss on investments |
|
|
|
|
|
(83,950,208 |
) |
|
Distributions in excess of net investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
(64,603 |
) |
|
|
|||||||
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
$ |
312,102,325 |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional Shares: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$283,706,134 ÷ 29,867,775 shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
$9.50 |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Institutional Service Shares: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$28,396,191 ÷ 2,989,473 shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
$9.50 |
|
|
|
|||||||
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2000
|
Investment Income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest (net of dollar roll expense of $524,879) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
22,956,011 |
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment adviser fee |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,180,733 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administrative personnel and services fee |
|
|
|
|
|
|
273,787 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Custodian fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,038 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,246 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directors'/Trustees' fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auditing fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio accounting fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
116,220 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distribution services fee--Institutional Service Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
75,406 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder services fee--Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
833,233 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder services fee--Institutional Service Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
75,407 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share registration costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,747 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Printing and postage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,723 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance premiums |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,439 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Miscellaneous |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
TOTAL EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,800,157 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Waivers and Reimbursement: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waiver of investment adviser fee |
|
$ |
(758,429 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waiver of distribution services fee--Institutional Service Shares |
|
|
(74,501 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waiver of shareholder services fee--Institutional Shares |
|
|
(833,233 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waiver of shareholder services fee--Institutional Service Shares |
|
|
(905 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reimbursement investment adviser fee |
|
|
(1,025 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,668,093 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Net expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,132,064 |
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Net investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,823,947 |
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized loss on investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,006,505 |
) |
|
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,241,310 |
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(765,195 |
) |
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Change in net assets resulting from operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
20,058,752 |
|
|
|
||||||||||||
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
|
Year Ended August 31 |
|
2000 |
|
|
1999 |
|
||
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
$ |
20,823,947 |
|
|
$ |
22,986,947 |
|
|
Net realized gain (loss) on investments ($(3,006,505) and $154,668, respectively, as computed for federal tax purposes) |
|
|
(3,006,505 |
) |
|
|
(1,188,247 |
) |
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
|
2,241,310 |
|
|
|
(5,642,395 |
) |
|
|
||||||||
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
|
|
20,058,752 |
|
|
|
16,156,305 |
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Distributions to Shareholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions from net investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional Shares |
|
|
(18,962,262 |
) |
|
|
(21,452,481 |
) |
|
Institutional Service Shares |
|
|
(1,643,599 |
) |
|
|
(1,866,943 |
) |
|
|
||||||||
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS |
|
|
(20,605,861 |
) |
|
|
(23,319,424 |
) |
|
|
||||||||
|
Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale of shares |
|
|
9,366,815 |
|
|
|
42,550,113 |
|
|
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared |
|
|
5,879,975 |
|
|
|
6,478,661 |
|
|
Cost of shares redeemed |
|
|
(119,984,951 |
) |
|
|
(94,151,152 |
) |
|
|
||||||||
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
(104,738,161 |
) |
|
|
(45,122,378 |
) |
|
|
||||||||
|
Change in net assets |
|
|
(105,285,270 |
) |
|
|
(52,285,497 |
) |
|
|
||||||||
|
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period |
|
|
417,387,595 |
|
|
|
469,673,092 |
|
|
|
||||||||
|
End of period |
|
$ |
312,102,325 |
|
|
$ |
417,387,595 |
|
|
|
||||||||
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
AUGUST 31, 2000
Federated ARMs Fund (the "Fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and Institutional Service Shares. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income consistent with minimal volatility of principal.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
U.S. government and agency securities and other fixed income and asset backed securities are generally valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked price as furnished by an independent pricing service. Short-term securities are valued at the prices provided by an independent pricing service. However, short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value. Investments in other open-ended registered investment companies are valued at net asset value.
It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or to have segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral under repurchase agreement transactions. Additionally, procedures have been established by the Fund to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each repurchase agreement's collateral to ensure that the value of collateral at least equals the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement.
The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines and/or standards reviewed or established by the Board of Trustees (the "Trustees"). Risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the terms of the repurchase agreement. Accordingly, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on the sale of collateral securities. The Fund, along with other affiliated investment companies, may utilize a joint trading account for the purpose of entering into one or more repurchase agreements.
Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Bond premium and discount, if applicable, are amortized as required by the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code"). Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. The Fund offers multiple classes of shares, which differ in their respective distribution and service fees. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund based on average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses.
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the provisions of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal tax is necessary. Distributions in excess of net investment income were the result of certain book and tax timing differences. These distributions do not represent a return of capital for federal income tax purposes.
At August 31, 2000 the Fund, for federal tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $81,880,411, which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gain on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, and thus will reduce the amount of the distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal tax. Pursuant to the Code, such capital loss carryforward will expire as follows:
|
Expiration Year |
|
Expiration Amount |
|
2002 |
|
$13,730,287 |
|
|
||
|
2003 |
|
$57,180,753 |
|
|
||
|
2004 |
|
$ 8,689,597 |
|
|
||
|
2008 |
|
$ 2,279,774 |
|
|
||
Additionally, net capital losses of $2,033,531 attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 1999, are treated as arising on September 1, 2000, the first day of the Fund's next taxable year.
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
The Fund enters into dollar roll transactions, with respect to mortgage securities issued by GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC, in which the Fund sells mortgage securities to financial institutions and simultaneously agrees to accept substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities at a later date at an agreed upon price. Dollar roll transactions are short-term financing arrangements which will not exceed 12 months. The Fund will use the proceeds generated from the transactions to invest in short-term investments, which may enhance the Fund's current yield and total return.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.
The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value) for each class of shares.
Transactions in shares were as follows:
|
Year Ended August 31 |
|
2000 |
|
|
1999 |
|
||||||||
|
Institutional Shares: |
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
||
|
Shares sold |
|
757,726 |
|
|
$ |
7,202,941 |
|
|
4,017,476 |
|
|
$ |
38,720,960 |
|
|
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared |
|
559,966 |
|
|
|
5,319,227 |
|
|
604,546 |
|
|
|
5,801,151 |
|
|
Shares redeemed |
|
(11,815,617 |
) |
|
|
(112,322,194 |
) |
|
(7,803,994 |
) |
|
|
(74,921,713 |
) |
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
|
(10,497,925 |
) |
|
$ |
(99,800,026 |
) |
|
(3,181,972 |
) |
|
$ |
(30,399,602 |
) |
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended August 31 |
|
2000 |
|
|
1999 |
|
||||||||
|
Institutional Service Shares: |
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
||
|
Shares sold |
|
227,524 |
|
|
$ |
2,163,874 |
|
|
398,206 |
|
|
$ |
3,829,153 |
|
|
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared |
|
59,027 |
|
|
|
560,748 |
|
|
70,541 |
|
|
|
677,510 |
|
|
Shares redeemed |
|
(805,496 |
) |
|
|
(7,662,757 |
) |
|
(1,996,613 |
) |
|
|
(19,229,439 |
) |
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
|
(518,945 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,938,135 |
) |
|
(1,527,866 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,722,776 |
) |
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
|
(11,016,870 |
) |
|
$ |
(104,738,161 |
) |
|
(4,709,838 |
) |
|
$ |
(45,122,378 |
) |
|
|
||||||||||||||
Federated Investment Management Company, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Federated Services Company ("FServ"), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FServ is based on a scale that ranges from 0.15% to 0.075% of the average aggregate daily net assets of all funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., subject to a $125,000 minimum per portfolio and $30,000 per each additional class.
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. ("FSC"), the principal distributor, from the net assets of the Fund to finance activities intended to result in the sale of the Fund's Institutional Service Shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional Service Shares, annually, to compensate FSC. FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company ("FSSC"), the Fund will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Fund for the period. The fee paid to FSSC is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
FServ, through its subsidiary FSSC, serves as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to FSSC is based on the size, type, and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders.
FServ maintains the Fund's accounting records for which it receives a fee. The fee is based on the level of the Fund's average daily net assets for the period, plus out-of-pocket expenses.
Certain of the Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities (and in-kind contributions), for the year ended August 31, 2000, were as follows:
|
Purchases |
|
$ |
261,044,124 |
|
Sales |
|
$ |
331,044,377 |
TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF FEDERATED ARMS FUND:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Federated ARMs Fund (the "Fund"), as of August 31, 2000, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2000, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated ARMs Fund, at August 31, 2000, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 16, 2000
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
PROSPECTUS
<R>
OCTOBER 31, 2000
</R>
<R>
A Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated October 31, 2000 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 Discussion and Analysis discusses market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance during its last fiscal year. To obtain the SAI, Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report and other information without charge, and make inquiries, call your investment professional or the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.
</R>
<R>
You can obtain information about the Fund (including the SAI) by writing to or visiting the Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. You may also access fund information from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at http://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.
</R>
Federated
Federated ARMs Fund
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
1-800-341-7400
www.federatedinvestors.com
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
Investment Company Act File No. 811-4539
Cusip 314082108
<R>
8100309A-IS (10/00)
</R>
Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc. 2000 ©Federated Investors, Inc.
PROSPECTUS
A mutual fund seeking to provide current income consistent with minimal volatility of principal by investing at least 65% of its assets in adjustable and floating rate mortgage backed securities which are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.
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
OCTOBER 31, 2000
Risk/Return Summary 1
What are the Fund's Fees and Expenses? 3
What are the Fund's Investment Strategies? 4
<R>
What are the Principal Securities in Which the
Fund Invests? 5
</R>
<R>
What are the Specific Risks of Investing in the Fund? 8
</R>
<R>
What Do Shares Cost? 9
</R>
<R>
How is the Fund Sold? 10
</R>
<R>
How to Purchase Shares 10
</R>
<R>
How to Redeem Shares 11
</R>
<R>
Account and Share Information 13
</R>
<R>
Who Manages the Fund? 14
</R>
<R>
Financial Information 14
</R>
<R>
Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors 25
</R>
The Fund's investment objective is to provide current income consistent with minimal volatility of principal. 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.
The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 65% of its assets in adjustable (including floating) rate mortgage backed securities which are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Mortgage backed securities generally offer higher yields than comparable U.S. Treasury securities, but are subject to prepayment risk which the Adviser seeks to manage by selecting mortgage backed securities which (based primarily on the Adviser's interest rate outlook) have characteristics that make prepayment less likely. The Fund limits its investments to those that would enable it to qualify as a permissible investment for federal credit unions and Federal savings associations, and as an appropriate direct investment for national banks.
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:
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.
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.
The bar chart shows the variability of the Fund's Institutional Service Shares total returns on a calendar year-end basis.
<R>
The Fund's Institutional Service Shares are sold without a sales charge (load). The total returns displayed above are based upon net asset value.
</R>
<R>
The Fund's Institutional Service Shares total return for the nine-month period from January 1, 2000 to September 30, 2000 was 4.06%.
</R>
<R>
Within the period shown in the chart, the Fund's Institutional Service Shares highest quarterly return was 3.00% (quarter ended March 31, 1995). Its lowest quarterly return was (0.63%) (quarter ended June 30, 1994).
</R>
<R>
The following table represents the Fund's Institutional Service Shares Average Annual Total Returns for the calendar periods ended December 31, 1999.
</R>
|
Calendar Period |
|
Fund |
|
ML1T |
|
LBARM |
|
LARMFA |
|
1 Year |
|
4.25% |
|
4.03% |
|
4.87% |
|
4.46% |
|
5 Years |
|
5.79% |
|
5.85% |
|
7.14% |
|
5.86% |
|
Start of Performance1 |
|
4.73% |
|
5.03% |
|
6.08% |
|
4.70% |
1 The Fund's Institutional Service Shares start of performance date was April 25, 1992.
<R>
The table shows the Fund's Institutional Service Shares total returns averaged over a period of years relative to the Merrill Lynch 1-Year Treasury Index (ML1T) and Lehman Brothers Adjustable Rate Mortgage Index (LBARM), broad-based market indexes, and the Lipper Adjustable Rate Mortgage Funds Average (LARMFA), an average of funds with similar investment objectives. The ML1T is an unmanaged index tracking one year U.S. Government Securities. Total returns for the indexes shown do not reflect 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.
</R>
<R>
Past performance does not necessarily predict future performance. This information provides you with historical performance information so that you can analyze whether the Fund's investment risks are balanced by its potential returns.
</R>
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Shares of the Fund's Institutional Service Shares.
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
0.60% |
|
Distribution (12b-1) Fee3 |
|
0.25% |
|
Shareholder Services Fee4 |
|
0.25% |
|
Other Expenses |
|
0.18% |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
1.28% |
|
1 Although not contractually obligated to do so, the adviser, distributor and shareholder services provider each waived certain amounts. These are shown below along with the net expenses the Fund actually paid for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000 . |
||
|
Total Waiver of Fund Expenses |
|
0.46% |
|
Total Annual Operating Expenses (after waivers) |
|
0.82% |
|
2 The adviser voluntarily waived a portion of the management fee. The adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid by the Fund (after the voluntary waiver) was 0.39% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000. |
||
|
3 The distribution (12b-1) fee has been voluntarily waived. This voluntary waiver can be terminated at any time. The distribution (12b-1) fee paid by the Fund's Institutional Service Shares (after the voluntary waiver) was 0.00% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000. |
||
|
4 A portion of the shareholder services fee has been voluntarily waived. This voluntary waiver can be terminated at any time. The shareholder services fee paid by the Fund's Institutional Service Shares (after the voluntary waiver which amounted to less than 0.01%) was 0.25% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000. |
||
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund's Institutional Service Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund's Institutional Service 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 Service 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:
|
1 Year |
$ |
130 |
|
|
||
|
3 Years |
$ |
406 |
|
|
||
|
5 Years |
$ |
702 |
|
|
||
|
10 Years |
$ |
1,545 |
|
|
||
<R>
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 65% of its total assets in adjustable rate mortgage securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. It is anticipated that such a portfolio will generally provide higher current yields than money market securities or alternative investments of comparable credit quality and volatility. While the Fund's net asset value will exhibit greater volatility than that of a money market portfolio, it should exhibit less volatility than a portfolio of fixed-rate mortgages. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in other U.S. government securities, and in mortgage backed securities issued by non-governmental entities which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO). A description of the various types of securities in which the Fund invests, and their risks, immediately follows this strategy discussion.
</R>
Mortgage backed securities generally offer higher yields than comparable U.S. Treasury securities. The extra yield compensates for prepayment risk. Underlying mortgages, which act as collateral for mortgage securities, may, in most cases, be prepaid by homeowners at any time without penalty. One important reason for prepayments is changes in market interest rates from the time of mortgage origination.
The Adviser attempts to manage the Fund's prepayment risk by selecting mortgage backed securities with characteristics that make prepayment less likely. An important factor in the Adviser's assessment of these characteristics is the Adviser's interest rate outlook. Characteristics that the Adviser may consider in selecting securities include the interest rate formulas of the underlying mortgages, the index upon which the mortgage rate is based, the length of time the underlying mortgages have been outstanding, the prior prepayment history of the mortgages and the federal agencies (if any) that securitize the mortgages.
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:
There is no assurance that the Adviser's efforts to forecast market interest rates and assess the impact of market interest rates on particular securities will be successful.
The Adviser may attempt to take advantage of current and potential yield differentials existing from time to time between various government adjustable rate mortgage backed securities in order to increase the Fund's return. In addition, the Adviser may invest up to 35% of the Fund's assets in fixed rate U.S. government mortgage securities, in mortgage backed securities issued by non-governmental entities which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by an NRSRO, or in U.S. government securities that are not mortgage backed securities, such as U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. government agency securities, when in the Adviser's judgment, such investment will potentially enhance return or manage risk under current or anticipated economic and market conditions. The Fund may also engage in dollar roll transactions for their potential to enhance income.
The Adviser may use collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") with relatively predictable cash flows (such as sequential pay, planned amortization class and targeted amortization class), to reduce prepayment risk.
The Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies by investing its assets in cash and shorter-term debt securities and similar obligations. It may do this to minimize potential losses and maintain liquidity to meet shareholder redemptions during adverse market conditions. This may cause the Fund to give up greater investment returns to maintain the safety of principal, that is, the original amount invested by shareholders.
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 period of time.
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 principally invests:
Mortgage backed securities represent interests in "pools" (groups) 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.
Mortgage backed securities come in a variety of forms. Many have extremely complicated terms. The simplest form of mortgage backed securities are pass-through certificates. An issuer of pass-through certificates gathers monthly payments from an underlying pool of mortgages. Then, the issuer deducts its fees and expenses and passes the balance of the payments onto the certificate holders once a month. Holders of pass-through certificates receive a pro rata share of all payments and prepayments from the underlying mortgages. As a result, the holders assume all the prepayment risks of the underlying mortgages.
The Fund invests in interests in pools of adjustable rate mortgages, which are known as ARMs. While fixed rate mortgage securities have a stated interest rate, ARMs have periodic adjustments in the interest rate on the underlying mortgages. The adjustable rate feature of the mortgages underlying the ARMs will help to limit sharp movements in the Fund's net asset value in response to normal fluctuations in interest rates. As interest rates on the mortgages underlying ARMs reset periodically (for example, semi-annually or annually), the yields of the ARMs held in the portfolio will gradually adjust to reflect the overall changes in interest rates.
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. The degree of prepayment risk of CMOs depends upon the structure of the CMOs. However, the actual returns of any type of mortgage backed security depends upon the performance of the underlying pool of mortgages, which no one can predict and will vary among pools.
Non-government mortgage backed securities (including non-governmental CMOs) are issued by private entities, rather than by U.S. government agencies. These securities involve credit risks and liquidity risks. The Fund may invest in non-government mortgage backed securities that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by an NRSRO.
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 are issued or guaranteed by a federal agency or other government sponsored entity acting under federal authority (a GSE). The United States supports some GSEs with its full faith and credit. Other GSEs receive support through federal subsidies, loans or other benefits. A few GSEs have no explicit financial support, but are regarded as having implied support because the federal government sponsors their activities. Agency securities are generally regarded as having low credit risks, but not as low as Treasury securities.
The Fund treats mortgage backed securities guaranteed by GSEs as agency securities. Although a GSE guarantee protects against credit risk, it does not reduce the interest rate and prepayment risks of these mortgage backed securities.
Credit enhancement consists of an arrangement in which a company agrees to pay amounts due on a fixed income security if the issuer defaults. In some cases the company providing credit enhancement makes all payments directly to the security holders and receives reimbursement from the issuer. Normally, the credit enhancer has greater financial resources and liquidity than the issuer. For this reason, the Adviser usually evaluates the credit risk of a fixed income security based solely upon its credit enhancement.
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 paid by the dealer or bank 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.
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 market risks for the Fund. Delayed delivery transactions also involve credit risks in the event of a counterparty default.
As with other delayed delivery transactions, a seller agrees to issue a TBA security at a future date. However, the seller does not specify the particular securities to be delivered. Instead, the Fund agrees to accept any security that meets specified terms. For example, in a TBA mortgage backed transaction, the Fund and the seller would agree upon the issuer, interest rate and terms of the underlying mortgages. The seller would not identify the specific underlying mortgages until it issues the security. TBA mortgage backed securities increase interest rate risks because the underlying mortgages may be less favorable than anticipated by the Fund.
Dollar rolls are transactions where the Fund sells mortgage backed securities with a commitment to buy similar, but not identical, mortgage backed securities on a future date at a lower price. Normally, one or both securities involved are TBA mortgage backed securities. Dollar rolls are subject to interest rate risks and credit risks.
In order to secure its obligations in connection with derivatives contracts or special transactions, the Fund will either own the underlying assets, enter into an offsetting transaction or set aside readily marketable securities with a value that equals or exceeds the Fund's obligations. Unless the Fund has other readily marketable assets to set aside, it cannot trade assets used to secure such obligations 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.
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The Adviser will determine whether a security is investment grade based upon the credit ratings given by one or more NRSROs. For example, Standard and Poor's, an NRSRO, assigns ratings to investment grade securities (AAA, AA, A, and BBB) based on their assessment of the likelihood of the issuer's inability to pay interest or principal (default) when due on each security. 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 that the security is comparable to investment grade.
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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.
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.
Unlike traditional fixed income securities, which may 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. This partial payment of principal may be comprised of a scheduled principal payment as well as an unscheduled payment from the voluntary prepayment, refinancing, or foreclosure of the underlying loans. These unscheduled payments of principal can adversely affect the price and yield of mortgage backed securities. For example, during periods of declining interest rates, prepayments can be expected to accelerate, and the Fund would be required to reinvest the proceeds at the lower interest rates then available. In addition, like other interest-bearing securities, the values of mortgage backed securities generally fall when interest rates rise. Since rising interest rates generally result in decreased prepayments of mortgage backed securities, this could cause mortgage securities to have greater average lives than expected and their value may decline more than other fixed income securities. Conversely, when interest rates fall, their potential for capital appreciation is limited due to the existence of the prepayment feature.
Generally, mortgage backed securities compensate for greater prepayment risk 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 security to decline. Spreads generally increase in response to adverse economic or market conditions.
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 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.
Trading opportunities are more limited for fixed income securities that have not received any credit ratings, have received ratings below investment grade or are not widely held.
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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.
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Liquidity risk also refers to the possibility that the Fund may not be able to sell a security when it wants to. If this happens, the Fund will be required to continue to hold the security, and the Fund could incur losses.
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You can purchase or redeem Shares any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open. 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 (NAV). The Fund does not charge a front-end sales charge. NAV is determined at the end of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) each day the NYSE is open.
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The Fund generally values fixed income securities according to the mean between bid and asked prices as furnished by an independent pricing service, except that fixed income securities with remaining maturities of less than 60 days at the time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost.
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The required minimum initial investment for Fund Shares is $25,000. There is no required minimum subsequent investment amount. An account may be opened with a smaller amount as long as the $25,000 minimum is reached within 90 days. An institutional investor's minimum investment is calculated by combining all accounts it maintains with the Fund. Accounts established through investment professionals may be subject to a smaller minimum investment amount. Keep in mind that investment professionals may charge you fees for their services in connection with your Share transactions.
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The Fund offers two share classes: Institutional Shares and Institutional Service Shares, each representing interests in a single portfolio of securities. This prospectus relates only to Institutional Service Shares. Each share class has different expenses, which affect their performance. Contact your investment professional or call 1-800-341-7400 for more information concerning the other class.
The Fund's Distributor, Federated Securities Corp., markets the Shares described in this prospectus to financial institutions, credit unions, savings associations and national banks or to individuals, directly or through investment professionals.
When the Distributor receives marketing fees, it may pay some or all of them to investment professionals. The Distributor and its affiliates may pay out of their assets other amounts (including items of material value) to investment professionals for marketing and servicing Shares. The Distributor is a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc. (Federated).
The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Plan, which allows it to pay marketing fees to the Distributor and investment professionals for the sale, distribution and customer servicing of the Fund's Institutional Service 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.
You may purchase Shares through an investment professional or directly from the Fund. The Fund reserves the right to reject any request to purchase Shares.
Investment professionals should send payments according to the instructions in the sections "By Wire" or "By 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 Federated Shareholder Services 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.
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.
Make your check payable to The Federated Funds, note your account number on the check, and mail it to:
Federated Shareholder Services Company
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, mail it to:
Federated Shareholder Services Company
1099 Hingham Street
Rockland, MA 02370-3317
Payment should be made in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank. The Fund will not accept third-party checks (checks originally payable to someone other than you or The Federated Funds).
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.
You should redeem Shares:
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Submit your redemption request to your investment professional 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 investment professional.
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You may redeem Shares by calling the Fund at 1-800-341-7400 once you have completed the appropriate authorization form for telephone transactions. 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.
You may redeem Shares by mailing 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:
Federated Shareholder Services Company
P.O. Box 8600
Boston, MA 02266-8600
Send requests by private courier or overnight delivery service to:
Federated Shareholder Services Company
1099 Hingham Street
Rockland, MA 02370-3317
All requests must include:
Call your investment professional or the Fund if you need special instructions.
Signatures must be guaranteed if:
A signature guarantee is designed to protect your account from fraud. Obtain a 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.
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:
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.
Redemption proceeds normally are wired or mailed within one business day after receiving a request in proper form. Payment may be delayed up to seven days:
You will not accrue interest or dividends on uncashed checks from the Fund if those checks are undeliverable and returned to the Fund.
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.
The Fund no longer issues share certificates. If you are redeeming Shares represented by certificates previously issued by the Fund, you must return the certificates with your written redemption request. For your protection, send your certificates by registered or certified mail, but do not endorse them.
You will receive confirmation of purchases and redemptions. In addition, you will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity, including dividends and capital gains paid.
The Fund declares any dividends daily and pays them monthly to shareholders. If you purchase Shares by wire, you begin earning dividends on the day your wire is received. If you purchase Shares by check, you begin earning dividends on the business day after the Fund receives your check. In either case, you earn dividends through the day your redemption request is received.
In addition, the Fund pays any capital gains at least annually. Your dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Shares without a sales charge, unless you elect cash payments.
If you purchase Shares just before a Fund declares 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 Fund declares a capital gain. Contact your investment professional or the Fund for information concerning when dividends and capital gains will be paid.
Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, accounts may be closed if redemptions cause the account balance to fall below the minimum initial investment amount. Before an account is closed, you will be notified and allowed 30 days to purchase additional Shares to meet the minimum.
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 as ordinary income; capital gains are taxable at different rates depending upon the length of time the Fund holds its assets.
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Fund distributions are expected to be primarily dividends. Redemptions are taxable sales. Please consult your tax adviser regarding your federal, state and local tax liability.
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The Board of Trustees 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. The Adviser's address is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779.
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The Adviser and other subsidiaries of Federated advise approximately 176 mutual funds and separate accounts, which totaled approximately $125 billion in assets as of December 31, 1999. Federated was established in 1955 and is one of the largest mutual fund investment managers in the United States with approximately 1,900 employees. More than 4,000 investment professionals make Federated Funds available to their customers.
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Todd A. Abraham has been the Fund's portfolio manager since August 1995. He is Vice President of the Fund. Mr. Abraham has been a Portfolio Manager since 1995 and a Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1997. Mr. Abraham joined Federated in 1993 as an Investment Analyst and served as Assistant Vice President 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.
Kathleen M. Foody-Malus has been the Fund's portfolio manager since January 1992. She is Vice President of the Fund. Ms. Foody-Malus joined Federated in 1983 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager since 1996 and a Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1993. She was a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of the Fund's Adviser from 1993 to 1996. Ms. Foody-Malus received her M.B.A. in Accounting/Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.
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The Adviser receives an annual investment advisory fee of 0.60% 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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The following 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.
This information has been audited by Ernst & Young, LLP, whose report, along with the Fund's audited financial statements, is included in this prospectus.
(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)
Reference is made to the Independent Auditors' Report on page 25.
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Year Ended August 31 |
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2000 |
|
|
1999 |
|
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1998 |
|
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1997 |
|
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1996 |
|
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
|
$ 9.51 |
|
|
$ 9.67 |
|
|
$ 9.74 |
|
|
$ 9.64 |
|
|
$ 9.65 |
|
|
Income From Investment Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
0.52 |
|
|
0.48 |
|
|
0.53 |
|
|
0.56 |
|
|
0.55 |
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
(0.15 |
) |
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
0.10 |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
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|
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS |
|
0.51 |
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
0.46 |
|
|
0.66 |
|
|
0.54 |
|
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Less Distributions: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions from net investment income |
|
(0.52 |
) |
|
(0.49 |
) |
|
(0.53 |
) |
|
(0.56 |
) |
|
(0.55 |
) |
|
|
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|
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
|
$ 9.50 |
|
|
$ 9.51 |
|
|
$ 9.67 |
|
|
$ 9.74 |
|
|
$ 9.64 |
|
|
|
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|
Total Return1 |
|
5.50 |
% |
|
3.49 |
% |
|
4.87 |
% |
|
7.05 |
% |
|
5.75 |
% |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets: |
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Expenses |
|
0.82 |
% |
|
0.80 |
% |
|
0.80 |
% |
|
0.80 |
% |
|
0.80 |
% |
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Net investment income |
|
5.51 |
% |
|
5.03 |
% |
|
5.55 |
% |
|
5.78 |
% |
|
5.69 |
% |
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Expense waiver/reimbursement2 |
|
0.46 |
% |
|
0.45 |
% |
|
0.44 |
% |
|
0.44 |
% |
|
0.44 |
% |
|
|
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Supplemental Data: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
|
$28,396 |
|
$33,376 |
|
$48,685 |
|
$87,322 |
|
$109,536 |
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|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Portfolio turnover |
|
73 |
% |
|
83 |
% |
|
56 |
% |
|
84 |
% |
|
134 |
% |
|
|
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1 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
2 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
AUGUST 31, 2000
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Principal |
|
|
|
Value |
||
|
|
|
|
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES--2.1% |
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,205,849 |
|
ABN AMRO Mortgage Corp. 1999-8, Floating Rate Note, 7.020%, 12/25/2029 |
|
$ |
4,208,982 |
|
|
2,249,935 |
|
Homeside Mortgage Securities, Inc. 1998-1, 6.750%, 2/25/2028 |
|
|
2,213,374 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (IDENTIFIED COST $6,422,035) |
|
|
6,422,356 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS--95.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. ARM--28.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
87,975,115 |
|
7.389% - 7.813%, 9/1/2020 -- 7/1/2030 |
|
|
90,217,518 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC--10.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
Series 2209-PJ, 7.000%, 5/15/2019 |
|
|
7,004,060 |
|
|
6,019,701 |
|
Series 1896-C, 7.000%, 11/15/2021 |
|
|
6,012,658 |
|
|
11,435,942 |
|
Series 1946-PB, 6.500%, 6/15/2008 |
|
|
11,379,597 |
|
|
8,450,000 |
|
Series 1732-G, 6.500%, 4/15/2020 |
|
|
8,370,654 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
32,766,969 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
Federal National Mortgage Association--0.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
14,305 |
|
12.000%, 3/1/2013 |
|
|
15,628 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
Federal National Mortgage Association ARM--17.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
2,663,532 |
|
7.892%, 2/1/2020 |
|
|
2,741,626 |
|
|
4,593,965 |
|
7.756%, 2/1/2021 |
|
|
4,712,351 |
|
|
5,430,848 |
|
7.722%, 9/1/2021 |
|
|
5,559,233 |
|
|
4,880,598 |
|
7.706%, 9/1/2018 |
|
|
5,041,023 |
|
|
3,821,853 |
|
7.697%, 2/1/2019 |
|
|
3,931,884 |
|
|
5,149,203 |
|
6.537%, 10/1/2028 |
|
|
4,974,748 |
|
|
11,236,813 |
|
6.462%, 3/1/2029 |
|
|
10,970,950 |
|
|
5,739,385 |
|
6.460%, 5/1/2036 |
|
|
5,597,109 |
|
|
6,746,405 |
|
6.457%, 5/1/2036 |
|
|
6,582,399 |
|
|
3,292,289 |
|
6.446%, 11/1/2027 |
|
|
3,212,188 |
|
|
2,587,644 |
|
6.018%, 3/1/2029 |
|
|
2,499,457 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
55,822,968 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC--4.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
5,943,989 |
|
Series 2000-26-PA, 7.500%, 8/25/2030 |
|
|
5,974,065 |
|
|
4,200,000 |
|
Series 1994-60-PE, 6.750%, 11/25/2020 |
|
|
4,173,582 |
|
|
3,951,601 |
|
Series 1997-71-A, 6.500%, 3/18/2019 |
|
|
3,912,441 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
14,060,088 |
|
|
||||||
|
Principal |
|
|
|
Value |
||
|
|
|
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS--continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Government National Mortgage Association--3.3% |
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,000,498 |
|
9.000%, 8/15/2030 |
|
$ |
6,203,015 |
|
|
3,980,942 |
|
8.500%, 1/15/2030 |
|
|
4,077,997 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
10,281,012 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
Government National Mortgage Association ARM--22.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
11,142,404 |
|
7.375%, 1/20/2022 - 3/20/2023 |
|
|
11,172,084 |
|
|
5,898,521 |
|
7.125%, 10/20/2023 - 11/20/2023 |
|
|
5,916,339 |
|
|
4,394,348 |
|
7.000%, 1/20/2030 |
|
|
4,418,517 |
|
|
13,136,516 |
|
6.750%, 7/20/2023 - 7/20/2024 |
|
|
13,192,037 |
|
|
25,445,676 |
|
6.500%, 4/20/2029 -- 10/20/2029 |
|
|
25,292,118 |
|
|
7,171,723 |
|
6.000%, 4/20/2029 |
|
|
7,047,867 |
|
|
1,783,790 |
|
5.000%, 4/20/2029 |
|
|
1,732,007 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
68,770,969 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
Government National Mortgage Association REMIC--8.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
7,750,464 |
|
Series 1999-43-FA, 7.070%, 11/16/2029 |
|
|
7,755,269 |
|
|
5,439,947 |
|
Series 1999-30-PF, 7.120%, 4/16/2029 |
|
|
5,422,050 |
|
|
12,091,606 |
|
Series 2000-12-FQ, 7.270%, 6/16/2029 |
|
|
12,074,073 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
25,251,392 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (IDENTIFIED COST $299,069,239) |
|
|
297,186,544 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
MUTUAL FUND--1.8%1 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,744,301 |
|
Government Obligations Fund (at net asset value) |
|
|
5,744,301 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (IDENTIFIED COST $311,235,575)2 |
|
$ |
309,353,201 |
|
|
||||||
1 Pursuant to an Exemptive Order, the fund may invest in Government Obligations Fund which is managed by Federated Investment Management Company, the fund's adviser. The adviser has agreed to reimburse certain investment adviser fees as a result of these transactions.
2 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $311,235,575. The net unrealized depreciation of investments on a federal tax basis amounts to $1,882,374 which is comprised of $396,651 appreciation and $2,279,025 depreciation at August 31, 2000.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets ($312,102,325) at August 31, 2000.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
|
ARM |
--Adjustable Rate Mortgage |
|
REMIC |
--Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
AUGUST 31, 2000
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments in securities, at value (identified and tax cost $311,235,575) |
|
|
|
|
$ |
309,353,201 |
|
|
Income receivable |
|
|
|
|
|
4,081,995 |
|
|
Receivable for shares sold |
|
|
|
|
|
15,909 |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
313,451,105 |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payable for shares redeemed |
|
$ |
100,644 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income distribution payable |
|
|
1,190,723 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
57,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
1,348,780 |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Net assets for 32,857,248 shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
$ |
312,102,325 |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Net Assets Consist of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid in capital |
|
|
|
|
$ |
397,999,510 |
|
|
Net unrealized depreciation of investments |
|
|
|
|
|
(1,882,374 |
) |
|
Accumulated net realized loss on investments |
|
|
|
|
|
(83,950,208 |
) |
|
Distributions in excess of net investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
(64,603 |
) |
|
|
|||||||
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
$ |
312,102,325 |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional Shares: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$283,706,134 ÷ 29,867,775 shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
$9.50 |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Institutional Service Shares: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$28,396,191 ÷ 2,989,473 shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
$9.50 |
|
|
|
|||||||
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2000
|
Investment Income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest (net of dollar roll expense of $524,879) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
22,956,011 |
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment adviser fee |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,180,733 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administrative personnel and services fee |
|
|
|
|
|
|
273,787 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Custodian fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,038 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,246 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directors'/Trustees' fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auditing fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio accounting fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
116,220 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distribution services fee--Institutional Service Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
75,406 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder services fee--Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
833,233 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholder services fee--Institutional Service Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
75,407 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share registration costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,747 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Printing and postage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,723 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance premiums |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,439 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Miscellaneous |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
TOTAL EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,800,157 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Waivers and Reimbursement: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waiver of investment adviser fee |
|
$ |
(758,429 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waiver of distribution services fee--Institutional Service Shares |
|
|
(74,501 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waiver of shareholder services fee--Institutional Shares |
|
|
(833,233 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waiver of shareholder services fee--Institutional Service Shares |
|
|
(905 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reimbursement investment adviser fee |
|
|
(1,025 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,668,093 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Net expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,132,064 |
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Net investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,823,947 |
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized loss on investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,006,505 |
) |
|
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,241,310 |
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(765,195 |
) |
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Change in net assets resulting from operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
20,058,752 |
|
|
|
||||||||||||
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
|
Year Ended August 31 |
|
2000 |
|
|
1999 |
|
||
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
$ |
20,823,947 |
|
|
$ |
22,986,947 |
|
|
Net realized gain (loss) on investments ($(3,006,505) and $154,668, respectively, as computed for federal tax purposes) |
|
|
(3,006,505 |
) |
|
|
(1,188,247 |
) |
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
|
2,241,310 |
|
|
|
(5,642,395 |
) |
|
|
||||||||
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
|
|
20,058,752 |
|
|
|
16,156,305 |
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Distributions to Shareholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions from net investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional Shares |
|
|
(18,962,262 |
) |
|
|
(21,452,481 |
) |
|
Institutional Service Shares |
|
|
(1,643,599 |
) |
|
|
(1,866,943 |
) |
|
|
||||||||
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS |
|
|
(20,605,861 |
) |
|
|
(23,319,424 |
) |
|
|
||||||||
|
Share Transactions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale of shares |
|
|
9,366,815 |
|
|
|
42,550,113 |
|
|
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared |
|
|
5,879,975 |
|
|
|
6,478,661 |
|
|
Cost of shares redeemed |
|
|
(119,984,951 |
) |
|
|
(94,151,152 |
) |
|
|
||||||||
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
(104,738,161 |
) |
|
|
(45,122,378 |
) |
|
|
||||||||
|
Change in net assets |
|
|
(105,285,270 |
) |
|
|
(52,285,497 |
) |
|
|
||||||||
|
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period |
|
|
417,387,595 |
|
|
|
469,673,092 |
|
|
|
||||||||
|
End of period |
|
$ |
312,102,325 |
|
|
$ |
417,387,595 |
|
|
|
||||||||
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
AUGUST 31, 2000
Federated ARMs Fund (the "Fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and Institutional Service Shares. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income consistent with minimal volatility of principal.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
U.S. government and agency securities and other fixed income and asset backed securities are generally valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked price as furnished by an independent pricing service. Short-term securities are valued at the prices provided by an independent pricing service. However, short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at net asset value.
It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or to have segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral under repurchase agreement transactions. Additionally, procedures have been established by the Fund to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each repurchase agreement's collateral to ensure that the value of collateral at least equals the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement.
The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines and/or standards reviewed or established by the Board of Trustees (the "Trustees"). Risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the terms of the repurchase agreement. Accordingly, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on the sale of collateral securities. The Fund, along with other affiliated investment companies, may utilize a joint trading account for the purpose of entering into one or more repurchase agreements.
Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Bond premium and discount, if applicable, are amortized as required by the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code"). Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. The Fund offers multiple classes of shares, which differ in their respective distribution and service fees. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund based on average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses.
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the provisions of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal tax is necessary. Distributions in excess of net investment income were the result of certain book and tax timing differences. These distributions do not represent a return of capital for federal income tax purposes.
At August 31, 2000 the Fund, for federal tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $81,880,411, which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gain on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, and thus will reduce the amount of the distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal tax. Pursuant to the Code, such capital loss carryforward will expire as follows:
|
Expiration Year |
|
Expiration Amount |
|
2002 |
|
$13,730,287 |
|
|
||
|
2003 |
|
$57,180,753 |
|
|
||
|
2004 |
|
$ 8,689,597 |
|
|
||
|
2008 |
|
$ 2,279,774 |
|
|
||
Additionally, net capital losses of $2,033,531 attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 1999, are treated as arising on September 1, 2000, the first day of the Fund's next taxable year.
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
The Fund enters into dollar roll transactions, with respect to mortgage securities issued by GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC, in which the Fund sells mortgage securities to financial institutions and simultaneously agrees to accept substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities at a later date at an agreed upon price. Dollar roll transactions are short-term financing arrangements which will not exceed 12 months. The Fund will use the proceeds generated from the transactions to invest in short-term investments, which may enhance the Fund's current yield and total return.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.
The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value) for each class of shares.
Transactions in shares were as follows:
|
Year Ended August 31 |
|
2000 |
|
|
1999 |
|
||||||||
|
Institutional Shares: |
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
||
|
Shares sold |
|
757,726 |
|
|
$ |
7,202,941 |
|
|
4,017,476 |
|
|
$ |
38,720,960 |
|
|
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared |
|
559,966 |
|
|
|
5,319,227 |
|
|
604,546 |
|
|
|
5,801,151 |
|
|
Shares redeemed |
|
(11,815,617 |
) |
|
|
(112,322,194 |
) |
|
(7,803,994 |
) |
|
|
(74,921,713 |
) |
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
|
(10,497,925 |
) |
|
$ |
(99,800,026 |
) |
|
(3,181,972 |
) |
|
$ |
(30,399,602 |
) |
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended August 31 |
|
2000 |
|
|
1999 |
|
||||||||
|
Institutional Service Shares: |
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
||
|
Shares sold |
|
227,524 |
|
|
$ |
2,163,874 |
|
|
398,206 |
|
|
$ |
3,829,153 |
|
|
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared |
|
59,027 |
|
|
|
560,748 |
|
|
70,541 |
|
|
|
677,510 |
|
|
Shares redeemed |
|
(805,496 |
) |
|
|
(7,662,757 |
) |
|
(1,996,613 |
) |
|
|
(19,229,439 |
) |
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
|
(518,945 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,938,135 |
) |
|
(1,527,866 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,722,776 |
) |
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
|
(11,016,870 |
) |
|
$ |
(104,738,161 |
) |
|
(4,709,838 |
) |
|
$ |
(45,122,378 |
) |
|
|
||||||||||||||
Federated Investment Management Company, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Federated Services Company ("FServ"), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FServ is based on a scale that ranges from 0.15% to 0.075% of the average aggregate daily net assets of all funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., subject to a $125,000 minimum per portfolio and $30,000 per each additional class.
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. ("FSC"), the principal distributor, from the net assets of the Fund to finance activities intended to result in the sale of the Fund's Institutional Service Shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional Service Shares, annually, to compensate FSC. FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company ("FSSC"), the Fund will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Fund for the period. The fee paid to FSSC is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
FServ, through its subsidiary FSSC, serves as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to FSSC is based on the size, type, and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders.
FServ maintains the Fund's accounting records for which it receives a fee. The fee is based on the level of the Fund's average daily net assets for the period, plus out-of-pocket expenses.
Certain of the Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities (and in-kind contributions), for the year ended August 31, 2000, were as follows:
|
Purchases |
|
$ |
261,044,124 |
|
Sales |
|
$ |
331,044,377 |
TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF FEDERATED ARMS FUND:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Federated ARMs Fund (the "Fund"), as of August 31, 2000, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2000, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated ARMs Fund, at August 31, 2000, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 16, 2000
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
PROSPECTUS
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OCTOBER 31, 2000
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A Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated October 31, 2000, 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 Discussion and Analysis discusses market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance during its last fiscal year. To obtain the SAI, Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report and other information without charge, and make inquiries, call your investment professional or the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.
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You can obtain information about the Fund (including the SAI) by writing to or visiting the Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. You may also access fund information from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at http://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
Federated ARMs Fund
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
1-800-341-7400
www.federatedinvestors.com
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
Investment Company Act File No. 811-4539
Cusip 314082207
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8100309A-SS (10/00)
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Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc. 2000 ©Federated Investors, Inc.
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus. Read this SAI in conjunction with the prospectuses for Federated ARMs Fund (Fund), dated October 31, 2000. Obtain the prospectuses and the Annual Report's Management Discussion and Analysis without charge by calling 1-800-341-7400.
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OCTOBER 31, 2000
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Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Federated ARMs Fund
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
1-800-341-7400
www.federatedinvestors.com
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
8100309B (10/00)
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How is the Fund Organized? 1
Securities in Which the Fund Invests 1
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What Do Shares Cost? 6
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How is the Fund Sold? 6
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Exchanging Securities for Shares 6
Subaccounting Services 6
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Redemption in Kind 7
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Massachusetts Partnership Law 7
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Account and Share Information 7
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Tax Information 7
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Who Manages and Provides Services to the Fund? 8
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How Does the Fund Measure Performance? 11
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Who is Federated Investors, Inc.? 13
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Financial Information 14
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Investment Ratings 14
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Addresses 16
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The Fund is a diversified open-end, management investment company that was established under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on May 21, 1985. The Fund's investment adviser is Federated Investment Management Company (Adviser). The Board of Trustees (the Board) has established two classes of shares of the Fund, known Institutional Shares and Institutional Service Shares (Shares). This SAI relates to both classes of Shares.
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In pursuing its investment strategy, the Fund may invest in the following securities for any purpose that is consistent with its investment objective.
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.
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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.
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The following describes the types of fixed income securities in which the Fund invests:
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 are issued or guaranteed by a federal agency or other government sponsored entity acting under federal authority (a GSE). The United States supports some GSEs with its full faith and credit. Other GSEs receive support through federal subsidies, loans or other benefits. A few GSEs have no explicit financial support, but are regarded as having implied support because the federal government sponsors their activities. Agency securities are generally regarded as having low credit risks, but not as low as Treasury securities.
The Fund treats mortgage backed securities guaranteed by GSEs as agency securities. Although a GSE guarantee protects against credit risks, it does not reduce the interest rate and prepayment risks of these 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.
Mortgage backed securities come in a variety of forms. Many have extremely complicated terms. The simplest form of mortgage backed securities are pass-through certificates. An issuer of pass-through certificates gathers monthly payments from an underlying pool of mortgages. Then, the issuer deducts its fees and expenses and passes the balance of the payments onto the certificate holders once a month. Holders of pass-through certificates receive a pro rata share of all payments and prepayments from the underlying mortgages. As a result, the holders assume all the prepayment risks of the underlying mortgages.
The fund invests in interests in "pools" (groups) of adjustable rate mortgages, which are known as ARMs. While fixed rate mortgage securities have a stated interest rate, ARMs have periodic adjustments in the interest rate on the underlying mortgages. The adjustable rate feature of the mortgages underlying the ARMs will help to limit sharp movements in the Fund's net asset value in response to normal fluctuations in interest rates. As interest rates on the mortgages underlying ARMs reset periodically (for example, semi-annually or annually), the yields of the ARMs held in the portfolio will gradually adjust to reflect the overall changes in interest rates.
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. 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.
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.
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.
Non-government mortgage backed securities (including non- governmental CMOs) are issued by private entities, rather than by U.S. government agencies. These securities involve credit risks and liquidity risks. The Fund may invest in non-government mortgage backed securities that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency (NRSRO).
Common types of credit enhancement include guarantees, letters of credit, bond insurance and surety bonds. Credit enhancement also includes arrangements where securities or other liquid assets secure payment of a fixed income security. If a default occurs, these assets may be sold and the proceeds paid to security's holders. Either form of credit enhancement reduces credit risks by providing another source of payment for a fixed income security.
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 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, 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 market risks for the Fund. Delayed delivery transactions also involve credit risks in the event of a counterparty default.
As with other delayed delivery transactions, a seller agrees to issue a TBA security at a future date. However, the seller does not specify the particular securities to be delivered. Instead, the Fund agrees to accept any security that meets specified terms. For example, in a TBA mortgage backed transaction, the Fund and the seller would agree upon the issuer, interest rate and terms of the underlying mortgages. The seller would not identify the specific underlying mortgages until it issues the security. TBA mortgage backed securities increase market risks because the underlying mortgages may be less favorable than anticipated by the Fund.
Dollar rolls are transactions where the Fund sells mortgage backed securities with a commitment to buy similar, but not identical, mortgage backed securities on a future date at a lower price. Normally, one or both securities involved are TBA mortgage backed securities. Dollar rolls are subject to market risks and credit risks.
In order to secure its obligations in connection with derivatives contracts or special transactions, the Fund will either own the underlying assets, enter into an offsetting transaction or set aside readily marketable securities with a value that equals or exceeds the Fund's obligations. Unless the Fund has other readily marketable assets to set aside, it cannot trade assets used to secure such obligations 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 Adviser will determine whether a non-government backed security is eligible for investment by the Fund based upon the credit ratings given by one or more NRSRO's. For example, Standard and Poor's, a NRSRO, assigns ratings to securities based on its assessment of the likelihood of the issuer's inability to pay interest or principal (default) when due on each security. 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 that the security is comparable to investment grade.
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.
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 market risks and credit risks.
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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.
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Prices of fixed income securities rise and fall in response to interest rate changes for 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.
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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.
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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.
Unlike traditional fixed income securities, which may 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. This partial payment of principal may be comprised of a scheduled principal payment as well as an unscheduled payment from the voluntary prepayment, refinancing or foreclosure of the underlying loans. These unscheduled payments of principal can adversely affect the price and yield of mortgage backed securities. For example, during periods of declining interest rates, prepayments can be expected to accelerate, and the Fund would be required to reinvest the proceeds at the lower interest rates then available. In addition, like other interest bearing securities, the values of mortgage backed securities generally fall when interest rates rise. Since rising interest rates generally result in decreased prepayments of mortgage backed securities, this could cause mortgage securities to have greater average lives than expected and their value may decline more than other fixed income securities. Conversely, when interest rates fall, their potential for capital appreciation is limited due to the existence of the prepayment feature.
Generally, mortgage backed securities compensate for greater prepayment risk 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 security to decline. Spreads generally increase in response to adverse economic or market conditions.
Trading opportunities are more limited for fixed income securities that have not received any credit ratings, have received 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 when it wants to. If this happens, the Fund will be required to continue to hold the security, and the Fund could incur losses.
In accordance with the rules and regulations established by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), unless the purchase is made solely to reduce interest-rate risk, the Fund will not invest in any CMO or REMIC security that meets any of the following three tests: (1) the CMO or REMIC has an expected average life greater than 10 years; (2) the average life of the CMO or REMIC extends by more than four years assuming an immediate and sustained parallel shift in the yield curve of plus 300 basis points, or shortens by more than six years assuming an immediately and sustained parallel shift in the yield curve of minus 300 basis points; or (3) the estimated change in the price of the CMO or REMIC is more than 17%, due to an immediate and sustained parallel shift in the yield curve of plus or minus 300 basis points.
Neither test (1) nor (2) above apply to floating or adjustable rate CMOs or REMICs with all of the following characteristics: (a) the interest rate of the instrument is reset at least annually; (b) the interest rate is below the contractual cap of the instrument; (c) the instrument is tied to a widely used market rate; and (d) the instrument varies directly (no inversely) and is reset in proportion with the index's changes.
The Fund may not purchase a residual interest in CMO or REMIC. In addition, the Fund will not purchase zero coupon securities with maturities greater than 10 years.
The Fund's investment objective is to pursue current income with minimal volatility of principal. The investment objective may not be changed by the Fund's Trustee's without shareholder approval.
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The Fund may borrow money, directly or indirectly, and issue senior securities to the maximum extent permitted under the 1940 Act, any rule or order there under, or any SEC staff interpretation thereof.
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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 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 securities of that issuer, or the Fund would own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer.
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.
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The Fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities, provided that the Fund may purchase securities of companies that deal in commodities. For purposes of this restriction, 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Fund will not purchase securities for which there is no readily available market, or enter into repurchase agreements or purchase time deposits maturing in more than 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.
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The Fund may invest its assets in securities of other investment companies as an efficient means of carrying out its investment policies. It should be noted that investment companies incur certain expenses, such as management fees, and, therefore, any investment by the Fund in shares of other investment companies may be subject to such duplicate expenses. At the present time, the Fund expects that its investments in other investment companies may include shares of money market funds, including funds affiliated with the Fund's investment adviser.
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The Fund may invest in the securities of affiliated money market funds as an efficient means of managing the Fund's uninvested cash.
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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.
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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.
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The Fund will not invest in stripped mortgage securities, including securities which represent a share of only the interest payments or only the principal payments from underlying mortgage related securities.
For purposes of its policies and limitations, the Fund considers certificates of deposit and demand and time deposits issued by a U.S. branch of a domestic bank having capital, surplus, and undivided profits in excess of $100,000,000 at the time of investment to be "cash items."
As a non-fundamental operating policy, for purposes of the foregoing policy, investments in transactions involving futures contracts and options, forward currency contracts, swap transaction and other financial contracts that settle by payment of cash are not deemed to be investments in commodities.
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The Fund will not attempt to set or meet a portfolio turnover rate since any turnover would be incidental to transactions undertaken in an attempt to achieve the Fund's investment objective. For the fiscal years ended August 31, 2000, and 1999, the portfolio turnover rates were 73% and 83%, respectively.
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Market values of the Fund's portfolio securities are determined as follows:
Prices provided by independent pricing services may be determined without relying exclusively on quoted prices and may consider institutional trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, stability, risk, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data or factors. From time to time, when prices cannot be obtained from an independent pricing service, securities may be valued based on quotes from broker-dealers or other financial institutions that trade the securities.
The Fund's net asset value (NAV) per Share fluctuates and is based on the market value of all securities and other assets of the Fund. 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.
Under the Distributor's Contract with the Fund, the Distributor (Federated Securities Corp.) offers Shares on a continuous, best-efforts basis.
As a compensation-type plan, the Rule 12b-1 Plan is designed to pay the Distributor (who may then pay investment professionals such as banks, broker/dealers, trust departments of banks, and registered investment advisers) for marketing activities (such as advertising, printing and distributing prospectuses, and providing incentives to investment professionals) to promote sales of Shares so that overall Fund assets are maintained or increased. This helps the Fund achieve economies of scale, reduce per share expenses, and provide cash for orderly portfolio management and Share redemptions. In addition, 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.
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.
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The Fund may pay Federated Shareholder Services Company, a subsidiary Federated Investors, Inc. (Federated), for providing shareholder services and maintaining shareholder accounts. Federated Shareholder Services Company may select others to perform these services for their customers and may pay them fees.
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Investment professionals (such as broker-dealers or banks) may be paid fees, in significant amounts, out of the assets of the Distributor and/or Federated Shareholder Services Company (these fees do not come out of Fund assets). The Distributor and/or Federated Shareholder Services Company may be reimbursed by the Adviser or its affiliates.
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Investment professionals receive such fees for providing distribution-related and/or shareholder services, such as advertising, providing incentives to their sales personnel, sponsoring other activities intended to promote sales, and maintaining shareholder accounts These payments may be based upon such factors as the number or value of Shares the investment professional sells or may sell; the value of client assets invested; and/or the type and nature of sales or marketing support furnished by the investment professional.
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You may contact the Distributor to request a purchase of Shares in exchange for 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. This exchange is treated as a sale of your securities for federal tax purposes.
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Certain investment professionals 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. Investment professionals 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 investment professional about the services provided, the fees charged for those services, and any restrictions and limitations imposed.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Under certain circumstances, shareholders may be held personally liable as partners under Massachusetts law for obligations of the Fund. To protect its shareholders, the Fund has filed legal documents with Massachusetts that expressly disclaim the liability of its shareholders for acts or obligations of the Fund.
In the unlikely event a shareholder is held personally liable for the Fund's obligations, the Fund is required by the Declaration of Trust to use its property to protect or compensate the shareholder. On request, the Fund will defend any claim made and pay any judgment against a shareholder for any act or obligation of the Fund. Therefore, financial loss resulting from liability as a shareholder will occur only if the Fund itself cannot meet its obligations to indemnify shareholders and pay judgments against them.
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Each share of the Fund gives the shareholder one vote in Trustee elections and other matters submitted to shareholders for vote.
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All Shares of the Fund have equal voting rights, except that in matters affecting only a particular class, only Shares of that class are entitled to vote.
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Trustees 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 Fund's outstanding shares.
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As of October 6, 2000, the following shareholders owned of record, beneficially, or both, 5% or more of outstanding Shares:
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APCO Employees Credit Union, 1608 Seventh Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203-1987 (20.01%) Institutional Shares; Mutual Savings Bank, PO Box 23988, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223 (5.25%) Institutional Shares; First National Bank & Trust Co., PO Box 9012, Stuart, Florida 34995-9012 (7.07%) Institutional Shares; Fidelity State Bank & Trust Co., PO Box 1120, Dodge City, Kansas 67801-1120 (6.34%) Institutional Service Shares; Hawaii Federal & State Employee Federal Credit Union, 632 Kinoole Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3894 (32.34%) Institutional Service Shares; SEI Trust Company c/o Sunflower Bank N.A.--BRELCO, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456 (7.18%) Institutional Service Shares; Dean Witter Reynolds Incorporated Key Bank & Trust, 5 World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0205 (5.21%) Institutional Services Shares.
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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.
The Fund intends to meet requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. If these requirements are not met, it will not receive special tax treatment and will pay federal income tax.
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The Board is responsible for managing the Fund's business affairs and for exercising all the Fund's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. Information about each Board member is provided below and includes each person's: name, address, birth date, present position(s) held with the Fund, principal occupations for the past five years and positions held prior to the past five years, total compensation received as a Trustee from the Fund for its most recent fiscal year, and the total compensation received from the Federated Fund Complex for the most recent calendar year. The Federated Fund Complex is comprised of 43 investment companies, whose investment advisers are affiliated with the Fund's Adviser.
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As of October 6, 2000, the Fund's Board and Officers as a group owned less than 1% of the Fund's outstanding Shares.
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| Name Birth Date Address Position With Fund |
Principal Occupations for Past Five Years |
Aggregate Compensation From Fund |
Total Compensation From Fund and Fund Complex | ||||
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| John F. Donahue*+# Birth Date: July 28, 1924 Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE |
Chief Executive Officer and Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd.; formerly: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling. |
$0 | $0 for the Fund and 43 other investment companies in the Fund Complex | ||||
| Thomas G. Bigley Birth Date: February 3, 1934 15 Old Timber Trail Pittsburgh, PA TRUSTEE |
Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Director, Member of Executive Committee, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Director and Chairman of Audit Committee, Robroy Industries, Inc. (coated steel conduits/computer storage equipment); formerly: Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP; Director, MED 3000 Group, Inc. (physician practice management); Director, Member of Executive Committee, University of Pittsburgh. |
$1,348.20 | $116,760.63 for the Fund and 43 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| John T. Conroy, Jr. Birth Date: June 23, 1937 Grubb & Ellis/Investment Properties Corporation 3201 Tamiami Trail North Naples, FL TRUSTEE |
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; formerly: President, Investment Properties Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors; President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate Village Development Corporation. |
$1,380.13 | $128,455.37 for the Fund and 43 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| Nicholas P. Constantakis Birth Date: September 3, 1939 175 Woodshire Drive Pittsburgh, PA TRUSTEE |
Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (engineering, construction, operations and technical services); formerly: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC. | $1,348.20 | $73,191.21 for the Fund and 37 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| John F. Cunningham Birth Date: March 5, 1943 353 El Brillo Way Palm Beach, FL TRUSTEE |
Director or Trustee of some of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College; Director, Iperia Corp. (communications/software); formerly: Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems). Previous Positions: 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. |
$1,254.50 | $93,190.48 for the Fund and 37 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.* Birth Date: October 11, 1932 3471 Fifth Avenue Suite 1111 Pittsburgh, PA TRUSTEE |
Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Downtown; Hematologist, Oncologist and Internist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Member, National Board of Trustees, Leukemia Society of America. | $$1,254.50 | $116,760.63 for the Fund and 43 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| Peter E. Madden Birth Date: March 16, 1942 One Royal Palm Way 100 Royal Palm Way Palm Beach, FL TRUSTEE |
Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; formerly: Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation. Previous Positions: Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange. |
$1,286.43 | $109,153.60 for the Fund and 43 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. Birth Date: April 10, 1945 80 South Road Westhampton Beach, NY TRUSTEE |
Director or Trustee of some of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant; formerly: Executive Vice President, Legal and External Affairs, DVC Group, Inc. (formerly, Dugan Valva Contess, Inc.) (marketing, communications, technology and consulting). 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. |
$1,380.13 | $102,573.91 for the Fund and 40 other investment companies in the Fund Complex | ||||
| John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.# Birth Date: December 20, 1932 President, Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA TRUSTEE |
Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; President, Law Professor, Duquesne University; Consulting Partner, Mollica & Murray; Director, Michael Baker Corp. (engineering, construction, operations an d technical services). Previous Positions: Dean and Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law. |
$1,286.43 | $128,455.37 for the Fund and 43 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| Marjorie P. Smuts Birth Date: June 21, 1935 4905 Bayard Street Pittsburgh, PA TRUSTEE |
Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Public Relations/Marketing/Conference Planning. Previous Positions: National Spokesperson, Aluminum Company of America; television producer; business owner; conference coordinator. |
$1,254.50 | $116,760.63 for the Fund and 43 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| John S. Walsh Birth Date: November 28, 1957 2604 William Drive Valparaiso, IN TRUSTEE |
Director or Trustee of some 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.; Director, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. (heavy highway contractor); formerly: Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. |
$1,254.50 | $94,536.85 for the Fund and 39 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| J. Christopher Donahue*+ Birth Date: April 11, 1949 Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE |
President or Executive Vice 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.; President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; President and Chief Executive Officer, Passport Research, Ltd.; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company; formerly: President, Federated Investment Counseling. | $0 | $0 for the Fund and 30 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| Edward C. Gonzales Birth Date: October 22, 1930 Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT |
President, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Trustee, Federated Administrative Services; formerly: Trustee or Director of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; CEO and Chairman, Federated Administrative Services; Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd.; Director and Executive Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Director, Federated Services Company; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company. |
$0 | $0 for the Fund and 42 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| John W. McGonigle Birth Date: October 26, 1938 Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY |
Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; formerly: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated Investment Counseling; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Services Company and Federated Securities Corp. |
$0 | $0 for the Fund and 43 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| Richard J. Thomas Birth Date: June 17, 1954 Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA TREASURER |
Treasurer of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; formerly: Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; held various management positions within Funds Financial Services Division of Federated Investors, Inc. |
$0 | $0 for the Fund and 43 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| Richard B. Fisher Birth Date: May 17, 1923 Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA VICE PRESIDENT |
President or Vice President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Securities Corp.; formerly: 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. |
$0 | $0 for the Fund and 41 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| William D. Dawson, III Birth Date: March 3, 1949 Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER |
Chief Investment Officer of this Fund and various other Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Federated Investment Management Company; Registered Representative, Federated Securities Corp.; Portfolio Manager, Federated Administrative Services; Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.; formerly: Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling Institutional Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd. |
$0 | $0 for the Fund and 27 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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| Todd A. Abraham Birth Date: February 10, 1966 Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA VICE PRESIDENT |
Todd A. Abraham has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since August 1995. He is Vice President of the Fund. Mr. Abraham has been a Portfolio Manager since 1995 and a Vice President of the Fund's investment adviser since 1997. Mr. Abraham joined Federated in 1993 as an Investment Analyst and served as Assistant Vice President from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Abraham is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received his M.B.A. in Finance from Loyola College. |
$0 | $0 for the Fund and 2 other investment companies in the Fund Complex |
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† Mr. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue, President and Trustee of the Fund.
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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 Fund 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 Fund.
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.
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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 Trustees, and certain other employees. Although they do permit these people to trade in securities, including those that the Fund could buy, 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.
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When selecting brokers and dealers to handle the purchase and sale of portfolio instruments, the Adviser looks for prompt execution of the order at a favorable price. The Adviser will generally use those who are recognized dealers in specific portfolio instruments, except when a better price and execution of the order can be obtained elsewhere. In selecting among firms believed to meet these criteria, the Adviser may give consideration to those firms which have sold or are selling Shares of the Fund and other funds distributed by the Distributor and its affiliates. The Adviser makes decisions on portfolio transactions and selects brokers and dealers subject to review by the Fund's Board.
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Research services may include advice as to the advisability of investing in securities; security analysis and reports; economic studies; industry studies; receipt of quotations for portfolio evaluations; and similar services. Research services may be used by the Adviser or by affiliates of Federated in advising other accounts. To the extent that receipt of these services may replace services for which the Adviser or its affiliates might otherwise have paid, it would tend to reduce their expenses. The Adviser and its affiliates exercise reasonable business judgment in selecting those brokers who offer brokerage and research services to execute securities transactions. They determine in good faith that commissions charged by such persons are reasonable in relationship to the value of the brokerage and research services provided.
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Investment decisions for the Fund are made independently from those of other accounts managed by the Adviser. 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.
Federated Services Company, a subsidiary of Federated, provides administrative personnel and services (including certain legal and financial reporting services) necessary to operate the Fund. Federated Services Company provides these at the following annual rate of the average aggregate daily net assets of all Federated Funds as specified below:
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Maximum Administrative Fee |
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Average Aggregate Daily |
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0.150 of 1% |
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on the first $250 million |
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0.125 of 1% |
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on the next $250 million |
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0.100 of 1% |
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on the next $250 million |
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0.075 of 1% |
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on assets in excess of $750 million |
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $125,000 per portfolio and $30,000 per each additional class of Shares. Federated Services Company may voluntarily waive a portion of its fee and may reimburse the Fund for expenses.
Federated Services Company 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.
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.
Federated Services Company, through its registered transfer agent subsidiary, Federated Shareholder Services Company, maintains all necessary shareholder records. The Fund pays the transfer agent a fee based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders.
The independent auditor for the Fund, Ernst & Young LLP, plans and performs its audit so that it may provide an opinion as to whether the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.
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For the Year Ended August 31 |
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2000 |
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1999 |
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1998 |
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Advisory Fee Earned |
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$2,180,733 |
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$2,624,894 |
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$3,325,847 |
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Advisory Fee Reduction |
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758,429 |
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853,071 |
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1,037,318 |
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Brokerage Commissions |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Administrative Fee |
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273,787 |
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329,862 |
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418,154 |
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12b-1 Fee |
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Institutional Service Shares |
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$905 |
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-- |
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-- |
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Shareholder Services Fee |
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Institutional Shares |
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0 |
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-- |
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-- |
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Institutional Service Shares |
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74,502 |
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-- |
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-- |
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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.
The Fund may advertise Share performance by using the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) standard method for calculating performance applicable to all mutual funds. The SEC also permits this standard performance information to be accompanied by non-standard performance information.
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 fluctuate daily. Both net earnings and offering price per Share are factors in the computation of yield and total return.
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Total returns are given for the one-year, five-year, ten-year periods and start of performance ended August 31, 2000.
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Yield is given for the 30-day period ended August 31, 2000.
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Share Class |
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30-Day |
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1 Year |
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5 Years |
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10 Years |
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Institutional Shares: |
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Total Return |
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-- |
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5.77% |
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5.59% |
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6.62% |
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Yield |
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6.03% |
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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Share Class: |
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30-Day |
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1 Year |
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5 Years |
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Start of |
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Institutional Service Shares: |
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Total Return |
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-- |
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5.50% |
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5.33% |
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4.80% |
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Yield |
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5.78% |
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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 $1,000 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 $1,000, less any applicable sales charge, adjusted over the period by any additional Shares, assuming the annual reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.
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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.
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To the extent investment professionals and broker/dealers charge fees in connection with services provided in conjunction with an investment in Shares, the Share performance is lower for shareholders paying those fees.
Advertising and sales literature may include:
The Fund may compare its performance, or performance for the types of securities in which it invests, to a variety of other investments, including federally insured bank products such as bank savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and Treasury bills.
The Fund may quote information from reliable sources regarding individual countries and regions, world stock exchanges, and economic and demographic statistics.
You may use financial publications and/or indices to obtain a more complete view of Share performance. When comparing performance, you should consider all relevant factors such as the composition of the index used, prevailing market conditions, portfolio compositions of other funds, and methods used to value portfolio securities and compute offering price. The financial publications and/or indices which the Fund uses in advertising may include:
Lehman Brothers Adjustable Rate Mortgage Funds Index is comprised of all agency guaranteed securities with coupons that periodically adjust over a spread of a published index.
Lehman Brothers 1-3 Year Government Index is comprised of all publicly issued, non-convertible domestic debt of the U.S. government, or any agency thereof, or any quasi-federal corporation. The index also includes corporate debt guaranteed by the U.S. government. Only notes and bonds with a minimum maturity of one year and maximum maturity of 2.9 years are included.
Merrill Lynch 1-Year Treasury Index is an unmanaged index tracking 1-year U.S. Government securities. The index is produced by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total return. Total return assumes the reinvestment of all capital gains distributions and income dividends and takes into account any change in net asset value over a specific period of time. From time to time, the Fund will quote its Lipper ranking in the "U.S. Mortgage Funds" category in advertising and sales literature.
Morningstar, Inc., an independent rating service, is the publisher of the bi-weekly Mutual Fund Values. Mutual Fund Values rates more than 1,000 NASDAQ-listed mutual funds of all types, according to their risk-adjusted returns. The maximum rating is five stars, and ratings are effective for two weeks.
Federated is dedicated to meeting investor needs by making structured, straightforward and consistent investment decisions. Federated investment products have a history of competitive performance and have gained the confidence of thousands of financial institutions and individual investors.
Federated's disciplined investment selection process is rooted in sound methodologies backed by fundamental and technical research. At Federated, success in investment management does not depend solely on the skill of a single portfolio manager. It is a fusion of individual talents and state-of-the-art industry tools and resources. Federated's investment process involves teams of portfolio managers and analysts, and investment decisions are executed by traders who are dedicated to specific market sectors and who handle trillions of dollars in annual trading volume.
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In the municipal sector, as of December 31, 1999, Federated managed 12 bond funds with approximately $2.0 billion in assets and 24 money market funds with approximately $13.1 billion in total assets. In 1976, Federated introduced one of the first municipal bond mutual funds in the industry and is now one of the largest institutional buyers of municipal securities. The Funds may quote statistics from organizations including The Tax Foundation and the National Taxpayers Union regarding the tax obligations of Americans.
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In the equity sector, Federated has more than 29 years' experience. As of December 31, 1999, Federated managed 53 equity funds totaling approximately $18.3 billion in assets across growth, value, equity income, international, index and sector (i.e., utility) styles. Federated's value-oriented management style combines quantitative and qualitative analysis and features a structured, computer-assisted composite modeling system that was developed in the 1970s.
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In the corporate bond sector, as of December 31, 1999, Federated managed 13 money market funds and 29 bond funds with assets approximating $35.7 billion and $7.7 billion, respectively. Federated's corporate bond decision making--based on intensive, diligent credit analysis--is backed by over 27 years of experience in the corporate bond sector. In 1972, Federated introduced one of the first high-yield bond funds in the industry. In 1983, Federated was one of the first fund managers to participate in the asset backed securities market, a market totaling more than $209 billion.
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In the government sector, as of December 31, 1999, Federated managed 9 mortgage backed, 11 government/agency and 16 government money market mutual funds, with assets approximating $4.7 billion, $1.6 billion and $34.1 billion, respectively. Federated trades approximately $450 million in U.S. government and mortgage backed securities daily and places approximately $25 billion in repurchase agreements each day. Federated introduced the first U.S. government fund to invest in U.S. government bond securities in 1969. Federated has been a major force in the short- and intermediate-term government markets since 1982 and currently manages approximately $43.8 billion in government funds within these maturity ranges.
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In the money market sector, Federated gained prominence in the mutual fund industry in 1974 with the creation of the first institutional money market fund. Simultaneously, the company pioneered the use of the amortized cost method of accounting for valuing shares of money market funds, a principal means used by money managers today to value money market fund shares. Other innovations include the first institutional tax-free money market fund. As of December 31, 1999, Federated managed more than $83.0 billion in assets across 54 money market funds, including 16 government, 13 prime, 24 municipal and 1 euro-denominated with assets approximating $34.1 billion, $35.7 billion, $13.1 billion and $115 million, respectively.
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The Chief Investment Officers responsible for oversight of the various investment sectors within Federated are: U.S. equity and high yield--J. Thomas Madden; U.S. fixed income--William D. Dawson III and global equities and fixed income--Henry A. Frantzen. The Chief Investment Officers are Executive Vice Presidents of the Federated advisory companies.
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Thirty-seven percent of American households are pursuing their financial goals through mutual funds. These investors, as well as businesses and institutions, have entrusted over $5 trillion to the more than 7,300 funds available, according to the Investment Company Institute.
Federated distributes mutual funds through its subsidiaries for a variety of investment purposes. Specific markets include:
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Federated meets the needs of approximately 1,160 institutional clients nationwide by managing and servicing separate accounts and mutual funds for a variety of purposes, including defined benefit and defined contribution programs, cash management, and asset/liability management. Institutional clients include corporations, pension funds, tax exempt entities, foundations/endowments, insurance companies, and investment and financial advisers. The marketing effort to these institutional clients is headed by John B. Fisher, President, Institutional Sales Division, Federated Securities Corp.
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Other institutional clients include more than 1,600 banks and trust organizations. Virtually all of the trust divisions of the top 100 bank holding companies use Federated Funds in their clients' portfolios. The marketing effort to trust clients is headed by Timothy C. Pillion, Senior Vice President, Bank Marketing & Sales.
Federated Funds are available to consumers through major brokerage firms nationwide--we have over 2,200 broker/dealer and bank broker/dealer relationships across the country--supported by more wholesalers than any other mutual fund distributor. Federated's service to financial professionals and institutions has earned it high ratings in several surveys performed by DALBAR, Inc. DALBAR is recognized as the industry benchmark for service quality measurement. The marketing effort to these firms is headed by James F. Getz, President, Broker/Dealer Sales Division, Federated Securities Corp.
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The Financial Statements for the Fund for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000 are incorporated herein by reference to the Annual Report to Shareholders of the Federated ARMs Fund dated August 31, 2000.
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AAA--Debt rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.
AA--Debt rated AA has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differs from the higher-rated issues only in small degree.
A--Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher-rated categories.
BBB--Debt rated BBB is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for debt in this category than in higher-rated categories.
BB--Debt rated BB has less near-term vulnerability to default than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments. The BB rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied BBB rating.
B--Debt rated B has a greater vulnerability to default but currently has the capacity to meet interest payments and principal repayments. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair capacity or willingness to pay interest and repay principal. The B rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied BB or BB- rating.
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CCC--Debt rated CCC has a currently identifiable vulnerability to default, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, it is not likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The CCC rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied B or B- rating.
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CC--The rating CC typically is applied to debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied CCC debt rating.
C--The rating C typically is applied to debt subordinated to senior debt which is assigned an actual or implied CCC debt rating. The C rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed, but debt service payments are continued.
AAA--Bonds 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 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 risks appear somewhat larger than in AAA securities.
A--Bonds 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 sometime in the future.
BAA--Bonds 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 which are 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 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 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 which are rated CA represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.
C--Bonds which are rated C are the lowest-rated class of bonds, and issues so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.
AAA--Bonds considered to be investment grade and of the highest credit quality. The obligor has an exceptionally strong ability to pay interest and repay principal, which is unlikely to be affected by reasonably foreseeable events.
AA--Bonds considered to be investment grade and of very high credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is very strong, although not quite as strong as bonds rated AAA. Because bonds rated in the AAA and AA categories are not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable future developments, short-term debt of these issuers is generally rated F-1+.
A--Bonds considered to be investment grade and of high credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be strong, but may be more vulnerable to adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances than bonds with higher ratings.
BBB--Bonds considered to be investment grade and of satisfactory credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be adequate. Adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances, however, are more likely to have adverse impact on these bonds, and therefore impair timely payment. The likelihood that the ratings of these bonds will fall below investment grade is higher than for bonds with higher ratings.
BB--Bonds are considered speculative. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal may be affected over time by adverse economic changes. However, business and financial alternatives can be identified which could assist the obligor in satisfying its debt service requirements.
B--Bonds are considered highly speculative. While bonds in this class are currently meeting debt service requirements, the probability of continued timely payment of principal and interest reflects the obligor's limited margin of safety and the need for reasonable business and economic activity throughout the life of the issue.
CCC--Bonds have certain identifiable characteristics which, if not remedied, may lead to default. The ability to meet obligations requires an advantageous business and economic environment.
CC--Bonds are minimally protected. Default in payment of interest and/or principal seems probable over time.
C--Bonds are imminent default in payment of interest or principal.
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Prime-1--Issuers rated Prime-1 (or related supporting institutions) have a superior capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. Prime-1 repayment capacity will normally be evidenced by the following characteristics:
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Institutional Shares
Institutional Service Shares
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
Federated Securities Corp.
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Federated Investment Management Company
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
State Street Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 8600
Boston, MA 02266-8600
Federated Shareholder Services Company
P.O. Box 8600
Boston, MA 02266-8600
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116-5072
APPENDIX
PROSPECTUSES — RISK/RETURN BAR CHARTS
INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
The graphic presentation displayed here consists of a bar chart representing the annual total returns of Federated ARMs Fund (Institutional Shares) (the “Fund”) as of the calendar year-end for each of ten years.
The ‘y’ axis reflects the “% Total Return” beginning with “0” and increasing in increments of 4% up to 16%.
The ‘x’ axis represents calculation periods for the last ten calendar years of the Fund, beginning with the earliest year. The light gray shaded chart features ten distinct vertical bars, each shaded in charcoal, and each visually representing by height the total return percentages for the calendar year stated directly at its base. The calculated total return percentage for the Fund for each calendar year is stated directly at the top of each respective bar, for the calendar years 1990 through 1999, The percentages noted are: 6.62%, 15.73%, 3.71%, 4.29%, 0.27%, 8.81%, 6.52%, 6.32%, 4.19%, and 4.51%.
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES
The graphic presentation displayed here consists of a bar chart representing the annual total returns of Federated ARMs Fund (Institutional Service Shares) (the “Fund”) as of the calendar year-end for each of seven years.
The ‘y’ axis reflects the “% Total Return” beginning with “0” and increasing in increments of 2% up to 10%.
The ‘x’ axis represents calculation periods from the earliest first full calendar year-end of the Fund’s start of business through the calendar year ended 1999. The light gray shaded chart features seven distinct vertical bars, each shaded in charcoal, and each visually representing by height the total return percentages for the calendar year stated directly at its base. The calculated total return percentage for the Fund for each calendar year is stated directly at the top of each respective bar, for the calendar years 1993 through 1999, The percentages noted are: 4.03%, 0.02%, 8.54%, 6.25%, 6.06%, 3.93%, and 4.25%.
| PART C. | OTHER INFORMATION. | ||||
| Item 23. | Exhibits: | ||||
| (a) | Conformed copy of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Registrant; (16) | ||||
| (b) | (i) | Copy of Restated and Amended By-Laws of the Registrant; (16) | |||
| (ii) | Copy of Amendment No. 5 to the By-Laws of the Registrant; (19) | ||||
| (iii) | Copy of Amendment No. 6 to the By-Laws of the Registrant; (19) | ||||
| (iv) | Copy of Amendment No. 7 to the By-Laws of the Registrant; (19) | ||||
| (v) | Copy of Amendment No. 8 to the By-Laws of the Registrant; (19) | ||||
| (c) | Copy of Specimen Certificate for Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Registrant; (15) | ||||
| (d) | Conformed copy of Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant; (9) | ||||
| (e) | (i) | Conformed copy of Distributor's Contract of the Registrant; (14) | |||
| (ii) | Conformed copy of Exhibit A to Distributor's Contract of the Registrant; (16) | ||||
| (iii) | Conformed copy of Exhibit B to Distributor's Contract of the Registrant; (20) | ||||
| (iv) | 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); | ||||
| 9 | Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 on Form N-1A filed August 24, 1989. (File Nos. 2-98491 and 811-4539). |
| 14 | Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 on Form N-1A filed October 22, 1992. (File Nos. 2-98491 and 811-4539). |
| 15 | Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 on Form N-1A filed October 25, 1993. (File Nos. 2-98491 and 811-4539). |
| 16 | Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 on Form N-1A filed October 26, 1994. (File Nos. 2-98491 and 811-4539). |
| 19 | Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed October 29, 1998. (File Nos. 2-98491 and 811-4539). |
| 20 | Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 on Form N-1A filed October 29, 1999. (File Nos. 2-98491 and 811-4539). |
| (f) | Not applicable; | ||
| (g) | (i) | Conformed copy of Custodian Contract of the Registrant; (16) | |
| (ii) | Conformed copy of Custodian Fee Schedule; (19) | ||
| (h) | (i) | Conformed copy of Agreement for Fund Accounting Services, Administrative Services, Shareholder Transfer Agency Services and Custody Services Procurement of the Registrant; (17) | |
| (ii) | The responses described in Item 24(b)(6) are hereby incorporated by reference; | ||
| (iii) | Conformed copy of Amended and restated Shareholder Services Agreement of the Registrant; (19) | ||
| (iv) | The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the conformed copy of the Shareholder Services Sub-Contract between Fidelity and Federated Shareholder Services from Item 24(b)(9)(iii) of Federated GNMA Trust Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on March 25, 1996. (File Nos. 2-75670 and 811-3375). | ||
| (i) | Conformed copy of Opinion and Consent of Counsel as to legality of shares being registered; (16) | ||
| (j) | Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Auditors; + | ||
| (k) | Not applicable; | ||
| (l) | Conformed copy of Initial Capital Understanding; (16) | ||
| (m) | (i) | Conformed copy of Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan of the Registrant; (14) | |
| (ii) | The responses described in Item 24(b)(6) are hereby incorporated by reference; |
| + | All exhibits have been filed electronically. |
| 14 | Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 on Form N-1A filed October 22, 1992. (File Nos. 2-98491 and 811-4539). |
| 16 | Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 on Form N-1A filed October 26, 1994. (File Nos. 2-98491 and 811-4539). |
| 17 | Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 on Form N-1A filed October 24, 1996. (File Nos. 2-98491 and 811-4539). |
| 19 | Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed October 29, 1998. (File Nos. 2-98491 and 811-4539). |
| (n) | The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of specimen Multiple Class Plan from Item 24(b)(18) of the World Investment Series, Inc. Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on January 26, 1996. (File Nos.33-52149 and 811-07141). | ||
| (o) | (i) | Conformed copy of Power of Attorney of the Registrant; + | |
| (ii) | Conformed copy of Power of Attorney of Chief Investment Officer of the Registrant; + | ||
| (p) | The registrant hereby incorporated 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 February 25, 2000. (File Nos. 33-31602 and 811-5950). |
| + | All exhibits have been filed electronically. |
| Item 24 | Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund: None |
|
| Item 25 | Indemnification: (12) |
| 12 | Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 on Form N-1A filed December 27, 1991. (File Nos. 2-98491 and 811-4539). |
| 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 four of theTrustees and one 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 and Mark D. Olson (a principal of the firm Mark D. Olson & Company, L.L.C. and Partner, Wilson, Halbrook & Bayard, P.A.), Suite 301 Little Falls Center Two, 2751 Centerville Road, Wilmington, DE 19808. | ||
| The remaining Officers of the investment adviser are: | ||
| Executive Vice Presidents: | William D. Dawson, III | |
| Henry A. Frantzen | ||
| J. Thomas Madden | ||
| Senior Vice Presidents: | Stephen F. Auth | |
| Joseph M. Balestrino | ||
| David A. Briggs | ||
| Jonathan C. Conley | ||
| Deborah A. Cunningham | ||
| Michael P. Donnelly | ||
| Linda A. Duessel | ||
| Mark E. Durbiano | ||
| James E. Grefenstette | ||
| Jeffrey A. Kozemchak | ||
| Sandra L. McInerney | ||
| Susan M. Nason | ||
| Mary Jo Ochson | ||
| Robert J. Ostrowski | ||
| Bernard A. Picchi | ||
| Peter Vutz | ||
| Vice Presidents: | Todd A. Abraham | |
| J. Scott Albrecht | ||
| Arthur J. Barry | ||
| Randall S. Bauer | ||
| G. Andrew Bonnewell | ||
| Micheal W. Casey | ||
| Robert E. Cauley | ||
| Lee R. Cunningham, II | ||
| Alexandre de Bethmann | ||
| B. Anthony Delserone, Jr. | ||
| Donald T. Ellenberger | ||
| Eamonn G. Folan | ||
| Kathleen M. Foody-Malus | ||
| Thomas M. Franks | ||
| Marc Halperin | ||
| John W. Harris | ||
| Patricia L. Heagy | ||
| Susan R. Hill | ||
| William R. Jamison | ||
| Constantine J. Kartsonas | ||
| Robert M. Kowit | ||
| Richard J. Lazarchic | ||
| Steven J. Lehman | ||
| Marian R. Marinack | ||
| Christopher Matyszewski | ||
| Joseph M. Natoli | ||
| Jeffrey A. Petro | ||
| John Quartarolo | ||
| Keith J. Sabol | ||
| Ihab Salib | ||
| Frank Semack | ||
| Aash M. Shah | ||
| Michael W. Sirianni, Jr. | ||
| Christopher Smith | ||
| Edward J. Tiedge | ||
| Timothy G. Trebilcock | ||
| Leonardo A. Vila | ||
| Paige M. Wilhelm | ||
| Richard Winkowski | ||
| Lori A. Wolff | ||
| George B. Wright | ||
| Assistant Vice Presidents: | Catherine A. Arendas | |
| Angela Auchey | ||
| Nancy J. Belz | ||
| Regina Chi | ||
| Ross M. Cohen | ||
| James R. Crea, Jr. | ||
| Karol M. Krummie | ||
| Fred B. Crutchfield | ||
| James H. Davis, II | ||
| Joseph DelVecchio | ||
| Paul S. Drotch | ||
| Salvatore A. Esposito | ||
| John T. Gentry | ||
| David Gilmore | ||
| Nikola A. Ivanov | ||
| Carol Kayworth | ||
| Nathan H. Kehm | ||
| John C. Kerber | ||
| J. Andrew Kirschler | ||
| Ted T. Lietz, Sr. | ||
| Monica Lugani | ||
| Natalie F. Metz | ||
| Theresa Miller | ||
| Thomas Mitchell | ||
| Bob Nolte | ||
| Mary Kay Pavuk | ||
| Rae Ann Rice | ||
| Roberto Sanchez-Dahl, Sr. | ||
| Sarath Sathkumara | ||
| James W. Schaub | ||
| John Sidawi | ||
| Diane R. Startari | ||
| Diane Tolby | ||
| Peter Tropaitis | ||
| Michael R. Tucker | ||
| Steven J. Wagner | ||
| Secretary: | G. Andrew Bonnewell | |
| Treasurer: | Thomas R. Donahue | |
| Assistant Secretaries: | C. Grant Anderson | |
| Leslie K. Ross | ||
| Assistant Treasurer: | Denis McAuley, III | |
| 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. | ||
| 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 II; Cash Trust Series, Inc.; CCB Funds; Edward D. Jones & Co. Daily Passport Cash Trust; Federated Limited Duration Government Fund, Inc.; Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.; Federated ARMs Fund; Federated Core Trust; Federated Equity Funds; Federated Equity Income Fund, Inc.; Federated Fixed Income Securities, Inc.; Federated Fund for U.S. Government 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 International Series, Inc.; Federated Investment Series Funds, Inc.; Federated Managed Allocation Portfolios; Federated Municipal Opportunities Fund, Inc.; Federated Municipal Securities Fund, Inc.; Federated Municipal Securities Income Trust; Federated Short-Term Municipal Trust; Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.; Federated Stock Trust; 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 U.S. Government Securities Fund: 5-10 Years; Federated Utility Fund, Inc.; Federated World Investment Series, Inc.; FirstMerit Funds; Hibernia Funds; Independence One Mutual Funds; Intermediate Municipal Trust; Marshall Funds, Inc.; Money Market Obligations Trust; Regions Funds; RIGGS Funds; SouthTrust Funds; Wachovia Variable Insurance Funds; The Wachovia Funds; The Wachovia Municipal Funds; and Vision Group of Funds, Inc. | ||
| (b) (1) Name and Principal Business Address |
(2) Positions and Offices With Distributor |
(3) Positions and Offices With Registrant |
|
| Richard B. Fisher | Chairman, | Vice President | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Arthur L. Cherry | Director, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| John B. Fisher | President-Institutional Sales | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | and Director, | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Thomas R. Donahue | Director, Executive Vice | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Vice President and Assistant | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | Secretary, | ||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| James F. Getz | President-Broker/Dealer and | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Director, | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| David M. Taylor | Executive Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Mark W. Bloss | Senior Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Richard W. Boyd | Senior Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Laura M. Deger | Senior Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Theodore Fadool, Jr | Senior Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Bryant R. Fisher | Senior Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Christopher T. Fives | Senior Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| James S. Hamilton | Senior Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| James M. Heaton | Senior Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Keith Nixon | Senior Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Solon A. Person, IV | Senior Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Ronald M. Petnuch | Senior Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Timothy C. Pillion | Senior Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Thomas E. Territ | Senior Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Ernest G. Anderson | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Teresa M. Antoszyk | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| John B. Bohnet | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Jane E. Broeren-Lambesis | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Matthew W. Brown | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| David J. Callahan | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Mark Carroll | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Steven R. Cohen | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Mary J. Combs | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| R. Edmond Connell, Jr | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Kevin J. Crenny | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Daniel T. Culbertson | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| G. Michael Cullen | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Marc C. Danile | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Robert J. Deuberry | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| William C. Doyle | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Timothy Franklin | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA | 15222-3779 | ||
| Mark A. Gessner | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Joseph D. Gibbons | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| John K. Goettlicher | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| G. Tad Gullickson | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Scott Gundersen | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Dayna C. Haferkamp | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Anthony J. Harper | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Bruce E. Hastings | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Charlene H. Jennings | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| H. Joseph Kennedy | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Michael W. Koenig | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Ed Koontz | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Dennis M. Laffey | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Christopher A. Layton | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Michael H. Liss | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Michael R. Manning | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Amy Michalisyn | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Mark J. Miehl | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Richard C. Mihm | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Alec H. Neilly | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Thomas A. Peter III | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Raleigh Peters | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Robert F. Phillips | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Richard A. Recker | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Eugene B. Reed | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Paul V. Riordan | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| John Rogers | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Brian S. Ronayne | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Thomas S. Schinabeck | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Edward J. Segura | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
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| Edward L. Smith | Vice President, | -- | |
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| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| David W. Spears | Vice President, | -- | |
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| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| John A. Staley | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
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| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Colin B. Starks | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Jeffrey A. Stewart | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| William C. Tustin | Vice President, | -- | |
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| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Paul A. Uhlman | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Richard B. Watts | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Terence Wiles | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Edward J. Wojnarowski | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Michael P. Wolff | Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Robert W. Bauman | Assistant Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Edward R. Bozek | Assistant Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Charles L. Davis, Jr | Assistant Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Beth C. Dell | Assistant Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Donald C. Edwards | Assistant Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
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| John T. Glickson | Assistant Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Ernest L. Linane | Assistant Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Renee L. Martin | Assistant Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
| 1001 Liberty Avenue | |||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Lynn Sherwood-Long | Assistant Vice President, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
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| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Kirk A. Montgomery | Secretary, | -- | |
| Federated Investors Tower | Federated Securities Corp. | ||
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| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Denis McAuley, III | Treasurer, | -- | |
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| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Timothy S. Johnson | Assistant Secretary, | -- | |
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| Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 | |||
| Victor R. Siclari | Assistant Secretary, | -- | |
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| (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 | Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 (Notices should be sent to the Agent for service at the above address) Federated Investors Funds 5800 Corporate Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000 |
| Federated Shareholder Services Company ("Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent") |
P.O. Box 8600 Boston, MA 02266-8600 |
| Federated Services Company ("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 ("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 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 ARMs FUND, 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 24th day of October, 2000.
FEDERATED ARMs FUND
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/ C. Grant Anderson C. Grant Anderson ASSISTANT SECRETARY |
Attorney In Fact For the Persons Listed Below |
October 24, 2000 |
| NAME | TITLE |
| John F. Donahue* | Chairman and Trustee (Chief Executive Officer) |
| William D. Dawson, III* | Chief Investment Officer |
| J. Christopher Donahue* | President |
| Richard J. Thomas* | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
| Thomas G. Bigley* | Trustee |
| John T. Conroy, Jr.* | Trustee |
| Nicholas P. Constantakis* | Trustee |
| John F. Cunningham* | Trustee |
| Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.* | Trustee |
| Peter E. Madden* | Trustee |
| John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.* | Trustee |
| Marjorie P. Smuts* | Trustee |
| John S. Walsh | Trustee |
| * By Power of Attorney |
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