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For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.
"Other expenses" and "Acquired fund fees and expenses" are based on estimated expenses for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.
Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.21%, 1.96% and 0.85% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 10/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.21%, 1.96% and 0.85% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense. In addition, for any assets that the Fund invests in an affiliated Underlying Fund (as defined below), NBM has undertaken to waive a portion of the Fund's advisory fee equal to the advisory fee it receives from such affiliated Underlying Fund on those assets. This undertaking lasts until 10/31/2016. This undertaking may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees.
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Neuberger Berman Flexible Select Fund
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests in the equity and fixed income asset classes as well as cash or cash equivalents, such as money market funds. The Fund normally expects to invest 50-90% of its assets in the equity asset class but may allocate without limitation to any asset class. The allocation to the equity asset class is achieved by investing directly in equity securities. The allocation to the fixed income asset class is achieved by investing in the Neuberger Berman Core Bond Fund (the “Underlying Fund”). Any amount not allocated to the equity or fixed income asset classes is allocated to cash, unaffiliated money market funds, or cash equivalent securities.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In selecting the Fund’s equity securities, the Portfolio Manager invests in the equity security positions chosen by a select group of Neuberger Berman portfolio managers (the “Underlying Managers”), purchasing each Underlying Manager’s largest equity positions, subject to certain exceptions. The Fund also seeks to replicate each Underlying Manager’s principal asset allocation decisions by adjusting the proportion of the Fund allocated to the equity and fixed income asset classes and cash based on the asset allocations of the Underlying Managers. Accordingly, the proportion of the Fund allocated to the equity and fixed income asset classes and cash will vary over time based upon the asset allocations of the Underlying Managers.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Portfolio Manager, with the support of an internal investment committee led by the Portfolio Manager (the “Investment Committee”), is responsible for selecting and monitoring the Underlying Managers. Factors for selection of an Underlying Manager include, but are not limited to, performance track record, breadth and depth of team, consistency of investment process, risk discipline, and diversification. Underlying Managers can be changed due to factors including, but not limited to, key personnel changes, significant investment strategy changes or the strategy is no longer used.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Portfolio Manager, with the support of the Investment Committee, is also responsible for determining the amount of Fund assets to allocate to each Underlying Manager’s investment strategy. The amount of Fund assets allocated to each Underlying Manager’s investment strategy is determined by a proprietary risk management model that attempts to minimize downside volatility. The model examines the historical performance of the Underlying Managers during months in which the Russell 3000 Index had a negative return. Allocation preference is given to the strategies of Underlying Managers with historically lower downside volatility in these months. Those strategies will receive larger allocations of Fund assets. The Portfolio Manager believes that such allocations can reduce downside volatility for the overall portfolio.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About the Underlying Managers</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Each of the Underlying Managers employs a fundamental approach when making investment decisions. They utilize bottom-up, research-driven processes to identify investments that they believe have the ability to deliver value to their shareholders</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">over the long term. The Underlying Managers may invest in domestic and foreign securities of any market capitalization, including those in emerging markets, and may emphasize any sector or industry. While the Underlying Managers invest mainly in equity securities, which may include common stock, preferred stock, REITs and convertible preferred stock, they also employ tactical allocations to the fixed income asset class and cash in an effort to manage risk.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About the Underlying Fund</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Underlying Fund normally invests primarily in a diversified mix of investment grade fixed rate and floating rate debt securities. The Underlying Fund’s investments may include securities issued by domestic and foreign governments, corporate entities, and trust structures. The Underlying Fund may invest in a broad array of securities, including: securities issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities; corporate bonds; commercial paper; and mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities. Securities in which the Underlying Fund may invest may be structured as fixed rate debt, floating rate debt, and debt that may not pay interest at the time of issuance. The Underlying Fund may also engage in when-issued and delayed-delivery transactions (such as to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities), which involve a commitment by the Underlying Fund to purchase securities that will be issued at a later date. All of the debt securities in which the Underlying Fund invests normally are, at the time of investment, investment grade. The Underlying Fund normally will not invest more than 15% of its total assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities and, through hedging strategies, will attempt to limit its exposure to currencies other than the U.S. dollar to 5% of its total assets. The Underlying Fund normally seeks to maintain its target average duration within one year, and generally seeks to maintain its target average duration within a maximum of two years, of the average duration of the bonds in the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This Prospectus is not an offer to sell shares of the Underlying Fund. Shares of the Underlying Fund are sold only through its currently effective prospectus. For more information about the Underlying Fund, please see its prospectus, which is available at www.nb.com.</font> </div>
PERFORMANCE
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Performance history will be available for the Fund after the Fund has been in operation for one calendar year.
Expense Example
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GOAL
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital while working to minimize downside volatility.</font> </div>
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Most of the Fund’s performance depends on the Underlying Managers’ success in selecting and allocating securities for their respective strategies and the Portfolio Manager’s success in allocating fund assets to each Underlying Manager’s investment strategies, as well as what happens in the equity, fixed income and cash markets. The markets’ behavior are unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The actual risk exposure taken by the Fund in its investment program will vary over time, depending on various factors including, but not limited to, the Portfolio Manager’s allocation decisions among the Underlying Managers’ investment strategies and each Underlying Manager’s portfolio selection. There can be no guarantee that the Portfolio Manager will be successful in his attempts to minimize the downside volatility of the Fund.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Because the Fund represents an aggregation of ideas from a number of different Underlying Managers operating largely independently of one another, the Fund may often be widely diversified across different aspects of the equity markets. At other times, depending on the consistency and strength of market indicators and the Underlying Managers’ conviction about the value of those indicators, the Fund may be more focused in certain segments of the market, such as small-, mid- or large-cap stocks, stocks generally classified as value, growth or core, particular sectors of the economy, or foreign or domestic markets.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance, which, unless otherwise noted, include those that may directly or indirectly affect the Fund through its investments in the Underlying Fund and other investment companies:</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Market Volatility.</font> Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other investments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for better performance.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Asset Allocation Risk.</font> If the Fund favors exposure to an asset class during a period when that asset class underperforms other asset classes, performance may suffer.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Issuer-Specific Risk.</font> The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Market Capitalization Risk.</font> To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sector Risk.</font> To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events. Alternatively, the lack of exposure to one or more sectors may adversely affect performance.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Value Stock Risk.</font> Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Growth Stock Risk.</font> Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Other Investment Company Risk and Risks of Investing in the Underlying Fund.</font> The Fund intends to invest in other investment companies, including the Underlying Fund. The investment performance of the Fund is directly related to the investment performance of the investment companies in which it invests and the allocations among those investment companies. The Fund is exposed to the same principal risks as the investment companies in which it invests as well as to the investment companies’ expenses in direct proportion to the allocation of its assets to such investment companies, which could result in the duplication of certain fees, including the administration fee in the case of the Underlying Fund. Also, an investor in the Fund may receive taxable gains from portfolio transactions by such other investment company, as well as taxable gains from transactions by the Fund in shares of the investment company.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">NBM is the investment manager for both the Fund and the funds in the Neuberger Berman fund family, including the Underlying Fund, and may be deemed to have a conflict of interest in determining the allocation of the Fund to the funds in the Neuberger Berman fund family.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Fund intends to invest in the Underlying Fund, which invests in fixed income securities and is subject to the following additional risks, in addition to other risks.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Interest Rate Risk.</font> The Underlying Fund’s total return and share price will fluctuate in response to changes in interest rates. Generally, the value of investments with interest rate risk, such as fixed income securities, will move in the direction opposite to movements in interest rates. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a fixed income security, the greater the effect a change in interest rates could have on the security’s price. Thus, the Underlying Fund’s sensitivity to interest rate risk will increase with any increase in the Underlying Fund’s overall</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">duration. An increase in interest rates can impact other markets as well. For example, because many investors buy stocks with borrowed money, an increase in interest rates can cause a decline in those markets. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Prepayment and Extension Risk.</font> The Underlying Fund’s performance could be affected if unexpected interest rate trends cause the Underlying Fund’s mortgage- or asset-backed securities to be paid off earlier or later than expected, shortening or lengthening their duration. An increase in market interest rates would likely extend the effective duration of mortgage-backed securities, thereby magnifying the effect of the rate increase on the securities’ price.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Call Risk.</font> When interest rates are low, issuers will often repay the obligation underlying a “callable security” early, in which case the Underlying Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in an investment offering a lower yield and may not benefit from any increase in value that might otherwise result from declining interest rates.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Credit Risk.</font> A downgrade or default affecting any of the Underlying Fund’s securities could affect the Fund’s performance.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">U.S. Government Securities Risk.</font> Although the Underlying Fund may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the Underlying Fund itself and do not guarantee the market price of the securities. Furthermore, not all securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Securities Risk.</font> When-issued and delayed-delivery securities can have a leverage-like effect on the Underlying Fund, which can increase fluctuations in the Underlying Fund’s share price; may cause the Underlying Fund to liquidate positions when it may not be advantageous to do so, in order to satisfy its purchase obligations; and are subject to the risk that a counterparty may fail to complete the sale of the security, in which case the Underlying Fund may lose the opportunity to purchase or sell the security at the agreed upon price.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Illiquid Investments Risk.</font> Illiquid investments may be more difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous price or time, and there is a greater risk that the investments may not be sold for the price at which the Underlying Fund is carrying them.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Foreign and Emerging Market Risk.</font> Foreign securities, including those issued by foreign governments, involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies or currency redenominations; potential for default on sovereign debt; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading and financial partners.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities of issuers in emerging market countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities of issuers in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Currency Risk.</font> Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Management Risk.</font> Fund performance is dependent upon the success of the Portfolio Manager in implementing the Fund’s investment strategies in pursuit of its objective and the Underlying Managers in pursuit of their objectives. To a significant extent, the Fund’s performance will depend on the success of implementing and managing the investment models that assist in allocating the Fund’s assets, as well as any investment models used by the Underlying Managers. Models that have been formulated on the basis of past market data may not be predictive of future price movements. Models may not be reliable if unusual or disruptive events cause market moves the nature or size of which are inconsistent with the historic correlation and</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">volatility structure of the market. Models also may have hidden biases or exposure to broad structural or sentiment shifts. In the event that actual events fail to conform to the assumptions underlying such models, losses could be incurred.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Risk Management.</font> Risk is an essential part of investing. No risk management program can eliminate the Fund’s exposure to adverse events; at best, it can only reduce the possibility that the Fund will be affected by such events, and especially those risks that are not intrinsic to the Fund’s investment program.</font> </div> <br/><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Recent Market Conditions.</font> The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. Both domestic and international equity and fixed income markets have been experiencing heightened volatility and turmoil. Conditions in the U.S. and many foreign economies have resulted, and may continue to result, in fixed income instruments experiencing unusual liquidity issues, increased price volatility and, in some cases, credit downgrades and increased likelihood of default. These events have reduced the willingness and ability of some lenders to extend credit, and have made it more difficult for borrowers to obtain financing on attractive terms, if at all. As a result, the values of many types of securities have been reduced. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation in the markets is widespread, it may be difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.</font> </div>
The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Portfolio Turnover
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.</font> </div>
FEES AND EXPENSES
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 24 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “ Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B in the Fund’s SAI.</font> </div>
0.0575
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0100
0.0000
0.0086
0.0086
0.0075
0.0025
0.0100
0.0000
0.0053
0.0053
0.0053
0.0005
0.0005
0.0005
0.0169
0.0244
0.0133
-0.0045
-0.0045
-0.0045
0.0124
0.0199
0.0088
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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
50000
"Other expenses" and "Acquired fund fees and expenses" are based on estimated expenses for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.
"Other expenses" and "Acquired fund fees and expenses" are based on estimated expenses for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)