PITTSBURGH, Jan. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Federated
Investors, Inc. (NYSE: FII), one of the nation's largest investment
managers, today announced the launch of Federated Global Strategic
Value Dividend Fund, a global equity mutual fund that invests
primarily in high dividend-paying common stocks with dividend
growth potential in the U.S. and across the globe. The fund
generally invests in large-cap or mid-cap stocks and may also hold
American Depository Receipts and real estate investment trusts.
Federated Global Strategic Value Dividend Fund is the newest
offering in the $37 billion Strategic
Value Dividend suite of products, which includes the $14 billion flagship Federated Strategic Value
Dividend Fund, the $801 million
Federated International Strategic Value Dividend Fund and an array
of institutional separate accounts and managed accounts. The team
has managed a similar managed account offering for more than five
years.
"Federated's Strategic Value Dividend strategies are popular and
successful investment options to pursue income through a
time-tested approach that has met our clients' needs for more than
15 years," said John B. Fisher,
president and chief executive officer of Federated Advisory
Companies. "Federated Global Strategic Value Dividend Fund provides
clients the opportunity to invest in both U.S. and international
common stocks in one product that seeks to deliver a high and
rising income stream."
The portfolio management team brings more than 70 years'
combined investment experience and has extensive experience
identifying, analyzing and selecting consistent dividend-paying
holdings. Daniel Peris, senior portfolio manager and head of the
Strategic Value Dividend team, is the author of two books on
dividend investing. Deborah
Bickerstaff, portfolio manager, has been part of the
Strategic Value Dividend team for more than a decade. Jared Hoff, portfolio manager, has notable
experience in dividend investing outside the U.S. Michael Tucker,
portfolio manager, specializes in the global telecommunications
space. The management team enlists a bottom-up approach to examine
potential investments and maintains an average security holding
period of more than six years.
Federated Global Strategic Value Dividend Fund, which uses MSCI
World High Dividend Yield Index as its benchmark, expects to pay
monthly dividends. It is marketed in A, C, IS and R6 share
classes.
Federated Investors, Inc. is one of the largest investment
managers in the United States,
managing $365.9 billion in assets as
of Dec. 31, 2016. With 124 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.
There are no guarantees that dividend paying stocks will
continue to pay dividends. In addition, dividend paying
stocks may not experience the same capital appreciation potential
as non-dividend paying stocks.
International investing involves special risks including
currency risk, increased volatility, political risks, and
differences in auditing and other financial standards.
Separately managed accounts and institutional separate accounts
available through Federated Investment Counseling, a registered
advisor.
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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