United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies
811-3352
(Investment Company Act File Number)
Federated Hermes Government Income Trust
______________________________________________________________
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Federated Hermes Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(412) 288-1900
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
Peter J. Germain, Esquire
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service)
Date of Fiscal Year End: 01/31/23
Date of Reporting Period: Six months ended 07/31/22
Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders |
Share Class | Ticker | Institutional | FICMX | Service | FITSX |
Federated Hermes Government Income Fund
A Portfolio of Federated Hermes Government Income Trust
Type of Investments | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 94.5% |
Cash Equivalents2 | 5.4% |
Derivative Contracts3,4 | (0.0)% |
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net5 | 0.1% |
TOTAL | 100% |
1 | See the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests. |
2 | Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements. |
3 | Based upon net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value of the derivative contracts as applicable. Derivative contracts may consist of futures, forwards, options and swaps. The impact of a derivative contract on the Fund’s performance may be larger than its unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value may indicate. In many cases, the notional value or amount of a derivative contract may provide a better indication of the contract’s significance to the portfolio. More complete information regarding the Fund’s direct investments in derivative contracts, including unrealized appreciation (depreciation), value and notional values or amounts of such contracts, can be found in the table at the end of the Portfolio of Investments included in this Report. |
4 | Represents less than 0.1%. |
5 | Assets, other than investments in securities and derivative contracts, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
1 | MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES— 94.5% | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation— 33.3% | |||
$ 5,475,654 | 1.500%, 2/1/2052 | $ 4,718,239 | |
3,265,581 | 2.000%, 6/1/2050 | 2,958,148 | |
3,521,868 | 2.000%, 4/1/2051 | 3,182,603 | |
5,480,955 | 2.000%, 5/1/2051 | 4,942,692 | |
3,137,971 | 2.000%, 10/1/2051 | 2,827,842 | |
3,981,552 | 2.000%, 2/1/2052 | 3,588,051 | |
2,423,367 | 2.500%, 9/1/2051 | 2,266,011 | |
2,445,517 | 2.500%, 2/1/2052 | 2,285,004 | |
3,972,996 | 2.500%, 6/1/2052 | 3,704,156 | |
6,680,429 | 3.000%, 5/1/2052 | 6,436,162 | |
73,460 | 4.000%, 6/1/2049 | 74,573 | |
8,653,211 | 4.000%, 6/1/2052 | 8,702,479 | |
63,325 | 4.500%, 3/1/2024 | 63,643 | |
2,289,533 | 4.500%, 6/1/2052 | 2,377,221 | |
19,835 | 5.000%, 8/1/2023 | 19,917 | |
384,578 | 5.500%, 5/1/2034 | 412,250 | |
17,007 | 5.500%, 12/1/2035 | 18,400 | |
33,404 | 5.500%, 3/1/2036 | 36,265 | |
151,285 | 5.500%, 1/1/2038 | 164,196 | |
70,678 | 5.500%, 3/1/2038 | 76,809 | |
53,378 | 5.500%, 11/1/2038 | 58,172 | |
52,226 | 5.500%, 1/1/2039 | 56,763 | |
45,463 | 6.000%, 3/1/2038 | 50,244 | |
14,150 | 6.500%, 9/1/2029 | 15,004 | |
6,473 | 7.000%, 10/1/2031 | 6,812 | |
20,307 | 7.000%, 1/1/2032 | 22,710 | |
28,536 | 7.000%, 3/1/2032 | 31,164 | |
46,260 | 7.500%, 6/1/2027 | 49,348 | |
3,826 | 7.500%, 1/1/2031 | 4,216 | |
40,293 | 7.500%, 2/1/2031 | 44,641 | |
TOTAL | 49,193,735 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association— 48.6% | |||
2,986,502 | 1.500%, 4/1/2052 | 2,573,397 | |
10,758,197 | 2.000%, 9/1/2050 | 9,735,297 | |
4,794,120 | 2.000%, 11/1/2050 | 4,335,295 | |
9,930,431 | 2.000%, 6/1/2052 | 8,945,893 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
1 | MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES— continued | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association— continued | |||
$ 5,306,224 | 2.500%, 10/1/2050 | $ 4,979,502 | |
2,392,686 | 2.500%, 1/1/2052 | 2,234,144 | |
2,453,883 | 2.500%, 2/1/2052 | 2,288,794 | |
4,960,724 | 2.500%, 6/1/2052 | 4,625,047 | |
1,079,144 | 3.000%, 6/1/2027 | 1,082,109 | |
606,901 | 3.000%, 7/1/2027 | 608,569 | |
8,307,790 | 3.000%, 10/1/2046 | 8,157,844 | |
3,277,976 | 3.000%, 9/1/2047 | 3,220,861 | |
3,017,521 | 3.500%, 12/1/2041 | 3,029,142 | |
1,538,190 | 3.500%, 9/1/2042 | 1,556,026 | |
3,430,379 | 3.500%, 5/1/2049 | 3,446,839 | |
3,057,080 | 3.500%, 9/1/2049 | 3,086,796 | |
2,769,641 | 3.500%, 12/1/2049 | 2,778,603 | |
2,614,651 | 4.000%, 12/1/2042 | 2,689,389 | |
28,455 | 5.000%, 10/1/2023 | 28,618 | |
21,396 | 5.000%, 4/1/2024 | 21,572 | |
453,518 | 5.000%, 1/1/2040 | 481,904 | |
186,019 | 5.500%, 12/1/2035 | 200,630 | |
386,059 | 6.000%, 2/1/2033 | 416,777 | |
19,345 | 6.000%, 5/1/2036 | 21,258 | |
72,564 | 6.000%, 7/1/2036 | 80,060 | |
189,999 | 6.000%, 1/1/2037 | 209,389 | |
14,040 | 6.000%, 9/1/2037 | 15,506 | |
26,902 | 6.000%, 9/1/2037 | 29,750 | |
49,724 | 6.000%, 6/1/2038 | 55,136 | |
52,350 | 6.000%, 8/1/2038 | 58,045 | |
36,249 | 6.000%, 10/1/2038 | 40,138 | |
499 | 6.500%, 12/1/2027 | 526 | |
2,445 | 6.500%, 6/1/2029 | 2,632 | |
7,146 | 6.500%, 7/1/2029 | 7,688 | |
4,638 | 6.500%, 8/1/2029 | 4,975 | |
1,153 | 6.500%, 8/1/2029 | 1,238 | |
106,941 | 6.500%, 5/1/2032 | 116,785 | |
19,171 | 6.500%, 12/1/2035 | 21,476 | |
237,477 | 6.500%, 8/1/2037 | 267,606 | |
45,662 | 6.500%, 9/1/2037 | 51,698 | |
739 | 7.000%, 7/1/2029 | 801 | |
42,259 | 7.000%, 11/1/2031 | 47,210 | |
40,192 | 7.000%, 12/1/2031 | 44,893 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
1 | MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES— continued | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association— continued | |||
$ 11,168 | 7.000%, 12/1/2031 | $ 12,476 | |
9,131 | 7.000%, 12/1/2031 | 10,125 | |
4,711 | 7.000%, 1/1/2032 | 5,228 | |
29,232 | 7.000%, 2/1/2032 | 32,762 | |
14,605 | 7.500%, 7/1/2028 | 15,861 | |
21,462 | 7.500%, 8/1/2031 | 23,911 | |
41,127 | 8.000%, 12/1/2026 | 43,740 | |
TOTAL | 71,743,961 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association— 12.6% | |||
13,247,422 | 2.500%, 6/20/2051 | 12,503,068 | |
3,758,349 | 3.000%, 9/20/2050 | 3,682,408 | |
123,544 | 5.500%, 4/15/2034 | 131,249 | |
255,125 | 5.500%, 6/15/2034 | 271,327 | |
40,526 | 6.000%, 1/15/2032 | 43,615 | |
23,713 | 6.000%, 5/15/2036 | 26,012 | |
3,659 | 6.500%, 1/15/2029 | 3,910 | |
9,728 | 6.500%, 1/15/2029 | 10,346 | |
4,437 | 6.500%, 1/20/2029 | 4,696 | |
1,435 | 6.500%, 3/20/2029 | 1,523 | |
2,248 | 6.500%, 5/20/2029 | 2,389 | |
5,680 | 6.500%, 7/20/2029 | 6,045 | |
2,741 | 6.500%, 8/20/2029 | 2,919 | |
1,289 | 6.500%, 10/20/2029 | 1,368 | |
2,931 | 6.500%, 11/20/2029 | 3,129 | |
1,259 | 6.500%, 10/20/2030 | 1,342 | |
3,001 | 6.500%, 4/20/2031 | 3,233 | |
1,745 | 6.500%, 5/20/2031 | 1,881 | |
8,949 | 6.500%, 6/20/2031 | 9,650 | |
2,258 | 6.500%, 7/15/2031 | 2,446 | |
669 | 6.500%, 7/15/2031 | 727 | |
2,575 | 6.500%, 7/20/2031 | 2,780 | |
2,715 | 6.500%, 10/20/2031 | 2,933 | |
2,380 | 6.500%, 11/20/2031 | 2,572 | |
6,882 | 6.500%, 1/20/2032 | 7,429 | |
96,257 | 6.500%, 10/20/2038 | 107,011 | |
9,309 | 7.000%, 6/15/2026 | 9,728 | |
2,784 | 7.000%, 6/15/2026 | 2,901 | |
3,026 | 7.000%, 12/15/2026 | 3,156 | |
4,055 | 7.000%, 6/15/2027 | 4,234 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
1 | MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES— continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association— continued | |||
$ 709 | 7.000%, 10/15/2027 | $ 746 | |
1,058 | 7.000%, 11/15/2027 | 1,096 | |
2,511 | 7.000%, 2/15/2028 | 2,660 | |
7,073 | 7.000%, 4/15/2028 | 7,493 | |
1,659 | 7.000%, 6/15/2028 | 1,763 | |
10,511 | 7.000%, 6/15/2028 | 11,177 | |
6,442 | 7.000%, 7/15/2028 | 6,802 | |
9,960 | 7.000%, 7/15/2028 | 10,551 | |
36,516 | 7.000%, 8/15/2028 | 39,002 | |
3,527 | 7.000%, 8/15/2028 | 3,739 | |
695 | 7.000%, 9/15/2028 | 735 | |
2,914 | 7.000%, 9/15/2028 | 3,094 | |
3,214 | 7.000%, 10/15/2028 | 3,428 | |
12,439 | 7.000%, 10/15/2028 | 13,186 | |
41,105 | 7.000%, 11/15/2028 | 44,029 | |
6,930 | 7.000%, 12/15/2028 | 7,357 | |
11,067 | 7.000%, 12/15/2028 | 11,871 | |
23,489 | 7.000%, 12/15/2028 | 24,741 | |
11,221 | 7.000%, 12/15/2028 | 11,922 | |
3,075 | 7.000%, 1/15/2029 | 3,291 | |
2,145 | 7.000%, 1/15/2029 | 2,302 | |
3,719 | 7.000%, 1/15/2029 | 3,943 | |
1,499 | 7.000%, 1/15/2029 | 1,537 | |
1,890 | 7.000%, 1/15/2029 | 2,015 | |
2,544 | 7.000%, 1/15/2029 | 2,664 | |
280 | 7.000%, 1/15/2029 | 281 | |
8,903 | 7.000%, 1/15/2029 | 9,550 | |
10,959 | 7.000%, 1/15/2029 | 11,772 | |
25,053 | 7.000%, 1/15/2029 | 26,892 | |
830 | 7.000%, 2/15/2029 | 880 | |
2,292 | 7.000%, 2/15/2029 | 2,459 | |
5,350 | 7.000%, 2/15/2029 | 5,731 | |
1,758 | 7.000%, 2/15/2029 | 1,879 | |
8,144 | 7.000%, 2/15/2029 | 8,718 | |
168 | 7.000%, 2/15/2029 | 179 | |
43 | 7.000%, 2/15/2029 | 45 | |
976 | 7.000%, 3/15/2029 | 1,036 | |
5,538 | 7.000%, 3/15/2029 | 5,862 | |
1,807 | 7.000%, 3/15/2029 | 1,938 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
1 | MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES— continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association— continued | |||
$ 496 | 7.000%, 3/15/2029 | $ 532 | |
857 | 7.000%, 3/15/2029 | 921 | |
863 | 7.000%, 3/15/2029 | 925 | |
1,276 | 7.000%, 3/15/2029 | 1,364 | |
36,844 | 7.000%, 4/15/2029 | 39,494 | |
2,020 | 7.000%, 4/15/2029 | 2,165 | |
910 | 7.000%, 4/15/2029 | 975 | |
3,989 | 7.000%, 4/15/2029 | 4,279 | |
6,598 | 7.000%, 4/15/2029 | 6,990 | |
3,498 | 7.000%, 4/15/2029 | 3,606 | |
181 | 7.000%, 4/15/2029 | 195 | |
2,252 | 7.000%, 5/15/2029 | 2,411 | |
257 | 7.000%, 5/15/2029 | 273 | |
2,301 | 7.000%, 5/15/2029 | 2,465 | |
4,900 | 7.000%, 6/15/2029 | 5,263 | |
2,252 | 7.000%, 6/15/2029 | 2,426 | |
2,933 | 7.000%, 6/15/2029 | 3,133 | |
246 | 7.000%, 6/15/2029 | 265 | |
584 | 7.000%, 6/15/2029 | 629 | |
7,196 | 7.000%, 6/15/2029 | 7,719 | |
637 | 7.000%, 6/15/2029 | 682 | |
4,872 | 7.000%, 7/15/2029 | 5,215 | |
1,229 | 7.000%, 7/15/2029 | 1,279 | |
7,110 | 7.000%, 7/15/2029 | 7,642 | |
42,307 | 7.000%, 7/15/2029 | 45,565 | |
8,366 | 7.000%, 7/15/2029 | 9,016 | |
853 | 7.000%, 7/15/2029 | 909 | |
1,687 | 7.000%, 7/15/2029 | 1,819 | |
4,653 | 7.000%, 7/15/2029 | 5,015 | |
1,442 | 7.000%, 7/15/2029 | 1,529 | |
5,640 | 7.000%, 7/15/2029 | 6,054 | |
786 | 7.000%, 8/15/2029 | 844 | |
1,732 | 7.000%, 8/15/2029 | 1,855 | |
1,237 | 7.000%, 8/15/2029 | 1,335 | |
6,216 | 7.000%, 8/15/2029 | 6,653 | |
1,678 | 7.000%, 9/15/2029 | 1,801 | |
9,490 | 7.000%, 9/15/2029 | 10,129 | |
4,964 | 7.000%, 9/15/2029 | 5,360 | |
3,816 | 7.000%, 9/15/2029 | 4,112 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
1 | MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES— continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association— continued | |||
$ 5,850 | 7.000%, 9/15/2029 | $ 6,300 | |
14,810 | 7.000%, 12/15/2029 | 15,875 | |
2,696 | 7.000%, 12/15/2029 | 2,890 | |
2,819 | 7.000%, 1/15/2030 | 3,050 | |
16,468 | 7.000%, 1/15/2030 | 17,827 | |
14,131 | 7.000%, 2/15/2030 | 14,946 | |
8,121 | 7.000%, 2/15/2030 | 8,797 | |
21,959 | 7.000%, 2/15/2030 | 23,786 | |
42,106 | 7.000%, 3/15/2030 | 45,348 | |
17,178 | 7.000%, 3/15/2030 | 18,452 | |
2,802 | 7.000%, 4/15/2030 | 3,037 | |
13,972 | 7.000%, 6/15/2030 | 15,172 | |
2,162 | 7.000%, 6/15/2030 | 2,342 | |
20,584 | 7.000%, 8/15/2030 | 22,351 | |
5,851 | 7.000%, 8/15/2030 | 6,280 | |
3,259 | 7.000%, 9/15/2030 | 3,325 | |
11,969 | 7.000%, 10/15/2030 | 12,964 | |
1,742 | 7.000%, 10/15/2030 | 1,773 | |
3,133 | 7.000%, 11/15/2030 | 3,411 | |
7,846 | 7.000%, 2/15/2031 | 8,544 | |
92,790 | 7.000%, 2/15/2031 | 100,873 | |
3,382 | 7.000%, 3/15/2031 | 3,670 | |
8,463 | 7.000%, 3/15/2031 | 9,156 | |
844 | 7.000%, 7/15/2031 | 913 | |
329 | 7.000%, 9/15/2031 | 353 | |
18,604 | 7.000%, 10/15/2031 | 20,327 | |
8,283 | 7.000%, 11/15/2031 | 9,050 | |
7,050 | 7.000%, 1/15/2032 | 7,546 | |
2,451 | 7.000%, 4/15/2032 | 2,601 | |
10,830 | 7.000%, 5/15/2032 | 11,845 | |
505 | 7.000%, 1/15/2033 | 554 | |
105,000 | 7.500%, 11/15/2027 | 111,960 | |
82,651 | 7.500%, 11/15/2027 | 88,289 | |
395 | 7.500%, 4/15/2029 | 424 | |
3,328 | 7.500%, 7/15/2029 | 3,505 | |
306 | 7.500%, 7/15/2029 | 330 | |
807 | 7.500%, 8/15/2029 | 866 | |
354 | 7.500%, 8/15/2029 | 383 | |
22,053 | 7.500%, 8/15/2029 | 23,698 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
1 | MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES— continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association— continued | |||
$ 19,772 | 7.500%, 8/15/2029 | $ 21,433 | |
7,716 | 7.500%, 8/15/2029 | 8,402 | |
29,900 | 7.500%, 8/15/2029 | 32,581 | |
14,592 | 7.500%, 8/20/2029 | 15,769 | |
3,717 | 7.500%, 9/15/2029 | 4,020 | |
25,451 | 7.500%, 9/15/2029 | 27,504 | |
7,448 | 7.500%, 10/15/2029 | 7,934 | |
13,153 | 7.500%, 10/15/2029 | 14,237 | |
2,683 | 7.500%, 10/15/2029 | 2,926 | |
3,601 | 7.500%, 12/15/2029 | 3,901 | |
5,954 | 7.500%, 1/15/2030 | 6,454 | |
9,151 | 7.500%, 3/20/2030 | 9,932 | |
10,897 | 7.500%, 8/15/2030 | 11,812 | |
10,536 | 7.500%, 10/15/2030 | 11,583 | |
30,466 | 7.500%, 10/15/2030 | 31,609 | |
6,537 | 7.500%, 10/15/2030 | 7,113 | |
5,610 | 7.500%, 11/20/2030 | 6,114 | |
6,389 | 7.500%, 1/15/2031 | 7,037 | |
5,202 | 7.500%, 2/15/2031 | 5,723 | |
16,004 | 7.500%, 4/20/2031 | 17,555 | |
1,328 | 7.500%, 9/15/2031 | 1,453 | |
14,225 | 7.500%, 10/15/2031 | 15,707 | |
3,139 | 7.500%, 11/15/2031 | 3,459 | |
7,431 | 7.500%, 12/15/2031 | 7,802 | |
6,605 | 7.500%, 3/15/2032 | 7,252 | |
5,821 | 7.500%, 5/15/2032 | 6,457 | |
207 | 8.000%, 11/15/2023 | 210 | |
18,068 | 8.000%, 11/15/2027 | 19,226 | |
16,370 | 8.000%, 8/15/2029 | 17,915 | |
58,487 | 8.000%, 11/15/2029 | 64,097 | |
24,877 | 8.000%, 12/15/2029 | 27,283 | |
2,232 | 8.000%, 1/15/2030 | 2,443 | |
11,530 | 8.000%, 1/15/2030 | 12,662 | |
10,367 | 8.000%, 4/15/2030 | 11,416 | |
361 | 8.000%, 4/15/2030 | 397 | |
5,416 | 8.000%, 4/15/2030 | 5,940 | |
557 | 8.000%, 4/15/2030 | 603 | |
4,679 | 8.000%, 4/15/2030 | 5,097 | |
2,655 | 8.000%, 4/15/2030 | 2,912 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value | ||
1 | MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES— continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association— continued | |||
$ 1,739 | 8.000%, 5/15/2030 | $ 1,917 | |
1,081 | 8.000%, 5/15/2030 | 1,181 | |
205 | 8.000%, 5/15/2030 | 221 | |
1,025 | 8.000%, 5/15/2030 | 1,124 | |
2,714 | 8.000%, 5/15/2030 | 2,986 | |
6,719 | 8.000%, 5/15/2030 | 7,321 | |
2,391 | 8.000%, 6/15/2030 | 2,539 | |
814 | 8.000%, 6/15/2030 | 896 | |
822 | 8.000%, 6/15/2030 | 903 | |
3,669 | 8.000%, 6/15/2030 | 3,989 | |
7,398 | 8.000%, 6/15/2030 | 8,072 | |
26,926 | 8.000%, 6/15/2030 | 29,689 | |
37,669 | 8.000%, 7/15/2030 | 41,425 | |
2,112 | 8.000%, 7/15/2030 | 2,318 | |
3,483 | 8.000%, 7/15/2030 | 3,841 | |
17,438 | 8.500%, 6/15/2030 | 19,116 | |
TOTAL | 18,583,558 | ||
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (IDENTIFIED COST $144,145,767) | 139,521,254 | ||
INVESTMENT COMPANY— 5.4% | |||
7,960,394 | Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares, 1.82%2 (IDENTIFIED COST $7,960,394) | 7,960,394 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—99.9% (IDENTIFIED COST $152,106,161)3 | 147,481,648 | ||
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—0.1%4 | 182,677 | ||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100% | $147,664,325 |
Description | Number of Contracts | Notional Value | Expiration Date | Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Long Futures: | ||||
5United States Treasury Note 10-Year Ultra Long Futures | 17 | $2,231,250 | September 2022 | $101,165 |
5United States Treasury Ultra Bond Long Futures | 7 | $1,108,187 | September 2022 | $14,702 |
Short Futures: | ||||
5United States Treasury Note 2-Year Short Futures | 25 | $5,261,523 | September 2022 | $(61,139) |
5United States Treasury Note 5-Year Short Futures | 25 | $2,843,164 | September 2022 | $(27,983) |
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON FUTURES CONTRACTS | $26,745 |
Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund, Premier Shares | |
Value as of 1/31/2022 | $33,813,456 |
Purchases at Cost | $26,961,754 |
Proceeds from Sales | $(52,814,816) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation | N/A |
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | N/A |
Value as of 7/31/2022 | $7,960,394 |
Shares Held as of 7/31/2022 | 7,960,394 |
Dividend Income | $18,206 |
1 | Due to monthly principal payments, the average lives of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association securities approximates one to ten years. |
2 | 7-day net yield. |
3 | Also represents cost of investments for federal tax purposes. |
4 | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
5 | Non-income-producing security. |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2022, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs | ||||
Level 1— Quoted Prices | Level 2— Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3— Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Debt Securities: | ||||
Mortgage-Backed Securities | $— | $139,521,254 | $— | $139,521,254 |
Investment Company | 7,960,394 | — | — | 7,960,394 |
TOTAL SECURITIES | $7,960,394 | $139,521,254 | $— | $147,481,648 |
Other Financial Instruments:1 | ||||
Assets | $115,867 | $— | $— | $115,867 |
Liabilities | (89,122) | — | — | (89,122) |
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | $26,745 | $— | $— | $26,745 |
1 | Other financial instruments are futures contracts. |
Six Months Ended (unaudited) 7/31/2022 | Year Ended January 31, | |||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $10.15 | $10.56 | $10.31 | $9.97 | $9.97 | $10.13 |
Income From Investment Operations: | ||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.08 | 0.021 | 0.091 | 0.211 | 0.241 | 0.211 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.48) | (0.34) | 0.29 | 0.35 | (0.00)2 | (0.13) |
Total From Investment Operations | (0.40) | (0.32) | 0.38 | 0.56 | 0.24 | 0.08 |
Less Distributions: | ||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.08) | (0.07) | (0.13) | (0.22) | (0.24) | (0.24) |
Distributions from net realized gain | — | (0.02) | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (0.08) | (0.09) | (0.13) | (0.22) | (0.24) | (0.24) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $9.67 | $10.15 | $10.56 | $10.31 | $9.97 | $9.97 |
Total Return3 | (3.97)% | (3.07)% | 3.73% | 5.69% | 2.51% | 0.78% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||
Net expenses4 | 0.63%5 | 0.63% | 0.63% | 0.63% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
Net investment income | 1.61%5 | 0.29% | 0.86% | 2.09% | 2.46% | 2.07% |
Expense waiver/reimbursement6 | 0.22%5 | 0.16% | 0.13% | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.08% |
Supplemental Data: | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $136,754 | $163,080 | $235,598 | $240,047 | $267,582 | $356,449 |
Portfolio turnover7 | 107% | 227% | 336% | 302% | 56% | 201% |
Portfolio turnover (excluding purchases and sales from dollar-roll transactions)7 | 62% | 21% | 85% | 49% | 33% | 29% |
1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | Represents less than $0.01. |
3 | Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
4 | Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest. |
5 | Computed on an annualized basis. |
6 | This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/reimbursement recorded by investment companies in which the Fund may invest. |
7 | Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation. |
Six Months Ended (unaudited) 7/31/2022 | Year Ended January 31, | |||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $10.15 | $10.56 | $10.31 | $9.97 | $9.97 | $10.13 |
Income From Investment Operations: | ||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.07 | 0.011 | 0.141 | 0.191 | 0.221 | 0.191 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.48) | (0.35) | 0.22 | 0.35 | (0.00)2 | (0.13) |
Total From Investment Operations | (0.41) | (0.34) | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.22 | 0.06 |
Less Distributions: | ||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.07) | (0.05) | (0.11) | (0.20) | (0.22) | (0.22) |
Distributions from net realized gain | — | (0.02) | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (0.07) | (0.07) | (0.11) | (0.20) | (0.22) | (0.22) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $9.67 | $10.15 | $10.56 | $10.31 | $9.97 | $9.97 |
Total Return3 | (4.07)% | (3.25)% | 3.52% | 5.48% | 2.31% | 0.58% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||
Net expenses4 | 0.83%5 | 0.83% | 0.83% | 0.83% | 0.83% | 0.83% |
Net investment income | 1.36%5 | 0.10% | 1.36% | 1.91% | 2.26% | 1.87% |
Expense waiver/reimbursement6 | 0.17%5 | 0.12% | 0.10% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.06% |
Supplemental Data: | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $10,910 | $15,249 | $16,292 | $17,083 | $23,873 | $28,203 |
Portfolio turnover7 | 107% | 227% | 336% | 302% | 56% | 201% |
Portfolio turnover (excluding purchases and sales from dollar-roll transactions)7 | 62% | 21% | 85% | 49% | 33% | 29% |
1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | Represents less than $0.01. |
3 | Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
4 | Amount does not reflect net expenses incurred by investment companies in which the Fund may invest. |
5 | Computed on an annualized basis. |
6 | This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. Amount does not reflect expense waiver/reimbursement recorded by investment companies in which the Fund may invest. |
7 | Securities that mature are considered sales for purposes of this calculation. |
July 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Assets: | |
Investment in securities, at value including $7,960,394 of investments in an affiliated holding* (identified cost $152,106,161) | $147,481,648 |
Due from broker (Note 2) | 71,375 |
Income receivable | 338,026 |
Income receivable from an affiliated holding | 9,326 |
Receivable for investments sold | 1,378 |
Receivable for shares sold | 1,195 |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | 22,126 |
Prepaid expenses | 15,073 |
Total Assets | 147,940,147 |
Liabilities: | |
Payable for shares redeemed | 105,646 |
Income distribution payable | 53,162 |
Payable for dollar roll transactions | 1,947 |
Payable for investment adviser fee (Note 5) | 5,646 |
Payable for administrative fee (Note 5) | 951 |
Payable for transfer agent fees | 27,350 |
Payable for portfolio accounting fees | 57,202 |
Payable for other service fees (Notes 2 and 5) | 12,615 |
Accrued expenses (Note 5) | 11,303 |
Total Liabilities | 275,822 |
Net assets for 15,270,628 shares outstanding | $147,664,325 |
Net Assets Consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | $165,852,537 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (18,188,212) |
Total Net Assets | $147,664,325 |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share: | |
Institutional Shares: | |
Net asset value per share ($136,753,880 ÷ 14,142,103 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized | $9.67 |
Service Shares: | |
Net asset value per share ($10,910,445 ÷ 1,128,525 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized | $9.67 |
* | See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
Six Months Ended July 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Investment Income: | |
Interest | $1,675,238 |
Dividends received from an affiliated holding* | 18,206 |
TOTAL INCOME | 1,693,444 |
Expenses: | |
Investment adviser fee (Note 5) | 311,652 |
Administrative fee (Note 5) | 63,051 |
Custodian fees | 16,883 |
Transfer agent fees | 56,906 |
Directors’/Trustees’ fees (Note 5) | 3,976 |
Auditing fees | 14,827 |
Legal fees | 3,882 |
Portfolio accounting fees | 64,351 |
Other service fees (Notes 2 and 5) | 90,067 |
Share registration costs | 22,720 |
Printing and postage | 13,514 |
Miscellaneous (Note 5) | 16,186 |
TOTAL EXPENSES | 678,015 |
Waiver and Reimbursements: | |
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee (Note 5) | (93,277) |
Reimbursement of other operating expenses (Notes 2 and 5) | (77,534) |
TOTAL WAIVER AND REIMBURSEMENTS | (170,811) |
Net expenses | 507,204 |
Net investment income | 1,186,240 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts: | |
Net realized loss on investments | (6,665,450) |
Net realized gain on futures contracts | 297,436 |
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments | (2,314,370) |
Net change in unrealized depreciation of futures contracts | 34,559 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | (8,647,825) |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | $(7,461,585) |
* | See information listed after the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. |
Six Months Ended (unaudited) 7/31/2022 | Year Ended 1/31/2022 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations: | ||
Net investment income | $1,186,240 | $588,312 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (6,368,014) | 589,262 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (2,279,811) | (7,485,530) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | (7,461,585) | (6,307,956) |
Distributions to Shareholders: | ||
Institutional Shares | (1,136,440) | (1,605,307) |
Service Shares | (85,681) | (107,250) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | (1,222,121) | (1,712,557) |
Share Transactions: | ||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 4,622,322 | 16,970,796 |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 956,622 | 1,370,266 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (27,559,726) | (83,881,168) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (21,980,782) | (65,540,106) |
Change in net assets | (30,664,488) | (73,560,619) |
Net Assets: | ||
Beginning of period | 178,328,813 | 251,889,432 |
End of period | $147,664,325 | $178,328,813 |
Other Service Fees Incurred | Other Service Fees Reimbursed | |
Institutional Shares | $74,406 | $(74,406) |
Service Shares | 15,661 | (3,128) |
TOTAL | $90,067 | $(77,534) |
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments | ||
Assets | ||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Fair Value | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815 | ||
Interest rate contracts | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | $26,745* |
* | Includes cumulative appreciation of futures contracts as reported in the footnotes to the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
Futures Contracts | |
Interest rate contracts | $297,436 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
Futures Contracts | |
Interest rate contracts | $34,559 |
Six Months Ended 7/31/2022 | Year Ended 1/31/2022 | |||
Institutional Shares: | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Shares sold | 372,133 | $3,635,481 | 1,266,646 | $13,173,509 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 91,064 | 877,401 | 123,091 | 1,277,895 |
Shares redeemed | (2,386,854) | (22,952,792) | (7,640,818) | (79,581,415) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (1,923,657) | $(18,439,910) | (6,251,081) | $(65,130,011) |
Six Months Ended 7/31/2022 | Year Ended 1/31/2022 | |||
Service Shares: | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Shares sold | 100,549 | $986,841 | 364,251 | $3,797,287 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 8,227 | 79,221 | 8,906 | 92,371 |
Shares redeemed | (482,876) | (4,606,934) | (413,758) | (4,299,753) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SERVICE SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (374,100) | $(3,540,872) | (40,601) | $(410,095) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (2,297,757) | $(21,980,782) | (6,291,682) | $(65,540,106) |
Short-Term | Long-Term | Total |
$6,469,695 | $— | $6,469,695 |
Administrative Fee | Average Daily Net Assets of the Investment Complex |
0.100% | on assets up to $50 billion |
0.075% | on assets over $50 billion |
Beginning Account Value 2/1/2022 | Ending Account Value 7/31/2022 | Expenses Paid During Period1 | |
Actual: | |||
Institutional Shares | $1,000 | $960.30 | $3.06 |
Service Shares | $1,000 | $959.30 | $4.03 |
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses): | |||
Institutional Shares | $1,000 | $1,021.67 | $3.16 |
Service Shares | $1,000 | $1,020.68 | $4.16 |
1 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The annualized net expense ratios are as follows: |
Institutional Shares | 0.63% |
Service Shares | 0.83% |
Annual Evaluation of Adequacy and Effectiveness
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY
Federated Hermes Funds
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Item 2. | Code of Ethics |
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Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert |
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Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
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Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants |
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Item 6. | Schedule of Investments |
(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
(b) Not Applicable; Fund had no divestments during the reporting period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies |
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Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies |
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Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers |
Not Applicable
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
No Changes to Report
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures |
(a) The registrant’s President and Treasurer have concluded that the
registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-(2) under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies |
Not Applicable
Item 13. | Exhibits |
(a)(1) Code of Ethics- Not Applicable to this Report.
(a)(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.
(a)(3) Not Applicable.
(b) Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant Federated Hermes Government Income Trust
By /S/ Lori A. Hensler
Lori A. Hensler
Principal Financial Officer
Date September 23, 2022
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By /S/ J. Christopher Donahue
J. Christopher Donahue
Principal Executive Officer
Date September 23, 2022
By /S/ Lori A. Hensler
Lori A. Hensler
Principal Financial Officer
Date September 23, 2022