Federated Small-Cap and Multisector Bond Funds Recognized by Lipper Awards for Category-Leading Performance

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Federated Investors, Inc. (NYSE: FII), one of the nation's largest investment managers, today announced two of its funds earned 2018 U.S. Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Awards recognizing consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers. Federated MDT Small Cap Core Fund (IS – QISCX) earned Lipper awards for the three-year and five-year periods ending Nov. 30, 2017, and Federated Strategic Income Fund (B – SINBX) earned a Lipper award for the three-year period ending Nov. 30, 2017.

Federated MDT Small Cap Core Fund earned Lipper Fund Awards in the Small-Cap Core Funds category, ranking best out of 807 funds and 278 portfolios for the three-year period and best out of 696 funds and 253 portfolios for the five-year period. The fund pursues long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of domestic small-cap growth and value stocks of companies within the Russell 2000 Index. The fund management team employs a systematic, fundamentally-based investment process that seeks to identify the combinations of value, growth and quality characteristics of companies that have the potential to outperform. This unemotional, repeatable and disciplined process has been in place for over 25 years. Portfolio managers Daniel Mahr, Frederick Konopka, Brian Greenberg and John Paul Lewicke bring 58 years of combined experience to the fund.

Federated Strategic Income Fund earned the Lipper Fund Award in the Multi-Sector Income Funds category and ranked best out of 259 funds and 81 portfolios for the three-year period. The fund pursues a high level of current income by investing in a strategic mix of bond sectors including domestic investment grade and non-investment grade (government, asset-backed and corporate), and foreign investment grade and non-investment grade (emerging and developed), with a tactical allocation to equity securities. Portfolio managers Donald Ellenberger, Nathan Kehm, Todd Abraham, Ihab Salib, Christopher McGinley, B. Anthony Delserone, Jr. and Mark Durbiano bring 195 years of combined experience to the fund.

"The Lipper awards attest to Federated's dedication to providing competitive and consistent results over a range of asset classes and investment styles," said John B. Fisher, president and chief executive officer, Federated Advisory Companies. "We appreciate Lipper's acknowledgment of the commitment, diligence and skill of the investment professionals who contributed to the strong performance of these funds."

Thomson Reuters Lipper is a leading global provider of mutual fund research and analysis.

Federated Investors, Inc. is one of the largest investment managers in the United States, managing $397.6 billion in assets as of Dec. 31, 2017.  With 108 funds and a variety of separately managed account options, Federated provides comprehensive investment management to more than 8,500 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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The currency for the calculation corresponds to the currency of the country for which the awards are calculated and relies on monthly data. Classification averages are calculated with all eligible share classes for each eligible classification. The calculation periods extend over 36, 60, and 120 months. The highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value within each eligible classification determines the fund classification winner over three, five, or ten years. For a detailed explanation please review the Lipper Leaders methodology document on lipperalpha.financial.thomsonreuters.com/lipper.

The Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Awards, granted annually, highlight funds and fund companies that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers. The Lipper Fund Awards are based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is a risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over 36, 60 and 120 months. The fund with the highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value in each eligible classification wins the Lipper Fund Award. For more information, see lipperalpha.financial.thomsonreuters.com/lipper. Although Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Lipper.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Mutual funds are subject to risks and fluctuate in value.

Small company stocks may be less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than large capitalization stocks.

The quantitative models and analysis used by Federated MDT Small Cap Core Fund may perform differently than expected and negatively affect fund performance.

Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates, and a rise in interest rates can cause a decline in their prices.

International investing involves special risks including currency risk, increased volatility, political risks, and differences in auditing and other financial standards. Prices of emerging-markets securities can be significantly more volatile than the prices of securities in developed countries, and currency risk and political risks are accentuated in emerging markets.

High-yield, lower-rated securities generally entail greater market, credit/default and liquidity risk and may be more volatile than investment-grade securities.

The B Shares of Federated Strategic Income Fund are closed to investments (excluding reinvestment of dividends and capital gains) and to exchanges from B Shares of other Federated funds.

For more complete information, visit FederatedInvestors.com or contact your investment professional for summary prospectuses or prospectuses. You should consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before you invest. Information about these and other important subjects is in the fund's summary prospectus or prospectus, which you should read carefully before investing.

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

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