<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edgarSubmission xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/nport" xmlns:com="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common" xmlns:ncom="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/nportcommon" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/nport eis_NPORT_Filer.xsd">
  <headerData>
    <submissionType>NPORT-P</submissionType>
    <isConfidential>false</isConfidential>
    <filerInfo>

      <filer>
        <issuerCredentials>
          <cik>0001378872</cik>
          <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
        </issuerCredentials>
      </filer>


      <seriesClassInfo>
        <seriesId>S000037586</seriesId>
        <classId>C000116012</classId>
      </seriesClassInfo>


    </filerInfo>
  </headerData>
  <formData>
    <genInfo>
      <regName>Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II</regName>
      <regFileNumber>811-21977</regFileNumber>
      <regCik>0001378872</regCik>
      <regLei>O540V2L4S174Y60FMD36</regLei>
      <regStreet1>3500 Lacey Road</regStreet1>
      <regStreet2>Suite 700</regStreet2>
      <regCity>Downers Grove</regCity>
      <regStateConditional regCountry="US" regState="US-IL"/>
      <regZipOrPostalCode>60515</regZipOrPostalCode>
      <regPhone>800-983-0903</regPhone>
      <seriesName>Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF</seriesName>
      <seriesId>S000037586</seriesId>
      <seriesLei>549300BBDJ2E2OTP0E55</seriesLei>
      <repPdEnd>2025-08-31</repPdEnd>
      <repPdDate>2025-05-31</repPdDate>
      <isFinalFiling>N</isFinalFiling>
    </genInfo>
    <fundInfo>
      <totAssets>752790669.32</totAssets>
      <totLiabs>108468685.40</totLiabs>
      <netAssets>644321983.92</netAssets>
      <assetsAttrMiscSec>0.00000000</assetsAttrMiscSec>
      <assetsInvested>0.00000000</assetsInvested>
      <amtPayOneYrBanksBorr>0.00000000</amtPayOneYrBanksBorr>
      <amtPayOneYrCtrldComp>0.00000000</amtPayOneYrCtrldComp>
      <amtPayOneYrOthAffil>0.00000000</amtPayOneYrOthAffil>
      <amtPayOneYrOther>0.00000000</amtPayOneYrOther>
      <amtPayAftOneYrBanksBorr>0.00000000</amtPayAftOneYrBanksBorr>
      <amtPayAftOneYrCtrldComp>0.00000000</amtPayAftOneYrCtrldComp>
      <amtPayAftOneYrOthAffil>0.00000000</amtPayAftOneYrOthAffil>
      <amtPayAftOneYrOther>0.00000000</amtPayAftOneYrOther>
      <delayDeliv>0.00000000</delayDeliv>
      <standByCommit>0.00000000</standByCommit>
      <liquidPref>0.00000000</liquidPref>
      <cshNotRptdInCorD>0.00000000</cshNotRptdInCorD>
      <borrowers>
        <borrower aggrVal="1004637.55000000" lei="KB1H1DSPRFMYMCUFXT09" name="WELLS FARGO BANK NA"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="185275.35000000" lei="549300BLWPABP1VNME36" name="Scotia Capital (USA) INC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="6536023.29000000" lei="9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078" name="Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="1182839.49000000" lei="RUC0QBLBRPRCU4W1NE59" name="BMO Capital Markets Corp"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="2232382.09000000" lei="ZI8Q1A8EI8LQFJNM0D94" name="Pershing LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="3802265.32000000" lei="G5GSEF7VJP5I7OUK5573" name="Barclays Bank PLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="2586166.41000000" lei="BFM8T61CT2L1QCEMIK50" name="UBS AG"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="4317014.27000000" lei="549300QQRY1JCFQHYS08" name="Janney Montgomery Scott LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="365843.24000000" lei="58PU97L1C0WSRCWADL48" name="Jefferies LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="12174312.59000000" lei="ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807" name="J.P. Morgan Securities LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="1051292.19000000" lei="549300ZBQI1JB1844X09" name="TD PRIME SERVICES LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="25983.31000000" lei="AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319" name="Barclays Capital Inc."/>
        <borrower aggrVal="7104646.04000000" lei="549300KUN9K9K32C6D97" name="BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Intl Ltd"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="9491507.43000000" lei="549300JRHF1MHHWUAW04" name="National Financial Services LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="1888580.25000000" lei="2IGI19DL77OX0HC3ZE78" name="CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="1623350.53000000" lei="MP6I5ZYZBEU3UXPYFY54" name="HSBC BANK PLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="302215.24000000" lei="RCNB6OTYUAMMP879YW96" name="BNP Paribas Securities Corp."/>
        <borrower aggrVal="1982.70000000" lei="549300LCO2FLSSVFFR64" name="RBC Capital Markets, LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="5023714.47000000" lei="HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49" name="BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="5072957.37000000" lei="571474TGEMMWANRLN572" name="STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="3673007.56000000" lei="MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310" name="Citigroup Global Markets Inc."/>
        <borrower aggrVal="178510.00000000" lei="T6FIZBDPKLYJKFCRVK44" name="UBS Securities LLC."/>
        <borrower aggrVal="1011419.64000000" lei="L3I9ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR72" name="THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="14931752.56000000" lei="549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73" name="BOFA SECURITIES INC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="12201499.48000000" lei="FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30" name="Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co. LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="6175765.77000000" lei="VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21" name="Wells Fargo Securities LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="1498728.24000000" lei="SUVUFHICNZMP2WKHG940" name="TD Securities (USA) Inc."/>
      </borrowers>
      <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
      <returnInfo>
        <monthlyTotReturns>
          <monthlyTotReturn classId="C000116012" rtn1="-8.40864100" rtn2="-1.60660000" rtn3="6.04462400"/>
        </monthlyTotReturns>
        <monthlyReturnCats>
          <commodityContracts>
            <mon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <forwardCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </forwardCategory>
            <futureCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </futureCategory>
            <optionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </optionCategory>
            <swaptionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swaptionCategory>
            <swapCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swapCategory>
            <warrantCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </warrantCategory>
            <otherCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </otherCategory>
          </commodityContracts>
          <creditContracts>
            <mon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <forwardCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </forwardCategory>
            <futureCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </futureCategory>
            <optionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </optionCategory>
            <swaptionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swaptionCategory>
            <swapCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swapCategory>
            <warrantCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </warrantCategory>
            <otherCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </otherCategory>
          </creditContracts>
          <equityContracts>
            <mon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <forwardCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </forwardCategory>
            <futureCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </futureCategory>
            <optionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </optionCategory>
            <swaptionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swaptionCategory>
            <swapCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swapCategory>
            <warrantCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </warrantCategory>
            <otherCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </otherCategory>
          </equityContracts>
          <foreignExchgContracts>
            <mon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <forwardCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </forwardCategory>
            <futureCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </futureCategory>
            <optionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </optionCategory>
            <swaptionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swaptionCategory>
            <swapCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swapCategory>
            <warrantCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </warrantCategory>
            <otherCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </otherCategory>
          </foreignExchgContracts>
          <interestRtContracts>
            <mon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <forwardCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </forwardCategory>
            <futureCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </futureCategory>
            <optionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </optionCategory>
            <swaptionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swaptionCategory>
            <swapCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swapCategory>
            <warrantCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </warrantCategory>
            <otherCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </otherCategory>
          </interestRtContracts>
          <otherContracts>
            <mon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <forwardCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </forwardCategory>
            <futureCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </futureCategory>
            <optionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </optionCategory>
            <swaptionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swaptionCategory>
            <swapCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swapCategory>
            <warrantCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </warrantCategory>
            <otherCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </otherCategory>
          </otherContracts>
        </monthlyReturnCats>
        <othMon1 netRealizedGain="1014077.61000000" netUnrealizedAppr="-62625432.26000000"/>
        <othMon2 netRealizedGain="-53622043.77" netUnrealizedAppr="41295358.35000000"/>
        <othMon3 netRealizedGain="2924711.01000000" netUnrealizedAppr="34551668.11000000"/>
      </returnInfo>
      <mon1Flow redemption="19768459.75000000" reinvestment="0.00000000" sales="0.00000000"/>
      <mon2Flow redemption="29016215.01000000" reinvestment="0.00000000" sales="9382858.39000000"/>
      <mon3Flow redemption="15389223.87000000" reinvestment="0.00000000" sales="0.00000000"/>

    </fundInfo>
    <invstOrSecs>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Sanmina Corp.</name>
        <lei>X5K24XLM8QYRXF00EB42</lei>
        <title>Sanmina Corp.</title>
        <cusip>801056102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8010561020"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>29996.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2540361.24000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.394268906447</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>SoundHound AI Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>SoundHound AI Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>836100107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8361001071"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>240008.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2426480.88000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.376594457516</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2493525.06000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Climb Global Solutions, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300LKM16VX2FG7J68</lei>
        <title>Climb Global Solutions, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>946760105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9467601053"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>68368.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7532444.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.169049727928</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Northrim BanCorp, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493006X7RLLTZ3SG075</lei>
        <title>Northrim BanCorp, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>666762109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6667621097"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>31688.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2902620.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.450492280635</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Aris Water Solutions, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Aris Water Solutions, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>04041L106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US04041L1061"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>103350.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2277834.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.353524178414</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Cavco Industries, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Cavco Industries, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>149568107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1495681074"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>4559.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1976759.61000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.306796859230</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Hackett Group, Inc. (The)</name>
        <lei>5K016KLIRB6156644289</lei>
        <title>Hackett Group, Inc. (The)</title>
        <cusip>404609109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4046091090"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>81326.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1994113.52000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.309490219139</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>58502B106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US58502B1061"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>164417.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2326500.55000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.361077319734</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>BancFirst Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300EJEHGBP4IO2J30</lei>
        <title>BancFirst Corp.</title>
        <cusip>05945F103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05945F1030"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>21193.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2621680.07000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.406889743859</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>OSI Systems, Inc.</name>
        <lei>DDX3MPX1Y8YD30050X33</lei>
        <title>OSI Systems, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>671044105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6710441055"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>11664.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2555699.04000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.396649362241</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2295040.37000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Corcept Therapeutics Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900EO9LUTFMZ7FF90</lei>
        <title>Corcept Therapeutics Inc.</title>
        <cusip>218352102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2183521028"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>48736.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3779964.16000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.586657642348</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="3745974.72000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>53190C102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US53190C1027"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>75941.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2171912.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.337084975245</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Brookdale Senior Living Inc.</name>
        <lei>LH7MQB13NWY7CJ9VC445</lei>
        <title>Brookdale Senior Living Inc.</title>
        <cusip>112463104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1124631045"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>383052.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2493668.52000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.387022107305</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300ZTF7OT1FW66Q96</lei>
        <title>Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.</title>
        <cusip>00650F109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US00650F1093"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>320706.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3053121.12000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.473850217157</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="32780.51000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CorMedix Inc.</name>
        <lei>5299006YIA3L0MBW8358</lei>
        <title>CorMedix Inc.</title>
        <cusip>21900C308</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US21900C3088"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>249512.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3029075.68000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.470118319038</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2852001.36000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>AZZ Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300HD1X2NFLWPYC83</lei>
        <title>AZZ Inc.</title>
        <cusip>002474104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0024741045"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>27957.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2535420.33000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.393502067797</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Moog Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300WM2I4U7OBAHG07</lei>
        <title>Moog Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>615394202</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6153942023"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>13354.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2474629.74000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.384067252361</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Barrett Business Services, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900HXB6TMG0SR9Y34</lei>
        <title>Barrett Business Services, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>068463108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0684631080"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>58177.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2404164.53000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.373130917460</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Willdan Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900YQO0LF5VAEKN05</lei>
        <title>Willdan Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>96924N100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US96924N1000"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>57609.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3113766.45000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.483262487965</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Delcath Systems, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300NVPLITUM6URT02</lei>
        <title>Delcath Systems, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>24661P807</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US24661P8077"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>378089.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6128822.69000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.951204963194</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="310492.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300EXGR0XLRJEIB95</lei>
        <title>Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>05464T104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05464T1043"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>32577.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3425797.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.531690273728</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd.</name>
        <lei>549300Q9HRIFA2BGHJ51</lei>
        <title>Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd., Class A</title>
        <cusip>G4095J109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KYG4095J1094"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>173335.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2502957.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.388463759186</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="12924.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ReposiTrak, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5299008X1VJFCKZ94E34</lei>
        <title>ReposiTrak, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>700215304</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7002153044"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>198140.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4323414.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.671002217508</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="4321360.74000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300JH4DTA7U42GL91</lei>
        <title>Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>043436104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0434361046"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>10565.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2407869.15000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.373705881545</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493000EKBN0UY1F3F88</lei>
        <title>Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>50077B207</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US50077B2079"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>78803.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2907042.67000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.451178563288</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>NextDecade Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300XB4GCLNGHFTT48</lei>
        <title>NextDecade Corp.</title>
        <cusip>65342K105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US65342K1051"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>257949.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2135817.72000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.331482981071</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="619912.41000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>HCI Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300CZF7EZJH0MPH74</lei>
        <title>HCI Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>40416E103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US40416E1038"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>24524.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4138915.48000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.642367571383</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="3693112.30000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Pitney Bowes Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300N2O26NW4ST6W55</lei>
        <title>Pitney Bowes Inc.</title>
        <cusip>724479100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7244791007"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>274322.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2825516.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.438525561833</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Bel Fuse Inc.</name>
        <lei>2549009L4XYDBRRY6X39</lei>
        <title>Bel Fuse Inc., Class B</title>
        <cusip>077347300</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0773473006"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>97457.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7192326.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.116262797094</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="628043.45000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300LQ4LWX2R8ZV130</lei>
        <title>Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>50155Q100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US50155Q1004"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>80430.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3139987.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.487331998342</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>EZCORP, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493003K6PG3ZQ7TUQ63</lei>
        <title>EZCORP, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>302301106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3023011063"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>177045.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2381255.25000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.369575353538</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Patrick Industries Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300FZ5ZTCCJ3Z5W14</lei>
        <title>Patrick Industries Inc.</title>
        <cusip>703343103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7033431039"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>27557.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2366044.02000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.367214541649</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2352451.70000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>SiriusPoint Ltd.</name>
        <lei>549300OGXFI85N3YZZ51</lei>
        <title>SiriusPoint Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>G8192H106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG8192H1060"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>171584.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3361330.56000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.521684909701</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BM</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900S9MWZC1UBF3D13</lei>
        <title>Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>120076104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1200761047"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>63245.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3228024.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.500995601665</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2346761.12000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Mistras Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493000CMNXVLND3FU73</lei>
        <title>Mistras Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>60649T107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US60649T1079"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>232668.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1756643.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.272634403891</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>South Plains Financial, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300SNEBP48642N493</lei>
        <title>South Plains Financial, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>83946P107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US83946P1075"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>70466.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2534662.02000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.393384376640</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Axogen, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Axogen, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>05463X106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05463X1063"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>178654.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1945542.06000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.301951835969</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300GXGXJG0YH4VN21</lei>
        <title>Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>830940102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8309401029"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>47437.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3005133.95000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.466402516908</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CRA International, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>CRA International, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>12618T105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US12618T1051"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>16987.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3228379.35000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.501050628500</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>98422E103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US98422E1038"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>454733.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2246381.02000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.348642615968</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MP Materials Corp.</name>
        <lei>89450063PHPS61USMT84</lei>
        <title>MP Materials Corp.</title>
        <cusip>553368101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5533681012"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>87530.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1907278.70000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.296013289566</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1713149.58000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Monarch Casino &amp; Resort, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300AK5FF7KY11V997</lei>
        <title>Monarch Casino &amp; Resort, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>609027107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6090271072"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>29108.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2437503.92000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.378305254334</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ExlService Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>81E3DTNF6OSH489ZOV15</lei>
        <title>ExlService Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>302081104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3020811044"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>105067.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4832031.33000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.749940472402</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900YO5DSQCPEFDZ05</lei>
        <title>Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>681116109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6811161099"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>21899.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2440643.55000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.378792530894</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Merit Medical Systems, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300OYTY138SP2CE83</lei>
        <title>Merit Medical Systems, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>589889104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5898891040"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>27625.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2625203.75000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.407436625711</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Urban Outfitters, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300N3DUFR5U6NRN38</lei>
        <title>Urban Outfitters, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>917047102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9170471026"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>47504.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3320529.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.515352522941</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>TruBridge, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493005Q6CJC78TGL805</lei>
        <title>TruBridge, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>205306103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2053061030"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>97579.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2335065.47000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.362406611643</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.</title>
        <cusip>74112D101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US74112D1019"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>28016.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2400130.72000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.372504862459</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Interparfums, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Interparfums, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>458334109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4583341098"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>19117.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2604117.74000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.404164036768</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Anavex Life Sciences Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300K1I5L8COCQ8W36</lei>
        <title>Anavex Life Sciences Corp.</title>
        <cusip>032797300</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0327973006"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>243771.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1835595.63000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.284887940472</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1841370.79000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Liquidity Services, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5299002AZ4ULSAXN0G81</lei>
        <title>Liquidity Services, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>53635B107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US53635B1070"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>76454.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1786729.98000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.277303898453</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Hippo Holdings Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Hippo Holdings Inc.</title>
        <cusip>433539202</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4335392027"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>94031.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2215370.36000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.343829702429</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>REV Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300SRD0SIG5ZZ3X20</lei>
        <title>REV Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>749527107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7495271071"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>75678.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2837168.22000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.440333915465</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>OptimizeRx Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>OptimizeRx Corp.</title>
        <cusip>68401U204</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US68401U2042"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>272524.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3308441.36000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.513476405053</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2951045.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Avidity Biosciences, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Avidity Biosciences, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>05370A108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05370A1088"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>153251.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4747715.98000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.736854569374</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="4187982.10000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>InterDigital, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900HQAUTC3VI47G64</lei>
        <title>InterDigital, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>45867G101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US45867G1013"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>15886.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3451392.36000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.535662672721</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="3085621.14000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CNX Resources Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300JK3KH8PWM3B226</lei>
        <title>CNX Resources Corp.</title>
        <cusip>12653C108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US12653C1080"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>78404.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2530881.12000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.392797573753</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2429398.44000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Latham Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Latham Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>51819L107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US51819L1070"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>363476.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2053639.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.318728749173</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="18016.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>SL Green Realty Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300VQZPJU97H3GT17</lei>
        <title>SL Green Realty Corp.</title>
        <cusip>78440X887</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US78440X8873"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>39945.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2267677.65000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.351947893536</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>United States Cellular Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300B164AZXESI6E03</lei>
        <title>United States Cellular Corp.</title>
        <cusip>911684108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9116841084"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>46721.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2895300.37000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.449356135947</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1894700.46000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.</title>
        <cusip>591774104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5917741044"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>42141.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2725258.47000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.422965308962</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Piper Sandler Cos.</name>
        <lei>QUQDBTUSOAKFEVMRMF78</lei>
        <title>Piper Sandler Cos.</title>
        <cusip>724078100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7240781002"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>10691.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2688251.95000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.417221826522</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Porch Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300NXEI7CVW8IXQ90</lei>
        <title>Porch Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>733245104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7332451043"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>920386.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>8393920.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.302752432709</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1620385.19000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>StoneX Group Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300JUF07L8VF02M60</lei>
        <title>StoneX Group Inc.</title>
        <cusip>861896108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8618961085"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>36414.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3082627.17000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.478429612357</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>StepStone Group Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>StepStone Group Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>85914M107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US85914M1071"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>41911.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2424551.35000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.376294990782</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Comstock Resources, Inc.</name>
        <lei>I03QQGEA4SS774AURI46</lei>
        <title>Comstock Resources, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>205768302</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2057683029"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>118657.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2764708.10000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.429087966730</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1990070.88000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Preformed Line Products Co.</name>
        <lei>549300EYH53XDJID2098</lei>
        <title>Preformed Line Products Co.</title>
        <cusip>740444104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7404441047"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>15601.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2225326.64000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.345374936062</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="364479.57000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>29667J101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US29667J1016"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>37787.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3428792.38000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.532155112749</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900HGKY864E4Y9014</lei>
        <title>Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>01438T106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US01438T1060"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>410087.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>881687.05000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.136839510680</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="94524.24000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Century Aluminum Co.</name>
        <lei>549300U5ODNGEYWKSW73</lei>
        <title>Century Aluminum Co.</title>
        <cusip>156431108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1564311082"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>119978.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1858459.22000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.288436413218</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Amalgamated Financial Corp.</name>
        <lei>254900FMBXF85WQYV433</lei>
        <title>Amalgamated Financial Corp.</title>
        <cusip>022671101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0226711010"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>79644.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2406841.68000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.373546416243</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Pathward Financial, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493004X52BH1NBLW813</lei>
        <title>Pathward Financial, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>59100U108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US59100U1088"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>34660.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2705213.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.419854213811</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Travere Therapeutics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Travere Therapeutics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>89422G107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US89422G1076"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>141996.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2132779.92000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.331011508721</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="642868.62000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Goosehead Insurance, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300WH5MBIWHJ9XY95</lei>
        <title>Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>38267D109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US38267D1090"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>20422.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2210885.72000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.343133677753</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Group 1 Automotive, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300US8QAZJLWYAF63</lei>
        <title>Group 1 Automotive, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>398905109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3989051095"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>16342.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6927700.64000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.075192343718</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>QCR Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300MWKWM7KWJVQO33</lei>
        <title>QCR Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>74727A104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US74727A1043"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>31660.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2130718.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.330691494807</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ESAB Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300ZNV0SWBXEIWT04</lei>
        <title>ESAB Corp.</title>
        <cusip>29605J106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US29605J1060"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>19889.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2446148.11000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.379646849098</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Krystal Biotech, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300YONUY68210OE41</lei>
        <title>Krystal Biotech, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>501147102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5011471027"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>23240.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2927310.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.454324153615</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2879986.08000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Bancorp, Inc. (The)</name>
        <lei>894500FP2ICT1B019Y71</lei>
        <title>Bancorp, Inc. (The)</title>
        <cusip>05969A105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05969A1051"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>42836.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2188919.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.339724494061</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Universal Technical Institute, Inc.</name>
        <lei>2549003YOJGAZ0PVFV48</lei>
        <title>Universal Technical Institute, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>913915104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9139151040"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>200101.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7109588.53000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.103421690929</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>603170101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6031701013"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>139910.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2179797.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.338308773315</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="42282.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900KPTNUS5J8K9K66</lei>
        <title>Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>766559702</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7665597024"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>115273.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2213241.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.343499314820</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1959835.50000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Laureate Education, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5JL7TMOH5TY3IUYSUP91</lei>
        <title>Laureate Education, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>518613203</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5186132032"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>119328.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2684880.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.416698493455</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Soleno Therapeutics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493003LCY77N7FXK844</lei>
        <title>Soleno Therapeutics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>834203309</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8342033094"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>192195.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>14097503.25000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.187959374633</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="355414.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900ABAWFXOHSIHG03</lei>
        <title>Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>67576A100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US67576A1007"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>334715.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2681067.15000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.416106731868</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2697327.38000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Federal Signal Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300RTXZRPTNP6G884</lei>
        <title>Federal Signal Corp.</title>
        <cusip>313855108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3138551086"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>38182.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3591780.74000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.557451216881</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="3548664.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Caret Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Caret Holdings, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>77664L207</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US77664L2079"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>23151.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3032549.49000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.470657460971</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2872209.08000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Net Lease Office Properties</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Net Lease Office Properties</title>
        <cusip>64110Y108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US64110Y1082"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>75662.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2361411.02000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.366495491219</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="945239.61000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>United Natural Foods, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300GKGW6WPZ282D40</lei>
        <title>United Natural Foods, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>911163103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9111631035"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>90355.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2762152.35000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.428691309459</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Hancock Whitney Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300GRNBWY8HIICT41</lei>
        <title>Hancock Whitney Corp.</title>
        <cusip>410120109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4101201097"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>44720.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2444842.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.379444200417</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>NewAmsterdam Pharma Co. N.V.</name>
        <lei>984500B6549TF6E14D36</lei>
        <title>NewAmsterdam Pharma Co. N.V.</title>
        <cusip>N62509109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="NL00150012L7"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>107316.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1943492.76000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.301633780703</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>NL</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Hallador Energy Co.</name>
        <lei>254900GKEQRHOI2SSC19</lei>
        <title>Hallador Energy Co.</title>
        <cusip>40609P105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US40609P1057"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>195390.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3370477.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.523104532223</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="660775.05000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Bioventus Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Bioventus Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>09075A108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US09075A1088"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>236660.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1533556.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.238010938361</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Vornado Realty Trust</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Vornado Realty Trust</title>
        <cusip>929042109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9290421091"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>60972.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2296815.24000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.356470103041</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Archrock, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300K3RIHMHDVFTL28</lei>
        <title>Archrock, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>03957W106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US03957W1062"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>261274.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6505722.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.009700547608</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Enerpac Tool Group Corp.</name>
        <lei>IZW37BPZKUJE1QXGB081</lei>
        <title>Enerpac Tool Group Corp.</title>
        <cusip>292765104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2927651040"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>53840.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2308659.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.358308308208</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>VSE Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300QWJYQDH4U5XI15</lei>
        <title>VSE Corp.</title>
        <cusip>918284100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9182841000"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>30093.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3914798.37000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.607584168738</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="932442.80000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ESCO Technologies Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493007JJLP5MEWVDH10</lei>
        <title>ESCO Technologies Inc.</title>
        <cusip>296315104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2963151046"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>14580.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2642479.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.410117808478</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>9845008CCYDD87F66B45</lei>
        <title>Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>42727J102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US42727J1025"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>625613.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>15308750.11000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.375947195975</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>BioLife Solutions, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300G2IVCMC2TJDW72</lei>
        <title>BioLife Solutions, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>09062W204</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US09062W2044"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>91846.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2009590.48000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.311892272831</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (The)</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (The), Class A</title>
        <cusip>05589G102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05589G1022"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>54055.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2082739.15000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.323245085838</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2059753.86000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Replimune Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300AY704NEIRC4K64</lei>
        <title>Replimune Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>76029N106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US76029N1063"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>203537.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1827762.26000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.283672186517</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Niagen Bioscience, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900OPI7B8JPXCVS70</lei>
        <title>Niagen Bioscience, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>171077407</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1710774076"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>317997.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3440727.54000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.534007472330</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Unity Bancorp, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300Q90ZRNUR65PL93</lei>
        <title>Unity Bancorp, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>913290102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9132901029"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>55527.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2454571.04000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.380954103888</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>PrimeEnergy Resources Corp.</name>
        <lei>9QMD37QNHRX1B7685Y44</lei>
        <title>PrimeEnergy Resources Corp.</title>
        <cusip>74158E104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US74158E1047"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>31679.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6117214.90000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.949403412061</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1201885.79000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>SLM Corp.</name>
        <lei>4K8SLPBF5DXXGPW03H93</lei>
        <title>SLM Corp.</title>
        <cusip>78442P106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US78442P1066"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>77712.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2515537.44000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.390416205372</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Groupon, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5299005W5W1R5POQJL03</lei>
        <title>Groupon, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>399473206</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3994732069"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>139415.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4061158.95000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.630299609721</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="3948832.70000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Northeast Bank</name>
        <lei>549300F0LV9TSW34E306</lei>
        <title>Northeast Bank</title>
        <cusip>66405S100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US66405S1006"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>77007.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6455496.81000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.001905409268</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Ryder System, Inc.</name>
        <lei>ZXJ6Y2OSPZXIVGRILD15</lei>
        <title>Ryder System, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>783549108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7835491082"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>17527.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2578747.51000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.400226528716</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>First BanCorp.</name>
        <lei>5493000C44WC17AV1S09</lei>
        <title>First BanCorp.</title>
        <cusip>318672706</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="PR3186727065"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>127907.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2555581.86000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.396631175682</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>PR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>03969K108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US03969K1088"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>140988.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1838483.52000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.285336146504</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="823576.49000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Mr. Cooper Group Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300KD8C6DPXYC2M26</lei>
        <title>Mr. Cooper Group Inc.</title>
        <cusip>62482R107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US62482R1077"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>87148.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>11288280.44000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.751962640064</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Matson, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300OI5H3Y0I9I4I12</lei>
        <title>Matson, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>57686G105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US57686G1058"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>19428.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2192449.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.340272387830</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Belden Inc.</name>
        <lei>68BKYO1JC791TTJHUE82</lei>
        <title>Belden Inc.</title>
        <cusip>077454106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0774541066"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>22146.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2351905.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.365020169836</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Sable Offshore Corp.</name>
        <lei>254900IMMKZUOZF7V487</lei>
        <title>Sable Offshore Corp., Class C</title>
        <cusip>78574H104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US78574H1041"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>95626.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2752116.28000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.427133692266</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Capital Bancorp, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300LQKYGWQ7VP0C75</lei>
        <title>Capital Bancorp, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>139737100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1397371006"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>81118.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2620111.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.406646283285</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="305406.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Invesco Private Prime Fund</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Invesco Private Prime Fund</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="CADIS_ID" value="2487474"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>78124051.68600000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>78124051.68600000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>12.12500172828</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>PF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <cashCollateralCondition cashCollateralVal="78124051.68600000" isCashCollateral="Y"/>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Pacira Biosciences, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Pacira Biosciences, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>695127100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6951271005"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>96343.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2489503.12000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.386375629286</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>89532M101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US89532M1018"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>360559.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2347239.09000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.364295980670</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2270221.08000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>EnPro Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300Y5CFT2LKCFDN54</lei>
        <title>EnPro Inc.</title>
        <cusip>29355X107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US29355X1072"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>13641.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2525494.74000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.391961597311</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>PTC Therapeutics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300UJLWOIWFDGB318</lei>
        <title>PTC Therapeutics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>69366J200</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US69366J2006"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>41462.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2011736.24000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.312225298873</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd.</name>
        <lei>635400VD2NQBYAHMEM55</lei>
        <title>AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>G0692U109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG0692U1099"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>24680.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2561784.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.397593759631</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BM</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Perdoceo Education Corp.</name>
        <lei>529900X5PCA184O9LY90</lei>
        <title>Perdoceo Education Corp.</title>
        <cusip>71363P106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US71363P1066"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>96260.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3276690.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.508548595543</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>uniQure N.V.</name>
        <lei>724500RPCTZLFYJZ3S98</lei>
        <title>uniQure N.V.</title>
        <cusip>N90064101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="NL0010696654"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>193551.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2800682.97000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.434671335123</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>NL</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Assured Guaranty Ltd.</name>
        <lei>549300BBOQUJEPH87M14</lei>
        <title>Assured Guaranty Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>G0585R106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG0585R1060"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>30179.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2551634.45000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.396018530126</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BM</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Armstrong World Industries, Inc.</name>
        <lei>KXMRXXOJ88Q45Y45MG74</lei>
        <title>Armstrong World Industries, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>04247X102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US04247X1028"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>16365.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2546884.95000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.395281398673</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>PJT Partners Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300W3WBEQUBKYTN87</lei>
        <title>PJT Partners Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>69343T107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US69343T1079"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>16376.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2467208.16000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.382915408999</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="297686.24000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ADMA Biologics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>ADMA Biologics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>000899104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0008991046"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>491804.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9757391.36000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.514365736931</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Otter Tail Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300HHVBQRQUVKKD91</lei>
        <title>Otter Tail Corp.</title>
        <cusip>689648103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6896481032"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>28083.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2167445.94000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.336391741100</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>First Business Financial Services, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300BXKLW2T50TKU95</lei>
        <title>First Business Financial Services, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>319390100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3193901002"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>48780.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2379000.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.369225427561</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Enova International, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300O8XOCQSB49UO63</lei>
        <title>Enova International, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>29357K103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US29357K1034"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>54866.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5084432.22000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.789113571613</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Turning Point Brands, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300IYG00QF0VVP302</lei>
        <title>Turning Point Brands, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>90041L105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US90041L1052"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>40715.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3025938.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.469631469283</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Rush Enterprises, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900V3XHTN7A6DFT17</lei>
        <title>Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>781846209</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7818462092"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>57109.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2835461.85000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.440069083589</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ACI Worldwide, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493003BPVMZUJ6F5C02</lei>
        <title>ACI Worldwide, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>004498101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0044981019"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>43741.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2023458.66000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.314044640800</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Doximity, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Doximity, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>26622P107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US26622P1075"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>37874.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1972856.66000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.306191113951</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>683797104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6837971042"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>38278.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2499170.62000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.387876043712</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="22444.20000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Acushnet Holdings Corp.</name>
        <lei>529900W5FI106H543E43</lei>
        <title>Acushnet Holdings Corp.</title>
        <cusip>005098108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0050981085"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>35430.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2417743.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.375238352925</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>EchoStar Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300EE20907QZ9GT38</lei>
        <title>EchoStar Corp., Class A</title>
        <cusip>278768106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2787681061"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>89537.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1587491.01000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.246381630554</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1787888.97000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Stride, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900BRWS3AFONWU277</lei>
        <title>Stride, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>86333M108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US86333M1080"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>21701.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3285314.39000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.509887055228</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1070836.76000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Phibro Animal Health Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300U24SP4AF2JUX52</lei>
        <title>Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A</title>
        <cusip>71742Q106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US71742Q1067"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>104983.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2563684.86000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.397888776726</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Vericel Corp.</name>
        <lei>54930076YM3PLTDR4B91</lei>
        <title>Vericel Corp.</title>
        <cusip>92346J108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92346J1088"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>49348.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2037825.66000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.316274426584</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Kinetik Holdings Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Kinetik Holdings Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>02215L209</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US02215L2097"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>154112.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6864148.48000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.065328927353</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ACM Research, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300MCTENUWL2GJL61</lei>
        <title>ACM Research, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>00108J109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US00108J1097"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>80178.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1808013.90000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.280607203404</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tutor Perini Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300FHXYVPW8LJ6D98</lei>
        <title>Tutor Perini Corp.</title>
        <cusip>901109108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9011091082"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>156012.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5753722.56000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.892988708067</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Guardant Health, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900M8C3E5VC8BR186</lei>
        <title>Guardant Health, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>40131M109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US40131M1099"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>51538.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2093473.56000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.324911086730</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Huron Consulting Group Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300NGVB9H6TKTLE36</lei>
        <title>Huron Consulting Group Inc.</title>
        <cusip>447462102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4474621020"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>17808.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2543516.64000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.394758630541</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Equity Bancshares, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300BPQ2EJNU4WF694</lei>
        <title>Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>29460X109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US29460X1090"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>57467.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2237764.98000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.347305390138</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>879433829</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8794338298"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>118238.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4062657.68000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.630532215474</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CorVel Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>CorVel Corp.</title>
        <cusip>221006109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2210061097"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>31848.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3543726.96000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.549993178634</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Organogenesis Holdings Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300RLC2O821TU6941</lei>
        <title>Organogenesis Holdings Inc.</title>
        <cusip>68621F102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US68621F1021"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>461654.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1264931.96000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.196319851187</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="554852.25000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>63886Q109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US63886Q1094"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>104322.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2500598.34000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.388097628577</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Rubrik, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900TRGK2WTBYMYU27</lei>
        <title>Rubrik, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>781154109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7811541090"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>33008.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3147312.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.488468945425</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>88422P109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US88422P1093"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>69299.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2124707.34000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.329758628919</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="12509.12000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Standex International Corp.</name>
        <lei>RCX52GR0JW2LRRMH9Z54</lei>
        <title>Standex International Corp.</title>
        <cusip>854231107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8542311076"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>13744.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2074519.36000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.321969358763</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Newmark Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Newmark Group, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>65158N102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US65158N1028"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>186847.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2057185.47000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.319279105996</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Mueller Water Products, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300F7ZU4P1F8V8L60</lei>
        <title>Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>624758108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6247581084"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>83070.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2037707.10000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.316256025846</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300FZUBUB7MHY8R17</lei>
        <title>LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>525558201</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5255582018"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>27729.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2279323.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.353755398214</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Lincoln Educational Services Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300BJ55KUY6RG7L98</lei>
        <title>Lincoln Educational Services Corp.</title>
        <cusip>533535100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5335351004"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>154690.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3681622.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.571394751673</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="990852.74000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900JPNWXQ8DPLA551</lei>
        <title>Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>76243J105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US76243J1051"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>46922.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2877726.26000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.446628600578</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Gulfport Energy Corp.</name>
        <lei>254900DJRGZBUZ3F5038</lei>
        <title>Gulfport Energy Corp.</title>
        <cusip>402635502</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4026355028"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>13003.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2490074.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.386464308551</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Invesco Government &amp; Agency Portfolio</name>
        <lei>5493007T1J7WZ5QI1A47</lei>
        <title>Invesco Government &amp; Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class</title>
        <cusip>825252885</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8252528851"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>433077.70000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>433077.70000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.067214484498</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>TG Therapeutics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900X21UKABN9NJ529</lei>
        <title>TG Therapeutics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>88322Q108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US88322Q1085"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>127985.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4493553.35000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.697408044757</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="4524635.55000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>National Fuel Gas Co.</name>
        <lei>8JB38FFW1Y3C1HM8E841</lei>
        <title>National Fuel Gas Co.</title>
        <cusip>636180101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6361801011"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>29715.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2452676.10000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.380660005588</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.</name>
        <lei>5299001BMEW8X9VIJA73</lei>
        <title>Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>G23773107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KYG237731073"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>86725.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2344176.75000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.363820699666</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Casella Waste Systems, Inc.</name>
        <lei>8EU0XUFVJ48U37IIDH51</lei>
        <title>Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>147448104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1474481041"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>87890.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10301586.90000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.598825921991</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="126808.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Adtalem Global Education Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300Z467EZLMODV621</lei>
        <title>Adtalem Global Education Inc.</title>
        <cusip>00737L103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US00737L1035"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>23702.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3129375.06000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.485684973987</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>PAR Technology Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300HYPTHBJQINVG57</lei>
        <title>PAR Technology Corp.</title>
        <cusip>698884103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6988841036"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>38221.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2505768.76000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.388900087616</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2469686.26000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>DXP Enterprises, Inc.</name>
        <lei>8HH9SCFWHN29ZIEWIE93</lei>
        <title>DXP Enterprises, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>233377407</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2333774071"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>41593.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3438909.24000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.533725268704</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CNO Financial Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>11XPYHB76MPM4Y4P2897</lei>
        <title>CNO Financial Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>12621E103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US12621E1038"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>56677.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2151458.92000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.333910525124</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Netgear, Inc.</name>
        <lei>54930067KX3UNRHDWA78</lei>
        <title>Netgear, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>64111Q104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US64111Q1040"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>94387.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2768370.71000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.429656410783</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Boyd Gaming Corp.</name>
        <lei>254900787YGRYS2A1Z35</lei>
        <title>Boyd Gaming Corp.</title>
        <cusip>103304101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1033041013"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>49033.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3676004.01000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.570522828917</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Champion Homes, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Champion Homes, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>830830105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8308301055"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>39539.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2585850.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.401328941823</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Andersons, Inc. (The)</name>
        <lei>L38MWB8MVRFV7HVJPU11</lei>
        <title>Andersons, Inc. (The)</title>
        <cusip>034164103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0341641035"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>53563.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1902022.13000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.295197459883</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Lemonade, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493009BKR06OXXU6853</lei>
        <title>Lemonade, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>52567D107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US52567D1072"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>67519.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2261886.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.351049096018</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2158360.47000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>NextNav Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300X9CM76JRB02P70</lei>
        <title>NextNav Inc.</title>
        <cusip>65345N106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US65345N1063"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>213858.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2683917.90000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.416549173702</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2623198.41000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tiptree Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Tiptree Inc.</title>
        <cusip>88822Q103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US88822Q1031"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>186549.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4137656.82000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.642172224952</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MeiraGTx Holdings PLC</name>
        <lei>54930007YV6NYIOGFZ57</lei>
        <title>MeiraGTx Holdings PLC</title>
        <cusip>G59665102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KYG596651029"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>301100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1541632.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.239264224793</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1570340.64000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Seneca Foods Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Seneca Foods Corp., Class A</title>
        <cusip>817070501</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8170705011"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>26807.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2528168.17000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.392376518742</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Invesco Private Government Fund</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Invesco Private Government Fund</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="CADIS_ID" value="2442116"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>30015828.40000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>30015828.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.658513778683</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>PF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <cashCollateralCondition cashCollateralVal="30015828.40000000" isCashCollateral="Y"/>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Alignment Healthcare, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Alignment Healthcare, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>01625V104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US01625V1044"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>174730.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2685600.10000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.416810254348</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Palomar Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300DOI1MUW11BLX74</lei>
        <title>Palomar Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>69753M105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US69753M1053"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>18259.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3130870.73000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.485917104822</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300MS654K78GYF580</lei>
        <title>Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C</title>
        <cusip>313148306</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3131483063"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>12101.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2255868.42000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.350115078531</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>OFG Bancorp</name>
        <lei>549300Q4QEXJ37LEXQ06</lei>
        <title>OFG Bancorp</title>
        <cusip>67103X102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="PR67103X1020"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>79840.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3284617.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.509778912092</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>PR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Griffon Corp.</name>
        <lei>5493000C2SGNC7ZN3242</lei>
        <title>Griffon Corp.</title>
        <cusip>398433102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3984331021"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>40074.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2755087.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.427594831273</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (The)</name>
        <lei>549300JYEDC8C547E980</lei>
        <title>Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (The)</title>
        <cusip>163086101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1630861011"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>44784.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2856323.52000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.443306854536</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Badger Meter, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493002JENE20OGTUG20</lei>
        <title>Badger Meter, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>056525108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0565251081"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>22294.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5533816.68000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.858858896344</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Kadant Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300K06LNJYBMPYP15</lei>
        <title>Kadant Inc.</title>
        <cusip>48282T104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US48282T1043"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>22793.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7154950.63000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.110461975310</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="7160325.80000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Red Violet, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300T4EGADG881UU63</lei>
        <title>Red Violet, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>75704L104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US75704L1044"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>60115.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2919184.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.453062982926</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="605974.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Bloom Energy Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300XB5J9BFW5JXV97</lei>
        <title>Bloom Energy Corp., Class A</title>
        <cusip>093712107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0937121079"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>99087.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1830136.89000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.284040733619</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1821642.72000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>74366E102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US74366E1029"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>44958.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2134156.26000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.331225119313</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300VV176ZO5WQHZ61</lei>
        <title>Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>03168L105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US03168L1052"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>726428.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5317452.96000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.825278834605</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Granite Construction Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300OM4BWMCIXVCZ39</lei>
        <title>Granite Construction Inc.</title>
        <cusip>387328107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3873281071"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>41565.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3717989.25000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.577039018190</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1722598.97000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300BN5LH2CIPPHS71</lei>
        <title>Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>92645B103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92645B1035"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>100616.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6239198.16000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.968335446517</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Coastal Financial Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300XG5L36T6IU0B47</lei>
        <title>Coastal Financial Corp.</title>
        <cusip>19046P209</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US19046P2092"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>54664.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4804418.96000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.745654979948</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CBIZ, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900D5X8CFM8O1N813</lei>
        <title>CBIZ, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>124805102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1248051021"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>80982.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5850139.68000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.907952828864</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MRC Global Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900TSBPOLCLI2L582</lei>
        <title>MRC Global Inc.</title>
        <cusip>55345K103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US55345K1034"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>188339.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2337286.99000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.362751395781</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tanger Inc.</name>
        <lei>UKEW8YSXE4Y581KYOL30</lei>
        <title>Tanger Inc.</title>
        <cusip>875465106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8754651060"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>117598.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3504420.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.543892725602</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Axos Financial, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900D8M56422GK9O25</lei>
        <title>Axos Financial, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>05465C100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05465C1009"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>36374.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2529447.96000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.392575144590</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>American Public Education, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900GZNX6TJQGM4S17</lei>
        <title>American Public Education, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>02913V103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US02913V1035"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>206702.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6087373.90000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.944772031983</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="72878.92000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Grand Canyon Education, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900XFER799IYOSW74</lei>
        <title>Grand Canyon Education, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>38526M106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US38526M1062"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>13819.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2734020.06000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.424325124430</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Merus N.V.</name>
        <lei>549300W8GPUWU8QNU293</lei>
        <title>Merus N.V.</title>
        <cusip>N5749R100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="NL0011606264"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>51693.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2898426.51000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.449841318833</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>NL</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>AppFolio, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900OOUUGT6JFC0S15</lei>
        <title>AppFolio, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>03783C100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US03783C1009"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>10768.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2273878.56000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.352910286587</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Akero Therapeutics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300SI3KG74LBE2955</lei>
        <title>Akero Therapeutics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>00973Y108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US00973Y1082"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>54450.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2703442.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.419579428836</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="8309.19000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2025-06-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Adrien Deberghes</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Adrien Deberghes</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Vice President</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
