FSCC ETF — Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core ETF

Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core ETF (FSCC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FSCC is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.24%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.24%, its expense ratio is 0.36%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 30.2% over the past 2.2 years, 12.0 points behind SPY at 42.2%.

Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core ETF is an actively managed fund investing primarily in small-capitalization U.S. company stocks, with at least 80% of assets deployed in small-cap equities. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.36%. It appeals to equity-focused investors seeking active management exposure to the small-cap segment of the U.S. stock market.

FSCC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 30.2% over the past 2.2 years, 12.0 points behind SPY at 42.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 13.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.2%.

FSCC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Federated Hermes

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/30/2024

Expense ratio

0.36%

Distribution rate

0.24%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.24%

Last close

$33.16 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$426,548,671

Average volume

70997.0

Dividend

$0.081

Ex-dividend date

12/31/2025

Payment date

01/02/2026

Beta

1.2682

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.24%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.24%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Federated Hermes; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

FSCC risks and drawbacks

FSCC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.2%.

Who may consider FSCC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FSCC pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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