Federated Investors Inc : Federated Enhanced Treasury Income Fund Reports Annual Earnings
January 31, 2013 at 01:03 pm EST
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(PITTSBURGH, Pa., January 31, 2013) - Federated Enhanced Treasury Income Fund (NYSE: FTT) today announced earnings for the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2012. The fund employs an integrated U.S. Treasury-based strategy with an option writing strategy and a duration management overlay in order to provide the potential for current income and total return.
For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2012, FTT reported net investment income of $1.4 million or $0.15 per share. FTT made distributions of $8.3 million, or $0.88 per share of which $6.7 million, or $0.71 per share, represented a return of capital. Net realized and unrealized gains were $0.9 million or $0.10 per share. Total net assets of the fund were $147.7 million and the net asset value per share was $15.96.
Fund composition and performance data for the fund as of Dec. 31, 2012 are available in the Products section of FederatedInvestors.com. Data is updated on the website approximately 15 days following each month-end and full portfolio listings are updated approximately 30 days following each calendar quarter-end. To order hard copies or to be placed on a mailing list, call 1-800-245-0242 x5588079, email CEinfo@federatedinv.com or write to Federated Investors, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Floor 23, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Federated Investors, Inc. (NYSE: FII) is one of the largest investment managers in the United States, managing $379.8 billion in assets as of Dec. 31, 2012. With 137 funds and a variety of separately managed account options, Federated provides comprehensive investment management worldwide to approximately 4,700 institutions and intermediaries including corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks and broker/dealers. For more information, visit FederatedInvestors.com.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(for a share outstanding throughout the period)
Year Ended
Nov. 30, 2012
Year Ended
Nov. 30, 2011
Period Ended
Nov. 30, 20101
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
$16.54
$18.03
$19.10
Income from Investment Operations:
Net investment income2
0.15
0.21
0.15
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments, future contracts and written options
0.10
(0.68)
(0.10)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
0.25
(0.47)
0.05
Offering costs
--
--
(0.04)
Less Distributions:
From net investment income
(0.17)
(0.21)
(0.15)
Return of capital2,3
(0.71)
(0.81)
(0.93)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
(0.88)
(1.02)
(1.08)
Repurchase of Common Shares
0.05
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Net Asset Value, End of Period
$15.96
$16.54
$18.03
Market Price, End of Period
$14.37
$14.03
$16.67
Total Return at Net Asset Value4
1.91%
(2.66)%
0.10%
Total Return at Market Price5
8.82%
(10.12)%
(11.72)%
1 Reflects operations for the period from January 29,2010 (date of initial investment) to November 30, 2010.
2 Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
3 Represents a return of capital for federal income tax purposes.
4 Total Return at Net Asset Value is the combination of changes in the Common Share net asset value, reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions at net asset value, if any, and does not reflect the sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
5 Total Return at Market Price is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of the reinvestment.
Federated Hermes, Inc. is an investment management company. The Company operates through a single segment, being the investment management business. It sponsors, markets and provides investment-related services to various investment products, including sponsored investment companies and other funds (Federated Hermes Funds); and Separate Accounts, which include separately managed accounts (SMAs), institutional accounts, sub-advised funds and other managed products in both domestic and international markets. In addition, it markets and provides stewardship and real estate development services to various domestic and international companies. The Company provides investment advisory services to approximately 180 Federated Hermes Funds. It markets these funds to institutional customers and banks, broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries who use them to meet the needs of customers and/or clients, including, among others, retail investors, corporations and retirement plans.