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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2022

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-00582

NEUBERGER BERMAN EQUITY FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in charter)
c/o Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104-0002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices – Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 476-8800

Joseph V. Amato
Chief Executive Officer and President
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
c/o Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104-0002
 
Lori L. Schneider, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20006-1600
 (Names and Addresses of agents for service)

Date of fiscal year end: August 31

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2022

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Act”) (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1.  Report to Shareholders.

(a)
Following is a copy of the annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act.

Neuberger Berman
Equity Funds
Investor Class Shares
Class A Shares
Trust Class Shares
Class C Shares
Advisor Class Shares
Class R3 Shares
Institutional Class Shares
Class R6 Shares
 
Class E Shares
Dividend Growth Fund
Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Equity Income Fund
Focus Fund
Genesis Fund
Global Real Estate Fund
Greater China Equity Fund
International Equity Fund
International Select Fund
International Small Cap Fund
Intrinsic Value Fund
Large Cap Growth Fund (formerly
Guardian Fund)
Large Cap Value Fund
Mid Cap Growth Fund
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund
Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund
Real Estate Fund
Small Cap Growth Fund
Sustainable Equity Fund
U.S. Equity Impact Fund

Annual Report
August 31, 2022


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The "Neuberger Berman" name and logo and "Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC" name are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. The individual Fund names in this piece are either service marks or registered service marks of  Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor, member FINRA. ©2022 Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor. All rights reserved.

President’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
Following a strong showing in calendar year 2021, equity markets struggled through August this year as investors weighed intersecting concerns—the pandemic’s impacts on supply chains, high inflation, war in Ukraine, and fiscal tightening amidst a slowing global economy. The U.S., and developed and developing international markets, saw volatility and declines—and with increased risk aversion, a shift from economically sensitive to defensive stocks, from growth to value, and toward the relative stability of larger-cap names.
Tensions began in November, when Covid’s fast-spreading Omicron variant emerged, evading defenses. With vaccinations, improved treatments and immunity, it proved less deadly. However, it added to supply-chain disruptions, a key factor driving high inflation, especially as China imposed lockdowns under their zero-Covid policy.
Beginning in February, the war in Ukraine worsened sentiment and exacerbated inflation, particularly in Europe, which relies on Ukraine for grain and Russia for energy which is something to watch as another heating season approaches.
Central banks, whose stimulative policies powered global economies (and by extension, equity markets) through the depths of the pandemic, reversed course to combat inflation. This is a delicate balancing act that investors watch nervously, as too many rate hikes too quickly could push the global economy into recession. 
At their July meeting, the U.S. Federal Reserve, hoping to reduce inflation to 2%, raised rates to between 2.25% and 2.5% from near zero in March, and set expectations for future rate increases. The Bank of Canada, Bank of England, and European Central Bank have also raised rates. 
The International Monetary Fund forecasts global real Gross Domestic Product growth for 2022 at 3.2%, down from 6.1% in 2021. For the U.S., their estimate is 2.3%, down from last year’s 40-year high of 5.7%. Still, 2.3% is below the long-term average, and further slowing could be risky.
Although macroeconomic concerns are valid, fundamentals remain positive. Throughout the 12-month period ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), corporate earnings continued to beat estimates. Additionally, reshoring—driven by top-down policy (e.g., July’s CHIPS Act) and bottom-up supply-chain necessity—as well as a significant federal commitment to infrastructure, should support American businesses, labor and logistics. Wage growth slowed as the reporting period ended, which could help temper demand-side inflation; and unemployment increased slightly, a positive as more Americans began seeking work.
In our view, markets will likely remain volatile until inflation (and uncertainty) begins to fall meaningfully. But we believe that valuations are reasonable, with plenty of room to move as conditions improve. Until then, our managers will continue to employ strategies that have been tested across various cycles. With our research advantage, strict buy and sell disciplines, understanding of both portfolio and “wish list” companies, and longer-term view, we will continue working both to limit risk and to take advantage of the opportunities volatility always creates.
Thank you for your confidence in Neuberger Berman. 
Sincerely,
 
Joseph V. Amato
President and CEO
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
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Dividend Growth Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Dividend Growth Fund Institutional Class generated a -9.99% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), outperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index (the Index), which posted a -11.23% total return for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
During the reporting period, the stock market declined as investors grappled with volatility driven in-part by mounting inflation and tighter monetary policies. By mid-2022, data from the Commerce Department showed that the U.S. economy shrank for the second quarter in a row. Excess inventories proved to be the culprit for the drop in real Gross Domestic Product, while higher borrowing costs weighed on housing activity. On the central bank front, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) increased the Fed funds rate by 225 basis points (2.25%) during the reporting period as Fed chair Jerome Powell emphasized price stability to tame inflationary pressures.
The Fund seeks to provide gross current income in-line with the Index, while seeking capital appreciation driven by dividend per share growth. This approach seeks to identify companies with strong business models generating cash to both grow their business, while also providing rising dividend distributions to shareholders. Overall, we focus on companies with strong balance sheets, solid management teams, attractive free cash flow yields, and clear capital allocation strategies.
Top equity sector weights included 21% Information Technology, 16% Health Care, and 12% Financials at the end of the reporting period. Overall, the bulk of returns were generated from stocks across Energy and Utilities—while exposure to Communication Services, Materials, and Industrials dampened results.
During the reporting period, our Energy names posted outsized returns driven by stocks tied to production of oil and gas. Devon Energy was our top overall performer advancing more than 150% as the upstream business posted solid results with management reporting earnings growth driven by cost controls. Across the oil & gas complex, C-suites have articulated their commitment to balance sheet improvement while increasing shareholder returns through formalized fixed plus variable dividend models. From a capital allocation standpoint, Devon Energy has among the most transparent return of capital frameworks focused on stock buybacks and dividend increases, making this, in our view, an ideal holding given our investment style.
On the other end of the spectrum, within Industrials, Stanley Black & Decker declined by almost -50% during the reporting period as the company reported disappointing results related to supply chain cost increases.  After revisiting our investment thesis, this position was sold during the reporting period with the proceeds allocated elsewhere.
We believe caution is warranted as the U.S. economy grapples with greater uncertainty. In our view, geopolitics, inflation, and central bank actions are likely to continue to present headwinds for corporate earnings. We remain focused on business fundamentals and portfolio construction to navigate potential market volatility. As always, we will continue to favor high-quality, cash-generative, dividend paying stocks with managements focused on disciplined capital allocation.
We thank you for investing in our Fund.
Sincerely,
William D. Hunter and Shawn Trudeau
Portfolio Managers
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
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Dividend Growth Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Institutional Class
NDGIX
Class A
NDGAX
Class C
NDGCX
Class R6
NRDGX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Communication Services
6.2%
Consumer Discretionary
10.1
Consumer Staples
4.7
Energy
4.7
Financials
12.2
Health Care
15.6
Industrials
10.3
Information Technology
20.8
Materials
4.8
Real Estate
3.8
Utilities
3.0
Short-Term Investments
3.8
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Institutional Class
12/15/2015
-9.99%
8.91%
11.02%
Class A
12/15/2015
-10.28%
8.52%
10.63%
Class C
12/15/2015
-10.96%
7.70%
9.79%
Class R6
12/15/2015
-9.82%
9.04%
11.12%
With Sales Charge
Class A
 
-15.44%
7.24%
9.66%
Class C
 
-11.82%
7.70%
9.79%
Index
 
 
 
 
S&P 500® Index1,15
-11.23%
11.82%
12.58%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 1.13%, 1.59%, 2.25% and 1.42% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 0.70%, 1.06%, 1.81% and 0.60% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
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Dividend Growth Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $1,000,000 INVESTMENT
(000's omitted)
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Institutional Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
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Emerging Markets Equity Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Class generated a total return of -24.20% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), trailing its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) (the Index), which reported a total return of -21.80% for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
EM equities lagged developed markets this reporting period as investor anxiety and risk aversion increased. High inflation, aggressive central bank tightening, slowing economic growth, and the war in Ukraine drove a negative turn in sentiment in January that persisted through the rest of this volatile period.
China’s zero-Covid policy was another factor, with an outsize influence on EM equities, given that China, the world’s second largest economy, is more than 30% of the Index. The policy intermittently shut down major cities including Shanghai and Beijing. Restricted mobility hurt consumer spending, and shuttered workplaces compounded global supply chain issues. Finally, under severe sanctions, Russia’s market, over 3% of the Index pre-Ukraine invasion, was written down during this reporting period as well.*
Within the Index, Utilities posted positive results. Financials and Industrials outperformed, with relatively small losses, and Health Care, Consumer Discretionary, and Communication Services declined most—all dragged lower by their Chinese constituents. By country, commodity markets prospered: Qatar, Indonesia and Kuwait outperformed, up by double digits. Outside of Russia, Hungary and Poland saw the most significant drops. Amongst large constituents, China fell double digits, while India only lost a low single digit percentage of its value.
As risk aversion increased, investors shifted from growth to value stocks, putting the stocks of companies we prefer at a disadvantage. The Fund’s lag was largely due to stock selection within Industrials, Energy and Consumer Discretionary. By country, performance was hurt by an underweight versus the Index towards the better-performing cyclical stocks based in commodity-linked markets of Brazil and Indonesia, while penalized for our overweight early in the reporting period to the falling Russian market.
Individual detractors included Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which fell in sympathy with the broader Information Technology (IT) hardware sector on concerns about customer demand, and Tencent, which continued to face local Chinese regulatory scrutiny of the internet sector.
We outperformed the Index within Health Care, IT, and Financials, and by country, with names based in China, India and Chile.
Top contributors included India’s National Stock Exchange**, and Chile’s Sociedad Quimica y Minera. India’s financial bourse operator reported strong fiscal year results, with yearly revenues increasing 55%, and the Chilean lithium and fertilizer producer benefited from higher commodity prices due to the disruption in competing supply from Russia and Ukraine.
While Chinese policy has turned incrementally positive, current headlines remain negative given lockdowns and weak economic indicators. We believe the Chinese government’s preoccupation with the upcoming leadership transition means economic policy, which needs attention, has taken a back seat. The team continues to identify idiosyncratic opportunities there in the meanwhile. India remains our top overweight due to the rich set of fundamentally attractive opportunities there to us. Stronger relative returns for the portfolio’s key overweight sectors, IT and Consumer Staples, toward the end of this reporting period were heartening after recent struggles. 
We continue employing our slow and steady bottom-up approach, trading at the margins where opportunities arise. While short-term performance is frustrating, we believe our strategy, research strength and diversification positions the Fund for strong risk-adjusted performance longer term. Should quality growth overtake value, as is typical in a slower growth global economy, prospects for the types of stocks that meet our parameters could improve sooner rather than later.
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Sincerely,
Conrad Saldanha
Portfolio Manager
* Effective after the close on March 9, 2022, MSCI reclassified MSCI Russia Indexes from Emerging Markets to Standalone Markets status. At that time, all Russian securities were removed from the Index at a final price of 0.00001, including both locally traded Russian equity constituents and Russian ADRs/GDRs constituents.
** National Stock Exchange of India is a private company. Investments in private companies involve greater risks than investments in securities of companies that have traded publicly on an exchange for extended periods of time. Investments in private companies are generally less liquid than investments in securities issued by public companies and may be difficult for the Fund to value.
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio manager. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
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Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Institutional Class
NEMIX
Class A
NEMAX
Class C
NEMCX
Class R3
NEMRX
Class R6
NREMX
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Institutional Class
10/08/2008
-24.20%
-1.36%
2.49%
5.73%
Class A
10/08/2008
-24.42%
-1.64%
2.23%
5.46%
Class C
10/08/2008
-24.97%
-2.36%
1.46%
4.67%
Class R310
06/21/2010
-24.73%
-2.03%
1.80%
5.10%
Class R621
03/15/2013
-24.13%
-1.27%
2.57%
5.79%
With Sales Charge
Class A
 
-28.77%
-2.79%
1.62%
5.01%
Class C
 
-25.71%
-2.36%
1.46%
4.67%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
MSCI Emerging Markets
Index (Net)1,15
-21.80%
0.59%
2.92%
5.50%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 1.23%, 1.57%, 2.32%, 1.92% and 1.10% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.51% and 2.26% for Class A and Class C shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The total annual operating expense ratios for each of Institutional Class, Class R3 and Class R6 include each class’s repayment of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived under the contractual expense limitation by NBIA. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
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Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $1,000,000 INVESTMENT
(000's omitted)
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Institutional Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
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Equity Income Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund Institutional Class generated a 0.12% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), outperforming its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value® Index (the Index), which posted a -6.23% total return for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
On April 1, 2022, the Fund began comparing its performance to the Index rather than the S&P 500® Index because the Index has characteristics that are more representative of the Fund’s investment strategy than the S&P 500 Index.  From the close of April 1, 2022 (the effective date of the change) through the end of the reporting period, the Fund’s Institutional Class returned -10.00%, underperforming the Index, which returned -9.61%.  For the entire reporting period, the Fund’s Institutional Class returned 0.12%, outperforming the prior benchmark, which returned -11.23% for the reporting period.
During the reporting period, the stock market declined as investors grappled with volatility driven in-part by mounting inflation and tighter monetary policies. By mid-2022, data from the Commerce Department showed that the U.S. economy shrank for the second quarter in a row. Excess inventories proved to be the culprit for the drop in real Gross Domestic Product, while higher borrowing costs weighed on housing activity. On the central bank front, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) increased the Fed funds rate by 225 basis points (2.25%) during the reporting period as Fed chair Jerome Powell emphasized price stability to tame inflationary pressures.
The Fund is an objective-based strategy, targeting a total return between stocks and bonds with limited volatility relative to the Index. Overall, the portfolio is diversified among dividend-paying stocks selected through extensive analysis of cash flow prospects, that we believe have the ability to sustain and grow dividends.
Top equity sector holdings included approximately 15% Health Care, 12% Utilities, and 12% Industrials at the end of the reporting period. Overall, the bulk of the Fund’s total returns were generated from our allocations across Energy, Utilities, and Consumer Staples—while exposure to Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, and Financials modestly dampened results.
In aggregate, strong stock selection across Energy generated the bulk of returns. The Fund maintains an overweight to Energy as we believe exposure to this sector can help offset inflationary headwinds. Additionally, several C-suites across the oil and gas complex have articulated disciplined capital allocation plans focused on variable dividend programs tied to free cash flow. During the reporting period, ConocoPhillips proved to be our top performer, advancing by more than 100%. Overall, the world’s largest upstream oil gas producer posted handsome earnings, generating $5.9bn in free cash flow during the second quarter of 2022.  ConocoPhillips also repurchased $2.3bn in stock while returning another $1bn to investors in the form of dividends.
Sticking with commodities, within Materials, our companies posted outsized returns relative to other sector constituents. While stock selection was strong across Materials, Newmont was an outlier as shares of the global miner proved to be our biggest loser, declining by more than -20%. During the reporting period, shares in the gold miner experienced selling pressure due to higher-than-expected operating costs tied to supply chain, labor shortages, and higher diesel fuel costs. This position was sold during the reporting period.
The Fund’s use of written options contributed positively to performance during the reporting period.
Despite a challenging macroeconomic backdrop, our analysis suggests stocks with dividend yields greater than 2.5% are priced close to their greatest standard deviation discount to the broader market since the “Tech Boom” of the late 1990s. We believe investors can benefit from purchasing high quality dividend paying companies, which we believe are now at reasonable, even cheap, valuations. Specifically, we firmly believe our approach to equity income provides an attractive inflationary hedge, while providing reasonable current income and the chance for capital appreciation.
We thank you for investing in our Fund.
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Sincerely,
Richard Levine and Sandy Pomeroy
Portfolio Managers
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
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Equity Income Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Institutional Class
NBHIX
Class A
NBHAX
Class C
NBHCX
Class R3
NBHRX
Class E
NBHEX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Communication Services
2.0%
Consumer Discretionary
5.6
Consumer Staples
5.3
Energy
11.4
Financials
11.0
Health Care
14.7
Industrials
12.0
Information Technology
7.9
Materials
6.9
Real Estate
7.6
Utilities
12.6
Short-Term Investments
3.0
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
 
Inception
Date*
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Institutional Class13
06/09/2008
0.12%
7.45%
8.05%
7.62%
Class A13
06/09/2008
-0.26%
7.06%
7.64%
7.26%
Class C13
06/09/2008
-0.98%
6.25%
6.84%
6.55%
Class R313
06/21/2010
-0.51%
6.76%
7.34%
7.08%
Class E13
01/11/2022
0.53%
7.53%
8.09%
7.65%
With Sales Charge
Class A13
 
-5.98%
5.79%
7.01%
6.86%
Class C13
 
-1.88%
6.25%
6.84%
6.55%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
Russell 1000® Value Index^1,15
-6.23%
7.86%
10.52%
6.74%
S&P 500® Index1,15
-11.23%
11.82%
13.08%
9.12%
*The performance data for each class includes the performance of the Fund’s oldest share class, Trust Class, from November 2, 2006 through June 9, 2008. The performance data for Class R3 also includes the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class from June 9, 2008 through June 21, 2010. The performance data for Class E also includes the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class from June 9, 2008 through January 11, 2022. See endnote 13 for information about the effects of the different fees paid by each class.
^Effective April 1, 2022, the Fund began comparing its performance to the Russell 1000® Value Index rather than the S&P 500® Index because the Russell 1000 Value Index has characteristics that are more representative of the Fund’s investment strategy than its former index, the S&P 500 Index.

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 0.70%, 1.06%, 1.81% and 1.34% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 shares, respectively, and the estimated total annual operating expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 is 0.55% for Class E (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The estimated expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 is 0.05% for Class E after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
11

Equity Income Fund (Unaudited)
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
COMPARISON OF A $1,000,000 INVESTMENT
(000's omitted)
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Institutional Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
12

Focus Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Focus Fund Investor Class generated a -29.67% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), underperforming the -15.88% total return of its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index (Net) (the Index), for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
The global equity market generated weak results during the reporting period. While the market rallied several times, it was not enough to offset a number of sharp downturns. Investor sentiment was challenged by elevated inflation and aggressive central bank rate hikes that have negatively impacted and could continue to negatively impact the economy and corporate profits. Supply chain shortages, repercussions from the war in Ukraine, and other geopolitical issues also weighed on the market. All told, as noted above, the Index returned -15.88% for the reporting period.
A combination of stock selection and sector allocation drove the Fund’s relative underperformance versus the Index during the reporting period. Looking at stock selection, certain holdings in the Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology (IT) and Consumer Staples sectors were the largest detractors from relative performance. Individual stocks that negatively impacted returns included online travel company Expedia Group, Inc., U.K. online entertainment company, Entain PLC and IT services company Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. We eliminated our positions in Expedia Group, Inc. and Entain PLC during the reporting period. On the upside, certain positions in the Communication Services, Health Care and Real Estate sectors were the largest contributors to relative performance. In terms of individual stocks, IT services company EPAM Systems, Inc., insurance company Progressive Corp. and specialty retail Ulta Beauty were the most beneficial for returns.
In terms of sector allocation, lack of exposure to Energy during the reporting period was the largest negative for relative performance. An overweight to Consumer Discretionary versus the Index was also a headwind for returns. On the upside, an overweight to Industrials and a small cash position were additive to relative performance.
We are comfortable with our portfolio relative to baseline economic scenarios, which anticipate further central bank rate hikes and slower economic growth. While we could be surprised by further geopolitical developments, we believe our holdings are well positioned. We also invest in a number of companies that we believe already discount an adverse interest rate scenario. While a macroeconomic or geopolitical surprise could drive an incremental selloff in these companies, we believe they adequately discount the anticipated path of rate increases. Meanwhile, traditional defensive companies have already exhibited significant outperformance, and we believe they are trading at elevated valuations versus the broader market. While further outperformance is possible in a deep recession, we believe they are likely to underperform in less adverse scenarios. We therefore prefer more idiosyncratic situations that we believe have the potential to outperform in a wider range of economic scenarios.
With respect to overall portfolio positioning, we maintain an overweight in the Consumer Discretionary sector. We also maintain a sizeable position in the North American railways, a handful of idiosyncratic telecom companies, as well as three insurers. This is very much in keeping with our insight-orientated approach. While the market environment over the last year has been challenging, we remain laser-focused on delivering strong returns for our shareholders and outperforming the Index on a multi-year basis.
Sincerely,
Timothy Creedon and Hari Ramanan
Portfolio Managers
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
13

Focus Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Investor Class
NBSSX
Trust Class
NBFCX
Advisor Class
NBFAX
Institutional Class
NFALX
Class A
NFAAX
Class C
NFACX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Communication Services
17.1%
Consumer Discretionary
20.4
Consumer Staples
4.9
Financials
8.6
Health Care
5.6
Industrials
17.8
Information Technology
21.3
Materials
1.3
Short-Term Investments
3.0
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS8
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Investor Class
10/19/1955
-29.67%
5.28%
9.50%
10.09%
Trust Class3
08/30/1993
-29.82%
5.08%
9.29%
10.06%
Advisor Class4
09/03/1996
-29.93%
4.89%
9.11%
9.99%
Institutional Class5
06/21/2010
-29.57%
5.44%
9.67%
10.13%
Class A19
06/21/2010
-29.83%
5.06%
9.27%
10.05%
Class C19
06/21/2010
-30.35%
4.27%
8.47%
9.90%
With Sales Charge
Class A19
 
-33.87%
3.83%
8.63%
9.96%
Class C19
 
-30.92%
4.27%
8.47%
9.90%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
MSCI All Country World
Index (Net)1,15
-15.88%
6.97%
8.70%
N/A

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 0.88%, 1.09%, 1.29%, 0.74%, 1.12%, and 1.89% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The total annual operating expense ratios for each of Institutional Class and Class A include each class’s repayment of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived under the contractual expense limitation by NBIA. The expense ratio was 1.87% for Class C shares, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
14

Focus Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Investor Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
15

Genesis Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Investor Class generated a -14.63% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), outperforming the -17.88% total return of its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index (the Index), for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
The equity market generated weak results during the reporting period. While the market rallied several times, it was not enough to offset a number of sharp downturns. Investor sentiment was challenged by elevated inflation and aggressive U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) rate hikes that have negatively impacted and could continue to negatively impact the economy and corporate profits. Supply chain shortages and repercussions from the war in Ukraine also weighed on the market. Within the Index, high quality (profitable with the highest return on equity) and less risky (higher market caps and lower volatility versus the S&P 500® Index) companies outperformed.
While the Fund couldn’t avoid the market’s steep decline, it outperformed the Index on a relative basis due to strong stock selection, which was partially offset by negative sector allocation. In particular, our high-quality bias that emphasizes companies with attractive financial characteristics, such as above average profitability, consistent free cash flow generation and conservative balance sheets, was rewarded. In terms of stock selection, the Fund’s strongest relative results were in the Information Technology (IT), Communication Services and Health Care sectors. Conversely, stock selection in the Industrials, Materials and Real Estate sectors were drags on results.
From a sector allocation perspective, the lack of Energy exposure throughout most of the reporting period was the largest drag on results. We initiated positions in the Energy sector in the second quarter of 2022, as we began to see evidence that management teams have become more disciplined, adopting more shareholder friendly capital allocation strategies. That said, we remain underweight in the sector, as we anticipate commodity prices to remain highly volatile. An overweight to IT versus the Index also detracted from results, as it was among the weakest performing sectors over the reporting period.  Our bottom-up research approach and quality orientation lead us to the companies we own in the IT sector, rather than a desire to be overweight in this area of the market. Conversely, the Fund’s limited exposure to traditional Biotechnology companies, which in the small-cap space tend to be speculative and lower quality, added meaningfully to relative results, as these companies declined sharply during the reporting period.
The markets continue to grapple with several variables, including some that are counteracting in terms of economic growth and inflation. These include the U.S. dollar, interest rates, retail spending, and consumer/business confidence. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has created supply shortages for many commodities, leading to inflationary pressures. China’s zero-Covid lockdown policy is disinflationary/deflationary for commodities, but inflationary for tradeable goods. However, if the Chinese lockdowns were to be lifted it could be inflationary for commodities and disinflationary/deflationary for tradeable goods. At the same time, the Fed is squarely focused on restoring price stability by increasing the Fed funds rates, with their expectation that this will depress demand and bring inflation under control. This cocktail of ingredients has understandably led to increasing concern around the potential for a recession in the U.S. and globally.  With potential macro-outcomes highly uncertain and even diametrically opposed, we are striving to maintain balance in the portfolio across sectors. We are confident that investing in a diversified portfolio of financially strong companies, with sustainable and highly differentiated business models, is a prudent approach for long-term investment success.
Sincerely,
Judith M. Vale, Robert W. D'Alelio, Brett S. Reiner and Gregory G. Spiegel
Portfolio Co-Managers
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
16

Genesis Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Investor Class
NBGNX
Trust Class
NBGEX
Advisor Class
NBGAX
Institutional Class
NBGIX
Class R6
NRGSX
Class E
NRGEX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Communication Services
3.9%
Consumer Discretionary
11.3
Consumer Staples
2.8
Energy
2.3
Financials
13.8
Health Care
11.7
Industrials
23.5
Information Technology
23.7
Materials
3.5
Real Estate
1.3
Short-Term Investments
2.2
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Investor Class
09/27/1988
-14.63%
10.40%
11.15%
11.85%
Trust Class3
08/26/1993
-14.71%
10.31%
11.06%
11.82%
Advisor Class4
04/02/1997
-14.93%
10.02%
10.76%
11.59%
Institutional Class5
07/01/1999
-14.50%
10.58%
11.34%
12.00%
Class R622
03/15/2013
-14.41%
10.68%
11.42%
11.93%
Class E24
01/11/2022
-14.10%
10.54%
11.22%
11.87%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
Russell 2000® Index1,15
-17.88%
6.95%
10.01%
9.28%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 0.99%, 1.09%, 1.34%, 0.84% and 0.74% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class and Class R6 shares, respectively, and the estimated total annual operating expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 is 0.69% for Class E (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The estimated expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 is 0.03% for Class E after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The total annual operating expense ratio for Class R6 includes the class’s repayment of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived under the contractual expense limitation by NBIA. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
17

Genesis Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Investor Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
18

Global Real Estate Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Fund Institutional Class generated a -14.76% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), outperforming the -16.93% total return of its benchmark, the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index (Net) (the Index), for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
The global equity market, as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index (Net) (MSCI ACWI) generated weak results during the reporting period. While the market rallied several times, it was not enough to offset a number of sharp downturns. Investor sentiment was challenged by elevated inflation and aggressive central bank rate hikes that could negatively impact the economy and corporate profits. Supply chain shortages, repercussions from the war in Ukraine, and other geopolitical issues also weighed on the market. All told, the MSCI ACWI returned -15.88% for the reporting period. Comparatively, global real estate investment trusts (REITs), as measured by the Index, generated weaker results.
The Fund outperformed the Index on a relative basis during the reporting period. Both stock selection and country positioning contributed to the Fund’s relative returns. From a stock selection perspective, holdings in the Real Estate Holding & Development, Specialty REITs and Office REITs sectors were the most additive for returns versus the Index.  In terms of individual holdings, Public Storage, VICI Properties, Inc., and Duke Realty Corp. were the largest contributors to performance. On the downside, holdings in the Industrial REITs, Residential REITs and Storage REITs sectors were the largest detractors from relative returns. Several individual holdings were headwinds for performance, including Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc., Segro PLC and Vonovia SE.
In terms of the Fund’s positioning from a country perspective, underweights in Germany and Sweden versus the Index were the most beneficial for relative returns. On the downside, an overweight in the U.K and an underweight in the U.S. were the largest detractors from relative performance.
Looking ahead, we remain concerned about persistent inflation, slowing economic growth, and a likely hawkish stance by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.  Meanwhile, we believe real estate fundamentals remain solid for most property types. In addition, higher inflation can be viewed as positive for the owners of real estate assets, as landlords can raise the rent they charge tenants. As it relates to the possibility of a recession, they spare few asset classes and increased unemployment could lead to lower tenant demand. We believe REITs are better prepared for reduced business demand with stronger balance sheets, lower new construction activity and diverse demand drivers. Meanwhile, we are monitoring the potential long-term effects of pandemic-driven changes on real estate. We anticipate that over the long-term hybrid work arrangements are likely to temper overall demand for office space. Finally, we believe advancements in technology will lead to significant investments in network and infrastructure that benefit data center and infrastructure REITs.
Overseas, the Continental European real estate market has experienced a significant pullback. Concerns over Nordic companies’ leverage and German residential outlook have intensified as higher interest rates placed increasing pressure on capital values and higher fuel cost and inflation rates may erode affordability. In the U.K, newly elected Prime Minister, Liz Truss takes over during a period of high inflation, slowing growth, and continued market uncertainty. Overall, we maintain a preference for companies in sectors enjoying secular tailwinds, such as logistics, self-storage and student housing. For Asia, the U.S. interest rate outlook has replaced China’s regulatory risk as the main market overhang. U.S. rate hikes are expected to translate into higher rates in Hong Kong and Singapore, while putting pressure on Australia and Japan to normalize their monetary policy. In view of the uncertain macro backdrop, we have adopted a defensive positioning posture in Asia.
Sincerely,
Steve Shigekawa, Brian C. Jones and Anton Kwang
Portfolio Managers
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
19

Global Real Estate Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Institutional Class
NGRIX
Class A
NGRAX
Class C
NGRCX
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS9
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Institutional Class
12/30/2014
-14.76%
4.75%
4.84%
Class A
12/30/2014
-15.09%
4.34%
4.45%
Class C
12/30/2014
-15.75%
3.57%
3.67%
With Sales Charge
Class A
 
-19.96%
3.11%
3.65%
Class C
 
-16.54%
3.57%
3.67%
Index
 
 
 
 
FTSE EPRA Nareit
Developed Index
(Net)1,15
-16.93%
1.75%
2.29%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 10.46%, 11.06% and 11.69% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.01%, 1.37% and 2.12% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
20

Global Real Estate Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $1,000,000 INVESTMENT
(000's omitted)
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Institutional Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
21

Greater China Equity Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Greater China Equity Fund Institutional Class generated a -28.71% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), underperforming its benchmark, the MSCI China All Shares Index (Net) (the Index), which returned -24.33% over the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
Over the reporting period, China equity markets experienced significant volatility given uncertainties on the government’s regulatory reform within the internet sector, as well as moderating economic growth driven by the property market slowdown and Covid-19 lockdowns. There were also heightened concerns about power shortage and geopolitical tensions. 
In response to the slowing economic momentum, the People’s Bank of China cut the required reserve ratio, policy interest rates and 1-year and 5-year loan prime rates twice over the reporting period. Policymakers introduced fiscal policies to boost consumption and investments and targeted measures to stabilize the real estate market. On the regulatory front, the government’s tone on large platform companies has turned more supportive and senior leaders have vowed to support the healthy development of the digital economy in a number of high-level policymaker meetings. The U.S. and China regulators have also reached a deal on resolving the audit dispute at the end of August, potentially removing the delisting risk for U.S.-listed Chinese ADRs.
While the Covid-19 risk remains a near-term overhang, there have been modifications to the zero-Covid policy which includes the reduction of the quarantine period for inbound travelers and adoption of frequent mass testing in major cities and production hubs. There have also been positive developments on vaccines and oral treatments, which may lead to more meaningful relaxation of Covid containment measures albeit the timing remains uncertain. 
For the reporting period, contributors to performance relative to the Index included Real Estate (stock selection), Information Technology (underweight versus the Index) and Consumer Staples (stock selection in the Food Products industry). Detractors from performance relative to the Index included Financials (significant underweight and stock selection in Banks and Insurance), Energy (underweight and stock selection in Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) and Industrials (stock selection in the Road & Rail and Machinery industries).
As of August 31, 2022, the Fund’s largest sector overweight relative to the Index was Materials, followed by Industrials and Consumer Staples. The largest sector underweight was Financials, followed by Communication Services and Utilities (where the Fund had no exposure). The Fund’s top 10 positions comprised more than 50% of total net assets at the end of the reporting period.
Looking ahead, we believe China’s economic recovery will likely pick up gradually after the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in October where the government is expected to adopt a more pro-growth policy stance. That said, external demand for Chinese exports may see potential downside risk with heightened inflation and central bank tightening in many parts of the world. As such, the Fund continues to identify high quality companies with good earnings visibility and long-term growth prospects capable of weathering the uncertain macro environment in the horizon.
Sincerely,
Lihui Tang and Frank Yao
Portfolio Managers
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
22

Greater China Equity Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Institutional Class
NCEIX
Class A
NCEAX
Class C
NCECX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Communication Services
4.1%
Consumer Discretionary
23.2
Consumer Staples
12.3
Financials
7.8
Health Care
5.8
Industrials
12.8
Information Technology
6.9
Materials
23.8
Real Estate
3.2
Short-Term Investments
0.1
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
EXCHANGE ALLOCATION
(as a % of Long Term Investments)
Mainland China
48.2%
Hong Kong
48.3%
United States
3.5%
Total
100.0%
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Institutional Class
07/17/2013
-28.71%
0.88%
8.13%
Class A
07/17/2013
-28.95%
0.50%
7.80%
Class C
07/17/2013
-29.51%
-0.24%
6.94%
With Sales Charge
Class A
 
-33.03%
-0.68%
7.10%
Class C
 
-30.18%
-0.24%
6.94%
Index
 
 
 
 
MSCI China All Shares Index
(Net)1,15
-24.33%
-0.67%
4.94%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 1.80%, 2.26% and 3.06% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.51%, 1.87% and 2.62% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
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Greater China Equity Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $1,000,000 INVESTMENT
(000's omitted)
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Institutional Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
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International Equity Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Institutional Class generated a total return of -27.29% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), trailing its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE® Index (Net) (the Index), which posted a -19.80% total return for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
International developed equity markets declined along with all other major markets this period, beginning in January. As central bank support from the pre-vaccine pandemic unwound, the markets began to shift.
Investor sentiment turned negative on high inflation data, and whether central bank actions aimed at slowing the economy (to curb inflation) would cause higher real rates1 and push developed economies toward recession. Ongoing Covid lockdowns in China and pandemic-remnant supply chain issues continued to plague markets, as did the war in Ukraine, which among other concerns, added inflationary pressures on food and energy.
The Index lagged the S&P 500® Index (which measures U.S. equity performance) but outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets Index this reporting period. Within the Index, all sectors declined except for Energy, which advanced on oil and gas commodity price pressures. The defensive Consumer Staples and Utilities sectors saw smaller losses than average, as did Financials, benefiting from rising rates. Information Technology, Industrials, and Consumer Discretionary declined most, on fears of economic slowdown. By country, Norway, an oil economy, was slightly positive, and Portugal and the U.K. posted small losses. The Netherlands, Germany, and Austria saw the largest declines.
Since the January shift, investor preference for value stocks over quality and growth has meant an uphill battle for the Fund on a relative basis. While this trend lessened somewhat as the reporting period progressed, stock selection detracted for the full period, especially within Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, and Materials. Our underweight versus the Index to Energy was also a factor. By country, holdings based in the U.K. and Japan, and our zero allocation to Australia detracted.
Techtronic Industries, a Hong Kong listed power tool manufacturer was weak on concerns over slowing U.S. housing demand and retail/DIY spending amid an accelerated rate hike cycle. Techtronic and adidas, the German sports apparel name, were the largest detractors.
However, underweights to Real Estate, Communication Services, and Consumer Discretionary versus the Index benefited relative performance, as did holdings based in Sweden and Singapore, and an opportunistic allocation to U.S.-listed names.
Tokio Marine, the Japan-based global insurer, contributed most, with positive trends across its business lines and Japanese automaker Toyota was also a positive contributor given both stocks were sold before the broader market sell off in March.
Looking forward, we are evaluating a possible longer-term regime change in equity markets. The decade following 2008’s global financial crisis was characterized by low inflation, ultra-low interest rates and underinvestment. The possible shift to a new regime of higher inflation, higher rates and higher capital spending in areas including infrastructure, energy transition, reshoring, and housing could mean a brighter future for real economy stocks.
Seismic events, such as the pandemic and war in Ukraine, are upending many widely held norms. It is our duty as thoughtful investors to scrutinize the potentially changing landscape. As we consider related investment ideas, we adhere to our long-standing quality framework. In our view, the key challenge will be striking the right balance between attractive secular growth opportunities—where this year’s sell-off has pushed valuations on many quality growth names into more appealing territory—and companies with inflation-protecting hard assets that benefit from higher nominal growth in the long-term.
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Although our recent performance has lagged the Index, we believe our quality at a reasonable price philosophy and disciplined, repeatable investment process can generate attractive long-term, risk-adjusted returns.
Sincerely,
Elias Cohen
Portfolio Manager
1 A real interest rate is an interest rate that has been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation. Once adjusted, it reflects the real cost of funds to a borrower and the real yield to a lender or to an investor.
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio manager. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
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International Equity Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Investor Class
NIQVX
Trust Class
NIQTX
Institutional Class
NBIIX
Class A
NIQAX
Class C
NIQCX
Class R6
NRIQX
Class E
NIQEX
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Investor Class12
01/28/2013
-27.43%
1.53%
4.85%
4.25%
Trust Class12
01/28/2013
-27.49%
1.47%
4.79%
4.21%
Institutional Class
06/17/2005
-27.29%
1.76%
5.04%
4.35%
Class A12
01/28/2013
-27.53%
1.41%
4.67%
4.15%
Class C12
01/28/2013
-28.09%
0.65%
3.92%
3.71%
Class R621
09/03/2013
-27.18%
1.87%
5.13%
4.41%
Class E25
01/11/2022
-26.90%
1.87%
5.09%
4.39%
With Sales Charge
Class A12
 
-31.71%
0.22%
4.06%
3.79%
Class C12
 
-28.73%
0.65%
3.92%
3.71%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
MSCI EAFE® Index (Net)1,15
-19.80%
1.63%
5.00%
4.08%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 1.16%, 1.24%, 0.99%, 1.35%, 2.11% and 0.89% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, respectively, and the estimated total annual operating expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 is 0.84% for Class E (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 0.86%, 1.22%, 1.97% and 0.76% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, respectively, and the estimated expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 is 0.06% for Class E, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
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International Equity Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $1,000,000 INVESTMENT
(000's omitted)
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Institutional Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
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International Select Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman International Select Fund Trust Class generated a total return of -26.93% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), trailing its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE® Index (Net) (the Index), which posted a -19.80% total return for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
International developed equity markets declined along with all other major markets this period, beginning in January. As central bank support from the pre-vaccine pandemic unwound, the markets began to shift.
Investor sentiment turned negative on high inflation data, and whether central bank actions aimed at slowing the economy (to curb inflation) would cause higher real rates1 and push developed economies toward recession. Ongoing Covid lockdowns in China and pandemic-remnant supply chain issues continued to plague markets, as did the war in Ukraine, which among other concerns, added inflationary pressures on food and energy.
The EAFE Index lagged the S&P 500® Index (which measures U.S. equity performance) but outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets Index this reporting period. Within the Index, all sectors declined except for Energy, which advanced on oil and gas commodity price pressures. The defensive Consumer Staples and Utilities sectors saw smaller losses than average, as did Financials, benefiting from rising rates. Information Technology, Industrials, and Consumer Discretionary declined most, on fears of economic slowdown. By country, Norway, an oil economy, was slightly positive, and Portugal and the U.K. posted small losses. The Netherlands, Germany, and Austria saw the largest declines.
Since the January shift, investor preference for value stocks over quality and growth has meant an uphill battle for the Fund on a relative basis. While this trend lessened somewhat as the period progressed, stock selection detracted for the full period, especially within Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, and Materials. Our underweight versus the Index to Energy was also a factor. By country, holdings based in the U.K., Japan, and Hong Kong detracted.
Techtronic Industries, a Hong Kong listed power tool manufacturer was weak on concerns over slowing U.S. housing demand and retail/DIY spending amid an accelerated rate hike cycle. Techtronic and adidas, the German sports apparel name, were the largest detractors.
A zero weighting to Real Estate and stock selection and an overweight in Financials versus the Index benefited relative performance, as did holdings based in Sweden and Singapore, and an opportunistic allocation to U.S.-listed names.
Tokio Marine, the Japan-based global insurer, contributed most, with positive trends across its business lines and Japanese automaker Toyota was also a positive contributor given both stocks were sold before the broader market sell off in March.
Looking forward, we are evaluating a possible longer-term regime change in equity markets. The decade following 2008’s global financial crisis was characterized by low inflation, ultra-low interest rates and underinvestment. The possible shift to a new regime of higher inflation, higher rates and higher capital spending in areas including infrastructure, energy transition, reshoring, and housing could mean a brighter future for real economy stocks.
Seismic events, such as the pandemic and war in Ukraine, are upending many widely held norms. It is our duty as thoughtful investors to scrutinize the potentially changing landscape. As we consider related investment ideas, we adhere to our long-standing quality framework. In our view, the key challenge will be striking the right balance between attractive secular growth opportunities—where this year’s sell-off has pushed valuations on many quality growth names into more appealing territory—and companies with inflation-protecting hard assets that benefit from higher nominal growth in the long-term.
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Although our recent performance has lagged the Index, we believe our quality at a reasonable price philosophy and disciplined, repeatable investment process can generate attractive long-term, risk-adjusted returns.
Sincerely,
Elias Cohen
Portfolio Manager
1 A real interest rate is an interest rate that has been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation. Once adjusted, it reflects the real cost of funds to a borrower and the real yield to a lender or to an investor.
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio manager. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
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International Select Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Trust Class
NILTX
Institutional Class
NILIX
Class A
NBNAX
Class C
NBNCX
Class R3
NBNRX
Class R6
NRILX
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Trust Class
08/01/2006
-26.93%
2.00%
4.69%
3.07%
Institutional Class6
10/06/2006
-26.61%
2.36%
5.06%
3.43%
Class A14
12/20/2007
-26.89%
1.98%
4.67%
3.06%
Class C14
12/20/2007
-27.45%
1.22%
3.89%
2.36%
Class R314
05/27/2009
-27.06%
1.74%
4.42%
2.84%
Class R623
04/17/2017
-26.59%
2.44%
4.93%
3.22%
With Sales Charge
Class A14
 
-31.11%
0.78%
4.06%
2.69%
Class C14
 
-28.10%
1.22%
3.89%
2.36%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
MSCI EAFE® Index
(Net)1,15
-19.80%
1.63%
5.00%
2.77%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 1.41%, 0.97%, 1.34%, 2.12%, 1.60% and 0.88% for Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.16%, 0.81%, 1.17%, 1.92%, 1.42% and 0.71% for Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
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International Select Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Trust Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
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International Small Cap Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman International Small Cap Fund Institutional Class reported a total return of -30.79% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), trailing the -25.98% total return of its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index (Net) (the Index), for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
International developed equity markets advanced in the early part of the reporting period, but along with other major markets, began declining in January as investor angst increased. Concerns about the global economy— including persistent supply chain issues, Covid lockdowns in China, high inflation, central banks’ shifts from loose monetary policy early in the pandemic to aggressive tightening, and the war in Ukraine driving food and energy costs higher—turned sentiment negative.
International developed markets trailed the S&P 500® Index (which measures U.S. equity performance). As sentiment worsened and interest rates increased, growth gave way to value, and smaller cap stocks lost ground to larger cap peers.
Within the Index, Energy—boosted by higher commodity prices—posted positive results, but all others declined. Defensive Utilities declined least, while Health Care, Information Technology (IT), and Consumer Discretionary fell farthest. By country, Israel advanced, and Singapore and Portugal outperformed with small losses. The sharpest selloffs occurred in Sweden, Finland, and Germany.
Within the Fund, sector allocation was a headwind this period, with our underweight versus the Index to Energy, and overweights in Health Care and IT detracting from relative results. The team is adapting to the evolving market’s backdrop, as evidenced by trimming Health Care and IT overweights, and narrowing underweights to Financials among other sectors.
Stock selection was mixed but detracted overall. Our holdings within Communication Services, Materials, and Industrials underperformed. By country, holdings based in Australia and Switzerland lagged, and our zero weighting to Israel detracted.
Individual detractors included Future, a British media company, hurt by weakening consumer sentiment and recession fears. Befesa, the Luxembourg-based steel dust recycler, declined on lower zinc prices, potentially lower steel production, and higher energy costs. Thule Group, a Swedish rack and luggage manufacturer, declined as growth normalized after an extraordinary pandemic period, and margins suffered from higher costs.
The Fund’s stock selection was strong within Financials, Real Estate, and Health Care. By country, holdings in France, Finland, and Italy were beneficial.
All three of our top contributors were M&A targets. Kito, a Japanese industrial hoists manufacturer; Clinigen, a British company offering services to pharmaceutical companies; and Intertrust, the Netherlands-based corporate and trust services advanced prior to being acquired. Clinigen and Intertrust were both sold during the reporting period.
Looking forward, we believe market volatility will continue if inflation doesn't subside. If interest rate policies show positive results, however, volatility could improve. Inflation generated by supply chain conditions could start decreasing with China’s re-opening and as overall global consumption switches from goods to services. Commodity inflation might take longer. Oil and gas companies have underinvested to preserve returns and must integrate more stringent environmental and safety regulations; and the war in Ukraine remains a factor.
We believe our strategy of focusing on well-managed quality companies could offer relative strength over an extended period of headline-driven volatility. We have broadened our research efforts to include companies that we believe are poised to improve their pricing power if inflation runs at a higher level, in turn generating sustained profitability.
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Examples include interest-rate sensitive banks and oil services companies investing in renewable energy in Europe, and placement agencies that could benefit from worker shortages and wage inflation in Japan. This effort further diversifies the portfolio toward our goal of generating strong risk-adjusted returns over full market cycles.
Sincerely,
David Bunan
Portfolio Manager
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio manager. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
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International Small Cap Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Institutional Class
NIOIX
Class A
NIOAX
Class C
NIOCX
Class R6
NIORX
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS9
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Institutional Class
12/08/2016
-30.79%
2.59%
6.66%
Class A
12/08/2016
-31.05%
2.22%
6.27%
Class C
12/08/2016
-31.59%
1.46%
5.48%
Class R6
12/08/2016
-30.76%
2.69%
6.76%
With Sales Charge
Class A
 
-35.00%
1.02%
5.18%
Class C
 
-32.25%
1.46%
5.48%
Index
 
 
 
 
MSCI EAFE® Small
Cap Index (Net)1,15
-25.98%
1.21%
4.85%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 13.09%, 13.62%, 14.29% and 13.03% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.07%, 1.44%, 2.19% and 0.98% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
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International Small Cap Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $1,000,000 INVESTMENT
(000's omitted)
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Institutional Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
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Intrinsic Value Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund Institutional Class generated a -15.58% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), underperforming its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index (the Index), which generated a -10.18% total return for the same period.  (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
2022 has been a uniquely challenging year. Stock market valuations have de-rated twice, initially on rising inflation and interest rates (impacting growth stocks), and now on the growing fear of an economic contraction (impacting value stocks). Although we weathered the initial rise in interest rates this year no worse than many investors, the economic sensitivity of our companies has led to a significant compression in valuation and on a relative basis we underperformed the Index.
A number of the portfolio’s Information Technology stocks came under pressure which added to the difficult performance. Energy stocks performed well as oil prices soared and our underweight in this area versus the Index hurt despite positive stock selection. Our limited exposure to Real Estate stocks helped as this sector lost ground due to a decline in new and existing home sales. M&A activity continued to benefit performance—five of our companies agreed to be acquired at attractive premiums.
Historically, fear of recession engenders broad-based risk aversion. This has worked against small caps and our Fund over the short-term; this time is no exception. While economic slowdowns can result in challenging performance they have also led to attractive valuations. As of June 30, 2022, our portfolio’s discount to intrinsic value1 was 43%. If we look at the quarters when our valuations were highest as measured by our intrinsic value discount (˃40%), future 12- and 24-month relative and absolute returns historically have generally been positive.
We added 14 new ideas during the reporting period and eliminated 13, somewhat below our historic levels. Most of the name turnover occurred in the last four months of 2021 (nine new names, nine sells). Given current valuations, more of our activity calendar year-to date was adding to existing investments (15 investment decision-based adds) while new buys and elimination activity was more muted (five and four, respectively).
Looking ahead, our engagements with portfolio companies selling at deep discounts to our intrinsic value estimates will likely increase. When appropriate, we work with management on their capital allocation strategies and help them develop long-term narratives that can assist current and prospective investors understand the potential upside with a long-term investment. In some instances, we will directly invest in the company to enable a value-creating outcome. In mid-August, our strategy made a large investment in portfolio company Ribbon Communications (RBBN) that we believe will facilitate the company’s future growth prospects. There is a similar theme with some of our earlier capital injections—well-regarded management, excellent long-term growth opportunities, and too much debt. We were the lead anchor investor in a $52 million private placement financing of common stock investing about $30 million of capital which, combined with our existing ownership, equals 8% of RBBN. Ribbon is a global provider of software and network solutions to service providers. The company is experiencing continued strong operating profit and margins from its Cloud and Edge products but increasing losses in Optical driven by investments in new products and marketing. These losses are severely depressing the company’s valuation. This investment is another example of our willingness to work constructively with management and help them find a path to greater valuation.
Although this challenging period doesn’t come as a surprise, it remains difficult to stomach. We have a long history of overcoming trying markets and take comfort in what the past may imply but we do not take it for granted. Our focus and efforts will likely be on rebalancing our sector and company weightings and continued engagement with portfolio companies where we believe we can bring ideas and capital to the process of creating shareholder value.
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Sincerely,
Benjamin H. Nahum, James F. McAree and Amit Solomon
Portfolio Co-Managers
1 Intrinsic value reflects the portfolio management team’s analysis and estimates of a company’s value. There is no guarantee that any intrinsic values will be realized; security prices may decrease regardless of intrinsic values.
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
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Intrinsic Value Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Institutional Class
NINLX
Class A
NINAX
Class C
NINCX
Class R6
NRINX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Communication Services
4.1%
Consumer Discretionary
5.8
Consumer Staples
1.7
Convertible Bonds
1.4
Energy
6.2
Financials
5.9
Health Care
10.3
Industrials
14.9
Information Technology
30.1
Materials
6.3
Real Estate
1.1
Utilities
3.9
Short-Term Investments
8.3
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
 
Inception
Date*
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Institutional Class18
05/10/2010
-15.58%
9.56%
11.49%
10.89%
Class A18
05/10/2010
-15.90%
9.16%
11.10%
10.69%
Class C18
05/10/2010
-16.52%
8.34%
10.27%
10.29%
Class R618,21
01/18/2019
-15.49%
9.66%
11.54%
10.91%
With Sales Charge
Class A18
 
-20.74%
7.87%
10.45%
10.43%
Class C18
 
-17.30%
8.34%
10.27%
10.29%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
Russell 2000® Value
Index1,15
-10.18%
6.56%
9.49%
8.34%
Russell 2000® Index1,15
-17.88%
6.95%
10.01%
7.70%
*The inception date for Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund Institutional Class, Class A, and Class C shares is May 10, 2010. The performance data for Class R6 also includes the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class from May 10, 2010 through January 18, 2019. Performance prior to May 10, 2010 is that of the Fund’s predecessor, the DJG Small Cap Value Fund L.P., an unregistered limited partnership (“DJG Fund”); DJG Fund was the successor to The DJG Small Cap Value Fund, an unregistered commingled investment account (“DJG Account”), which had similar investment goals, strategies, and portfolio management team. See endnote 18 for more information.

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 1.01%, 1.37%, 2.12% and 0.89% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The total annual operating expense ratios for each of Institutional Class, Class C and Class R6 includes each class’s repayment of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived under the contractual expense limitation by NBIA. The expense ratio was 1.37% for Class A shares after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
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Intrinsic Value Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $1,000,000 INVESTMENT
(000's omitted)
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Institutional Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
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Large Cap Growth Fund* Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Large Cap Growth Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund) Investor Class posted a -17.16% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), underperforming the -11.23% total return of its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index (the Index) for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
The equity market generated weak results during the reporting period. While the market rallied several times, it was not enough to offset a number of sharp downturns. Investor sentiment was challenged by elevated inflation and aggressive rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) that have negatively impacted and could continue to negatively impact and could continue to negatively impact the economy and corporate profits. Supply chain shortages, repercussions from the war in Ukraine, and other geopolitical issues also weighed on the market. All told, as noted above, the Index returned -11.23% during the reporting period.
Both stock selection and sector allocation detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. From a stock selection perspective, certain holdings in the Information Technology sector were the largest detractors from relative performance. Certain positions in the Consumer Discretionary and Energy sectors were also negative for relative returns. Individual stocks that detracted from performance included Facebook parent company Meta Platforms, Inc., Google parent company Alphabet, Inc. and online legal technology company LegalZoom.com, Inc. We eliminated our position in LegalZoom.com, Inc. during the reporting period. On the upside, stock selection in the Health Care, Communication Services and Materials sectors were the most beneficial for relative returns. In terms of individual stocks, online sports retailer Fanatics Holdings, Inc.**, health care company UnitedHealth Group, Inc., and restaurant chain McDonald’s Corp. were the most additive for returns.
Looking at sector allocation, the Fund’s underweight to Energy versus the Index was the largest detractor from results. Out-of-benchmark positions in several privately held companies were also headwinds for performance. Conversely, a small cash position and an underweight to Communication Services on average during the reporting period were additive for returns.
Looking ahead, we recognize the economy is slowing. Yet, the primary debate is how much the economy will slow and how quickly inflation will reach more manageable levels. There are two competing views of where we go from here. At one end, we have inflation peaking sooner rather than later, allowing the Fed to pivot, thus leading to a soft landing. On the other hand, we have an aggressive Fed targeting inflation, leading to a more prolonged downturn (hard landing). The market opinion is well divided on these bifurcated possibilities—hence the excessive volatility. Stocks have seemingly priced in a lot of negative news, and investor sentiment recently hit a thirty-year low. The current S&P 500’s forward price to earnings valuation multiple1 is down to 17.7 times earnings, versus more than 20 times at the end of the first quarter. Meanwhile, consensus estimates1 for S&P 500 earnings in 2022 are still anticipated to increase more than 7% since 2021, which is above trend. In our view, this continued rise in earnings would be partly driven by ongoing demand and productivity initiatives (e.g., embracing digitization and new technologies to do more with less) as non-farm payrolls are still below pre-pandemic levels. We continue to be emboldened that our philosophies around “taking the long-term view” and being “reasonable optimists” will produce sound decision-making and reasonable investment results.
Sincerely,
Charles Kantor and Marc Regenbaum
Portfolio Managers
* As previously disclosed in a supplement to the Fund’s prospectus, effective September 30, 2022, the name of Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund changed to Neuberger Berman Large Cap Growth Fund.
** Fanatics Holdings, Inc. is a private company.  Investments in private companies involve greater risks than investments in securities of companies that have traded publicly on an exchange for extended periods of time. Investments in private companies are generally less liquid than investments in securities issued by public companies and may be difficult for the Fund to value.
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1 Forward earnings estimates are based on consensus estimates, not Neuberger Berman’s own projections, and the forecasts may or may not be realized. By quoting them herein, Neuberger Berman does not offer an opinion as to the accuracy of, and does not guarantee, these forecasted numbers.
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
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Large Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Investor Class
NGUAX
Trust Class
NBGTX
Advisor Class
NBGUX
Institutional Class
NGDLX
Class A
NGDAX
Class C
NGDCX
Class R3
NGDRX
Class R6
NGRDX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Communication Services
10.3%
Consumer Discretionary
18.6
Consumer Staples
4.3
Energy
1.4
Financials
8.2
Health Care
8.3
Industrials
5.8
Information Technology
34.5
Materials
0.8
Real Estate
1.5
Utilities
1.9
Short-Term Investments
4.4
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS11
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Investor Class
06/01/1950
-17.16%
14.08%
13.56%
11.27%
Trust Class3
08/03/1993
-17.31%
13.87%
13.36%
11.21%
Advisor Class4
09/03/1996
-17.45%
13.57%
13.04%
11.06%
Institutional Class5
05/27/2009
-17.06%
14.27%
13.76%
11.30%
Class A19
05/27/2009
-17.33%
13.84%
13.34%
11.23%
Class C19
05/27/2009
-17.97%
12.99%
12.49%
11.08%
Class R316
05/27/2009
-17.60%
13.50%
13.01%
11.17%
Class R622
03/29/2019
-17.01%
14.22%
13.64%
11.28%
With Sales Charge
Class A19
 
-22.10%
12.49%
12.67%
11.14%
Class C19
 
-18.71%
12.99%
12.49%
11.08%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
Russell 1000®Growth Index*1,15
-19.06%
14.78%
15.09%
N/A
S&P 500®
Index1,15
 
-11.23%
11.82%
13.08%
11.18%
*Effective September 30, 2022, the Fund began comparing its performance to the Russell 1000® Growth Index rather than the S&P 500® Index because the Russell 1000 Growth Index has characteristics that are more representative of the Fund’s investment strategy than its former index, the S&P 500 Index.

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 0.82%, 1.03%, 1.19%, 0.67%, 1.05%, 1.80%, 1.38% and 0.68% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.37 and 0.66% for Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
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Large Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Investor Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
* Effective September 30, 2022, the Fund began comparing its performance to the Russell 1000® Growth Index rather than the S&P 500® Index because the Russell 1000 Growth Index has characteristics that are more representative of the Fund’s investment strategy than its former index, the S&P 500 Index.
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Large Cap Value Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund Investor Class generated a -4.38% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), outperforming the -6.23% total return of its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index (the Index). (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
The U.S. equity market generated weak results during the reporting period. While the market rallied several times, it was not enough to offset a number of sharp downturns. Investor sentiment was challenged by elevated inflation and aggressive U.S. Federal Reserve Board rate hikes that negatively impacted and could continue to negatively impact the economy and corporate profits. Supply chain shortages, repercussions from the war in Ukraine, and other geopolitical issues also weighed on the market. Meanwhile, large-cap value stocks, as measured by the Index, returned -6.23% over the period. These stocks significantly outperformed the Russell 1000® Growth Index, which returned -19.06%.
The Fund outperformed its Index during the reporting period, driven by sector allocation. In contrast, stock selection was a headwind for returns. From a sector allocation perspective, underweights to Communication Services and Information Technology versus the Index, along with an overweight to Energy on average during the period, added meaningful value to relative results. This was only modestly offset by an underweight to the Health Care sector during the reporting period.
In terms of stock selection, holdings in the Industrials and Consumer Discretionary sectors were the largest detractors from relative returns mostly related to travel and leisure holdings in those two groups. Looking at individual stocks, these would include cruise line operators Royal Caribbean Group and Carnival Corporation, airlines Delta Air Lines and United Airlines and multinational conglomerate General Electric Company. Some positive offsets in stock selection came in the Energy and Financials sectors from large holdings in Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp.
We consider ourselves to be in a very different world, one that has not been seen for decades—a world of inflation and de-globalization. The war in Ukraine amplified the threat of lower growth and energy prices stoked inflation further, leading to an unusual situation where, in our view, lower growth is unlikely to mean lower inflation and lower interest rates. As interest rates rise to stave off inflation, we believe that value remains a good place to be. In recent times we have been evaluating the implications of a weaker economy and becoming more cautious on our outlook, notably the shorter-term outlook implied by a weakening demand. As such, we have been assessing what is the appropriate risk for our holdings within the portfolio. We continue to monitor valuations and opportunities in the markets. The sectors we are currently seeing the most value in are defensive areas within Health Care, Utilities and Consumer Staples sectors. We believe market volatility will be heightened in this period and the movement between value and growth on any given day has already seen increased volatility year to date and we would expect that to continue.
Sincerely,
Eli M. Salzmann
Portfolio Manager
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio manager. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
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Large Cap Value Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Investor Class
NPRTX
Trust Class
NBPTX
Advisor Class
NBPBX
Institutional Class
NBPIX
Class A
NPNAX
Class C
NPNCX
Class R3
NPNRX
Class R6
NRLCX
Class E
NPNEX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Communication Services
2.4%
Consumer Discretionary
1.8
Consumer Staples
13.0
Energy
7.8
Financials
15.7
Health Care
22.3
Industrials
9.3
Materials
8.2
Utilities
11.6
Short-Term Investments
7.9
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Investor Class
01/20/19752
-4.38%
12.18%
12.73%
12.51%
Trust Class3
08/30/1993
-4.56%
11.97%
12.52%
12.40%
Advisor Class4
08/16/1996
-4.70%
11.81%
12.35%
12.27%
Institutional
Class5
06/07/2006
-4.21%
12.37%
12.92%
12.57%
Class A19
06/21/2010
-4.58%
11.94%
12.48%
12.44%
Class C19
06/21/2010
-5.28%
11.12%
11.66%
12.23%
Class R316
06/21/2010
-4.82%
11.64%
12.18%
12.36%
Class R622
01/18/2019
-4.13%
12.39%
12.83%
12.53%
Class E24
01/11/2022
-3.94%
12.29%
12.78%
12.52%
With Sales Charge
Class A19
 
-10.07%
10.61%
11.82%
12.30%
Class C19
 
-6.18%
11.12%
11.66%
12.23%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
Russell 1000® Value
Index1,15
-6.23%
7.86%
10.52%
N/A

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 0.79%, 0.99%, 1.15%, 0.63%, 1.02%, 1.75%, 1.30% and 0.54% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively , and the estimated total annual operating expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 is 0.48% for Class E (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The estimated expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 is 0.03% for Class E shares after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
46

Large Cap Value Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Investor Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
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Mid Cap Growth Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Investor Class generated a -24.92% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), outpacing its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (the Index), which posted a -26.69% total return for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
The reporting period was largely defined by persistent inflationary pressures, the geopolitical ramifications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, recessionary handwringing spurred by a hawkish U.S Federal Reserve Board (Fed) and shifting sentiment from an unsettled market recalibrating its focus, expectations, and risk tolerance. Digging deeper, the dynamic of strong demand significantly outpacing limited and constrained supply, be it raw materials, labor or finished products, served to boost inflation to a decades-high level and prod a hesitant Fed into meaningful action. While the Fed unquestionably embarked on an aggressive path to unwinding an era of overly accommodative policy and excess liquidity, its ability to foster demand destruction and quickly affect broad pricing relief was muted by continued healthy employment levels and robust wage growth. Additionally, those efforts were further hamstrung by vexing global events and continued supply chain disruptions out of their control. Inflation’s initial resistance to the Fed’s remedies further stoked fears that economic growth could be a casualty of prolonged aggressive monetary tightening. Against that fluid and challenging backdrop, the market generally proved to be more discriminating with respect to corporate execution, fundamentals, and forward guidance.
On a relative basis, positive stock selection within Industrials, Information Technology (IT), Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary and the additive effect of our underweight allocation to Communication Services versus the Index offset weakness across Health Care and Financials and the negative impact of our avoidance of Materials. At the industry-level, our overweight allocation to Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment was the leading contributor to relative performance as our holdings continued to execute and capitalize on robust demand that consistently outpaced available supply, while a mix of stock-specific issues and challenging market sentiment resulted in IT Services being the leading industry detractor. Drilling down to our holdings, Enphase Energy, which provides smart battery systems to pair with solar panels, was the leading contributor to performance as the company continued to exceed expectations throughout the period, while EPAM Systems, a provider of outsourced software product development and digital platform consulting services, with half their workforce based in the Ukraine and Russia, was negatively pressured by the market following Russia’s invasion and the escalation of hostilities.  Given the lack of near-term visibility, we exited our position during the reporting period.
As we move forward, there are still likely more unknowns than knowns at a macro-economic and corporate fundamental level, which makes it challenging to handicap the exact path the Fed will be compelled to take and what the resulting near and long-term implications will be for the economy and the markets. Given that lack of clarity, we believe that an emphasis on active management, a more judicious approach to risk and reward within the portfolio and a bias towards higher qualitative characteristics, sustainable business models, balance sheet strength and managements capable of consistent execution will be key to navigating a market that will likely remain volatile in the months ahead. In closing, while market drawdowns of this magnitude are disheartening, we’re steadfast in our belief that they’re necessary for a healthy market and the eventual development of new opportunities.
Sincerely,
Kenneth J. Turek*, Chad Bruso and Trevor Moreno
Portfolio Co-Managers
* As previously disclosed in a supplement to the Fund's prospectus, Kenneth J. Turek has announced his decision to retire on or about January 31, 2023. Chad Bruso and Trevor Moreno will continue as co-Portfolio Managers of the Fund.
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
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Mid Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Investor Class
NMANX
Trust Class
NBMTX
Advisor Class
NBMBX
Institutional Class
NBMLX
Class A
NMGAX
Class C
NMGCX
Class R3
NMGRX
Class R6
NRMGX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Consumer Discretionary
13.6%
Consumer Staples
3.5
Energy
4.9
Financials
5.6
Health Care
16.8
Industrials
17.6
Information Technology
35.5
Real Estate
0.4
Short-Term Investments
2.1
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Investor Class
03/01/19792
-24.92%
10.53%
11.18%
11.56%
Trust Class3
08/30/1993
-24.98%
10.45%
11.11%
11.48%
Advisor Class4
09/03/1996
-25.19%
10.17%
10.82%
11.26%
Institutional
Class5
04/19/2007
-24.81%
10.73%
11.39%
11.66%
Class A19
05/27/2009
-25.08%
10.32%
10.98%
11.51%
Class C19
05/27/2009
-25.67%
9.49%
10.15%
11.26%
Class R316
05/27/2009
-25.25%
10.03%
10.70%
11.42%
Class R622
03/15/2013
-24.71%
10.83%
11.47%
11.63%
With Sales Charge
Class A19
 
-29.39%
9.03%
10.33%
11.36%
Class C19
 
-26.30%
9.49%
10.15%
11.26%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
Russell Midcap® Growth
Index1, 15
-26.69%
10.16%
12.06%
N/A
Russell Midcap® Index1, 15
-14.82%
9.17%
11.61%
12.78%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 0.83%, 0.92%, 1.18%, 0.67%, 1.04%, 1.79%, 1.29% and 0.57% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
49

Mid Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Investor Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
50

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Investor Class generated a -3.67% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), outperforming its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Value Index (the Index), which returned -7.80% for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
2022 has been a uniquely challenging year. Stock market valuations have de-rated twice, initially on rising inflation and interest rates (impacting growth stocks), and now on the growing fear of an economic contraction (impacting value stocks). We weathered the initial rise in interest rates this year no worse than many investors and on a relative basis we outperformed the Index.
Since early 2021, our focus has been on the long-term opportunity and investments that have an attractive combination of valuation and growth potential. There was an ever-present possibility that higher inflation could prompt aggressive rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) and risk putting the economy into recession. Unfortunately, this has come to pass. Recent inflation data is unacceptably high; investors appear to have soured on the possibility of a “soft landing” for the economy and are now pricing in a recession.
How much inflation is out there and how aggressive does the Fed need to be, are questions that every investor is asking. Examining the recent performance of major commodities, commodity futures and commodity ETFs could help outline the inflation challenge and interest rate risks going forward. In almost every case, every commodity is down from its high. Short-term commodity price movements can be notoriously fickle and more noise than true signal; nevertheless, it’s not unreasonable to conclude commodity-driven inflation trends have peaked for the moment.
Wage growth and worker availability remain key focus points for the Fed in its quest to tame inflation. Hiring freezes and selective layoffs are increasingly in the news. Nevertheless, the most recent readings on job growth and unemployment claims demonstrate some level of labor market resiliency. Financial conditions are tightening as evidenced by growing credit spreads and the puncturing of speculative bubbles. Recent housing data on rents, a key component of inflationary measures, indicate a deceleration in the rate of increases.
In our view, some level of price stability is emerging. How much more tightening is required to get embedded inflation expectations to more acceptable levels is not clear. We fear that the Fed could get it wrong by being too tight on the way down, as we believe they were too loose on the way up.
Our Energy and Financials stocks performed well as oil prices and interest rates soared. The portfolio’s Information Technology stocks came under pressure due to the Tech sector sell-off.  Strategic event activity in the portfolio has been robust; two companies agreed to be acquired and 14 others are either divesting significant assets or making synergistic acquisitions.
We introduced 12 new positions and added to 13 existing names while eliminating six and trimming 12 due to investment-based decisions. At the end of the reporting period, the portfolio’s discount to intrinsic value1 stood at approximately 30%.
Although this challenging period doesn’t come as a surprise, it remains challenging for investors. We have overcome trying markets before and take comfort in what the past may imply but do not take it for granted. Our focus and efforts will likely be on rebalancing our sector and company weightings and engaging with portfolio companies where we believe we can bring ideas and capital to the process of creating shareholder value.
Sincerely,
Michael C. Greene, Benjamin H. Nahum, James F. McAree, Amit Solomon and Rand W. Gesing
Portfolio Managers
1 Intrinsic value reflects the portfolio management team’s analysis and estimates of a company’s value. There is no guarantee that any intrinsic values will be realized; security prices may decrease regardless of intrinsic values.
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
51

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Investor Class
NBRVX
Trust Class
NBREX
Institutional Class
NBRTX
Class A
NBRAX
Class C
NBRCX
Class R3
NBRRX
Class R6
NBMRX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Communication Services
2.0%
Consumer Discretionary
11.3
Consumer Staples
5.3
Energy
12.8
Financials
14.1
Health Care
7.7
Industrials
17.0
Information Technology
13.2
Materials
3.2
Real Estate
2.8
Utilities
10.5
Short-Term Investments
0.1
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Investor Class
06/01/1999
-3.67%
3.99%
8.95%
8.37%
Trust Class3
06/10/1999
-3.90%
3.85%
8.77%
8.26%
Institutional Class5
03/08/2010
-3.55%
4.24%
9.20%
8.52%
Class A19
06/21/2010
-3.88%
3.87%
8.80%
8.31%
Class C19
06/21/2010
-4.63%
3.09%
7.99%
7.89%
Class R316
06/21/2010
-4.11%
3.61%
8.54%
8.17%
Class R622
03/29/2019
-3.42%
4.21%
9.06%
8.42%
With Sales Charge
Class A19
 
-9.40%
2.65%
8.16%
8.03%
Class C19
 
-5.58%
3.09%
7.99%
7.89%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
Russell Midcap® Value
Index1,15
-7.80%
7.49%
10.81%
9.02%
Russell Midcap® Index1,15
-14.82%
9.17%
11.61%
9.02%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 1.49%, 1.69%, 1.32%, 1.73%, 2.47%, 1.98% and 1.73% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.26%, 0.86%, 1.22%, 1.97%, 1.47% and 0.76% for Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
52

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Investor Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
53

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund Institutional Class generated a -14.66% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), trailing the -11.23% total return of its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index (the Index) for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
Investor sentiment for U.S. equities declined due to elevated inflation, higher interest rates, the conflict in Ukraine, and supply chain constraints. We continue to see differentiation within the market, which is creating opportunity. Throughout the second quarter of calendar year 2022 earnings season, we witnessed certain companies reduce earnings guidance and provide cautionary outlooks, while others demonstrated operational excellence, gained market share, and strengthened their underlying fundamentals. We believe this highlights the advantage of investing in companies with sound business models that we believe are well-positioned to respond to current challenges.
We believe companies within the portfolio are positioned to effectively respond to the challenges in the current environment. They are able to enhance earnings with company specific solutions such as deploying free cash flow, utilizing pricing power, proactively managing their supply chains, and implementing cost actions. Understanding how companies navigate evolving market dynamics provides our team the opportunity to identify investments with superior long-term upside.
Strong stock selection within the Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, and Financials sectors benefitted relative performance. Relative performance was impacted by portfolio positioning, primarily due to having no exposure to the Energy sector. An overweight versus the Index to Communication Services and an underweight to Utilities also detracted. The Fund benefitted from an underweight position to the Information Technology (IT) sector. The Fund ended the reporting period with overweight positions in Financials, Industrials, and Materials, underweight positions to Health Care and IT, and no exposure to Energy or Real Estate.
Portfolio construction is an important component of our investment process and consists of three distinct investment categories: Special Situations, Opportunistic, and Classic. Special Situations have unique attributes that require specific valuation methodologies and customized investment research. Opportunistic investments have become inexpensive for a tangible reason that we believe is temporary. Classic investments have long histories of shareholder friendly policies, high quality management teams and exceptional operating performance. We believe maintaining a balance of these three categories helps to mitigate risk within the portfolio.
We apply our disciplined fundamental research to identify high quality business models with attractive free cash flow characteristics trading at compelling valuations. Select businesses are differentiating themselves with company-specific solutions in response to supply-chain constraints, inflationary pressures, and higher interest rates. The depth of our “Storehouse of Knowledge” remains robust. We believe the Fund is well positioned to benefit from an increasing investor focus on company fundamentals. Looking forward, there is the potential for clarity on the trajectory of interest rates, inflation, trends in the U.S. labor market, and the outcome of the U.S. mid-term elections. This removal of uncertainty, combined with a more favorable equity valuation environment presents opportunity.
Our style of investing is based on rigorous fundamental research centered on a company’s business model and ability to generate and effectively utilize free cash flow. As we evaluate potential new positions and current portfolio holdings, we continue to do so with a long-term investment perspective. Our focus is to grow the Fund’s assets through the disciplined application of our investment philosophy and process.
Sincerely,
Richard S. Nackenson
Portfolio Manager
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio manager. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
54

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Institutional Class
NMULX
Class A
NMUAX
Class C
NMUCX
Class E
NMUEX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Communication Services
8.6%
Consumer Discretionary
14.9
Consumer Staples
8.1
Financials
20.3
Health Care
7.4
Industrials
13.3
Information Technology
17.6
Materials
8.5
Utilities
1.3
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
 
Inception
Date*
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Institutional Class17
12/21/2009
-14.66%
9.46%
12.29%
8.92%
Class A17
12/21/2009
-14.92%
9.07%
11.90%
8.60%
Class C17
12/21/2009
-15.58%
8.25%
11.05%
7.95%
Class E17
01/11/2022
-14.29%
9.56%
12.34%
8.95%
With Sales Charge
Class A17
 
-19.80%
7.78%
11.24%
8.20%
Class C17
 
-16.21%
8.25%
11.05%
7.95%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
S&P 500® Index1,15
-11.23%
11.82%
13.08%
9.12%
*Prior to December 14, 2009, the Fund had different investment goals, strategies, and portfolio management team. The performance data for each class includes the performance of the Fund’s oldest share class, Trust Class, from November 2, 2006 through December 21, 2009. The performance data for Class E also includes the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class from December 21, 2009 through January 11, 2022. See endnote 17 for information about the effects of the different fees paid by each class.

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 0.82%, 1.19% and 1.93% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively, and the estimated total annual operating expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 is 0.65% for Class E (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The estimated expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 is 0.07% for Class E after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers.  The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
55

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $1,000,000 INVESTMENT
(000's omitted)
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Institutional Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
56

Real Estate Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund Trust Class generated a -10.87% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), underperforming the -9.75% total return of its benchmark, the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index (the Index), for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
The U.S. equity market, as measured by the S&P 500® Index, generated weak results during the reporting period. While the market rallied several times, it was not enough to offset a number of sharp downturns. Investor sentiment was challenged by elevated inflation and aggressive U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) rate hikes that have negatively impacted and could continue to negatively impact the economy and corporate profits. Supply chain shortages, repercussions from the war in Ukraine, and other geopolitical issues also weighed on the market. All told, the S&P 500 Index returned -11.23% during the reporting period. Comparatively, real estate investment trusts (REITs), as measured by the Index, experienced a smaller decline during the period.
The Fund modestly underperformed the Index on a relative basis during the reporting period. Sector positioning, overall, detracted from performance. In particular, the Fund’s overweight to Regional Malls versus the Index and an underweight to Specialty were among the largest negatives for relative returns. Conversely, an underweight to Office and an overweight to Self Storage were the most beneficial for relative performance.
Stock selection, overall, was additive to relative performance. Among those sectors contributing the most to relative results were Industrial, Specialty and Self Storage. In terms of individual holdings Duke Realty Corp., Public Storage and VICI Properties, Inc. were the most additive for returns. On the downside, holdings within the Health Care, Diversified and Apartment sectors were the largest detractors from excess performance. Several individual holdings were also negative for results, including Simon Property Group, Inc., Equinix, Inc. and American Tower Corp.
Looking ahead, we remain concerned about persistent inflation, slowing economic growth, and a likely hawkish stance by the Fed. Lower energy and commodity prices provide some support that inflation levels could be peaking. However, low unemployment levels may fuel continued wage pressure. Meanwhile, we believe real estate fundamentals remain solid for most property types. In addition, higher inflation can be viewed as positive for the owners of real estate assets, as landlords can capture higher inflation by raising the rents they charge tenants. As it relates to the possibility of a recession, these environments spare few asset classes and increased unemployment could lead to lower tenant demand for space. We believe REITs are better prepared for reduced business demand with stronger balance sheets, lower new construction activity and diverse demand drivers that lean more defensive sectors. We have increased our exposure to companies with secular demand drivers that we believe are better insulated to withstand market volatility, and that can grow cash flows well in excess of inflation. Meanwhile, we are monitoring the potential long-term effects of pandemic-driven changes on real estate. Shifts in preferences for working in an office versus at home or living in urban versus suburban markets could have lasting effects on preferred geographic markets, real estate cash flows, and asset values. We anticipate that over the long-term hybrid work arrangements are likely to temper overall demand for office space. Finally, we believe advancements in technology will lead to significant investments in network and infrastructure that benefit data center and infrastructure REITs.
Sincerely,
Steve Shigekawa and Brian C. Jones
Portfolio Co-Managers
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
57

Real Estate Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Trust Class
NBRFX
Institutional Class
NBRIX
Class A
NREAX
Class C
NRECX
Class R3
NRERX
Class R6
NRREX
Class E
NREEX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Apartments
10.6%
Data Centers
6.7
Diversified
1.6
Free Standing
4.0
Health Care
9.2
Industrial
12.2
Infrastructure
18.9
Lodging/Resorts
0.4
Manufactured Homes
5.0
Office
2.8
Regional Malls
2.7
Self Storage
9.1
Shopping Centers
4.3
Single Family Homes
3.7
Specialty
5.3
Timber
1.9
Short-Term Investments
1.6
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7,20
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Trust Class
05/01/2002
-10.87%
7.84%
7.91%
10.42%
Institutional Class6
06/04/2008
-10.76%
8.05%
8.11%
10.57%
Class A14
06/21/2010
-11.02%
7.67%
7.73%
10.31%
Class C14
06/21/2010
-11.72%
6.86%
6.92%
9.81%
Class R314
06/21/2010
-11.23%
7.39%
7.46%
10.14%
Class R623
03/15/2013
-10.62%
8.15%
8.19%
10.56%
Class E26
01/11/2022
-10.36%
7.97%
7.97%
10.45%
With Sales Charge
Class A14
 
-16.12%
6.41%
7.09%
9.99%
Class C14
 
-12.57%
6.86%
6.92%
9.81%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
FTSE Nareit All Equity
REITs Index1,15
-9.75%
6.80%
8.32%
9.49%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 1.39%, 1.02%, 1.39%, 2.15%, 1.64% and 0.93% for Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively, and the estimated total annual operating expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 is 0.88% for Class E (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 0.85%, 1.21%, 1.96%, 1.46% and 0.75% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively, and the estimated expense ratio for fiscal year 2022 is 0.08% for Class E after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
58

Real Estate Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Trust Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
59

Small Cap Growth Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class posted a -19.94% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), outpacing its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index (the Index), which returned -25.26% for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
The reporting period was largely defined by persistent inflationary pressures, the geopolitical ramifications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, recessionary handwringing spurred by a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) and shifting sentiment from an unsettled market recalibrating its focus, expectations and risk tolerance. Digging deeper, the dynamic of strong demand significantly outpacing limited and constrained supply, be it raw materials, labor or finished products, served to boost inflation to a decades-high level and prod a hesitant Fed into meaningful action. While the Fed unquestionably embarked on an aggressive path to unwinding an era of overly accommodative policy and excess liquidity, its ability to foster demand destruction and quickly affect broad pricing relief was muted by continued healthy employment levels and robust wage growth. Additionally, those efforts were further hamstrung by vexing global events and continued supply chain disruptions out of their control. Inflation’s initial resistance to the Fed’s remedies further stoked fears that economic growth could be a casualty of prolonged aggressive monetary tightening.  Against that fluid and challenging backdrop, the market generally proved to be more discriminating with respect to corporate execution, fundamentals and forward guidance.
Our relative outperformance over the reporting period was driven by broad positive stock selection across the portfolio, led by our efforts in Health Care, Industrials, Materials, Financials, Consumer Discretionary, Financials and Energy.  At the industry-level, strong stock selection within our overweight allocation versus the Index to Health Care Providers & Services resulted in that segment being the leading contributor to performance, while a mix of late-period stock-specific issues resulted in our overweight allocation to the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment segment being the leading detractor.  Drilling down to our holdings, Calix, Inc., a provider of broadband communications access systems and software that enables communications service providers to transform their networks and monetize customer data, was the leading contributor to performance as they consistently delivered strong results and raised their guidance throughout the period.  The leading detractor was Ambarella, Inc., a provider of processors and software for video compression, image processing, and computer vision solutions, as the company sharply reduced their forward revenue guidance due to ongoing supply chain disruptions that were further amplified by rolling Covid lockdowns across China. 
As we move forward, there are still likely more unknowns than knowns at a macro-economic and corporate fundamental level, which makes it challenging to handicap the exact path the Fed will be compelled to take and what the resulting near and long-term implications will be for the economy and the markets. Given that lack of clarity, we believe that an emphasis on active management, a more judicious approach to risk and reward within the portfolio and a bias towards higher qualitative characteristics, sustainable business models, balance sheet strength and managements capable of consistent execution will be key to navigating a market that will likely remain volatile in the months ahead.  In closing, while market drawdowns of this magnitude are disheartening, we’re steadfast in our belief that they’re necessary for a healthy market and the eventual development of new opportunities.
Sincerely,
Kenneth J. Turek*, Chad Bruso and Trevor Moreno
Portfolio Co-Managers
* As previously disclosed in a supplement to the Fund's prospectus, Kenneth J. Turek has announced his decision to retire on or about January 31, 2023. Chad Bruso and Trevor Moreno will continue as co-Portfolio Managers of the Fund.
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
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Small Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Investor Class
NBMIX
Trust Class
NBMOX
Advisor Class
NBMVX
Institutional Class
NBSMX
Class A
NSNAX
Class C
NSNCX
Class R3
NSNRX
Class R6
NSRSX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Communication Services
1.8%
Consumer Discretionary
10.8
Consumer Staples
4.7
Energy
7.4
Financials
6.2
Health Care
23.5
Industrials
18.5
Information Technology
21.1
Materials
3.3
Short-Term Investments
2.7
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Investor Class
10/20/1998
-19.94%
12.73%
12.53%
9.52%
Trust Class3
11/03/1998
-20.14%
12.56%
12.34%
9.37%
Advisor Class4
05/03/2002
-20.26%
12.38%
12.18%
9.25%
Institutional Class5
04/01/2008
-19.86%
13.00%
12.84%
9.70%
Class A19
05/27/2009
-20.14%
12.59%
12.43%
9.46%
Class C19
05/27/2009
-20.74%
11.75%
11.59%
9.00%
Class R316
05/27/2009
-20.35%
12.31%
12.15%
9.30%
Class R622
09/07/2018
-19.78%
13.02%
12.67%
9.58%
With Sales Charge
Class A19
 
-24.73%
11.26%
11.77%
9.19%
Class C19
 
-21.40%
11.75%
11.59%
9.00%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
Russell 2000® Growth
Index1,15
-25.26%
6.69%
10.16%
7.65%
Russell 2000® Index1,15
-17.88%
6.95%
10.01%
8.60%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 1.28%, 1.47%, 1.63%, 1.10%, 1.50%, 2.21%, 1.74% and 1.09% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.41%, 1.61%, 0.91%, 1.27%, 2.02%, 1.52% and 0.81% for Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
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Small Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Investor Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
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Sustainable Equity Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Sustainable Equity Fund Investor Class reported a total return of -13.70% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period), trailing the -11.23% total return of its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index (the Index) for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
Global central bank stimulus supercharged the economy from March 2020 through the depths of the pandemic, resulting in increased risk taking. Some froth has come out of the market more recently as speculative sentiment is finally being reigned in.
Equity markets were volatile throughout the reporting period but began declining in January further added to concern that the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s (Fed) aggressive rate hikes, aimed at controlling inflation, increased the potential for a recession. Sporadic Covid eruptions and persistent supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia/Ukraine war—especially as Europe approaches heating season—added to concerns.
Markets and the economy are cyclical, however, and sentiment shifts. So, for long-term fundamental investors, the current environment creates opportunity. We’ve been pleased with our portfolio companies’ performance and have acted quickly when high quality names have been sold off by the market indiscriminately.
Although we lagged the Index, stock selection added relative value this year, with certain Health Care, Financials and Information Technology holdings outperforming the most. Insurers Cigna Corp. and Progressive Corp. were top contributors. Both delivered solid results and we believe are well positioned within an inflationary environment.
Our relative underperformance derived primarily from our zero weighting to traditional Energy, a sector that dramatically outperformed as macro factors pushed commodity prices higher. Our Industrials holdings also lagged.
Detractors included Comcast Corp., which declined as new broadband subscriptions slowed following the early pandemic’s subscriptions surge, and Warner Brothers Discovery, Inc., which we sold during the reporting period. The stock declined following its merger, and on negative sentiment about its streaming services.
During the reporting period, we also sold Unilever PLC, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and ANSYS, Inc. to fund opportunities elsewhere; and Starbucks Corp. given governance concerns. We purchased Costco Wholesale Corp. on strong labor relations, long-term growth prospects, and a scale advantage that helps manage price inflation. We also bought Apple, Inc., Bank of America Corp., Amazon.com, Inc. and Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. on opportunistic valuation, compelling risk-reward profiles and leadership in management integrity and sustainability business practices material to each firm’s leading customer franchise.  And lastly, we received shares of Embecta Corp., a spin-off from existing portfolio holding Becton, Dickinson & Co.
We anticipate continued market volatility in the near term, given current inflationary, global growth, and geopolitical concerns. The Fed’s hawkish stance, accelerating quantitative tightening, could increase the risk of a slowdown or recession, and high inflation along with uncertainty could hurt consumer/business confidence and adversely impact economic growth.
We anticipate equity returns will be driven by earnings growth rather than multiple expansion as higher interest rates and monetary tightening could potentially result in higher real rates.1 In our view, well-run companies with strong fundamentals should have relatively stronger earnings growth and thus outperform.
As a core all-weather strategy, we seek high quality businesses we can own through market cycles at reasonable prices. Given our long-term, pragmatic, fundamentals-focused discipline, we continue to focus on long-term secular growth, high return on investment capital, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) leadership and financial strength.
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As always, we use our core commitment to sustainability and ESG as a lens for quality. We view the ability to help solve sustainability challenges—such as access to healthcare, digital transformation, enhanced efficiency, automation, greening of the economy, grid decarbonization and transition—as drivers of secular growth potential, and believe our long-term approach to identifying businesses with solid growth prospects at undemanding valuations, and ESG leadership, positions the Fund well going forward.
We look forward to continuing to serve your investment needs.
Sincerely,
Daniel P. Hanson*
Portfolio Manager
1 A real interest rate is an interest rate that has been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation. Once adjusted, it reflects the real cost of funds to a borrower and the real yield to a lender or to an investor.
* As previously disclosed in a supplement to the Fund’s prospectus, Ingrid S. Dyott and Sajjad S. Ladiwala ceased their portfolio management responsibilities on March 31, 2022. Daniel P. Hanson became Senior Portfolio Manager of the Fund effective April 1, 2022.
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio manager. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
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Sustainable Equity Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Investor Class
NBSRX
Trust Class
NBSTX
Institutional Class
NBSLX
Class A
NRAAX
Class C
NRACX
Class R3
NRARX
Class R6
NRSRX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Communication Services
6.6%
Consumer Discretionary
9.1
Consumer Staples
5.3
Financials
12.0
Health Care
18.3
Industrials
14.0
Information Technology
30.5
Materials
1.8
Utilities
2.0
Short-Term Investments
0.4
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Investor Class
03/16/1994
-13.70%
9.18%
11.41%
9.22%
Trust Class3
03/03/1997
-13.85%
9.00%
11.22%
9.05%
Institutional Class5
11/28/2007
-13.55%
9.38%
11.62%
9.32%
Class A19
05/27/2009
-13.86%
8.98%
11.20%
9.13%
Class C19
05/27/2009
-14.49%
8.17%
10.37%
8.75%
Class R316
05/27/2009
-14.08%
8.71%
10.93%
9.00%
Class R622
03/15/2013
-13.47%
9.48%
11.69%
9.32%
With Sales Charge
Class A19
 
-18.81%
7.70%
10.54%
8.90%
Class C19
 
-15.27%
8.17%
10.37%
8.75%
Index
 
 
 
 
 
S&P 500® Index1,15
-11.23%
11.82%
13.08%
9.86%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2021 were 0.85%, 1.02%, 0.67%, 1.04%, 1.79%, 1.29% and 0.57% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
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Sustainable Equity Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Investor Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
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U.S. Equity Impact Fund Commentary (Unaudited)
The Neuberger Berman U.S. Equity Impact Fund Institutional Class generated a -21.95% total return for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 (the reporting period) trailing the -13.28% total return of its benchmark, the Russell 3000® Index (the Index) for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)
Risk-off sentiment due to elevated inflation, higher interest rates, the conflict in Ukraine, and supply chain constraints resulted in a decline of the U.S. equity market for the reporting period. The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee has taken action to address inflation by implementing multiple interest rate increases in 2022. Investors have weighed the prospect of decelerating economic growth and recessionary headwinds and the corresponding implications on company fundamentals. Despite near-term challenges, we believe there remains a significant opportunity for companies whose products and services have the potential to generate incremental positive outcomes in lockstep with growing their profits.
The Fund benefitted from underweights versus the Index to Communication Services and Information Technology (IT), and overweight positions to Industrials and Utilities. The Fund’s zero exposure to the Energy sector detracted from relative performance. Certain types of energy and other companies are excluded from the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s Enhanced Sustainable Exclusion Policy. Combating climate change is a key Impact theme of our investment strategy, thus our portfolio construction incorporates the assessment of climate risks and seeks to reduce carbon emissions. Stock selection within the Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, and IT sectors also detracted from relative performance. Strong stock selection within the Health Care sector benefitted relative performance. The Fund ended the reporting period with overweight positions relative to the Index in the Health Care, Industrials, and Materials sectors and underweight positions in the Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and IT sectors. The Fund had no exposure to the Energy or Real Estate sectors at the end of the reporting period.
Impact investing1 offers the unique potential to support measurable progress against real-world environmental and social challenges while seeking market rate returns. This approach invests in companies with products or services that have the potential to deliver significantly positive outcomes for people and/or the planet, while reporting and measuring the tangible contributions that portfolio companies make. Our proprietary quantitative and qualitative impact analysis requires a deep understanding of the product outcomes for customers, which is a lens that adds insight to our fundamental investment process. Positive and negative impacts associated with the products and services of each major business line of a company are assessed.
A company’s contribution to specific positive outcomes is evaluated with reference to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).  We believe companies delivering solutions aligned with achieving the UNSDGs have the potential for outsized growth and returns as these UNSDG goals become spending priorities. We believe the potential for significant incremental capital deployed to achieve UNSDGs, along with an increasing investor focus on company fundamentals, is creating an attractive environment for the Fund.
We believe this is an exciting time for impact investing in public markets. We believe that the companies we seek to invest in will continue to benefit from secular demand growth for their products and services. We believe our rigorous, bottom-up analysis of business models and product outcomes will continue to help us identify the companies best positioned to benefit from these dynamics. This, combined with our focus on engagement to deliver real world outcomes, provides us with the opportunity to help investors achieve their impact and financial objectives.
Sincerely,
Richard S. Nackenson and Jonathan Bailey
Portfolio Managers
1 Impact investing is the investment in a portfolio of companies whose products and services the portfolio managers believe have the potential to deliver positive social and environmental outcomes.
Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.
The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.
The opinions expressed are those of the Fund’s portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.
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U.S. Equity Impact Fund (Unaudited)
TICKER SYMBOLS
Institutional Class
NEQIX
Class A
NEQAX
Class C
NEQCX
SECTOR ALLOCATION
(as a % of Total Investments*)
Communication Services
1.7%
Consumer Discretionary
2.5
Consumer Staples
5.5
Financials
1.2
Health Care
25.7
Industrials
26.9
Information Technology
14.6
Materials
13.0
Utilities
7.0
Short-Term Investments
1.9
Total
100.0%
*
Derivatives (other than options purchased), if
any, are excluded from this chart.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
 
Inception
Date
Average Annual Total Return
Ended 08/31/2022
 
1 Year
Life of
Fund
At NAV
Institutional Class
03/23/2021
-21.95%
-8.05%
Class A
03/23/2021
-22.28%
-8.43%
Class C
03/23/2021
-22.80%
-9.08%
With Sales Charge
Class A
 
-26.74%
-12.11%
Class C
 
-23.58%
-9.08%
Index
 
 
 
Russell 3000® Index1,15
-13.28%
-0.98%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.
The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.  
The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class’s returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.
As stated in the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the estimated total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2022 are 1.93%, 2.29% and 3.04% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The estimated expense ratios for fiscal year 2022 are 0.90%, 1.26%, and 2.01% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the annual period ended August 31, 2022, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1.00%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.
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U.S. Equity Impact Fund (Unaudited)
COMPARISON OF A $1,000,000 INVESTMENT
(000's omitted)
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 fiscal years, or since the Fund’s inception if it has not operated for 10 years. The graph is based on the Institutional Class shares only; the performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses (see Performance Highlights chart on previous page). The result is compared with benchmarks, which include a broad-based market index and may include a more narrowly based index. Market indices have not been reduced to reflect any of the fees and costs of investing. The results shown in the graph reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results.
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Endnotes (Unaudited)
1
Please see “Glossary of Indices” on page 74 for a description of indices. Please note that individuals cannot
invest directly in any index. The indices described in this report do not take into account any fees, expenses
or tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that they track. Data about the performance of
an index are prepared or obtained by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”) and reflect the
reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The Fund may invest in securities not
included in a described index and generally does not invest in all securities included in a described index.
2
This date reflects when NBIA first became the investment manager to the Fund.
3
The performance information for the Trust Class prior to the class’s inception date is that of the Fund’s
Investor Class. The performance information for the Investor Class has not been adjusted to take into
account differences in class specific operating expenses. The Investor Class has lower expenses and typically
higher returns than the Trust Class.
4
The performance information for the Advisor Class prior to the class’s inception date is that of the Fund’s
Investor Class. The performance information for the Investor Class has not been adjusted to take into
account differences in class specific operating expenses. The Investor Class has lower expenses and typically
higher returns than the Advisor Class.
5
The performance information for the Institutional Class prior to the class’s inception date is that of the
Fund’s Investor Class. The performance information for the Investor Class has not been adjusted to take
into account differences in class specific operating expenses. The Investor Class has higher expenses and
typically lower returns than the Institutional Class.
6
The performance information for the Institutional Class prior to the class’s inception date is that of the
Fund’s Trust Class. The performance information for the Trust Class has not been adjusted to take into
account differences in class specific operating expenses. The Trust Class has higher expenses and typically
lower returns than the Institutional Class.
7
The investments for the Fund are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage(s) one or more
other registered funds that have names, investment objectives and investment styles that are similar to
those of the Fund. You should be aware that the Fund is likely to differ from those other mutual fund(s) in
size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Fund can be
expected to vary from those of the other mutual fund(s).
8
The Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to September 1998 and investing 90%
of its assets in no more than six economic sectors prior to December 17, 2007. As of April 2, 2001, the
Fund changed its investment policy to become “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (“1940 Act”). Performance prior to these changes might have been different if current policies had
been in effect. However, by operation of law under the 1940 Act, the Fund subsequently became, and
currently operates as, a diversified fund. Please see the notes to the financial statements for information on
a non-diversified fund becoming a diversified fund by operation of law.
9
Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Fund and Neuberger Berman International Small Cap Fund are each
relatively small. The same techniques used to produce returns in a small fund may not work to produce
similar returns in a larger fund and could have an impact on performance.
10
The performance information for Class R3 prior to the class’s inception date is that of the Fund’s
Institutional Class. The performance information for the Institutional Class has not been adjusted to take
into account differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Institutional
Class has lower expenses and typically higher returns than Class R3.
11
The Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to December 2002. Its performance prior
to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.
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Endnotes (Unaudited)  (cont’d)
12
The performance information for Class A, Class C, Investor Class, and Trust Class prior to the classes’
inception date is that of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The performance information for the Institutional
Class has been adjusted to reflect the appropriate sales charges applicable to Class A and Class C shares,
but has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses (such as
Rule 12b-1 fees). The Institutional Class has lower expenses and typically higher returns than Class A,
Class C, Investor Class, and Trust Class.
13
The performance information for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class E prior to June 9,
2008 is that of the Fund’s Trust Class, which had an inception date of November 2, 2006, and converted
into the Institutional Class on June 9, 2008. During the period from November 2, 2006 through June 9,
2008, the Trust Class had only one investor, which could have impacted Fund performance. The
performance information for the Trust Class has been adjusted to reflect the appropriate sales charges
applicable to Class A and Class C shares but has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class
specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Trust Class had higher expenses and typically
lower returns than the Institutional Class and Class E. The Trust Class had lower expenses and typically
higher returns than Class A, Class C and Class R3. The performance information for Class R3 and Class E
from June 9, 2008, to the respective class’s inception date is that of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The
performance information for the Institutional Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences
in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Institutional Class has lower expenses
and typically higher returns than Class R3. The Institutional Class has higher expenses and typically lower
returns than Class E.
14
The performance information for Class A, Class C and Class R3 prior to the classes’ respective inception
dates is that of the Fund’s Trust Class. The performance information for the Trust Class has been adjusted to
reflect the appropriate sales charges applicable to Class A and Class C shares, but has not been adjusted to
take into account differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Trust Class
has lower expenses and typically higher returns than Class A, Class C and Class R3.
15
The date used to calculate Life of Fund performance for the index is the inception date of the oldest share
class.
16
The performance information for Class R3 prior to the class’s inception date is that of the Fund’s Investor
Class. The performance information for the Investor Class has not been adjusted to take into account
differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Investor Class has lower
expenses and typically higher returns than Class R3.
17
Prior to December 14, 2009, the Fund had different investment goals, strategies and portfolio management
team. The performance information for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class E prior to
December 21, 2009 is that of the Fund’s Trust Class, which had an inception date of November 2, 2006,
and converted into the Institutional Class on December 21, 2009. During the period from November 2,
2006 through December 21, 2009, the Trust Class had only one investor, which could have impacted Fund
performance. The performance information for the Trust Class has been adjusted to reflect the appropriate
sales charges applicable to Class A and Class C shares but has not been adjusted to take into account
differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). NBIA had previously capped Trust
Class expenses; absent this arrangement, the returns would have been lower. The Trust Class had lower
capped expenses and typically higher returns than Class A and Class C. The Trust Class had equivalent
capped expenses and typically similar returns to the Institutional Class. The Trust Class had higher expenses
and typically lower returns than Class E. The performance information for Class E from December 14, 2009,
to the class’s inception date is that of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The performance information for the
Institutional Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating
expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Institutional Class has higher expenses and typically lower returns
than Class E.
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Endnotes (Unaudited)  (cont’d)
18
The performance information for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C prior to the classes’ inception date
is that of the Fund’s predecessor, the DJG Small Cap Value Fund L.P., an unregistered limited partnership
(“DJG Fund”); DJG Fund was the successor to The DJG Small Cap Value Fund, an unregistered commingled
investment account (“DJG Account”). The performance from July 8, 1997 (the commencement of
operations) to September 11, 2008 is that of DJG Account, and the performance from September 12, 2008
to May 10, 2010 is that of DJG Fund. On May 10, 2010, the DJG Fund transferred its assets to the Fund in
exchange for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares. The investment policies, objectives, guidelines and
restrictions of the Fund are in all material respects equivalent to those of DJG Fund and DJG Account (the
“Predecessors”). As a mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act, the Fund is subject to certain restrictions
under the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) to which the Predecessors were not subject.
Had the Predecessors been registered under the 1940 Act and been subject to the provisions of the 1940
Act and the Code, their investment performance may have been adversely affected. The performance
information reflects the actual expenses of the Predecessors, which were generally lower than those of the
Fund. The performance for Class R6 from May 10, 2010 to January 18, 2019 includes the performance of
the Fund’s Institutional Class, and prior to May 10, 2010 includes the performance of the Predecessors, as
noted above.
19
The performance information for Class A and Class C prior to the classes’ inception date is that of the
Fund’s Investor Class. The performance information for the Investor Class has been adjusted to reflect the
appropriate sales charges applicable to Class A and Class C shares, but has not been adjusted to take into
account differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Investor Class has
lower expenses and typically higher returns than Class A and Class C.
20
As of June 19, 2012, the Fund changed its investment policy to become “non-diversified” under the 1940
Act. A non-diversified fund is able to invest larger percentages of its assets in the securities of a single
issuer, which could increase the fund’s risk of loss. Performance prior to this change might have been
different if current policies had been in effect.
21
The performance information for Class R6 prior to the class’s inception date is that of the Fund’s
Institutional Class. The performance information for the Institutional Class has not been adjusted to take
into account differences in class specific operating expenses. The Institutional Class has higher expenses
and typically lower returns than Class R6.
22
The performance information for Class R6 prior to the class’s inception date is that of the Fund’s Investor
Class. The performance information for the Investor Class has not been adjusted to take into account
differences in class specific operating expenses. The Investor Class has higher expenses and typically lower
returns than Class R6.
23
The performance information for Class R6 prior to the class’s inception date is that of the Fund’s Trust Class.
The performance information for the Trust Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences in
class specific operating expenses. The Trust Class has higher expenses and typically lower returns than
Class R6.
24
The performance information for Class E prior to the class’s inception date is that of the Fund’s Investor
Class. The performance information for the Investor Class has not been adjusted to take into account
differences in class specific operating expenses. The Investor Class has higher expenses and typically lower
returns than Class E.
25
The performance information for Class E prior to the class’s inception date is that of the Fund’s Institutional
Class. The performance information for the Institutional Class has not been adjusted to take into account
differences in class specific operating expenses. The Institutional Class has higher expenses and typically
lower returns than Class E.
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Endnotes (Unaudited)  (cont’d)
26
The performance information for Class E prior to the class’s inception date is that of the Fund’s Trust Class.
The performance information for the Trust Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences in
class specific operating expenses. The Trust Class has higher expenses and typically lower returns than
Class E.
For more complete information on any of the Neuberger Berman Equity Funds, call us at (800) 877-9700, or visit our website at www.nb.com.
73

Glossary of Indices (Unaudited)
FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed
Index (Net):
The index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is
designed to measure the performance of listed real estate companies and real estate
investment trusts (REITs) in developed markets. Net total return indexes reinvest
dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indexes) a
tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from
double taxation treaties.
FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index:
The index is a free-float adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that tracks the
performance of all tax-qualified equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) that are
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, or NASDAQ. Equity REITs include all
tax-qualified REITs with more than 50 percent of total assets in qualifying real estate
assets other than mortgages secured by real property.
MSCI All Country World Index
(Net):
The index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is
designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging
markets. The index consists of 47 country indexes comprising 23 developed and 24
emerging market country indexes. The developed market country indexes included
are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong
Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal,
Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The emerging market country indexes included are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia,
the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait,
Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa,
Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the UAE. China A shares are included starting from
June 1, 2018 and are partially represented at 20% of their free float-adjusted market
capitalization as of November 2019. Net total return indexes reinvest dividends after
the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indexes) a tax rate
applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double
taxation treaties. Effective after the close on March 9, 2022, MSCI reclassified MSCI
Russia Indexes from Emerging Markets to Standalone Markets status. At that time, all
Russian securities were removed from this index at a final price of 0.00001, including
both locally traded Russian equity constituents and Russian ADRs/GDRs constituents
MSCI China All Shares Index
(Net):
The index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index that is
designed to measure the equity market performance of China share classes listed in
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen and outside of China. It covers the integrated MSCI
China equity universe comprising A-shares, B-shares, H-shares, Red chips, P-chips and
foreign listings listed outside China or Hong Kong (e.g. ADRs). A-shares are
incorporated in China and trade on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges; they are
quoted in local renminbi and entail foreign investment regulations (QFII). B-shares are
incorporated in China, and trade on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges; they are
quoted in foreign currencies (Shanghai USD, Shenzhen HKD) and are open to foreign
investors. H-shares are incorporated in China and trade on the Hong Kong exchange
and other foreign exchanges. Red chips and P-chips are incorporated outside of China
and trade on the Hong Kong exchange. Red chips are usually controlled by the state
or a province or municipality. P-chips are non state-owned Chinese companies
incorporated outside the mainland and traded in Hong Kong. Net total return indexes
reinvest dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international
indexes) a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not
benefit from double taxation treaties.
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Glossary of Indices (Unaudited)  (cont’d)
MSCI EAFE® Index (Net) (Europe,
Australasia, Far East):
The index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is
designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding
the United States and Canada. The index consists of the following 21 developed
market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Net total return indexes reinvest dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes,
using (for international indexes) a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional
investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties.
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
(Net):
The index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is
designed to measure the equity market performance of emerging markets. The index
consists of the following 24 emerging market country indexes: Brazil, Chile, China,
Colombia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea,
Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South
Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the UAE. China A shares are included starting
from June 1, 2018 and are partially represented at 20% of their free float-adjusted
market capitalization as of November 2019. Net total return indexes reinvest
dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indexes) a
tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from
double taxation treaties. Effective after the close on March 9, 2022, MSCI reclassified
MSCI Russia Indexes from Emerging Markets to Standalone Markets status. At that
time, all Russian securities were removed from this index at a final price of 0.00001,
including both locally traded Russian equity constituents and Russian ADRs/GDRs
constituents.
MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index
(Net):
The index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is
designed to measure the equity market performance of the small cap segment of
developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. The index consists of the
following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the
United Kingdom. Net total return indexes reinvest dividends after the deduction of
withholding taxes, using (for international indexes) a tax rate applicable to
non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties.
Russell 1000® Index:
The index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the
performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes
approximately 1,000 of the largest securities in the Russell 3000® Index (which
measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. public companies based on total
market capitalization). The index is rebalanced annually in June.
Russell 1000®Growth Index:
The index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the
performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes
those Russell 1000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher
forecasted growth values. The index is rebalanced annually in June.
Russell 1000®Value Index:
The index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the
performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes
those Russell 1000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower
forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June.
Russell 2000® Index:
The index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the
performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes
approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities in the Russell 3000 Index (which
measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. public companies based on total
market capitalization). The index is rebalanced annually in June.
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Glossary of Indices (Unaudited)  (cont’d)
Russell 2000®Growth Index:
The index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the
performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes
those Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher
forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June.
Russell 2000®Value Index:
The index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the
performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes
those Russell 2000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower
forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June.
Russell 3000® Index:
The index is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted equity index that
measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. public companies based on total
market capitalization which represent about 98% of all U.S incorporated equity
securities. The index is rebalanced annually in June.
Russell Midcap® Index:
The index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the
performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes
approximately 800 of the smallest securities in the Russell 1000 Index. The index is
rebalanced annually in June.
Russell Midcap® Growth Index:
The index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the
performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes
those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher
forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June.
Russell Midcap®Value Index:
The index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the
performance of the mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes
those Russell Midcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower
forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June.
S&P 500®Index:
The index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that focuses on the
large-cap segment of the U.S. equity market, and includes a significant portion of the
total value of the market.
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Information About Your Fund’s Expenses (Unaudited)
As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in U.S. dollars) of investing in a Fund and compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended August 31, 2022 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates each Fund’s costs in two ways:
Actual Expenses and
Performance:
The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual
expenses in dollars, based on the Fund’s actual performance during the period indicated.
You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to
estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by
$1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply
the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled
“Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.
Hypothetical Example for
Comparison Purposes:
The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values
and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate
of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the Fund’s actual return. The
hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending
account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to
compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund versus other funds. To do so, compare
the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples
that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) (if applicable). Therefore, the information under the heading “Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Expense Example (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
ACTUAL
HYPOTHETICAL (5% ANNUAL RETURN BEFORE EXPENSES)
 
Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/22
Ending
Account
Value
8/31/22
Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
3/1/22 – 8/31/22
Expense
Ratio
Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/22
Ending
Account
Value
8/31/22
Expenses Paid
During the
Period(2)
3/1/22 – 8/31/22
Expense
Ratio
Dividend Growth Fund
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$907.60
$3.32
0.69%
$1,000.00
$1,021.73
$3.52
0.69%
Class A
$1,000.00
$905.90
$5.04
1.05%
$1,000.00
$1,019.91
$5.35
1.05%
Class C
$1,000.00
$902.40
$8.63
1.80%
$1,000.00
$1,016.13
$9.15
1.80%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$908.30
$2.84
0.59%
$1,000.00
$1,022.23
$3.01
0.59%
Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$869.10
$5.84
1.24%
$1,000.00
$1,018.95
$6.31
1.24%
Class A
$1,000.00
$867.60
$7.06
1.50%
$1,000.00
$1,017.64
$7.63
1.50%
Class C
$1,000.00
$865.00
$10.58
2.25%
$1,000.00
$1,013.86
$11.42
2.25%
Class R3
$1,000.00
$865.80
$8.98
1.91%
$1,000.00
$1,015.58
$9.70
1.91%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$869.50
$5.32
1.13%
$1,000.00
$1,019.51
$5.75
1.13%
Equity Income Fund
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$945.40
$3.53
0.72%
$1,000.00
$1,021.58
$3.67
0.72%
Class A
$1,000.00
$944.10
$5.29
1.08%
$1,000.00
$1,019.76
$5.50
1.08%
Class C
$1,000.00
$939.90
$8.95
1.83%
$1,000.00
$1,015.98
$9.30
1.83%
Class R3
$1,000.00
$942.50
$6.81
1.39%
$1,000.00
$1,018.20
$7.07
1.39%
Class E
$1,000.00
$948.60
$0.34
0.07%
$1,000.00
$1,024.85
$0.36
0.07%
Focus Fund
Investor Class
$1,000.00
$842.20
$4.27
0.92%
$1,000.00
$1,020.57
$4.69
0.92%
Trust Class
$1,000.00
$841.20
$5.20
1.12%
$1,000.00
$1,019.56
$5.70
1.12%
Advisor Class
$1,000.00
$840.60
$5.66
1.22%
$1,000.00
$1,019.06
$6.21
1.22%
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$842.80
$3.58
0.77%
$1,000.00
$1,021.32
$3.92
0.77%
Class A
$1,000.00
$841.30
$5.15
1.11%
$1,000.00
$1,019.61
$5.65
1.11%
Class C
$1,000.00
$838.30
$8.62
1.86%
$1,000.00
$1,015.83
$9.45
1.86%
Genesis Fund
Investor Class
$1,000.00
$918.40
$4.84
1.00%
$1,000.00
$1,020.16
$5.09
1.00%
Trust Class
$1,000.00
$918.00
$5.32
1.10%
$1,000.00
$1,019.66
$5.60
1.10%
Advisor Class
$1,000.00
$916.70
$6.52
1.35%
$1,000.00
$1,018.40
$6.87
1.35%
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$919.10
$4.11
0.85%
$1,000.00
$1,020.92
$4.33
0.85%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$919.60
$3.63
0.75%
$1,000.00
$1,021.42
$3.82
0.75%
Class E
$1,000.00
$922.90
$0.19
0.04%
$1,000.00
$1,025.00
$0.20
0.04%
Global Real Estate Fund
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$904.30
$4.85
1.01%
$1,000.00
$1,020.11
$5.14
1.01%
Class A
$1,000.00
$902.40
$6.57
1.37%
$1,000.00
$1,018.30
$6.97
1.37%
Class C
$1,000.00
$898.20
$10.14
2.12%
$1,000.00
$1,014.52
$10.76
2.12%
Greater China Equity Fund
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$810.60
$6.89
1.51%
$1,000.00
$1,017.59
$7.68
1.51%
Class A
$1,000.00
$809.10
$8.53
1.87%
$1,000.00
$1,015.78
$9.50
1.87%
Class C
$1,000.00
$805.80
$11.93
2.62%
$1,000.00
$1,012.00
$13.29
2.62%
International Equity Fund
Investor Class
$1,000.00
$824.40
$5.10
1.11%
$1,000.00
$1,019.61
$5.65
1.11%
Trust Class
$1,000.00
$824.40
$5.38
1.17%
$1,000.00
$1,019.31
$5.96
1.17%
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$825.20
$3.96
0.86%
$1,000.00
$1,020.87
$4.38
0.86%
Class A
$1,000.00
$824.40
$5.61
1.22%
$1,000.00
$1,019.06
$6.21
1.22%
Class C
$1,000.00
$820.80
$9.04
1.97%
$1,000.00
$1,015.27
$10.01
1.97%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$826.10
$3.50
0.76%
$1,000.00
$1,021.37
$3.87
0.76%
Class E
$1,000.00
$828.40
$0.37
0.08%
$1,000.00
$1,024.80
$0.41
0.08%
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Expense Example (Unaudited)  (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
ACTUAL
HYPOTHETICAL (5% ANNUAL RETURN BEFORE EXPENSES)
 
Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/22
Ending
Account
Value
8/31/22
Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
3/1/22 – 8/31/22
Expense
Ratio
Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/22
Ending
Account
Value
8/31/22
Expenses Paid
During the
Period(2)
3/1/22 – 8/31/22
Expense
Ratio
International Select Fund
Trust Class
$1,000.00
$824.80
$5.38
1.17%
$1,000.00
$1,019.31
$5.96
1.17%
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$827.00
$3.73
0.81%
$1,000.00
$1,021.12
$4.13
0.81%
Class A
$1,000.00
$825.20
$5.38
1.17%
$1,000.00
$1,019.31
$5.96
1.17%
Class C
$1,000.00
$821.50
$8.86
1.93%
$1,000.00
$1,015.48
$9.80
1.93%
Class R3
$1,000.00
$824.30
$6.58
1.43%
$1,000.00
$1,018.00
$7.27
1.43%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$826.40
$3.31
0.72%
$1,000.00
$1,021.58
$3.67
0.72%
International Small Cap Fund
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$823.40
$4.96
1.08%
$1,000.00
$1,019.76
$5.50
1.08%
Class A
$1,000.00
$821.90
$6.61
1.44%
$1,000.00
$1,017.95
$7.32
1.44%
Class C
$1,000.00
$818.60
$9.99
2.18%
$1,000.00
$1,014.22
$11.07
2.18%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$823.90
$4.51
0.98%
$1,000.00
$1,020.27
$4.99
0.98%
Intrinsic Value Fund
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$867.60
$4.71
1.00%
$1,000.00
$1,020.16
$5.09
1.00%
Class A
$1,000.00
$866.10
$6.40
1.36%
$1,000.00
$1,018.35
$6.92
1.36%
Class C
$1,000.00
$862.30
$9.90
2.11%
$1,000.00
$1,014.57
$10.71
2.11%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$867.70
$4.10
0.87%
$1,000.00
$1,020.82
$4.43
0.87%
Large Cap Growth Fund
Investor Class
$1,000.00
$905.90
$4.08(3)
0.85%
$1,000.00
$1,020.92
$4.33(3)
0.85%
Trust Class
$1,000.00
$904.90
$4.99(3)
1.04%
$1,000.00
$1,019.96
$5.30(3)
1.04%
Advisor Class
$1,000.00
$904.20
$5.62(3)
1.17%
$1,000.00
$1,019.31
$5.96(3)
1.17%
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$906.40
$3.36(3)
0.70%
$1,000.00
$1,021.68
$3.57(3)
0.70%
Class A
$1,000.00
$904.70
$5.14(3)
1.07%
$1,000.00
$1,019.81
$5.45(3)
1.07%
Class C
$1,000.00
$901.00
$8.72(3)
1.82%
$1,000.00
$1,016.03
$9.25(3)
1.82%
Class R3
$1,000.00
$903.30
$6.52(3)
1.36%
$1,000.00
$1,018.35
$6.92(3)
1.36%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$906.50
$3.12(3)
0.65%
$1,000.00
$1,021.93
$3.31(3)
0.65%
Large Cap Value Fund
Investor Class
$1,000.00
$902.20
$3.64
0.76%
$1,000.00
$1,021.37
$3.87
0.76%
Trust Class
$1,000.00
$901.20
$4.60
0.96%
$1,000.00
$1,020.37
$4.89
0.96%
Advisor Class
$1,000.00
$900.60
$5.32
1.11%
$1,000.00
$1,019.61
$5.65
1.11%
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$902.90
$2.93
0.61%
$1,000.00
$1,022.13
$3.11
0.61%
Class A
$1,000.00
$901.20
$4.74
0.99%
$1,000.00
$1,020.21
$5.04
0.99%
Class C
$1,000.00
$898.10
$8.23
1.72%
$1,000.00
$1,016.53
$8.74
1.72%
Class R3
$1,000.00
$900.10
$5.94
1.24%
$1,000.00
$1,018.95
$6.31
1.24%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$903.50
$2.45
0.51%
$1,000.00
$1,022.63
$2.60
0.51%
Class E
$1,000.00
$905.30
$0.19
0.04%
$1,000.00
$1,025.00
$0.20
0.04%
Mid Cap Growth Fund
Investor Class
$1,000.00
$870.80
$4.10
0.87%
$1,000.00
$1,020.82
$4.43
0.87%
Trust Class
$1,000.00
$870.60
$4.57
0.97%
$1,000.00
$1,020.32
$4.94
0.97%
Advisor Class
$1,000.00
$869.70
$5.80
1.23%
$1,000.00
$1,019.00
$6.26
1.23%
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$872.00
$3.40
0.72%
$1,000.00
$1,021.58
$3.67
0.72%
Class A
$1,000.00
$870.40
$5.14
1.09%
$1,000.00
$1,019.71
$5.55
1.09%
Class C
$1,000.00
$866.70
$8.66
1.84%
$1,000.00
$1,015.93
$9.35
1.84%
Class R3
$1,000.00
$869.00
$6.36
1.35%
$1,000.00
$1,018.40
$6.87
1.35%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$872.20
$2.93
0.62%
$1,000.00
$1,022.08
$3.16
0.62%
79

Expense Example (Unaudited)  (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
ACTUAL
HYPOTHETICAL (5% ANNUAL RETURN BEFORE EXPENSES)
 
Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/22
Ending
Account
Value
8/31/22
Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
3/1/22 – 8/31/22
Expense
Ratio
Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/22
Ending
Account
Value
8/31/22
Expenses Paid
During the
Period(2)
3/1/22 – 8/31/22
Expense
Ratio
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund
Investor Class
$1,000.00
$920.20
$4.65
0.96%
$1,000.00
$1,020.37
$4.89
0.96%
Trust Class
$1,000.00
$919.00
$5.80
1.20%
$1,000.00
$1,019.16
$6.11
1.20%
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$920.90
$4.12
0.85%
$1,000.00
$1,020.92
$4.33
0.85%
Class A
$1,000.00
$919.10
$5.85
1.21%
$1,000.00
$1,019.11
$6.16
1.21%
Class C
$1,000.00
$915.50
$9.46
1.96%
$1,000.00
$1,015.32
$9.96
1.96%
Class R3
$1,000.00
$918.20
$7.06
1.46%
$1,000.00
$1,017.85
$7.43
1.46%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$921.30
$3.63
0.75%
$1,000.00
$1,021.42
$3.82
0.75%
Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$881.80
$3.98
0.84%
$1,000.00
$1,020.97
$4.28
0.84%
Class A
$1,000.00
$880.50
$5.74
1.21%
$1,000.00
$1,019.11
$6.16
1.21%
Class C
$1,000.00
$877.10
$9.27
1.96%
$1,000.00
$1,015.32
$9.96
1.96%
Class E
$1,000.00
$840.60
$0.46
0.10%
$1,000.00
$1,024.70
$0.51
0.10%
Real Estate Fund
Trust Class
$1,000.00
$931.70
$5.06
1.04%
$1,000.00
$1,019.96
$5.30
1.04%
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$932.30
$4.14
0.85%
$1,000.00
$1,020.92
$4.33
0.85%
Class A
$1,000.00
$930.80
$5.89
1.21%
$1,000.00
$1,019.11
$6.16
1.21%
Class C
$1,000.00
$927.40
$9.52
1.96%
$1,000.00
$1,015.32
$9.96
1.96%
Class R3
$1,000.00
$929.80
$7.10
1.46%
$1,000.00
$1,017.85
$7.43
1.46%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$932.70
$3.65
0.75%
$1,000.00
$1,021.42
$3.82
0.75%
Class E
$1,000.00
$936.10
$0.44
0.09%
$1,000.00
$1,024.75
$0.46
0.09%
Small Cap Growth Fund
Investor Class
$1,000.00
$902.00
$4.84
1.01%
$1,000.00
$1,020.11
$5.14
1.01%
Trust Class
$1,000.00
$900.70
$5.99
1.25%
$1,000.00
$1,018.90
$6.36
1.25%
Advisor Class
$1,000.00
$900.00
$6.70
1.40%
$1,000.00
$1,018.15
$7.12
1.40%
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$902.40
$4.32
0.90%
$1,000.00
$1,020.67
$4.58
0.90%
Class A
$1,000.00
$900.90
$6.04
1.26%
$1,000.00
$1,018.85
$6.41
1.26%
Class C
$1,000.00
$897.40
$9.61
2.01%
$1,000.00
$1,015.07
$10.21
2.01%
Class R3
$1,000.00
$899.50
$7.23
1.51%
$1,000.00
$1,017.59
$7.68
1.51%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$902.90
$3.84
0.80%
$1,000.00
$1,021.17
$4.08
0.80%
Sustainable Equity Fund
Investor Class
$1,000.00
$891.70
$4.15
0.87%
$1,000.00
$1,020.82
$4.43
0.87%
Trust Class
$1,000.00
$891.00
$5.00
1.05%
$1,000.00
$1,019.91
$5.35
1.05%
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$892.50
$3.34
0.70%
$1,000.00
$1,021.68
$3.57
0.70%
Class A
$1,000.00
$890.80
$5.05
1.06%
$1,000.00
$1,019.86
$5.40
1.06%
Class C
$1,000.00
$887.50
$8.61
1.81%
$1,000.00
$1,016.08
$9.20
1.81%
Class R3
$1,000.00
$889.80
$6.29
1.32%
$1,000.00
$1,018.55
$6.72
1.32%
Class R6
$1,000.00
$893.00
$2.86
0.60%
$1,000.00
$1,022.18
$3.06
0.60%
U.S. Equity Impact Fund
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$904.90
$4.37
0.91%
$1,000.00
$1,020.62
$4.63
0.91%
Class A
$1,000.00
$902.60
$6.09
1.27%
$1,000.00
$1,018.80
$6.46
1.27%
Class C
$1,000.00
$899.80
$9.62
2.01%
$1,000.00
$1,015.07
$10.21
2.01%
(1)
For each class, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the
period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown), unless otherwise indicated.
(2)
Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratios for each class, multiplied by the average account value over the
period (assuming a 5% annual return), multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
(3)
Includes expenses of the Fund’s Blocker (See Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements).
80

Legend August 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
Counterparties:
SSB
= State Street Bank and Trust Company
Currency Abbreviations:
INR
= Indian Rupee
Investment Methods:
PIPE
= Private investment in public equity
Other Abbreviations:
ADR
= American Depositary Receipt
Management or NBIA
= Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
81

Schedule of Investments Dividend Growth Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 96.6%
Automobiles 1.5%
   28,400
General Motors Co.
$1,085,164
Banks 3.5%
   10,500
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1,194,165
    7,975
PNC Financial Services Group,
Inc.
1,260,050
 
 
2,454,215
Capital Markets 4.1%
    1,275
BlackRock, Inc.
   849,647
    8,475
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
   999,796
   11,800
Morgan Stanley
1,005,596
 
 
2,855,039
Chemicals 1.6%
   20,140
Novozymes A/S Class B
1,155,907
Consumer Finance 1.3%
    6,050
American Express Co.
919,600
Distributors 2.0%
   26,850
LKQ Corp.
1,428,957
Diversified Financial Services 1.0%
   23,725
Equitable Holdings, Inc.
705,819
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 7.2%
   26,900
Amphenol Corp. Class A
1,977,957
   50,525
Corning, Inc.
1,734,018
    4,500
Zebra Technologies Corp.
Class A*
1,357,380
 
 
5,069,355
Energy Equipment & Services 1.0%
   18,675
Schlumberger NV
712,451
Entertainment 4.5%
   13,800
Electronic Arts, Inc.
1,750,806
   12,700
Walt Disney Co.*
1,423,416
 
 
3,174,222
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts 3.8%
    5,450
American Tower Corp.
1,384,572
    1,980
Equinix, Inc.
1,301,593
 
 
2,686,165
Food & Staples Retailing 1.8%
    9,600
Walmart, Inc.
1,272,480
Number of Shares
Value
Food Products 2.9%
   20,150
Mondelez International, Inc.
Class A
$1,246,479
   22,177
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
   794,602
 
 
2,041,081
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 4.5%
    3,000
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
   757,260
   14,450
Medtronic PLC
1,270,444
    5,475
STERIS PLC
1,102,556
 
 
3,130,260
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.7%
   12,250
Marriott International, Inc.
Class A
1,883,315
Industrial Conglomerates 2.2%
    8,200
Honeywell International, Inc.
1,552,670
Insurance 2.4%
    2,675
Aon PLC Class A
   747,021
    5,950
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
   960,151
 
 
1,707,172
IT Services 1.5%
    4,300
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
1,050,963
Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.9%
   10,525
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
1,349,831
Machinery 3.2%
    6,025
Caterpillar, Inc.
1,112,878
    5,050
Nordson Corp.
1,147,208
 
 
2,260,086
Media 1.7%
   33,400
Comcast Corp. Class A
1,208,746
Metals & Mining 3.2%
   41,750
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
1,235,800
   33,700
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
1,027,850
 
 
2,263,650
Multi-Utilities 3.0%
   24,300
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
   766,179
   16,700
Dominion Energy, Inc.
1,366,060
 
 
2,132,239
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.7%
   36,500
Devon Energy Corp.
2,577,630
See Notes to Financial Statements
82

Schedule of Investments Dividend Growth Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Pharmaceuticals 9.3%
   30,025
AstraZeneca PLC ADR
$1,872,960
   16,100
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
1,085,301
    8,500
Eli Lilly & Co.
2,560,455
   12,300
Novartis AG ADR
   990,396
 
 
6,509,112
Road & Rail 3.7%
   42,425
CSX Corp.
1,342,751
   24,100
XPO Logistics, Inc.*
1,263,322
 
 
2,606,073
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 6.0%
   13,275
Analog Devices, Inc.
2,011,561
   16,450
QUALCOMM, Inc.
2,175,841
 
 
4,187,402
Software 3.1%
    8,200
Microsoft Corp.
2,144,054
Specialty Retail 1.9%
   21,100
TJX Cos., Inc.
1,315,585
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 3.2%
   14,250
Apple, Inc.
2,240,385
Number of Shares
Value
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 2.0%
   12,550
Cie Financiere Richemont SA
Class A
$1,403,447
Transportation Infrastructure 1.2%
    6,650
Aena SME SA*(a)
816,764
Total Common Stocks (Cost $51,128,832)
67,899,839
 
Short-Term Investments 3.8%
Investment Companies 3.8%
2,667,306
State Street Institutional Treasury
Money Market Fund Premier
Class, 2.10%(b)
(Cost $2,667,306)
2,667,306
Total Investments 100.4%
(Cost $53,796,138)
70,567,145
Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.4)%
(275,401)
Net Assets 100.0%
$70,291,744
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve
directed selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on resale. Total value of all
such securities at August 31, 2022 amounted to $816,764, which represents 1.2% of net assets of the
Fund.
(b)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
POSITIONS BY COUNTRY
Country
Investments at
Value
Percentage of
Net Assets
United States
$60,632,515
86.2%
Switzerland
2,393,843
3.4%
United Kingdom
1,872,960
2.7%
Denmark
1,155,907
1.6%
Brazil
1,027,850
1.5%
Spain
816,764
1.2%
Short-Term Investments and Other Liabilities—Net
2,391,905
3.4%
 
$70,291,744
100.0%
See Notes to Financial Statements
83

Schedule of Investments Dividend Growth Fund^  (cont’d)
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
Chemicals
$
$1,155,907
$—
$1,155,907
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
1,403,447
1,403,447
Transportation Infrastructure
816,764
816,764
Other Common Stocks#
64,523,721
64,523,721
Total Common Stocks
64,523,721
3,376,118
67,899,839
Short-Term Investments
2,667,306
2,667,306
Total Investments
$64,523,721
$6,043,424
$—
$70,567,145
#
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization as well as a
Positions by Country summary.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
84

Schedule of Investments Emerging Markets Equity Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 95.0%
Brazil 3.7%
3,394,580
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao
$  7,732,157
1,069,308
Cia Brasileira de Aluminio
  2,641,206
1,662,972
Klabin SA (a)
  6,019,099
   306,833
Pagseguro Digital Ltd.
Class A*
  4,768,185
1,429,128
Petroleo Brasileiro SA
  9,128,465
 
 
30,289,112
Canada 0.9%
   466,280
Parex Resources, Inc.
7,459,202
Chile 0.9%
    75,542
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de
Chile SA ADR
7,530,027
China 30.2%
1,620,500
A-Living Smart City Services
Co. Ltd.(b)
  1,669,252
2,303,136
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.*
27,477,659
    42,166
Baidu, Inc. ADR*
  6,070,639
2,211,000
China Mengniu Dairy Co.
Ltd.*
10,012,021
   958,000
Country Garden Services
Holdings Co. Ltd.
  1,882,626
4,115,000
Geely Automobile Holdings
Ltd.
  8,267,931
   454,472
GigaDevice Semiconductor,
Inc. Class A
  7,594,087
2,098,226
Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
Class A
  5,825,889
   790,500
JD.com, Inc. Class A
25,023,377
6,735,279
Jiangsu Changshu Rural
Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.
Class A
  7,607,598
    39,577
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd.
Class A
11,023,389
1,026,631
Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(b)
  3,332,201
1,320,149
Luxshare Precision Industry
Co. Ltd. Class A
  7,147,207
   432,600
Meituan Class B*(b)
10,389,844
1,277,527
Ping An Insurance Group Co.
of China Ltd. Class A
  8,088,611
    45,504
Shenzhen SC New Energy
Technology Corp. Class A
    871,300
3,868,200
Shenzhen Topband Co. Ltd.
Class A
  6,963,277
1,923,900
Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical
Co. Ltd. Class A
  5,976,269
1,092,800
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
45,166,239
   291,298
Trip.com Group Ltd. ADR*
  7,492,184
   854,000
Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. H
Shares
  8,293,167
Number of Shares
Value
China – cont'd
   774,351
Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd.
Class A
$  7,220,260
1,772,288
Xianhe Co. Ltd. Class A
  6,734,099
1,176,481
Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co.
Ltd. Class A
  9,080,643
   638,489
Zhejiang HangKe Technology,
Inc. Co. Class A
  5,722,551
1,881,068
Zhejiang Juhua Co. Ltd.
Class A
  4,267,319
 
 
249,199,639
Hong Kong 0.4%
   677,000
China Merchants Bank Co.
Ltd. H Shares
3,462,253
Hungary 1.0%
   388,945
Richter Gedeon Nyrt
7,841,952
India 19.4%
12,416,910
API Holdings Private Ltd.*#(c)(d)
  8,046,332
    85,620
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise
Ltd.
  4,586,496
1,521,945
Aptus Value Housing Finance
India Ltd.*
  6,864,900
   235,531
Cartrade Tech Ltd.*
  1,875,988
   522,413
DLF Ltd.
  2,523,207
1,733,428
EPL Ltd.
  3,682,021
   187,677
GMM Pfaudler Ltd.
  3,870,940
   689,988
HDFC Bank Ltd.
12,627,924
    76,386
Housing Development Finance
Corp. Ltd.
  2,313,185
2,048,834
ICICI Bank Ltd.
22,509,215
   515,178
IndusInd Bank Ltd.
  7,044,443
   521,210
Infosys Ltd. ADR
  9,538,143
   217,441
JB Chemicals &
Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
  4,784,489
1,942,017
Motherson Sumi Wiring India
Ltd.
  1,959,731
1,063,830
National Stock Exchange
*#(c)(d)
37,153,247
     4,084
Pine Labs PTE Ltd.*#(c)(d)
  2,269,070
   389,808
Reliance Industries Ltd.
12,789,733
1,789,841
State Bank of India
11,778,713
   213,899
United Breweries Ltd.
  4,406,450
 
 
160,624,227
Indonesia 1.5%
7,625,300
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT
  4,210,865
14,346,700
Bank Negara Indonesia
Persero Tbk PT
  8,228,776
 
 
12,439,641
Korea 9.8%
   192,125
Hana Financial Group, Inc.
  5,599,800
    20,731
LG Chem Ltd.
  9,704,104
See Notes to Financial Statements
85

Schedule of Investments Emerging Markets Equity Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Korea – cont'd
    19,511
NCSoft Corp.
$  5,482,830
    76,058
Orion Corp.
  5,571,593
   662,477
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
29,348,223
   175,112
SK Hynix, Inc.
12,311,762
    59,995
SK Square Co. Ltd.*
  1,802,788
   192,186
SK Telecom Co. Ltd.
  7,456,117
    23,385
Soulbrain Co. Ltd.
  3,756,698
 
 
81,033,915
Macau 0.8%
1,220,000
Galaxy Entertainment Group
Ltd.
6,819,412
Mexico 1.3%
3,151,590
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de
CV
10,327,748
Peru 0.8%
    49,393
Credicorp Ltd.
6,366,264
Poland 1.3%
   152,553
Dino Polska SA*(b)
11,129,282
Qatar 1.0%
1,454,712
Qatar National Bank QPSC
8,231,895
Saudi Arabia 3.6%
1,070,140
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.(b)
10,659,647
   605,934
Saudi National Bank
11,236,356
   134,579
Saudi Tadawul Group Holding
Co.
  8,130,044
 
 
30,026,047
South Africa 3.6%
   252,868
Anglo American PLC
  8,125,778
   496,401
Bid Corp. Ltd.
  9,402,388
    68,129
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.
  8,100,903
    31,755
Naspers Ltd. N Shares
  4,477,659
 
 
30,106,728
Taiwan 13.1%
   500,600
Accton Technology Corp.
  4,609,826
2,435,000
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.
  9,662,295
   641,779
Hiwin Technologies Corp.
  4,331,721
   407,000
Keystone Microtech Corp.
  3,264,265
   788,000
RichWave Technology Corp.
  3,592,248
3,879,839
Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
63,512,116
Number of Shares
Value
Taiwan – cont'd
1,055,339
Tong Hsing Electronic
Industries Ltd.*
$  7,316,399
5,113,000
Uni-President Enterprises
Corp.
11,049,509
   103,000
Yageo Corp.
  1,101,607
 
 
108,439,986
United Arab Emirates 1.4%
8,248,017
Borouge PLC*
  6,893,744
1,523,455
Network International
Holdings PLC*(b)
  4,261,675
 
 
11,155,419
Zambia 0.3%
   161,692
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
2,861,173
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $775,252,210)
785,343,922
Preferred Stocks 2.2%
India 2.2%
   217,973
Gupshup, Inc. Ser. F*#(c)(d)
  4,983,996
     9,762
Pine Labs PTE Ltd. Ser. 1*#(c)(d)
  5,429,624
     2,439
Pine Labs PTE Ltd. Ser. A*#(c)(d)
  1,355,596
     2,654
Pine Labs PTE Ltd. Ser. B*#(c)(d)
  1,475,624
     2,147
Pine Labs PTE Ltd.
Ser. B2*#(c)(d)
  1,193,732
     3,993
Pine Labs PTE Ltd. Ser. C*#(c)(d)
  2,223,702
       841
Pine Labs PTE Ltd.
Ser. C1*#(c)(d)
    468,353
       900
Pine Labs PTE Ltd. Ser. D*#(c)(d)
    503,460
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $13,478,212)
17,634,087
 
Short-Term Investments 3.0%
Investment Companies 3.0%
25,239,723
State Street Institutional
Treasury Money Market Fund
Premier Class, 2.10%(e)
(Cost $25,239,723)
25,239,723
Total Investments 100.2%
(Cost $813,970,145)
828,217,732
Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.2)%
(1,787,268)
Net Assets 100.0%
$826,430,464
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Security represented in Units.
See Notes to Financial Statements
86

Schedule of Investments Emerging Markets Equity Fund^  (cont’d)
(b)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve
directed selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on resale. Total value of all
such securities at August 31, 2022 amounted to $41,441,901, which represents 5.0% of net assets of the
Fund.
(c)
Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(d)
Security fair valued as of August 31, 2022 in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
Total value of all such securities at August 31, 2022 amounted to $65,102,736, which represents 7.9% of
net assets of the Fund.
(e)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
#
These securities have been deemed by Management to be illiquid, and are subject to restrictions on resale. At August 31, 2022, these securities amounted to $65,102,736, which represents 7.9% of net assets of the Fund. Acquisition dates shown with a range, if any, represent securities that were acquired over the period shown in the table.
Restricted Security
Acquisition
Date(s)
Acquisition
Cost
Value as of
8/31/2022
Fair Value
Percentage
of Net Assets
as of
8/31/2022
API Holdings Private Ltd.
10/18/2021
$8,879,972
$8,046,332
1.0%
Gupshup, Inc. Ser. F (Ser. F Preferred Shares)
7/16/2021
4,983,996
4,983,996
0.6%
National Stock Exchange
4/16/2018
15,536,312
37,153,247
4.5%
Pine Labs PTE Ltd.
7/6/2021
1,522,760
2,269,070
0.3%
Pine Labs PTE Ltd. Ser. 1 (Ser. 1 Preferred Shares)
7/6/2021
3,639,859
5,429,624
0.6%
Pine Labs PTE Ltd. Ser. A (Ser. A Preferred Shares)
7/6/2021
909,406
1,355,596
0.2%
Pine Labs PTE Ltd. Ser. B (Ser. B Preferred Shares)
7/6/2021
989,570
1,475,624
0.2%
Pine Labs PTE Ltd. Ser. B2 (Ser. B2 Preferred Shares)
7/6/2021
800,530
1,193,732
0.1%
Pine Labs PTE Ltd. Ser. C (Ser. C Preferred Shares)
7/6/2021
1,488,830
2,223,702
0.3%
Pine Labs PTE Ltd. Ser. C1 (Ser. C1 Preferred Shares)
7/6/2021
313,575
468,353
0.0%
Pine Labs PTE Ltd. Ser. D (Ser. D Preferred Shares)
7/6/2021
335,574
503,460
0.1%
Total
 
$39,400,384
$65,102,736
7.9%
See Notes to Financial Statements
87

Schedule of Investments Emerging Markets Equity Fund^  (cont’d)
POSITIONS BY INDUSTRY
Industry
Investments at
Value
Percentage of
Net Assets
Banks
$117,005,005
14.2%
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
92,948,566
11.2%
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
76,736,711
9.3%
Capital Markets
53,015,448
6.4%
Interactive Media & Services
51,236,878
6.2%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
40,037,047
4.8%
Food & Staples Retailing
39,940,061
4.8%
IT Services
38,471,160
4.7%
Chemicals
37,977,781
4.6%
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
29,748,750
3.6%
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
29,348,223
3.6%
Pharmaceuticals
26,649,042
3.2%
Food Products
26,633,123
3.2%
Beverages
23,723,006
2.9%
Metals & Mining
13,628,157
1.6%
Containers & Packaging
9,701,120
1.2%
Diversified Telecommunication Services
9,662,295
1.2%
Automobiles
8,267,931
1.0%
Machinery
8,202,661
1.0%
Insurance
8,088,611
1.0%
Wireless Telecommunication Services
7,456,117
0.9%
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
6,864,900
0.8%
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
6,819,412
0.8%
Paper & Forest Products
6,734,099
0.8%
Real Estate Management & Development
5,855,408
0.7%
Electrical Equipment
5,722,551
0.7%
Entertainment
5,482,830
0.7%
Communications Equipment
4,609,826
0.6%
Health Care Providers & Services
4,586,496
0.6%
Commercial Services & Supplies
3,551,878
0.4%
Diversified Financial Services
2,313,185
0.3%
Auto Components
1,959,731
0.2%
Short-Term Investments and Other Liabilities—Net
23,452,455
2.8%
 
$826,430,464
100.0%
See Notes to Financial Statements
88

Schedule of Investments Emerging Markets Equity Fund^  (cont’d)
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3(a)
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
China
$13,562,823
$235,636,816
$
$249,199,639
Hong Kong
3,462,253
3,462,253
Hungary
7,841,952
7,841,952
India
9,538,143
103,617,435
47,468,649
160,624,227
Indonesia
12,439,641
12,439,641
Korea
81,033,915
81,033,915
Macau
6,819,412
6,819,412
Poland
11,129,282
11,129,282
Qatar
8,231,895
8,231,895
Saudi Arabia
30,026,047
30,026,047
South Africa
30,106,728
30,106,728
Taiwan
108,439,986
108,439,986
Other Common Stocks#
75,988,945
75,988,945
Total Common Stocks
99,089,911
638,785,362
47,468,649
785,343,922
Preferred Stocks#
17,634,087
17,634,087
Short-Term Investments
25,239,723
25,239,723
Total Investments
$99,089,911
$664,025,085
$65,102,736
$828,217,732
#
The Schedule of Investments provides a geographic categorization as well as a Positions by Industry
summary.
(a)
The following is a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balances of investments in which
unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
(000's
omitted)
Beginning
balance as
of 9/1/2021
Accrued
discounts/
(premiums)
Realized
gain/(loss)
Change
in unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
Purchases
Sales
Transfers
into
Level 3
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance
as of
8/31/2022
Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
from
investments
still held as of
8/31/2022
Investments in Securities:
Common Stocks(1)
$24,837
$—
$—
$13,751
$8,880
$—
$—
$—
$47,469
$13,751
Preferred Stocks(1)
13,461
4,173
17,634
4,173
Total
$38,298
$—
$—
$17,924
$8,880
$—
$—
$—
$65,103
$17,924
(1) Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements:
Investment type
Fair value
at
8/31/2022
Valuation
approach
Unobservable
input(s)
Input value/
range
Weighted
average(a)
Impact to
valuation
from
increase
in input(b)
Common Stocks
$10,315,402
Market Approach
Enterprise value
Revenue multiple(c) (EV/Revenue)
5.0x - 37.0x
12.0x
Increase
 
 
 
Price
Earnings
32.0x
32.0x
Increase
 
 
 
Discount Rate
12.0%
12.0%
Decrease
See Notes to Financial Statements
89

Schedule of Investments Emerging Markets Equity Fund^  (cont’d)
(1)Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements (cont’d):
Investment type
Fair value
at
8/31/2022
Valuation
approach
Unobservable
input(s)
Input value/
range
Weighted
average(a)
Impact to
valuation
from
increase
in input(b)
 
 
 
Expected Volatility
70.0%
70.0%
Decrease
Common Stocks
$37,153,247
Market Approach
Transaction Price
INR 2,775
INR 2,775
Increase
Preferred Stocks
17,634,087
Market Approach
Enterprise value
Revenue multiple(c) (EV/Revenue)
5.0x - 37.0x
28.0x
Increase
 
 
 
Discount Rate
12.0%
12.0%
Decrease
 
 
 
Expected Volatility
70.0%
70.0%
Decrease
(a) The weighted averages disclosed in the table above were weighted by relative fair value.
(b) Represents the expected directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that
would result from an increase or decrease in the corresponding input. Significant changes in
these inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.
(c) Represents amounts used when the reporting entity has determined that market participants
would use such multiples when pricing the investments.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
90

Schedule of Investments Equity Income Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 95.9%
Aerospace & Defense 2.5%
   308,425
Raytheon Technologies
Corp.
$27,681,144
Banks 6.4%
   258,300
Citizens Financial Group,
Inc.
    9,474,444
   139,255
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)
   15,837,471
   192,425
PNC Financial Services
Group, Inc.(a)
   30,403,150
   354,400
Wells Fargo & Co.
   15,490,824
 
 
71,205,889
Beverages 2.8%
   212,950
Coca-Cola Co.
   13,141,145
   105,850
PepsiCo, Inc.
   18,234,779
 
 
31,375,924
Biotechnology 1.7%
   140,400
AbbVie, Inc.
18,878,184
Capital Markets 4.4%
   181,175
CME Group, Inc.
   35,439,642
   571,775
Virtu Financial, Inc. Class A
   13,127,954
 
 
48,567,596
Chemicals 2.6%
   316,250
Nutrien Ltd.
29,022,262
Construction & Engineering 2.0%
   644,675
Ferrovial SA
   16,165,155
   182,250
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
    5,494,838
 
 
21,659,993
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.0%
    68,200
Cogent Communications
Holdings, Inc.
    3,631,650
   822,325
TELUS Corp.
   18,520,273
 
 
22,151,923
Electric Utilities 3.0%
   391,675
NextEra Energy, Inc.(a)
33,315,875
Electrical Equipment 3.5%
   135,675
Eaton Corp. PLC
   18,538,632
   250,275
Emerson Electric Co.
   20,457,478
 
 
38,996,110
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.8%
   261,800
Corning, Inc.
8,984,976
Number of Shares
Value
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts 7.5%
    38,200
Alexandria Real Estate
Equities, Inc.
$    5,859,880
1,104,650
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.
   23,727,882
    60,900
Camden Property Trust
    7,826,259
    66,625
Crown Castle, Inc.
   11,381,549
    56,850
Duke Realty Corp.
    3,345,622
    68,675
Equity Residential
    5,025,636
   116,025
Prologis, Inc.
   14,446,273
    73,525
Terreno Realty Corp.
    4,484,290
   217,345
VICI Properties, Inc.
    7,170,212
 
 
83,267,603
Food Products 1.9%
   282,475
Kellogg Co.
20,547,232
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.0%
    15,000
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
    3,786,300
    85,500
Medtronic PLC
    7,517,160
 
 
11,303,460
Health Care Providers & Services 1.9%
   217,550
CVS Health Corp.
21,352,533
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.4%
    61,850
McDonald's Corp.
15,603,518
Household Durables 0.6%
   157,250
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
6,010,095
Household Products 0.6%
    46,150
Procter & Gamble Co.
6,365,931
IT Services 2.2%
   194,525
Paychex, Inc.
23,992,713
Leisure Products 2.0%
   277,000
Hasbro, Inc.
21,833,140
Machinery 2.4%
    55,550
Caterpillar, Inc.
   10,260,641
    44,050
Deere & Co.
   16,089,262
 
 
26,349,903
Metals & Mining 4.2%
   336,800
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
   13,879,528
   367,150
Rio Tinto PLC ADR
   20,666,873
   260,325
Southern Copper Corp.
   12,253,498
 
 
46,799,899
See Notes to Financial Statements
91

Schedule of Investments Equity Income Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Multi-Utilities 9.4%
   180,650
Ameren Corp.
$   16,731,803
1,299,600
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
   40,976,388
   176,000
Dominion Energy, Inc.
   14,396,800
   105,100
Public Service Enterprise
Group, Inc.
    6,764,236
    66,250
Sempra Energy
   10,929,263
   136,525
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
   14,081,188
 
 
103,879,678
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 11.3%
   284,525
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
   28,591,917
   116,700
Chevron Corp.
   18,445,602
   356,998
ConocoPhillips
   39,073,431
   102,375
Pioneer Natural Resources
Co.
   25,923,398
   381,000
Williams Cos., Inc.
   12,965,430
 
 
124,999,778
Pharmaceuticals 9.9%
   416,575
AstraZeneca PLC ADR
   25,985,948
   217,350
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
   14,651,564
   183,075
Johnson & Johnson
   29,537,320
   329,975
Merck & Co., Inc.
   28,166,666
   280,475
Roche Holding AG ADR
   11,342,409
 
 
109,683,907
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 3.7%
    30,000
Intel Corp.
      957,600
   129,615
QUALCOMM, Inc.(a)
   17,144,176
   140,000
Texas Instruments, Inc.
   23,129,400
 
 
41,231,176
Number of Shares
Value
Software 1.1%
    44,550
Microsoft Corp.
$11,648,489
Specialty Retail 1.6%
    60,075
Best Buy Co., Inc.
    4,246,702
    45,600
Home Depot, Inc.
   13,151,952
 
 
17,398,654
Trading Companies & Distributors 1.5%
    60,300
Watsco, Inc.
16,403,409
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $786,402,556)
1,060,510,994
 
Short-Term Investments 3.0%
Investment Companies 3.0%
32,788,644
State Street Institutional
Treasury Money Market
Fund Premier Class,
2.10%(b)
(Cost $32,788,644)
32,788,644
Total Investments 98.9%
(Cost $819,191,200)
1,093,299,638
Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.1%(c)
12,312,454
Net Assets 100.0%
$1,105,612,092
(a)
All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for options written.
(b)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
(c)
Includes the impact of the Fund’s open positions in derivatives at August 31, 2022.
See Notes to Financial Statements
92

Schedule of Investments Equity Income Fund^  (cont’d)
POSITIONS BY COUNTRY
Country
Investments at
Value
Percentage of
Net Assets
United States
$924,017,457
83.6%
Canada
61,422,063
5.5%
United Kingdom
25,985,948
2.3%
Australia
20,666,873
1.9%
Spain
16,165,155
1.5%
Peru
12,253,498
1.1%
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets—Net
45,101,098
4.1%
 
$1,105,612,092
100.0%
See Notes to Financial Statements
93

Schedule of Investments Equity Income Fund^  (cont’d)
Derivative Instruments
Written option contracts (“options written”)
At August 31, 2022, the Fund had outstanding options written as follows:
Description
Number of
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Exercise
Price
Expiration
Date
Value
Calls
Electric Utilities
Nextera Energy, Inc.
200
$(1,701,200)
$95
9/16/2022
$(1,500)
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
Corning, Inc.
800
(2,745,600)
42
10/21/2022
(a)(b)
Machinery
Caterpillar, Inc.
150
(2,770,650)
250
11/18/2022
(6,225)
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
ConocoPhillips
200
(2,189,000)
120
10/21/2022
(60,600)
ConocoPhillips
200
(2,189,000)
130
10/21/2022
(24,600)
 
 
 
 
 
(85,200)
Total calls
 
 
 
 
$(92,925)
Puts
Distributors
Lkq Corp.
700
(3,725,400)
45
10/21/2022
(33,250)
Food & Staples Retailing
Sysco Corp.
500
(4,111,000)
70
9/16/2022
(4,000)(a)(b)
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
150
(3,786,300)
220
9/16/2022
(5,250)(a)(b)
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
150
(3,786,300)
230
9/16/2022
(6,000)
 
 
 
 
 
(11,250)
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
300
(3,711,300)
105
9/16/2022
(5,250)(a)(b)
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
300
(3,711,300)
100
10/21/2022
(35,250)
 
 
 
 
 
(40,500)
Media
Comcast Corp.
1,000
(3,619,000)
32.5
9/16/2022
(17,000)
Road & Rail
Union Pacific Corp.
150
(3,367,650)
195
9/16/2022
(5,250)
Union Pacific Corp.
100
(2,245,100)
205
9/16/2022
(7,750)
Union Pacific Corp.
100
(2,245,100)
200
10/21/2022
(25,000)
 
 
 
 
 
(38,000)
Specialty Retail
Home Depot, Inc.
125
(3,605,250)
245
9/16/2022
(3,313)
See Notes to Financial Statements
94

Schedule of Investments Equity Income Fund^  (cont’d)
Description
Number of
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Exercise
Price
Expiration
Date
Value
Specialty Retail (cont’d)
Home Depot, Inc.
150
$(4,326,300)
$250
10/21/2022
$(37,425)
 
 
 
 
 
(40,738)
Total puts
 
 
 
 
$(184,738)
Total options written (premium received $230,518)
$(277,663)
 
 
(a)
Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(b)
Security fair valued as of August 31, 2022 in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of
Trustees.
For the year ended August 31, 2022, the average market value for the months where the Fund had options written outstanding was $(1,240,743). At August 31, 2022, the Fund had securities pledged in the amount of $30,363,966 to cover collateral requirements for options written.
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
Construction & Engineering
$5,494,838
$16,165,155
$—
$21,659,993
Other Common Stocks#
1,038,851,001
1,038,851,001
Total Common Stocks
1,044,345,839
16,165,155
1,060,510,994
Short-Term Investments
32,788,644
32,788,644
Total Investments
$1,044,345,839
$48,953,799
$—
$1,093,299,638
#
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization as well as a
Positions by Country summary.
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the  Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s derivatives as of August 31, 2022:
Other Financial Instruments
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3(a)
Total
Options Written
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
$(263,163)
$—
$(14,500)
$(277,663)
Total
$(263,163)
$—
$(14,500)
$(277,663)
See Notes to Financial Statements
95

Schedule of Investments Equity Income Fund^  (cont’d)
(a)
The following is a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balances of investments in which
unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
(000's
omitted)
Beginning
balance as
of 9/1/2021
Accrued
discounts/
(premiums)
Realized
gain/(loss)
Change
in unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
Purchases/
Closing
of options
Sales/
Writing
of options
Transfers
into
Level 3
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance
as of
8/31/2022
Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
from
investments
still held as of
8/31/2022
Other Financial Instruments
Written Option
Contracts(1)
$—
$—
$—
$17
$—
$(32)
$—
$—
$(15)
$17
Total
$—
$—
$—
$17
$—
$(32)
$—
$—
$(15)
$17
(1) For the year ended  August 31, 2022, these investments were valued in accordance with procedures
approved by the Board of Trustees. These investments did not have a material impact on the Fund’s
net assets and, therefore, disclosure of unobservable inputs used in formulating valuations is not
presented.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
96

Schedule of Investments Focus Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 97.4%
Aerospace & Defense 2.1%
   130,091
Airbus SE
$12,748,020
Automobiles 2.6%
   282,697
Mercedes-Benz Group AG
15,849,602
Beverages 3.0%
   428,132
Diageo PLC
18,600,788
Chemicals 1.3%
    65,615
Air Liquide SA
8,222,403
Computers 0.2%
    90,909
Arctic Wolf Networks,
Inc.*#(a)(b)
999,999
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.7%
   882,919
Deutsche Telekom AG
16,640,577
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.9%
   114,856
II-VI, Inc.*
5,424,649
Entertainment 9.9%
    60,465
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty
Formula One Class C*
  3,850,411
    96,673
Netflix, Inc.*
21,612,216
    52,191
Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc.*
  6,396,529
   251,164
Walt Disney Co.*
28,150,461
 
 
60,009,617
Health Care Providers & Services 4.3%
    32,553
Elevance Health, Inc.
15,791,786
    51,181
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
10,127,184
 
 
25,918,970
Insurance 8.6%
   129,236
Allstate Corp.
15,572,938
    43,335
Aon PLC Class A
12,101,732
   201,227
Progressive Corp.
24,680,492
 
 
52,355,162
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 8.9%
   278,992
Amazon.com, Inc.*
35,367,816
    21,943
MercadoLibre, Inc.*
18,769,164
 
 
54,136,980
IT Services 8.7%
     8,451
Adyen NV*(c)
13,041,115
Number of Shares
Value
IT Services – cont'd
    23,142
EPAM Systems, Inc.*
$  9,870,063
   127,405
Okta, Inc.*
11,644,817
    78,705
Snowflake, Inc. Class A*
14,241,670
   291,603
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.*
  3,837,495
 
 
52,635,160
Personal Products 1.9%
    33,666
L'Oreal SA
11,562,393
Pharmaceuticals 1.4%
   135,363
AstraZeneca PLC ADR
8,443,944
Road & Rail 15.8%
    69,395
Canadian National Railway
Co.
  8,252,793
   131,601
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
  9,851,913
   835,996
CSX Corp.
26,459,273
   972,875
Uber Technologies, Inc.*
27,979,885
   105,068
Union Pacific Corp.
23,588,817
 
 
96,132,681
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.5%
   108,724
Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR
9,062,145
Software 10.0%
    25,515
Constellation Software, Inc.
38,408,395
   116,336
Datadog, Inc. Class A*
12,209,463
    38,050
Microsoft Corp.
  9,948,933
 
 
60,566,791
Specialty Retail 6.5%
    80,732
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.
Class A*
  6,568,356
    38,012
RH*
  9,727,651
    55,006
Ulta Beauty, Inc.*
23,095,369
 
 
39,391,376
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 2.4%
    22,654
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis
Vuitton SE
14,617,874
Wireless Telecommunication Services 4.7%
   196,832
T-Mobile U.S., Inc.*
28,335,935
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $600,517,996)
591,655,066
Preferred Stocks 0.5%
IT Services 0.1%
 
   106,691
Druva, Inc., Ser. 5*#(a)(b)
999,993
See Notes to Financial Statements
97

Schedule of Investments Focus Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Software 0.2%
 
    63,363
Videoamp, Inc., Ser. F1*#(a)(b)
$999,995
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.2%
 
     1,000
Fabletics LLC, Ser. G*#(a)(b)
1,000,000
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $2,999,995)
2,999,988
 
Short-Term Investments 3.1%
Investment Companies 3.1%
18,556,353
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund Premier Class,
2.25%(d)
(Cost $18,556,353)
18,556,353
Total Investments 101.0%
(Cost $622,074,344)
613,211,407
Liabilities Less Other Assets (1.0)%
(5,928,745)
Net Assets 100.0%
$607,282,662
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(b)
Security fair valued as of August 31, 2022 in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
Total value of all such securities at August 31, 2022 amounted to $3,999,987, which represents 0.7% of net
assets of the Fund.
(c)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve
directed selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on resale. Total value of all
such securities at August 31, 2022 amounted to $13,041,115, which represents 2.1% of net assets of the
Fund.
(d)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
#
These securities have been deemed by Management to be illiquid, and are subject to restrictions on resale. At August 31, 2022, these securities amounted to $3,999,987, which represents 0.7% of net assets of the Fund. Acquisition dates shown with a range, if any, represent securities that were acquired over the period shown in the table.
Restricted Security
Acquisition
Date(s)
Acquisition
Cost
Value as of
8/31/2022
Fair Value
Percentage
of Net Assets
as of
8/31/2022
Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc.
12/31/2021
$999,999
$999,999
0.2%
Druva, Inc. (Ser. 5 Preferred Shares)
4/1/2021
1,000,000
999,993
0.1%
Fabletics LLC (Ser. G Preferred Shares)
1/10/2022
1,000,000
1,000,000
0.2%
Videoamp, Inc. (Ser. F1 Preferred Shares)
1/4/2022
999,995
999,995
0.2%
Total
 
$3,999,994
$3,999,987
0.7%
See Notes to Financial Statements
98

Schedule of Investments Focus Fund^  (cont’d)
POSITIONS BY COUNTRY
Country
Investments at
Value
Percentage of
Net Assets
United States
$390,583,928
64.3%
Canada
56,513,101
9.3%
France
47,150,690
7.8%
Germany
32,490,179
5.3%
United Kingdom
27,044,732
4.5%
Brazil
18,769,164
3.1%
Netherlands
13,041,115
2.1%
Taiwan
9,062,145
1.5%
Short-Term Investments and Other Liabilities—Net
12,627,608
2.1%
 
$607,282,662
100.0%
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3(a)
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense
$
$12,748,020
$
$12,748,020
Automobiles
15,849,602
15,849,602
Beverages
18,600,788
18,600,788
Chemicals
8,222,403
8,222,403
Computers
999,999
999,999
Diversified Telecommunication Services
16,640,577
16,640,577
IT Services
39,594,045
13,041,115
52,635,160
Personal Products
11,562,393
11,562,393
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
14,617,874
14,617,874
Other Common Stocks#
439,778,250
439,778,250
Total Common Stocks
479,372,295
111,282,772
999,999
591,655,066
Preferred Stocks#
2,999,988
2,999,988
Short-Term Investments
18,556,353
18,556,353
Total Investments
$479,372,295
$129,839,125
$3,999,987
$613,211,407
#
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization as well as a
Positions by Country summary.
(a)
The following is a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balances of investments in which
unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
(000's
omitted)
Beginning
balance as
of 9/1/2021
Accrued
discounts/
(premiums)
Realized
gain/(loss)
Change
in unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
Purchases
Sales
Transfers
into
Level 3
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance
as of
8/31/2022
Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
from
investments
still held as of
8/31/2022
Investments in Securities:
Common Stocks(1)
$756
$—
$—
$(256)
$1,000
$—
$—
$(500)
$1,000
$—
Preferred Stocks(1)
9,456
(1,639)
2,000
(6,817)
3,000
See Notes to Financial Statements
99

Schedule of Investments Focus Fund^  (cont’d)
(000's
omitted)
Beginning
balance as
of 9/1/2021
Accrued
discounts/
(premiums)
Realized
gain/(loss)
Change
in unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
Purchases
Sales
Transfers
into
Level 3
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance
as of
8/31/2022
Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
from
investments
still held as of
8/31/2022
Investments in Securities:
Warrants(2)
$
$—
$—
$
$
$—
$—
$
$
$—
Total
$10,212
$—
$—
$(1,895)
$3,000
$—
$—
$(7,317)
$4,000
$—
(1) Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements:
Investment
type
Fair value
at
8/31/2022
Valuation
approach
Unobservable
input(s)
Input value/
range
Weighted
average(a)
Impact to
valuation
from
increase
in input(b)
Common
Stocks
$999,999
Market Approach
Transaction Price
$11.00
$11.00
Increase
Preferred
Stocks
999,993
Market Approach
Enterprise value/
Revenue multiple(c) (EV/Revenue)
11.0x
11.0x
Increase
Preferred
Stocks
1,999,995
Market Approach
Transaction Price
$15.78 - $1,000.00
$507.89
Increase
(a) The weighted averages disclosed in the table above were weighted by relative fair value.
(b) Represents the expected directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that
would result from an increase or decrease in the corresponding input. Significant changes in
these inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.
(c) Represents amounts used when the reporting entity has determined that market participants
would use such multiples when pricing the investments.
(2) At the beginning of the period, these investments were valued in accordance with procedures
approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund no longer held these investments at August 31, 2022
and, therefore, disclosure of unobservable inputs used in formulating valuations is not presented.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
100

Schedule of Investments Genesis Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 97.9%
Air Freight & Logistics 0.9%
    881,451
Forward Air Corp.
$85,536,005
Airlines 0.4%
    382,039
Allegiant Travel Co.*
36,866,763
Auto Components 3.2%
  1,644,823
Fox Factory Holding Corp.*
  153,313,952
    839,477
LCI Industries
   97,270,200
    955,915
XPEL, Inc.*
   65,508,855
 
 
316,093,007
Banks 10.4%
  1,607,972
Bank of Hawaii Corp.
  125,453,976
    916,530
BOK Financial Corp.
   81,452,021
    510,368
Columbia Banking System,
Inc.
   15,285,522
  1,644,692
Community Bank System,
Inc.
  107,529,963
  1,013,296
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.
  131,687,948
  3,468,891
CVB Financial Corp.
   91,023,700
  2,663,073
First Financial Bankshares,
Inc.
  113,207,233
    459,454
First Hawaiian, Inc.
   11,812,562
  2,672,238
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
  135,429,022
    954,574
Lakeland Financial Corp.
   71,917,605
  1,142,999
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
   81,015,769
  1,110,907
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.
   73,608,698
 
 
1,039,424,019
Biotechnology 0.3%
  2,333,687
Abcam PLC*
34,435,408
Building Products 1.5%
  1,139,890
AAON, Inc.
   65,520,877
    633,206
CSW Industrials, Inc.
   80,163,880
 
 
145,684,757
Capital Markets 1.8%
    829,603
Artisan Partners Asset
Management, Inc. Class A
   28,007,397
    505,200
Hamilton Lane, Inc. Class A
   35,151,816
    740,828
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
   58,154,998
    236,366
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
   58,758,224
 
 
180,072,435
Chemicals 1.5%
    544,874
Chase Corp.(a)
   48,036,092
    572,471
Quaker Chemical Corp.
   99,793,145
 
 
147,829,237
Number of Shares
Value
Commercial Services & Supplies 3.2%
  3,096,022
Driven Brands Holdings,
Inc.*
$   97,307,971
  3,544,038
IAA, Inc.*
  132,050,856
  2,726,054
Rollins, Inc.
   92,031,583
 
 
321,390,410
Communications Equipment 1.2%
  3,668,182
NetScout Systems, Inc.*(a)
116,428,097
Construction & Engineering 1.8%
    633,729
Valmont Industries, Inc.
175,428,862
Construction Materials 1.2%
    975,719
Eagle Materials, Inc.
116,715,507
Containers & Packaging 1.2%
    825,977
AptarGroup, Inc.
   84,918,695
    426,336
UFP Technologies, Inc.*(a)
   39,644,985
 
 
124,563,680
Distributors 2.5%
    735,821
Pool Corp.
249,583,125
Diversified Consumer Services 0.5%
    739,881
Bright Horizons Family
Solutions, Inc.*
50,459,884
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 4.1%
    633,318
Littelfuse, Inc.
  150,235,696
  1,342,764
National Instruments Corp.
   53,388,297
  1,068,964
Novanta, Inc.*
  142,909,797
    207,772
Zebra Technologies Corp.
Class A*
   62,672,346
 
 
409,206,136
Food & Staples Retailing 0.6%
  1,517,957
Grocery Outlet Holding
Corp.*
60,900,435
Food Products 0.3%
  2,067,030
Utz Brands, Inc.
34,436,720
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 5.2%
    132,387
Atrion Corp.(a)
   79,955,129
  2,122,644
Haemonetics Corp.*
  159,261,979
    169,624
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*
   58,964,695
  1,520,877
Neogen Corp.*
   31,786,329
    622,111
West Pharmaceutical
Services, Inc.
  184,574,113
 
 
514,542,245
See Notes to Financial Statements
101

Schedule of Investments Genesis Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Health Care Providers & Services 1.7%
    345,569
Chemed Corp.
$164,556,502
Health Care Technology 0.8%
    892,831
Certara, Inc.*
   13,990,662
  1,073,569
Simulations Plus, Inc.(a)
   64,467,818
 
 
78,458,480
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.0%
  1,110,530
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
98,570,643
Household Products 1.8%
    959,391
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
   80,310,621
    535,289
WD-40 Co.
  101,255,267
 
 
181,565,888
Insurance 1.6%
    919,529
AMERISAFE, Inc.
   43,971,877
  1,046,785
RLI Corp.
  114,895,121
 
 
158,866,998
IT Services 1.2%
    606,991
Jack Henry & Associates,
Inc.
116,663,670
Leisure Products 0.6%
  5,813,162
Hayward Holdings, Inc.*
61,096,333
Life Sciences Tools & Services 3.0%
    662,407
Bio-Techne Corp.
  219,793,267
    376,504
ICON PLC*
   79,001,834
 
 
298,795,101
Machinery 7.5%
  1,265,509
Graco, Inc.
   80,790,095
  1,958,683
Hillman Solutions Corp.*
   16,433,350
    538,204
Kadant, Inc.
   96,569,944
    523,169
Lindsay Corp.
   83,895,381
    452,166
Nordson Corp.
  102,718,550
    310,341
Omega Flex, Inc.
   31,350,648
    901,986
RBC Bearings, Inc.*
  217,089,990
  1,475,180
Toro Co.
  122,336,677
 
 
751,184,635
Marine 1.1%
  1,631,124
Kirby Corp.*
109,383,175
Media 3.9%
     66,020
Cable One, Inc.
   74,932,700
  1,266,647
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Class A
  242,334,904
Number of Shares
Value
Media – cont'd
  1,141,968
TechTarget, Inc.*
$   74,113,723
 
 
391,381,327
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.3%
  1,241,453
Matador Resources Co.
   73,990,599
  8,870,323
Southwestern Energy Co.*
   66,438,719
     46,262
Texas Pacific Land Corp.
   85,143,361
 
 
225,572,679
Professional Services 4.3%
  1,837,401
Exponent, Inc.
  172,458,458
    822,837
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
  132,147,622
    945,552
Tetra Tech, Inc.
  128,415,417
 
 
433,021,497
Real Estate Management & Development 1.3%
  1,043,928
FirstService Corp.
130,564,075
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 5.6%
    669,315
Advanced Energy
Industries, Inc.
   60,097,794
  1,393,057
FormFactor, Inc.*
   40,788,709
  3,343,984
Lattice Semiconductor
Corp.*
  180,240,738
  1,100,078
MKS Instruments, Inc.
  109,578,769
  2,303,667
Power Integrations, Inc.
  164,781,300
 
 
555,487,310
Software 12.0%
    828,409
Altair Engineering, Inc.
Class A*
   43,085,552
  2,059,740
American Software, Inc.
Class A(a)
   34,871,398
    634,427
Aspen Technology, Inc.*
  133,610,326
  1,580,676
Definitive Healthcare
Corp.*
   31,739,974
    378,773
Fair Isaac Corp.*
  170,220,586
  1,550,515
Manhattan Associates,
Inc.*
  219,025,749
  2,112,106
Model N, Inc.*(a)
   63,151,970
  1,383,307
Qualys, Inc.*
  210,124,333
  1,315,692
SPS Commerce, Inc.*
  160,672,307
    262,323
Tyler Technologies, Inc.*
   97,455,618
  2,456,133
Vertex, Inc. Class A*(a)
   33,599,900
 
 
1,197,557,713
Specialty Retail 4.1%
    781,536
Asbury Automotive Group,
Inc.*
  136,362,401
  1,062,593
Floor & Decor Holdings,
Inc. Class A*
   86,452,566
    281,840
Lithia Motors, Inc.
   74,811,610
  2,438,223
Petco Health & Wellness
Co., Inc.*
   36,378,287
See Notes to Financial Statements
102

Schedule of Investments Genesis Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Specialty Retail – cont'd
    382,953
Tractor Supply Co.
$   70,903,748
 
 
404,908,612
Trading Companies & Distributors 2.3%
  1,614,800
Richelieu Hardware Ltd.
   43,082,864
    446,507
SiteOne Landscape Supply,
Inc.*
   55,884,816
    486,244
Transcat, Inc.*(a)
   36,025,818
    330,094
Watsco, Inc.
   89,795,471
 
 
224,788,969
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $5,322,053,279)
9,742,020,339
 
Short-Term Investments 2.2%
Investment Companies 2.2%
  5,638,532
State Street Institutional
Treasury Money Market
Fund Premier Class,
2.10%(b)
    5,638,532
Number of Shares
Value
Investment Companies – cont'd
208,851,458
State Street Institutional
Treasury Plus Money
Market Fund Premier Class,
2.25%(b)
$  208,851,458
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $214,489,990)
214,489,990
Total Investments 100.1%
(Cost $5,536,543,269)
9,956,510,329
Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.1)%
(7,385,680)
Net Assets 100.0%
$9,949,124,649
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Affiliated company (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements).
(b)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
Biotechnology
$
$34,435,408
$—
$34,435,408
Other Common Stocks#
9,707,584,931
9,707,584,931
Total Common Stocks
9,707,584,931
34,435,408
9,742,020,339
Short-Term Investments
214,489,990
214,489,990
Total Investments
$9,707,584,931
$248,925,398
$—
$9,956,510,329
#
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
103

Schedule of Investments Global Real Estate Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 99.3%
Australia 4.8%
18,252
Charter Hall Long Wale REIT
$   55,334
24,710
Charter Hall Retail REIT
   68,702
20,318
Shopping Centres Australasia
Property Group
   37,527
 
 
161,563
Canada 5.0%
   672
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.
Class A
   32,327
   845
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT
   28,740
3,446
RioCan REIT
   52,818
3,810
Summit Industrial Income REIT
   53,436
 
 
167,321
France 0.9%
   314
ARGAN SA
28,731
Germany 0.6%
   746
Vonovia SE
20,195
Hong Kong 5.9%
15,500
CK Asset Holdings Ltd.
  104,621
7,769
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
   91,272
 
 
195,893
Japan 9.6%
    57
LaSalle Logiport REIT
   70,431
5,000
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
   67,334
5,400
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.
  109,299
    19
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc.
   74,429
 
 
321,493
Singapore 4.1%
26,400
Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust
   34,716
20,500
UOL Group Ltd.
  101,430
 
 
136,146
Spain 1.5%
1,265
Cellnex Telecom SA(a)
49,263
United Kingdom 8.2%
4,348
Land Securities Group PLC
   32,794
7,566
Safestore Holdings PLC
   96,858
4,595
Segro PLC
   50,145
7,833
UNITE Group PLC
   95,500
 
 
275,297
Number of Shares
Value
United States 58.7%
   119
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
$   18,255
   843
American Homes 4 Rent Class A
   29,977
   776
American Tower Corp.
  197,143
1,312
Apartment Income REIT Corp.
   53,595
   431
Boston Properties, Inc.
   34,234
   759
Crown Castle, Inc.
  129,660
   656
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
   81,101
1,413
Duke Realty Corp.
   83,155
    93
Equinix, Inc.
   61,135
   713
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
   49,981
1,320
Equity Residential
   96,598
   244
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
   64,675
   321
Extra Space Storage, Inc.
   63,792
1,174
Invitation Homes, Inc.
   42,593
   730
Iron Mountain, Inc.
   38,405
2,979
Kimco Realty Corp.
   62,797
1,192
Prologis, Inc.
  148,416
   363
Public Storage
  120,091
   796
Realty Income Corp.
   54,351
1,081
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
   18,107
   546
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
   33,967
   191
SBA Communications Corp.
   62,123
   623
Simon Property Group, Inc.
   63,534
   879
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
   35,907
   303
Sun Communities, Inc.
   46,574
1,630
Ventas, Inc.
   78,012
1,840
VICI Properties, Inc.
   60,702
1,270
Welltower, Inc.
   97,345
   932
Weyerhaeuser Co.
   31,837
 
 
1,958,062
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $3,697,289)
3,313,964
 
Short-Term Investments 1.6%
Investment Companies 1.6%
52,250
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money Market
Fund Premier Class, 2.25%(b)
(Cost $52,250)
52,250
Total Investments 100.9% (Cost $3,749,539)
3,366,214
Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.9)%
(28,465)
Net Assets 100.0%
$3,337,749
(a)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve
directed selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on resale. Total value of all
such securities at August 31, 2022 amounted to $49,263, which represents 1.5% of net assets of the Fund.
See Notes to Financial Statements
104

Schedule of Investments Global Real Estate Fund^  (cont’d)
(b)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
POSITIONS BY SECTOR
Sector
Investments at
Value
Percentage of
Net Assets
Specialty REITs
$1,177,196
35.3%
Real Estate Holding & Development
526,478
15.8%
Industrial & Office REITs
524,768
15.7%
Residential REITs
508,233
15.2%
Retail REITs
428,459
12.8%
Diversified REITs
88,128
2.7%
Hotel & Lodging REITs
60,702
1.8%
Short-Term Investments and Other Liabilities-Net
23,785
0.7%
Total
$3,337,749
100.0%
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
Australia
$
$161,563
$—
$161,563
France
28,731
28,731
Germany
20,195
20,195
Hong Kong
195,893
195,893
Japan
321,493
321,493
Singapore
136,146
136,146
Spain
49,263
49,263
United Kingdom
275,297
275,297
Other Common Stocks#
2,125,383
2,125,383
Total Common Stocks
2,125,383
1,188,581
3,313,964
Short-Term Investments
52,250
52,250
Total Investments
$2,125,383
$1,240,831
$—
$3,366,214
#
The Schedule of Investments provides a geographic categorization as well as a Positions by Sector summary.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
105

Schedule of Investments Greater China Equity Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 96.8%
Air Freight & Logistics 4.9%
   28,037
Milkyway Chemical Supply Chain
Service Co. Ltd. Class A
$   518,429
   45,152
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. ADR
1,176,210
 
 
1,694,639
Banks 4.5%
  302,000
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.
H Shares
1,544,461
Beverages 5.3%
  262,000
China Resources Beer Holdings
Co. Ltd.
1,826,407
Biotechnology 2.5%
  263,666
Akeso, Inc.*(a)
844,132
Chemicals 20.8%
  465,500
Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co.
Ltd. Class A
1,293,063
  447,971
Satellite Chemical Co. Ltd.
Class A
1,420,154
  154,300
Shandong Hualu Hengsheng
Chemical Co. Ltd. Class A
   651,201
  172,000
Wanhua Chemical Group Co.
Ltd. Class A
2,201,582
   56,000
Yunnan Energy New Material Co.
Ltd. Class A
1,561,982
 
 
7,127,982
Construction Materials 2.3%
  848,000
China National Building Material
Co. Ltd. H Shares
800,741
Electrical Equipment 2.3%
  146,600
JL Mag Rare-Earth Co. Ltd.
Class A
787,313
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 5.2%
  265,000
Luxshare Precision Industry Co.
Ltd. Class A
1,434,694
   97,017
Shenzhen Sunlord Electronics
Co. Ltd. Class A
   348,810
 
 
1,783,504
Food Products 6.6%
  435,000
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial
Group Co. Ltd. Class A
2,251,121
Household Durables 11.1%
   20,800
Chervon Holdings Ltd.
    91,204
Number of Shares
Value
Household Durables – cont'd
  500,000
Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. H
Shares
$1,633,499
  544,000
Man Wah Holdings Ltd.
   429,897
  214,013
Midea Group Co. Ltd. Class A
1,641,980
 
 
3,796,580
Insurance 3.0%
  493,000
China Pacific Insurance Group
Co. Ltd. H Shares
1,044,330
Interactive Media & Services 4.0%
   33,000
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
1,363,915
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 8.0%
  161,000
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.*
1,920,817
   25,709
JD.com, Inc. Class A
   813,822
 
 
2,734,639
Machinery 4.0%
   50,000
Shenzhen Inovance Technology
Co. Ltd. Class A
   433,074
1,135,050
Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science
and Technology Co. Ltd. Class A
   945,791
 
 
1,378,865
Marine 1.1%
  150,000
SITC International Holdings Co.
Ltd.
380,375
Pharmaceuticals 3.2%
1,070,000
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.
1,085,433
Real Estate Management & Development 3.1%
  258,000
China Resources Land Ltd.
1,056,316
Software 1.5%
   20,000
Beijing Kingsoft Office Software,
Inc. Class A
520,310
Specialty Retail 2.9%
1,424,000
China Yongda Automobiles
Services Holdings Ltd.
1,004,307
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.5%
   20,000
Li Ning Co. Ltd.
182,166
Total Common Stocks (Cost $42,300,970)
33,207,536
See Notes to Financial Statements
106

Schedule of Investments Greater China Equity Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
 
Short-Term Investments 0.1%
Investment Companies 0.1%
   43,476
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money Market
Fund Premier Class, 2.25%(b)
(Cost $43,476)
$43,476
Total Investments 96.9%
(Cost $42,344,446)
33,251,012
Other Assets Less Liabilities 3.1%
1,063,741
Net Assets 100.0%
$34,314,753
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve
directed selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on resale. Total value of all
such securities at August 31, 2022 amounted to $844,132, which represents 2.5% of net assets of the
Fund.
(b)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
See Notes to Financial Statements
107

Schedule of Investments Greater China Equity Fund^  (cont’d)
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
Air Freight & Logistics
$1,176,210
$518,429
$—
$1,694,639
Banks
1,544,461
1,544,461
Beverages
1,826,407
1,826,407
Biotechnology
844,132
844,132
Chemicals
7,127,982
7,127,982
Construction Materials
800,741
800,741
Electrical Equipment
787,313
787,313
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
1,783,504
1,783,504
Food Products
2,251,121
2,251,121
Household Durables
3,796,580
3,796,580
Insurance
1,044,330
1,044,330
Interactive Media & Services
1,363,915
1,363,915
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
2,734,639
2,734,639
Machinery
1,378,865
1,378,865
Marine
380,375
380,375
Pharmaceuticals
1,085,433
1,085,433
Real Estate Management & Development
1,056,316
1,056,316
Software
520,310
520,310
Specialty Retail
1,004,307
1,004,307
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
182,166
182,166
Total Common Stocks
1,176,210
32,031,326
33,207,536
Short-Term Investments
43,476
43,476
Total Investments
$1,176,210
$32,074,802
$—
$33,251,012
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
108

Schedule of Investments International Equity Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 98.5%
Austria 1.3%
   315,460
BAWAG Group AG*(a)
$14,232,965
Belgium 0.6%
   346,490
Azelis Group NV
6,866,608
Canada 3.2%
   492,683
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
    9,242,733
   496,526
MEG Energy Corp.*
    6,941,194
   637,890
Softchoice Corp.(b)
    8,922,252
   171,665
Toronto-Dominion Bank
   11,043,496
 
 
36,149,675
China 0.7%
   726,500
Shenzhou International
Group Holdings Ltd.
7,592,874
Finland 1.4%
1,655,131
Nordea Bank Abp
15,346,119
France 8.9%
    65,717
Air Liquide SA
    8,235,185
   674,571
Bureau Veritas SA
   16,742,791
   547,362
Exclusive Networks SA
    9,494,236
    27,450
Kering SA
   13,773,105
   128,669
Pernod-Ricard SA
   23,609,268
    50,496
Teleperformance
   14,381,621
   265,531
TotalEnergies SE
   13,443,751
 
 
99,679,957
Germany 11.3%
    81,666
adidas AG
   12,109,690
   200,376
Beiersdorf AG
   20,225,952
   245,966
Brenntag SE
   16,127,367
    94,724
Deutsche Boerse AG
   16,015,412
   232,736
HelloFresh SE*
    5,556,797
   563,203
QIAGEN NV*
   25,586,312
    21,196
SAP SE
    1,805,250
   229,669
SAP SE ADR
   19,572,392
   182,361
Stabilus SE
    9,327,497
 
 
126,326,669
Hong Kong 3.1%
1,657,800
AIA Group Ltd.
   15,950,086
1,542,800
Techtronic Industries Co.
Ltd.
   18,196,145
 
 
34,146,231
Ireland 4.6%
   235,627
CRH PLC
    8,656,465
   238,035
Kerry Group PLC Class A
   24,546,581
   527,699
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
   17,693,519
 
 
50,896,565
Number of Shares
Value
Italy 0.7%
   952,618
Nexi SpA*(a)
$7,815,743
Japan 13.4%
    38,100
Disco Corp.
    9,251,053
   128,900
Fujitsu Ltd.
   15,168,076
   207,500
Koito Manufacturing Co.
Ltd.
    7,089,120
   545,000
Olympus Corp.
   11,606,994
   377,300
Otsuka Corp.
   12,195,820
   976,700
SCSK Corp.
   15,903,894
    29,475
SMC Corp.
   13,983,804
   339,400
Sony Group Corp.
   26,983,420
   876,600
TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.
   19,718,073
   356,100
Terumo Corp.
   11,431,402
    18,100
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
    5,676,828
 
 
149,008,484
Netherlands 6.9%
   149,356
AerCap Holdings NV*
    6,579,132
    21,684
ASML Holding NV
   10,584,293
   189,626
Heineken NV
   17,043,407
    97,790
Koninklijke DSM NV
   12,469,764
   513,427
Shell PLC
   13,589,406
   837,540
Universal Music Group NV
   16,631,827
 
 
76,897,829
Singapore 1.6%
   771,607
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
17,965,700
Sweden 0.7%
   105,681
Autoliv, Inc.
8,220,925
Switzerland 11.5%
   231,834
Julius Baer Group Ltd.
   11,202,145
    15,668
Lonza Group AG
    8,356,053
   432,968
Novartis AG
   35,021,925
   114,603
Roche Holding AG
   36,929,826
   574,007
SIG Group AG*
   13,458,812
    35,390
Sonova Holding AG
    9,324,330
   879,562
UBS Group AG
   13,938,170
 
 
128,231,261
United Kingdom 21.8%
   171,365
AstraZeneca PLC
   21,196,538
   798,210
Bunzl PLC
   26,471,967
   798,497
Compass Group PLC
   17,176,512
   227,528
DCC PLC
   13,095,229
   509,056
Diageo PLC
   22,116,643
   508,108
Experian PLC
   15,418,775
   346,842
Fevertree Drinks PLC
    3,669,417
26,688,943
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
   13,524,778
   264,975
London Stock Exchange
Group PLC
   24,855,062
4,992,320
Petershill Partners PLC(a)
   13,033,706
See Notes to Financial Statements
109

Schedule of Investments International Equity Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
United Kingdom – cont'd
1,190,709
Prudential PLC
$   12,496,685
   928,471
RELX PLC
   24,349,256
   456,205
Savills PLC
    5,010,248
1,042,124
Smith & Nephew PLC
   12,258,232
   483,359
St. James's Place PLC
    6,186,967
   531,257
Travis Perkins PLC
    5,224,789
   155,317
Unilever PLC
    7,072,283
 
 
243,157,087
United States 6.8%
    83,819
Aon PLC Class A
   23,407,294
   113,637
Ferguson PLC
   13,160,087
    17,471
ICON PLC*
    3,665,940
    95,742
Nestle SA
   11,204,009
   291,257
Schlumberger NV
   11,111,455
   113,122
Schneider Electric SE
   13,445,381
 
 
75,994,166
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,196,501,540)
1,098,528,858
Number of Shares
Value
 
Short-Term Investments 3.1%
Investment Companies 3.1%
33,082,699
State Street Institutional
Treasury Money Market
Fund Premier Class,
2.10%(c)
$   33,082,699
   876,392
State Street Navigator
Securities Lending
Government Money Market
Portfolio, 2.34%(c)(d)
      876,392
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $33,959,091)
33,959,091
Total Investments 101.6%
(Cost $1,230,460,631)
1,132,487,949
Liabilities Less Other Assets (1.6)%
(17,704,533)
Net Assets 100.0%
$1,114,783,416
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve
directed selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on resale. Total value of all
such securities at August 31, 2022 amounted to $35,082,414, which represents 3.1% of net assets of the
Fund.
(b)
All or a portion of this security is on loan at August 31, 2022. Total value of all such securities at August 31,
2022 amounted to $837,631 for the Fund (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements).
(c)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
(d)
Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities lending.
See Notes to Financial Statements
110

Schedule of Investments International Equity Fund^  (cont’d)
POSITIONS BY INDUSTRY
Industry
Investments at
Value
Percentage of
Net Assets
Pharmaceuticals
$93,148,289
8.4%
Professional Services
90,610,516
8.1%
Capital Markets
85,231,462
7.6%
Trading Companies & Distributors
74,429,950
6.7%
Banks
72,113,058
6.5%
Beverages
66,438,735
6.0%
IT Services
60,577,769
5.4%
Insurance
51,854,065
4.6%
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
44,620,958
4.0%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
43,217,084
3.9%
Machinery
41,507,446
3.7%
Life Sciences Tools & Services
37,608,305
3.4%
Food Products
35,750,590
3.2%
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
33,475,669
3.0%
Containers & Packaging
31,152,331
2.8%
Personal Products
27,298,235
2.4%
Household Durables
26,983,420
2.4%
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
25,512,174
2.3%
Software
21,377,642
1.9%
Chemicals
20,704,949
1.9%
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
17,176,512
1.5%
Entertainment
16,631,827
1.5%
Auto Components
15,310,045
1.4%
Electrical Equipment
13,445,381
1.2%
Industrial Conglomerates
13,095,229
1.2%
Energy Equipment & Services
11,111,455
1.0%
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
8,922,252
0.8%
Construction Materials
8,656,465
0.8%
Food & Staples Retailing
5,556,797
0.5%
Real Estate Management & Development
5,010,248
0.4%
Short-Term Investments and Other Liabilities—Net
16,254,558
1.5%
 
$1,114,783,416
100.0%
See Notes to Financial Statements
111

Schedule of Investments International Equity Fund^  (cont’d)
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
Austria
$
$14,232,965
$—
$14,232,965
China
7,592,874
7,592,874
Finland
15,346,119
15,346,119
France
9,494,236
90,185,721
99,679,957
Germany
45,158,704
81,167,965
126,326,669
Hong Kong
34,146,231
34,146,231
Ireland
50,896,565
50,896,565
Italy
7,815,743
7,815,743
Japan
149,008,484
149,008,484
Netherlands
6,579,132
70,318,697
76,897,829
Singapore
17,965,700
17,965,700
Switzerland
128,231,261
128,231,261
United Kingdom
243,157,087
243,157,087
United States
38,184,689
37,809,477
75,994,166
Other Common Stocks#
51,237,208
51,237,208
Total Common Stocks
150,653,969
947,874,889
1,098,528,858
Short-Term Investments
33,959,091
33,959,091
Total Investments
$150,653,969
$981,833,980
$—
$1,132,487,949
#
The Schedule of Investments provides a geographic categorization as well as a Positions by Industry
summary.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
112

Schedule of Investments International Select Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 96.9%
Austria 1.3%
   35,922
BAWAG Group AG*(a)
$1,620,733
Canada 2.6%
   93,617
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
  1,756,255
   24,834
Toronto-Dominion Bank
  1,597,613
 
 
3,353,868
China 0.9%
  105,800
Shenzhou International Group
Holdings Ltd.
1,105,748
Finland 1.3%
  188,307
Nordea Bank Abp
1,745,953
France 8.1%
    7,387
Air Liquide SA
    925,686
   79,577
Bureau Veritas SA
  1,975,094
    3,176
Kering SA
  1,593,566
   14,647
Pernod-Ricard SA
  2,687,555
    6,309
Teleperformance
  1,796,848
   30,730
TotalEnergies SE
  1,555,850
 
 
10,534,599
Germany 11.0%
    9,279
adidas AG
  1,375,919
   22,809
Beiersdorf AG
  2,302,340
   35,334
Brenntag SE
  2,316,761
   12,939
Deutsche Boerse AG
  2,187,655
   25,844
HelloFresh SE*
    617,051
   64,504
QIAGEN NV*
  2,930,417
    3,165
SAP SE
    269,561
   25,902
SAP SE ADR
  2,207,368
 
 
14,207,072
Hong Kong 3.3%
  226,500
AIA Group Ltd.
  2,179,210
  182,100
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.
  2,147,730
 
 
4,326,940
Ireland 4.3%
   37,062
CRH PLC
  1,361,584
   22,115
Kerry Group PLC Class A
  2,280,537
   59,261
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
  1,986,996
 
 
5,629,117
Italy 0.7%
  108,272
Nexi SpA*(a)
888,316
Japan 13.4%
    4,400
Disco Corp.
  1,068,363
   14,700
Fujitsu Ltd.
  1,729,796
   23,800
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
    813,114
   77,700
Olympus Corp.
  1,654,795
Number of Shares
Value
Japan – cont'd
   42,700
Otsuka Corp.
$  1,380,232
  111,200
SCSK Corp.
  1,810,702
    4,000
SMC Corp.
  1,897,717
   42,600
Sony Group Corp.
  3,386,841
   57,200
TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.
  1,286,646
   50,700
Terumo Corp.
  1,627,554
    2,100
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
    658,638
 
 
17,314,398
Netherlands 6.7%
   16,537
AerCap Holdings NV*
    728,455
    2,104
ASML Holding NV
  1,026,995
   21,598
Heineken NV
  1,941,208
   11,101
Koninklijke DSM NV
  1,415,552
   58,448
Shell PLC
  1,547,004
   98,802
Universal Music Group NV(b)
  1,962,005
 
 
8,621,219
Singapore 1.7%
   96,072
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
2,236,891
Sweden 0.7%
   11,912
Autoliv, Inc.
926,634
Switzerland 12.4%
   29,658
Julius Baer Group Ltd.
  1,433,065
    1,813
Lonza Group AG
    966,909
   49,968
Novartis AG
  4,041,813
   14,966
Roche Holding AG
  4,822,664
   65,442
SIG Group AG*
  1,534,426
    5,039
Sonova Holding AG
  1,327,643
  120,228
UBS Group AG
  1,905,219
 
 
16,031,739
United Kingdom 21.5%
   19,832
AstraZeneca PLC
  2,453,067
  100,118
Bunzl PLC
  3,320,330
   90,648
Compass Group PLC
  1,949,934
   25,830
DCC PLC
  1,486,629
   58,913
Diageo PLC
  2,559,557
   57,682
Experian PLC
  1,750,387
   52,056
Fevertree Drinks PLC
    550,727
3,516,871
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
  1,782,195
   30,666
London Stock Exchange Group
PLC
  2,876,518
  551,555
Petershill Partners PLC(a)
  1,439,973
  143,921
Prudential PLC
  1,510,474
  107,658
RELX PLC
  2,823,343
  118,628
Smith & Nephew PLC
  1,395,390
   35,676
St. James's Place PLC
    456,651
   78,629
Travis Perkins PLC
    773,298
   17,216
Unilever PLC
    783,922
 
 
27,912,395
See Notes to Financial Statements
113

Schedule of Investments International Select Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
United States 7.0%
    9,494
Aon PLC Class A
$  2,651,295
   12,957
Ferguson PLC
  1,500,526
    2,021
ICON PLC*
    424,066
   11,080
Nestle SA
  1,296,614
   42,134
Schlumberger NV
  1,607,412
   13,797
Schneider Electric SE
  1,639,875
 
 
9,119,788
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $136,943,170)
125,575,410
 
Short-Term Investments 3.7%
Investment Companies 3.7%
4,803,042
State Street Institutional
Treasury Money Market Fund
Premier Class, 2.10%(c)
(Cost $4,803,042)
4,803,042
Total Investments 100.6%
(Cost $141,746,212)
130,378,452
Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.6)%
(797,706)
Net Assets 100.0%
$129,580,746
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve
directed selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on resale. Total value of all
such securities at August 31, 2022 amounted to $3,949,022, which represents 3.0% of net assets of the
Fund.
(b)
All or a portion of this security is on loan at August 31, 2022. Total value of all such securities at August 31,
2022 amounted to $614,192, collateralized by non-cash (U.S. Treasury Securities) collateral of $638,280 for
the Fund (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements).
(c)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
See Notes to Financial Statements
114

Schedule of Investments International Select Fund^  (cont’d)
POSITIONS BY INDUSTRY
Industry
Investments at
Value
Percentage of
Net Assets
Pharmaceuticals
$11,317,544
8.7%
Capital Markets
10,299,081
8.0%
Professional Services
9,632,318
7.4%
Banks
8,983,385
6.9%
Trading Companies & Distributors
8,639,370
6.7%
Beverages
7,739,047
6.0%
Insurance
6,340,979
4.9%
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
6,005,382
4.6%
IT Services
5,809,046
4.5%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
4,859,109
3.8%
Life Sciences Tools & Services
4,321,392
3.3%
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
4,075,233
3.1%
Machinery
4,045,447
3.1%
Food Products
3,577,151
2.8%
Containers & Packaging
3,521,422
2.7%
Household Durables
3,386,841
2.6%
Personal Products
3,086,262
2.4%
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
2,753,996
2.1%
Software
2,476,929
1.9%
Chemicals
2,341,238
1.8%
Entertainment
1,962,005
1.5%
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
1,949,934
1.5%
Auto Components
1,739,748
1.3%
Electrical Equipment
1,639,875
1.3%
Energy Equipment & Services
1,607,412
1.2%
Industrial Conglomerates
1,486,629
1.2%
Construction Materials
1,361,584
1.1%
Food & Staples Retailing
617,051
0.5%
Short-Term Investments and Other Liabilities—Net
4,005,336
3.1%
 
$129,580,746
100.0%
See Notes to Financial Statements
115

Schedule of Investments International Select Fund^  (cont’d)
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
Austria
$
$1,620,733
$—
$1,620,733
China
1,105,748
1,105,748
Finland
1,745,953
1,745,953
France
10,534,599
10,534,599
Germany
5,137,785
9,069,287
14,207,072
Hong Kong
4,326,940
4,326,940
Ireland
5,629,117
5,629,117
Italy
888,316
888,316
Japan
17,314,398
17,314,398
Netherlands
728,455
7,892,764
8,621,219
Singapore
2,236,891
2,236,891
Switzerland
16,031,739
16,031,739
United Kingdom
27,912,395
27,912,395
United States
4,682,773
4,437,015
9,119,788
Other Common Stocks#
4,280,502
4,280,502
Total Common Stocks
14,829,515
110,745,895
125,575,410
Short-Term Investments
4,803,042
4,803,042
Total Investments
$14,829,515
$115,548,937
$—
$130,378,452
#
The Schedule of Investments provides a geographic categorization as well as a Positions by Industry
summary.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
116

Schedule of Investments International Small Cap Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 91.8%
Australia 4.2%
  1,578
ARB Corp. Ltd.
$   32,291
  2,325
Corporate Travel Management Ltd.*
   30,286
  8,593
Hansen Technologies Ltd.
   28,684
13,441
Steadfast Group Ltd.
   46,002
 
 
137,263
Belgium 1.4%
    945
Shurgard Self Storage SA
45,619
Bermuda 0.8%
    826
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd.
26,944
Brazil 0.5%
  1,646
ERO Copper Corp.*(a)
15,616
Canada 2.8%
    368
Colliers International Group, Inc.
   42,868
    309
Descartes Systems Group, Inc.*
   21,768
  1,838
Softchoice Corp.(a)
   25,708
 
 
90,344
Denmark 1.6%
    216
Chemometec A/S
   23,107
    380
Schouw & Co. A/S
   27,709
 
 
50,816
Finland 1.0%
  2,668
Kemira OYJ
32,114
France 7.8%
    783
Chargeurs SA
   11,733
  1,581
Exclusive Networks SA
   27,423
    818
Interparfums SA
   38,299
  1,182
Lectra
   38,538
  1,869
Lhyfe SAS*
   15,079
  1,465
Lumibird*
   30,342
    278
Sopra Steria Group
   38,374
  1,181
Tikehau Capital SCA(a)
   28,775
     67
Virbac SA
   24,839
 
 
253,402
Germany 3.2%
    383
Dermapharm Holding SE
   17,765
  1,114
Jenoptik AG
   23,575
    290
Nexus AG
   14,536
    561
Stabilus SE
   28,694
    521
Washtec AG
   20,894
 
 
105,464
Ireland 0.9%
  8,739
Uniphar PLC
29,860
Italy 2.9%
  3,224
BFF Bank SpA(b)
   20,408
Number of Shares
Value
Italy – cont'd
  1,221
Carel Industries SpA(b)
$   26,167
  2,572
GVS SpA*(b)
   23,218
  2,084
Intercos SpA*
   25,816
 
 
95,609
Japan 27.2%
  1,550
Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.(a)
   31,684
  1,600
Amano Corp.
   29,598
    900
Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.
   30,612
    500
As One Corp.
   22,931
  1,100
Azbil Corp.(a)
   31,343
  1,100
CKD Corp.(a)
   14,472
  1,500
Idec Corp.
   31,338
  1,600
Kito Corp.
   31,035
  1,700
Konishi Co. Ltd.
   19,888
  1,000
Nagaileben Co. Ltd.
   13,984
  1,500
Nakanishi, Inc.
   29,086
  1,900
Nichias Corp.
   32,812
  4,200
Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.
   28,908
  2,000
Nohmi Bosai Ltd.
   23,670
  1,100
NS Solutions Corp.
   29,924
  7,100
Prestige International, Inc.
   34,104
  1,700
Relo Group, Inc.
   27,327
  1,300
Roland Corp.*
   37,989
  2,300
Shinnihonseiyaku Co. Ltd.*(a)
   27,118
  1,100
SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.
   47,478
  1,700
Shoei Co. Ltd.
   67,363
  2,100
Simplex Holdings, Inc.*
   31,665
  3,700
Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd.
   31,921
  1,800
T Hasegawa Co. Ltd.
   38,855
  4,700
Tanseisha Co. Ltd.
   26,809
  1,200
TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.
   26,993
  1,300
TKC Corp.
   32,491
  3,400
YAMABIKO Corp.
   27,756
  2,000
Yellow Hat Ltd.
   25,822
 
 
884,976
Korea 3.4%
    470
Dentium Co. Ltd.
   30,570
    478
Innocean Worldwide, Inc.
   15,114
    693
Kyung Dong Navien Co. Ltd.
   22,302
  1,813
NICE Information Service Co. Ltd.
   19,385
  2,331
Vitzrocell Co. Ltd.
   24,336
 
 
111,707
Netherlands 0.9%
  1,077
Corbion NV
30,581
Norway 3.1%
  8,067
Aker Horizons ASA*
   14,461
  7,030
Aker Solutions ASA
   27,570
  2,655
Borregaard ASA
   40,493
See Notes to Financial Statements
117

Schedule of Investments International Small Cap Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Norway – cont'd
  9,354
Elopak ASA(a)
$   18,728
 
 
101,252
Singapore 1.1%
  4,600
Haw Par Corp. Ltd.
35,974
Spain 2.7%
  4,642
Applus Services SA
   31,045
    782
Befesa SA(b)
   32,185
25,456
Unicaja Banco SA(b)
   22,922
 
 
86,152
Sweden 5.3%
    945
Biotage AB
   15,897
    769
Cellavision AB
   24,123
15,602
Cloetta AB B Shares
   27,275
  5,180
Dustin Group AB(b)
   29,953
  3,679
Sweco AB Class B(a)
   34,682
  1,065
Thule Group AB(a)(b)
   25,978
    813
Xvivo Perfusion AB*
   14,186
 
 
172,094
Switzerland 8.5%
     91
Belimo Holding AG
   34,519
    154
Bossard Holding AG Class A
   30,654
     54
Burckhardt Compression Holding
AG
   22,613
     29
Inficon Holding AG
   20,217
     10
Interroll Holding AG
   22,864
    135
Kardex Holding AG
   23,670
    140
Komax Holding AG
   36,475
    166
Medacta Group SA(b)
   14,656
    156
Medartis Holding AG*(b)
   11,149
     53
Tecan Group AG
   19,502
    490
VZ Holding AG
   39,197
 
 
275,516
Taiwan 0.5%
  4,000
Bioteque Corp.
14,679
Number of Shares
Value
United Arab Emirates 0.3%
  3,639
Network International Holdings
PLC*(b)
$10,180
United Kingdom 11.7%
10,241
Biffa PLC(b)
   47,873
  2,495
Big Yellow Group PLC
   38,433
54,282
Coats Group PLC
   37,833
  1,437
Diploma PLC
   41,808
  1,237
Future PLC
   22,325
    380
Games Workshop Group PLC
   31,291
  2,454
GB Group PLC
   12,703
    454
Genus PLC
   13,239
21,997
Johnson Service Group PLC
   24,579
  8,051
On the Beach Group PLC*(b)
   11,951
  6,475
OSB Group PLC
   41,283
  6,473
Restore PLC
   32,870
  1,208
Victrex PLC
   24,503
 
 
380,691
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $3,421,640)
2,986,853
 
Short-Term Investments 16.1%
Investment Companies 16.1%
379,700
State Street Institutional Treasury
Money Market Fund Premier Class,
2.10%(c)
  379,700
142,230
State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money Market
Portfolio, 2.34%(c)(d)
  142,230
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $521,930)
521,930
Total Investments 107.9% (Cost $3,943,570)
3,508,783
Liabilities Less Other Assets (7.9)%
(256,288)
Net Assets 100.0%
$3,252,495
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
All or a portion of this security is on loan at August 31, 2022. Total value of all such securities at August 31,
2022 amounted to $226,327, collateralized by cash collateral of $142,230 and non-cash (U.S. Treasury
Securities) collateral of $98,271 for the Fund (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements).
(b)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve
directed selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on resale. Total value of all
such securities at August 31, 2022 amounted to $276,640, which represents 8.5% of net assets of the
Fund.
(c)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
See Notes to Financial Statements
118

Schedule of Investments International Small Cap Fund^  (cont’d)
(d)
Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities lending.
POSITIONS BY INDUSTRY
Industry
Investments at
Value
Percentage of
Net Assets
Machinery
$251,691
7.7%
Commercial Services & Supplies
217,756
6.7%
Chemicals
215,342
6.6%
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
210,620
6.5%
IT Services
170,057
5.2%
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
152,433
4.7%
Real Estate Management & Development
147,735
4.5%
Professional Services
104,232
3.2%
Software
101,693
3.1%
Auto Components
99,654
3.1%
Leisure Products
95,258
2.9%
Personal Products
91,233
2.8%
Building Products
89,633
2.8%
Food Products
85,596
2.6%
Construction & Engineering
82,160
2.5%
Pharmaceuticals
78,578
2.4%
Trading Companies & Distributors
72,462
2.2%
Capital Markets
67,972
2.1%
Life Sciences Tools & Services
58,506
1.8%
Electrical Equipment
55,674
1.7%
Health Care Providers & Services
52,791
1.6%
Banks
49,866
1.5%
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
49,566
1.5%
Insurance
46,002
1.4%
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
41,904
1.3%
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
41,283
1.3%
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts
38,433
1.2%
Media
37,439
1.2%
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
30,286
0.9%
Energy Equipment & Services
27,570
0.9%
Specialty Retail
25,822
0.8%
Diversified Financial Services
20,408
0.6%
Containers & Packaging
18,728
0.6%
Metals & Mining
15,616
0.5%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
15,079
0.5%
Health Care Technology
14,536
0.5%
Biotechnology
13,239
0.4%
Short-Term Investments and Other Liabilities—Net
265,642
8.2%
 
$3,252,495
100.0%
See Notes to Financial Statements
119

Schedule of Investments International Small Cap Fund^  (cont’d)
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
Australia
$
$137,263
$—
$137,263
Belgium
45,619
45,619
Denmark
50,816
50,816
Finland
32,114
32,114
France
42,502
210,900
253,402
Germany
105,464
105,464
Italy
95,609
95,609
Japan
884,976
884,976
Korea
111,707
111,707
Netherlands
30,581
30,581
Norway
101,252
101,252
Singapore
35,974
35,974
Spain
31,045
55,107
86,152
Sweden
14,186
157,908
172,094
Switzerland
14,656
260,860
275,516
Taiwan
14,679
14,679
United Kingdom
47,873
332,818
380,691
Other Common Stocks#
172,944
172,944
Total Common Stocks
323,206
2,663,647
2,986,853
Short-Term Investments
521,930
521,930
Total Investments
$323,206
$3,185,577
$—
$3,508,783
#
The Schedule of Investments provides a geographic categorization as well as a Positions by Industry
summary.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
120

Schedule of Investments Intrinsic Value Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 90.8%
Aerospace & Defense 0.9%
    154,313
Mercury Systems, Inc.*
$    7,427,085
    164,101
Spirit AeroSystems
Holdings, Inc. Class A
    4,939,440
 
 
12,366,525
Banks 5.5%
    516,461
BankUnited, Inc.
   19,134,880
    256,750
Comerica, Inc.
   20,617,025
  1,341,410
Huntington Bancshares,
Inc.
   17,974,894
    297,531
Texas Capital Bancshares,
Inc.*
   17,563,255
 
 
75,290,054
Biotechnology 0.4%
    247,289
Emergent BioSolutions,
Inc.*
5,939,882
Building Products 2.2%
  1,454,173
Resideo Technologies, Inc.*
30,275,882
Commercial Services & Supplies 4.1%
    128,351
Clean Harbors, Inc.*
   15,070,974
  1,106,419
Harsco Corp.*
    6,273,396
  1,161,981
KAR Auction Services, Inc.*
   16,964,923
    371,480
Stericycle, Inc.*
   18,607,433
 
 
56,916,726
Communications Equipment 6.7%
    656,246
Ciena Corp.*
   33,297,922
    726,145
EMCORE Corp.*
    1,728,225
    914,463
Infinera Corp.*
    5,011,257
    339,782
Radware Ltd.*
    7,291,722
  1,378,684
Ribbon Communications,
Inc.*
    4,839,181
  4,387,276
Ribbon Communications,
Inc.*(a)(b)(f)
   14,434,138
    424,469
Viasat, Inc.*
   16,121,333
    707,962
Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
    9,968,105
 
 
92,691,883
Construction & Engineering 0.8%
     40,139
Valmont Industries, Inc.
11,111,278
Consumer Finance 0.3%
    121,085
Bread Financial Holdings,
Inc.
4,653,297
Containers & Packaging 4.6%
    156,590
Avery Dennison Corp.
   28,753,056
Number of Shares
Value
Containers & Packaging – cont'd
    377,038
Crown Holdings, Inc.
$   34,155,872
 
 
62,908,928
Electrical Equipment 2.2%
  2,175,375
Babcock & Wilcox
Enterprises, Inc.*
   17,359,493
    523,379
Bloom Energy Corp.
Class A*
   13,299,060
 
 
30,658,553
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 3.3%
    143,239
II-VI, Inc.*
    6,765,178
  1,084,071
Innoviz Technologies Ltd.*
    5,442,036
    243,896
Itron, Inc.*
   11,604,572
    201,044
nLight, Inc.*
    2,511,040
     95,858
OSI Systems, Inc.*
    7,986,888
     30,089
Teledyne Technologies,
Inc.*
   11,083,584
 
 
45,393,298
Energy Equipment & Services 2.1%
    278,140
Dril-Quip, Inc.*
    6,155,238
    877,224
Oil States International,
Inc.*
    4,298,398
    287,222
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
    4,279,608
  1,194,030
TechnipFMC PLC*
    9,767,165
  1,186,158
TETRA Technologies, Inc.*
    4,720,909
 
 
29,221,318
Entertainment 1.6%
  2,339,216
Lions Gate Entertainment
Corp. Class B*
21,824,885
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.1%
    423,582
Chatham Lodging Trust*
    5,150,757
    417,116
RLJ Lodging Trust
    5,030,419
    476,964
Sunstone Hotel Investors,
Inc.
    5,194,138
 
 
15,375,314
Food Products 1.7%
    339,277
Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*
    6,873,752
    348,040
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*
   16,218,664
 
 
23,092,416
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 4.2%
  1,813,070
Accuray, Inc.*
    4,315,107
    191,656
AtriCure, Inc.*
    8,743,347
    302,320
Avanos Medical, Inc.*
    7,446,141
    280,925
Cardiovascular Systems,
Inc.*
    3,711,019
    495,051
CytoSorbents Corp.*
      940,597
    262,274
Haemonetics Corp.*
   19,678,418
  1,158,090
OraSure Technologies, Inc.*
    4,736,588
See Notes to Financial Statements
121

Schedule of Investments Intrinsic Value Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – cont'd
    358,396
Varex Imaging Corp.*
$    7,558,572
 
 
57,129,789
Health Care Providers & Services 4.3%
    363,774
Acadia Healthcare Co.,
Inc.*
   29,804,004
     66,156
Molina Healthcare, Inc.*
   22,319,050
    264,827
Patterson Cos., Inc.
    7,386,025
 
 
59,509,079
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.4%
  1,372,184
International Game
Technology PLC
   24,616,981
    164,927
SeaWorld Entertainment,
Inc.*
    8,287,582
 
 
32,904,563
Household Durables 0.8%
    455,600
Tempur Sealy International,
Inc.
11,394,556
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers 4.0%
    365,679
Ormat Technologies, Inc.
   34,183,673
    815,486
Vistra Corp.
   20,183,278
 
 
54,366,951
Insurance 0.1%
    242,783
eHealth, Inc.*
1,553,811
IT Services 3.7%
  4,505,003
Conduent, Inc.*
   18,425,462
  1,242,741
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.*
   12,949,361
  1,636,273
Unisys Corp.*
   15,233,702
     72,064
Wix.com Ltd.*
    4,560,931
 
 
51,169,456
Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.2%
     72,568
Charles River Laboratories
International, Inc.*
   14,894,582
  1,341,143
Standard BioTools, Inc.*
    1,891,012
 
 
16,785,594
Machinery 0.8%
    352,812
Enerpac Tool Group Corp.
    6,844,553
  1,169,345
Markforged Holding
Corp.*
    2,841,508
    115,661
Twin Disc, Inc.*
    1,075,647
 
 
10,761,708
Media 2.6%
  1,300,753
Criteo SA ADR*
35,146,346
Number of Shares
Value
Metals & Mining 1.7%
  1,364,111
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*
$23,558,197
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 4.1%
    666,479
CNX Resources Corp.*
   11,776,684
    635,560
Devon Energy Corp.
   44,883,247
 
 
56,659,931
Pharmaceuticals 0.2%
  1,206,999
Amneal Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.*
2,619,188
Professional Services 2.7%
    767,878
KBR, Inc.
37,088,507
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 6.8%
    187,587
CEVA, Inc.*
    5,490,671
     36,431
Entegris, Inc.
    3,456,573
    465,485
MACOM Technology
Solutions Holdings, Inc.*
   25,671,498
  1,258,958
Rambus, Inc.*
   32,468,527
  1,222,834
Veeco Instruments, Inc.*
   25,850,711
 
 
92,937,980
Software 7.7%
    491,691
Box, Inc. Class A*
   12,661,043
    228,438
Cerence, Inc.*
    4,571,044
  1,586,340
Cognyte Software Ltd.*
    8,280,695
    215,631
New Relic, Inc.*
   13,090,958
    534,822
OneSpan, Inc.*
    6,155,801
    593,278
Ping Identity Holding
Corp.*
   16,694,843
    420,056
Verint Systems, Inc.*
   20,368,516
  1,503,225
Xperi Holding Corp.
   23,916,310
 
 
105,739,210
Specialty Retail 2.7%
    347,416
Caleres, Inc.
    8,866,056
    781,655
Chico's FAS, Inc.*
    4,439,801
    153,994
Children's Place, Inc.*
    6,495,467
    466,147
ODP Corp.*
   16,664,755
 
 
36,466,079
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 2.1%
  7,453,714
Quantum Corp.*
   11,702,331
  1,005,771
Stratasys Ltd.*
   17,359,607
 
 
29,061,938
Trading Companies & Distributors 1.2%
    387,589
AerCap Holdings NV*
17,073,295
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,159,476,333)
1,249,646,417
See Notes to Financial Statements
122

Schedule of Investments Intrinsic Value Fund^  (cont’d)
Principal Amount
Value
Convertible Bonds 1.4%
Communications Equipment 1.3%
 
$9,304,000
Infinera Corp., 2.50, due
3/1/2027
$    9,055,304
7,500,000
Infinera Corp., 3.75, due
8/1/2028(c)
    8,043,750
 
 
17,099,054
Energy Equipment & Services 0.1%
 
3,150,000
ION Geophysical Corp.,
8.00%, due 12/15/2025(d)
1,568,773
Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost $19,954,000)
18,667,827
Number of Shares
Value
 
Short-Term Investments 8.4%
Investment Companies 8.4%
114,781,031
State Street Institutional
Treasury Money Market
Fund Premier Class,
2.10%(e)
(Cost $114,781,031)
$114,781,031
Total Investments 100.6%
(Cost $1,294,211,364)
1,383,095,275
Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.6)%
(7,610,137)
Net Assets 100.0%
$1,375,485,138
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Security fair valued as of August 31, 2022 in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
Total value of all such securities at August 31, 2022 amounted to $14,434,138, which represents 1.0% of
net assets of the Fund.
(b)
Security acquired via a PIPE transaction.
(c)
Securities were purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or are otherwise
restricted and, unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or exempted from registration, may only
be sold to qualified institutional investors or may have other restrictions on resale. At August 31, 2022,
these securities amounted to $8,043,750, which represents 0.6% of net assets of the Fund.
(d)
Defaulted security.
(e)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
(f)
This security has been deemed by the Management to be illiquid, and is subject to restrictions on resale. At
August 31, 2022, this security amounted to $14,434,138, which represents 1.0% of net assets of the Fund.
Restricted Security
Acquisition
Date(s)
Acquisition
Cost
Value as of
8/31/2022
Fair Value
Percentage
of Net Assets
as of
8/31/2022
Ribbon Communications, Inc.
8/16/2022
$13,381,192
$14,434,138
1.0%
See Notes to Financial Statements
123

Schedule of Investments Intrinsic Value Fund^  (cont’d)
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
Communications Equipment
$78,257,745
$14,434,138
$—
$92,691,883
Other Common Stocks#
1,156,954,534
1,156,954,534
Total Common Stocks
1,235,212,279
14,434,138
1,249,646,417
Convertible Bonds#
18,667,827
18,667,827
Short-Term Investments
114,781,031
114,781,031
Total Investments
$1,235,212,279
$147,882,996
$—
$1,383,095,275
#
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
124

Consolidated Schedule of Investments Large Cap Growth Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 93.9%
Banks 1.3%
   198,399
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$22,563,918
Beverages 1.4%
   629,874
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.
24,010,797
Capital Markets 5.3%
   272,332
Brookfield Asset
Management, Inc. Class A
   13,101,892
   166,298
CME Group, Inc.
   32,529,552
   128,448
S&P Global, Inc.
   45,236,817
 
 
90,868,261
Commercial Services & Supplies 2.1%
   212,924
Waste Management, Inc.
35,990,544
Computers 0.1%
    90,909
Arctic Wolf Networks,
Inc.*#(a)(b)
999,999
Containers & Packaging 0.8%
    72,003
Avery Dennison Corp.
13,221,191
Diversified Financial Services 1.6%
   492,049
Apollo Global Management,
Inc.
27,348,083
Electric Utilities 1.9%
   389,276
NextEra Energy, Inc.
33,111,817
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 3.1%
   194,757
CDW Corp.
   33,245,020
   162,403
TE Connectivity Ltd.
   20,496,883
 
 
53,741,903
Entertainment 1.8%
   208,186
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
   16,340,519
    60,526
Netflix, Inc.*
   13,531,193
 
 
29,871,712
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.4%
    75,938
SBA Communications Corp.
24,698,834
Food & Staples Retailing 2.9%
    66,211
Costco Wholesale Corp.
   34,568,763
   119,165
Walmart, Inc.
   15,795,321
 
 
50,364,084
Number of Shares
Value
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.4%
   277,102
Medtronic PLC
$24,362,808
Health Care Providers & Services 3.1%
   102,434
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
53,197,049
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.3%
   109,538
McDonald's Corp.
   27,634,247
   647,631
Sweetgreen, Inc. Class A*(c)
   10,951,440
 
 
38,585,687
Interactive Media & Services 8.6%
   868,799
Alphabet, Inc. Class A*
   94,021,428
   182,774
Match Group, Inc.*
   10,332,214
   262,912
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Class A*
   42,836,252
 
 
147,189,894
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 5.8%
   717,645
Amazon.com, Inc.*
   90,975,856
   223,005
Chewy, Inc. Class A*(c)
    7,655,762
 
 
98,631,618
IT Services 4.8%
    76,706
Fidelity National Information
Services, Inc.
    7,008,627
    99,151
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
   32,161,610
   140,215
Okta, Inc.*
   12,815,651
   155,160
Visa, Inc. Class A
   30,831,844
 
 
82,817,732
Life Sciences Tools & Services 2.5%
    76,744
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
41,850,038
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.2%
       329
Venture Global LNG,
Inc.*#(a)(b)
3,245,256
Pharmaceuticals 1.3%
   141,906
Johnson & Johnson
22,895,114
Professional Services 1.7%
   149,621
Equifax, Inc.
28,240,964
Road & Rail 2.1%
   176,301
Uber Technologies, Inc.*
    5,070,417
   135,166
Union Pacific Corp.
   30,346,118
 
 
35,416,535
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.2%
   134,319
Analog Devices, Inc.
20,353,358
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
125

Consolidated Schedule of Investments Large Cap Growth Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Software 18.0%
    89,042
Adobe, Inc.*
$   33,251,844
    64,426
Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A*
   15,955,743
   142,022
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.*
    3,671,269
   106,995
Grammarly, Inc.
Class A*#(a)(b)
    2,243,632
    24,771
Intuit, Inc.
   10,695,622
   467,113
Microsoft Corp.
  122,136,036
   757,395
Paycor HCM, Inc.*
   22,441,614
   232,179
salesforce, Inc.*
   36,247,785
    91,450
ServiceNow, Inc.*
   39,745,999
   125,567
Workday, Inc. Class A*
   20,663,306
 
 
307,052,850
Specialty Retail 8.8%
1,297,807
Fanatics Holdings, Inc.
Class A*#(a)(b)
   88,043,227
   106,644
Home Depot, Inc.
   30,758,262
   504,102
TJX Cos., Inc.
   31,430,760
 
 
150,232,249
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 6.9%
   751,653
Apple, Inc.
118,174,885
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.5%
   243,078
NIKE, Inc. Class B
25,875,653
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,110,184,751)
1,604,912,833
Preferred Stocks 1.2%
Capital Markets 0.1%
 
    20,788
Savage X, Inc., Ser. C*#(a)(b)
1,000,028
Entertainment 0.1%
 
     8,256
A24 Films LLC*#(a)(b)(d)
940,028
IT Services 0.4%
 
   287,787
Druva, Inc., Ser. 4*#(a)(b)
    2,697,370
   461,441
Druva, Inc., Ser. 5*#(a)(b)
    4,324,994
 
 
7,022,364
Software 0.2%
 
    33,179
Grammarly, Inc., Ser. 3*#(a)(b)
      869,684
    90,310
Signifyd, Inc.,
Ser. Seed*#(a)(b)
    1,266,146
    39,343
Signifyd, Inc., Ser. A*#(a)(b)
      552,376
Number of Shares
Value
Software – cont'd
 
    82,373
Videoamp, Inc., Ser. F1*#(a)(b)
$    1,300,011
 
 
3,988,217
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.4%
 
     7,000
Fabletics LLC, Ser. G*#(a)(b)
7,000,000
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $20,934,539)
19,950,637
Number of Units
 
Master Limited Partnerships and
Limited Partnerships 1.2%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.2%
 
   801,108
Enterprise Products Partners
L.P.
(Cost $19,791,090)
21,085,162
Number of Shares
 
Warrants 0.0%(e)
Food Products 0.0%(e)
 
   142,005
Whole Earth Brands, Inc.
Expires 6/25/2025*
(Cost $204,203)
32,377
 
Short-Term Investments 4.4%
Investment Companies 4.4%
63,639,971
State Street Institutional
Treasury Money Market
Fund Premier Class, 2.10%(f)
   63,639,971
11,418,040
State Street Navigator
Securities Lending
Government Money Market
Portfolio, 2.34%(f)(g)
   11,418,040
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $75,058,011)
75,058,011
Total Investments 100.7%
(Cost $1,226,172,594)
1,721,039,020
Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.7)%
(11,431,578)
Net Assets 100.0%
$1,709,607,442
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
126

Consolidated Schedule of Investments Large Cap Growth Fund^  (cont’d)
(b)
Security fair valued as of August 31, 2022 in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
Total value of all such securities at August 31, 2022 amounted to $114,482,751, which represents 6.7% of
net assets of the Fund.
(c)
All or a portion of this security is on loan at August 31, 2022. Total value of all such securities at August 31,
2022 amounted to $10,487,008 for the Fund (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements).
(d)
Security represented in Units.
(e)
Represents less than 0.05% of net assets of the Fund.
(f)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
(g)
Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities lending.
#
These securities have been deemed by Management to be illiquid, and are subject to restrictions on resale. At August 31, 2022, these securities amounted to $114,482,751, which represents 6.7% of net assets of the Fund. Acquisition dates shown with a range, if any, represent securities that were acquired over the period shown in the table.
Restricted Security
Acquisition
Date(s)
Acquisition
Cost
Value as of
8/31/2022
Fair Value
Percentage
of Net Assets
as of
8/31/2022
A24 Films LLC (Preferred Units)
2/25/2022
$940,028
$940,028
0.1%
Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc.
12/31/2021
999,999
999,999
0.1%
Druva, Inc. (Ser. 4 Preferred Shares)
6/14/2019
1,500,003
2,697,370
0.2%
Druva, Inc. (Ser. 5 Preferred Shares)
4/1/2021
4,325,000
4,324,994
0.2%
Fabletics LLC (Ser. G Preferred Shares)
1/10/2022
7,000,000
7,000,000
0.4%
Fanatics Holdings, Inc. Class A
8/13/2020
23,018,871
88,043,227
5.1%
Grammarly, Inc. Class A
12/23/2021 - 1/24/2022
2,804,542
2,243,632
0.1%
Grammarly, Inc. (Ser. 3 Preferred Shares)
12/23/2021 - 1/24/2022
869,685
869,684
0.0%
Savage X, Inc. (Ser. C Preferred Shares)
11/30/2021
1,000,028
1,000,028
0.1%
Signifyd, Inc. (Ser. Seed Preferred Shares)
5/27/2021
2,786,053
1,266,146
0.1%
Signifyd, Inc. (Ser. A Preferred Shares)
5/27/2021
1,213,732
552,376
0.0%
Venture Global LNG, Inc.
11/21/2018
2,303,000
3,245,256
0.2%
Videoamp, Inc. (Ser. F1 Preferred Shares)
1/4/2022
1,300,011
1,300,011
0.1%
Total
 
$50,060,952
$114,482,751
6.7%
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
127

Consolidated Schedule of Investments Large Cap Growth Fund^  (cont’d)
Derivative Instruments
Purchased option contracts (“options purchased”)
At August 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any open positions in options purchased.
Written option contracts (“options written”)
At August 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any open positions in options written.
For the year ended August 31, 2022, the average market value for the months where the Fund had options purchased and options written outstanding was $599,263 and $(632,115), respectively.
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3(a)
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
Computers
$
$
$999,999
$999,999
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
3,245,256
3,245,256
Software
304,809,218
2,243,632
307,052,850
Specialty Retail
62,189,022
88,043,227
150,232,249
Other Common Stocks#
1,143,382,479
1,143,382,479
Total Common Stocks
1,510,380,719
94,532,114
1,604,912,833
Preferred Stocks#
19,950,637
19,950,637
Master Limited Partnerships and Limited Partnerships#
21,085,162
21,085,162
Warrants#
32,377
32,377
Short-Term Investments
75,058,011
75,058,011
Total Investments
$1,531,498,258
$75,058,011
$114,482,751
$1,721,039,020
#
The Consolidated Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization.
(a)
The following is a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balances of investments in which
unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
(000's
omitted)
Beginning
balance as
of 9/1/2021
Accrued
discounts/
(premiums)
Realized
gain/(loss)
Change
in unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
Purchases
Sales
Transfers
into
Level 3
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance
as of
8/31/2022
Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
from
investments
still held as of
8/31/2022
Investments in Securities:
Common Stocks(1)
$71,853
$—
$4,769
$22,905
$3,805
$(6,400)
$—
$(2,400)
$94,532
$24,135
Preferred Stocks(1)
36,010
(8,166)
11,110
(19,003)
19,951
(2,181)
Warrants(2)
Total
$107,863
$—
$4,769
$14,739
$14,915
$(6,400)
$—
$(21,403)
$114,483
$21,954
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
128

Consolidated Schedule of Investments Large Cap Growth Fund^  (cont’d)
(1) Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements:
Investment
type
Fair value
at
8/31/2022
Valuation
approach
Unobservable
input(s)
Input value/
range
Weighted
average(a)
Impact to
valuation
from
increase
in input(b)
Common
Stocks
$89,043,226
Market Approach
Transaction Price
$11.00 - $67.84
$67.20
Increase
Common
Stocks
3,245,256
Market Approach
Enterprise value/
EBITDA multiple(c) (EV/EBITDA)
11.0x
11.0x
Increase
Common
Stocks
2,243,632
Market Approach
Enterprise value/
Revenue multiple(c) (EV/Revenue)
11.0x
11.0x
Increase
 
 
 
Liquidation Preference Discount
20.0%
20.0%
Decrease
Preferred
Stocks
10,169,723
Market Approach
Transaction Price
$15.78 - $1,000.00
$697.31
Increase
Preferred
Stocks
8,840,886
Market Approach
Enterprise value/
Revenue multiple(c) (EV/Revenue)
4.7x - 11.0x
9.7x
Increase
 
 
 
Expected Volatility
70.0%
70.0%
Decrease
 
 
 
Option Term (Years)
2.5
2.5
Decrease
 
 
 
Discount Rate
0.3%
0.3%
Decrease
Preferred
Units
940,028
Market Approach
Transaction Price
$113.86
$113.86
Increase
(a) The weighted averages disclosed in the table above were weighted by relative fair value.
(b) Represents the expected directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that
would result from an increase or decrease in the corresponding input. Significant changes in
these inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.
(c) Represents amounts used when the reporting entity has determined that market participants
would use such multiples when pricing the investments.
(2) At the beginning of the period, these investments were valued in accordance with the procedures
approved by the Board of Directors. The Fund no longer held these investments at August 31, 2022
and, therefore, disclosure of unobservable inputs used in formulating valuations is not presented.
Formerly Guardian Fund through September 30, 2022.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
129

Schedule of Investments Large Cap Value Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 94.3%
Aerospace & Defense 4.3%
    414,486
Lockheed Martin Corp.
$   174,129,713
  3,036,753
Raytheon Technologies
Corp.
   272,548,582
 
 
446,678,295
Airlines 1.8%
  2,915,791
Delta Air Lines, Inc.*
    90,593,626
  2,586,941
United Airlines Holdings,
Inc.*
    90,568,805
 
 
181,162,431
Banks 12.4%
  7,420,704
Bank of America Corp.
   249,409,861
  2,499,080
Fifth Third Bancorp
    85,343,582
  2,702,776
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   307,386,715
    285,610
M&T Bank Corp.
    51,918,186
  1,655,356
PNC Financial Services
Group, Inc.
   261,546,248
  3,419,954
Regions Financial Corp.
    74,110,403
  4,133,039
Truist Financial Corp.
   193,591,547
  1,131,518
U.S. Bancorp
    51,608,536
 
 
1,274,915,078
Beverages 4.8%
  1,124,942
Constellation Brands, Inc.
Class A
   276,791,979
  5,618,336
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.
   214,170,968
 
 
490,962,947
Biotechnology 1.1%
    384,279
Biogen, Inc.*
    75,080,431
     73,992
Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
    42,993,791
 
 
118,074,222
Capital Markets 0.6%
    341,151
CME Group, Inc.
66,732,547
Chemicals 2.6%
    287,048
Air Products & Chemicals,
Inc.
    72,465,268
  3,560,612
Mosaic Co.
   191,810,168
 
 
264,275,436
Containers & Packaging 0.4%
    210,621
Avery Dennison Corp.
38,674,228
Diversified Financial Services 1.4%
    525,744
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
Class B*
147,628,915
Number of Shares
Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.7%
  8,047,658
AT&T, Inc.
$   141,155,922
    929,383
Verizon Communications,
Inc.
    38,857,503
 
 
180,013,425
Electric Utilities 7.6%
  2,067,083
American Electric Power
Co., Inc.
   207,121,716
  1,894,967
Duke Energy Corp.
   202,590,922
  3,214,401
Exelon Corp.
   141,144,348
  2,770,399
NextEra Energy, Inc.
   235,650,139
 
 
786,507,125
Electrical Equipment 0.9%
  1,075,394
Emerson Electric Co.
87,902,706
Food & Staples Retailing 1.9%
  1,758,922
Kroger Co.
    84,322,721
    842,357
Walmart, Inc.
   111,654,420
 
 
195,977,141
Food Products 1.9%
  3,103,179
Mondelez International,
Inc. Class A
191,962,653
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 3.7%
  1,152,592
Abbott Laboratories
   118,313,569
    432,494
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
   109,170,135
  1,398,799
Zimmer Biomet Holdings,
Inc.
   148,720,310
 
 
376,204,014
Health Care Providers & Services 3.2%
    313,224
Elevance Health, Inc.
   151,948,094
    358,215
Humana, Inc.
   172,580,823
 
 
324,528,917
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.0%
  1,969,206
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
98,676,913
Household Products 3.3%
    616,515
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
    78,617,993
  1,900,947
Procter & Gamble Co.
   262,216,629
 
 
340,834,622
Industrial Conglomerates 1.3%
    553,505
3M Co.
    68,828,347(a)
    954,012
General Electric Co.
    70,062,641
 
 
138,890,988
Insurance 1.6%
    253,393
Aon PLC Class A
    70,762,529
See Notes to Financial Statements
130

Schedule of Investments Large Cap Value Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Insurance – cont'd
  1,459,614
MetLife, Inc.
$    93,896,969
 
 
164,659,498
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 0.9%
    965,351
Alibaba Group Holding
Ltd. ADR*
92,104,139
Life Sciences Tools & Services 3.0%
    509,994
Danaher Corp.
   137,652,481
    306,579
Thermo Fisher Scientific,
Inc.
   167,183,660
 
 
304,836,141
Machinery 1.2%
    554,972
Cummins, Inc.
119,524,320
Metals & Mining 5.4%
  4,684,683
Barrick Gold Corp.
    69,567,543
  4,915,368
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
   145,494,893
  3,304,948
Newmont Corp.
   136,692,649
  3,131,369
Rio Tinto PLC ADR
   176,264,761
  1,022,964
Wheaton Precious Metals
Corp.
    31,200,402
 
 
559,220,248
Multi-Utilities 4.2%
  1,654,737
DTE Energy Co.
   215,678,420
  1,325,470
Sempra Energy
   218,662,786
 
 
434,341,206
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 8.0%
  1,561,846
Chevron Corp.
   246,865,379
    508,217
ConocoPhillips
    55,624,351
  4,647,701
Exxon Mobil Corp.
   444,273,738
    843,376
Phillips 66
    75,448,417
 
 
822,211,885
Personal Products 0.5%
    190,703
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc.
Class A
48,511,029
Number of Shares
Value
Pharmaceuticals 11.9%
  2,953,113
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
$   199,069,347
  2,552,578
Johnson & Johnson
   411,832,935
  3,328,209
Merck & Co., Inc.
   284,095,920
  7,367,762
Pfizer, Inc.
   333,243,875
 
 
1,228,242,077
Tobacco 1.0%
  1,098,763
Philip Morris
International, Inc.
104,920,879
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.7%
    506,332
T-Mobile U.S., Inc.*
72,891,555
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $9,545,065,630)
9,702,065,580
 
Short-Term Investments 8.1%
Investment Companies 8.1%
793,800,836
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund Premier
Class, 2.25%(b)
   793,800,836
35,062,500
State Street Navigator
Securities Lending
Government Money
Market Portfolio,
2.34%(b)(c)
    35,062,500
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $828,863,336)
828,863,336
Total Investments 102.4%
(Cost $10,373,928,966)
10,530,928,916
Liabilities Less Other Assets (2.4)%
(248,214,237)
Net Assets 100.0%
$10,282,714,679
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
All or a portion of this security is on loan at August 31, 2022. Total value of all such securities at August 31,
2022 amounted to $34,196,250 for the Fund (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements).
(b)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
(c)
Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities lending.
See Notes to Financial Statements
131

Schedule of Investments Large Cap Value Fund^  (cont’d)
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks#
$9,702,065,580
$
$—
$9,702,065,580
Short-Term Investments
828,863,336
828,863,336
Total Investments
$9,702,065,580
$828,863,336
$—
$10,530,928,916
#
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
132

Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Growth Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 97.8%
Aerospace & Defense 2.7%
   152,700
Axon Enterprise, Inc.*
$   17,817,036
   170,000
HEICO Corp.
   25,891,000
 
 
43,708,036
Auto Components 1.2%
   198,800
Aptiv PLC*
18,573,884
Banks 4.9%
   146,983
First Republic Bank
   22,316,429
   244,000
Pinnacle Financial Partners,
Inc.
   19,693,240
    80,000
Signature Bank
   13,948,800
    57,500
SVB Financial Group*
   23,374,900
 
 
79,333,369
Biotechnology 3.3%
    27,000
Argenx SE ADR*
   10,202,490
   197,700
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.*
    5,167,878
   267,000
Horizon Therapeutics PLC*
   15,809,070
   139,000
Seagen, Inc.*
   21,446,310
 
 
52,625,748
Capital Markets 0.7%
   325,000
Carlyle Group, Inc.
10,572,250
Commercial Services & Supplies 4.6%
    97,500
Cintas Corp.
   39,666,900
   244,000
Waste Connections, Inc.
   33,959,920
 
 
73,626,820
Communications Equipment 3.1%
   218,807
Arista Networks, Inc.*
   26,230,583
   824,313
Juniper Networks, Inc.
   23,426,975
 
 
49,657,558
Distributors 1.1%
   337,000
LKQ Corp.
17,935,140
Electrical Equipment 2.9%
   217,000
AMETEK, Inc.
   26,074,720
    95,000
Generac Holdings, Inc.*
   20,938,950
 
 
47,013,670
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 4.1%
   203,587
Amphenol Corp. Class A
   14,969,752
    62,328
CDW Corp.
   10,639,390
    68,000
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*
   25,048,480
    51,000
Zebra Technologies Corp.
Class A*
   15,383,640
 
 
66,041,262
Number of Shares
Value
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.4%
   134,200
Iron Mountain, Inc.
$7,060,262
Food & Staples Retailing 2.3%
   495,500
BJ's Wholesale Club
Holdings, Inc.*
36,909,795
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 5.4%
   365,000
Axonics, Inc.*
   26,371,250
    48,000
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*
   16,685,760
    75,000
Insulet Corp.*
   19,160,250
   150,539
Penumbra, Inc.*
   24,713,988
 
 
86,931,248
Health Care Providers & Services 0.6%
   425,000
R1 RCM, Inc.*
9,286,250
Health Care Technology 0.9%
    73,269
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A*
14,603,977
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 4.9%
   259,000
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*
   11,168,080
    17,400
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*
   27,784,320
   167,000
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
   20,659,570
   130,000
Marriott Vacations
Worldwide Corp.
   18,514,600
 
 
78,126,570
Household Products 1.2%
   226,000
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
18,918,460
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 0.7%
   110,400
Etsy, Inc.*
11,659,344
IT Services 3.7%
    97,267
Globant SA*
   20,500,966
    65,233
MongoDB, Inc.*
   21,061,126
   102,986
Snowflake, Inc. Class A*
   18,635,317
 
 
60,197,409
Leisure Products 1.0%
   146,000
Polaris, Inc.
16,537,420
Life Sciences Tools & Services 5.1%
   124,546
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
   15,973,025
1,058,000
Avantor, Inc.*
   26,354,780
    43,009
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Class A*
   20,861,085
    85,000
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*
   18,076,100
 
 
81,264,990
See Notes to Financial Statements
133

Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Growth Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Machinery 2.2%
    52,191
Chart Industries, Inc.*
$   10,117,747
   124,500
IDEX Corp.
   25,050,645
 
 
35,168,392
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 4.9%
   642,000
Antero Resources Corp.*
   25,731,360
   503,000
Devon Energy Corp.
   35,521,860
   131,774
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
   17,562,839
 
 
78,816,059
Pharmaceuticals 1.5%
    80,000
Catalent, Inc.*
    7,040,000
   400,000
Royalty Pharma PLC Class A
   16,724,000
 
 
23,764,000
Professional Services 1.5%
   344,000
CoStar Group, Inc.*
23,956,160
Road & Rail 1.7%
   101,000
Old Dominion Freight Line,
Inc.
27,412,410
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 6.2%
   119,952
Enphase Energy, Inc.*
   34,359,051
   149,588
Entegris, Inc.
   14,192,909
   194,015
Lattice Semiconductor
Corp.*
   10,457,408
   151,605
Marvell Technology, Inc.
    7,098,146
    36,570
Monolithic Power Systems,
Inc.
   16,572,793
   249,457
ON Semiconductor Corp.*
   17,155,158
 
 
99,835,465
Software 18.3%
   117,766
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.*
   19,063,960
   125,637
Cadence Design Systems,
Inc.*
   21,831,941
   207,287
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.
Class A*
   37,852,679
Number of Shares
Value
Software – cont'd
   310,829
Datadog, Inc. Class A*
$   32,621,504
   300,000
Descartes Systems Group,
Inc.*
   21,120,000
   392,887
Fortinet, Inc.*
   19,129,668
    54,221
HubSpot, Inc.*
   18,274,646
   131,476
Manhattan Associates, Inc.*
   18,572,300
    39,103
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*
   21,772,941
    84,051
Paylocity Holding Corp.*
   20,256,291
   585,209
Trade Desk, Inc. Class A*
   36,692,604
   161,879
Zscaler, Inc.*
   25,777,612
 
 
292,966,146
Specialty Retail 4.7%
   104,000
Five Below, Inc.*
   13,299,520
    55,000
Lithia Motors, Inc.
   14,599,200
    42,000
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.*
   29,279,040
   101,000
Tractor Supply Co.
   18,700,150
 
 
75,877,910
Trading Companies & Distributors 2.0%
   108,500
United Rentals, Inc.*
31,686,340
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,358,942,476)
1,570,066,344
 
Short-Term Investments 2.1%
Investment Companies 2.1%
33,360,522
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund Premier Class,
2.25%(a)
(Cost $33,360,522)
33,360,522
Total Investments 99.9%
(Cost $1,392,302,998)
1,603,426,866
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1%
838,404
Net Assets 100.0%
$1,604,265,270
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
See Notes to Financial Statements
134

Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Growth Fund^  (cont’d)
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks#
$1,570,066,344
$
$—
$1,570,066,344
Short-Term Investments
33,360,522
33,360,522
Total Investments
$1,570,066,344
$33,360,522
$—
$1,603,426,866
#
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
135

Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 99.8%
Aerospace & Defense 1.2%
  2,858
General Dynamics Corp.
$654,282
Auto Components 1.8%
10,624
Aptiv PLC*
992,600
Banks 8.3%
26,951
BankUnited, Inc.
   998,535
  9,829
Comerica, Inc.
   789,269
73,877
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
   989,952
  5,826
M&T Bank Corp.
1,059,050
15,091
Truist Financial Corp.
   706,862
 
 
4,543,668
Beverages 1.8%
19,369
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B
1,000,796
Biotechnology 0.6%
13,476
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*
323,694
Building Products 4.3%
  4,214
Carlisle Cos., Inc.
1,245,911
17,772
Fortune Brands Home & Security,
Inc.
1,091,734
 
 
2,337,645
Chemicals 0.8%
  4,133
Ashland, Inc.
420,574
Commercial Services & Supplies 2.0%
44,600
KAR Auction Services, Inc.*
   651,160
  8,657
Stericycle, Inc.*
   433,629
 
 
1,084,789
Communications Equipment 2.9%
16,400
Ciena Corp.*
   832,136
  3,058
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
   744,348
 
 
1,576,484
Construction & Engineering 1.2%
11,467
Arcosa, Inc.
670,246
Consumer Finance 0.5%
  6,581
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
252,908
Containers & Packaging 1.9%
19,029
Sealed Air Corp.
1,023,950
Number of Shares
Value
Electric Utilities 3.9%
24,300
Evergy, Inc.
$1,665,279
12,100
OGE Energy Corp.
   490,534
 
 
2,155,813
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 3.2%
  4,163
CDW Corp.
   710,624
  5,775
II-VI, Inc.*
   272,753
15,665
Itron, Inc.*
   745,341
 
 
1,728,718
Energy Equipment & Services 1.6%
33,603
Baker Hughes Co.
848,812
Entertainment 2.0%
117,800
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
Class B*
1,099,074
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.2%
19,884
Regency Centers Corp.
1,209,743
Food Products 3.5%
21,800
Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*
   441,668
31,100
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*
1,449,260
 
 
1,890,928
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 4.8%
19,023
Avanos Medical, Inc.*
   468,536
33,974
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*
   448,797
  9,766
Haemonetics Corp.*
   732,743
  9,200
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
   978,144
    920
Zimvie, Inc.*
    14,002
 
 
2,642,222
Health Care Providers & Services 2.3%
  2,900
McKesson Corp.
1,064,300
  9,950
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.*
   177,309
 
 
1,241,609
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 4.3%
26,140
International Game Technology
PLC
   468,952
26,905
MGM Resorts International
   878,179
23,613
Travel & Leisure Co.
1,001,191
 
 
2,348,322
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers 3.7%
46,100
AES Corp.
1,173,245
34,300
Vistra Corp.
   848,925
 
 
2,022,170
Insurance 3.1%
  6,010
Allstate Corp.
   724,205
See Notes to Financial Statements
136

Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Insurance – cont'd
  9,985
Globe Life, Inc.
$   970,442
 
 
1,694,647
IT Services 2.6%
143,600
Conduent, Inc.*
   587,324
20,743
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.*
   216,142
  9,441
Wix.com Ltd.*
   597,521
 
 
1,400,987
Machinery 2.3%
17,472
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.
   633,535
31,587
Enerpac Tool Group Corp.
   612,788
 
 
1,246,323
Metals & Mining 0.5%
16,803
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*
290,188
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.2%
53,200
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
1,219,876
Multiline Retail 2.2%
  8,700
Dollar Tree, Inc.*
1,180,416
Multi-Utilities 2.9%
49,700
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
1,567,041
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 11.2%
24,255
Devon Energy Corp.
1,712,888
12,434
EOG Resources, Inc.
1,508,244
21,422
ONEOK, Inc.
1,311,669
  8,126
Phillips 66
   726,952
26,100
Williams Cos., Inc.
   888,183
 
 
6,147,936
Professional Services 3.8%
33,426
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.
   476,321
33,400
KBR, Inc.
1,613,220
 
 
2,089,541
Real Estate Management & Development 0.5%
72,768
WeWork, Inc. Class A*
298,349
Number of Shares
Value
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.8%
  4,132
NXP Semiconductors NV
$   680,044
  8,723
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
   859,652
 
 
1,539,696
Software 1.2%
29,579
Dropbox, Inc. Class A*
632,695
Specialty Retail 2.9%
151,900
Chico's FAS, Inc.*
   862,792
17,661
Children's Place, Inc.*
   744,941
 
 
1,607,733
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 0.6%
11,995
Pure Storage, Inc. Class A*
347,495
Trading Companies & Distributors 2.2%
27,663
AerCap Holdings NV*
1,218,555
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $46,718,196)
54,550,525
Warrants 0.0%(a)
Diversified Consumer Services 0.0%(a)
 
18,168
OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. Expires
3/19/2024* (Cost $—)
23,437
 
Short-Term Investments 0.1%
Investment Companies 0.1%
56,013
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money Market
Fund Premier Class, 2.25%(b)
(Cost $56,013)
56,013
Total Investments 99.9%
(Cost $46,774,209)
54,629,975
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1%
33,119
Net Assets 100.0%
$54,663,094
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Represents less than 0.05% of net assets of the Fund.
(b)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
See Notes to Financial Statements
137

Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund^  (cont’d)
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks#
$54,550,525
$
$—
$54,550,525
Warrants#
23,437
23,437
Short-Term Investments
56,013
56,013
Total Investments
$54,573,962
$56,013
$—
$54,629,975
#
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
138

Schedule of Investments Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 99.9%
Aerospace & Defense 3.3%
124,000
Raytheon Technologies Corp.
$11,129,000
Banks 2.8%
84,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
9,553,320
Capital Markets 8.9%
325,000
Brookfield Asset Management,
Inc. Class A
15,635,750
135,000
Charles Schwab Corp.
  9,578,250
47,000
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
  4,739,950
 
 
29,953,950
Chemicals 1.5%
22,000
Sherwin-Williams Co.
5,106,200
Communications Equipment 6.3%
162,000
Cisco Systems, Inc.
  7,244,640
58,000
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
14,117,780
 
 
21,362,420
Construction Materials 1.7%
47,000
Eagle Materials, Inc.
5,622,140
Containers & Packaging 5.2%
120,000
Ball Corp.
  6,697,200
485,000
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.
10,800,950
 
 
17,498,150
Diversified Financial Services 6.6%
77,000
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
  4,279,660
64,000
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B*
17,971,200
 
 
22,250,860
Electrical Equipment 1.4%
20,500
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
4,857,270
Entertainment 1.7%
50,000
Walt Disney Co.*
5,604,000
Food & Staples Retailing 4.8%
97,000
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings,
Inc.*
  7,225,530
290,000
US Foods Holding Corp.*
  8,879,800
 
 
16,105,330
Food Products 3.2%
33,000
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
  2,624,490
117,000
Mondelez International, Inc.
Class A
  7,237,620
Number of Shares
Value
Food Products – cont'd
35,000
Simply Good Foods Co.*
$  1,069,250
 
 
10,931,360
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.4%
19,000
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
4,795,980
Health Care Providers & Services 3.7%
63,000
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
12,465,810
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 6.6%
300,000
Aramark
10,713,000
  1,250
Booking Holdings, Inc.*
  2,344,763
36,000
McDonald's Corp.
  9,082,080
 
 
22,139,843
Household Products 0.1%
  2,000
WD-40 Co.
378,320
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers 1.2%
110,000
Brookfield Renewable Corp.
Class A
4,222,900
Insurance 2.0%
35,500
Chubb Ltd.
6,711,275
Interactive Media & Services 4.7%
144,000
Alphabet, Inc. Class C*
15,717,600
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 2.6%
70,000
Amazon.com, Inc.*
8,873,900
IT Services 1.0%
35,000
PayPal Holdings, Inc.*
3,270,400
Leisure Products 0.7%
32,000
Brunswick Corp.
2,390,720
Machinery 4.9%
  9,000
Deere & Co.
  3,287,250
31,500
Nordson Corp.
  7,155,855
30,000
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
  2,643,000
40,000
Wabtec Corp.
  3,506,000
 
 
16,592,105
Metals & Mining 0.2%
13,000
Newmont Corp.
537,680
See Notes to Financial Statements
139

Schedule of Investments Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Pharmaceuticals 2.3%
170,000
Pfizer, Inc.
$7,689,100
Road & Rail 3.6%
384,000
CSX Corp.
12,153,600
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.9%
23,000
QUALCOMM, Inc.
3,042,210
Software 4.3%
56,000
Microsoft Corp.
14,642,320
Specialty Retail 2.9%
35,000
Lowe's Cos., Inc.
  6,794,900
47,000
TJX Cos., Inc.
  2,930,450
 
 
9,725,350
Number of Shares
Value
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 5.0%
107,000
Apple, Inc.
$16,822,540
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 2.1%
33,000
Columbia Sportswear Co.
  2,350,920
45,000
NIKE, Inc. Class B
  4,790,250
 
 
7,141,170
Wireless Telecommunication Services 2.3%
53,000
T-Mobile U.S., Inc.*
7,629,880
Total Investments 99.9%
(Cost $184,243,629)
336,916,703
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1%
363,184
Net Assets 100.0%
$337,279,887
*
Non-income producing security.
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks#
$336,916,703
$—
$—
$336,916,703
Total Investments
$336,916,703
$—
$—
$336,916,703
#
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
140

Schedule of Investments Real Estate Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 98.6%
Apartments 10.6%
   639,892
Apartment Income REIT
Corp.
$   26,139,588
    54,651
Camden Property Trust
    7,023,200
   563,929
Equity Residential
   41,268,324
   133,066
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
   35,270,474
   237,569
UDR, Inc.
   10,659,721
 
 
120,361,307
Capital Markets 1.6%
   374,669
Brookfield Asset
Management, Inc. Class A
18,025,326
Data Centers 6.8%
   358,119
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
   44,274,252
    49,484
Equinix, Inc.
   32,529,297
 
 
76,803,549
Free Standing 4.0%
   483,896
Realty Income Corp.
   33,040,419
   294,984
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
   12,050,096
 
 
45,090,515
Health Care 9.2%
1,213,255
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
   17,725,655
   829,310
Ventas, Inc.
   39,690,777
   622,882
Welltower, Inc.
   47,743,905
 
 
105,160,337
Industrial 12.2%
   668,952
Duke Realty Corp.
   39,367,825
    38,139
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
    6,294,079
   592,609
Prologis, Inc.
   73,785,747
   316,487
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
   19,688,656
 
 
139,136,307
Infrastructure 18.9%
   424,344
American Tower Corp.
  107,804,593
   432,769
Crown Castle, Inc.
   73,929,928
   101,886
SBA Communications Corp.
   33,138,422
 
 
214,872,943
Lodging/Resorts 0.4%
    56,663
Ryman Hospitality
Properties, Inc.*
4,658,832
Manufactured Homes 5.0%
   400,201
Equity LifeStyle Properties,
Inc.
   28,054,090
   184,464
Sun Communities, Inc.
   28,353,962
 
 
56,408,052
Number of Shares
Value
Office 2.8%
    77,592
Alexandria Real Estate
Equities, Inc.
$   11,902,613
   258,002
Boston Properties, Inc.
   20,493,099
 
 
32,395,712
Regional Malls 2.8%
   306,625
Simon Property Group, Inc.
31,269,617
Self Storage 9.1%
   173,224
Extra Space Storage, Inc.
   34,424,806
   208,515
Public Storage
   68,983,017
 
 
103,407,823
Shopping Centers 4.3%
1,295,190
Kimco Realty Corp.
   27,302,605
   175,971
Regency Centers Corp.
   10,706,076
   667,607
Retail Opportunity
Investments Corp.
   11,182,417
 
 
49,191,098
Single Family Homes 3.7%
   475,342
American Homes 4 Rent
Class A
   16,903,162
   698,468
Invitation Homes, Inc.
   25,340,419
 
 
42,243,581
Specialty 5.3%
   498,670
Iron Mountain, Inc.
   26,235,029
1,029,814
VICI Properties, Inc.
   33,973,564
 
 
60,208,593
Timber 1.9%
   634,084
Weyerhaeuser Co.
21,660,309
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,098,586,812)
1,120,893,901
 
Short-Term Investments 1.5%
Investment Companies 1.5%
17,704,073
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund Premier Class,
2.25%(a)
(Cost $17,704,073)
17,704,073
Total Investments 100.1%
(Cost $1,116,290,885)
1,138,597,974
Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.1)%
(1,302,110)
Net Assets 100.0%
$1,137,295,864
*
Non-income producing security.
See Notes to Financial Statements
141

Schedule of Investments Real Estate Fund^  (cont’d)
(a)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks#
$1,120,893,901
$
$—
$1,120,893,901
Short-Term Investments
17,704,073
17,704,073
Total Investments
$1,120,893,901
$17,704,073
$—
$1,138,597,974
#
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
142

Schedule of Investments Small Cap Growth Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 97.5%
Aerospace & Defense 2.7%
   35,600
Axon Enterprise, Inc.*
$  4,153,808
   32,100
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
  4,724,799
 
 
8,878,607
Auto Components 1.9%
   37,180
Dorman Products, Inc.*
  3,370,367
   28,900
Fox Factory Holding Corp.*
  2,693,769
 
 
6,064,136
Banks 6.2%
   81,027
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
  6,539,689
  180,981
Seacoast Banking Corp. of
Florida
  5,849,306
   62,748
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*
  3,704,014
   81,980
Webster Financial Corp.
  3,857,159
 
 
19,950,168
Beverages 1.6%
   47,771
MGP Ingredients, Inc.
5,229,014
Biotechnology 11.0%
  423,452
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.*
  4,755,366
   38,235
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
  2,313,600
   32,009
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.*
    862,643
  100,170
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.*
  3,977,751
   19,739
Beam Therapeutics, Inc.*
  1,077,749
   12,337
Blueprint Medicines Corp.*
    903,315
  106,210
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.*(a)
  2,776,329
  148,245
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*
  6,038,019
   77,625
Insmed, Inc.*
  1,911,127
   17,848
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.*
  1,071,951
    6,899
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.*
  1,759,659
   95,188
Natera, Inc.*
  4,688,961
  124,088
Xencor, Inc.*
  3,274,682
 
 
35,411,152
Building Products 1.3%
  147,670
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
Corp.
4,072,739
Chemicals 1.9%
  186,721
Livent Corp.*
6,008,682
Commercial Services & Supplies 2.2%
   86,645
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Class A*
7,098,825
Number of Shares
Value
Communications Equipment 1.0%
   55,116
Calix, Inc.*
$3,243,577
Construction & Engineering 2.7%
  197,468
API Group Corp.*
  3,070,627
   20,878
Valmont Industries, Inc.
  5,779,448
 
 
8,850,075
Containers & Packaging 1.5%
  214,533
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.
4,777,650
Diversified Consumer Services 0.6%
  209,259
OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.*
1,843,572
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.4%
   93,441
II-VI, Inc.*
4,413,218
Food & Staples Retailing 2.1%
   60,600
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*
  2,431,272
   84,892
Performance Food Group Co.*
  4,242,902
 
 
6,674,174
Food Products 1.0%
  194,875
Utz Brands, Inc.(a)
3,246,617
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 4.4%
  121,138
Axonics, Inc.*
  8,752,220
   10,150
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*
  1,943,624
   79,550
NuVasive, Inc.*
  3,381,670
 
 
14,077,514
Health Care Providers & Services 6.3%
   26,929
Amedisys, Inc.*
  3,189,740
   55,409
HealthEquity, Inc.*
  3,661,427
  136,970
Option Care Health, Inc.*
  4,240,591
   58,879
Privia Health Group, Inc.*
  2,342,796
  309,345
R1 RCM, Inc.*
  6,759,188
 
 
20,193,742
Health Care Technology 0.6%
   75,517
Phreesia, Inc.*
1,937,766
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 4.6%
   65,422
Boyd Gaming Corp.
  3,560,920
   15,981
Churchill Downs, Inc.
  3,149,695
   24,679
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Corp.
  3,514,783
   52,108
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
  4,625,106
 
 
14,850,504
Household Durables 1.6%
   23,881
Helen of Troy Ltd.*
  2,952,408
See Notes to Financial Statements
143

Schedule of Investments Small Cap Growth Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Household Durables – cont'd
   41,300
Skyline Champion Corp.*
$  2,340,471
 
 
5,292,879
IT Services 2.5%
   18,423
ExlService Holdings, Inc.*
  3,089,721
  125,849
Flywire Corp.*
  3,128,606
   20,451
WNS Holdings Ltd. ADR*
  1,722,997
 
 
7,941,324
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.8%
   17,111
Medpace Holdings, Inc.*
2,525,755
Machinery 1.9%
   31,883
Chart Industries, Inc.*
6,180,838
Media 1.8%
  290,520
PubMatic, Inc. Class A*
5,685,476
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7.4%
  125,837
Antero Resources Corp.*
  5,043,547
   77,022
Denbury, Inc.*
  6,849,566
  249,373
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp.
Class A
  5,952,534
   98,985
Matador Resources Co.
  5,899,506
 
 
23,745,153
Pharmaceuticals 0.4%
   31,896
Arvinas, Inc.*
1,350,477
Professional Services 3.0%
   49,587
Exponent, Inc.
  4,654,236
   35,938
Tetra Tech, Inc.
  4,880,740
 
 
9,534,976
Road & Rail 1.1%
   16,725
Saia, Inc.*
3,459,232
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 6.4%
   57,523
Ambarella, Inc.*
  3,904,661
   29,197
Impinj, Inc.*
  2,606,708
   27,782
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*
  1,497,450
   38,172
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*
  4,784,097
Number of Shares
Value
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – cont'd
   36,411
SiTime Corp.*
$  3,874,494
   33,624
Synaptics, Inc.*
  3,887,271
 
 
20,554,681
Software 9.9%
   24,415
CyberArk Software Ltd.*
  3,522,596
   72,866
Descartes Systems Group, Inc.*
  5,129,766
   65,938
Gitlab, Inc. Class A*(a)
  3,947,708
   22,322
Manhattan Associates, Inc.*
  3,153,206
  155,660
Paycor HCM, Inc.*
  4,612,206
  148,388
Sprout Social, Inc. Class A*
  8,909,216
   64,797
Tenable Holdings, Inc.*
  2,566,609
 
 
31,841,307
Specialty Retail 2.1%
   14,286
Lithia Motors, Inc.
  3,792,076
  202,000
Petco Health & Wellness Co.,
Inc.*
  3,013,840
 
 
6,805,916
Trading Companies & Distributors 3.6%
   95,641
Air Lease Corp.
  3,477,507
   95,732
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
  3,030,875
   37,660
WESCO International, Inc.*
  4,959,069
 
 
11,467,451
Total Common Stocks (Cost $318,960,963)
313,207,197
 
Short-Term Investments 2.7%
Investment Companies 2.7%
6,453,629
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund Premier Class,
2.25%(b)
  6,453,629
2,276,831
State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money
Market Portfolio, 2.34%(b)(c)
  2,276,831
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $8,730,460)
8,730,460
Total Investments 100.2%
(Cost $327,691,423)
321,937,657
Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.2)%
(588,364)
Net Assets 100.0%
$321,349,293
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
All or a portion of this security is on loan at August 31, 2022. Total value of all such securities at August 31,
2022 amounted to $3,755,949, collateralized by cash collateral of $2,276,831 and non-cash (U.S. Treasury
Securities) collateral of $1,676,359 for the Fund (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements).
(b)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
See Notes to Financial Statements
144

Schedule of Investments Small Cap Growth Fund^  (cont’d)
(c)
Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities lending.
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3(a)
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks#
$313,207,197
$
$—
$313,207,197
Short-Term Investments
8,730,460
8,730,460
Total Investments
$313,207,197
$8,730,460
$—
$321,937,657
#
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization.
(a)
The following is a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balances of investments in which
unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
(000's
omitted)
Beginning
balance as
of 9/1/2021
Accrued
discounts/
(premiums)
Realized
gain/(loss)
Change
in unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
Purchases
Sales
Transfers
into
Level 3
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance
as of
8/31/2022
Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
from
investments
still held as of
8/31/2022
Investments in Securities:
Rights(1)
$143
$—
$160
$(17)
$—
$(286)
$—
$—
$—
$—
Total
$143
$—
$160
$(17)
$—
$(286)
$—
$—
$—
$—
(1) At the beginning of the year, these investments were valued based on a single quotation obtained
from a dealer. The Fund held no Level 3 investments at August 31, 2022.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
145

Schedule of Investments Sustainable Equity Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 99.5%
Auto Components 2.2%
  329,238
Aptiv PLC*
$30,760,706
Banks 3.8%
  453,376
Bank of America Corp.
   15,237,967
  347,055
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   39,470,565
 
 
54,708,532
Capital Markets 2.6%
  364,296
Intercontinental Exchange,
Inc.
36,739,252
Chemicals 1.8%
  110,414
Sherwin-Williams Co.
25,627,089
Communications Equipment 1.2%
  136,878
Arista Networks, Inc.*
16,408,935
Diversified Financial Services 1.4%
   68,537
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
Class B*
19,245,190
Electrical Equipment 1.5%
  876,575
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
21,932,870
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.8%
   83,904
Zebra Technologies Corp.
Class A*
25,308,803
Food & Staples Retailing 2.5%
   69,371
Costco Wholesale Corp.
36,218,599
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 4.8%
  175,799
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
   44,375,184
   38,398
Embecta Corp.
    1,225,664
  255,408
Medtronic PLC
   22,455,471
 
 
68,056,319
Health Care Providers & Services 8.2%
  307,507
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
   45,068,226
  252,399
Cigna Corp.
   71,542,496
 
 
116,610,722
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 3.4%
2,238,224
Compass Group PLC
48,146,558
Number of Shares
Value
Household Products 2.8%
  503,540
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
$39,381,863
Insurance 4.2%
  489,748
Progressive Corp.
60,067,592
Interactive Media & Services 5.1%
  674,440
Alphabet, Inc. Class A*
72,987,897
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 1.3%
  150,352
Amazon.com, Inc.*
19,060,123
IT Services 12.5%
   82,321
Accenture PLC Class A
   23,746,316
  559,303
Cognizant Technology
Solutions Corp. Class A
   35,331,171
  249,334
Fiserv, Inc.*
   25,230,107
  530,611
GoDaddy, Inc. Class A*
   40,230,926
  165,457
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
   53,669,287
 
 
178,207,807
Life Sciences Tools & Services 3.0%
  156,008
Danaher Corp.
42,108,119
Machinery 3.2%
  344,384
Otis Worldwide Corp.
   24,871,412
  238,935
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
   21,050,174
 
 
45,921,586
Media 1.5%
  602,326
Comcast Corp. Class A
21,798,178
Multi-Utilities 2.0%
2,304,245
National Grid PLC
28,692,114
Pharmaceuticals 2.4%
  106,407
Roche Holding AG
34,288,736
Professional Services 2.7%
  550,295
CoStar Group, Inc.*
38,322,544
Road & Rail 2.4%
1,074,089
CSX Corp.
33,994,917
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 4.7%
  408,271
Texas Instruments, Inc.
67,450,452
See Notes to Financial Statements
146

Schedule of Investments Sustainable Equity Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
Software 7.7%
   63,926
Intuit, Inc.
$   27,601,968
  316,815
Microsoft Corp.
   82,837,618
 
 
110,439,586
Specialty Retail 2.2%
  187,564
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
31,630,793
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 2.5%
  228,805
Apple, Inc.
35,972,722
Trading Companies & Distributors 4.1%
   37,037
United Rentals, Inc.*
   10,816,286
   86,181
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
   47,825,284
 
 
58,641,570
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $886,385,555)
1,418,730,174
Short-Term Investments 0.4%
Principal Amount
 
Certificates of Deposit 0.0%(a)
$100,000
Carver Federal Savings Bank,
0.05%, due 9/23/2022
      100,000
Principal Amount
Value
Certificates of Deposit – cont'd
$250,000
Self Help Credit Union,
0.01%, due 11/16/2022
$      250,000
250,000
Self Help Federal Credit
Union, 0.10%, due 9/4/2022
      250,000
 
600,000
Number of Shares
 
Investment Companies 0.4%
5,174,836
State Street Institutional
Treasury Money Market Fund
Premier Class, 2.10%(b)
5,174,836
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $5,774,836)
5,774,836
Total Investments 99.9%
(Cost $892,160,391)
1,424,505,010
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1%
789,563
Net Assets 100.0%
$1,425,294,573
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Represents less than 0.05% of net assets of the Fund.
(b)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
POSITIONS BY COUNTRY
Country
Investments at
Value
Percentage of
Net Assets
United States
$1,285,669,896
90.2%
United Kingdom
76,838,672
5.4%
Switzerland
34,288,736
2.4%
Denmark
21,932,870
1.5%
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets—Net
6,564,399
0.5%
 
$1,425,294,573
100.0%
See Notes to Financial Statements
147

Schedule of Investments Sustainable Equity Fund^  (cont’d)
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
Electrical Equipment
$
$21,932,870
$—
$21,932,870
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
48,146,558
48,146,558
Multi-Utilities
28,692,114
28,692,114
Pharmaceuticals
34,288,736
34,288,736
Other Common Stocks#
1,285,669,896
1,285,669,896
Total Common Stocks
1,285,669,896
133,060,278
1,418,730,174
Short-Term Investments
5,774,836
5,774,836
Total Investments
$1,285,669,896
$138,835,114
$—
$1,424,505,010
#
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization as well as a
Positions by Country summary.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
148

Schedule of Investments U.S. Equity Impact Fund^
August 31, 2022
Number of Shares
Value
Common Stocks 98.0%
Auto Components 2.5%
  1,647
Aptiv PLC*
$153,879
Building Products 4.6%
  1,801
Trane Technologies PLC
277,480
Chemicals 4.0%
  1,486
Ecolab, Inc.
243,451
Communications Equipment 4.4%
  1,083
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
263,613
Containers & Packaging 9.0%
  3,311
Ball Corp.
  184,787
16,105
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.
  358,658
 
 
543,445
Electric Utilities 2.3%
  1,623
NextEra Energy, Inc.
138,052
Electrical Equipment 0.8%
  1,410
Sunrun, Inc.*
46,572
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 3.7%
  2,974
II-VI, Inc.*
  140,462
  1,281
Trimble, Inc.*
   81,023
 
 
221,485
Food Products 2.2%
  4,389
Simply Good Foods Co.*
134,084
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 6.2%
    248
ABIOMED, Inc.*
   64,301
  5,625
Boston Scientific Corp.*
  226,744
  1,022
Dexcom, Inc.*
   84,019
 
 
375,064
Health Care Providers & Services 5.9%
  1,338
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
  264,750
    973
Universal Health Services, Inc.
Class B
   95,198
 
 
359,948
Household Products 1.8%
    764
Clorox Co.
110,276
Number of Shares
Value
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers 4.7%
  7,464
Brookfield Renewable Corp. Class A
$286,543
Life Sciences Tools & Services 3.6%
    402
Danaher Corp.
  108,504
    203
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
  110,700
 
 
219,204
Machinery 11.6%
    669
Deere & Co.
  244,352
  4,570
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.*
  160,316
  2,908
Pentair PLC
  129,406
  1,918
Wabtec Corp.
  168,113
 
 
702,187
Media 1.6%
     88
Cable One, Inc.
99,880
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.1%
  1,756
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable
Infrastructure Capital, Inc.
69,397
Personal Products 1.5%
  3,847
BellRing Brands, Inc.*
91,136
Pharmaceuticals 10.0%
    729
Eli Lilly & Co.
  219,596
  1,613
Merck & Co., Inc.
  137,686
  3,428
Organon & Co.
   97,801
  3,277
Pfizer, Inc.
  148,219
 
 
603,302
Professional Services 3.1%
    989
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
185,101
Road & Rail 6.9%
  2,584
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
  193,438
  7,084
CSX Corp.
  224,209
 
 
417,647
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 3.8%
    576
First Solar, Inc.*
   73,469
  1,281
ON Semiconductor Corp.*
   88,094
    248
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*
   68,441
 
 
230,004
Software 2.7%
    447
Tyler Technologies, Inc.*
166,065
Total Common Stocks (Cost $6,191,759)
5,937,815
See Notes to Financial Statements
149

Schedule of Investments U.S. Equity Impact Fund^  (cont’d)
Number of Shares
Value
 
Short-Term Investments 1.9%
Investment Companies 1.9%
114,216
State Street Institutional Treasury
Money Market Fund Premier Class,
2.10%(a)
(Cost $114,216)
$114,216
Total Investments 99.9% (Cost $6,305,975)
6,052,031
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1%
8,155
Net Assets 100.0%
$6,060,186
*
Non-income producing security.
(a)
Represents 7-day effective yield as of August 31, 2022.
The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2022:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Investments:
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks#
$5,937,815
$
$—
$5,937,815
Short-Term Investments
114,216
114,216
Total Investments
$5,937,815
$114,216
$—
$6,052,031
#
The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization.
^
A balance indicated with a “—”, reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.
See Notes to Financial Statements
150

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151

Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Dividend
Growth Fund
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
Equity
Income Fund
 
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
Assets
Investments in securities, at value*† (Notes A & F)—
see Schedule of Investments:
Unaffiliated issuers(a)
$70,567,145
$828,217,732
$1,093,299,638
Affiliated issuers(b)
 
70,567,145
828,217,732
1,093,299,638
Cash
Foreign currency(c)
2,118,778
Dividends and interest receivable
146,338
2,508,305
4,390,274
Receivable for securities sold
71,905
8,035,575
Receivable from Management—net (Note B)
10,529
Receivable for Fund shares sold
553,131
1,165,685
Receivable for securities lending income (Note A)
8
Prepaid expenses and other assets
16,527
42,545
64,038
Total Assets
70,740,539
833,512,404
1,106,955,210
Liabilities
Payable to investment manager—net (Note B)
30,904
690,105
473,830
Option contracts written, at value(d) (Note A)
277,663
Due to custodian
9
Payable for securities purchased
343,760
326,042
Payable for Fund shares redeemed
508,549
195,851
Payable to administrator—net (Note B)
102,986
261,290
Payable to trustees
5,375
5,374
5,374
Payable for audit fees
44,135
53,274
56,885
Payable for custodian and accounting fees
9,959
110,015
24,767
Payable for shareholder reports
1,090
12,042
7,310
Payable for legal fees
9,107
9,107
9,995
Payable for cash collateral on loaned securities (Note A)
Accrued capital gains taxes (Note A)
5,189,443
Other accrued expenses and payables
4,456
75,003
30,153
Total Liabilities
448,795
7,081,940
1,343,118
Net Assets
$70,291,744
$826,430,464
$1,105,612,092
 
 
 
 
Net Assets consist of:
Paid-in capital
$52,736,561
$899,627,844
$777,277,862
Total distributable earnings/(losses)
17,555,183
(73,197,380)
328,334,230
Net Assets
$70,291,744
$826,430,464
$1,105,612,092
Net Assets
Investor Class
$
$
$
Trust Class
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
67,755,643
652,510,886
834,836,939
Class A
1,632,272
18,903,148
170,669,782
Class C
868,535
3,490,156
67,522,153
Class R3
669,919
538,657
Class R6
35,294
150,856,355
Class E
32,044,561
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements
152

Focus Fund
Genesis Fund
Global Real
Estate Fund
Greater China
Equity Fund
International
Equity Fund
International
Select Fund
International
Small Cap Fund
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
$613,211,407
$9,440,329,122
$3,366,214
$33,251,012
$1,132,487,949
$130,378,452
$3,508,783
516,181,207
613,211,407
9,956,510,329
3,366,214
33,251,012
1,132,487,949
130,378,452
3,508,783
232,556
10,685
2,934
998,790
1,177
723,800
104,475
874,554
5,684,765
5,139
55,111
5,207,876
696,640
15,366
2,887,246
85,514
22,779,926
2,540,868
25,374
8,979
9,213
34,663
2,154
3,847,655
636,931
1,123
112
59
9,836
580
255
69,021
276,022
12,177
28,990
69,833
150,489
16,863
614,167,880
9,969,438,573
3,411,838
34,428,396
1,161,193,528
134,501,165
3,680,517
287,622
5,828,810
2,349
32,924
700,425
65,187
2,279
6,182,449
8,830,238
42,261,205
4,755,627
205,352
39,593
3,525,404
2,237,120
4,050
147,171
1,362,576
136,445
5,374
5,374
5,374
5,375
5,374
5,375
5,374
53,529
58,045
42,300
44,919
54,845
52,435
45,184
20,038
175,616
10,990
12,771
50,812
15,312
14,240
69,283
166,606
1,140
827
23,701
3,223
1,097
9,107
9,995
9,107
12,185
9,995
9,107
9,107
876,392
142,230
71,052
351,260
2,829
4,642
53,798
10,103
3,159
6,885,218
20,313,924
74,089
113,643
46,410,112
4,920,419
428,022
$607,282,662
$9,949,124,649
$3,337,749
$34,314,753
$1,114,783,416
$129,580,746
$3,252,495
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$634,048,749
$4,608,071,246
$3,489,777
$49,957,273
$1,165,107,354
$135,057,725
$3,552,333
(26,766,087)
5,341,053,403
(152,028)
(15,642,520)
(50,323,938)
(5,476,979)
(299,838)
$607,282,662
$9,949,124,649
$3,337,749
$34,314,753
$1,114,783,416
$129,580,746
$3,252,495
$553,026,639
$1,664,646,809
$
$
$67,518,864
$
$
31,899,535
1,008,357,672
21,793,513
4,532,644
976,681
108,617,703
19,007,321
2,569,745,246
2,797,026
32,407,289
953,744,122
119,932,684
2,678,831
2,098,314
303,097
1,887,459
11,068,552
3,110,364
197,740
274,172
237,626
20,005
4,908,721
540,328
116,402
1,216,481
4,463,765,578
27,685,099
248,245
259,522
133,991,641
28,064,545
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
153

Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Dividend
Growth Fund
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
Equity
Income Fund
 
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)
Investor Class
Trust Class
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
3,961,531
36,951,552
61,845,042
Class A
95,282
1,067,729
12,701,795
Class C
51,319
199,592
5,058,033
Class R3
38,012
40,092
Class R6
2,061
8,540,695
Class E
2,371,767
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share
Investor Class
$
$
$
Trust Class
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
17.10
17.66
13.50
Class R3
17.62
13.44
Class R6
17.13
17.66
Class E
13.51
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share
Class A
$17.13
$17.70
$13.44
Offering Price per share
Class A‡
$18.18
$18.78
$14.26
Net Asset Value and offering price per share
Class C^
$16.92
$17.49
$13.35
†Securities on loan, at value:
Unaffiliated issuers
$—
$—
$—
*Cost of Investments:
(a) Unaffiliated issuers
$53,796,138
$813,970,145
$819,191,200
(b) Affiliated issuers
$—
$—
$—
Total cost of investments
$53,796,138
$813,970,145
$819,191,200
(c) Total cost of foreign currency
$(9)
$2,144,897
$—
(d) Premium received from option contracts written
$—
$—
$230,518
 
 
On single retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more or in certain other circumstances described in the Fund's
prospectus, offering price is reduced.
^
Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See Notes to Financial Statements
154

Focus Fund
Genesis Fund
Global Real
Estate Fund
Greater China
Equity Fund
International
Equity Fund
International
Select Fund
International
Small Cap Fund
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
26,238,238
27,076,829
6,066,971
1,521,211
16,442,711
1,958,023
391,316
46,766
1,794,422
897,939
41,731,478
255,313
3,729,946
85,579,499
10,369,606
221,787
100,207
27,765
217,171
990,991
271,153
16,476
13,596
21,937
2,317
446,611
48,502
10,000
107,209
72,455,734
2,480,509
21,449
21,500
2,165,071
2,505,110
$21.08
$61.48
$
$
$11.13
$
$
20.97
61.33
11.13
11.58
20.88
60.53
21.17
61.58
10.96
8.69
11.14
11.57
12.08
11.35
61.61
11.16
11.57
12.07
61.89
11.20
$20.94
$—
$10.92
$8.69
$11.17
$11.47
$12.00
$22.22
$—
$11.59
$9.22
$11.85
$12.17
$12.73
$20.17
$—
$10.83
$8.63
$10.99
$11.14
$11.64
$—
$—
$—
$—
$837,631
$614,192
$226,327
$622,074,344
$5,036,603,073
$3,749,539
$42,344,446
$1,230,460,631
$141,746,212
$3,943,570
$—
$499,940,196
$—
$—
$—
$—
$—
$622,074,344
$5,536,543,269
$3,749,539
$42,344,446
$1,230,460,631
$141,746,212
$3,943,570
$10,655
$—
$2,945
$1,001,701
$1,204
$729,546
$108,569
$—
$—
$—
$—
$—
$—
$—
155

Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Intrinsic
Value Fund
Large Cap
Growth Fund**
Large Cap
Value Fund
 
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
Assets
Investments in securities, at value*† (Note A)—
see Schedule of Investments:
Unaffiliated issuers(a)
$1,383,095,275
$1,721,039,020
$10,530,928,916
Cash
131
Foreign currency(b)
Dividends and interest receivable
447,117
1,997,369
38,148,672
Receivable for securities sold
9,311,265
Receivable from Management—net (Note B)
Receivable for Fund shares sold
870,922
87,665
22,679,469
Receivable for securities lending income (Note A)
8,093
11,694
Prepaid expenses and other assets
98,067
153,880
471,263
Total Assets
1,384,511,381
1,723,286,158
10,601,551,279
Liabilities
Payable to investment manager—net (Note B)
898,098
733,667
3,688,819
Due to custodian
Payable for securities purchased
1,186,584
270,487,444
Payable for Fund shares redeemed
6,615,860
718,064
7,133,880
Payable to administrator—net (Note B)
208,412
387,828
1,818,854
Payable to trustees
5,374
5,112
5,374
Payable for audit fees
45,435
87,734
54,845
Payable for custodian and accounting fees
32,036
45,495
155,480
Payable for shareholder reports
109,986
136,251
Payable for legal fees
9,107
9,107
9,995
Payable for cash collateral on loaned securities (Note A)
11,418,040
35,062,500
Other accrued expenses and payables
25,337
163,683
283,158
Total Liabilities
9,026,243
13,678,716
318,836,600
Net Assets
$1,375,485,138
$1,709,607,442
$10,282,714,679
 
 
 
 
Net Assets consist of:
Paid-in capital
$1,243,812,113
$1,132,972,060
$10,160,995,962
Total distributable earnings/(losses)
131,673,025
576,635,382
121,718,717
Net Assets
$1,375,485,138
$1,709,607,442
$10,282,714,679
Net Assets
Investor Class
$
$1,408,139,395
$1,556,548,067
Trust Class
37,692,445
117,218,215
Advisor Class
2,277,979
133,516,102
Institutional Class
1,204,807,751
245,125,898
7,555,845,659
Class A
49,002,818
12,415,692
201,490,324
Class C
20,415,358
3,350,466
222,775,339
Class R3
436,747
6,831,381
Class R6
101,259,211
168,820
342,368,726
Class E
146,120,866
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements
156

Mid Cap
Growth Fund
Mid Cap Intrinsic
Value Fund
Multi-Cap
Opportunities Fund
Real Estate
Fund
Small Cap
Growth Fund
Sustainable
Equity Fund
U.S. Equity
Impact Fund
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
$1,603,426,866
$54,629,975
$336,916,703
$1,138,597,974
$321,937,657
$1,424,505,010
$6,052,031
309
858,989
71,561
460,009
479,360
92,200
2,053,048
7,651
1,610,784
547,844
838,636
33,726,459
1,832,251
1,642
10,119
55,799
49,705
401,762
336
27,495
569,324
213,480
388,072
1,334
154,453
52,765
22,256
99,247
58,644
81,384
19,297
1,606,452,854
55,304,123
338,265,099
1,173,482,483
324,191,365
1,427,027,823
6,128,684
693,724
26,799
141,892
800,459
240,842
631,456
3,585
207,816
525,263
34,561,128
924,833
3,214
483,555
655,157
187,574
536,140
255,106
64,822
335,585
5,374
5,374
5,375
5,374
5,374
5,374
5,374
50,435
41,390
42,435
52,145
46,435
50,435
30,790
32,031
10,733
12,871
27,748
13,904
33,311
8,868
118,597
6,259
5,003
39,421
31,246
43,997
1,126
12,865
12,220
9,995
9,995
12,785
9,107
15,808
2,276,831
94,619
9,777
11,448
35,192
27,081
87,845
2,947
2,187,584
641,029
985,212
36,186,619
2,842,072
1,733,250
68,498
$1,604,265,270
$54,663,094
$337,279,887
$1,137,295,864
$321,349,293
$1,425,294,573
$6,060,186
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$1,357,251,764
$46,762,452
$117,940,904
$1,046,218,218
$343,913,754
$803,950,278
$6,954,018
247,013,506
7,900,642
219,338,983
91,077,646
(22,564,461)
621,344,295
(893,832)
$1,604,265,270
$54,663,094
$337,279,887
$1,137,295,864
$321,349,293
$1,425,294,573
$6,060,186
$478,015,919
$32,729,525
$
$
$62,808,790
$346,202,750
$
53,366,943
6,057,997
127,401,807
3,856,011
108,456,610
8,074,778
2,619,809
469,696,943
13,108,579
208,868,230
738,108,867
146,464,397
608,196,826
5,923,685
38,990,167
1,161,618
41,241,368
78,435,718
18,212,808
133,112,292
109,488
7,689,232
912,625
15,556,454
10,558,085
4,244,781
36,381,996
27,013
9,917,310
663,922
16,931,471
5,394,879
18,587,941
538,513,978
28,828
146,855,347
77,747,818
174,356,158
71,613,835
19,004,569
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
157

Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Intrinsic
Value Fund
Large Cap
Growth Fund**
Large Cap
Value Fund
 
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)
Investor Class
64,424,918
38,176,591
Trust Class
1,730,879
2,874,360
Advisor Class
105,807
3,273,821
Institutional Class
63,408,269
11,196,499
185,419,098
Class A
2,620,490
571,153
4,943,197
Class C
1,127,657
159,303
5,486,261
Class R3
20,322
168,099
Class R6
5,303,192
7,708
8,390,059
Class E
3,569,608
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share
Investor Class
$
$21.86
$40.77
Trust Class
21.78
40.78
Advisor Class
21.53
40.78
Institutional Class
19.00
21.89
40.75
Class R3
21.49
40.64
Class R6
19.09
21.90
40.81
Class E
40.93
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share
Class A
$18.70
$21.74
$40.76
Offering Price per share
Class A‡
$19.84
$23.07
$43.25
Net Asset Value and offering price per share
Class C^
$18.10
$21.03
$40.61
†Securities on loan, at value:
Unaffiliated issuers
$—
$10,487,008
$34,196,250
*Cost of Investments:
(a) Unaffiliated issuers
$1,294,211,364
$1,226,172,594
$10,373,928,966
(b) Total cost of foreign currency
$—
$—
$—
 
 
**
Consolidated financial statement, see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
On single retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more or in certain other circumstances described in the Fund's
prospectus, offering price is reduced.
^
Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See Notes to Financial Statements
158

Mid Cap
Growth Fund
Mid Cap Intrinsic
Value Fund
Multi-Cap
Opportunities Fund
Real Estate
Fund
Small Cap
Growth Fund
Sustainable
Equity Fund
U.S. Equity
Impact Fund
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2022
32,693,334
1,383,621
1,656,023
8,908,174
3,655,943
256,539
8,236,565
101,982
2,787,661
554,993
69,431
32,066,434
554,628
17,833,832
47,544,236
3,855,588
15,677,544
669,686
2,674,725
49,173
3,522,765
5,070,057
481,737
3,427,007
12,439
532,803
39,163
1,370,289
680,761
113,418
954,697
3,102
682,726
28,180
1,096,749
143,172
478,586
36,718,147
1,220
9,461,281
2,043,791
4,493,533
6,087,171
1,223,494
$14.62
$23.65
$
$
$37.93
$38.86
$
14.60
23.61
15.47
37.81
38.91
14.55
37.73
14.65
23.63
11.71
15.52
37.99
38.79
8.85
14.53
23.56
15.44
37.68
38.84
14.67
23.64
15.52
38.04
38.80
11.76
15.53
$14.58
$23.62
$11.71
$15.47
$37.81
$38.84
$8.80
$15.47
$25.06
$12.42
$16.41
$40.12
$41.21
$9.34
$14.43
$23.30
$11.35
$15.51
$37.43
$38.11
$8.71
$—
$—
$—
$—
$3,755,949
$—
$—
$1,392,302,998
$46,774,209
$184,243,629
$1,116,290,885
$327,691,423
$892,160,391
$6,305,975
$—
$—
$—
$—
$—
$317
$—
159

Statements of Operations
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Dividend
Growth Fund
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
Equity
Income Fund
 
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
Investment Income:
 
 
 
Income (Note A):
 
 
 
Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers
$1,334,908
$30,684,622
$35,417,358
Dividend income—affiliated issuers (Note F)
Interest and other income—unaffiliated issuers
11,846
98,107
384,032
Income from securities loaned—net
5,984
Foreign taxes withheld
(34,991)
(2,611,190)
(334,009)
Total income
$1,311,763
$28,177,523
$35,467,381
Expenses:
 
 
 
Investment management fees (Note B)
360,123
10,388,053
5,844,655
Administration fees (Note B):
 
 
 
Investor Class
Trust Class
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
104,108
1,223,080
1,316,975
Class A
3,791
64,150
475,411
Class C
2,919
13,152
201,798
Class R3
1,983
1,545
Class R6
19
119,983
Distribution fees (Note B):
 
 
 
Trust Class
Advisor Class
Class A
3,645
61,683
457,125
Class C
11,227
50,586
776,147
Class R3
3,813
2,971
Shareholder servicing agent fees:
 
 
 
Investor Class
Trust Class
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
667
121,209
6,079
Class A
1,054
3,223
8,152
Class C
185
445
2,719
Class R3
902
358
Class R6
120
3,037
Class E
1,574
Audit fees
45,135
54,024
57,885
Custodian and accounting fees
59,542
718,368
137,690
Insurance
1,805
33,369
35,654
Legal fees
55,681
55,681
61,228
Registration and filing fees
61,445
95,268
84,598
Shareholder reports
2,262
28,184
87,517
Trustees' fees and expenses
43,737
44,474
44,491
Interest
178
18,681
23,130
Miscellaneous and other fees (Note A)
13,246
111,788
88,004
Total expenses
770,889
13,215,136
9,715,706
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements
160

Focus Fund
Genesis Fund
Global Real
Estate Fund
Greater China
Equity Fund
International
Equity Fund
International
Select Fund
International
Small Cap Fund
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$7,269,691
$96,854,487
$91,787
$1,049,512
$36,782,604
$3,816,687
$65,093
2,834,929
86,995
684,982
332
299
585,827
174,502
1,543
50,010
270,729
53,884
2,125
(540,967)
(211,095)
(4,752)
(59,168)
(3,154,797)
(315,823)
(7,363)
$6,865,729
$100,163,303
$87,367
$990,643
$34,484,363
$3,729,250
$61,398
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,030,737
74,978,771
31,591
529,386
12,479,279
881,828
29,824
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,821,402
4,871,671
222,613
169,011
4,646,990
108,432
22,231
6,842
505,346
36,823
4,614,631
5,044
68,143
2,070,351
222,011
4,082
6,525
841
6,788
43,455
10,484
870
1,340
683
226
17,484
1,914
378
3,848
2,508,024
24,663
259
154
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
42,253
5,558
4,276
315,841
6,274
809
6,527
41,784
10,080
837
5,154
2,627
868
67,246
7,361
1,453
7,400
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
263,902
842,645
67,484
475
5,433
576
3,840
74
4,295
602
14,884
302
519
6,318
971
267
519
518
3,791
2,949
606
477
297
205
220
706
341
119
497
15,086
1,553
181
119
1,574
1,574
55,279
59,045
42,300
46,669
55,845
53,435
45,934
123,540
1,077,065
68,886
82,360
304,821
94,646
84,711
21,901
321,704
104
1,419
46,383
4,342
87
55,681
57,548
55,681
65,616
57,548
55,682
55,681
106,396
222,129
49,501
55,137
104,222
102,066
63,482
82,417
648,471
2,681
1,103
48,588
5,466
2,998
44,258
51,990
43,689
43,720
44,784
43,797
43,689
8,146
6,699
1,661
57,465
9,115
66,123
713,065
13,964
19,053
322,555
103,616
21,909
6,960,247
96,482,907
319,426
933,206
16,198,678
1,651,575
357,071
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
161

Statements of Operations   (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Dividend
Growth Fund
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
Equity
Income Fund
 
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
Expenses reimbursed by Management (Note B)
(253,954)
(24,098)
Investment management fees waived (Note B)
(105,382)
Total net expenses
516,935
13,191,038
9,610,324
Net investment income/(loss)
$794,828
$14,986,485
$25,857,057
 
 
 
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments (Note A):
 
 
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
 
 
 
Transactions in investment securities of unaffiliated issuers
238,683
(50,131,329)*
66,217,416
Transactions in investment securities of affiliated issuers
Settlement of foreign currency transactions
2,980
(1,267,069)
(32,900)
Expiration or closing of option contracts written
2,576,688
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value
of:
 
 
 
Investment securities of unaffiliated issuers
(8,607,303)
(271,162,138)**
(92,822,317)
Investment securities of affiliated issuers
Foreign currency translations
(986)
(61,693)
(26,104)
Option contracts written
265,110
Net gain/(loss) on investments
(8,366,626)
(322,622,229)
(23,822,107)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$(7,571,798)
$(307,635,744)
$2,034,950
 
 
*
Net of foreign capital gains tax of $4,628,187 for Emerging Markets Equity.
**
Change in accrued foreign capital gains tax amounted to $4,269,000 for Emerging Markets Equity.
See Notes to Financial Statements
162

Focus Fund
Genesis Fund
Global Real
Estate Fund
Greater China
Equity Fund
International
Equity Fund
International
Select Fund
International
Small Cap Fund
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
(550)
(275,690)
(197,859)
(503,734)
(248,312)
(317,277)
(586,773)
(1,730,866)
6,959,697
95,896,134
43,736
735,347
13,964,078
1,403,263
39,794
$(93,968)
$4,267,169
$43,631
$255,296
$20,520,285
$2,325,987
$21,604
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
33,429,405
1,211,503,919
363,502
(2,696,193)
113,721,173
10,011,932
161,445
(1,094,889)
411,605
(5,951)
(1,338)
(29,160)
(1,895,110)
(134,140)
(6,051)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(302,768,330)
(2,762,365,540)
(1,073,415)
(14,283,848)
(622,595,109)
(62,010,523)
(1,466,310)
(224,359,534)
(13,075)
(91)
(9,200)
(291,699)
(44,028)
(4,983)
(268,940,395)
(1,776,321,995)
(711,342)
(17,018,401)
(511,060,745)
(52,176,759)
(1,315,899)
$(269,034,363)
$(1,772,054,826)
$(667,711)
$(16,763,105)
$(490,540,460)
$(49,850,772)
$(1,294,295)
163

Statements of Operations   (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Intrinsic
Value Fund
Large Cap
Growth Fund(a)
Large Cap
Value Fund
 
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
Investment Income:
 
 
 
Income (Note A):
 
 
 
Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers
$7,591,965
$17,390,646
$225,053,924
Interest and other income—unaffiliated issuers
727,077
200,732
3,142,011
Income from securities loaned—net
59,459
237,960
Foreign taxes withheld
(36,300)
(335,391)
Total income
$8,319,042
$17,614,537
$228,098,504
Expenses:
 
 
 
Investment management fees (Note B)
9,813,934
8,988,202
37,104,915
Administration fees (Note B):
 
 
 
Investor Class
4,185,495
4,299,777
Trust Class
183,093
482,796
Advisor Class
23,517
572,685
Institutional Class
1,719,606
307,156
9,230,751
Class A
136,467
25,160
469,636
Class C
54,692
7,949
449,932
Class R3
1,101
11,822
Class R6
48,801
95
123,868
Distribution fees (Note B):
 
 
 
Trust Class
45,773
120,699
Advisor Class
14,698
357,928
Class A
131,218
24,192
451,573
Class C
210,353
30,575
1,730,506
Class R3
2,117
22,735
Shareholder servicing agent fees:
 
 
 
Investor Class
641,492
651,928
Trust Class
561
1,338
Advisor Class
(19)
1,776
Institutional Class
16,523
1,036
38,373
Class A
6,394
1,313
33,104
Class C
1,246
324
6,452
Class R3
225
893
Class R6
605
166
4,070
Class E
1,574
Audit fees
46,435
88,734
55,845
Custodian and accounting fees
218,300
220,317
836,898
Insurance
28,404
49,904
183,817
Legal fees
55,791
58,886
61,892
Registration and filing fees
175,488
139,702
502,663
Repayment to Management of expenses previously assumed by
Management (Note B)
511,522
95
Shareholder reports
165,912
158,227
710,453
Trustees' fees and expenses
44,624
44,793
49,798
Interest
1,257
13,137
10,104
Miscellaneous and other fees (Note A)
87,427
128,399
518,699
Total expenses
13,474,999
15,386,415
59,099,300
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements
164

Mid Cap
Growth Fund
Mid Cap Intrinsic
Value Fund
Multi-Cap
Opportunities Fund
Real Estate
Fund
Small Cap
Growth Fund
Sustainable
Equity Fund
U.S. Equity
Impact Fund
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$10,223,941
$1,088,717
$5,036,660
$22,243,674
$1,254,039
$21,717,737
$63,141
308,123
1,120
2,741
82,723
72,564
31,356
443
36,999
46,298
(32,692)
(2,007)
(42,949)
(30,695)
(306,142)
(1,417)
$10,536,371
$1,087,830
$4,996,452
$22,295,702
$1,372,901
$21,442,951
$62,167
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,718,447
329,538
2,636,080
9,734,582
3,017,005
8,301,172
42,293
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,498,392
91,074
189,009
1,033,238
301,188
26,743
568,080
17,701
521,849
40,215
12,894
692,985
22,548
493,152
1,177,557
285,485
1,169,662
8,757
114,812
3,702
125,565
221,249
55,915
387,174
452
26,851
2,572
55,051
30,610
13,418
111,243
78
36,032
1,888
51,370
13,864
56,290
312,119
15
80,056
29,417
98,884
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,686
142,020
4,425
130,462
25,133
8,059
110,397
3,559
120,735
212,739
53,764
372,282
434
103,273
9,893
211,734
117,733
51,609
427,857
301
69,292
3,631
98,788
26,661
108,250
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
257,517
20,156
59,610
256,554
520
224
15,906
286
3,781
717
386
5,913
737
3,413
9,673
3,863
8,069
172
4,118
642
5,279
10,788
9,109
7,520
261
872
348
1,416
1,806
502
2,299
120
2,311
379
2,860
1,443
1,725
12,203
114
11,964
3,185
6,717
1,574
1,574
51,435
41,390
43,435
52,545
47,435
51,435
30,790
198,415
63,756
76,973
154,910
96,939
199,796
34,469
51,493
1,622
13,692
28,987
11,011
48,563
150
60,054
58,903
57,657
57,548
59,536
58,537
71,203
176,740
110,865
57,131
154,160
140,079
129,538
76,136
253,911
10,812
18,981
166,559
75,883
114,144
414
44,991
43,730
44,009
44,573
43,948
44,949
43,690
104
19,170
2,278
686
32
207,096
14,763
34,136
86,090
50,668
131,312
9,614
13,377,442
870,394
4,019,183
13,237,005
4,383,795
13,783,302
319,366
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
165

Statements of Operations   (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Intrinsic
Value Fund
Large Cap
Growth Fund(a)
Large Cap
Value Fund
 
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
Expenses reimbursed by Management (Note B)
(17)
Investment management fees waived (Note B)
(414,861)
Total net expenses
13,474,999
15,386,398
58,684,439
Net investment income/(loss)
$(5,155,957)
$2,228,139
$169,414,065
 
 
 
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments (Note A):
 
 
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
 
 
 
Transactions in investment securities of unaffiliated issuers
85,579,674
127,539,529
(111,665,828)
Redemption in-kind
27,164,460
Settlement of foreign currency transactions
57,168
7,811
Expiration or closing of option contracts written
246,143
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of:
 
 
 
Investment securities of unaffiliated issuers
(314,785,000)
(481,553,407)
(707,815,789)
Foreign currency translations
Option contracts written
(488,229)
Net gain/(loss) on investments
(229,205,326)
(354,198,796)
(792,309,346)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$(234,361,283)
$(351,970,657)
$(622,895,281)
 
 
(a)
Consolidated financial statement, see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
See Notes to Financial Statements
166

Mid Cap
Growth Fund
Mid Cap Intrinsic
Value Fund
Multi-Cap
Opportunities Fund
Real Estate
Fund
Small Cap
Growth Fund
Sustainable
Equity Fund
U.S. Equity
Impact Fund
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
(276,830)
(2,186,320)
(899,243)
(263,782)
(295,763)
(104,237)
13,377,442
593,564
3,723,420
10,946,448
3,484,552
13,783,302
55,584
$(2,841,071)
$494,266
$1,273,032
$11,349,254
$(2,111,651)
$7,659,649
$6,583
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
120,693,602
5,411,981
116,732,127
99,766,521
(15,496,511)
152,478,834
(597,752)
139
(170,394)
(3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(644,296,602)
(7,787,076)
(182,950,963)
(252,274,950)
(63,277,164)
(393,823,828)
(1,031,673)
(849)
(137,826)
(523,603,710)
(2,375,095)
(66,218,836)
(152,508,429)
(78,773,675)
(241,653,214)
(1,629,428)
$(526,444,781)
$(1,880,829)
$(64,945,804)
$(141,159,175)
$(80,885,326)
$(233,993,565)
$(1,622,845)
167

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Dividend
Growth Fund
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
 
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
 
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:
From Operations (Note A):
Net investment income/(loss)
$794,828
$548,751
$14,986,485
$3,541,278
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
241,663
4,445,612
(51,398,398)
109,334,442
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments
(8,608,289)
12,675,786
(271,223,831)
65,053,158
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
(7,571,798)
17,670,149
(307,635,744)
177,928,878
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):
Distributable earnings:
Investor Class
Trust Class
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
(2,499,888)
(742,840)
(9,669,709)
(3,568,091)
Class A
(42,586)
(15,411)
(212,772)
(50,983)
Class C
(34,444)
(8,635)
(30,600)
Class R3
(5,122)
Class R6
(1,484)
(486)
(3,216,808)
(1,128,741)
Class E
Total distributions to shareholders
(2,578,402)
(767,372)
(13,135,011)
(4,747,815)
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):
Proceeds from shares sold:
Investor Class
Trust Class
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
15,113,607
12,665,548
220,166,318
253,341,761
Class A
610,251
76,124
8,516,327
9,959,942
Class C
130,255
263,660
183,721
861,448
Class R3
192,374
199,614
Class R6
17,880,403
81,483,430
Class E
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:
Investor Class
Trust Class
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
2,499,888
742,840
4,082,970
1,609,979
Class A
42,140
15,234
120,780
27,707
Class C
34,113
8,633
16,433
Class R3
4,489
Class R6
3,215,649
1,128,268
Class E
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements
168

Equity
Income Fund
Focus Fund
Genesis Fund
Global Real
Estate Fund
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
$25,857,057
$28,079,620
$(93,968)
$171,909
$4,267,169
$(2,007,257)
$43,631
$40,415
68,761,204
149,933,417
33,841,010
140,474,557
1,210,403,079
1,404,370,563
362,164
183,502
(92,583,311)
98,359,642
(302,781,405)
95,704,561
(2,986,725,074)
1,935,043,587
(1,073,506)
599,991
2,034,950
276,372,679
(269,034,363)
236,351,027
(1,772,054,826)
3,337,406,893
(667,711)
823,908
(136,402,309)
(38,144,099)
(210,590,154)
(71,771,065)
(8,284,726)
(2,489,625)
(130,343,708)
(48,636,547)
(329,117)
(103,205)
(14,473,125)
(5,333,753)
(94,576,655)
(23,248,583)
(4,828,673)
(939,810)
(355,585,655)
(127,257,277)
(236,062)
(37,486)
(18,543,833)
(3,156,079)
(483,064)
(162,544)
(22,530)
(3,156)
(7,577,516)
(955,145)
(111,038)
(35,901)
(17,690)
(1,598)
(58,479)
(19,034)
(577,582,834)
(193,893,991)
(514,706)
(121,271,189)
(27,378,841)
(150,438,927)
(41,875,184)
(1,288,575,476)
(446,892,633)
(276,282)
(42,240)
3,923,521
3,347,825
101,204,610
144,737,447
474,776
1,166,888
74,242,574
129,164,606
512,955
448,121
11,554,468
12,471,197
186,553,982
120,356,881
11,819,673
10,079,306
538,949,248
614,864,775
1,538,533
2,255,839
20,860,780
30,504,003
296,104
289,727
86,211
53,185
2,083,562
2,994,173
22,350
49,290
21,573
2,500
179,617
392,656
590,614,756
784,360,992
35,374,131
160,192,765
125,304,527
35,051,668
203,748,253
68,987,845
8,241,192
2,471,265
129,704,902
48,261,989
328,694
103,087
13,984,630
5,168,087
85,542,072
21,134,547
4,738,106
914,496
321,339,017
114,901,501
236,062
37,486
13,812,516
2,255,417
464,724
157,731
20,446
1,370
7,204,351
902,821
106,757
30,125
16,643
459
58,480
19,024
576,427,588
192,414,257
514,706
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
169

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Dividend
Growth Fund
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
 
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
 
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
Payments for shares redeemed:
Investor Class
$
$
$
$
Trust Class
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
(8,397,568)
(10,245,133)
(304,832,175)
(271,782,156)
Class A
(185,739)
(626,994)
(14,967,150)
(14,297,558)
Class C
(491,119)
(1,985,342)
(1,850,840)
(1,249,710)
Class R3
(144,384)
(288,830)
Class R6
(88,786,933)
(18,202,755)
Class E
Net increase/(decrease) from Fund share transactions
9,355,828
914,570
(156,202,018)
42,791,140
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets
(794,372)
17,817,347
(476,972,773)
215,972,203
Net Assets:
Beginning of year
71,086,116
53,268,769
1,303,403,237
1,087,431,034
End of year
$70,291,744
$71,086,116
$826,430,464
$1,303,403,237
See Notes to Financial Statements
170

Equity
Income Fund
Focus Fund
Genesis Fund
Global Real
Estate Fund
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
$
$
$(61,579,212)
$(50,778,542)
$(240,595,196)
$(253,447,855)
$
$
(7,158,880)
(8,346,044)
(229,615,864)
(386,826,991)
(1,057,879)
(706,318)
(30,439,941)
(34,533,560)
(245,596,003)
(437,488,734)
(10,523,531)
(3,310,264)
(996,777,698)
(1,028,789,559)
(1,815,587)
(683,223)
(32,215,109)
(31,078,728)
(211,653)
(1,217,099)
(32,508)
(36,196)
(17,190,006)
(38,629,239)
(252,234)
(913,415)
(7,314)
(2,650)
(215,555)
(1,673,276)
(1,109,692,772)
(903,064,717)
(1,461,011)
(6,243,080)
55,506,513
(330,310,455)
75,449,990
(11,162,153)
108,598,260
(491,329,986)
64,059
1,628,770
(63,729,726)
(81,316,617)
(344,023,300)
183,313,690
(2,952,032,042)
2,399,184,274
(879,934)
2,410,438
1,169,341,818
1,250,658,435
951,305,962
767,992,272
12,901,156,691
10,501,972,417
4,217,683
1,807,245
$1,105,612,092
$1,169,341,818
$607,282,662
$951,305,962
$9,949,124,649
$12,901,156,691
$3,337,749
$4,217,683
171

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Greater China
Equity Fund
International
Equity Fund
 
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
 
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:
From Operations (Note A):
Net investment income/(loss)
$255,296
$375,914
$20,520,285
$15,726,857
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
(2,725,353)
6,828,230
111,826,063
155,814,490
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments
(14,293,048)
(207,330)
(622,886,808)
273,988,989
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
(16,763,105)
6,996,814
(490,540,460)
445,530,336
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):
Distributable earnings:
Investor Class
(10,429,269)
(4,496,265)
Trust Class
(3,197,489)
(1,340,247)
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
(3,174,613)
(299,749)
(179,015,926)
(68,692,513)
Class A
(173,090)
(5,815)
(1,771,871)
(2,631,060)
Class C
(8,089)
(784,476)
(317,340)
Class R3
Class R6
(8,501,484)
(3,831,586)
Total distributions to shareholders
(3,355,792)
(305,564)
(203,700,515)
(81,309,011)
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):
Proceeds from shares sold:
Investor Class
1,822,315
3,102,270
Trust Class
2,259,414
1,036,142
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
253,136
17,025,211
214,499,849
255,795,695
Class A
8
5,644,865
10,684,206
Class C
673,087
1,291,950
Class R3
Class R6
7,728,572
9,851,318
Class E
40,693,499
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:
Investor Class
10,032,044
4,336,539
Trust Class
2,876,056
1,218,086
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
2,816,308
246,922
143,209,921
54,430,100
Class A
154,277
5,364
1,066,885
412,845
Class C
6,854
557,232
249,091
Class R3
Class R6
8,494,315
3,828,300
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements
172

International
Select Fund
International
Small Cap Fund
Intrinsic
Value Fund
Large Cap
Growth Fund(a)
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
$2,325,987
$1,536,573
$21,604
$2,872
$(5,155,957)
$(4,950,861)
$2,228,139
$2,072,852
9,877,792
15,881,511
155,394
178,082
85,579,674
82,684,416
127,842,840
188,447,992
(62,054,551)
22,164,455
(1,471,293)
679,530
(314,785,000)
299,164,253
(482,041,636)
366,327,114
(49,850,772)
39,582,539
(1,294,295)
860,484
(234,361,283)
376,897,808
(351,970,657)
556,847,958
(178,778,865)
(107,074,493)
(617,925)
(63,437)
(5,157,067)
(3,015,692)
(803,272)
(442,228)
(16,820,411)
(2,063,050)
(153,718)
(54,106)
(68,079,133)
(10,917,361)
(21,508,014)
(11,590,742)
(472,995)
(39,418)
(22,055)
(5,639)
(3,376,608)
(438,276)
(998,244)
(660,372)
(79,782)
(6,061)
(7,399)
(4,387)
(1,392,641)
(225,758)
(318,626)
(180,384)
(158,470)
(16,174)
(44,453)
(12,381)
(32,119)
(29,867)
(16,608)
(11,360)
(6,363,138)
(1,051,407)
(21,550)
(8,182)
(18,181,702)
(2,218,007)
(199,780)
(75,492)
(79,211,520)
(12,632,802)
(207,630,091)
(122,984,474)
12,090,062
19,374,758
108,863
139,742
1,831,935
2,840,108
476,229
6,816,834
40,164,115
9,898,820
1,040,993
733,340
766,429,770
411,294,676
121,088,768
30,918,935
1,275,263
1,327,077
68,718
296,114
29,809,963
30,536,745
9,090,730
5,448,853
372,325
342,465
10,993,145
6,497,288
1,498,605
578,065
243,570
364,416
141,052
291,382
92,786
410,307
20,837
42,911,494
70,343,766
6,563
136,190
167,191,877
100,836,713
586,702
60,282
5,115,567
2,995,621
803,272
442,229
16,443,850
2,013,108
153,718
54,106
61,512,157
9,932,068
21,389,349
11,503,934
269,105
24,117
14,125
732
2,926,485
378,854
906,616
605,922
50,177
5,118
1,191,735
199,167
308,662
173,939
158,470
11,352
43,179
12,381
4,539
29,353
6,266,107
1,050,853
17,091
5,449
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
173

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Greater China
Equity Fund
International
Equity Fund
 
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
 
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
Payments for shares redeemed:
Investor Class
$
$
$(10,242,547)
$(17,541,865)
Trust Class
(4,138,726)
(4,687,933)
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
(12,996,637)
(14,385,935)
(451,450,624)
(282,988,235)
Class A
(742,060)
(1,213,651)
(55,770,603)
(13,124,846)
Class C
(116,313)
(51,969)
(1,596,172)
(2,286,150)
Class R3
Class R6
(53,711,424)
(20,138,246)
Class E
(3,240,142)
Net increase/(decrease) from Fund share transactions
(10,624,427)
1,625,942
(140,592,184)
5,469,267
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets
(30,743,324)
8,317,192
(834,833,159)
369,690,592
Net Assets:
Beginning of year
65,058,077
56,740,885
1,949,616,575
1,579,925,983
End of year
$34,314,753
$65,058,077
$1,114,783,416
$1,949,616,575
 
 
(a)
Consolidated financial statement, see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
See Notes to Financial Statements
174

International
Select Fund
International
Small Cap Fund
Intrinsic
Value Fund
Large Cap
Growth Fund(a)
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
$
$
$
$
$
$
$(105,998,207)
$(103,454,629)
(479,631)
(299,960)
(7,884,493)
(6,930,177)
(4,965,779)
(889,700)
(26,280,916)
(32,462,356)
(117,404)
(49,552)
(328,320,558)
(312,262,059)
(40,316,145)
(29,152,453)
(1,240,458)
(894,880)
(264,372)
(4,667)
(22,825,893)
(13,639,389)
(4,958,374)
(4,335,243)
(387,370)
(619,228)
(4,898,169)
(5,606,735)
(631,132)
(598,462)
(459,092)
(1,168,286)
(23,459)
(142,607)
(974,414)
(1,395,055)
(46)
(10,140,938)
(17,399,031)
(8,600)
(11,244)
29,947,884
(22,213,608)
916,569
1,030,073
555,855,298
181,326,203
177,213,368
37,466,798
(38,084,590)
15,150,924
(577,506)
1,815,065
242,282,495
545,591,209
(382,387,380)
471,330,282
167,665,336
152,514,412
3,830,001
2,014,936
1,133,202,643
587,611,434
2,091,994,822
1,620,664,540
$129,580,746
$167,665,336
$3,252,495
$3,830,001
$1,375,485,138
$1,133,202,643
$1,709,607,442
$2,091,994,822
175

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Large Cap
Value Fund
Mid Cap
Growth Fund
 
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
 
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:
From Operations (Note A):
Net investment income/(loss)
$169,414,065
$67,487,784
$(2,841,071)
$(8,838,993)
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
(84,493,557)
285,988,196
120,693,741
280,048,876
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of
investments
(707,815,789)
669,960,593
(644,297,451)
293,290,751
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
(622,895,281)
1,023,436,573
(526,444,781)
564,500,634
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):
Distributable earnings:
Investor Class
(79,869,457)
(20,430,235)
(94,164,177)
(58,050,416)
Trust Class
(5,348,605)
(1,078,681)
(14,613,610)
(8,892,266)
Advisor Class
(6,380,433)
(1,468,008)
(1,630,520)
(1,154,080)
Institutional Class
(259,813,461)
(8,164,733)
(64,686,823)
(34,989,272)
Class A
(7,290,938)
(370,906)
(6,369,020)
(3,702,867)
Class C
(5,993,385)
(38,911)
(1,799,949)
(1,143,834)
Class R3
(195,609)
(8,965)
(2,379,066)
(1,395,759)
Class R6
(12,246,115)
(2,120,487)
(99,981,072)
(52,695,641)
Class E
Tax return of capital:
Investor Class
Trust Class
Advisor Class
Institutional Class
Class A
Class C
Class R3
Class R6
Total distributions to shareholders
(377,138,003)
(33,680,926)
(285,624,237)
(162,024,135)
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):
Proceeds from shares sold:
Investor Class
155,089,826
181,721,255
4,297,779
8,427,112
Trust Class
40,269,978
38,659,593
7,233,713
14,641,683
Advisor Class
29,852,317
34,170,739
2,230,687
4,393,464
Institutional Class
6,285,255,626
4,014,187,453
250,262,489
110,644,195
Class A
140,351,829
150,482,658
16,434,847
12,205,286
Class C
157,027,737
87,614,778
574,211
1,107,474
Class R3
6,868,851
1,697,270
2,272,855
5,366,627
Class R6
449,415,419
59,105,641
119,621,281
200,567,729
Class E
165,979,332
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:
Investor Class
76,831,816
19,601,816
90,001,157
55,465,169
Trust Class
5,155,956
1,023,865
14,591,224
8,891,643
Advisor Class
6,133,382
1,465,423
1,181,490
784,013
Institutional Class
228,259,242
6,385,077
63,581,241
34,670,570
Class A
4,083,769
202,660
5,450,366
3,254,839
Class C
4,504,520
22,767
1,719,385
1,091,464
Class R3
193,310
8,610
2,347,697
1,371,835
Class R6
11,737,178
2,119,897
94,926,348
50,323,184
Class E
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements
176

Mid Cap Intrinsic
Value Fund
Multi-Cap
Opportunities Fund
Real Estate
Fund
Small Cap
Growth Fund
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
$494,266
$362,555
$1,273,032
$1,455,196
$11,349,254
$11,257,811
$(2,111,651)
$(3,020,583)
5,411,981
6,938,039
116,732,127
169,829,130
99,766,521
38,018,132
(15,496,511)
89,473,676
(7,787,076)
14,320,120
(182,950,963)
10,284,968
(252,274,950)
215,074,260
(63,277,164)
1,645,503
(1,880,829)
21,620,714
(64,945,804)
181,569,294
(141,159,175)
264,350,203
(80,885,326)
88,098,596
(200,175)
(11,425)
(13,252,492)
(918,631)
(16,858)
(4,162)
(6,173,221)
(2,198,156)
(813,679)
(57,855)
(594,336)
(42,672)
(110,063)
(37,826)
(118,597,894)
(115,191,642)
(34,780,310)
(9,593,060)
(37,037,913)
(2,177,438)
(3,489)
(807)
(13,620,305)
(8,383,410)
(3,525,707)
(1,119,427)
(3,937,846)
(296,389)
(6,605,137)
(5,779,393)
(394,612)
(89,071)
(981,790)
(62,596)
(589)
(78)
(800,006)
(244,645)
(927,836)
(47,892)
(214)
(102)
(7,642,072)
(2,684,462)
(8,436,522)
(599,444)
(274,847)
(5,639)
(346)
(253)
(15,760)
(1,676)
(418)
(3,588)
(396)
(331,388)
(54,400)
(138,823,336)
(129,354,445)
(53,590,775)
(15,928,821)
(66,010,490)
(4,202,917)
1,057,233
2,605,124
1,106,128
3,247,751
105,959
407,063
19,158,056
25,470,008
128,516
242,499
155,473
802,448
4,138,358
1,639,298
38,380,265
45,743,956
440,742,041
349,440,252
63,195,920
111,080,915
143,472
152,672
10,077,120
10,055,868
33,900,502
28,468,974
3,604,892
9,404,702
136,984
143,747
1,980,028
2,189,068
3,475,220
3,120,369
413,978
1,715,123
126,870
347,826
5,244,577
5,317,825
1,991,946
3,596,155
61,643,170
62,761,594
54,162,673
47,160,598
90,710,866
23,747,158
189,687
10,798
12,896,511
902,822
16,569
4,096
6,117,690
2,175,437
753,833
53,533
594,589
42,672
109,688
37,825
108,211,753
108,174,760
29,398,689
8,292,727
36,984,717
2,173,942
2,902
705
12,220,548
7,411,395
3,187,621
1,026,529
3,842,732
291,535
5,871,703
5,304,954
355,385
85,494
982,208
62,596
566
69
799,846
243,941
923,466
47,374
7,591,814
2,676,754
8,431,806
599,116
274,847
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
177

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Large Cap
Value Fund
Mid Cap
Growth Fund
 
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
 
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
Payments for shares redeemed:
Investor Class
$(151,041,541)
$(173,343,216)
$(51,697,606)
$(76,486,949)
Trust Class
(28,187,993)
(24,141,015)
(41,467,976)
(21,181,230)
Advisor Class
(27,320,107)
(41,803,744)
(4,096,612)
(4,905,939)
Institutional Class
(2,368,157,760)
(568,756,731)
(120,963,312)
(99,159,527)
Class A
(58,887,241)
(53,784,445)
(12,138,167)
(12,250,293)
Class C
(18,246,059)
(7,254,222)
(2,898,368)
(2,773,040)
Class R3
(1,570,289)
(627,631)
(6,799,119)
(5,258,817)
Class R6
(284,132,931)
(9,619,225)
(153,434,655)
(159,835,132)
Class E
(3,214,680)
Net increase/(decrease) from Fund share transactions
4,826,251,487
3,719,139,273
283,230,955
131,355,360
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets
3,826,218,203
4,708,894,920
(528,838,063)
533,831,859
Net Assets:
Beginning of year
6,456,496,476
1,747,601,556
2,133,103,333
1,599,271,474
End of year
$10,282,714,679
$6,456,496,476
$1,604,265,270
$2,133,103,333
See Notes to Financial Statements
178

Mid Cap Intrinsic
Value Fund
Multi-Cap
Opportunities Fund
Real Estate
Fund
Small Cap
Growth Fund
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
$(2,279,583)
$(2,644,136)
$
$
$
$
$(7,287,665)
$(9,869,961)
(700,887)
(988,992)
(25,531,170)
(20,816,568)
(594,453)
(676,038)
(760,637)
(945,169)
(5,896,435)
(4,634,426)
(269,800,971)
(316,953,452)
(312,519,229)
(145,292,786)
(107,616,596)
(80,195,379)
(458,949)
(940,752)
(12,818,961)
(11,570,881)
(29,638,792)
(24,700,337)
(6,836,895)
(12,360,984)
(221,191)
(306,563)
(9,569,876)
(13,212,368)
(2,645,235)
(3,586,968)
(1,551,997)
(931,767)
(185,894)
(436,957)
(6,334,592)
(5,669,905)
(1,355,768)
(2,224,519)
(65,946,264)
(41,889,221)
(18,870,673)
(42,304,712)
(5,148,156)
(1,721,374)
(3,714,651)
(4,602,603)
(29,885,681)
(162,856,700)
191,299,960
247,124,119
45,294,704
31,915,252
(5,926,868)
16,963,711
(233,654,821)
(110,641,851)
(3,449,990)
495,545,501
(101,601,112)
115,810,931
60,589,962
43,626,251
570,934,708
681,576,559
1,140,745,854
645,200,353
422,950,405
307,139,474
$54,663,094
$60,589,962
$337,279,887
$570,934,708
$1,137,295,864
$1,140,745,854
$321,349,293
$422,950,405
179

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont’d)
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Sustainable
Equity Fund
U.S. Equity
Impact Fund
 
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Period
from March 23, 2021
(Commencement
of Operations) to
 
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:
From Operations (Note A):
Net investment income/(loss)
$7,659,649
$8,337,425
$6,583
$(5,093)
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
152,308,440
211,390,784
(597,755)
(38,197)
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of
investments
(393,961,654)
303,276,347
(1,031,673)
777,729
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations
(233,993,565)
523,004,556
(1,622,845)
734,439
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):
Distributable earnings:
Investor Class
(41,928,886)
(24,529,117)
Trust Class
(13,525,658)
(7,540,489)
Institutional Class
(87,816,876)
(47,256,605)
(6,797)
Class A
(15,339,761)
(5,982,035)
(159)
Class C
(4,388,872)
(2,383,226)
(20)
Class R3
(2,208,118)
(1,549,909)
Class R6
(21,494,518)
(15,797,953)
Total distributions to shareholders
(186,702,689)
(105,039,334)
(6,976)
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):
Proceeds from shares sold:
Investor Class
14,453,276
56,659,705
Trust Class
8,787,439
18,321,793
Institutional Class
111,826,607
194,252,822
2,085,561
5,346,069
Class A
18,821,157
53,333,094
76,009
203,363
Class C
3,015,058
5,416,990
1,000
30,000
Class R3
2,938,165
4,467,511
Class R6
50,771,999
142,685,592
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:
Investor Class
40,342,855
23,325,011
Trust Class
13,444,722
7,492,180
Institutional Class
79,125,120
43,404,634
6,798
Class A
13,944,295
5,347,193
139
Class C
3,898,086
2,183,695
Class R3
2,199,353
1,531,321
Class R6
21,413,654
15,797,954
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements
180

 
Sustainable
Equity Fund
U.S. Equity
Impact Fund
 
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Fiscal Year
Ended
Period
from March 23, 2021
(Commencement
of Operations) to
 
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
August 31,
2022
August 31,
2021
Payments for shares redeemed:
Investor Class
$(48,505,455)
$(168,889,177)
$
$
Trust Class
(30,484,958)
(31,876,980)
Institutional Class
(287,074,737)
(215,483,275)
(655,580)
Class A
(23,427,364)
(25,837,252)
(137,791)
Class C
(7,706,464)
(10,252,728)
Class R3
(5,046,766)
(16,054,522)
Class R6
(116,238,749)
(186,725,154)
Net increase/(decrease) from Fund share transactions
(133,502,707)
(80,899,593)
1,376,136
5,579,432
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets
(554,198,961)
337,065,629
(253,685)
6,313,871
Net Assets:
Beginning of year
1,979,493,534
1,642,427,905
6,313,871
End of year
$1,425,294,573
$1,979,493,534
$6,060,186
$6,313,871
181

Notes to Financial Statements Equity Fundsß
Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1
General: Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to
an Amended and Restated Trust Instrument dated March 27, 2014. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940
Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Neuberger Berman Dividend Growth Fund ("Dividend Growth"), Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund ("Emerging Markets Equity"), Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund ("Equity Income"), Neuberger Berman Focus Fund ("Focus"), Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund ("Genesis"), Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Fund ("Global Real Estate"), Neuberger Berman Greater China Equity Fund ("Greater China Equity"), Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund ("International Equity"), Neuberger Berman International Select Fund ("International Select"), Neuberger Berman International Small Cap Fund ("International Small Cap"), Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund ("Intrinsic Value"), Neuberger Berman Large Cap Growth ("Large Cap Growth") (formerly Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund), Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund ("Large Cap Value"), Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund ("Mid Cap Growth"), Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund ("Mid Cap Intrinsic Value"), Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund ("Multi-Cap Opportunities"), Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund ("Real Estate"), Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund ("Small Cap Growth"), Neuberger Berman Sustainable Equity Fund ("Sustainable Equity") and Neuberger Berman U.S. Equity Impact Fund ("U.S. Equity Impact") (each individually a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds") are separate operating series of the Trust, each of which (except Greater China
Equity and Real Estate) is diversified. Under the 1940 Act, the status of a Fund that was registered as non-diversified may, under certain circumstances, change to that of a diversified fund (Global Real Estate and Multi-Cap Opportunities became diversified in December 2017 and December 2012, respectively). Nine Funds offer Investor Class shares, eleven offer Trust Class shares, six offer Advisor Class shares, twenty offer Institutional Class shares, nineteen offer Class A shares, nineteen offer Class C shares, ten offer Class R3 shares, fourteen offer Class R6 shares and six offer Class E shares. U.S. Equity Impact had no operations until March 23, 2021, other than matters relating to its organization and its registration of shares under the 1933 Act. The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.
A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or a balance that rounds to less than 1.
The assets of each Fund belong only to that Fund, and the liabilities of each Fund are borne solely by that Fund and no other series of the Trust.
Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 946 "Financial Services—Investment Companies."
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires Management to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
On February 25, 2022, to facilitate compliance with certain requirements necessary to maintain its status as a regulated investment company ("RIC"), Large Cap Growth formed NB A24 Guardian Blocker LLC (the "Blocker"), a Delaware limited liability company, to hold interests in certain private placements. The Blocker is a wholly owned subsidiary of Large Cap Growth and Large Cap Growth will remain its sole member.
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As of August 31, 2022, the value of Large Cap Growth's investment in the Blocker was as follows:
 
Investment in
Blocker
Percentage of
Net Assets
 
$899,529
0.1%
2
Consolidation: The accompanying financial statements of Large Cap Growth present the consolidated accounts of Large Cap Growth and the Blocker. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
3
Portfolio valuation: In accordance with ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurement" ("ASC 820"), all investments held by each of the Funds are carried at the value that Management believes each Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Funds' investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant Management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.
ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.
Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 – other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)
Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Funds' own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The value of the Funds’ investments in equity securities, preferred stocks, warrants, rights, master limited partnerships and limited partnerships, and exchange-traded options written, for which market quotations are readily available, is generally determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on the latest sale price quoted on a principal exchange or market for that security
(Level 1 inputs). Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern Time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. If there is no sale of a security on a particular day, the independent pricing services may value the security based on market quotations.
The value of the Funds’ investments in debt securities is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on readily available bid quotations, or if quotations are not available, by methods which include various considerations based on security type (generally Level 2 inputs). In addition to the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions, the following is a description of other Level 2 inputs and related valuation techniques used by independent pricing services to value certain types of debt securities held by the Funds:
Convertible Bonds. Inputs used to value convertible bonds generally include underlying stock data, conversion rates, credit specific details, relevant listed bond and preferred stock prices and other market information, which may include benchmark yield curves, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, comparable securities, and reference data, such as market research publications, when available.
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Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.
Certificates of deposit are valued at amortized cost (Level 2 inputs).
Publicly traded securities acquired via a private investment in public equity (PIPE) transaction are typically valued at a discount to the market price of an issuer’s common stock. Discounts are applied due to certain trading restrictions imposed or a lack of marketability preceding the conversion to publicly traded securities. The primary inputs used in determining the discount are the length of the lock-up time period and volatility of the underlying security (Level 2 Inputs).
Investments in non-exchange traded investment companies with a readily determinable fair value are valued using the respective fund’s daily calculated net asset value ("NAV") per share (Level 2 inputs).
If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount each of the Funds might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Board has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Inputs and assumptions considered in determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer and/or analysts; an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the inputs that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
The value of the Funds’ investments in foreign securities is generally determined using the same valuation methods and inputs as other Fund investments, as discussed above. Foreign security prices expressed in local currency values are normally translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time on days the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for business. The Board has approved the use of ICE Data Services ("ICE") to assist in determining the fair value of foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that a Fund could expect to receive for those securities or on days when foreign markets are closed and U.S. markets are open. In each of these events, ICE will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors (Level 2 inputs). The Board has also approved the use of ICE to evaluate the prices of foreign debt securities as of the time as of which a Fund’s share price is calculated. ICE utilizes benchmark spread and yield curves and evaluates available market activity from the local close to the time as of which a Fund’s share price is calculated (Level 2 inputs) to assist in determining prices for certain foreign debt securities. In the case of both foreign equity and foreign debt securities, in the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the time as of which a Fund’s share price is calculated, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted or evaluated in this way are likely to be closer to the prices a Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade.
Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.
In December 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, which establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act, including related oversight and reporting requirements. The rule also defines when market quotations are "readily available" for purposes of the 1940 Act, which is the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. The compliance date for Rule 2a-5 was September 8, 2022 (the "Compliance Date"). Effective as of the Compliance Date, the Board approved changes to the Funds' valuation policy to
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comply with Rule 2a-5 and designated Management as the Funds' valuation designee (as defined in the rule). The valuation designee will be responsible for determining fair value in good faith for any and all Fund investments, subject to oversight by the Board.
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Foreign currency translations: The accounting records of the Funds and the Blocker are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are normally translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on days the NYSE is open for business, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain/(loss), if any, arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statements of Operations.
5
Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as a Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable) and amortization of premium, where applicable, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statements of Operations. Included in net realized gain/(loss) on investments are proceeds from the settlement of class action litigation(s) in which certain of the Funds participated as a class member. The amounts of such proceeds for the year ended August 31, 2022, were $126,076, $479, $23,809, $495,597, $157,160, $542,437, $2,742, $2,056,882, and $25,218, for Focus, Genesis, Intrinsic Value, Large Cap Grwoth, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Growth, Mid Cap Intrinsic, Multi-Cap Opportunities, and Small Cap Growth, respectively.
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Income tax information: Each Fund is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify for treatment as a RIC by complying with the requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. To the extent a Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
ASC 740 "Income Taxes" sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as an income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not yet expired. As of August 31, 2022, the Funds did not have any unrecognized tax positions.
For federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of investments held at August 31, 2022 were as follows:
 
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Dividend Growth
$53,804,264
$19,764,020
$3,001,139
$16,762,881
Emerging Markets Equity
818,611,306
160,461,952
156,045,016
4,416,936
Equity Income
819,450,561
283,727,931
9,925,997
273,801,934
Focus
623,573,736
31,764,482
42,126,811
(10,362,329)
Genesis
5,542,904,051
4,684,926,269
271,319,991
4,413,606,278
Global Real Estate
3,769,065
41,361
444,212
(402,851)
Greater China Equity
43,481,725
678,156
10,908,869
(10,230,713)
International Equity
1,234,795,862
109,155,014
211,494,959
(102,339,945)
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Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
International Select
$141,951,056
$12,012,628
$23,585,232
$(11,572,604)
International Small Cap
3,948,365
273,583
713,132
(439,549)
Intrinsic Value
1,300,484,879
273,575,243
190,964,847
82,610,396
Large Cap Growth
1,228,119,497
557,647,401
64,727,878
492,919,523
Large Cap Value
10,405,558,594
592,402,185
467,031,863
125,370,322
Mid Cap Growth
1,398,161,713
329,991,001
124,725,848
205,265,153
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value
46,628,315
14,078,080
6,076,420
8,001,660
Multi-Cap Opportunities
184,159,974
155,388,845
2,632,116
152,756,729
Real Estate
1,119,230,556
79,907,726
60,540,307
19,367,419
Small Cap Growth
330,330,061
38,875,523
47,267,927
(8,392,404)
Sustainable Equity
893,236,733
555,736,110
24,467,833
531,268,277
U.S. Equity Impact
6,302,662
369,471
620,102
(250,631)
Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by each Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by each Fund. The Funds may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of their shares as a part of the dividends-paid deduction for income tax purposes.
Any permanent differences resulting from different book and tax treatment are reclassified at year-end and have no impact on net income, NAV or NAV per share of the Funds. For the year ended August 31, 2022, the Funds recorded permanent reclassifications primarily related to one or more of the following: deemed distributions on shareholder redemptions, prior year true up adjustments, net operating losses written off and gains (losses) & tax adjustments on securities redeemed in kind. For the year ended August 31, 2022, the Funds recorded the following permanent reclassifications:
 
Paid-in Capital
Total Distributable
Earnings/(Losses)
Dividend Growth
$115,519
$(115,519)
Emerging Markets Equity
Equity Income
13,409,981
(13,409,981)
Focus
3,557,924
(3,557,924)
Genesis
137,630,416
(137,630,416)
Global Real Estate
Greater China Equity
International Equity
25,647,010
(25,647,010)
International Select
1,584,986
(1,584,986)
International Small Cap
Intrinsic Value
14,179,411
(14,179,411)
Large Cap Growth
7,923,838
(7,923,838)
Large Cap Value
26,272,460
(26,272,460)
Mid Cap Growth
14,009,532
(14,009,532)
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value
Multi-Cap Opportunities
30,945,020
(30,945,020)
Real Estate
12,096,928
(12,096,928)
Small Cap Growth
(977,893)
977,893
Sustainable Equity
28,417,182
(28,417,182)
U.S. Equity Impact
(1,550)
1,550
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The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2022, and August 31, 2021, was as follows:
 
Distributions Paid From:
 
Ordinary
Income
Long-Term
Capital Gain
Return of
Capital
Total
 
2022
2021
2022
2021
2022
2021
2022
2021
Dividend Growth
$615,923
$767,372
$1,962,479
$
$
$
$2,578,402
$767,372
Emerging Markets Equity
13,135,011
4,747,815
13,135,011
4,747,815
Equity Income
25,174,166
27,378,841
96,097,023
121,271,189
27,378,841
Focus
32,908,567
117,530,360
41,875,184
150,438,927
41,875,184
Genesis
221,104
6,270,056
1,288,354,250
440,622,577
1,288,575,354
446,892,633
Global Real Estate
81,587
42,240
194,695
276,282
42,240
Greater China Equity
978,841
305,564
2,376,951
3,355,792
305,564
International Equity
28,567,855
17,001,303
175,132,660
64,307,708
203,700,515
81,309,011
International Select
2,771,908
1,262,624
15,409,794
955,383
18,181,702
2,218,007
International Small Cap
31,731
10,984
168,049
64,508
199,780
75,492
Intrinsic Value
79,211,520
12,632,802
79,211,520
12,632,802
Large Cap Growth
82,004,314
29,507,447
125,625,777
93,477,027
207,630,091
122,984,474
Large Cap Value
177,678,598
28,452,253
199,459,405
5,228,673
377,138,003
33,680,926
Mid Cap Growth
19,485,079
2,963,183
266,139,158
159,060,952
285,624,237
162,024,135
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value
331,388
54,400
331,388
54,400
Multi-Cap Opportunities
5,051,790
1,439,115
133,771,546
127,915,330
138,823,336
129,354,445
Real Estate
23,794,771
13,773,899
29,796,004
2,154,922
53,590,775
15,928,821
Small Cap Growth
35,131,358
30,851,056
4,202,917
28,076
66,010,490
4,202,917
Sustainable Equity
20,066,393
11,979,850
166,636,296
93,059,484
186,702,689
105,039,334
U.S. Equity Impact
6,976
(a)
(a)
(a)
6,976
(a)
(a)
Period from March 23, 2021 (Commencement of Operations) to August 31, 2021.
As of August 31, 2022, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:
 
Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Loss
Carryforwards
and Deferrals
Other
Temporary
Differences
Total
Dividend Growth
$662,761
$130,458
$16,761,964
$
$
$17,555,183
Emerging Markets
Equity
2,111,590
4,366,782
(79,670,564)
(5,188)
(73,197,380)
Equity Income
1,159,588
53,140,416
274,034,229
(3)
328,334,230
Focus
94,311,901
(10,375,591)
(110,702,400)
3
(26,766,087)
Genesis
21,303,313
906,143,812
4,413,606,278
5,341,053,403
Global Real Estate
291,048
(402,930)
(38,881)
(1,265)
(152,028)
Greater China Equity
223,442
(10,233,631)
(5,620,703)
(11,628)
(15,642,520)
International Equity
9,775,598
42,388,440
(102,487,976)
(50,323,938)
International Select
1,040,814
5,083,649
(11,601,441)
(1)
(5,476,979)
International Small Cap
154,815
(443,844)
(10,809)
(299,838)
Intrinsic Value
13,156,875
35,940,670
82,610,396
(34,916)
131,673,025
Large Cap Growth
94,084,368
492,919,523
(10,368,509)
576,635,382
Large Cap Value
130,279,809
125,370,322
(133,931,413)
(1)
121,718,717
Mid Cap Growth
42,949,429
205,264,324
(1,200,247)
247,013,506
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Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Loss
Carryforwards
and Deferrals
Other
Temporary
Differences
Total
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value
$259,049
$
$8,001,660
$(360,066)
$(1)
$7,900,642
Multi-Cap
Opportunities
929,671
65,652,585
152,756,728
(1)
219,338,983
Real Estate
76,812,651
19,367,419
(5,102,425)
1
91,077,646
Small Cap Growth
(8,392,404)
(14,172,056)
(1)
(22,564,461)
Sustainable Equity
95,498,466
531,224,309
(5,378,480)
621,344,295
U.S. Equity Impact
(250,631)
(637,707)
(5,494)
(893,832)
The temporary differences between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings are primarily due to: losses disallowed and/or recognized on wash sales, capital loss carryforwards, amortization of organization expenses, deemed distributions on shareholder redemptions, investments with nontaxable distributions, tax adjustments related to partnership basis adjustments and mark-to-market adjustments on forwards and passive foreign investment companies ("PFICs") and other investments.
To the extent each Fund’s net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of each Fund not to distribute such gains. Capital loss carryforward rules allow for RICs to carry forward capital losses indefinitely and to retain the character of capital loss carryforwards as short-term or long-term. As determined at August 31, 2022, the following Funds had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset future net realized capital gains, if any, as follows:
 
Capital Loss Carryforwards
 
Long-Term
Short-Term
Emerging Markets Equity
79,670,564
Greater China Equity
306,652 *
5,314,051 *
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value
360,066
Small Cap Growth
13,016,938
*
Future utilization is limited under current tax regulations.
During the year ended August 31, 2022, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and U.S. Equity Impact utilized capital loss carryforwards of $5,406,640 and $36,682, respectively.
Under current tax regulations, capital losses realized on investment transactions after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. Under the current tax rules, the Funds may also defer any realized late-year ordinary losses as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. Late-year ordinary losses represent ordinary losses realized on investment transactions after December 31 and specified losses (ordinary losses from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of property, net foreign currency losses and net PFIC mark to market losses) realized on investment transactions after October 31. For the year ended August 31, 2022, the Funds elected to defer the following late-year ordinary losses and post October capital losses:
 
Late-Year
Ordinary Loss
Deferral
Post October
Capital Loss
Deferral
Focus
$
$110,702,400
Global Real Estate
16,287
22,594
International Small Cap
10,809
Large Cap Growth
3,608
10,364,901
Large Cap Value
133,931,413
Mid Cap Growth
1,200,247
Real Estate
5,102,425
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Late-Year
Ordinary Loss
Deferral
Post October
Capital Loss
Deferral
Small Cap Growth
$1,155,118
$
Sustainable Equity
5,378,480
U.S. Equity Impact
637,707
The Blocker is taxed as a corporation under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. As of August 31, 2022, Large Cap Growth had a gross deferred tax asset of $10,500 resulting from deferred interest expense, capital losses and net operating losses in the Blocker and had no deferred tax liability. As of August 31, 2022, the Blocker anticipated that it would be unable to fully utilize the deferred tax asset, therefore, the deferred tax asset was offset by a valuation allowance of $10,500. For the year ended August 31, 2022, Large Cap Growth did not record a provision for taxes related to the Blocker.
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Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld, if any, represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.
Foreign capital gains on certain foreign securities may be subject to foreign taxes, which are accrued as applicable. Emerging Markets Equity accrues capital gains tax on unrealized and realized gains for certain securities. At August 31, 2022, Emerging Markets Equity had accrued capital gains taxes of $5,189,443, which is reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For the year ended August 31, 2022, Emerging Markets Equity had realized capital gains taxes of $4,628,187, which is reflected in the Statements of Operations.
As a result of several European Court of Justice ("ECJ") court cases in certain countries across the European Union ("EU"), certain of the Funds have filed additional tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in those countries ("ECJ tax reclaims"). These additional filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by the local jurisdictions' tax authorities within the EU, as well as a number of related judicial proceedings. When the ECJ tax reclaim is not “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities due to the uncertainty that exists as to the ultimate resolution of these proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these ECJ tax reclaims, and the potential timing of payment, no amounts are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Certain of the funds have determined that certain ECJ tax reclaims in Sweden are "more likely than not" to be sustained after examination by tax authorities. The income recognized from these ECJ tax reclaims is reflected in "Interest and other income --unaffiliated issuers" in the Statements of Operations and the cost to file these additional ECJ tax reclaims is reflected in "Miscellaneous and other fees" in the Statements of Operations for certain of the Funds.
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Distributions to shareholders: Each Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments.
Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are generally distributed once a year (usually in December) and are recorded on the ex-date. However, Equity Income, Global Real Estate and Real Estate generally distribute net investment income, if any, at the end of each calendar quarter.
For Funds that invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), these Funds pass through to their shareholders substantially all REIT distributions and other income they receive, less operating expenses. The distributions received from REITs are generally composed of income, capital gains, and/or return of REIT capital, but the REITs do not report this information to these Funds until the following calendar year. At August 31, 2022, these Funds estimated these amounts for the period January 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022 within the financial statements because the 2022 information is not available from the REITs until after each Fund’s fiscal year-end. All estimates are based upon REIT information sources available to these Funds together with actual IRS Forms 1099-DIV received to date. For the year ended August 31, 2022, the character of distributions, if any, paid to shareholders of these Funds disclosed within the Statements of Changes in Net Assets is based on estimates made at that time. Based on past experience it is possible that a portion of these Funds' distributions during the current fiscal year, if any, will be considered tax return of capital, but the actual amount of the tax return of capital, if any, is not determinable until after each Fund’s fiscal year-end. After calendar year-end, when these Funds learn the nature of the distributions paid by REITs
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during that year, distributions previously identified as income are often recharacterized as return of capital and/or capital gain. After all applicable REITs have informed these Funds of the actual breakdown of distributions paid to these Funds during their fiscal year, estimates previously recorded are adjusted to reflect actual results. As a result, the composition of these Funds' distributions as reported herein may differ from the final composition determined after calendar year-end and reported to these Funds shareholders on IRS Form 1099-DIV.
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Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds within the complex of related investment companies. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributable to a particular series of the Trust (e.g., the Fund) are allocated among the series of the Trust, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the series can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which NBIA serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributable to a particular investment company in the complex (e.g., the Trust) or series thereof are allocated among the investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the investment companies in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly. The Fund’s expenses (other than those specific to each class) are allocated proportionally each day among its classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.
10
Investments in foreign securities: Investing in foreign securities may involve sovereign and other risks, in addition to the credit and market risks normally associated with domestic securities. These additional risks include the possibility of adverse political and economic developments (including political instability, nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation) and the potentially adverse effects of unavailability of public information regarding issuers, less governmental supervision and regulation of financial markets, reduced liquidity of certain financial markets, and the lack of uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards or the application of standards that are different or less stringent than those applied in the United States. Foreign securities also may experience greater price volatility, higher rates of inflation, and delays in settlement.
11
Investment company securities and exchange-traded funds: The Funds may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), within the limitations prescribed by the 1940 Act, in reliance on rules adopted by the SEC, particularly Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act, which the Funds were required to comply with on January 19, 2022, or any other applicable exemptive relief. Prior to the compliance date of Rule 12d1-4, a Fund was permitted to invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies, including ETFs, in excess of the limits in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, subject to the terms and conditions of exemptive orders. These exemptive orders along with Rule 12d1-2 were rescinded upon the compliance date of Rule 12d1-4. Rule 12d1-4 contains elements from the SEC’s prior exemptive orders permitting fund of funds arrangements, and includes (i) limits on control and voting; (ii) required evaluations and findings; (iii) required fund of funds investment agreements; and (iv) limits on complex structures. Some ETFs seek to track the performance of a particular market index. These indices include both broad-based market indices and more narrowly-based indices, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. However, some ETFs have an actively-managed investment objective. ETF shares are traded like traditional equity securities on a national securities exchange or NASDAQ. A Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, which will decrease returns.
12
Derivative instruments: Certain Funds' use of derivatives during the year ended August 31, 2022, is described below. Please see the Schedule of Investments for each Fund's open positions in derivatives, if any, at August 31, 2022. The disclosure requirements of ASC 815 "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815") distinguish between derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting and those that do not. Because investment companies value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, even though a Fund's investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are considered non-hedge transactions for purposes of this disclosure.
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The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act which, effective August 19, 2022, regulates the use of derivatives for certain funds registered under the 1940 Act ("Rule 18f-4"). The Funds have adopted a Rule 18f-4 Policy which provides, among other things, that unless a Fund qualifies as a "limited derivatives user" as defined in Rule 18f-4, the Fund is subject to a comprehensive derivatives risk management program, to comply with certain value-at-risk based leverage limits and to provide additional disclosure both publicly and to the SEC regarding its derivatives positions. If a Fund qualifies as a limited derivatives user, Rule 18f-4 requires the Fund to have policies and procedures to manage its aggregate derivatives risk.
Options: Equity Income used options written to generate incremental returns. Large Cap Growth used options written to enhance total return, to gain exposure more efficiently than through a direct purchase of the underlying security, to gain exposure to securities, markets, sectors or geographical areas and to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund or the risk of individual positions. Large Cap Growth used options purchased to gain exposure more efficiently than through a direct purchase of the underlying security, to gain exposure to securities, markets, sectors or geographical areas and to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund or the risk of individual positions.
Premiums paid by a Fund upon purchasing a call or put option are recorded in the asset section of the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are subsequently adjusted to the current market value. When an option is exercised, closed, or expired, a Fund realizes a gain or loss and the asset is eliminated. For purchased call options, a Fund's loss is limited to the amount of the option premium paid.
Premiums received by a Fund upon writing a call option or a put option are recorded in the liability section of the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are subsequently adjusted to the current market value. When an option is exercised, closed, or expired, a Fund realizes a gain or loss and the liability is eliminated.
When writing a covered call option, a Fund, in return for the premium, gives up the opportunity for profit from a price increase in the underlying security above the exercise price, but conversely retains the risk of loss should the price of the security decline. When writing a put option, a Fund, in return for the premium, takes the risk that it must purchase the underlying security at a price that may be higher than the current market price of the security. If a call or put option that a Fund has written expires unexercised, a Fund will realize a gain for the amount of the premium. All securities covering outstanding written options are held in escrow by the custodian bank.
At August 31, 2022, the Fund listed below had the following derivatives (which did not qualify as hedging instruments under ASC 815), grouped by primary risk exposure:
 
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Fund
Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
Location
Value
Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
Location
Value
Equity Income
 
 
 
 
Options written
 
 
 
 
Equity risk
$—
Option contracts written, at value
$277,663
The impact of the use of these derivative instruments on the during the year ended August 31, 2022, was as follows:
Fund
Net Realized Gain/
(Loss) on Derivatives(a)
 
Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) on
Derivatives(b)
Equity Income
 
 
 
Options written
 
 
 
Equity risk
$2,576,688
 
$265,110
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Fund
Net Realized Gain/
(Loss) on Derivatives(a)
 
Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) on
Derivatives(b)
Large Cap Growth
 
 
 
Options purchased
 
 
 
Equity risk
$1,568,657
 
$282,651
Options written
 
 
 
Equity risk
246,143
 
(488,229)
(a)
Realized gains/(losses) on derivatives are located in the Statements of Operations each under the caption,
"Net realized gain/(loss) on:"
Options purchased
Transactions in investment securities of unaffiliated issuers
Options written
Expiration or closing of option contracts written
(b)
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is located in the Statements of Operations each under the
caption, "Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of:"
Options purchased
Investment securities of unaffiliated issuers
Options written
Option contracts written
While the Funds may receive rights and warrants in connection with their investments in securities, these rights and warrants are not considered "derivative instruments" under ASC 815.
Management has concluded that Dividend Growth, Emerging Markets Equity, Focus, Genesis, Global Real Estate, Greater China Equity, International Equity, International Select, International Small Cap, Intrinsic Value, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Growth, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value, Multi-Cap Opportunities, Real Estate, Small Cap Growth, Sustainable Equity and U.S. Equity Impact did not hold any derivative instruments during the year ended August 31, 2022 that require additional disclosures pursuant to ASC 815.
13
Securities lending: Each Fund, using State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its lending agent, may loan securities to qualified brokers and dealers in exchange for negotiated lender’s fees. These fees, if any, would be disclosed within the Statements of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net" and are net of expenses retained by State Street as compensation for its services as lending agent.
The initial collateral received by a Fund at the beginning of each transaction shall have a value equal to at least 102% of the prior day’s market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). Collateral in the form of cash and/or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies, equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities, is maintained at all times. Thereafter, the value of the collateral is monitored on a daily basis, and collateral is moved daily between a counterparty and a Fund until the close of the transaction. Cash collateral is generally invested in a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act that is managed by an affiliate of State Street and is included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities . The total value of securities received as collateral for securities on loan is included in a footnote following the applicable Schedule of Investments, but is not included within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities because the receiving Fund does not have the right to sell or repledge the securities received as collateral. The risks associated with lending portfolio securities include, but are not limited to, possible delays in receiving additional collateral or in the recovery of the loaned securities. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of the securities loaned and any interest earned or dividends paid or owed on those securities during the term of the loan would accrue to that Fund.
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As of August 31, 2022, the Funds listed below had outstanding loans of securities to certain approved brokers each with a value as follows:
 
Value of Securities
Loaned
International Equity
$837,631
International Select
614,192
International Small Cap
226,327
Large Cap Growth
10,487,008
Large Cap Value
34,196,250
Small Cap Growth
3,755,949
As of August 31, 2022, the Funds listed below had outstanding loans of securities to certain approved brokers for which each received collateral as follows:
 
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
 
Overnight and
Continuous
Less Than
30 Days
Between
30 & 90 days
Greater Than
90 Days
Total
International Equity
 
 
 
 
 
Securities Lending Transactions(a)
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
$876,392
$—
$—
$—
$876,392
International Select
 
 
 
 
 
Securities Lending Transactions(a)
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
$638,280
$—
$—
$—
$638,280
International Small Cap
 
 
 
 
 
Securities Lending Transactions(a)
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
$240,501
$—
$—
$—
$240,501
Large Cap Growth
 
 
 
 
 
Securities Lending Transactions(a)
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
$11,418,040
$—
$—
$—
$11,418,040
Large Cap Value
 
 
 
 
 
Securities Lending Transactions(a)
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
$35,062,500
$—
$—
$—
$35,062,500
Small Cap Growth
 
 
 
 
 
Securities Lending Transactions(a)
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
$3,953,190
$—
$—
$—
$3,953,190
(a)
Amounts represent the payable for loaned securities collateral received.
14
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities: The Funds are required to disclose both gross and net information for assets and liabilities related to over-the-counter derivatives, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities lending and securities borrowing transactions that are eligible for offset or subject to an enforceable master netting or similar agreement. Emerging Markets Equity, Focus, International Equity, International Select, International Small Cap, Large Cap Growth, Large Cap Value and Small Cap Growth held one or more of these investments at August 31, 2022. The Funds’ securities lending assets at fair value are reported gross in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The following tables present securities lending assets by counterparty and net of the related collateral received by a Fund as of August 31, 2022.
Description
Gross Amounts of Assets
Presented in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
Gross Amounts of Liabilities
Presented in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
International Equity
 
 
Securities lending
$837,631
$—
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Description
Gross Amounts of Assets
Presented in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
Gross Amounts of Liabilities
Presented in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
International Select
 
 
Securities lending
$614,192
$—
International Small
Cap
 
 
Securities lending
$226,327
$—
Large Cap Growth
 
 
Securities lending
$10,487,008
$—
Large Cap Value
 
 
Securities lending
$34,196,250
$—
Small Cap Growth
 
 
Securities lending
$3,755,949
$—
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
 
Assets
Liabilities
Counterparty
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
Liabilities
Available
for Offset
Collateral
Received(a)
Net
Amount(b)
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
Assets
Available
for Offset
Collateral
Pledged(a)
Net
Amount(b)
International Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SSB
$837,631
$—
$(837,631)
$—
$—
$—
$—
Total
$837,631
$—
$(837,631)
$—
$—
$—
$—
$—
(a)
Collateral received (or pledged) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets (or
liabilities) in the tables presented above, for each respective counterparty.
(b)
A net amount greater than zero represents amounts subject to loss as of August 31, 2022, in the event of a
counterparty failure. A net amount less than zero represents amounts under-collateralized to each
counterparty as of August 31, 2022.
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
 
Assets
Liabilities
Counterparty
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
Liabilities
Available
for Offset
Collateral
Received(a)
Net
Amount(b)
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
Assets
Available
for Offset
Collateral
Pledged(a)
Net
Amount(b)
International Select
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SSB
$614,192
$—
$(614,192)
$—
$—
$—
$—
Total
$614,192
$—
$(614,192)
$—
$—
$—
$—
$—
(a)
Collateral received (or pledged) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets (or
liabilities) in the tables presented above, for each respective counterparty.
(b)
A net amount greater than zero represents amounts subject to loss as of August 31, 2022, in the event of a
counterparty failure. A net amount less than zero represents amounts under-collateralized to each
counterparty as of August 31, 2022.
194

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
 
Assets
Liabilities
Counterparty
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
Liabilities
Available
for Offset
Collateral
Received(a)
Net
Amount(b)
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
Assets
Available
for Offset
Collateral
Pledged(a)
Net
Amount(b)
International Small Cap
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SSB
$226,327
$—
$(226,327)
$—
$—
$—
$—
Total
$226,327
$—
$(226,327)
$—
$—
$—
$—
$—
(a)
Collateral received (or pledged) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets (or
liabilities) in the tables presented above, for each respective counterparty.
(b)
A net amount greater than zero represents amounts subject to loss as of August 31, 2022, in the event of a
counterparty failure. A net amount less than zero represents amounts under-collateralized to each
counterparty as of August 31, 2022.
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
 
Assets
Liabilities
Counterparty
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
Liabilities
Available
for Offset
Collateral
Received(a)
Net
Amount(b)
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
Assets
Available
for Offset
Collateral
Pledged(a)
Net
Amount(b)
Large Cap Growth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SSB
$10,487,008
$—
$(10,487,008)
$—
$—
$—
$—
Total
$10,487,008
$—
$(10,487,008)
$—
$—
$—
$—
$—
(a)
Collateral received (or pledged) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets (or
liabilities) in the tables presented above, for each respective counterparty.
(b)
A net amount greater than zero represents amounts subject to loss as of August 31, 2022, in the event of a
counterparty failure. A net amount less than zero represents amounts under-collateralized to each
counterparty as of August 31, 2022.
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
 
Assets
Liabilities
Counterparty
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
Liabilities
Available
for Offset
Collateral
Received(a)
Net
Amount(b)
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
Assets
Available
for Offset
Collateral
Pledged(a)
Net
Amount(b)
Large Cap Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SSB
$34,196,250
$—
$(34,196,250)
$—
$—
$—
$—
Total
$34,196,250
$—
$(34,196,250)
$—
$—
$—
$—
$—
(a)
Collateral received (or pledged) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets (or
liabilities) in the tables presented above, for each respective counterparty.
(b)
A net amount greater than zero represents amounts subject to loss as of August 31, 2022, in the event of a
counterparty failure. A net amount less than zero represents amounts under-collateralized to each
counterparty as of August 31, 2022.
195

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
 
Assets
Liabilities
Counterparty
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
Liabilities
Available
for Offset
Collateral
Received(a)
Net
Amount(b)
Gross Amounts
Presented in
the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
Assets
Available
for Offset
Collateral
Pledged(a)
Net
Amount(b)
Small Cap Growth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SSB
$3,755,949
$—
$(3,755,949)
$—
$—
$—
$—
Total
$3,755,949
$—
$(3,755,949)
$—
$—
$—
$—
$—
(a)
Collateral received (or pledged) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets (or
liabilities) in the tables presented above, for each respective counterparty.
(b)
A net amount greater than zero represents amounts subject to loss as of August 31, 2022, in the event of a
counterparty failure. A net amount less than zero represents amounts under-collateralized to each
counterparty as of August 31, 2022.
15
Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust’s organizational documents provide that its officers ("Officers") and trustees ("Trustees") are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.
16
In-kind redemption: In accordance with guidelines described in a Fund’s prospectus and in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board, a Fund may distribute portfolio securities rather than cash as payment for a redemption of Fund shares ("in-kind redemption"). For financial reporting purposes, the Fund recognizes a gain on in-kind redemptions to the extent the value of the distributed securities on the date of redemption exceeds the cost of those securities. Gains and losses realized on in-kind redemptions are not recognized for tax purposes and are reclassified from undistributed realized gain/(loss) to paid-in capital. During the year ended August 31, 2022, Large Cap Value realized net gains of $27,164,460 on $94,882,781 of in-kind redemptions which is comprised of $90,055,715 in securities and $4,827,066 in cash. During the year ended August 31, 2021, Small Cap Growth realized net gains of $4,925,623 on $18,488,890 of in-kind redemptions.
17
Investments in private companies: Investments in private companies, including companies that have not yet issued securities publicly in an initial public offering, involve greater risks than investments in securities of companies that have traded publicly on an exchange for extended periods of time. Investments in these companies are generally less liquid than investments in securities issued by public companies and may be difficult for the Fund to value. Private placements and other restricted securities may not be listed on an exchange and may have no active trading market. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more difficult to determine than publicly traded securities and these securities may involve heightened risk as compared to investments in securities of publicly traded companies. Private placements and other restricted securities may be illiquid, and it frequently can be difficult to sell them at a time when it may otherwise be desirable to do so or the Fund may be able to sell them only at prices that are less than what the Fund regards as their fair market value.
18
Other: All net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of each Fund are allocated, on the basis of relative net assets, pro rata among its respective classes.
196

Note B—Investment Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
Each Fund retains NBIA as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment
management services, each Fund pays NBIA an investment management fee as a percentage of average daily net
assets according to the following table:
 
First
$250
million
Next
$250
million
Next
$250
million
Next
$250
million
Next
$500
million
Next
$500
million
Next
$500
million
Next
$1.5
billion
Next
$10
billion
Thereafter
For Genesis(a):
 
0.85%
0.80%
0.75%
0.70%
0.65%
0.65%
0.65%
0.65%
0.65%
0.60%
For Intrinsic Value and Small Cap Growth:
 
0.85%
0.80%
0.75%
0.70%
0.65%
0.65%
0.65%
0.65%
0.65%
0.65%
For Emerging Markets Equity:
 
1.00%
0.975%
0.95%
0.925%
0.90%
0.875%
0.875%
0.875%
0.85%
0.85%
For Global Real Estate and Real Estate(a):
 
0.80%
0.80%
0.80%
0.80%
0.80%
0.80%
0.80%
0.80%
0.80%
0.80%
For International Equity(a)(b):
 
0.85%
0.825%
0.80%
0.775%
0.75%
0.725%
0.725%
0.70%
0.70%
0.70%
For International Small Cap:
 
0.85%
0.825%
0.80%
0.775%
0.75%
0.725%
0.725%
0.725%
0.70%
0.70%
For Equity Income(a), Focus, International Select, Large Cap Growth, Large Cap Value(a), Mid Cap Growth, Mid Cap Intrinsic
Value and Sustainable Equity:
 
0.55%
0.525%
0.50%
0.475%
0.45%
0.425%
0.425%
0.425%
0.40%
0.40%
For Multi-Cap Opportunities(a):
 
0.60%
0.575%
0.55%
0.525%
0.50%
0.475%
0.475%
0.475%
0.45%
0.45%
For Greater China Equity:
 
1.10%
1.10%
1.10%
1.10%
0.95%
0.95%
0.95%
0.95%
0.95%
0.95%
For Dividend Growth:
 
0.50%
0.50%
0.50%
0.50%
0.50%
0.475%
0.475%
0.475%
0.45%
0.45%
For U.S. Equity Impact:
 
0.70%
0.70%
0.70%
0.70%
0.70%
0.70%
0.70%
0.70%
0.70%
0.70%
(a)
NBIA has contractually agreed to waive its Class E management fee for the below Funds. This undertaking lasts until August 31, 2023 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board. Management fees contractually waived are not subject to recovery by NBIA.
Fund
Annualized
Percentage of
Average Daily
Net Assets
Waived
Effective Date(s)
Management Fees
Waived for the
Period from
January 11, 2022
(Commencement
of Operations) to
August 31, 2022
Equity Income
0.50%
1/11/2022
$ 105,382
Genesis
0.66%
1/11/2022
$ 586,773
International Equity
0.78%
1/11/2022
$ 165,164
Large Cap Value
0.42%
1/11/2022
$ 414,861
Multi-Cap Opportunities
0.59%
1/11/2022
$ 295,763
Real Estate
0.80%
1/11/2022
$ 104,238
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(b)
NBIA has voluntarily agreed to waive and/or reimburse its management fee for the below Fund. NBIA may, at its sole discretion, modify or terminate the voluntary waiver and/or reimbursement without notice to the Fund. Fees voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed are not subject to recovery by NBIA.
Fund
Percentage of
Average Daily
Net Assets
Waived
and/or
Reimbursed
Effective Date(s)
Management Fees
Waived and/or
Reimbursed
for the
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
International Equity
0.10%
10/22/19
$1,565,702
Accordingly, for the year ended August 31, 2022, the investment management fee pursuant to the
Management Agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
 
 
Effective Rate
Dividend Growth
0.50%
Emerging Markets Equity
0.96%
Equity Income
0.50%(a)
Focus
0.52%
Genesis
0.66%(b)
Greater China Equity
1.10%
International Equity
0.79%(c)
International Select
0.55%
International Small Cap
0.85%
Intrinsic Value
0.74%
Large Cap Growth
0.48%
Large Cap Value
0.42%(d)
Mid Cap Growth
0.48%
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value
0.55%
Multi-Cap Opportunities
0.58%(e)
Real Estate
0.80%(f)
Small Cap Growth
0.83%
Sustainable Equity
0.48%
(a)
0.49% annual effective net rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
(b)
0.66% annual effective net rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
(c)
0.68% annual effective net rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
(d)
0.42% annual effective net rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
(e)
0.52% annual effective net rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
(f)
0.80% annual effective net rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Each Fund retains NBIA as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The administration fee is assessed at the class level and each share class of a Fund, as applicable, pays NBIA an annual administration fee equal to the following: 0.26% for each of Investor Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3; 0.40% for Trust Class and Advisor Class; 0.15% for Institutional Class; and 0.05% for Class R6, each as a percentage of its average daily net assets. Class E shares do not pay an administration fee. Additionally, NBIA retains State Street as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. NBIA pays State Street a fee for all services received under the Sub-Administration Agreement.
NBIA has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Investor Class of each of International Equity, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Small Cap Growth and the Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 of each Fund that offers those classes so that the
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total annual operating expenses of those classes do not exceed the expense limitations as detailed in the following table. These undertakings apply to a Fund’s direct expenses and exclude interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, if any (commitment fees relating to borrowings are treated as interest for purposes of this exclusion) ("annual operating expenses"); consequently, net expenses may exceed the contractual expense limitations. The expenses of the Blocker are included in the total expenses used to calculate the reimbursement, which Large Cap Growth has agreed to share with the Blocker. For the period ended August 31, 2022, the expenses of the Blocker amounted to $41,999.
At August 31, 2022, contingent liabilities to NBIA under the agreements were as follows:
 
 
 
Expenses Reimbursed in
Year Ended August 31,
 
 
 
2020
2021
2022
 
 
 
Subject to Repayment until
August 31,
Class
Contractual
Expense
Limitation(a)
Expiration
2023
2024
2025
Dividend GrowthInstitutional Class
0.69%
8/31/25
$233,246
$241,524
$243,453
Dividend GrowthClass A
1.05%
8/31/25
7,746
7,463
6,190
Dividend GrowthClass C
1.80%
8/31/25
11,655
8,038
4,059
Dividend GrowthClass R6
0.59%(b)
8/31/25
191
294
252
Emerging Markets EquityInstitutional Class
1.25%
8/31/25
Emerging Markets EquityClass A
1.50%
8/31/25
34,659
22,865
20,023
Emerging Markets EquityClass C
2.25%
8/31/25
6,296
3,949
3,857
Emerging Markets EquityClass R3
1.91%
8/31/25
508
218
Emerging Markets EquityClass R6
1.15%(b)
8/31/25
Equity IncomeInstitutional Class
0.80%
8/31/25
Equity IncomeClass A
1.16%
8/31/25
Equity IncomeClass C
1.91%
8/31/25
Equity IncomeClass R3
1.41%
8/31/25
FocusTrust Class
1.50%
8/31/25
FocusAdvisor Class
1.50%
8/31/25
FocusInstitutional Class
0.75%
8/31/25
FocusClass A
1.11%
8/31/25
272
323
FocusClass C
1.86%
8/31/25
96
162
227
GenesisTrust Class
1.50%
8/31/25
GenesisAdvisor Class
1.50%
8/31/25
GenesisInstitutional Class
0.85%
8/31/25
GenesisClass R6
0.75%
8/31/25
Global Real EstateInstitutional Class
1.00%
8/31/25
205,632
239,478
233,706
Global Real EstateClass A
1.36%
8/31/25
26,471
24,623
23,330
Global Real EstateClass C
2.11%
8/31/25
22,306
22,202
18,654
Greater China EquityInstitutional Class
1.50%
8/31/25
144,843
165,224
183,057
Greater China EquityClass A
1.86%
8/31/25
21,307
16,015
14,274
Greater China EquityClass C
2.61%
8/31/25
603
768
528
International EquityInvestor Class
1.40%
8/31/25
International EquityTrust Class
2.00%
8/31/25
International EquityInstitutional Class
0.85%
8/31/25
342,202
394,617
478,075
International EquityClass A
1.21%
8/31/25
11,946
18,701
7,261
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Expenses Reimbursed in
Year Ended August 31,
 
 
 
2020
2021
2022
 
 
 
Subject to Repayment until
August 31,
Class
Contractual
Expense
Limitation(a)
Expiration
2023
2024
2025
International EquityClass C
1.96%
8/31/25
$2,115
$2,857
$3,047
International EquityClass R6
0.75%(b)
8/31/25
15,901
22,906
15,351
International SelectTrust Class
1.15%
8/31/25
12,734
14,610
12,174
International SelectInstitutional Class
0.80%
8/31/25
176,566
225,741
224,500
International SelectClass A
1.16%
8/31/25
4,320
6,545
6,598
International SelectClass C
1.91%
8/31/25
2,173
1,554
1,453
International SelectClass R3
1.41%
8/31/25
3,284
3,504
2,725
International SelectClass R6
0.70%(b)
8/31/25
24,937
2,510
862
International Small CapInstitutional Class
1.05%
8/31/25
259,992
239,386
246,079
International Small CapClass A
1.41%
8/31/25
6,925
27,225
30,271
International Small CapClass C
2.16%
8/31/25
5,773
18,529
13,167
International Small CapClass R6
0.95%(b)
8/31/25
11,384
37,827
27,759
Intrinsic ValueInstitutional Class
1.00%
8/31/25
Intrinsic ValueClass A
1.36%
8/31/25
9,288
923
Intrinsic ValueClass C
2.11%
8/31/25
6,344
Intrinsic ValueClass R6
0.90%
8/31/25
Large Cap GrowthTrust Class
1.50%
8/31/25
Large Cap GrowthAdvisor Class
1.50%
8/31/25
Large Cap GrowthInstitutional Class
0.75%
8/31/25
Large Cap GrowthClass A
1.11%
8/31/25
Large Cap GrowthClass C
1.86%
8/31/25
Large Cap GrowthClass R3
1.36%
8/31/25
34
Large Cap GrowthClass R6
0.65%
8/31/25
37
17
Large Cap ValueTrust Class
1.50%
8/31/25
Large Cap ValueAdvisor Class
1.50%
8/31/25
Large Cap ValueInstitutional Class
0.70%
8/31/25
Large Cap ValueClass A
1.11%
8/31/25
Large Cap ValueClass C
1.86%
8/31/25
Large Cap ValueClass R3
1.36%
8/31/25
Large Cap ValueClass R6
0.60%
8/31/25
Mid Cap GrowthTrust Class
1.50%
8/31/25
Mid Cap GrowthAdvisor Class
1.50%
8/31/25
Mid Cap GrowthInstitutional Class
0.75%
8/31/25
Mid Cap GrowthClass A
1.11%
8/31/25
Mid Cap GrowthClass C
1.86%
8/31/25
Mid Cap GrowthClass R3
1.36%
8/31/25
Mid Cap GrowthClass R6
0.65%(b)
8/31/25
Mid Cap Intrinsic ValueInvestor Class
1.50%(c)
8/31/25
Mid Cap Intrinsic ValueTrust Class
1.25%(c)
8/31/25
1,060
16,735
25,266
Mid Cap Intrinsic ValueInstitutional Class
0.85%
8/31/25
21,517
41,436
64,185
Mid Cap Intrinsic ValueClass A
1.21%
8/31/25
2,553
5,029
6,666
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Expenses Reimbursed in
Year Ended August 31,
 
 
 
2020
2021
2022
 
 
 
Subject to Repayment until
August 31,
Class
Contractual
Expense
Limitation(a)
Expiration
2023
2024
2025
Mid Cap Intrinsic ValueClass C
1.96%
8/31/25
$1,036
$3,113
$4,567
Mid Cap Intrinsic ValueClass R3
1.46%
8/31/25
551
2,485
3,454
Mid Cap Intrinsic ValueClass R6
0.75%
8/31/25
211
243
Multi-Cap OpportunitiesInstitutional Class
1.00%
8/31/25
Multi-Cap OpportunitiesClass A
1.36%
8/31/25
Multi-Cap OpportunitiesClass C
2.11%
8/31/25
Real EstateTrust Class
1.50%(c)
8/31/25
Real EstateInstitutional Class
0.85%
8/31/25
466,267
844,090
1,255,775
Real EstateClass A
1.21%
8/31/25
119,449
119,798
145,137
Real EstateClass C
1.96%
8/31/25
21,506
17,083
20,400
Real EstateClass R3
1.46%
8/31/25
35,992
30,796
33,788
Real EstateClass R6
0.75%(b)
8/31/25
180,533
225,255
264,583
Small Cap GrowthInvestor Class
1.30%(c)
8/31/25
68,298
13,701
Small Cap GrowthTrust Class
1.40%(c)
8/31/25
5,823
3,373
3,686
Small Cap GrowthAdvisor Class
1.60%(c)
8/31/25
2,721
964
1,172
Small Cap GrowthInstitutional Class
0.90%
8/31/25
299,687
399,798
427,001
Small Cap GrowthClass A
1.26%
8/31/25
94,216
63,269
57,562
Small Cap GrowthClass C
2.01%
8/31/25
12,391
11,925
12,074
Small Cap GrowthClass R3
1.51%
8/31/25
8,531
11,036
13,738
Small Cap GrowthClass R6
0.80%(b)
8/31/25
70,197
105,409
146,406
Sustainable EquityTrust Class
1.50%
8/31/25
Sustainable EquityInstitutional Class
0.75%
8/31/25
Sustainable EquityClass A
1.11%
8/31/25
Sustainable EquityClass C
1.86%
8/31/25
Sustainable EquityClass R3
1.36%
8/31/25
Sustainable EquityClass R6
0.65%(b)
8/31/25
U.S. Equity ImpactInstitutional Class
0.90%
8/31/25
197,957
254,523
U.S. Equity ImpactClass A
1.26%
8/31/25
6,127
7,830
U.S. Equity ImpactClass C
2.01%
8/31/25
2,706
1,429
(a)
Expense limitation per annum of the respective class’s average daily net assets.
(b)
Classes that have had changes to their respective limitations are noted below.
Class
Expense
limitation
Prior to
Dividend Growth Class R6
0.62 %
12/6/18
Emerging Markets Equity Class R6
1.18 %
12/6/18
International Equity Class R6
0.78 %
12/6/18
International Select Class R6
0.73 %
12/6/18
International Small Cap Class R6
0.98 %
12/6/18
Mid Cap Growth Class R6
0.68 %
12/6/18
Real Estate Class R6
0.78 %
12/6/18
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Class
Expense
limitation
Prior to
Small Cap Growth Class R6
0.83 %
12/6/18
Sustainable Equity Class R6
0.68 %
12/6/18
(c)
In addition to the contractual undertaking described above, NBIA has voluntarily undertaken to waive fees
and/or reimburse certain expenses so that their Operating Expenses, per annum of their respective average
daily net assets, are limited to the percentages indicated below. Voluntary reimbursements are not subject
to recovery by NBIA and are terminable by NBIA upon notice to the Fund.
Class
Voluntary Expense
Limitation
Effective Date(s)
Fees Voluntarily
Waived for Year
Ended August 31,
2022
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Investor Class
0.96%
1/19/21
$169,805
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Trust Class
1.20%
1/19/21
3,343
Real Estate Trust Class
1.04%
12/16/11
466,637
Small Cap Growth Investor Class
1.01%
1/19/21
210,818
Small Cap Growth Investor Class
1.18%
11/15/18 – 1/18/21
Small Cap Growth Trust Class
1.25%
1/19/21
6,638
Small Cap Growth Trust Class
1.29%
9/7/18 – 1/18/21
Small Cap Growth Advisor Class
1.40%
1/27/21
6,447
Small Cap Growth Advisor Class
1.35%
1/19/21 – 1/26/21
Small Cap Growth Advisor Class
1.44%
9/7/18 – 1/18/21
Each Fund has agreed that each of its respective classes will repay NBIA for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause that class’s annual operating expenses to exceed its contractual expense limitation in place at the time the fees and expenses were waived or reimbursed, or the expense limitation in place at the time the Fund repays NBIA, whichever is lower. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBIA incurred the expense.
During year ended August 31, 2022, the following classes repaid NBIA under their respective contractual expense limitation agreements as follows:
Class
Expenses
Repaid to
NBIA
Intrinsic Value Institutional Class
$484,465
Intrinsic Value Class A
18,523
Intrinsic Value Class C
8,533
Large Cap Growth Class R3
95
NBIA retains Green Court Capital Management Limited ("Green Court") as the subadviser to Greater China Equity. Green Court is responsible for making and implementing investment decisions and for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Each Fund also has a distribution agreement with Neuberger Berman BD LLC (the "Distributor") with respect to each class of shares. The Distributor acts as agent in arranging for the sale of class shares without sales commission or other compensation, except as described below, and bears the advertising and promotion expenses.
However, the Distributor receives fees from the Trust Class of each of Focus, International Select, Large Cap Growth, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value, Real Estate, Small Cap Growth and Sustainable Equity, and from the Advisor Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 of each Fund that offers those classes under their distribution plans (each a "Plan", collectively, the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plans provide that, as compensation for administrative and other services provided to these classes, the
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Distributor’s activities and expenses related to the sale and distribution of these classes, and ongoing services provided to investors in these classes, the Distributor receives from each of these respective classes a fee at the annual rate of 0.10% of such Trust Class’s, 0.25% of such Advisor Class’s, 0.25% of such Class A’s, 1.00% of such Class C’s and 0.50% of such Class R3’s average daily net assets. The Distributor receives this amount to provide distribution and shareholder servicing for these classes and pays a portion of it to institutions that provide such services. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by each class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to that class. FINRA rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Trust’s Plans comply with those rules.
Class A shares of each Fund are generally sold with an initial sales charge of up to 5.75% and no contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC"), except that a CDSC of 1.00% applies to certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more without an initial sales charge. Class C shares of each Fund are sold with no initial sales charge and a 1.00% CDSC if shares are sold within one year after purchase.
For the year ended August 31, 2022, the Distributor, acting as underwriter and broker-dealer, received net initial sales charges from the purchase of Class A shares and CDSCs from the redemption of Class A and Class C shares as follows:
 
Underwriter
Broker-Dealer
 
Net Initial
Sales Charge
CDSC
Net Initial
Sales Charge
CDSC
Dividend Growth Class A
$665
$
$—
$—
Dividend Growth Class C
296
Emerging Markets Equity Class A
182
Emerging Markets Equity Class C
427
Equity Income Class A
15,906
Equity Income Class C
1,771
Focus Class A
407
Focus Class C
22
Global Real Estate Class A
Global Real Estate Class C
Greater China Equity Class A
Greater China Equity Class C
International Equity Class A
1,631
International Equity Class C
794
International Select Class A
1,399
International Select Class C
142
International Small Cap Class A
International Small Cap Class C
Intrinsic Value Class A
38,253
Intrinsic Value Class C
3,554
Large Cap Growth Class A
826
Large Cap Growth Class C
1,044
Large Cap Value Class A
170,991
Large Cap Value Class C
58,635
Mid Cap Growth Class A
2,339
Mid Cap Growth Class C
304
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Class A
252
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Class C
109
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Underwriter
Broker-Dealer
 
Net Initial
Sales Charge
CDSC
Net Initial
Sales Charge
CDSC
Multi-Cap Opportunities Class A
$7,923
$
$—
$—
Multi-Cap Opportunities Class C
2,088
Real Estate Class A
25,555
Real Estate Class C
3,276
Small Cap Growth Class A
5,027
Small Cap Growth Class C
891
Sustainable Equity Class A
11,932
Sustainable Equity Class C
1,685
U.S. Equity Impact Class A
595
U.S. Equity Impact Class C
Note C — Securities Transactions:
During the year ended August 31, 2022, there were purchase and sale transactions of long-term securities (excluding written option contracts) as follows:
 
Purchases
Sales
Dividend Growth
$21,563,048
$14,331,070
Emerging Markets Equity
413,152,988
609,343,232
Equity Income
496,964,114
557,918,643
Focus
1,343,049,067
1,427,325,628
Genesis
1,326,183,059
2,495,150,601
Global Real Estate
3,078,235
3,189,350
Greater China Equity
24,762,929
36,869,784
International Equity
763,651,744
1,078,893,528
International Select
96,338,939
84,693,341
International Small Cap
1,338,787
721,435
 
Purchases
Sales
Intrinsic Value
$613,513,678
$140,522,327
Large Cap Growth
596,941,408
653,099,293
Large Cap Value
11,224,467,616
6,765,956,933
Mid Cap Growth
1,048,519,227
1,030,904,559
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value
12,544,183
13,605,733
Multi-Cap Opportunities
71,910,068
240,555,726
Real Estate
599,760,162
445,034,529
Small Cap Growth
422,376,492
442,468,939
Sustainable Equity
229,053,864
502,922,547
U.S. Equity Impact
3,063,059
1,706,949
During the year ended August 31, 2022, no brokerage commissions on securities transactions were paid to affiliated brokers.
Note D—Fund Share Transactions:
Share activity for the years ended August 31, 2022, and August 31, 2021, was as follows:
 
For the Year Ended August 31, 2022
For the Year Ended August 31, 2021
 
Shares
Sold
Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
Shares
Redeemed
Total
Shares
Sold
Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
Shares
Redeemed
Total
Dividend Growth
Institutional
Class
805,940
128,727
(446,437)
488,230
701,714
46,399
(612,456)
135,657
Class A
34,089
2,160
(9,861)
26,388
4,529
949
(37,543)
(32,065)
Class C
6,934
1,761
(26,169)
(17,474)
15,755
539
(117,804)
(101,510)
Class R6
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For the Year Ended August 31, 2022
For the Year Ended August 31, 2021
 
Shares
Sold
Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
Shares
Redeemed
Total
Shares
Sold
Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
Shares
Redeemed
Total
Emerging Markets Equity
Institutional
Class
10,833,695
186,693
(15,352,526)
(4,332,138)
10,786,746
71,081
(11,523,548)
(665,721)
Class A
413,448
5,497
(714,168)
(295,223)
428,664
1,218
(619,405)
(189,523)
Class C
8,641
753
(92,303)
(82,909)
36,627
(53,824)
(17,197)
Class R3
9,401
205
(7,261)
2,345
8,594
(11,968)
(3,374)
Class R6
881,479
147,102
(4,871,011)
(3,842,430)
3,573,474
49,835
(770,740)
2,852,569
Equity Income
Institutional
Class
13,117,031
6,010,189
(17,149,692)
1,977,528
8,807,196
1,593,759
(30,626,069)
(20,225,114)
Class A
1,456,252
973,893
(2,228,647)
201,498
2,242,167
170,226
(2,291,839)
120,554
Class C
146,428
510,071
(1,208,745)
(552,246)
211,038
69,016
(2,899,275)
(2,619,221)
Class R3
12,464
4,122
(15,336)
1,250
29,454
1,478
(120,381)
(89,449)
Class E(a)
2,437,259
37,011
(102,503)
2,371,767
Focus
Investor Class
141,831
4,341,806
(2,304,465)
2,179,172
108,704
1,224,726
(1,635,972)
(302,542)
Trust Class
16,833
286,650
(270,812)
32,671
38,119
86,438
(271,787)
(147,230)
Advisor Class
18,463
11,469
(42,930)
(12,998)
13,997
3,607
(22,236)
(4,632)
Institutional
Class
426,146
163,665
(435,797)
154,014
327,126
31,909
(103,706)
255,329
Class A
10,900
16,187
(8,344)
18,743
8,983
5,521
(38,615)
(24,111)
Class C
885
3,840
(11,208)
(6,483)
1,720
1,075
(32,090)
(29,295)
Genesis
Investor Class
1,505,767
2,832,197
(3,536,739)
801,225
2,031,072
1,017,520
(3,507,339)
(458,747)
Trust Class
1,083,052
1,806,223
(3,302,533)
(413,258)
1,789,790
712,249
(5,412,514)
(2,910,475)
Advisor Class
169,276
196,967
(440,560)
(74,317)
174,572
76,849
(489,389)
(237,968)
Institutional
Class
7,867,441
4,464,902
(14,894,587)
(2,562,244)
8,536,526
1,696,464
(14,339,384)
(4,106,394)
Class R6
8,500,815
8,010,389
(15,735,959)
775,245
10,774,140
2,844,261
(12,532,462)
1,085,939
Class E(a)
2,262,355
(97,284)
2,165,071
Global Real Estate
Institutional
Class
121,719
18,251
(147,512)
(7,542)
188,306
3,101
(52,666)
138,741
Class A
6,661
1,575
(2,932)
5,304
4,268
116
(3,125)
1,259
Class C
1,600
1,281
(546)
2,335
198
39
(247)
(10)
Greater China Equity
Institutional
Class
20,894
251,681
(1,272,696)
(1,000,121)
1,273,004
20,577
(1,112,044)
181,537
Class A
1
13,738
(71,013)
(57,274)
446
(97,121)
(96,675)
Class C
612
(11,153)
(10,541)
(4,501)
(4,501)
International Equity
Investor Class
131,670
680,139
(734,892)
76,917
204,397
300,522
(1,121,553)
(616,634)
Trust Class
152,594
194,855
(277,480)
69,969
67,822
84,355
(310,856)
(158,679)
Institutional
Class
14,310,451
9,709,147
(34,608,043)
(10,588,445)
16,835,379
3,772,010
(18,264,219)
2,343,170
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For the Year Ended August 31, 2022
For the Year Ended August 31, 2021
 
Shares
Sold
Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
Shares
Redeemed
Total
Shares
Sold
Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
Shares
Redeemed
Total
Class A
377,107
71,989
(3,307,593)
(2,858,497)
710,522
28,610
(867,800)
(128,668)
Class C
44,073
38,010
(119,196)
(37,113)
85,153
17,334
(151,448)
(48,961)
Class R6
532,406
575,886
(3,623,658)
(2,515,366)
647,867
265,301
(1,325,623)
(412,455)
Class E(a)
2,763,369
(258,259)
2,505,110
International Select
Trust Class
8,346
38,372
(31,752)
14,966
8,872
4,073
(19,586)
(6,641)
Institutional
Class
2,605,964
1,079,701
(1,981,889)
1,703,776
645,941
136,482
(2,116,945)
(1,334,522)
Class A
86,100
17,774
(92,814)
11,060
85,087
1,643
(57,838)
28,892
Class C
27,664
3,395
(30,099)
960
22,402
355
(41,804)
(19,047)
Class R3
17,847
10,564
(30,076)
(1,665)
24,296
779
(79,767)
(54,692)
Class R6
6,004
298
(57,590)
(51,288)
24,751
1,989
(92,497)
(65,757)
International Small Cap
Institutional
Class
68,641
9,419
(7,170)
70,890
46,472
3,706
(3,375)
46,803
Class A
4,130
869
(16,884)
(11,885)
17,117
50
(287)
16,880
Class C
Class R6
1,504
(4)
1,500
Intrinsic Value
Institutional
Class
35,520,671
2,772,067
(15,673,212)
22,619,526
18,981,360
544,222
(15,425,942)
4,099,640
Class A
1,391,592
133,629
(1,068,648)
456,573
1,404,670
20,943
(663,137)
762,476
Class C
521,567
55,924
(244,652)
332,839
298,905
11,208
(279,084)
31,029
Class R6
2,037,103
281,243
(501,055)
1,817,291
4,159,611
57,424
(736,243)
3,480,792
Large Cap Growth
Investor Class
478,890
6,435,407
(4,203,139)
2,711,158
766,585
4,409,197
(4,179,916)
995,866
Trust Class
72,658
197,360
(328,713)
(58,695)
112,262
131,099
(282,507)
(39,146)
Advisor Class
17,077
31,316
(218,369)
(169,976)
283,200
19,507
(35,173)
267,534
Institutional
Class
5,041,592
822,984
(1,631,599)
4,232,977
1,253,615
503,014
(1,186,128)
570,501
Class A
394,406
35,045
(201,134)
228,317
227,442
26,552
(173,566)
80,428
Class C
65,934
12,263
(27,694)
50,503
22,983
7,755
(22,971)
7,767
Class R3
5,753
1,684
(913)
6,524
12,304
546
(6,030)
6,820
Class R6
252
658
(341)
569
5,880
238
(473)
5,645
Large Cap Value
Investor Class
3,499,541
1,786,787
(3,417,442)
1,868,886
4,233,504
552,320
(4,261,448)
524,376
Trust Class
897,823
119,711
(643,172)
374,362
912,096
28,800
(590,982)
349,914
Advisor Class
671,863
142,240
(616,332)
197,771
795,455
41,187
(1,039,633)
(202,991)
Institutional
Class
141,689,574
5,317,010
(54,055,870)
92,950,714
93,605,662
180,115
(13,340,594)
80,445,183
Class A
3,152,996
94,839
(1,346,562)
1,901,273
3,533,705
5,697
(1,267,702)
2,271,700
Class C
3,526,404
104,465
(423,298)
3,207,571
2,002,950
636
(208,832)
1,794,754
Class R3
153,502
4,495
(35,080)
122,917
39,712
242
(15,848)
24,106
Class R6
10,252,874
273,148
(6,381,523)
4,144,499
1,410,552
59,783
(229,829)
1,240,506
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For the Year Ended August 31, 2022
For the Year Ended August 31, 2021
 
Shares
Sold
Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
Shares
Redeemed
Total
Shares
Sold
Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
Shares
Redeemed
Total
Class E(a)
3,644,315
(74,707)
3,569,608
Mid Cap Growth
Investor Class
248,917
4,883,405
(3,009,933)
2,122,389
411,936
2,861,980
(3,640,572)
(366,656)
Trust Class
416,509
792,571
(2,352,514)
(1,143,434)
719,919
458,559
(1,022,593)
155,885
Advisor Class
130,145
64,281
(218,108)
(23,682)
217,171
40,383
(237,204)
20,350
Institutional
Class
14,765,986
3,448,007
(7,260,393)
10,953,600
5,274,574
1,790,010
(4,820,898)
2,243,686
Class A
980,430
296,216
(716,015)
560,631
590,560
167,798
(592,332)
166,026
Class C
31,366
93,904
(173,392)
(48,122)
54,023
56,072
(135,011)
(24,916)
Class R3
129,461
127,801
(386,496)
(129,234)
260,579
70,636
(258,125)
73,090
Class R6
7,202,165
5,145,059
(8,685,483)
3,661,741
9,724,103
2,600,459
(7,768,052)
4,556,510
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value
Investor Class
42,042
7,553
(90,541)
(40,946)
113,399
566
(125,594)
(11,629)
Trust Class
4,195
660
(28,554)
(23,699)
17,482
215
(45,363)
(27,666)
Institutional
Class
163,381
4,375
(229,142)
(61,386)
73,138
1,987
(243,369)
(168,244)
Class A
5,945
116
(18,288)
(12,227)
7,358
36
(52,882)
(45,488)
Class C
5,527
(8,978)
(3,451)
6,342
(15,633)
(9,291)
Class R3
5,016
23
(7,395)
(2,356)
15,154
4
(18,537)
(3,379)
Class R6
Multi-Cap Opportunities
Institutional
Class
2,633,719
7,796,236
(19,054,830)
(8,624,875)
2,794,722
7,333,881
(19,467,812)
(9,339,209)
Class A
717,796
878,544
(933,315)
663,025
616,854
501,109
(695,807)
422,156
Class C
141,304
433,016
(693,984)
(119,664)
134,731
362,856
(802,113)
(304,526)
Class E(a)
6,495,425
(408,254)
6,087,171
Real Estate
Trust Class
1,108,515
342,651
(1,488,381)
(37,215)
1,619,852
151,415
(1,385,808)
385,459
Institutional
Class
25,430,959
1,646,668
(18,444,653)
8,632,974
23,182,866
568,839
(9,753,444)
13,998,261
Class A
1,954,621
178,182
(1,737,707)
395,096
1,864,479
71,530
(1,667,781)
268,228
Class C
196,886
19,575
(154,358)
62,103
197,165
6,009
(243,168)
(39,994)
Class R3
301,399
44,544
(375,312)
(29,369)
352,253
17,048
(384,783)
(15,482)
Class R6
3,557,858
424,900
(3,764,472)
218,286
4,139,019
184,437
(2,837,956)
1,485,500
Class E(a)
1,310,599
16,993
(104,098)
1,223,494
Small Cap Growth
Investor Class
25,102
284,317
(163,942)
145,477
59,354
17,073
(183,868)
(107,441)
Trust Class
2,846
16,641
(12,390)
7,097
4,272
1,011
(12,446)
(7,163)
Advisor Class
3,519
13,140
(16,894)
(235)
15,039
805
(17,583)
(1,739)
Institutional
Class
1,435,230
814,641
(2,551,084)
(301,213)
2,039,306
41,131
(1,457,165)
623,272
Class A
86,710
84,829
(157,235)
14,304
172,476
5,506
(230,474)
(52,492)
Class C
9,737
21,788
(34,805)
(3,280)
30,996
1,178
(17,187)
14,987
Class R3
46,754
20,417
(29,200)
37,971
64,163
894
(41,133)
23,924
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For the Year Ended August 31, 2022
For the Year Ended August 31, 2021
 
Shares
Sold
Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
Shares
Redeemed
Total
Shares
Sold
Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
Shares
Redeemed
Total
Class R6
1,358,406
185,600
(435,952)
1,108,054
884,027
11,341
(790,972)
104,396
Sustainable Equity
Investor Class
333,524
884,906
(1,091,277)
127,153
1,322,883
570,294
(4,004,115)
(2,110,938)
Trust Class
199,074
294,195
(686,137)
(192,868)
409,142
182,781
(726,298)
(134,375)
Institutional
Class
2,491,456
1,740,927
(6,559,506)
(2,327,123)
4,371,109
1,064,100
(4,941,667)
493,542
Class A
424,255
305,595
(525,596)
204,254
1,193,313
130,579
(587,044)
736,848
Class C
68,689
86,605
(175,674)
(20,380)
121,227
53,746
(233,004)
(58,031)
Class R3
66,046
48,115
(113,937)
224
101,121
37,349
(369,979)
(231,509)
Class R6
1,203,827
471,355
(2,490,110)
(814,928)
3,282,238
387,490
(4,287,956)
(618,228)
U.S. Equity Impact
Institutional
Class
203,347
635
(68,103)
135,879
533,807
533,807(b)
Class A
6,982
13
(14,157)
(7,162)
19,601
19,601(b)
Class C
102
102
3,000
3,000(b)
(a)
Period from January 11, 2022 (Commencement of Operations) to August 31, 2022.
(b)
Period from March 23, 2021 (Commencement of Operations) to August 31, 2021.
Note E—Line of Credit:
At August 31, 2022, each Fund was a participant in a syndicated committed, unsecured $700,000,000 line of credit (the "Credit Facility"), to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Series of other investment companies managed by NBIA also participate in this line of credit on substantially the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this Credit Facility at the highest of (a) a federal funds effective rate plus 1.00% per annum, (b) a daily simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus 1.10% per annum, and (c) an overnight bank funding rate plus 1.00% per annum; provided that should the Administrative Agent of the Credit Facility determine that the daily simple SOFR rate is unavailable, then the interest rate option described in (b) shall be replaced with a benchmark replacement determined to be applicable by such Administrative Agent. The Credit Facility has an annual commitment fee of 0.15% per annum of the available line of credit, which is paid quarterly. Each Fund that is a participant has agreed to pay its pro rata share of the annual commitment fee, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due, and interest charged on any borrowing made by such Fund and other costs incurred by such Fund. Because several mutual funds participate in the Credit Facility, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $700,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding under the Credit Facility at August 31, 2022. During the year ended August 31, 2022, no Fund utilized the Credit Facility.
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Note F—Investments in Affiliates(a):
 
Value at
August 31,
2021
Purchase
Cost
Sales
Proceeds/
Return of
Capital
Change in
Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
in Affiliated
Persons
Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
from
Investments
in Affiliated
Persons
Distributions
from
Investments
in Affiliated
Persons
Shares
Held at
August 31,
2022
Value at
August 31,
2022
Genesis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
American
Software,
Inc.
$46,037,163
$6,293,409
$—
$(17,459,174)
$—
$904,910
2,059,740
$34,871,398
Atrion Corp.
94,079,139
8,231,120
9,874,807
(13,923,278)
1,442,955
1,079,996
132,387
79,955,129
Chase Corp.
67,627,479
1,121,096
5,404,766
(14,442,401)
(865,316)
585,245
544,874
48,036,092
Model N, Inc.
73,192,599
6,107,813
6,406,497
(9,503,154)
(238,791)
—*
2,112,106
63,151,970
NetScout
Systems, Inc.
105,917,620
4,381,470
10,190,280
16,245,634
73,653
—*
3,668,182
116,428,097
Simulations
Plus, Inc.
41,597,257
10,725,528
5,081,742
16,486,460
740,315
264,779
1,073,569
64,467,818
Transcat, Inc.
32,826,874
115,643
3,083,301
—*
486,244
36,025,818
UFP
Technologies,
Inc.
30,901,111
8,743,874
—*
426,336
39,644,985
Vertex, Inc.
50,504,812
3,379,671
3,453,949
(14,582,929)
(2,247,705)
—*
2,456,133
33,599,900
Sub-total for
affiliates
held as of
8/31/22(b)
$511,782,943
$71,256,861
$40,412,041
$(25,351,667)
$(1,094,889)
$2,834,930
 
$516,181,207
AMERISAFE,
Inc.
$58,693,173
$181,359
$5,296,753
$(8,686,312)
$(919,590)
$5,225,212
919,529
$43,971,877
CMC
Materials,
Inc.
130,162,684
66,833,021
267,645,574
(33,142,945)
103,792,814
1,499,926
Kadant, Inc.
114,568,692
8,886,729
9,630,803
(21,403,825)
4,149,151
564,067
538,204
96,569,944
Lindsay Corp.
95,597,176
315,844
8,341,168
(6,331,308)
2,654,837
726,052
523,169
83,895,381
Rogers Corp.
212,232,850
307,111
270,428,525
(129,443,477)
187,332,041
—*
Sub-total for
securities no
longer
affiliated as
of 8/31/22(c)
$611,254,575
$76,524,064
$561,342,823
$(199,007,867)
$297,009,253
$8,015,257
 
224,437,202
Total
$1,123,037,518
$147,780,925
$601,754,864
$(224,359,534)
$295,914,364
$10,850,187
 
$740,618,409
(a)
Affiliated persons, as defined in the 1940 Act.
(b)
At August 31, 2022, these securities amounted to 5.19% of net assets of Genesis.
(c)
At August 31, 2022, the issuers of these securities were no longer affiliated with Genesis.
*
Non-income producing security.
Other: At August 31, 2022, affiliated persons owned outstanding shares of the following Funds:
 
Affiliated Person(s)
Percentage
Ownership of
Outstanding Shares
Dividend Growth
0.06%
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Affiliated Person(s)
Percentage
Ownership of
Outstanding Shares
Emerging Markets Equity
3.47%
Equity Income
0.00%
Focus
0.00%
Genesis
0.16%
Greater China Equity
0.10%
International Equity
0.00%
International Select
0.02%
Intrinsic Value
0.00%
Large Cap Growth
0.00%
Large Cap Value
0.72%
Mid Cap Growth
0.00%
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value
0.10%
Small Cap Growth
0.01%
U.S. Equity Impact
72.97%
Note G—Stock Splits:
In 2021, the Board approved stock splits and reverse stock splits (collectively, the "Stock Split") of the issued and outstanding shares of certain classes of Greater China Equity, Mid Cap Growth and Small Cap Growth (collectively, the "Stock Split Funds"). The Stock Split occurred after the close of business on July 23, 2021. The Stock Split was carried out in accordance with a stock split ratio calculated to result in net asset values per share that better aligned the share class prices of each of the Stock Split Funds.
After the close of business on July 23, 2021, the following classes of the Stock Split Funds underwent a stock split or reverse stock split as follows:
Fund Class
Stock Split
Ratio
(Old to New)
Greater China Equity
Class A
1: 0.9942
Greater China Equity
Class C
1: 0.9311
Fund Class
Stock Split
Ratio
(Old to New)
Mid Cap Growth Trust
Class
1: 0.9974
Mid Cap Growth Advisor
Class
1: 0.9869
Mid Cap Growth
Institutional Class
1: 1.0078
Mid Cap Growth Class A
1: 0.9924
Mid Cap Growth Class C
1: 0.9617
Mid Cap Growth Class R3
1: 0.9814
Mid Cap Growth Class R6
1: 1.0118
Fund Class
Stock Split
Ratio
(Old to New)
Small Cap Growth Trust
Class
1: 0.9950
Small Cap Growth
Advisor Class
1: 0.9893
Small Cap Growth
Institutional Class
1: 1.0105
Small Cap Growth
Class A
1: 0.9967
Small Cap Growth
Class C
1: 0.9687
Small Cap Growth
Class R3
1: 0.9872
Small Cap Growth
Class R6
1: 1.0135
Note H—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:
In June 2022, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2022-03, "Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions" ("ASU 2022-03"). ASU 2022-03 clarifies the guidance in ASC 820, related to the measurement of the fair value of an equity security subject to contractual sale restrictions, where it eliminates the ability to apply a discount to the fair value of these securities, and introduces disclosure requirements related to such equity securities. The guidance is effective for fiscal years,
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and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023, and allows for early adoption. Management is currently evaluating the impact of applying this update.
Note I—Other Matters:
Coronavirus: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in many countries has, among other things, disrupted global travel and supply chains, and adversely impacted global commercial activity, the transportation industry and commodity prices in the energy sector. The impact of this virus has negatively affected and may continue to affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global securities and commodities markets, including liquidity and volatility. The development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to its ultimate impact, which may have a continued adverse effect on global economic and market conditions. Such conditions (which may be across industries, sectors or geographies) have impacted and may continue to impact certain issuers of the securities held by the Funds and in turn, may impact the financial performance of the Funds.
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and corresponding events in late February 2022, have had, and could continue to have, severe adverse effects on regional and global economic markets for securities and commodities. Following Russia’s actions, various governments, including the United States, have issued broad-ranging economic sanctions against Russia. The current events have had, and could continue to have, an adverse effect on global markets performance and liquidity, thereby negatively affecting the value of a Fund's investments beyond any direct exposure to Russian or Ukrainian issuers. The duration of ongoing hostilities and the vast array of sanctions and related events cannot be predicted. Those events present material uncertainty and risk with respect to markets globally and the performance of a Fund and its investments or operations could be negatively impacted.
Note J—Subsequent Events:
As previously announced, effective September 30, 2022, Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund changed its name to Neuberger Berman Large Cap Growth Fund, changed its benchmark to the Russell 1000® Growth Index, and adopted a non-fundamental investment policy to normally invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies.
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Financial Highlights
The following tables include selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Amounts that do not round to $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that do not round to 0.01% or (0.01)% are presented as 0.00% or (0.00)%, respectively. Net Assets with a zero balance, if any, may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.1 million. A "—" indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Dividend Growth Fund
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$19.68
$0.21
$(2.09)
$(1.88)
$(0.17)
$(0.53)
$—
$(0.70)
8/31/2021
$14.76
$0.17
$4.97
$5.14
$(0.22)
$
$—
$(0.22)
8/31/2020
$12.81
$0.21
$1.94
$2.15
$(0.20)
$
$—
$(0.20)
8/31/2019
$13.93
$0.21
$(0.64)
$(0.43)
$(0.13)
$(0.56)
$—
$(0.69)
8/31/2018
$12.93
$0.21
$1.12
$1.33
$(0.15)
$(0.18)
$—
$(0.33)
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$19.68
$0.15
$(2.10)
$(1.95)
$(0.07)
$(0.53)
$—
$(0.60)
8/31/2021
$14.76
$0.10
$4.99
$5.09
$(0.17)
$
$—
$(0.17)
8/31/2020
$12.81
$0.16
$1.93
$2.09
$(0.14)
$
$—
$(0.14)
8/31/2019
$13.93
$0.16
$(0.62)
$(0.46)
$(0.10)
$(0.56)
$—
$(0.66)
8/31/2018
$12.94
$0.15
$1.13
$1.28
$(0.11)
$(0.18)
$—
$(0.29)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$19.52
$(0.00)
$(2.07)
$(2.07)
$
$(0.53)
$—
$(0.53)
8/31/2021
$14.65
$(0.03)
$4.95
$4.92
$(0.05)
$
$—
$(0.05)
8/31/2020
$12.70
$0.06
$1.92
$1.98
$(0.03)
$
$—
$(0.03)
8/31/2019
$13.85
$0.07
$(0.63)
$(0.56)
$(0.03)
$(0.56)
$—
$(0.59)
8/31/2018
$12.87
$0.05
$1.12
$1.17
$(0.01)
$(0.18)
$—
$(0.19)
 
Class R6
8/31/2022
$19.70
$0.23
$(2.08)
$(1.85)
$(0.19)
$(0.53)
$—
$(0.72)
8/31/2021
$14.77
$0.18
$4.99
$5.17
$(0.24)
$
$—
$(0.24)
8/31/2020
$12.82
$0.21
$1.95
$2.16
$(0.21)
$
$—
$(0.21)
8/31/2019
$13.93
$0.22
$(0.63)
$(0.41)
$(0.14)
$(0.56)
$—
$(0.70)
8/31/2018
$12.93
$0.21
$1.13
$1.34
$(0.16)
$(0.18)
$—
$(0.34)
 
Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$23.55
$0.28
$(5.93)
$(5.65)
$(0.24)
$
$—
$(0.24)
8/31/2021
$20.37
$0.06
$3.20
$3.26
$(0.08)
$
$—
$(0.08)
8/31/2020
$18.76
$0.28
$1.70
$1.98
$(0.37)
$
$—
$(0.37)
8/31/2019
$19.25
$0.23
$(0.54)
$(0.31)
$(0.18)
$
$—
$(0.18)
8/31/2018
$19.87
$0.20
$(0.68)
$(0.48)
$(0.14)
$
$—
$(0.14)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$17.10
(9.99)%
$67.8
1.04%
0.69%
1.13%
21%
$—
$19.68
35.18%
$68.3
1.12%
0.70%
0.96%
32%
$—
$14.76
16.91%
$49.3
1.17%
0.69%
1.57%
39%
$—
$12.81
(2.45)%
$51.3
1.20%
0.69%
1.63%
45%
$—
$13.93
10.44%
$53.4
1.23%
0.69%
1.54%
43%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$17.13
(10.28)%
$1.6
1.48%
1.05%
0.79%
21%
$—
$19.68
34.73%
$1.4
1.59%
1.06%
0.60%
32%
$—
$14.76
16.41%
$1.5
1.62%
1.05%
1.19%
39%
$—
$12.81
(2.75)%
$1.4
1.65%
1.05%
1.28%
45%
$—
$13.93
9.98%
$1.8
1.67%
1.05%
1.14%
43%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$16.92
(10.96)%
$0.9
2.16%
1.80%
(0.02)%
21%
$—
$19.52
33.69%
$1.3
2.25%
1.81%
(0.16)%
32%
$—
$14.65
15.63%
$2.5
2.28%
1.80%
0.44%
39%
$—
$12.70
(3.55)%
$2.7
2.32%
1.80%
0.51%
45%
$—
$13.85
9.17%
$3.3
2.34%
1.80%
0.40%
43%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$17.13
(9.82)%
$0.0
1.25%
0.59%
1.22%
21%
$—
$19.70
35.34%
$0.0
1.42%
0.60%
1.06%
32%
$—
$14.77
16.98%
$0.0
1.18%
0.59%
1.61%
39%
$—
$12.82
(2.33)%
$0.0
1.17%
0.60%
1.70%
45%
$—
$13.93
10.51%
$0.0
1.19%
0.62%
1.58%
43%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$17.66
(24.20)%
$652.5
1.23%
1.23%
1.37%
39%
$—
$23.55
16.04%
$972.1
1.23%
1.23%e
0.25%
47%
$—
$20.37
10.59%
$854.6
1.25%
1.25%e
1.45%
41%
$—
$18.76
(1.56)%
$1,077.0
1.25%
1.25%e
1.22%
37%
$—
$19.25
(2.49)%
$1,149.4
1.28%
1.25%
0.98%
23%
213

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Emerging Markets Equity Fund (cont’d)
Class A
8/31/2022
$23.60
$0.22
$(5.95)
$(5.73)
$(0.17)
$
$—
$(0.17)
8/31/2021
$20.43
$(0.01)
$3.21
$3.20
$(0.03)
$
$—
$(0.03)
8/31/2020
$18.82
$0.24
$1.69
$1.93
$(0.32)
$
$—
$(0.32)
8/31/2019f
$19.26
$0.17
$(0.52)
$(0.35)
$(0.09)
$
$—
$(0.09)
8/31/2018f
$19.90
$0.10
$(0.64)
$(0.54)
$(0.10)
$
$—
$(0.10)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$23.43
$0.07
$(5.90)
$(5.83)
$(0.11)
$
$—
$(0.11)
8/31/2021
$20.40
$(0.18)
$3.21
$3.03
$
$
$—
$
8/31/2020
$18.77
$0.10
$1.68
$1.78
$(0.15)
$
$—
$(0.15)
8/31/2019f
$19.25
$0.03
$(0.51)
$(0.48)
$
$
$—
$
8/31/2018f
$20.00
$(0.02)
$(0.68)
$(0.70)
$(0.05)
$
$—
$(0.05)
 
Class R3
8/31/2022
$23.56
$0.14
$(5.94)
$(5.80)
$(0.14)
$
$—
$(0.14)
8/31/2021
$20.45
$(0.11)
$3.22
$3.11
$
$
$—
$
8/31/2020
$18.83
$0.16
$1.69
$1.85
$(0.23)
$
$—
$(0.23)
8/31/2019f
$19.26
$0.09
$(0.51)
$(0.42)
$(0.01)
$
$—
$(0.01)
8/31/2018f
$19.95
$0.03
$(0.65)
$(0.62)
$(0.07)
$
$—
$(0.07)
 
Class R6
8/31/2022
$23.56
$0.30
$(5.93)
$(5.63)
$(0.27)
$
$—
$(0.27)
8/31/2021
$20.38
$0.10
$3.19
$3.29
$(0.11)
$
$—
$(0.11)
8/31/2020
$18.77
$0.30
$1.71
$2.01
$(0.40)
$
$—
$(0.40)
8/31/2019f
$19.25
$0.27
$(0.56)
$(0.29)
$(0.19)
$
$—
$(0.19)
8/31/2018f
$19.87
$0.19
$(0.67)
$(0.48)
$(0.14)
$
$—
$(0.14)
 
Equity Income Fund
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$15.01
$0.34
$(0.27)
$0.07
$(0.33)
$(1.25)
$—
$(1.58)
8/31/2021
$12.42
$0.31
$2.58
$2.89
$(0.30)
$
$—
$(0.30)
8/31/2020
$12.98
$0.29
$(0.11)
$0.18
$(0.32)
$(0.42)
$—
$(0.74)
8/31/2019
$13.53
$0.33
$0.00
$0.33
$(0.32)
$(0.56)
$—
$(0.88)
8/31/2018
$13.09
$0.33
$1.01
$1.34
$(0.40)
$(0.50)
$—
$(0.90)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$17.70
(24.42)%
$18.9
1.59%
1.50%
1.08%
39%
$—
$23.60
15.68%
$32.2
1.57%
1.50%
(0.03)%
47%
$—
$20.43
10.28%
$31.7
1.60%
1.50%
1.27%
41%
$—
$18.82
(1.77)%
$44.6
1.62%
1.50%
0.91%
37%
$—
$19.26
(2.78)%
$47.6
1.65%
1.50%
0.49%
23%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$17.49
(24.97)%
$3.5
2.33%
2.25%
0.32%
39%
$—
$23.43
14.85%
$6.6
2.31%
2.25%
(0.78)%
47%
$—
$20.40
9.47%
$6.1
2.33%
2.25%
0.53%
41%
$—
$18.77
(2.50)%
$9.1
2.35%
2.25%
0.18%
37%
$—
$19.25
(3.51)%
$10.9
2.37%
2.25%
(0.08)%
23%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$17.62
(24.73)%
$0.7
1.94%
1.91%
0.70%
39%
$—
$23.56
15.21%
$0.8
1.91%
1.91%e
(0.47)%
47%
$—
$20.45
9.85%
$0.8
1.97%
1.91%
0.81%
41%
$—
$18.83
(2.19)%
$1.0
1.94%
1.91%
0.50%
37%
$—
$19.26
(3.16)%
$1.4
1.91%
1.91%
0.14%
23%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$17.66
(24.13)%
$150.9
1.11%
1.11%
1.47%
39%
$—
$23.56
16.17%
$291.7
1.10%
1.10%e
0.43%
47%
$—
$20.38
10.72%
$194.2
1.15%
1.15%e
1.58%
41%
$—
$18.77
(1.45)%
$219.1
1.16%
1.16%e
1.42%
37%
$—
$19.25
(2.46)%
$166.9
1.19%
1.18%
0.91%
23%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$13.50
0.12%
$834.8
0.71%
0.71%
2.35%
44%
$—
$15.01
23.62%
$898.6
0.70%
0.70%
2.28%
35%
$—
$12.42
1.53%
$994.9
0.69%
0.69%
2.35%
56%
$—
$12.98
3.06%
$1,147.4
0.70%
0.70%
2.58%
37%
$—
$13.53
10.58%
$1,172.8
0.69%
0.69%
2.52%
41%
215

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Equity Income Fund (cont’d)
Class A
8/31/2022
$14.95
$0.28
$(0.26)
$0.02
$(0.28)
$(1.25)
$—
$(1.53)
8/31/2021
$12.37
$0.27
$2.56
$2.83
$(0.25)
$
$—
$(0.25)
8/31/2020
$12.93
$0.24
$(0.10)
$0.14
$(0.28)
$(0.42)
$—
$(0.70)
8/31/2019
$13.48
$0.28
$0.01
$0.29
$(0.28)
$(0.56)
$—
$(0.84)
8/31/2018
$13.04
$0.29
$1.00
$1.29
$(0.35)
$(0.50)
$—
$(0.85)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$14.85
$0.17
$(0.25)
$(0.08)
$(0.17)
$(1.25)
$—
$(1.42)
8/31/2021
$12.28
$0.16
$2.55
$2.71
$(0.14)
$
$—
$(0.14)
8/31/2020
$12.83
$0.15
$(0.10)
$0.05
$(0.18)
$(0.42)
$—
$(0.60)
8/31/2019
$13.38
$0.18
$0.01
$0.19
$(0.18)
$(0.56)
$—
$(0.74)
8/31/2018
$12.95
$0.18
$1.00
$1.18
$(0.25)
$(0.50)
$—
$(0.75)
 
Class R3
8/31/2022
$14.94
$0.24
$(0.26)
$(0.02)
$(0.23)
$(1.25)
$—
$(1.48)
8/31/2021
$12.34
$0.22
$2.57
$2.79
$(0.19)
$
$—
$(0.19)
8/31/2020
$12.90
$0.21
$(0.11)
$0.10
$(0.24)
$(0.42)
$—
$(0.66)
8/31/2019
$13.45
$0.24
$0.01
$0.25
$(0.24)
$(0.56)
$—
$(0.80)
8/31/2018
$13.01
$0.25
$1.01
$1.26
$(0.32)
$(0.50)
$—
$(0.82)
 
Class E
Period from 1/11/2022g
to 8/31/2022
$14.55
$0.29
$(1.11)
$(0.82)
$(0.22)
$
$—
$(0.22)
 
Focus Fund
Investor Class
8/31/2022
$35.97
$(0.00)
$(9.12)
$(9.12)
$
$(5.77)
$—
$(5.77)
8/31/2021
$28.76
$0.01
$8.80
$8.81
$
$(1.60)
$—
$(1.60)
8/31/2020
$25.74
$0.03
$6.22
$6.25
$(0.17)
$(3.06)
$—
$(3.23)
8/31/2019
$28.69
$0.13
$(1.06)
$(0.93)
$(0.10)
$(1.92)
$—
$(2.02)
8/31/2018
$27.50
$0.12
$3.28
$3.40
$(0.08)
$(2.13)
$—
$(2.21)
 
Trust Class
8/31/2022
$35.88
$(0.06)
$(9.08)
$(9.14)
$
$(5.77)
$—
$(5.77)
8/31/2021
$28.75
$(0.05)
$8.78
$8.73
$
$(1.60)
$—
$(1.60)
8/31/2020
$25.71
$(0.01)
$6.20
$6.19
$(0.09)
$(3.06)
$—
$(3.15)
8/31/2019
$28.66
$0.08
$(1.05)
$(0.97)
$(0.06)
$(1.92)
$—
$(1.98)
8/31/2018k
$29.18
$0.07
$3.35
$3.42
$(0.06)
$(3.88)
$—
$(3.94)
 
Advisor Class
8/31/2022
$35.80
$(0.10)
$(9.05)
$(9.15)
$
$(5.77)
$—
$(5.77)
8/31/2021
$28.75
$(0.12)
$8.77
$8.65
$
$(1.60)
$—
$(1.60)
8/31/2020
$25.69
$(0.05)
$6.19
$6.14
$(0.02)
$(3.06)
$—
$(3.08)
8/31/2019
$28.62
$0.04
$(1.05)
$(1.01)
$
$(1.92)
$—
$(1.92)
8/31/2018k
$37.33
$0.03
$3.63
$3.66
$
$(12.37)
$—
$(12.37)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
216

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$13.44
(0.26)%
$170.7
1.07%
1.07%
1.98%
44%
$—
$14.95
23.19%
$186.8
1.06%
1.06%
1.93%
35%
$—
$12.37
1.14%
$153.1
1.06%
1.06%
1.99%
56%
$—
$12.93
2.68%
$142.7
1.06%
1.06%
2.17%
37%
$—
$13.48
10.21%
$186.5
1.05%
1.05%
2.16%
41%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$13.35
(0.98)%
$67.5
1.82%
1.82%
1.22%
44%
$—
$14.85
22.26%
$83.3
1.81%
1.81%
1.15%
35%
$—
$12.28
0.38%
$101.1
1.81%
1.81%
1.24%
56%
$—
$12.83
1.91%
$178.5
1.81%
1.81%
1.45%
37%
$—
$13.38
9.36%
$246.7
1.80%
1.80%
1.40%
41%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$13.44
(0.51)%
$0.5
1.38%
1.38%
1.66%
44%
$—
$14.94
22.82%
$0.6
1.34%
1.34%
1.61%
35%
$—
$12.34
0.82%
$1.6
1.33%
1.33%
1.71%
56%
$—
$12.90
2.40%
$1.9
1.34%
1.34%
1.91%
37%
$—
$13.45
9.93%
$2.2
1.33%
1.33%
1.87%
41%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$13.51
(5.66)%
$32.0
0.57%h
0.06%h
3.16%h
44%i,j
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$21.08
(29.67)%
$553.0
0.89%
0.89%
(0.00)%
176%
$—
$35.97
32.06%
$865.3
0.88%
0.88%
0.03%
123%
$—
$28.76
26.17%
$700.6
0.92%
0.92%
0.14%
130%
$—
$25.74
(2.35)%
$617.6
0.92%
0.92%
0.50%
20%
$—
$28.69
13.05%
$690.7
0.91%
0.91%
0.43%
59%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$20.97
(29.82)%
$31.9
1.10%
1.10%
(0.21)%
176%
$—
$35.88
31.78%
$53.4
1.09%
1.09%
(0.18)%
123%
$—
$28.75
25.90%
$47.0
1.10%
1.10%
(0.04)%
130%
$—
$25.71
(2.52)%
$46.4
1.10%
1.10%
0.32%
20%
$—
$28.66
12.88%
$57.7
1.10%
1.10%
0.25%
59%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$20.88
(29.93)%
$1.0
1.25%
1.25%
(0.35)%
176%
$—
$35.80
31.49%
$2.1
1.29%
1.29%
(0.38)%
123%
$—
$28.75
25.70%
$1.9
1.27%
1.27%
(0.22)%
130%
$—
$25.69
(2.68)%
$1.6
1.27%
1.27%
0.14%
20%
$—
$28.62
12.62%
$2.3
1.26%
1.26%
0.09%
59%
217

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Focus Fund (cont’d)
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$36.05
$0.05
$(9.16)
$(9.11)
$
$(5.77)
$—
$(5.77)
8/31/2021
$28.78
$0.06
$8.81
$8.87
$
$(1.60)
$—
$(1.60)
8/31/2020
$25.79
$0.07
$6.22
$6.29
$(0.24)
$(3.06)
$—
$(3.30)
8/31/2019
$28.72
$0.17
$(1.05)
$(0.88)
$(0.13)
$(1.92)
$—
$(2.05)
8/31/2018k
$27.53
$0.16
$3.27
$3.43
$(0.12)
$(2.12)
$—
$(2.24)
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$35.84
$(0.06)
$(9.07)
$(9.13)
$
$(5.77)
$—
$(5.77)
8/31/2021
$28.73
$(0.06)
$8.77
$8.71
$
$(1.60)
$—
$(1.60)
8/31/2020
$25.69
$(0.02)
$6.20
$6.18
$(0.08)
$(3.06)
$—
$(3.14)
8/31/2019
$28.65
$0.08
$(1.05)
$(0.97)
$(0.07)
$(1.92)
$—
$(1.99)
8/31/2018k
$29.24
$0.07
$3.34
$3.41
$(0.06)
$(3.94)
$—
$(4.00)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$34.97
$(0.27)
$(8.76)
$(9.03)
$
$(5.77)
$—
$(5.77)
8/31/2021
$28.27
$(0.30)
$8.60
$8.30
$
$(1.60)
$—
$(1.60)
8/31/2020
$25.42
$(0.20)
$6.11
$5.91
$
$(3.06)
$—
$(3.06)
8/31/2019
$28.50
$(0.11)
$(1.05)
$(1.16)
$
$(1.92)
$—
$(1.92)
8/31/2018k
$38.78
$(0.16)
$3.68
$3.52
$
$(13.80)
$—
$(13.80)
 
Genesis Fund
Investor Class
8/31/2022
$80.18
$(0.08)
$(10.47)
$(10.55)
$
$(8.15)
$—
$(8.15)
8/31/2021
$62.74
$(0.11)
$20.25
$20.14
$
$(2.70)
$—
$(2.70)
8/31/2020
$58.54
$0.02
$7.59
$7.61
$(0.03)
$(3.38)
$—
$(3.41)
8/31/2019
$65.27
$0.05
$(0.91)
$(0.86)
$(0.03)
$(5.84)
$—
$(5.87)
8/31/2018l
$58.73
$0.07
$14.47
$14.54
$(0.11)
$(7.89)
$—
$(8.00)
 
Trust Class
8/31/2022
$80.07
$(0.14)
$(10.45)
$(10.59)
$
$(8.15)
$—
$(8.15)
8/31/2021
$62.71
$(0.18)
$20.24
$20.06
$
$(2.70)
$—
$(2.70)
8/31/2020
$58.54
$(0.03)
$7.59
$7.56
$(0.01)
$(3.38)
$—
$(3.39)
8/31/2019
$65.30
$(0.00)
$(0.91)
$(0.91)
$(0.01)
$(5.84)
$—
$(5.85)
8/31/2018l
$58.73
$0.02
$14.49
$14.51
$(0.05)
$(7.89)
$—
$(7.94)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
218

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$21.17
(29.57)%
$19.0
0.75%
0.75%
0.18%
176%
$—
$36.05
32.25%
$26.8
0.74%
0.74%e
0.17%
123%
$—
$28.78
26.32%
$14.1
0.75%
0.75%
0.26%
130%
$—
$25.79
(2.15)%
$8.9
0.76%
0.75%
0.67%
20%
$—
$28.72
13.20%
$8.6
0.75%
0.75%e
0.60%
59%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$20.94
(29.83)%
$2.1
1.13%
1.11%
(0.21)%
176%
$—
$35.84
31.73%
$2.9
1.11%
1.11%e
(0.19)%
123%
$—
$28.73
25.90%
$3.0
1.12%
1.11%
(0.06)%
130%
$—
$25.69
(2.51)%
$2.7
1.12%
1.11%
0.32%
20%
$—
$28.65
12.80%
$3.4
1.12%
1.11%
0.23%
59%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$20.17
(30.35)%
$0.3
1.91%
1.86%
(1.01)%
176%
$—
$34.97
30.76%
$0.7
1.89%
1.86%
(1.00)%
123%
$—
$28.27
24.96%
$1.4
1.87%
1.86%
(0.81)%
130%
$—
$25.42
(3.25)%
$1.2
1.88%
1.86%
(0.43)%
20%
$—
$28.50
11.92%
$1.7
1.87%
1.86%
(0.52)%
59%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$61.48
(14.63)%
$1,664.6
0.99%
0.99%
(0.11)%
12%
$—
$80.18
32.89%
$2,106.8
0.99%
0.99%
(0.15)%
12%
$—
$62.74
13.48%
$1,677.3
1.01%
1.01%
0.03%
11%
$—
$58.54
0.53%
$1,649.3
1.01%
1.01%
0.08%
14%
$—
$65.27
26.73%
$1,919.1
1.02%
1.02%
0.11%
13%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$61.33
(14.71)%
$1,008.4
1.09%
1.09%
(0.21)%
12%
$—
$80.07
32.77%
$1,349.7
1.09%
1.09%
(0.25)%
12%
$—
$62.71
13.38%
$1,239.6
1.09%
1.09%
(0.06)%
11%
$—
$58.54
0.43%
$1,409.3
1.10%
1.10%
(0.01)%
14%
$—
$65.30
26.64%
$1,561.6
1.10%
1.10%
0.03%
13%
219

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Genesis Fund (cont’d)
Advisor Class
8/31/2022
$79.33
$(0.31)
$(10.34)
$(10.65)
$
$(8.15)
$
$(8.15)
8/31/2021
$62.31
$(0.36)
$20.08
$19.72
$
$(2.70)
$
$(2.70)
8/31/2020
$58.32
$(0.18)
$7.55
$7.37
$
$(3.38)
$
$(3.38)
8/31/2019
$65.23
$(0.15)
$(0.92)
$(1.07)
$
$(5.84)
$
$(5.84)
8/31/2018l
$58.77
$(0.14)
$14.49
$14.35
$
$(7.89)
$
$(7.89)
 
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$80.18
$0.03
$(10.48)
$(10.45)
$
$(8.15)
$
$(8.15)
8/31/2021
$62.66
$0.00
$20.24
$20.24
$(0.02)
$(2.70)
$
$(2.72)
8/31/2020
$58.48
$0.11
$7.58
$7.69
$(0.13)
$(3.38)
$
$(3.51)
8/31/2019
$65.24
$0.14
$(0.92)
$(0.78)
$(0.14)
$(5.84)
$
$(5.98)
8/31/2018
$58.71
$0.17
$14.47
$14.64
$(0.22)
$(7.89)
$
$(8.11)
 
Class R6
8/31/2022
$80.14
$0.10
$(10.48)
$(10.38)
$
$(8.15)
$
$(8.15)
8/31/2021
$62.62
$0.07
$20.23
$20.30
$(0.08)
$(2.70)
$
$(2.78)
8/31/2020
$58.45
$0.16
$7.58
$7.74
$(0.19)
$(3.38)
$
$(3.57)
8/31/2019
$65.23
$0.19
$(0.93)
$(0.74)
$(0.20)
$(5.84)
$
$(6.04)
8/31/2018l
$58.70
$0.23
$14.46
$14.69
$(0.27)
$(7.89)
$
$(8.16)
 
Class E
Period from 1/11/2022g
to 8/31/2022
$71.07
$0.35
$(9.53)
$(9.18)
$
$
$
$
 
Global Real Estate Fund
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$13.84
$0.15
$(2.05)
$(1.90)
$(0.21)
$(0.77)
$
$(0.98)
8/31/2021
$10.97
$0.17
$2.88
$3.05
$(0.18)
$
$
$(0.18)
8/31/2020
$11.94
$0.17
$(0.58)
$(0.41)
$(0.32)
$(0.21)
$(0.03)
$(0.56)
8/31/2019
$10.85
$0.16
$1.31
$1.47
$(0.26)
$(0.12)
$
$(0.38)
8/31/2018
$10.64
$0.17
$0.35
$0.52
$(0.21)
$(0.10)
$
$(0.31)
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$13.81
$0.11
$(2.06)
$(1.95)
$(0.17)
$(0.77)
$
$(0.94)
8/31/2021
$10.95
$0.16
$2.85
$3.01
$(0.15)
$
$
$(0.15)
8/31/2020
$11.93
$0.12
$(0.58)
$(0.46)
$(0.28)
$(0.21)
$(0.03)
$(0.52)
8/31/2019
$10.84
$0.12
$1.31
$1.43
$(0.22)
$(0.12)
$
$(0.34)
8/31/2018
$10.64
$0.13
$0.34
$0.47
$(0.17)
$(0.10)
$
$(0.27)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
220

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$60.53
(14.93)%
$108.6
1.34%
1.34%
(0.46)%
12%
$—
$79.33
32.43%
$148.2
1.34%
1.34%
(0.50)%
12%
$—
$62.31
13.10%
$131.3
1.35%
1.35%
(0.31)%
11%
$—
$58.32
0.18%
$157.0
1.35%
1.35%
(0.26)%
14%
$—
$65.23
26.31%
$198.1
1.35%
1.35%
(0.23)%
13%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$61.58
(14.50)%
$2,569.7
0.84%
0.84%
0.04%
12%
$—
$80.18
33.11%
$3,551.7
0.84%
0.84%
0.00%
12%
$—
$62.66
13.65%
$3,032.9
0.84%
0.84%
0.19%
11%
$—
$58.48
0.69%
$2,809.8
0.85%
0.85%
0.25%
14%
$—
$65.24
26.96%
$3,253.8
0.85%
0.85%
0.28%
13%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$61.61
(14.41)%
$4,463.8
0.74%
0.74%
0.14%
12%
$—
$80.14
33.23%
$5,744.7
0.74%
0.74%
0.09%
12%
$—
$62.62
13.74%
$4,420.9
0.75%
0.75%
0.28%
11%
$—
$58.45
0.80%
$4,221.1
0.75%
0.75%
0.34%
14%
$—
$65.23
27.07%
$4,372.3
0.78%
0.75%
0.38%
13%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$61.89
(12.92)%
$134.0
0.70%h
0.03%h
0.86%h
12%i,j
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$10.96
(14.76)%
$2.8
7.95%
1.00%
1.21%
78%
$—
$13.84
28.06%
$3.6
10.46%
1.01%
1.41%
51%
$—
$10.97
(3.48)%
$1.4
8.80%
1.01%
1.47%
49%
$—
$11.94
14.01%
$3.4
9.11%
1.01%
1.46%
38%
$—
$10.85
4.98%
$2.3
11.12%
1.01%
1.62%
48%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$10.92
(15.09)%
$0.3
8.58%
1.36%
0.86%
78%
$—
$13.81
27.70%
$0.3
11.06%
1.36%
1.32%
51%
$—
$10.95
(3.93)%
$0.2
9.28%
1.37%
1.10%
49%
$—
$11.93
13.65%
$0.4
9.72%
1.37%
1.07%
38%
$—
$10.84
4.47%
$0.3
11.57%
1.37%
1.23%
48%
221

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Global Real Estate Fund (cont’d)
Class C
8/31/2022
$13.73
$0.01
$(2.04)
$(2.03)
$(0.10)
$(0.77)
$
$(0.87)
8/31/2021
$10.91
$0.06
$2.84
$2.90
$(0.08)
$
$
$(0.08)
8/31/2020
$11.89
$0.04
$(0.58)
$(0.54)
$(0.20)
$(0.21)
$(0.03)
$(0.44)
8/31/2019
$10.81
$0.04
$1.30
$1.34
$(0.14)
$(0.12)
$
$(0.26)
8/31/2018
$10.62
$0.06
$0.34
$0.40
$(0.11)
$(0.10)
$
$(0.21)
 
Greater China Equity Fund
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$12.97
$0.06
$(3.62)
$(3.56)
$(0.09)
$(0.63)
$
$(0.72)
8/31/2021
$11.49
$0.09
$1.46
$1.55
$(0.07)
$
$
$(0.07)
8/31/2020
$9.28
$0.06
$2.24
$2.30
$(0.09)
$
$
$(0.09)
8/31/2019
$14.80
$0.09
$(0.96)
$(0.87)
$
$(4.65)
$
$(4.65)
8/31/2018
$15.85
$0.00
$0.77
$0.77
$(0.18)
$(1.64)
$
$(1.82)
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$12.95
$0.02
$(3.62)
$(3.60)
$(0.03)
$(0.63)
$
$(0.66)
8/31/2021n
$11.48
$0.02
$1.47
$1.49
$(0.02)
$
$
$(0.02)
8/31/2020n
$9.26
$(0.00)
$2.27
$2.27
$(0.05)
$
$
$(0.05)
8/31/2019n
$14.86
$0.06
$(0.98)
$(0.92)
$
$(4.68)
$
$(4.68)
8/31/2018n
$15.95
$(0.08)
$0.81
$0.73
$(0.17)
$(1.65)
$
$(1.82)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$12.93
$(0.11)
$(3.56)
$(3.67)
$
$(0.63)
$
$(0.63)
8/31/2021n
$11.52
$(0.07)
$1.48
$1.41
$
$
$
$
8/31/2020n
$9.32
$(0.05)
$2.25
$2.20
$
$
$
$
8/31/2019n
$15.37
$(0.02)
$(1.04)
$(1.06)
$
$(4.99)
$
$(4.99)
8/31/2018n
$16.57
$(0.17)
$0.81
$0.64
$(0.08)
$(1.76)
$
$(1.84)
 
International Equity Fund
Investor Class
8/31/2022
$17.18
$0.15
$(4.43)
$(4.28)
$(0.14)
$(1.63)
$
$(1.77)
8/31/2021
$14.04
$0.11
$3.72
$3.83
$(0.09)
$(0.60)
$
$(0.69)
8/31/2020
$12.47
$0.06
$1.84
$1.90
$(0.12)
$(0.22)
$
$(0.34)
8/31/2019
$13.16
$0.11
$(0.68)
$(0.57)
$(0.09)
$(0.03)
$
$(0.12)
8/31/2018k
$12.58
$0.10
$0.51
$0.61
$(0.03)
$
$
$(0.03)
 
Trust Class
8/31/2022
$17.18
$0.14
$(4.43)
$(4.29)
$(0.13)
$(1.63)
$
$(1.76)
8/31/2021
$14.04
$0.09
$3.73
$3.82
$(0.08)
$(0.60)
$
$(0.68)
8/31/2020
$12.46
$0.05
$1.85
$1.90
$(0.11)
$(0.22)
$
$(0.33)
8/31/2019
$13.16
$0.10
$(0.69)
$(0.59)
$(0.08)
$(0.03)
$
$(0.11)
8/31/2018k
$12.57
$0.09
$0.52
$0.61
$(0.02)
$
$
$(0.02)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
222

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
$10.83
(15.75)%
$0.2
9.21%
2.11%
0.09%
78%
$
$13.73
26.73%
$0.3
11.69%
2.11%
0.54%
51%
$
$10.91
(4.65)%
$0.2
9.88%
2.12%
0.35%
49%
$
$11.89
12.75%
$0.3
10.43%
2.12%
0.32%
38%
$
$10.81
3.81%
$0.3
12.21%
2.12%
0.53%
48%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
$8.69
(28.71)%
$32.4
1.91%
1.51%
0.55%
53%
$
$12.97
13.54%
$61.3
1.80%
1.51%
0.66%
81%
$
$11.49
24.93%
$52.3
1.81%
1.51%
0.64%
82%
$
$9.28
(1.03)%
$45.2
1.84%
1.52%m
0.85%
46%
$
$14.80
4.37%
$79.0
1.58%
1.51%
0.03%
60%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
$8.69
(28.95)%
$1.9
2.41%
1.87%
0.22%
53%
$
$12.95
13.01%
$3.6
2.26%
1.87%
0.14%
81%
$
$11.48
24.51%
$4.3
2.29%
1.87%
(0.04)%
82%
$
$9.26
(1.40)%
$6.1
2.32%
1.88%m
0.54%
46%
$
$14.86
4.02%
$10.2
2.01%
1.87%
(0.47)%
60%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
$8.63
(29.51)%
$0.0
3.22%
2.61%
(1.02)%
53%
$
$12.93
12.20%
$0.2
3.06%
2.62%
(0.55)%
81%
$
$11.52
23.62%
$0.2
2.95%
2.62%
(0.53)%
82%
$
$9.32
(2.13)%
$0.2
3.07%
2.63%m
(0.19)%
46%
$
$15.37
3.26%
$0.3
2.80%
2.62%
(0.99)%
60%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
$11.13
(27.43)%
$67.5
1.19%
1.09%
1.09%
49%
$
$17.18
28.24%
$102.9
1.16%
1.06%
0.70%
26%
$0.01
$14.04
15.39%o
$92.8
1.19%
1.08%
0.43%
45%
$
$12.47
(4.23)%
$93.3
1.22%
1.13%
0.87%
34%
$
$13.16
4.88%
$106.7
1.20%
1.14%
0.74%
32%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
$11.13
(27.49)%
$21.8
1.26%
1.16%
1.04%
49%
$
$17.18
28.17%
$32.4
1.24%
1.14%
0.61%
26%
$0.01
$14.04
15.41%o
$28.7
1.23%
1.13%
0.40%
45%
$
$12.46
(4.35)%
$30.1
1.26%
1.17%
0.80%
34%
$
$13.16
4.84%
$40.9
1.24%
1.18%
0.71%
32%
223

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
International Equity Fund (cont’d)
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$17.20
$0.18
$(4.43)
$(4.25)
$(0.18)
$(1.63)
$—
$(1.81)
8/31/2021
$14.06
$0.14
$3.72
$3.86
$(0.12)
$(0.60)
$—
$(0.72)
8/31/2020
$12.48
$0.09
$1.85
$1.94
$(0.15)
$(0.22)
$—
$(0.37)
8/31/2019
$13.18
$0.13
$(0.67)
$(0.54)
$(0.13)
$(0.03)
$—
$(0.16)
8/31/2018
$12.66
$0.14
$0.51
$0.65
$(0.13)
$
$—
$(0.13)
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$17.16
$0.13
$(4.44)
$(4.31)
$(0.05)
$(1.63)
$—
$(1.68)
8/31/2021
$14.03
$0.08
$3.73
$3.81
$(0.08)
$(0.60)
$—
$(0.68)
8/31/2020
$12.46
$0.04
$1.85
$1.89
$(0.11)
$(0.22)
$—
$(0.33)
8/31/2019
$13.15
$0.09
$(0.67)
$(0.58)
$(0.08)
$(0.03)
$—
$(0.11)
8/31/2018k
$12.56
$0.08
$0.52
$0.60
$(0.01)
$
$—
$(0.01)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$17.00
$0.03
$(4.39)
$(4.36)
$(0.02)
$(1.63)
$—
$(1.65)
8/31/2021
$13.94
$(0.03)
$3.69
$3.66
$
$(0.60)
$—
$(0.60)
8/31/2020
$12.39
$(0.06)
$1.83
$1.77
$(0.01)
$(0.22)
$—
$(0.23)
8/31/2019
$13.09
$(0.00)
$(0.67)
$(0.67)
$(0.00)
$(0.03)
$—
$(0.03)
8/31/2018k
$12.58
$(0.01)
$0.52
$0.51
$
$
$—
$
 
Class R6
8/31/2022
$17.22
$0.19
$(4.43)
$(4.24)
$(0.19)
$(1.63)
$—
$(1.82)
8/31/2021
$14.08
$0.15
$3.73
$3.88
$(0.14)
$(0.60)
$—
$(0.74)
8/31/2020
$12.49
$0.10
$1.87
$1.97
$(0.17)
$(0.22)
$—
$(0.39)
8/31/2019
$13.20
$0.16
$(0.70)
$(0.54)
$(0.14)
$(0.03)
$—
$(0.17)
8/31/2018k
$12.67
$0.15
$0.52
$0.67
$(0.14)
$
$—
$(0.14)
 
Class E
Period from 1/11/2022g
to 8/31/2022
$14.79
$0.19
$(3.78)
$(3.59)
$
$
$—
$
 
International Select Fund
Trust Class
8/31/2022
$17.62
$0.16
$(4.49)
$(4.33)
$(0.09)
$(1.62)
$—
$(1.71)
8/31/2021
$13.91
$0.10
$3.78
$3.88
$(0.07)
$(0.10)
$—
$(0.17)
8/31/2020
$12.30
$0.05
$1.94
$1.99
$(0.19)
$(0.19)
$—
$(0.38)
8/31/2019
$12.97
$0.12
$(0.61)
$(0.49)
$(0.05)
$(0.13)
$—
$(0.18)
8/31/2018
$12.43
$0.10
$0.54
$0.64
$(0.10)
$
$—
$(0.10)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
224

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
$11.14
(27.29)%
$953.7
1.00%
0.87%
1.30%
49%
$
$17.20
28.45%
$1,654.0
0.98%
0.86%
0.92%
26%
$0.01
$14.06
15.74%o
$1,319.0
0.98%
0.85%
0.71%
45%
$
$12.48
(3.95)%
$1,518.8
1.00%
0.85%
1.08%
34%
$
$13.18
5.12%
$1,772.4
0.99%
0.85%
1.03%
32%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
$11.17
(27.53)%
$11.1
1.37%
1.23%
0.91%
49%
$
$17.16
28.05%
$66.1
1.35%
1.22%
0.54%
26%
$0.01
$14.03
15.27%o
$55.8
1.34%
1.21%
0.30%
45%
$
$12.46
(4.30)%
$52.2
1.37%
1.21%
0.76%
34%
$
$13.15
4.77%
$67.2
1.35%
1.21%
0.63%
32%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
$10.99
(28.09)%
$4.9
2.12%
1.98%
0.21%
49%
$
$17.00
27.07%
$8.2
2.10%
1.97%
(0.22)%
26%
$0.01
$13.94
14.41%o
$7.4
2.09%
1.96%
(0.47)%
45%
$
$12.39
(5.05)%
$9.6
2.12%
1.96%
(0.02)%
34%
$
$13.09
4.05%
$14.3
2.11%
1.96%
(0.06)%
32%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
$11.16
(27.18)%
$27.7
0.90%
0.77%
1.29%
49%
$
$17.22
28.57%
$86.0
0.88%
0.76%
1.00%
26%
$0.01
$14.08
15.91%o
$76.1
0.88%
0.75%
0.77%
45%
$
$12.49
(3.95)%
$80.4
0.92%
0.76%
1.28%
34%
$
$13.20
5.26%
$74.3
0.92%
0.78%
1.15%
32%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
$11.20
(24.27)%i
$28.1
0.86%h
0.07%h
2.42%h
49%j
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
$11.58
(26.93)%
$4.5
1.41%
1.19%
1.11%
55%
$
$17.62
28.12%
$6.6
1.41%
1.16%
0.67%
21%
$
$13.91
16.28%
$5.3
1.41%
1.15%
0.41%
33%
$
$12.30
(3.58)%
$5.0
1.42%
1.15%
0.97%
32%
$
$12.97
5.17%
$8.0
1.38%
1.16%
0.74%
44%
225

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
International Select Fund (cont’d)
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$17.60
$0.21
$(4.47)
$(4.26)
$(0.15)
$(1.62)
$—
$(1.77)
8/31/2021
$13.89
$0.16
$3.77
$3.93
$(0.12)
$(0.10)
$—
$(0.22)
8/31/2020
$12.28
$0.10
$1.93
$2.03
$(0.23)
$(0.19)
$—
$(0.42)
8/31/2019
$12.96
$0.15
$(0.60)
$(0.45)
$(0.10)
$(0.13)
$—
$(0.23)
8/31/2018
$12.42
$0.13
$0.55
$0.68
$(0.14)
$
$—
$(0.14)
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$17.47
$0.16
$(4.44)
$(4.28)
$(0.10)
$(1.62)
$—
$(1.72)
8/31/2021
$13.80
$0.10
$3.74
$3.84
$(0.07)
$(0.10)
$—
$(0.17)
8/31/2020
$12.21
$0.05
$1.92
$1.97
$(0.19)
$(0.19)
$—
$(0.38)
8/31/2019
$12.87
$0.10
$(0.58)
$(0.48)
$(0.05)
$(0.13)
$—
$(0.18)
8/31/2018
$12.34
$0.08
$0.55
$0.63
$(0.10)
$
$—
$(0.10)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$17.09
$0.05
$(4.33)
$(4.28)
$(0.05)
$(1.62)
$—
$(1.67)
8/31/2021
$13.54
$(0.02)
$3.67
$3.65
$
$(0.10)
$—
$(0.10)
8/31/2020
$11.99
$(0.04)
$1.87
$1.83
$(0.09)
$(0.19)
$—
$(0.28)
8/31/2019
$12.68
$0.01
$(0.57)
$(0.56)
$
$(0.13)
$—
$(0.13)
8/31/2018
$12.16
$(0.00)
$0.53
$0.53
$(0.01)
$
$—
$(0.01)
 
Class R3
8/31/2022
$17.32
$0.12
$(4.39)
$(4.27)
$(0.08)
$(1.62)
$—
$(1.70)
8/31/2021
$13.67
$0.06
$3.71
$3.77
$(0.02)
$(0.10)
$—
$(0.12)
8/31/2020
$12.10
$0.02
$1.89
$1.91
$(0.15)
$(0.19)
$—
$(0.34)
8/31/2019
$12.75
$0.08
$(0.58)
$(0.50)
$(0.02)
$(0.13)
$—
$(0.15)
8/31/2018
$12.22
$0.05
$0.55
$0.60
$(0.07)
$
$—
$(0.07)
 
Class R6
8/31/2022
$17.61
$0.24
$(4.49)
$(4.25)
$(0.17)
$(1.62)
$—
$(1.79)
8/31/2021
$13.90
$0.13
$3.81
$3.94
$(0.13)
$(0.10)
$—
$(0.23)
8/31/2020
$12.29
$0.04
$2.00
$2.04
$(0.24)
$(0.19)
$—
$(0.43)
8/31/2019
$12.96
$0.23
$(0.66)
$(0.43)
$(0.11)
$(0.13)
$—
$(0.24)
8/31/2018
$12.42
$0.15
$0.54
$0.69
$(0.15)
$
$—
$(0.15)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
226

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$11.57
(26.61)%
$119.9
1.00%
0.84%
1.48%
55%
$—
$17.60
28.57%
$152.5
0.97%
0.81%
1.01%
21%
$—
$13.89
16.68%
$138.9
0.94%
0.80%
0.79%
33%
$—
$12.28
(3.29)%
$128.1
0.97%
0.80%
1.27%
32%
$—
$12.96
5.52%
$142.4
0.93%
0.81%
0.99%
44%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$11.47
(26.89)%
$3.1
1.37%
1.20%
1.10%
55%
$—
$17.47
28.07%
$4.5
1.34%
1.17%
0.66%
21%
$—
$13.80
16.22%
$3.2
1.31%
1.16%
0.36%
33%
$—
$12.21
(3.58)%
$3.2
1.35%
1.16%
0.85%
32%
$—
$12.87
5.12%
$3.9
1.31%
1.17%
0.63%
44%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$11.14
(27.45)%
$0.5
2.15%
1.95%
0.38%
55%
$—
$17.09
27.11%
$0.8
2.12%
1.92%
(0.11)%
21%
$—
$13.54
15.37%
$0.9
2.06%
1.91%
(0.34)%
33%
$—
$11.99
(4.32)%
$1.5
2.09%
1.91%
0.10%
32%
$—
$12.68
4.37%
$2.4
2.06%
1.92%
(0.02)%
44%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$11.35
(27.06)%
$1.2
1.64%
1.45%
0.87%
55%
$—
$17.32
27.74%
$1.9
1.60%
1.42%
0.38%
21%
$—
$13.67
15.93%
$2.2
1.57%
1.41%
0.18%
33%
$—
$12.10
(3.81)%
$2.3
1.60%
1.41%
0.66%
32%
$—
$12.75
4.92%
$3.5
1.56%
1.42%
0.36%
44%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$11.57
(26.59)%
$0.2
0.89%
0.73%
1.58%
55%
$—
$17.61
28.65%
$1.3
0.88%
0.71%
0.83%
21%
$—
$13.90
16.77%
$1.9
0.84%
0.70%
0.28%
33%
$—
$12.29
(3.11)%
$29.6
0.87%
0.71%
1.88%
32%
$—
$12.96
5.59%
$9.4
0.87%
0.74%
1.15%
44%
227

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
International Small Cap Fund
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$18.34
$0.11
$(5.54)
$(5.43)
$(0.11)
$(0.72)
$—
$(0.83)
8/31/2021
$13.86
$0.03
$4.96
$4.99
$(0.07)
$(0.44)
$—
$(0.51)
8/31/2020
$11.28
$0.02
$2.66
$2.68
$(0.10)
$
$—
$(0.10)
8/31/2019
$12.98
$0.11
$(1.60)
$(1.49)
$(0.03)
$(0.18)
$—
$(0.21)
8/31/2018
$12.74
$0.11
$1.02
$1.13
$(0.35)
$(0.54)
$—
$(0.89)
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$18.24
$0.02
$(5.47)
$(5.45)
$(0.07)
$(0.72)
$—
$(0.79)
8/31/2021
$13.82
$(0.03)
$4.94
$4.91
$(0.05)
$(0.44)
$—
$(0.49)
8/31/2020
$11.24
$(0.03)
$2.66
$2.63
$(0.05)
$
$—
$(0.05)
8/31/2019
$12.93
$0.06
$(1.57)
$(1.51)
$
$(0.18)
$—
$(0.18)
8/31/2018
$12.70
$0.02
$1.05
$1.07
$(0.30)
$(0.54)
$—
$(0.84)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$17.81
$(0.07)
$(5.36)
$(5.43)
$(0.02)
$(0.72)
$—
$(0.74)
8/31/2021
$13.55
$(0.15)
$4.85
$4.70
$
$(0.44)
$—
$(0.44)
8/31/2020
$11.06
$(0.11)
$2.60
$2.49
$
$
$—
$
8/31/2019
$12.83
$(0.01)
$(1.580)
$(1.59)
$
$(0.18)
$—
$(0.18)
8/31/2018
$12.63
$(0.07)
$1.05
$0.98
$(0.24)
$(0.54)
$—
$(0.78)
 
Class R6
8/31/2022
$18.32
$0.12
$(5.54)
$(5.42)
$(0.11)
$(0.72)
$—
$(0.83)
8/31/2021
$13.88
$0.04
$4.97
$5.01
$(0.13)
$(0.44)
$—
$(0.57)
8/31/2020
$11.29
$0.03
$2.67
$2.70
$(0.11)
$
$—
$(0.11)
8/31/2019
$12.98
$0.12
$(1.59)
$(1.47)
$(0.04)
$(0.18)
$—
$(0.22)
8/31/2018
$12.74
$0.08
$1.06
$1.14
$(0.36)
$(0.54)
$—
$(0.90)
 
Intrinsic Value Fund
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$24.01
$(0.08)
$(3.45)
$(3.53)
$
$(1.48)
$—
$(1.48)
8/31/2021p
$15.13
$(0.11)
$9.31
$9.20
$
$(0.32)
$—
$(0.32)
8/31/2020p
$14.50
$(0.04)
$1.11
$1.07
$
$(0.44)
$—
$(0.44)
8/31/2019p
$18.54
$(0.03)
$(2.14)
$(2.17)
$
$(1.87)
$—
$(1.87)
8/31/2018p
$16.12
$(0.06)
$3.33
$3.27
$
$(0.85)
$—
$(0.85)
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$23.74
$(0.16)
$(3.40)
$(3.56)
$
$(1.48)
$—
$(1.48)
8/31/2021p
$15.02
$(0.19)
$9.23
$9.04
$
$(0.32)
$—
$(0.32)
8/31/2020p
$14.44
$(0.09)
$1.11
$1.02
$
$(0.44)
$—
$(0.44)
8/31/2019f,p
$18.54
$(0.09)
$(2.14)
$(2.23)
$
$(1.87)
$—
$(1.87)
8/31/2018f,p
$16.20
$(0.12)
$3.34
$3.22
$
$(0.88)
$—
$(0.88)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
228

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$12.08
(30.79)%
$2.7
10.11%
1.06%
0.72%
21%
$—
$18.34
36.97%
$2.8
13.09%
1.07%
0.20%
22%
$—
$13.86
23.84%
$1.4
5.81%
1.05%m
0.14%
14%
$—
$11.28
(11.26)%
$5.3
6.24%
1.05%
1.00%
32%
$—
$12.98
9.06%
$6.2
7.02%
1.05%
0.83%
48%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$12.00
(31.05)%
$0.2
10.46%
1.42%
0.11%
21%
$—
$18.24
36.43%
$0.5
13.62%
1.43%
(0.17)%
22%
$—
$13.82
23.41%
$0.2
6.40%
1.42%m
(0.23)%
14%
$—
$11.24
(11.49)%
$0.1
6.77%
1.41%
0.54%
32%
$—
$12.93
8.60%
$0.2
7.56%
1.41%
0.16%
48%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$11.64
(31.59)%
$0.1
11.24%
2.17%
(0.45)%
21%
$—
$17.81
35.48%
$0.2
14.29%
2.19%
(0.96)%
22%
$—
$13.55
22.51%
$0.1
6.93%
2.17%m
(0.97)%
14%
$—
$11.06
(12.22)%
$0.1
7.38%
2.16%
(0.10)%
32%
$—
$12.83
7.89%
$0.2
8.15%
2.16%
(0.53)%
48%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$12.07
(30.76)%
$0.3
10.00%
0.96%
0.78%
21%
$—
$18.32
37.14%
$0.4
13.03%
0.98%
0.25%
22%
$—
$13.88
24.01%
$0.3
5.71%
0.96%m
0.24%
14%
$—
$11.29
(11.13)%
$0.2
6.16%
0.96%
1.09%
32%
$—
$12.98
9.12%
$0.3
6.97%
0.98%
0.64%
48%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$19.00
(15.58)%
$1,204.8
1.00%
1.00%e
(0.37)%
12%
$—
$24.01
61.43%
$979.4
1.01%
1.01%e
(0.54)%
23%
$—
$15.13
7.36%
$555.2
1.05%
1.00%
(0.29)%
19%
$—
$14.50
(10.83)%
$574.1
1.05%
1.01%
(0.20)%
22%
$—
$18.54
21.01%
$678.0
1.02%
1.00%
(0.35)%
25%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$18.70
(15.90)%
$49.0
1.36%
1.36%e
(0.73)%
12%
$—
$23.74
60.81%
$51.4
1.37%
1.37%
(0.90)%
23%
$—
$15.02
7.04%
$21.0
1.43%
1.36%
(0.65)%
19%
$—
$14.44
(11.18)%
$19.7
1.44%
1.37%
(0.56)%
22%
$—
$18.54
20.58%
$20.0
1.41%
1.36%
(0.73)%
25%
229

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Intrinsic Value Fund (cont’d)
Class C
8/31/2022
$23.19
$(0.30)
$(3.31)
$(3.61)
$
$(1.48)
$—
$(1.48)
8/31/2021p
$14.79
$(0.33)
$9.05
$8.72
$
$(0.32)
$—
$(0.32)
8/31/2020p
$14.34
$(0.19)
$1.08
$0.89
$
$(0.44)
$—
$(0.44)
8/31/2019f,p
$18.54
$(0.20)
$(2.13)
$(2.33)
$
$(1.87)
$—
$(1.87)
8/31/2018f,p
$16.39
$(0.26)
$3.35
$3.09
$
$(0.94)
$—
$(0.94)
 
Class R6
8/31/2022
$24.09
$(0.05)
$(3.47)
$(3.52)
$
$(1.48)
$—
$(1.48)
8/31/2021p
$15.17
$(0.09)
$9.33
$9.24
$
$(0.32)
$—
$(0.32)
8/31/2020p
$14.52
$(0.02)
$1.11
$1.09
$
$(0.44)
$—
$(0.44)
Period from 1/18/2019g
to 8/31/2019p
$14.22
$(0.01)
$0.31
$0.30
$
$
$—
$
 
Large Cap Growth Fund
Investor Class
8/31/2022q
$29.38
$0.03
$(4.60)
$(4.57)
$(0.02)
$(2.93)
$—
$(2.95)
8/31/2021
$23.38
$0.03
$7.76
$7.79
$(0.05)
$(1.74)
$—
$(1.79)
8/31/2020
$18.30
$0.05
$6.20
$6.25
$(0.07)
$(1.10)
$—
$(1.17)
8/31/2019
$19.52
$0.10
$0.32
$0.42
$(0.11)
$(1.53)
$—
$(1.64)
8/31/2018
$17.12
$0.11
$3.49
$3.60
$(0.11)
$(1.09)
$—
$(1.20)
 
Trust Class
8/31/2022q
$29.31
$(0.02)
$(4.58)
$(4.60)
$(0.00)
$(2.93)
$—
$(2.93)
8/31/2021
$23.36
$(0.02)
$7.74
$7.72
$(0.03)
$(1.74)
$—
$(1.77)
8/31/2020
$18.28
$0.02
$6.20
$6.22
$(0.04)
$(1.10)
$—
$(1.14)
8/31/2019
$19.51
$0.07
$0.31
$0.38
$(0.08)
$(1.53)
$—
$(1.61)
8/31/2018k
$17.82
$0.08
$3.57
$3.65
$(0.13)
$(1.83)
$—
$(1.96)
 
Advisor Class
8/31/2022q
$29.05
$(0.07)
$(4.53)
$(4.60)
$
$(2.92)
$—
$(2.92)
8/31/2021
$23.20
$(0.05)
$7.66
$7.61
$(0.02)
$(1.74)
$—
$(1.76)
8/31/2020
$18.20
$(0.04)
$6.17
$6.13
$(0.03)
$(1.10)
$—
$(1.13)
8/31/2019
$19.46
$0.01
$0.31
$0.32
$(0.05)
$(1.53)
$—
$(1.58)
8/31/2018k
$17.36
$0.02
$3.52
$3.54
$(0.05)
$(1.39)
$—
$(1.44)
 
Institutional Class
8/31/2022q
$29.42
$0.07
$(4.62)
$(4.55)
$(0.05)
$(2.93)
$—
$(2.98)
8/31/2021
$23.41
$0.06
$7.77
$7.83
$(0.08)
$(1.74)
$—
$(1.82)
8/31/2020
$18.32
$0.08
$6.22
$6.30
$(0.11)
$(1.10)
$—
$(1.21)
8/31/2019
$19.55
$0.13
$0.32
$0.45
$(0.15)
$(1.53)
$—
$(1.68)
8/31/2018k
$17.13
$0.14
$3.51
$3.65
$(0.14)
$(1.09)
$—
$(1.23)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
230

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$18.10
(16.52)%
$20.4
2.11%
2.11%e
(1.48)%
12%
$—
$23.19
59.58%
$18.4
2.12%
2.12%e
(1.65)%
23%
$—
$14.79
6.16%
$11.3
2.16%
2.11%
(1.38)%
19%
$—
$14.34
(11.78)%
$16.8
2.16%
2.12%
(1.30)%
22%
$—
$18.54
19.65%
$24.5
2.13%
2.11%
(1.47)%
25%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$19.09
(15.49)%
$101.3
0.86%
0.86%
(0.23)%
12%
$—
$24.09
61.54%
$84.0
0.89%
0.89%e
(0.44)%
23%
$—
$15.17
7.49%
$0.1
0.97%
0.90%
(0.17)%
19%
$—
$14.52
2.11%i
$0.2
1.00%h
0.91%h
(0.10)%h
22%j
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$21.86
(17.16)%
$1,408.1
0.83%
0.83%
0.11%
32%
$—
$29.38
35.49%
$1,812.9
0.82%
0.82%
0.11%
28%
$—
$23.38
35.76%
$1,419.5
0.87%
0.87%
0.26%
49%
$—
$18.30
4.03%
$1,125.5
0.89%
0.89%
0.56%
37%
$—
$19.52
21.86%
$1,187.2
0.88%
0.88%
0.62%
41%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$21.78
(17.31)%
$37.7
1.03%
1.03%
(0.10)%
32%
$—
$29.31
35.21%
$52.5
1.03%
1.03%
(0.09)%
28%
$—
$23.36
35.55%
$42.7
1.05%
1.05%
0.08%
49%
$—
$18.28
3.77%
$45.5
1.06%
1.06%
0.38%
37%
$—
$19.51
21.76%
$56.6
1.06%
1.06%
0.44%
41%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$21.53
(17.45)%
$2.3
1.17%
1.17%
(0.29)%
32%
$—
$29.05
34.95%
$8.0
1.19%
1.19%
(0.18)%
28%
$—
$23.20
35.18%
$0.2
1.32%
1.32%
(0.21)%
49%
$—
$18.20
3.41%
$0.2
1.40%
1.40%
0.05%
37%
$—
$19.46
21.34%
$0.2
1.40%
1.40%
0.12%
41%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$21.89
(17.06)%
$245.1
0.68%
0.68%
0.28%
32%
$—
$29.42
35.68%
$204.8
0.67%
0.67%
0.26%
28%
$—
$23.41
36.03%
$149.6
0.70%
0.70%
0.43%
49%
$—
$18.32
4.19%
$83.9
0.71%
0.71%
0.74%
37%
$—
$19.55
22.15%
$82.5
0.71%
0.71%
0.80%
41%
231

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Large Cap Growth Fund (cont’d)
Class A
8/31/2022q
$29.27
$(0.02)
$(4.59)
$(4.61)
$
$(2.92)
$—
$(2.92)
8/31/2021
$23.34
$(0.03)
$7.73
$7.70
$(0.03)
$(1.74)
$—
$(1.77)
8/31/2020
$18.28
$0.02
$6.19
$6.21
$(0.05)
$(1.10)
$—
$(1.15)
8/31/2019
$19.50
$0.06
$0.33
$0.39
$(0.08)
$(1.53)
$—
$(1.61)
8/31/2018k
$17.85
$0.07
$3.57
$3.64
$(0.13)
$(1.86)
$—
$(1.99)
 
Class C
8/31/2022q
$28.61
$(0.20)
$(4.46)
$(4.66)
$
$(2.92)
$—
$(2.92)
8/31/2021
$22.98
$(0.21)
$7.58
$7.37
$
$(1.74)
$—
$(1.74)
8/31/2020
$18.10
$(0.13)
$6.11
$5.98
$
$(1.10)
$—
$(1.10)
8/31/2019
$19.40
$(0.06)
$0.31
$0.25
$(0.02)
$(1.53)
$—
$(1.55)
8/31/2018k
$17.42
$(0.06)
$3.51
$3.45
$(0.01)
$(1.46)
$—
$(1.47)
 
Class R3
8/31/2022q
$29.05
$(0.10)
$(4.54)
$(4.64)
$
$(2.92)
$—
$(2.92)
8/31/2021
$23.22
$(0.11)
$7.69
$7.58
$(0.01)
$(1.74)
$—
$(1.75)
8/31/2020
$18.22
$(0.05)
$6.16
$6.11
$(0.01)
$(1.10)
$—
$(1.11)
8/31/2019
$19.46
$0.01
$0.33
$0.34
$(0.05)
$(1.53)
$—
$(1.58)
8/31/2018k
$17.37
$0.02
$3.52
$3.54
$(0.05)
$(1.40)
$—
$(1.45)
 
Class R6
8/31/2022q
$29.42
$0.07
$(4.60)
$(4.53)
$(0.06)
$(2.93)
$—
$(2.99)
8/31/2021
$23.41
$0.07
$7.77
$7.84
$(0.09)
$(1.74)
$—
$(1.83)
8/31/2020
$18.32
$0.09
$6.22
$6.31
$(0.12)
$(1.10)
$—
$(1.22)
Period from 3/29/2019g
to 8/31/2019
$16.73
$0.06
$1.53
$1.59
$
$
$—
$
 
Large Cap Value Fund
Investor Class
8/31/2022
$44.85
$0.80
$(2.65)
$(1.85)
$(0.55)
$(1.68)
$—
$(2.23)
8/31/2021
$30.38
$0.66
$14.39
$15.05
$(0.49)
$(0.09)
$—
$(0.58)
8/31/2020
$30.58
$0.59
$0.46
$1.05
$(0.60)
$(0.65)
$—
$(1.25)
8/31/2019
$32.87
$0.59
$1.03
$1.62
$(0.53)
$(3.38)
$—
$(3.91)
8/31/2018
$31.61
$0.46
$3.47
$3.93
$(0.40)
$(2.27)
$—
$(2.67)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
232

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$21.74
(17.33)%
$12.4
1.05%
1.05%
(0.09)%
32%
$—
$29.27
35.15%
$10.0
1.05%
1.05%
(0.12)%
28%
$—
$23.34
35.49%
$6.1
1.07%
1.07%
0.12%
49%
$—
$18.28
3.79%
$4.1
1.09%
1.09%
0.34%
37%
$—
$19.50
21.67%
$5.5
1.09%
1.09%
0.41%
41%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$21.03
(17.97)%
$3.4
1.80%
1.80%
(0.85)%
32%
$—
$28.61
34.17%
$3.1
1.79%
1.79%
(0.86)%
28%
$—
$22.98
34.53%
$2.3
1.81%
1.81%
(0.70)%
49%
$—
$18.10
3.00%
$1.8
1.84%
1.84%
(0.38)%
37%
$—
$19.40
20.74%
$1.8
1.83%
1.83%
(0.32)%
41%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$21.49
(17.60)%
$0.4
1.36%
1.36%e
(0.41)%
32%
$—
$29.05
34.77%
$0.4
1.38%
1.36%
(0.45)%
28%
$—
$23.22
35.06%
$0.2
1.36%
1.36%e
(0.25)%
49%
$—
$18.22
3.51%
$0.1
1.40%
1.36%
0.06%
37%
$—
$19.46
21.33%
$0.4
1.37%
1.36%
0.13%
41%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$21.90
(17.01)%
$0.2
0.66%
0.65%
0.28%
32%
$—
$29.42
35.72%
$0.2
0.68%
0.65%
0.26%
28%
$—
$23.41
36.09%
$0.0
0.65%
0.65%e
0.47%
49%
$—
$18.32
9.50%i
$0.0
0.97%h
0.65%h
0.75%h
37%j
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$40.77
(4.38)%
$1,556.5
0.75%
0.75%
1.81%
82%
$—
$44.85
50.05%
$1,628.3
0.78%
0.78%
1.67%
89%
$—
$30.38
3.23%
$1,087.2
0.85%
0.85%
1.99%
157%
$—
$30.58
6.25%
$1,174.3
0.86%
0.86%
1.93%
109%r
$—
$32.87
12.90%
$1,160.3
0.87%
0.87%
1.46%
153%
233

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Large Cap Value Fund (cont’d)
Trust Class
8/31/2022
$44.86
$0.72
$(2.65)
$(1.93)
$(0.47)
$(1.68)
$—
$(2.15)
8/31/2021
$30.39
$0.58
$14.41
$14.99
$(0.43)
$(0.09)
$—
$(0.52)
8/31/2020
$30.59
$0.54
$0.45
$0.99
$(0.54)
$(0.65)
$—
$(1.19)
8/31/2019
$32.88
$0.54
$1.03
$1.57
$(0.48)
$(3.38)
$—
$(3.86)
8/31/2018l
$31.63
$0.40
$3.47
$3.87
$(0.35)
$(2.27)
$—
$(2.62)
 
Advisor Class
8/31/2022
$44.85
$0.64
$(2.64)
$(2.00)
$(0.39)
$(1.68)
$—
$(2.07)
8/31/2021
$30.40
$0.51
$14.41
$14.92
$(0.38)
$(0.09)
$—
$(0.47)
8/31/2020
$30.60
$0.49
$0.46
$0.95
$(0.50)
$(0.65)
$—
$(1.15)
8/31/2019
$32.88
$0.49
$1.04
$1.53
$(0.43)
$(3.38)
$—
$(3.81)
8/31/2018l
$31.62
$0.35
$3.49
$3.84
$(0.31)
$(2.27)
$—
$(2.58)
 
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$44.84
$0.88
$(2.65)
$(1.77)
$(0.64)
$(1.68)
$—
$(2.32)
8/31/2021
$30.38
$0.84
$14.26
$15.10
$(0.55)
$(0.09)
$—
$(0.64)
8/31/2020
$30.57
$0.64
$0.47
$1.11
$(0.65)
$(0.65)
$—
$(1.30)
8/31/2019
$32.87
$0.66
$1.01
$1.67
$(0.59)
$(3.38)
$—
$(3.97)
8/31/2018l
$31.60
$0.52
$3.47
$3.99
$(0.45)
$(2.27)
$—
$(2.72)
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$44.87
$0.71
$(2.65)
$(1.94)
$(0.49)
$(1.68)
$—
$(2.17)
8/31/2021
$30.39
$0.64
$14.33
$14.97
$(0.40)
$(0.09)
$—
$(0.49)
8/31/2020
$30.59
$0.53
$0.45
$0.98
$(0.53)
$(0.65)
$—
$(1.18)
8/31/2019
$32.88
$0.58
$0.97
$1.55
$(0.46)
$(3.38)
$—
$(3.84)
8/31/2018l
$31.62
$0.39
$3.48
$3.87
$(0.34)
$(2.27)
$—
$(2.61)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$44.90
$0.39
$(2.64)
$(2.25)
$(0.36)
$(1.68)
$—
$(2.04)
8/31/2021
$30.30
$0.40
$14.30
$14.70
$(0.01)
$(0.09)
$—
$(0.10)
8/31/2020
$30.61
$0.31
$0.44
$0.75
$(0.41)
$(0.65)
$—
$(1.06)
8/31/2019
$32.87
$0.33
$1.02
$1.35
$(0.23)
$(3.38)
$—
$(3.61)
8/31/2018l
$31.67
$0.15
$3.48
$3.63
$(0.16)
$(2.27)
$—
$(2.43)
 
Class R3
8/31/2022
$44.88
$0.60
$(2.64)
$(2.04)
$(0.52)
$(1.68)
$—
$(2.20)
8/31/2021
$30.42
$0.52
$14.36
$14.88
$(0.33)
$(0.09)
$—
$(0.42)
8/31/2020
$30.62
$0.45
$0.45
$0.90
$(0.45)
$(0.65)
$—
$(1.10)
8/31/2019
$32.89
$0.43
$1.06
$1.49
$(0.38)
$(3.38)
$—
$(3.76)
8/31/2018l
$31.63
$0.32
$3.47
$3.79
$(0.26)
$(2.27)
$—
$(2.53)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
234

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$40.78
(4.56)%
$117.2
0.96%
0.96%
1.61%
82%
$—
$44.86
49.76%
$112.1
0.99%
0.99%
1.47%
89%
$—
$30.39
3.05%
$65.4
1.03%
1.03%
1.82%
157%
$—
$30.59
6.04%
$81.7
1.04%
1.04%
1.75%
109%r
$—
$32.88
12.68%
$68.4
1.05%
1.05%
1.26%
153%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$40.78
(4.70)%
$133.5
1.11%
1.11%
1.45%
82%
$—
$44.85
49.48%
$138.0
1.14%
1.14%
1.31%
89%
$—
$30.40
2.90%
$99.7
1.18%
1.18%
1.66%
157%
$—
$30.60
5.90%
$114.8
1.19%
1.19%
1.58%
109%r
$—
$32.88
12.56%
$125.2
1.20%
1.20%
1.11%
153%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$40.75
(4.21)%
$7,555.8
0.61%
0.61%
2.00%
82%
$—
$44.84
50.25%
$4,146.7
0.62%
0.62%
1.96%
89%
$—
$30.38
3.42%
$365.3
0.68%
0.68%
2.15%
157%
$—
$30.57
6.41%
$339.6
0.69%
0.69%
2.17%
109%r
$—
$32.87
13.11%
$98.5
0.70%
0.70%e
1.64%
153%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$40.76
(4.58)%
$201.5
0.98%
0.98%
1.61%
82%
$—
$44.87
49.67%
$136.5
1.01%
1.01%
1.51%
89%
$—
$30.39
3.03%
$23.4
1.05%
1.05%
1.73%
157%
$—
$30.59
5.99%
$52.5
1.08%
1.08%
1.89%
109%r
$—
$32.88
12.68%
$4.1
1.08%
1.08%
1.24%
153%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$40.61
(5.28)%
$222.8
1.72%
1.72%
0.90%
82%
$—
$44.90
48.59%
$102.3
1.74%
1.74%
0.94%
89%
$—
$30.30
2.27%
$14.7
1.81%
1.81%
1.04%
157%
$—
$30.61
5.24%
$19.7
1.82%
1.82%
1.08%
109%r
$—
$32.87
11.83%
$1.9
1.82%
1.82%
0.48%
153%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$40.64
(4.82)%
$6.8
1.24%
1.24%
1.36%
82%
$—
$44.88
49.26%
$2.0
1.29%
1.29%
1.29%
89%
$—
$30.42
2.74%
$0.6
1.34%
1.34%e
1.51%
157%
$—
$30.62
5.74%
$0.7
1.37%
1.37%e
1.42%
109%r
$—
$32.89
12.39%
$0.3
1.37%
1.36%
1.00%
153%
235

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
 
Class R6
8/31/2022
$44.89
$0.94
$(2.67)
$(1.73)
$(0.67)
$(1.68)
$—
$(2.35)
8/31/2021
$30.41
$0.78
$14.37
$15.15
$(0.58)
$(0.09)
$—
$(0.67)
8/31/2020
$30.59
$0.63
$0.51
$1.14
$(0.67)
$(0.65)
$—
$(1.32)
Period from 1/18/2019g
to 8/31/2019
$28.19
$0.45
$1.95
$2.40
$
$
$—
$
 
Class E
Period from 1/11/2022g
to 8/31/2022
$45.60
$0.73
$(5.40)
$(4.67)
$
$
$—
$
 
Mid Cap Growth Fund
Investor Class
8/31/2022
$22.78
$(0.05)
$(4.98)
$(5.03)
$
$(3.13)
$—
$(3.13)
8/31/2021p
$18.45
$(0.12)
$6.36
$6.24
$
$(1.91)
$—
$(1.91)
8/31/2020p
$15.96
$(0.06)
$3.40
$3.34
$
$(0.85)
$—
$(0.85)
8/31/2019p
$16.99
$(0.05)
$0.47
$0.42
$
$(1.45)
$—
$(1.45)
8/31/2018l,p
$14.61
$(0.04)
$3.74
$3.70
$
$(1.32)
$—
$(1.32)
 
Trust Class
8/31/2022
$22.77
$(0.07)
$(4.97)
$(5.04)
$
$(3.13)
$—
$(3.13)
8/31/2021n,p
$18.46
$(0.14)
$6.36
$6.22
$
$(1.91)
$—
$(1.91)
8/31/2020n,p
$15.98
$(0.07)
$3.40
$3.33
$
$(0.85)
$—
$(0.85)
8/31/2019n,p
$17.02
$(0.06)
$0.47
$0.41
$
$(1.45)
$—
$(1.45)
8/31/2018l,n,p
$14.66
$(0.05)
$3.73
$3.68
$
$(1.32)
$—
$(1.32)
 
Advisor Class
8/31/2022
$22.76
$(0.11)
$(4.97)
$(5.08)
$
$(3.13)
$—
$(3.13)
8/31/2021n,p
$18.51
$(0.19)
$6.35
$6.16
$
$(1.91)
$—
$(1.91)
8/31/2020n,p
$16.07
$(0.11)
$3.41
$3.30
$
$(0.86)
$—
$(0.86)
8/31/2019n,p
$17.16
$(0.09)
$0.47
$0.38
$
$(1.47)
$—
$(1.47)
8/31/2018l,n,p
$14.81
$(0.09)
$3.78
$3.69
$
$(1.34)
$—
$(1.34)
 
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$22.79
$(0.02)
$(4.99)
$(5.01)
$
$(3.13)
$—
$(3.13)
8/31/2021n,p
$18.41
$(0.08)
$6.37
$6.29
$
$(1.91)
$—
$(1.91)
8/31/2020n,p
$15.90
$(0.03)
$3.38
$3.35
$
$(0.84)
$—
$(0.84)
8/31/2019n,p
$16.88
$(0.02)
$0.48
$0.46
$
$(1.44)
$—
$(1.44)
8/31/2018l,n,p
$14.50
$(0.01)
$3.70
$3.69
$
$(1.31)
$—
$(1.31)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
236

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$40.81
(4.13)%
$342.4
0.51%
0.51%
2.14%
82%
$—
$44.89
50.39%
$190.6
0.53%
0.53%
1.95%
89%
$—
$30.41
3.54%
$91.4
0.59%
0.59%e
2.19%
157%
$—
$30.59
8.51%i
$0.3
0.67%h
0.61%h
2.39%h
109%j,r
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$40.93
(10.24)%i
$146.1
0.46%h
0.04%h
2.62%h
82%j
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$14.62
(24.92)%
$478.0
0.84%
0.84%
(0.27)%
58%
$—
$22.78
35.63%
$696.4
0.83%
0.83%
(0.57)%
42%
$—
$18.45
21.95%
$570.7
0.88%
0.88%
(0.39)%
55%
$—
$15.96
4.84%
$513.3
0.90%
0.90%
(0.31)%
48%
$—
$16.99
26.75%
$528.1
0.90%
0.90%
(0.25)%
50%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$14.60
(24.98)%
$53.4
0.93%
0.93%
(0.37)%
58%
$—
$22.77
35.53%
$109.3
0.92%
0.92%
(0.66)%
42%
$—
$18.46
21.85%
$85.7
0.94%
0.94%
(0.46)%
55%
$—
$15.98
4.78%
$77.7
0.95%
0.95%
(0.37)%
48%
$—
$17.02
26.65%
$77.6
0.95%
0.95%
(0.30)%
50%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$14.55
(25.19)%
$8.1
1.19%
1.19%
(0.62)%
58%
$—
$22.76
35.19%
$13.2
1.17%
1.17%
(0.92)%
42%
$—
$18.51
21.57%
$10.3
1.20%
1.20%
(0.70)%
55%
$—
$16.07
4.53%
$12.0
1.21%
1.21%
(0.62)%
48%
$—
$17.16
26.32%
$15.4
1.21%
1.21%
(0.56)%
50%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$14.65
(24.81)%
$469.7
0.69%
0.69%
(0.10)%
58%
$—
$22.79
35.91%
$481.1
0.67%
0.67%
(0.41)%
42%
$—
$18.41
22.12%
$347.4
0.70%
0.70%
(0.22)%
55%
$—
$15.90
5.09%
$273.4
0.70%
0.70%
(0.11)%
48%
$—
$16.88
26.93%
$353.7
0.70%
0.70%
(0.05)%
50%
237

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Mid Cap Growth Fund (cont’d)
Class A
8/31/2022
$22.77
$(0.08)
$(4.98)
$(5.06)
$
$(3.13)
$—
$(3.13)
8/31/2021n,p
$18.48
$(0.16)
$6.36
$6.20
$
$(1.91)
$—
$(1.91)
8/31/2020n,p
$16.02
$(0.09)
$3.41
$3.32
$
$(0.86)
$—
$(0.86)
8/31/2019n,p
$17.09
$(0.07)
$0.46
$0.39
$
$(1.46)
$—
$(1.46)
8/31/2018l,n,p
$14.73
$(0.07)
$3.76
$3.69
$
$(1.33)
$—
$(1.33)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$22.73
$(0.22)
$(4.95)
$(5.17)
$
$(3.13)
$—
$(3.13)
8/31/2021n,p
$18.63
$(0.32)
$6.33
$6.01
$
$(1.91)
$—
$(1.91)
8/31/2020n,p
$16.29
$(0.21)
$3.43
$3.22
$
$(0.88)
$—
$(0.88)
8/31/2019n,p
$17.52
$(0.19)
$0.47
$0.28
$
$(1.51)
$—
$(1.51)
8/31/2018l,n,p
$15.22
$(0.20)
$3.87
$3.67
$
$(1.37)
$—
$(1.37)
 
Class R3
8/31/2022
$22.75
$(0.13)
$(4.96)
$(5.09)
$
$(3.13)
$—
$(3.13)
8/31/2021n,p
$18.53
$(0.21)
$6.34
$6.13
$
$(1.91)
$—
$(1.91)
8/31/2020n,p
$16.12
$(0.12)
$3.40
$3.28
$
$(0.87)
$—
$(0.87)
8/31/2019n,p
$17.24
$(0.12)
$0.48
$0.36
$
$(1.48)
$—
$(1.48)
8/31/2018l,n,p
$14.91
$(0.11)
$3.79
$3.68
$
$(1.35)
$—
$(1.35)
 
Class R6
8/31/2022
$22.79
$(0.00)
$(4.99)
$(4.99)
$
$(3.13)
$—
$(3.13)
8/31/2021n,p
$18.39
$(0.06)
$6.37
$6.31
$
$(1.91)
$—
$(1.91)
8/31/2020n,p
$15.86
$(0.02)
$3.39
$3.37
$
$(0.84)
$—
$(0.84)
8/31/2019n,p
$16.82
$(0.00)
$0.47
$0.47
$
$(1.43)
$—
$(1.43)
8/31/2018l,n,p
$14.44
$0.00
$3.68
$3.68
$
$(1.30)
$—
$(1.30)
 
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund
Investor Class
8/31/2022
$24.69
$0.21
$(1.11)
$(0.90)
$(0.14)
$
$—
$(0.14)
8/31/2021p
$16.03
$0.15
$8.52
$8.67
$(0.01)
$
$—
$(0.01)
8/31/2020p
$19.32
$0.22
$(3.28)
$(3.06)
$(0.23)
$
$—
$(0.23)
8/31/2019f,p
$24.16
$0.19
$(3.39)
$(3.20)
$(0.13)
$(1.51)
$—
$(1.64)
8/31/2018f,p
$23.02
$0.12
$2.57
$2.69
$(0.11)
$(1.44)
$—
$(1.55)
 
Trust Class
8/31/2022
$24.63
$0.15
$(1.11)
$(0.96)
$(0.06)
$
$—
$(0.06)
8/31/2021p
$16.02
$0.10
$8.52
$8.62
$(0.01)
$
$—
$(0.01)
8/31/2020p
$19.32
$0.20
$(3.30)
$(3.10)
$(0.20)
$
$—
$(0.20)
8/31/2019f,p
$24.16
$0.17
$(3.38)
$(3.21)
$(0.12)
$(1.51)
$—
$(1.63)
8/31/2018f,p
$23.35
$0.10
$2.61
$2.71
$(0.12)
$(1.78)
$—
$(1.90)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
238

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$14.58
(25.08)%
$39.0
1.06%
1.06%
(0.47)%
58%
$—
$22.77
35.42%
$48.1
1.04%
1.04%
(0.78)%
42%
$—
$18.48
21.70%
$36.0
1.06%
1.06%
(0.57)%
55%
$—
$16.02
4.65%
$33.0
1.07%
1.07%
(0.47)%
48%
$—
$17.09
26.48%
$52.1
1.07%
1.07%
(0.42)%
50%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$14.43
(25.67)%
$7.7
1.80%
1.80%
(1.24)%
58%
$—
$22.73
34.42%
$13.2
1.79%
1.79%
(1.53)%
42%
$—
$18.63
20.77%
$11.3
1.81%
1.81%
(1.32)%
55%
$—
$16.29
3.91%
$10.8
1.82%
1.82%
(1.24)%
48%
$—
$17.52
25.49%
$11.6
1.85%
1.85%e
(1.20)%
50%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$14.53
(25.25)%
$9.9
1.31%
1.31%
(0.75)%
58%
$—
$22.75
35.03%
$18.5
1.29%
1.29%
(1.03)%
42%
$—
$18.53
21.36%
$13.7
1.31%
1.31%
(0.77)%
55%
$—
$16.12
4.41%
$56.4
1.33%
1.33%e
(0.79)%
48%
$—
$17.24
26.11%
$15.6
1.36%
1.36%e
(0.71)%
50%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$14.67
(24.71)%
$538.5
0.59%
0.59%
(0.01)%
58%
$—
$22.79
35.99%
$753.3
0.57%
0.57%
(0.31)%
42%
$—
$18.39
22.27%
$524.1
0.60%
0.60%
(0.11)%
55%
$—
$15.86
5.20%
$461.1
0.61%
0.61%
(0.03)%
48%
$—
$16.82
26.99%
$433.5
0.63%
0.63%
0.02%
50%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$23.65
(3.67)%
$32.7
1.45%
0.96%
0.85%
22%
$—
$24.69
54.09%
$35.2
1.49%
1.01%
0.68%
31%
$—
$16.03
(16.10)%
$23.0
1.37%
1.11%
1.26%
16%
$—
$19.32
(12.97)%
$34.5
1.27%
1.17%
0.93%
56%
$—
$24.16
12.20%
$40.2
1.21%
1.17%
0.49%
36%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$23.61
(3.90)%
$6.1
1.63%
1.20%
0.61%
22%
$—
$24.63
53.86%
$6.9
1.69%
1.22%
0.48%
31%
$—
$16.02
(16.26)%
$4.9
1.53%
1.26%
1.12%
16%
$—
$19.32
(13.03)%
$8.0
1.42%
1.27%
0.82%
56%
$—
$24.16
12.17%
$10.2
1.37%
1.25%
0.42%
36%
239

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (cont’d)
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$24.65
$0.24
$(1.11)
$(0.87)
$(0.15)
$
$—
$(0.15)
8/31/2021p
$16.02
$0.18
$8.51
$8.69
$(0.06)
$
$—
$(0.06)
8/31/2020p
$19.31
$0.27
$(3.28)
$(3.01)
$(0.28)
$
$—
$(0.28)
8/31/2019p
$24.17
$0.25
$(3.40)
$(3.15)
$(0.20)
$(1.51)
$—
$(1.71)
8/31/2018p
$23.00
$0.19
$2.59
$2.78
$(0.17)
$(1.44)
$—
$(1.61)
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$24.63
$0.15
$(1.10)
$(0.95)
$(0.06)
$
$—
$(0.06)
8/31/2021p
$16.03
$0.11
$8.50
$8.61
$(0.01)
$
$—
$(0.01)
8/31/2020p
$19.32
$0.21
$(3.29)
$(3.08)
$(0.21)
$
$—
$(0.21)
8/31/2019f,p
$24.17
$0.19
$(3.41)
$(3.22)
$(0.12)
$(1.51)
$—
$(1.63)
8/31/2018f,p
$23.34
$0.11
$2.60
$2.71
$(0.10)
$(1.78)
$—
$(1.88)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$24.43
$(0.04)
$(1.09)
$(1.13)
$
$
$—
$
8/31/2021p
$16.00
$(0.06)
$8.49
$8.43
$
$
$—
$
8/31/2020p
$19.29
$0.07
$(3.30)
$(3.23)
$(0.06)
$
$—
$(0.06)
8/31/2019f,p
$24.18
$0.02
$(3.39)
$(3.37)
$(0.01)
$(1.51)
$—
$(1.52)
8/31/2018f,p
$23.47
$(0.06)
$2.61
$2.55
$(0.00)
$(1.84)
$—
$(1.84)
 
Class R3
8/31/2022
$24.59
$0.09
$(1.10)
$(1.01)
$(0.02)
$
$—
$(0.02)
8/31/2021p
$16.03
$0.05
$8.51
$8.56
$
$
$—
$
8/31/2020p
$19.33
$0.18
$(3.32)
$(3.14)
$(0.16)
$
$—
$(0.16)
8/31/2019f,p
$24.17
$0.13
$(3.39)
$(3.26)
$(0.07)
$(1.51)
$—
$(1.58)
8/31/2018f,p
$23.37
$0.05
$2.60
$2.65
$(0.06)
$(1.79)
$—
$(1.85)
 
Class R6
8/31/2022
$24.65
$0.26
$(1.09)
$(0.83)
$(0.18)
$
$—
$(0.18)
8/31/2021p
$16.03
$0.20
$8.50
$8.70
$(0.08)
$
$—
$(0.08)
8/31/2020p
$19.32
$0.28
$(3.27)
$(2.99)
$(0.30)
$
$—
$(0.30)
Period from 3/29/2019g
to 8/31/2019p
$20.50
$0.10
$(1.28)
$(1.18)
$
$
$—
$
 
Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$18.55
$0.04
$(2.00)
$(1.96)
$(0.05)
$(4.83)
$—
$(4.88)
8/31/2021p
$17.03
$0.05
$5.17
$5.22
$(0.05)
$(3.65)
$—
$(3.70)
8/31/2020p
$18.64
$0.09
$1.76
$1.85
$(0.14)
$(3.32)
$—
$(3.46)
8/31/2019p
$20.12
$0.14
$0.17
$0.31
$(0.14)
$(1.65)
$—
$(1.79)
8/31/2018p
$18.67
$0.12
$3.28
$3.40
$(0.11)
$(1.84)
$—
$(1.95)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
240

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$23.63
(3.55)%
$13.1
1.28%
0.85%
0.97%
22%
$—
$24.65
54.34%
$15.2
1.32%
0.86%
0.84%
31%
$—
$16.02
(15.88)%
$12.6
1.19%
0.86%
1.52%
16%
$—
$19.31
(12.70)%
$40.2
1.07%
0.86%
1.21%
56%
$—
$24.17
12.60%
$52.5
1.02%
0.85%
0.81%
36%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$23.62
(3.88)%
$1.2
1.68%
1.21%
0.59%
22%
$—
$24.63
53.74%
$1.5
1.73%
1.22%
0.50%
31%
$—
$16.03
(16.17)%
$1.7
1.54%
1.22%
1.15%
16%
$—
$19.32
(13.03)%
$6.2
1.40%
1.22%
0.91%
56%
$—
$24.17
12.23%
$10.1
1.39%
1.21%
0.46%
36%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$23.30
(4.63)%
$0.9
2.42%
1.96%
(0.15)%
22%
$—
$24.43
52.69%
$1.0
2.47%
1.97%
(0.26)%
31%
$—
$16.00
(16.81)%
$0.8
2.31%
1.97%
0.41%
16%
$—
$19.29
(13.69)%
$1.5
2.19%
1.97%
0.10%
56%
$—
$24.18
11.37%
$2.4
2.14%
1.96%
(0.29)%
36%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$23.56
(4.11)%
$0.7
1.94%
1.46%
0.35%
22%
$—
$24.59
53.42%
$0.8
1.98%
1.47%
0.22%
31%
$—
$16.03
(16.42)%
$0.5
1.80%
1.47%
0.96%
16%
$—
$19.33
(13.21)%
$1.9
1.70%
1.48%
0.61%
56%
$—
$24.17
11.92%
$2.3
1.65%
1.46%
0.21%
36%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$23.64
(3.42)%
$0.0
1.55%
0.75%
1.06%
22%
$—
$24.65
54.45%
$0.0
1.72%
0.76%
0.94%
31%
$—
$16.03
(15.79)%
$0.0
1.02%
0.76%e
1.62%
16%
$—
$19.32
(5.76)%i
$0.0
1.44%h
0.78%h
1.14%h
56%j
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$11.71
(14.66)%
$208.9
0.82%
0.82%
0.28%
16%
$—
$18.55
36.24%
$490.7
0.81%
0.81%
0.33%
15%
$—
$17.03
10.23%
$609.7
0.76%
0.76%
0.53%
27%
$—
$18.64
2.91%
$1,098.2
0.74%
0.74%
0.75%
36%
$—
$20.12
19.15%
$1,866.7
0.72%
0.72%
0.61%
23%
241

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund (cont’d)
Class A
8/31/2022
$18.55
$(0.01)
$(1.99)
$(2.00)
$(0.01)
$(4.83)
$—
$(4.84)
8/31/2021p
$17.05
$(0.01)
$5.16
$5.15
$
$(3.65)
$—
$(3.65)
8/31/2020p
$18.65
$0.03
$1.76
$1.79
$(0.07)
$(3.32)
$—
$(3.39)
8/31/2019f,p
$20.12
$0.07
$0.18
$0.25
$(0.07)
$(1.65)
$—
$(1.72)
8/31/2018f,p
$18.69
$0.05
$3.28
$3.33
$(0.04)
$(1.86)
$—
$(1.90)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$18.23
$(0.11)
$(1.94)
$(2.05)
$
$(4.83)
$—
$(4.83)
8/31/2021p
$16.92
$(0.13)
$5.09
$4.96
$
$(3.65)
$—
$(3.65)
8/31/2020p
$18.59
$(0.09)
$1.74
$1.65
$
$(3.32)
$—
$(3.32)
8/31/2019f,p
$20.13
$(0.06)
$0.17
$0.11
$
$(1.65)
$—
$(1.65)
8/31/2018f,p
$18.87
$(0.10)
$3.30
$3.20
$
$(1.94)
$—
$(1.94)
 
Class E
Period from 1/11/2022g
to 8/31/2022
$13.99
$0.09
$(2.32)
$(2.23)
$
$
$—
$
 
Real Estate Fund
Trust Class
8/31/2022
$18.10
$0.14
$(2.01)
$(1.87)
$(0.16)
$(0.60)
$—
$(0.76)
8/31/2021
$13.76
$0.21
$4.41
$4.62
$(0.20)
$(0.08)
$—
$(0.28)
8/31/2020
$15.13
$0.17
$(0.80)
$(0.63)
$(0.17)
$(0.57)
$—
$(0.74)
8/31/2019
$13.34
$0.18
$2.45
$2.63
$(0.18)
$(0.66)
$—
$(0.84)
8/31/2018
$13.52
$0.20
$0.45
$0.65
$(0.19)
$(0.64)
$—
$(0.83)
 
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$18.17
$0.17
$(2.03)
$(1.86)
$(0.19)
$(0.60)
$—
$(0.79)
8/31/2021
$13.81
$0.20
$4.47
$4.67
$(0.23)
$(0.08)
$—
$(0.31)
8/31/2020
$15.19
$0.19
$(0.80)
$(0.61)
$(0.20)
$(0.57)
$—
$(0.77)
8/31/2019
$13.39
$0.20
$2.46
$2.66
$(0.20)
$(0.66)
$—
$(0.86)
8/31/2018
$13.56
$0.23
$0.46
$0.69
$(0.22)
$(0.64)
$—
$(0.86)
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$18.10
$0.11
$(2.01)
$(1.90)
$(0.13)
$(0.60)
$—
$(0.73)
8/31/2021
$13.76
$0.18
$4.41
$4.59
$(0.17)
$(0.08)
$—
$(0.25)
8/31/2020
$15.13
$0.15
$(0.81)
$(0.66)
$(0.14)
$(0.57)
$—
$(0.71)
8/31/2019
$13.34
$0.15
$2.46
$2.61
$(0.16)
$(0.66)
$—
$(0.82)
8/31/2018
$13.51
$0.17
$0.47
$0.64
$(0.17)
$(0.64)
$—
$(0.81)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
242

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$11.71
(14.92)%
$41.2
1.19%
1.19%
(0.06)%
16%
$—
$18.55
35.69%
$53.1
1.18%
1.18%
(0.04)%
15%
$—
$17.05
9.83%
$41.6
1.14%
1.14%
0.17%
27%
$—
$18.65
2.54%
$49.9
1.12%
1.12%
0.38%
36%
$—
$20.12
18.72%
$75.7
1.09%
1.09%
0.25%
23%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$11.35
(15.58)%
$15.6
1.94%
1.94%
(0.82)%
16%
$—
$18.23
34.66%
$27.2
1.93%
1.93%
(0.78)%
15%
$—
$16.92
9.04%
$30.4
1.88%
1.88%
(0.57)%
27%
$—
$18.59
1.78%
$39.4
1.86%
1.86%
(0.35)%
36%
$—
$20.13
17.83%
$44.7
1.83%
1.83%
(0.49)%
23%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$11.76
(15.94)%i
$71.6
0.69%
0.10%h
1.11%h
16%j
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$15.47
(10.87)%
$127.4
1.37%
1.04%
0.80%
37%
$—
$18.10
34.12%
$149.8
1.38%
1.04%
1.37%
22%
$—
$13.76
(4.13)%
$108.6
1.40%
1.04%
1.21%
26%
$—
$15.13
21.21%
$130.3
1.43%
1.04%
1.32%
38%
$—
$13.34
5.01%
$133.7
1.42%
1.04%
1.58%
47%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$15.52
(10.76)%
$738.1
1.01%
0.85%
0.99%
37%
$—
$18.17
34.40%
$706.9
1.02%
0.85%
1.32%
22%
$—
$13.81
(3.97)%
$344.1
1.04%
0.85%
1.37%
26%
$—
$15.19
21.44%
$213.6
1.06%
0.85%
1.49%
38%
$—
$13.39
5.28%
$177.7
1.06%
0.85%
1.81%
47%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$15.47
(11.02)%
$78.4
1.38%
1.21%
0.62%
37%
$—
$18.10
33.89%
$84.6
1.39%
1.21%
1.18%
22%
$—
$13.76
(4.31)%
$60.7
1.40%
1.21%
1.04%
26%
$—
$15.13
21.01%
$63.9
1.42%
1.21%
1.13%
38%
$—
$13.34
4.90%
$58.8
1.42%
1.21%
1.31%
47%
243

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Real Estate Fund (cont’d)
Class C
8/31/2022
$18.15
$(0.02)
$(2.02)
$(2.04)
$(0.00)
$(0.60)
$
$(0.60)
8/31/2021
$13.79
$0.08
$4.42
$4.50
$(0.06)
$(0.08)
$
$(0.14)
8/31/2020
$15.16
$0.04
$(0.80)
$(0.76)
$(0.04)
$(0.57)
$
$(0.61)
8/31/2019
$13.36
$0.06
$2.45
$2.51
$(0.05)
$(0.66)
$
$(0.71)
8/31/2018
$13.52
$0.08
$0.47
$0.55
$(0.07)
$(0.64)
$
$(0.71)
 
Class R3
8/31/2022
$18.06
$0.06
$(2.00)
$(1.94)
$(0.08)
$(0.60)
$
$(0.68)
8/31/2021
$13.73
$0.15
$4.40
$4.55
$(0.14)
$(0.08)
$
$(0.22)
8/31/2020
$15.10
$0.11
$(0.80)
$(0.69)
$(0.11)
$(0.57)
$
$(0.68)
8/31/2019
$13.31
$0.12
$2.45
$2.57
$(0.12)
$(0.66)
$
$(0.78)
8/31/2018
$13.49
$0.16
$0.44
$0.60
$(0.14)
$(0.64)
$
$(0.78)
 
Class R6
8/31/2022
$18.16
$0.19
$(2.02)
$(1.83)
$(0.21)
$(0.60)
$
$(0.81)
8/31/2021
$13.81
$0.24
$4.43
$4.67
$(0.24)
$(0.08)
$
$(0.32)
8/31/2020
$15.19
$0.20
$(0.80)
$(0.60)
$(0.21)
$(0.57)
$
$(0.78)
8/31/2019
$13.39
$0.21
$2.47
$2.68
$(0.22)
$(0.66)
$
$(0.88)
8/31/2018
$13.56
$0.23
$0.47
$0.70
$(0.23)
$(0.64)
$
$(0.87)
 
Class E
Period from 1/11/2022g
to 8/31/2022
$18.24
$0.11
$(2.60)
$(2.49)
$(0.12)
$(0.10)
$
$(0.22)
 
Small Cap Growth Fund
Investor Class
8/31/2022
$56.71
$(0.28)
$(9.57)
$(9.85)
$
$(8.93)
$(0.00)
$(8.93)
8/31/2021p
$44.81
$(0.45)
$12.93
$12.48
$
$(0.58)
$
$(0.58)
8/31/2020p
$37.83
$(0.30)
$8.82
$8.52
$
$(1.54)
$
$(1.54)
8/31/2019p
$44.96
$(0.30)
$0.29
$(0.01)
$
$(7.12)
$
$(7.12)
8/31/2018p
$32.90
$(0.37)
$12.94
$12.57
$
$(0.51)
$
$(0.51)
 
Trust Class
8/31/2022
$56.68
$(0.39)
$(9.55)
$(9.94)
$
$(8.93)
$(0.00)
$(8.93)
8/31/2021n,p
$44.87
$(0.56)
$12.95
$12.39
$
$(0.58)
$
$(0.58)
8/31/2020n,p
$37.94
$(0.34)
$8.82
$8.48
$
$(1.55)
$
$(1.55)
8/31/2019n,p
$45.14
$(0.34)
$0.30
$(0.04)
$
$(7.16)
$
$(7.16)
8/31/2018k,n,p
$33.05
$(0.43)
$12.99
$12.56
$
$(0.47)
$
$(0.47)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
244

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$15.51
(11.72)%
$10.6
2.14%
1.96%
(0.13)%
37%
$—
$18.15
32.94%
$11.2
2.15%
1.96%
0.56%
22%
$—
$13.79
(5.08)%
$9.1
2.16%
1.96%
0.28%
26%
$—
$15.16
20.12%
$10.5
2.18%
1.96%
0.43%
38%
$—
$13.36
4.14%
$13.5
2.18%
1.96%
0.59%
47%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$15.44
(11.23)%
$16.9
1.63%
1.46%
0.36%
37%
$—
$18.06
33.55%
$20.3
1.64%
1.46%
0.98%
22%
$—
$13.73
(4.58)%
$15.7
1.67%
1.46%
0.81%
26%
$—
$15.10
20.76%
$20.5
1.69%
1.46%
0.87%
38%
$—
$13.31
4.58%
$18.0
1.69%
1.46%
1.21%
47%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$15.52
(10.62)%
$146.9
0.92%
0.75%
1.10%
37%
$—
$18.16
34.45%
$167.9
0.93%
0.75%
1.59%
22%
$—
$13.81
(3.87)%
$107.1
0.94%
0.75%
1.45%
26%
$—
$15.19
21.55%
$74.0
0.97%
0.76%
1.55%
38%
$—
$13.39
5.35%
$56.6
0.99%
0.78%
1.82%
47%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$15.53
(13.67)%
$19.0
0.88%
0.08%h
1.00%h
37%j
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$37.93
(19.94)%
$62.8
1.32%
1.01%
(0.63)%
121%
$—
$56.71
27.95%
$85.7
1.28%
1.07%
(0.85)%
127%
$—
$44.81
23.20%
$72.5
1.41%
1.18%
(0.78)%
128%
$—
$37.83
4.06%
$65.6
1.58%
1.19%
(0.78)%
161%
$—
$44.96
38.67%
$66.1
1.75%
1.21%
(0.97)%
217%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$37.81
(20.14)%
$3.9
1.49%
1.25%
(0.87)%
121%
$—
$56.68
27.70%
$5.4
1.47%
1.27%
(1.04)%
127%
$—
$44.87
23.04%
$4.6
1.54%
1.29%
(0.89)%
128%
$—
$37.94
3.99%
$4.6
1.70%
1.29%
(0.89)%
161%
$—
$45.14
38.45%
$4.4
1.86%
1.37%
(1.13)%
217%
245

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Small Cap Growth Fund (cont’d)
Advisor Class
8/31/2022
$56.66
$(0.46)
$(9.54)
$(10.00)
$—
$(8.93)
$(0.00)
$(8.93)
8/31/2021n,p
$44.93
$(0.64)
$12.95
$12.31
$—
$(0.58)
$
$(0.58)
8/31/2020n,p
$38.05
$(0.39)
$8.83
$8.44
$—
$(1.56)
$
$(1.56)
8/31/2019n,p
$45.36
$(0.40)
$0.29
$(0.11)
$—
$(7.20)
$
$(7.20)
8/31/2018k,n,p
$33.51
$(0.49)
$13.09
$12.60
$—
$(0.75)
$
$(0.75)
 
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$56.73
$(0.24)
$(9.57)
$(9.81)
$—
$(8.93)
$(0.00)
$(8.93)
8/31/2021n,p
$44.74
$(0.36)
$12.93
$12.57
$—
$(0.58)
$
$(0.58)
8/31/2020n,p
$37.66
$(0.20)
$8.80
$8.60
$—
$(1.52)
$
$(1.52)
8/31/2019n,p
$44.59
$(0.17)
$0.29
$0.12
$—
$(7.05)
$
$(7.05)
8/31/2018k,n,p
$32.51
$(0.25)
$12.81
$12.56
$—
$(0.48)
$
$(0.48)
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$56.68
$(0.39)
$(9.55)
$(9.94)
$—
$(8.93)
$(0.00)
$(8.93)
8/31/2021n,p
$44.88
$(0.56)
$12.94
$12.38
$—
$(0.58)
$
$(0.58)
8/31/2020n,p
$37.93
$(0.32)
$8.82
$8.50
$—
$(1.55)
$
$(1.55)
8/31/2019n,p
$45.10
$(0.29)
$0.26
$(0.03)
$—
$(7.14)
$
$(7.14)
8/31/2018k,n,p
$32.98
$(0.39)
$12.97
$12.58
$—
$(0.46)
$
$(0.46)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$56.58
$(0.73)
$(9.49)
$(10.22)
$—
$(8.93)
$(0.00)
$(8.93)
8/31/2021n,p
$45.14
$(0.97)
$12.99
$12.02
$—
$(0.58)
$
$(0.58)
8/31/2020n,p
$38.45
$(0.62)
$8.90
$8.28
$—
$(1.59)
$
$(1.59)
8/31/2019n,p
$46.16
$(0.63)
$0.27
$(0.36)
$—
$(7.35)
$
$(7.35)
8/31/2018k,n,p
$34.31
$(0.69)
$13.33
$12.64
$—
$(0.79)
$
$(0.79)
 
Class R3
8/31/2022
$56.65
$(0.50)
$(9.54)
$(10.04)
$—
$(8.93)
$(0.00)
$(8.93)
8/31/2021n,p
$44.97
$(0.70)
$12.96
$12.26
$—
$(0.58)
$
$(0.58)
8/31/2020n,p
$38.10
$(0.43)
$8.86
$8.43
$—
$(1.56)
$
$(1.56)
8/31/2019n,p
$45.45
$(0.43)
$0.29
$(0.14)
$—
$(7.21)
$
$(7.21)
8/31/2018k,n,p
$33.57
$(0.49)
$13.12
$12.63
$—
$(0.75)
$
$(0.75)
 
Class R6
8/31/2022
$56.74
$(0.18)
$(9.59)
$(9.77)
$—
$(8.93)
$(0.00)
$(8.93)
8/31/2021n,p
$44.71
$(0.31)
$12.92
$12.61
$—
$(0.58)
$
$(0.58)
8/31/2020n,p
$37.59
$(0.15)
$8.79
$8.64
$—
$(1.52)
$
$(1.52)
Period from 9/7/2018g
to 8/31/2019n,p
$43.68
$0.06
$0.88
$0.94
$—
$(7.03)
$
$(7.03)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
246

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$37.73
(20.26)%
$2.6
1.64%
1.40%
(1.02)%
121%
$—
$56.66
27.50%
$3.9
1.63%
1.42%
(1.19)%
127%
$—
$44.93
22.86%
$3.2
1.70%
1.44%
(1.04)%
128%
$—
$38.05
3.81%
$2.8
1.87%
1.44%
(1.04)%
161%
$—
$45.36
38.26%
$2.5
2.03%
1.51%
(1.27)%
217%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$37.99
(19.86)%
$146.5
1.13%
0.90%
(0.53)%
121%
$—
$56.73
28.18%
$235.8
1.09%
0.90%
(0.68)%
127%
$—
$44.74
23.52%
$158.1
1.18%
0.90%
(0.51)%
128%
$—
$37.66
4.38%
$87.7
1.28%
0.90%
(0.43)%
161%
$—
$44.59
39.12%
$16.4
1.50%
0.90%
(0.66)%
217%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$37.81
(20.14)%
$18.2
1.53%
1.26%
(0.88)%
121%
$—
$56.68
27.69%
$26.5
1.49%
1.26%
(1.04)%
127%
$—
$44.88
23.09%
$23.3
1.60%
1.26%
(0.86)%
128%
$—
$37.93
4.01%
$50.1
1.65%
1.26%
(0.76)%
161%
$—
$45.10
38.60%
$5.3
1.88%
1.26%
(1.02)%
217%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$37.43
(20.74)%
$4.2
2.25%
2.01%
(1.64)%
121%
$—
$56.58
26.75%
$6.6
2.21%
2.01%
(1.79)%
127%
$—
$45.14
22.19%
$4.6
2.30%
2.01%
(1.61)%
128%
$—
$38.45
3.20%
$4.2
2.45%
2.01%
(1.60)%
161%
$—
$46.16
37.56%
$3.1
2.62%
2.01%
(1.77)%
217%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$37.68
(20.35)%
$5.4
1.77%
1.51%
(1.13)%
121%
$—
$56.65
27.38%
$6.0
1.74%
1.51%
(1.29)%
127%
$—
$44.97
22.80%
$3.7
1.86%
1.51%
(1.11)%
128%
$—
$38.10
3.73%
$2.4
2.01%
1.51%
(1.10)%
161%
$—
$45.45
38.29%
$2.2
2.17%
1.51%
(1.27)%
217%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$38.04
(19.78)%
$77.7
1.05%
0.80%
(0.42)%
121%
$—
$56.74
28.29%
$53.1
0.99%
0.80%
(0.58)%
127%
$—
$44.71
23.65%
$37.2
1.08%
0.80%
(0.40)%
128%
$—
$37.59
6.35%i
$21.0
1.15%h
0.81%h
0.15%h
161%j
247

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Sustainable Equity Fund
Investor Class
8/31/2022
$49.85
$0.18
$(6.29)
$(6.11)
$(0.34)
$(4.54)
$—
$(4.88)
8/31/2021p
$39.44
$0.18
$12.84
$13.02
$(0.26)
$(2.35)
$—
$(2.61)
8/31/2020p
$37.08
$0.22
$5.56
$5.78
$(0.25)
$(3.17)
$—
$(3.42)
8/31/2019p
$41.86
$0.30
$(1.80)
$(1.50)
$(0.16)
$(3.12)
$—
$(3.28)
8/31/2018l,p
$37.56
$0.23
$6.41
$6.64
$(0.31)
$(2.03)
$—
$(2.34)
 
Trust Class
8/31/2022
$49.90
$0.10
$(6.30)
$(6.20)
$(0.25)
$(4.54)
$—
$(4.79)
8/31/2021p
$39.47
$0.10
$12.85
$12.95
$(0.17)
$(2.35)
$—
$(2.52)
8/31/2020p
$37.10
$0.15
$5.58
$5.73
$(0.19)
$(3.17)
$—
$(3.36)
8/31/2019p
$41.88
$0.24
$(1.80)
$(1.56)
$(0.10)
$(3.12)
$—
$(3.22)
8/31/2018l,p
$37.56
$0.23
$6.41
$6.64
$(0.31)
$(2.03)
$—
$(2.34)
 
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$49.78
$0.25
$(6.27)
$(6.02)
$(0.43)
$(4.54)
$—
$(4.97)
8/31/2021p
$39.40
$0.26
$12.81
$13.07
$(0.34)
$(2.35)
$—
$(2.69)
8/31/2020p
$37.02
$0.28
$5.57
$5.85
$(0.30)
$(3.17)
$—
$(3.47)
8/31/2019p
$41.84
$0.37
$(1.81)
$(1.44)
$(0.26)
$(3.12)
$—
$(3.38)
8/31/2018p
$37.55
$0.30
$6.41
$6.71
$(0.39)
$(2.03)
$—
$(2.42)
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$49.84
$0.09
$(6.28)
$(6.19)
$(0.27)
$(4.54)
$—
$(4.81)
8/31/2021p
$39.43
$0.10
$12.83
$12.93
$(0.17)
$(2.35)
$—
$(2.52)
8/31/2020p
$37.08
$0.15
$5.57
$5.72
$(0.20)
$(3.17)
$—
$(3.37)
8/31/2019p
$41.88
$0.23
$(1.81)
$(1.58)
$(0.10)
$(3.12)
$—
$(3.22)
8/31/2018l,p
$37.58
$0.16
$6.41
$6.57
$(0.24)
$(2.03)
$—
$(2.27)
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$49.19
$(0.24)
$(6.17)
$(6.41)
$
$(4.67)
$—
$(4.67)
8/31/2021p
$39.07
$(0.23)
$12.70
$12.47
$
$(2.35)
$—
$(2.35)
8/31/2020p
$36.85
$(0.12)
$5.51
$5.39
$
$(3.17)
$—
$(3.17)
8/31/2019p
$41.81
$(0.04)
$(1.80)
$(1.84)
$(0.10)
$(3.12)
$—
$(3.12)
8/31/2018l,p
$37.63
$(0.14)
$6.42
$6.28
$(0.07)
$(2.03)
$—
$(2.10)
See Notes to Financial Highlights
248

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$38.86
(13.70)%
$346.2
0.85%
0.85%
0.40%
14%
$—
$49.85
34.45%
$437.8
0.84%
0.84%
0.40%
16%
$—
$39.44
16.12%
$429.6
0.86%
0.86%
0.59%
21%
$—
$37.08
(2.70)%
$446.1
0.86%
0.86%
0.80%
20%
$—
$41.86
18.36%
$679.3
0.85%
0.85%
0.59%
12%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$38.91
(13.85)%
$108.5
1.03%
1.03%
0.22%
14%
$—
$49.90
34.21%
$148.7
1.02%
1.02%
0.23%
16%
$—
$39.47
15.95%
$122.9
1.03%
1.03%
0.42%
21%
$—
$37.10
(2.86)%
$161.3
1.03%
1.03%
0.65%
20%
$—
$41.88
18.36%
$679.3
0.85%
0.85%
0.59%
12%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$38.79
(13.55)%
$608.2
0.68%
0.68%
0.57%
14%
$—
$49.78
34.68%
$896.3
0.67%
0.67%
0.58%
16%
$—
$39.40
16.35%
$689.9
0.68%
0.68%
0.77%
21%
$—
$37.02
(2.52)%
$768.3
0.68%
0.68%
1.00%
20%
$—
$41.84
18.56%
$950.5
0.67%
0.67%
0.76%
12%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$38.84
(13.86)%
$133.1
1.04%
1.04%
0.21%
14%
$—
$49.84
34.17%
$160.6
1.04%
1.04%
0.21%
16%
$—
$39.43
15.94%
$98.0
1.05%
1.05%
0.41%
21%
$—
$37.08
(2.90)%
$95.1
1.05%
1.05%
0.61%
20%
$—
$41.88
18.14%
$126.4
1.04%
1.04%
0.40%
12%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$38.11
(14.49)%
$36.4
1.79%
1.79%
(0.55)%
14%
$—
$49.19
33.19%
$48.0
1.79%
1.79%
(0.53)%
16%
$—
$39.07
15.06%
$40.4
1.79%
1.79%
(0.34)%
21%
$—
$36.85
(3.62)%
$47.4
1.79%
1.79%
(0.12)%
20%
$—
$41.81
17.26%
$62.4
1.78%
1.78%
(0.35)%
12%
249

Financial Highlights   (cont’d)
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)a
Net Gains
or
(Losses) on
Securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
Tax
Return of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Sustainable Equity Fund (cont’d)
Class R3
8/31/2022
$49.82
$(0.02)
$(6.29)
$(6.31)
$
$(4.67)
$—
$(4.67)
8/31/2021p
$39.41
$(0.01)
$12.84
$12.83
$(0.07)
$(2.35)
$—
$(2.42)
8/31/2020p
$37.10
$(0.06)
$5.56
$5.62
$(0.14)
$(3.17)
$—
$(3.31)
8/31/2019p
$41.90
$0.14
$(1.79)
$(1.65)
$(0.03)
$(3.12)
$—
$(3.15)
8/31/2018l,p
$37.59
$0.06
$6.42
$6.48
$(0.14)
$(2.03)
$—
$(2.17)
 
Class R6
8/31/2022
$49.79
$0.29
$(6.27)
$(5.98)
$(0.47)
$(4.54)
$—
$(5.01)
8/31/2021p
$39.41
$0.30
$12.82
$13.12
$(0.39)
$(2.35)
$—
$(2.74)
8/31/2020p
$37.01
$0.32
$5.58
$5.90
$(0.33)
$(3.17)
$—
$(3.50)
8/31/2019p
$41.83
$0.40
$(1.81)
$(1.41)
$(0.29)
$(3.12)
$—
$(3.41)
8/31/2018l,p
$37.54
$0.32
$6.41
$6.73
$(0.41)
$(2.03)
$—
$(2.44)
 
U.S. Equity Impact Fund
Institutional Class
8/31/2022
$11.35
$0.01
$(2.50)
$(2.49)
$(0.00)
$(0.01)
$—
$(0.01)
Period from 3/23/2021g
to 8/31/2021
$10.00
$(0.01)
$1.36
$1.35
$
$
$—
$
 
Class A
8/31/2022
$11.33
$(0.03)
$(2.49)
$(2.52)
$
$(0.01)
$—
$(0.01)
Period from 3/23/2021g
to 8/31/2021
$10.00
$(0.02)
$1.35
$1.33
$
$
$—
$
 
Class C
8/31/2022
$11.29
$(0.10)
$(2.47)
$(2.57)
$
$(0.01)
$—
$(0.01)
Period from 3/23/2021g
to 8/31/2021
$10.00
$(0.06)
$1.35
$1.29
$
$
$—
$
See Notes to Financial Highlights
250

Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
Total
Returnb,c
Net Assets,
End of
Year
(in millions)
Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assetsd
Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$38.84
(14.08)%
$18.6
1.30%
1.30%
(0.05)%
14%
$—
$49.82
33.87%
$23.8
1.29%
1.29%
(0.03)%
16%
$—
$39.41
15.63%
$28.0
1.30%
1.30%
0.16%
21%
$—
$37.10
(3.12)%
$31.8
1.29%
1.29%
0.36%
20%
$—
$41.90
17.85%
$36.4
1.28%
1.28%
0.15%
12%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$38.80
(13.47)%
$174.4
0.58%
0.58%
0.66%
14%
$—
$49.79
34.82%
$264.3
0.57%
0.57%
0.68%
16%
$—
$39.41
16.48%
$233.6
0.58%
0.58%
0.88%
21%
$—
$37.01
(2.44)%
$238.1
0.59%
0.59%
1.08%
20%
$—
$41.83
18.65%
$321.1
0.60%
0.60%
0.83%
12%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$8.85
(21.95)%
$5.9
5.26%
0.90%
0.13%
28%
$—
$11.35
13.50%i
$6.1
6.59%h,s
0.90%h,s
(0.19)%h,s
7%i
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$8.80
(22.28)%
$0.1
5.77%
1.26%
(0.29)%
28%
$—
$11.33
13.30%i
$0.2
9.83%h,s
1.26%h,s
(0.48)%h,s
7%i
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$—
$8.71
(22.80)%
$0.0
6.76%
2.01%
(0.99)%
28%
$—
$11.29
12.90%i
$0.0
18.90%h,s
2.01%h,s
(1.30)%h,s
7%i
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
251

Notes to Financial Highlights Equity Funds 
a
Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.
b
Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the performance of each
Fund during each fiscal period. Returns assume income dividends and other distributions, if any, were
reinvested, but do not reflect the effect of sales charges. Results represent past performance and do not
indicate future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.
Investment returns and principal will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than
original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain
expenses. Total return would have been higher if Management had not recouped previously reimbursed
and/or waived expenses.
c
Except for the Fund classes listed below, the class action proceeds listed in Note A of the Notes to Financial
Statements, if any, had no impact on the Funds’ total returns for the year ended August 31, 2022. Had the
Fund classes listed below not received class action proceeds in 2022, total return on per share NAV for the
year ended August 31, 2022, would have been:
 
 
Multi-Cap Opportunities Institutional Class
(15.17%)
Multi-Cap Opportunities Class A
(15.43%)
Multi-Cap Opportunities Class C
(16.11%)
Multi-Cap Opportunities Class E
(16.37%)
Except for the Fund classes listed below, the class action proceeds received in 2021, 2020, 2019, and/or
2018, if any, had no impact on the Funds’ total returns for the years ended August 31, 2021, and/or 2019.
Had the Fund classes listed below not received class action proceeds in 2021, and/or 2019, total return
based on per share NAV for the years ended August 31, 2021, and/or 2019 would have been:
 
2021
2019
International Equity Investor Class
28.10%
International Equity Trust Class
28.02%
International Equity Institutional Class
28.30%
International Equity Class A
27.90%
International Equity Class C
26.92%
International Equity Class R6
28.42%
International Select Trust Class
27.98%
International Select Institutional Class
28.42%
International Select Class A
28.00%
International Select Class C
26.96%
International Select Class R3
27.59%
International Select Class R6
28.43%
Large Cap Value Investor Class
49.98%
6.21%
Large Cap Value Trust Class
49.69%
6.00%
Large Cap Value Advisor Class
49.41%
5.86%
Large Cap Value Class A
49.63%
Large Cap Value Class R3
49.23%
Multi-Cap Opportunities Institutional Class
36.16%
Small Cap Growth Investor Class
27.90%
3.98%
Small Cap Growth Trust Class
27.66%
3.90%
Small Cap Growth Advisor Class
27.46%
3.73%
Small Cap Growth Institutional Class
28.16%
4.35%
Small Cap Growth Class A
27.64%
3.98%
252

Notes to Financial Highlights Equity Funds  (cont’d)
 
2021
2019
Small Cap Growth Class C
26.71%
3.11%
Small Cap Growth Class R3
27.36%
3.62%
Small Cap Growth Class R6
28.25%
d
Represents the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets if Management had not
reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fee.
e
After repayment of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived pursuant to the terms of
the contractual expense limitation agreements by Management, as applicable. Had the Fund not made such
repayments, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
 
Year Ended August 31,
 
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Emerging Markets Equity Institutional Class
1.21%
1.24%
1.25%
Emerging Markets Equity Class R3
1.90%
Emerging Markets Equity Class R6
1.10%
1.11%
1.15%
Focus Institutional Class
0.74%
0.75%
Focus Class A
1.11%
Genesis Class R6
0.74%
Intrinsic Value Institutional Class
0.96%
0.99%
Intrinsic Value Class A
1.33%
Intrinsic Value Class C
2.07%
2.11%
Intrinsic Value Class R6
0.89%
Large Cap Growth Class R3
1.34%
1.31%
Large Cap Growth Class R6
0.56%
Large Cap Value Institutional Class
0.70%
Large Cap Value Class R3
1.33%
1.33%
Large Cap Value Class R6
0.59%
Mid Cap Growth Class C
1.82%
Mid Cap Growth Class R3
1.33%
1.34%
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Class R6
0.74%
f
After the close of business on December 7, 2018, the Funds' applicable classes underwent a stock split or
reverse stock split. The per share data presented here has been retroactively adjusted to reflect this split.
g
The date investment operations commenced.
h
Annualized.
i
Not annualized.
j
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended
August 31, 2019, for Intrinsic Value, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Small Cap Growth and
for the year ended August 31, 2022, for Equity Income, Genesis, International Equity, Large Cap Value,
Multi-Cap Opportunities and Real Estate.
k
After the close of business on February 23, 2018, the Funds’ applicable classes underwent a stock split or
reverse stock split. The per share data presented here has been retroactively adjusted to reflect this split. 
l
After the close of business on December 8, 2017, the Funds’ applicable classes underwent a stock split or
reverse stock split. The per share data presented here has been retroactively adjusted to reflect this split. 
253

Notes to Financial Highlights Equity Funds  (cont’d)
m
Represents the annualized ratio of net expenses to average daily net assets after utilization of the line of
credit by Greater China Equity (2019) and International Small Cap (2020) and/or reimbursement of expenses
and/or waiver of a portion of the investment management fee by Management. Had Greater China Equity
and International Small Cap not utilized the line of credit, and/or had Management not undertaken such
action, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
 
Year Ended August 31,
 
2020
2019
Greater China Equity Institutional Class
1.50%
Greater China Equity Class A
1.86%
Greater China Equity Class C
2.61%
International Small Cap Institutional Class
1.05%
International Small Cap Class A
1.41%
International Small Cap Class C
2.16%
International Small Cap Class R6
0.95%
n
After the close of business on July 23, 2021, the Funds’ applicable classes underwent a stock split or reverse
stock split. The per share data presented here has been retroactively adjusted to reflect this split. See Note G
of the Notes to Financial Statements.
o
Had International Equity not received the voluntary contribution in 2020, the total return based on per
share NAV for the year ended August 31, 2020 would have been:
 
Year Ended August 31, 2020
International Equity Investor Class
15.31%
International Equity Trust Class
15.33%
International Equity Institutional Class
15.66%
International Equity Class A
15.19%
International Equity Class C
14.33%
International Equity Class R6
15.83%
p
This information has been audited by a different independent public accounting firm.
q
Consolidated financial highlights. See Note A in the Notes to Financial Statements.
r
After the close of business on August 16, 2019, Large Cap Value acquired all of the net assets of Neuberger
Berman Value Fund in a tax-free exchange of shares pursuant to a Plan of Reorganization and Dissolution
approved by the Board. Portfolio turnover excludes purchases of $30,333,739 of securities acquired, and
there were no sales made following a purchase-of-assets transaction relative to the merger.
s
Organization expense, which is a non-recurring expense, is included in these ratios on a non-annualized
basis.
254

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds and the Shareholders of:
Neuberger Berman Dividend Growth Fund
Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund
Neuberger Berman Focus Fund
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund
Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Fund
Neuberger Berman Greater China Equity Fund
Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund
Neuberger Berman International Select Fund
Neuberger Berman International Small Cap Fund
Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Growth Fund
Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund
Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund
Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund
Neuberger Berman Sustainable Equity Fund
Neuberger Berman U.S. Equity Impact Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of Neuberger Berman Large Cap Growth Fund (formerly, Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund) (one of the series constituting the Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (the "Trust")), including the consolidated schedule of investments, as of August 31, 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Neuberger Berman Dividend Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund, Neuberger Berman Focus Fund, Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund, Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Fund, Neuberger Berman Greater China Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman International Select Fund, Neuberger Berman International Small Cap Fund, Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund, Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund, Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Sustainable Equity Fund, and Neuberger Berman U.S. Equity Impact Fund (collectively, together with Neuberger Berman Large Cap Growth Fund, referred to as the "Funds") (nineteen of the series constituting the Trust), including the schedules of investments, as of August 31, 2022, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively, together with the consolidated financial statements, referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, or the consolidated financial position, of each of the Funds (twenty of the series constituting Neuberger Berman Equity Funds) at August 31, 2022, and the results, or the consolidated results, of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The accompanying statements of changes in net assets of the Neuberger Berman
255

Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund, Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund, and Neuberger Berman Sustainable Equity Fund for the year ended August 31, 2021 and the accompanying financial highlights of the Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund, Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund, and Neuberger Berman Sustainable Equity Fund for each of the periods in the four years then ended were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report, dated October 20, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion on the financial statements containing those statements of changes in net assets and financial highlights.
Individual fund constituting Neuberger
Berman Equity Funds
Statement of
operations
Statements of
changes in net
assets
Financial
highlights
Neuberger Berman Dividend Growth Fund
Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund
Neuberger Berman Focus Fund
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund
Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Fund
Neuberger Berman Greater China Equity Fund
Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund
Neuberger Berman International Select Fund
Neuberger Berman International Small Cap Fund
Neuberger Berman Large Cap Growth Fund
Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund
For the year ended
August 31, 2022
For each of the
two years in the
period ended
August 31, 2022
For each of the
five years in the
period ended
August 31, 2022
Neuberger Berman U.S. Equity Impact Fund
For the year ended
August 31, 2022
For the year ended
August 31, 2022
and the period
from March 23,
2021
(commencement
of operations) to
August 31, 2021
For the year ended
August 31, 2022
and the period
from March 23,
2021
(commencement
of operations) to
August 31, 2021
Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund
Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund
Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund
Neuberger Berman Sustainable Equity Fund
For the year ended
August 31, 2022
For the year ended
August 31, 2022
For the year ended
August 31, 2022
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform,
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an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers and others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more Neuberger Berman investment companies since 1954.
Boston, Massachusetts
October 27, 2022
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Directory
Investment Manager and Administrator
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104-0002
Shareholder Services
800.877.9700 or 212.476.8800
Intermediary Client Services 800.366.6264
Distributor
Neuberger Berman BD LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104-0002
Shareholder Services
800.877.9700 or 212.476.8800
Intermediary Client Services 800.366.6264
Subadviser
Green Court Capital Management Limited
20th Floor
Jardine House
1 Connaught Place
Hong Kong
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Shareholder Servicing Agent
DST Asset Manager Solutions Inc.
430 West 7th Street, Suite 219189
Kansas City, MO 64105-1407
For Investor, Trust, Advisor & Institutional Class Shareholders address correspondence to:
Neuberger Berman Funds
PO Box 219189
Kansas City, MO 64121-9189
Shareholder Services 800.877.9700 or 212.476.8800
Intermediary Client Services 800.366.6264
For Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 Shareholders:
Please contact your investment provider
Legal Counsel
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-1600
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
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Trustees and Officers
The following tables set forth information concerning the Trustees and Officers of the Funds. All persons named as Trustees and Officers also serve in similar capacities for other funds administered or managed by NBIA. The Funds' Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees as of the time of the Funds' most recent public offering and is available upon request, without charge, by calling (800) 877-9700.
Information about the Board of Trustees
Name, (Year of Birth),
and Address(1)
Position(s)
and Length of
Time Served(2)
Principal Occupation(s)(3)
Number of
Funds in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Fund Trustee
Other Directorships Held
Outside Fund Complex by
Fund Trustee(3)
Independent Fund Trustees
Michael J. Cosgrove (1949)
Trustee since
2015
President, Carragh
Consulting USA, since 2014;
formerly, Executive, General
Electric Company, 1970 to
2014, including President,
Mutual Funds and Global
Investment Programs, GE
Asset Management, 2011 to
2014, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Mutual
Funds and Intermediary
Business, GE Asset
Management, 2007 to
2011, President, Institutional
Sales and Marketing, GE
Asset Management, 1998 to
2007, and Chief Financial
Officer, GE Asset
Management, and Deputy
Treasurer, GE Company,
1988 to 1993.
50
Director, America Press, Inc.
(not-for-profit Jesuit
publisher), 2015 to 2021;
formerly, Director, Fordham
University, 2001 to 2018;
formerly, Director, The
Gabelli Go Anywhere Trust,
June 2015 to June 2016;
formerly, Director, Skin
Cancer Foundation
(not-for-profit), 2006 to
2015; formerly, Director, GE
Investments Funds, Inc.,
1997 to 2014; formerly,
Trustee, GE Institutional
Funds, 1997 to 2014;
formerly, Director, GE Asset
Management, 1988 to
2014; formerly, Director,
Elfun Trusts, 1988 to 2014;
formerly, Trustee, GE Pension
& Benefit Plans, 1988 to
2014; formerly, Member of
Board of Governors,
Investment Company
Institute.
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Name, (Year of Birth),
and Address(1)
Position(s)
and Length of
Time Served(2)
Principal Occupation(s)(3)
Number of
Funds in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Fund Trustee
Other Directorships Held
Outside Fund Complex by
Fund Trustee(3)
Marc Gary (1952)
Trustee since
2015
Executive Vice Chancellor
Emeritus, The Jewish
Theological Seminary, since
2020; formerly, Executive
Vice Chancellor and Chief
Operating Officer, Jewish
Theological Seminary, 2012
to 2020; formerly, Executive
Vice President and General
Counsel, Fidelity
Investments, 2007 to
2012;formerly, Executive
Vice President and General
Counsel, BellSouth
Corporation, 2004 to 2007;
formerly, Vice President and
Associate General Counsel,
BellSouth Corporation, 2000
to 2004; formerly, Associate,
Partner, and National
Litigation Practice Co-Chair,
Mayer, Brown LLP, 1981 to
2000; formerly, Associate
Independent Counsel, Office
of Independent Counsel,
1990 to 1992.
50
Chair and Director, USCJ
Supporting Foundation,
since 2021; Director, UJA
Federation of Greater New
York, since 2019; Trustee,
Jewish Theological Seminary,
since 2015; formerly,
Director, Legility, Inc.
(privately held for-profit
company), 2012 to 2021;
Director, Lawyers Committee
for Civil Rights Under Law
(not-for-profit), since 2005;
formerly, Director, Equal
Justice Works
(not-for-profit), 2005 to
2014; formerly, Director,
Corporate Counsel Institute,
Georgetown University Law
Center, 2007 to 2012;
formerly, Director, Greater
Boston Legal Services
(not-for-profit), 2007 to
2012.
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Name, (Year of Birth),
and Address(1)
Position(s)
and Length of
Time Served(2)
Principal Occupation(s)(3)
Number of
Funds in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Fund Trustee
Other Directorships Held
Outside Fund Complex by
Fund Trustee(3)
Martha Clarke Goss (1949)
Trustee since
2007
President, Woodhill
Enterprises Inc./Chase
Hollow Associates LLC
(personal investment
vehicle), 2006 to 2020;
formerly, Consultant,
Resources Global
Professionals (temporary
staffing), 2002 to 2006;
formerly, Chief Financial
Officer, Booz-Allen &
Hamilton, Inc., 1995 to
1999; formerly, Enterprise
Risk Officer, Prudential
Insurance, 1994 to1995;
formerly, President,
Prudential Asset
Management Company,
1992 to 1994; formerly,
President, Prudential Power
Funding (investments in
electric and gas utilities and
alternative energy projects),
1989 to 1992; formerly,
Treasurer, Prudential
Insurance Company, 1983 to
1989.
50
Director, American Water
(water utility), since 2003;
Director, Allianz Life of New
York (insurance), since 2005;
formerly, Director, Berger
Group Holdings, Inc.
(engineering consulting
firm), from 2013 to 2018;
formerly, Director, Financial
Women’s Association of
New York (not-for-profit
association), from 1987 to
1996, 2003 to 2019; ;
Trustee Emerita, Brown
University, since 1998;
Director, Museum of
American Finance
(not-for-profit), since 2013;
formerly, Non-Executive
Chair and Director, Channel
Reinsurance (financial
guaranty reinsurance), 2006
to 2010; formerly, Director,
Ocwen Financial Corporation
(mortgage servicing), 2005
to 2010; formerly, Director,
Claire’s Stores, Inc. (retailer),
2005 to 2007; formerly,
Director, Parsons
Brinckerhoff Inc.
(engineering consulting
firm), 2007 to 2010;
formerly, Director, Bank
Leumi (commercial bank),
2005 to 2007; formerly,
Advisory Board Member,
Attensity (software
developer), 2005 to 2007;
formerly, Director of Foster
Wheeler Manufacturing,
1994 to 2004; formerly
Director Dexter Corp.,
Manufacturer of
Non-Wovens, Plastics, and
Medical Supplies, 1992 to
2001.
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Name, (Year of Birth),
and Address(1)
Position(s)
and Length of
Time Served(2)
Principal Occupation(s)(3)
Number of
Funds in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Fund Trustee
Other Directorships Held
Outside Fund Complex by
Fund Trustee(3)
Michael M. Knetter (1960)
Trustee since
2007
President and Chief
Executive Officer, University
of Wisconsin Foundation,
since 2010; formerly, Dean,
School of Business,
University of Wisconsin -
Madison; formerly, Professor
of International Economics
and Associate Dean, Amos
Tuck School of Business -
Dartmouth College, 1998 to
2002.
50
Director, 1 William Street
Credit Income Fund, since
2018; Board Member,
American Family Insurance (a
mutual company, not
publicly traded), since March
2009; formerly, Trustee,
Northwestern Mutual
Series Fund, Inc., 2007 to
2011; formerly, Director,
Wausau Paper, 2005 to
2011; formerly, Director,
Great Wolf Resorts, 2004 to
2009.
Deborah C. McLean (1954)
Trustee since
2015
Member, Circle Financial
Group (private wealth
management membership
practice), since 2011;
Managing Director, Golden
Seeds LLC (an angel
investing group), since 2009;
Adjunct Professor (Corporate
Finance), Columbia
University School of
International and Public
Affairs, since 2008; formerly,
Visiting Assistant Professor,
Fairfield University, Dolan
School of Business, Fall
2007; formerly, Adjunct
Associate Professor of
Finance, Richmond, The
American International
University in London, 1999
to 2007.
50
Board member, The
Maritime Aquarium at
Norwalk, since 2020; Board
member, Norwalk
Community College
Foundation, since 2014;
Dean’s Advisory Council,
Radcliffe Institute for
Advanced Study, since 2014;
formerly, Director and
Treasurer, At Home in Darien
(not-for-profit), 2012 to
2014; formerly, Director,
National Executive Service
Corps (not-for-profit), 2012
to 2013; formerly, Trustee,
Richmond, The American
International University in
London, 1999 to 2013.
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Name, (Year of Birth),
and Address(1)
Position(s)
and Length of
Time Served(2)
Principal Occupation(s)(3)
Number of
Funds in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Fund Trustee
Other Directorships Held
Outside Fund Complex by
Fund Trustee(3)
George W. Morriss (1947)
Trustee since
2007
Formerly, adjunct Professor,
Columbia University School
of International and Public
Affairs, from 2012 to 2018;
formerly, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial
Officer, People’s United
Bank, Connecticut (a
financial services company),
1991 to 2001.
50
Director, 1 WS Credit Income
Fund; Chair, Audit
Committee, since 2018;
Director and Chair, Thrivent
Church Loan and Income
Fund, since 2018; formerly,
Trustee, Steben Alternative
Investment Funds, Steben
Select Multi-Strategy Fund,
and Steben Select
Multi-Strategy Master Fund,
2013 to 2017; formerly,
Treasurer, National
Association of Corporate
Directors, Connecticut
Chapter, 2011 to 2015;
formerly, Manager, Larch
Lane Multi-Strategy Fund
complex (which consisted of
three funds), 2006 to 2011;
formerly, Member, NASDAQ
Issuers’ Affairs Committee,
1995 to 2003.
Tom D. Seip (1950)
Trustee since
inception;
Chairman of
the Board since
2008; formerly
Lead
Independent
Trustee from
2006 to 2008
Formerly, Managing
Member, Ridgefield
Farm LLC (a private
investment vehicle), 2004 to
2016; formerly, President
and CEO, Westaff, Inc.
(temporary staffing), May
2001 to January 2002;
formerly, Senior Executive,
The Charles Schwab
Corporation, 1983 to 1998,
including Chief Executive
Officer, Charles Schwab
Investment Management,
Inc.; Trustee, Schwab Family
of Funds and Schwab
Investments, 1997 to 1998;
and Executive Vice
President-Retail Brokerage,
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.,
1994 to 1997.
50
Trustee, University of
Maryland, Shore Regional
Health System, since 2020;
Formerly, Director, H&R
Block, Inc. (tax services
company), 2001 to 2018;
formerly, Director, Talbot
Hospice Inc., 2013 to 2016;
formerly, Chairman,
Governance and Nominating
Committee, H&R Block, Inc.,
2011 to 2015; formerly,
Chairman, Compensation
Committee, H&R Block, Inc.,
2006 to 2010; formerly,
Director, Forward
Management, Inc. (asset
management company),
1999 to 2006.
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Name, (Year of Birth),
and Address(1)
Position(s)
and Length of
Time Served(2)
Principal Occupation(s)(3)
Number of
Funds in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Fund Trustee
Other Directorships Held
Outside Fund Complex by
Fund Trustee(3)
James G. Stavridis (1955)
Trustee since
2015
Vice Chairman Global
Affairs, The Carlyle Group,
since 2018; Commentator,
NBC News, since 2015;
formerly, Dean, Fletcher
School of Law and
Diplomacy, Tufts University,
2013 to 2018; formerly,
Admiral, United States Navy,
1976 to 2013, including
Supreme Allied Commander,
NATO and Commander,
European Command, 2009
to 2013, and Commander,
United States Southern
Command, 2006 to 2009.
50
Director, Fortinet
(cybersecurity), since 2021;
Director, Ankura, since 2020;
Director, Vigor Shipyard,
since 2019; Director,
Rockefeller Foundation,
since 2018; Director,
American Water (water
utility), since 2018; Director,
NFP Corp. (insurance broker
and consultant), since 2017;
Director, Onassis Foundation,
since 2014; Director, Michael
Baker International
(construction) since 2014;
Director, Vertical Knowledge,
LLC, since 2013; formerly,
Director, U.S. Naval Institute,
2014 to 2019; formerly,
Director, Navy Federal Credit
Union, 2000-2002; formerly,
Director, BMC Software
Federal, LLC, 2014-2019.
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Name, (Year of Birth),
and Address(1)
Position(s)
and Length of
Time Served(2)
Principal Occupation(s)(3)
Number of
Funds in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Fund Trustee
Other Directorships Held
Outside Fund Complex by
Fund Trustee(3)
Fund Trustees who are "Interested Persons"
Joseph V. Amato* (1962)
Chief Executive
Officer and
President since
2018 and
Trustee since
2009
President and Director,
Neuberger Berman
Group LLC, since 2009;
President and Chief
Executive Officer, Neuberger
Berman BD LLC and
Neuberger Berman
Holdings LLC (including its
predecessor, Neuberger
Berman Inc.), since 2007;
Chief Investment Officer
(Equities) and President
(Equities), NBIA (formerly,
Neuberger Berman Fixed
Income LLC and including
predecessor entities), since
2007, and Board Member of
NBIA since 2006; formerly,
Global Head of Asset
Management of Lehman
Brothers Holdings Inc.’s
(“LBHI”) Investment
Management Division, 2006
to 2009; formerly, member
of LBHI’s Investment
Management Division’s
Executive Management
Committee, 2006 to 2009;
formerly, Managing Director,
Lehman Brothers Inc.
(“LBI”), 2006 to 2008;
formerly, Chief Recruiting
and Development Officer,
LBI, 2005 to 2006; formerly,
Global Head of LBI’s Equity
Sales and a Member of its
Equities Division Executive
Committee, 2003 to 2005;
President and Chief
Executive Officer, twelve
registered investment
companies for which NBIA
acts as investment manager
and/or administrator.
50
Member of Board of
Advisors, McDonough
School of Business,
Georgetown University, since
2001; Member of New York
City Board of Advisors, Teach
for America, since 2005;
Trustee, Montclair Kimberley
Academy (private school),
since 2007; Member of
Board of Regents,
Georgetown University, since
2013.
(1)
The business address of each listed person is 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104.
(2)
Pursuant to the Trust’s Amended and Restated Trust Instrument ("Trust Instrument"), subject to any limitations on the term of service imposed by the By-Laws or any retirement policy adopted by the Fund Trustees, each Fund Trustee shall hold office for life or until his or her successor is elected or the Trust
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terminates; except that (a) any Fund Trustee may resign by delivering a written resignation; (b) any Fund Trustee may be removed with or without cause at any time by a written instrument signed by at least two-thirds of the other Fund Trustees; (c) any Fund Trustee who requests to be retired, or who has become unable to serve, may be retired by a written instrument signed by a majority of the other Fund Trustees; and (d) any Fund Trustee may be removed at any shareholder meeting by a vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares.
(3)
Except as otherwise indicated, each individual has held the positions shown during at least the last five years.
*
Indicates a Fund Trustee who is an "interested person" within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Mr. Amato is an interested person of the Trust by virtue of the fact that he is an officer of NBIA and/or its affiliates.
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Information about the Officers of the Trust
Name, (Year of Birth), and
Address(1)
Position(s) and
Length of Time
Served(2)
Principal Occupation(s)(3)
Claudia A. Brandon (1956)
Executive Vice
President since
2008 and
Secretary since
inception
Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman, since 2007 and Employee since
1999; Senior Vice President, NBIA, since 2008 and Assistant Secretary since
2004; formerly, Vice President, Neuberger Berman, 2002 to 2006; formerly,
Vice President — Mutual Fund Board Relations, NBIA, 2000 to 2008;
formerly, Vice President, NBIA, 1986 to 1999 and Employee, 1984 to 1999;
Executive Vice President and Secretary, thirty-three registered investment
companies for which NBIA acts as investment manager and/or
administrator.
Agnes Diaz (1971)
Vice President
since 2013
Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman, since 2012; Senior Vice
President, NBIA, since 2012 and Employee since 1996; formerly, Vice
President, Neuberger Berman, 2007 to 2012; Vice President, twelve
registered investment companies for which NBIA acts as investment
manager and/or administrator.
Anthony DiBernardo (1979)
Assistant
Treasurer since
2011
Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman, since 2014; Senior Vice
President, NBIA, since 2014, and Employee since 2003; formerly, Vice
President, Neuberger Berman, 2009 to 2014; Assistant Treasurer, twelve
registered investment companies for which NBIA acts as investment
manager and/or administrator.
Savonne L. Ferguson (1973)
Chief
Compliance
Officer since
2018
Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer (Mutual Funds) and
Associate General Counsel, NBIA, since November 2018; formerly, Vice
President T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (2018), Vice President and Senior Legal
Counsel, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (2014-2018), Vice President and
Director of Regulatory Fund Administration, PNC Capital Advisors, LLC
(2009-2014), Secretary, PNC Funds and PNC Advantage Funds
(2010-2014); Chief Compliance Officer, thirty-three registered investment
companies for which NBIA acts as investment manager and/or
administrator.
Corey A. Issing (1978)
Chief Legal
Officer since
2016 (only for
purposes of
sections 307 and
406 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002)
General Counsel— Mutual Funds since 2016 and Managing Director, NBIA,
since 2017; formerly, Associate General Counsel (2015 to 2016), Counsel
(2007 to 2015), Senior Vice President (2013-2016), Vice President (2009 —
2013); Chief Legal Officer (only for purposes of sections 307 and 406 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), thirty-three registered investment
companies for which NBIA acts as investment manager and/or
administrator.
Sheila R. James (1965)
Assistant
Secretary since
inception
Vice President, Neuberger Berman, since 2008 and Employee since 1999;
Vice President, NBIA, since 2008; formerly, Assistant Vice President,
Neuberger Berman, 2007; Employee, NBIA, 1991 to 1999; Assistant
Secretary, thirty-three registered investment companies for which NBIA acts
as investment manager and/or administrator.
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Name, (Year of Birth), and
Address(1)
Position(s) and
Length of Time
Served(2)
Principal Occupation(s)(3)
Brian Kerrane (1969)
Chief Operating
Officer since
2015 and Vice
President since
2008
Managing Director, Neuberger Berman, since 2013; Chief Operating
Officer — Mutual Funds and Managing Director, NBIA, since 2015;
formerly, Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman, 2006 to 2014; Vice
President, NBIA, 2008 to 2015 and Employee since 1991; Chief Operating
Officer, twelve registered investment companies for which NBIA acts as
investment manager and/or administrator; Vice President, thirty-three
registered investment companies for which NBIA acts as investment
manager and/or administrator.
Anthony Maltese (1959)
Vice President
since 2015
Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman, since 2014 and Employee since
2000; Senior Vice President, NBIA, since 2014; Vice President, twelve
registered investment companies for which NBIA acts as investment
manager and/or administrator.
Josephine Marone (1963)
Assistant
Secretary since
2017
Senior Paralegal, Neuberger Berman, since 2007 and Employee since 2007;
Assistant Secretary, thirty-three registered investment companies for which
NBIA acts as investment manager and/or administrator.
Owen F. McEntee, Jr. (1961)
Vice President
since 2008
Vice President, Neuberger Berman, since 2006; Vice President, NBIA, since
2006 and Employee since 1992; Vice President, twelve registered
investment companies for which NBIA acts as investment manager and/or
administrator.
John M. McGovern (1970)
Treasurer and
Principal
Financial and
Accounting
Officer since
inception
Managing Director, Neuberger Berman, since 2022; Senior Vice President,
Neuberger Berman, 2007 to 2021; Senior Vice President, NBIA, since 2007
and Employee since 1993; formerly, Vice President, Neuberger Berman,
2004 to 2006; formerly, Assistant Treasurer, 2002 to 2005; Treasurer and
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, twelve registered investment
companies for which NBIA acts as investment manager and/or
administrator.
Frank Rosato (1971)
Assistant
Treasurer since
inception
Vice President, Neuberger Berman, since 2006; Vice President, NBIA, since
2006 and Employee since 1995; Assistant Treasurer, twelve registered
investment companies for which NBIA acts as investment manager and/or
administrator.
Niketh Velamoor (1979)
Anti-Money
Laundering
Compliance
Officer since
2018
Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Neuberger Berman,
since July 2018; Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New
York, 2009 to 2018; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, five
registered investment companies for which NBIA acts as investment
manager and/or administrator.
(1)
The business address of each listed person is 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104.
(2)
Pursuant to the By-Laws of the Trust, each officer elected by the Fund Trustees shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, inability to serve, or resignation. Officers serve at the pleasure of the Fund Trustees and may be removed at any time with or without cause.
(3)
Except as otherwise indicated, each individual has held the positions shown during at least the last five years.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and on Neuberger Berman’s website at www.nb.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Trust’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The portfolio holdings information on Form N-PORT is available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free).
Liquidity Risk Management Program
Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Liquidity Rule"), as amended, the Funds have established a liquidity risk management program (the "Program"). The Program seeks to assess and manage the Funds’ liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that a Fund is unable to meet investor redemption requests without significantly diluting the remaining investors' interests in a Fund. The Board has approved the designation of NBIA Funds' Liquidity Committee, comprised of NBIA employees, as the program administrator (the "Program Administrator"). The Program Administrator is responsible for implementing and monitoring the Program and utilizes NBIA personnel to assess and review, on an ongoing basis, the Funds' liquidity risk.
The Program includes a number of elements that support the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of the Funds' liquidity risk factors and the periodic classification (or re-classification, as necessary) of the Funds’ investments into buckets (highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid and illiquid) that reflect the Program Administrator's assessment of the investments' liquidity under current market conditions, which for the relevant period included, among other factors, market volatility as a result of geopolitical tensions (e.g., Russia’s invasion of Ukraine) and the emergence of new COVID variants. The Program Administrator also utilizes information about the Funds’ investment strategy, the characteristics of the Funds’ shareholder base and historical redemption activity.
The Program Administrator provided the Board with a written report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. During the period covered by this report, the Program Administrator reported that the Program effectively assisted the Program Administrator in monitoring whether a Fund maintained a level of liquidity appropriate for its shareholder base and historical redemption activity.
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Report of Votes of Shareholders
A Special Meeting of Shareholders was held on June 30, 2022, adjourned to August 11, 2022, and further adjourned to August 30, 2022 for certain of the Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (the "Trust").  Shareholders voted to approve the election of four trustees to the Board of Trustees of the Trust and to approve the amendment of certain fundamental investment policies of each Fund.
Proposal 1 – To approve the election of Michael J. Cosgrove, Marc Gary, Deborah C. McLean, and James G. Stavridis as Trustees to the Board of Trustees of the Trust as follows:
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
 
 
 
Number of Shares
 
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
Michael J. Cosgrove
613,443,223
9,975,435
Marc Gary
612,260,084
11,158,574
Deborah C. McLean
613,729,664
9,688,994
James G. Stavridis
557,129,419
66,289,239
Proposal 2 – To approve the amendment of certain fundamental investment policies of each Fund (except Neuberger Berman U.S. Equity Impact Fund) as follows:
(A) To approve the amendment of the fundamental investment policy regarding borrowing;
(B) To approve the amendment of the fundamental investment policy regarding commodities;
(C) To approve the amendment of the fundamental investment policy regarding industry concentration;
(D) To approve the amendment of the fundamental investment policy regarding lending;
(E) To approve the amendment of the fundamental investment policy regarding investing in real estate;
(F) To approve the amendment of the fundamental investment policy regarding the issuance of senior securities to permit issuing senior securities; and
(G) To approve the amendment of the fundamental investment policy regarding underwriting.
Dividend Growth:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
2,858,048
202
1,961
B
2,856,259
3,953
C
2,855,440
4,772
D
2,855,237
202
4,772
E
2,855,440
4,772
F
2,855,237
202
4,772
G
2,854,852
202
5,158
Emerging Markets Equity:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
28,514,573
46,514
39,276
B
28,514,285
27,351
58,727
C
28,514,141
30,457
55,765
D
28,513,136
31,463
55,765
E
28,514,040
30,558
55,765
F
28,512,511
32,088
55,765
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Emerging Markets Equity (cont’d):
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
G
28,513,623
29,413
57,328
Equity Income:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
33,082,103
348,429
490,930
B
33,109,865
384,725
426,873
C
33,124,893
350,102
446,467
D
33,098,123
375,236
448,103
E
33,211,422
263,925
446,115
F
33,028,795
460,913
431,755
G
33,046,554
410,708
464,201
Focus:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
12,483,067
1,452,411
1,204,195
B
12,921,978
1,592,509
1,447,122
C
12,491,727
1,321,075
1,326,871
D
12,931,971
1,607,689
1,421,949
E
13,070,931
1,568,626
1,322,053
F
12,997,366
1,620,768
1,343,475
G
12,846,381
1,641,267
1,473,961
Genesis:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
62,839,477
2,694,375
1,201,640
B
62,776,617
2,628,873
1,330,002
C
63,078,534
2,394,341
1,262,616
D
62,419,510
2,904,746
1,411,236
E
62,920,810
2,556,422
1,258,260
F
62,778,388
2,657,295
1,299,810
G
62,349,657
2,826,582
1,559,253
Global Real Estate:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
168,154
664
B
167,369
1,449
C
167,369
1,449
D
167,369
1,449
E
167,369
1,449
F
167,369
1,449
G
167,369
1,449
271

Greater China Equity:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
3,972,754
3,704
B
3,972,754
3,704
C
3,972,754
3,704
D
3,972,754
3,704
E
3,973,123
3,334
F
3,973,123
3,334
G
3,972,754
3,704
International Equity:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
68,779,350
330,790
101,151
B
68,939,891
169,282
102,119
C
68,886,477
246,997
77,817
D
68,936,534
177,070
97,688
E
68,695,135
431,649
84,508
F
68,890,503
220,345
100,444
G
68,876,049
243,943
91,300
International Select:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
7,499,907
188,769
19,391
B
7,662,129
25,694
20,244
C
7,502,617
185,206
20,244
D
7,499,907
187,917
20,244
E
7,500,792
187,032
20,244
F
7,499,907
187,917
20,244
G
7,499,907
187,917
20,244
International Small Cap:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
147,457
B
147,457
C
147,457
D
147,457
E
146,183
1,274
F
147,457
G
147,457
Intrinsic Value:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
31,183,518
188,968
159,261
B
31,171,111
199,356
161,280
C
31,200,445
174,799
156,503
272

Intrinsic Value (cont’d):
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
D
31,184,256
189,574
157,917
E
31,190,202
182,814
158,731
F
31,182,728
186,639
162,380
G
31,167,774
208,193
155,781
Large Cap Growth:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
28,594,782
3,292,644
1,608,300
B
28,564,824
3,355,493
1,575,410
C
28,876,546
3,009,206
1,609,975
D
28,476,861
3,409,784
1,609,082
E
28,663,446
3,274,473
1,557,809
F
28,626,286
3,096,333
1,773,107
G
28,317,780
3,465,054
1,712,893
Large Cap Value:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
74,758,585
2,021,257
2,038,388
B
74,607,578
2,201,703
2,008,949
C
75,010,845
1,794,466
2,012,918
D
74,645,671
2,127,497
2,045,061
E
74,971,054
1,827,371
2,019,804
F
74,828,718
1,881,399
2,108,112
G
74,559,170
2,184,103
2,074,957
Mid Cap Growth:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
41,754,791
5,507,267
1,251,648
B
45,191,063
1,995,420
1,327,224
C
41,943,299
5,199,216
1,371,192
D
41,558,990
5,541,764
1,412,953
E
45,371,103
1,768,004
1,374,600
F
41,742,002
5,349,152
1,422,553
G
41,889,726
5,242,631
1,381,350
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
1,033,309
59,381
15,130
B
1,034,222
58,469
15,130
C
1,056,021
36,669
15,130
D
1,050,124
42,566
15,130
E
1,053,503
39,187
15,130
F
1,050,268
42,422
15,130
273

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value (cont’d):
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
G
1,050,268
42,422
15,130
Multi-Cap Opportunities:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
13,785,801
220,200
69,044
B
13,772,598
221,474
80,974
C
13,791,104
202,746
81,195
D
13,762,202
227,191
85,653
E
13,772,394
224,611
78,040
F
13,786,478
205,231
83,336
G
13,807,864
181,169
86,012
Real Estate:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
22,101,968
514,985
430,605
B
21,889,856
755,752
401,950
C
22,119,725
475,236
452,597
D
21,875,325
766,457
405,776
E
21,976,721
635,617
435,220
F
22,111,568
495,443
440,546
G
21,883,502
707,947
456,108
Small Cap Growth:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
1,771,159
80,625
72,008
B
1,779,091
71,148
73,553
C
1,778,940
66,908
77,945
D
1,760,380
88,699
74,713
E
1,795,514
65,507
62,771
F
1,780,653
72,627
70,513
G
1,766,096
82,605
75,092
Sustainable Equity:
Number of Shares
Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
A
11,158,171
556,017
508,307
B
10,543,801
1,048,056
630,637
C
10,900,209
736,641
585,645
D
11,046,792
502,966
672,737
E
10,758,910
894,878
568,707
F
10,799,163
832,470
590,863
G
10,783,659
831,325
607,511
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Notice to Shareholders
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022, each Fund makes the following designation, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as Capital Gains Distributions and Qualified Dividend Income. Complete information regarding each Fund’s Qualified Dividend Income distributions during the calendar year 2022 will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.
Fund
Capital Gains
Distributions
Qualified
Dividend
Income
Dividend Growth
$2,078,082
$796,530
Emerging Markets Equity
12,772,276
Equity Income
109,573,086
25,893,908
Focus
121,088,284
5,705,076
Genesis
1,426,023,001
21,524,418
Global Real Estate
194,695
40,595
Greater China Equity
2,376,951
224,171
International Equity
200,779,670
18,624,094
International Select
16,994,780
2,191,849
International Small Cap
168,049
20,442
Intrinsic Value
93,421,691
7,349,079
Large Cap Growth
133,589,285
12,889,372
Large Cap Value
199,459,405
173,541,759
Mid Cap Growth
281,139,479
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value
430,496
Multi-Cap Opportunities
164,718,334
1,310,227
Real Estate(a)
40,837,537
13,888,465
Small Cap Growth
30,851,056
Sustainable Equity
195,053,478
8,716,053
U.S. Equity Impact
60,969
(a)
Section 1250 gain distribution of $1,155,198 for Real Estate.
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Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
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Retail Services: 800.877.9700
Broker-Dealer and Institutional Services: 800.366.6264/888.556.9030
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Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Funds. This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders and is not an offer of shares of the Funds. Shares are sold only through the currently effective prospectus which you can obtain by calling 877.628.2583. An investor should consider carefully a Fund’s investment objectives, risks and fees and expenses, which are described in its prospectus, before investing.
H0599 10/22


(b) Not applicable to the Registrant.
 


Item 2.  Code of Ethics.

The Board of Trustees (“Board”) of Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (“Registrant”) has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions (“Code of Ethics”).  During the period covered by this Form N-CSR, there were no substantive amendments to the Code of Ethics and there were no waivers from the Code of Ethics granted to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.
A copy of the Code of Ethics is incorporated by reference to Neuberger Berman Income Funds’ Form N-CSR, Investment Company Act file number 811-03802 (filed June 30, 2020). The Code of Ethics is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free).

Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board has determined that the Registrant has three audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee. The Registrant’s audit committee financial experts are Michael J. Cosgrove, Martha C. Goss and Deborah C. McLean. Mr. Cosgrove, Ms. Goss and Ms. McLean are independent trustees as defined by Form N-CSR.

Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Ernst & Young, LLP (“E&Y”) serves as independent registered public accounting firm to the Neuberger Berman Dividend Growth, Emerging Markets Equity, Equity Income, Focus, Genesis, Global Real Estate, Greater China Equity, Guardian, Integrated Large Cap, International Equity, International Select, International Small Cap, Large Cap Value, Real Estate, and U.S. Equity Impact Funds.  Effective December 15, 2021, E&Y also serves as independent registered public accounting firm to the Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value, Mid Cap Growth, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value, Multi-Cap Opportunities, Small Cap Growth, and Sustainable Equity Funds.

Prior to December 15, 2021, Tait, Weller & Baker LLP (“Tait Weller”) served as independent registered public accounting firm to the Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value, Mid Cap Growth, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value, Multi-Cap Opportunities, Small Cap Growth, and Sustainable Equity Funds.

(a) Audit Fees
 
The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by E&Y, the Funds’ current Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, for the audit of the annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by E&Y in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $679,126 and $866,500 for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively.

The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Tait Weller, certain of the Funds’ prior Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, for the audit of the annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by Tait Weller in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $130,950 for the fiscal year ended 2021.

(b) Audit-Related Fees

The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for assurance and related services by E&Y that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported above in Audit Fees were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively. The Audit Committee approved 0% and 0% of these services provided by E&Y for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

The fees billed to other entities in the investment company complex for assurance and related services by E&Y that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit that the Audit Committee was required to approve because the engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively. The Audit Committee approved 0% and 0% of these services provided by E&Y for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for assurance and related services by Tait Weller that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported above in Audit Fees were $0 for the fiscal year ended 2021.  The Audit Committee approved 0% of these services provided by Tait Weller for the fiscal year ended 2021, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

The fees billed to other entities in the investment company complex for assurance and related services by Tait Weller that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit that the Audit Committee was required to approve because the engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant were $0 for the fiscal year ended 2021. The Audit Committee approved 0% of these services provided by Tait Weller for the fiscal year ended 2021, respectively, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

(c) Tax Fees

The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for professional services rendered by E&Y for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $274,350 and $273,830 for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively. The nature of the services provided includes preparation of the Federal and State tax extensions and tax returns, review of annual excise tax calculations, and preparation of form 8613, in addition to assistance with the identification of Passive Foreign Investment Companies ("PFICs"), assistance with determination of various foreign withholding taxes, and assistance with Internal Revenue Code and tax regulation requirements for fund investments. The Audit Committee approved 0% and 0% of these services provided by E&Y for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

The fees billed to other entities in the investment company complex for professional services rendered by E&Y for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning that the Audit Committee was required to approve because the engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively. The Audit Committee approved 0% and 0% of these services provided by E&Y for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.


The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for professional services rendered by Tait Weller for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $0 for the fiscal year ended 2021, respectively. The nature of the services provided includes preparation of the Federal and State tax extensions and tax returns, review of annual excise tax calculations, and preparation of form 8613, in addition to assistance with the identification of PFICs, assistance with determination of various foreign withholding taxes, and assistance with Internal Revenue Code and tax regulation requirements for fund investments. The Audit Committee approved 0% of these services provided by Tait Weller for the fiscal year ended 2021, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

The fees billed to other entities in the investment company complex for professional services rendered by Tait Weller for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning that the Audit Committee was required to approve because the engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant were $0 for the fiscal year ended 2021.  The Audit Committee approved 0% of these services provided by Tait Weller for the fiscal year ended 2021, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

(d) All Other Fees

The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for products and services provided by E&Y, other than services reported in Audit FeesAudit-Related Fees, and Tax Fees were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively. The Audit Committee approved 0% and 0% of these services provided by E&Y for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

The fees billed to other entities in the investment company complex for products and services provided by E&Y, other than services reported in Audit FeesAudit-Related Fees, and Tax Fees that the Audit Committee was required to approve because the engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively. The Audit Committee approved 0% and 0% of these services provided by E&Y for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for products and services provided by Tait Weller, other than services reported in Audit FeesAudit-Related Fees, and Tax Fees were $0 for the fiscal year ended 2021. The Audit Committee approved 0% of these services provided by Tait Weller for the fiscal year ended 2021, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

The fees billed to other entities in the investment company complex for products and services provided by Tait Weller, other than services reported in Audit FeesAudit-Related Fees, and Tax Fees that the Audit Committee was required to approve because the engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant were $0 for the fiscal year ended 2021. The Audit Committee approved 0% of these services provided by Tait Weller for the fiscal year ended 2021, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

(e)  Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

(1) The Audit Committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures for the Registrant to engage an accountant to render audit and non-audit services delegate to each member of the Committee the power to pre-approve services between meetings of the Committee.


(2) None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) above were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Hours Attributed to Other Persons

Not applicable.

(g) Non-Audit Fees

Non-audit fees billed by E&Y for services rendered to the Registrant were $274,350 and $273,830 for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively.

Non-audit fees billed by E&Y for services rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2022, respectively.

Non-audit fees billed by Tait Weller for services rendered to the Registrant were $0 for the fiscal year ended 2021.

Non-audit fees billed by Tait Weller for services rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were $0 for the fiscal year ended 2021.

(h) The Audit Committee of the Board considered whether the provision of non-audit services rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved by the Audit Committee because the engagement did not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant is compatible with maintaining E&Y’s and Tait Weller’s independence.

Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 6.  Schedule of Investments.

The complete schedule of investments for each series is disclosed in the Registrant’s annual report, which is included as Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7.  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the Registrant.


Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Board.

Item 11.  Controls and Procedures.

(a)
Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Chief Executive Officer and President and the Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)
There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12.  Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 13.  Exhibits.

(a)(1)

(a)(2)

(a)(3)
Not applicable to the Registrant.

(a)(4)


The certification furnished pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.  Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.







SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds


By: /s/ Joseph V. Amato                                    
Joseph V. Amato
Chief Executive Officer and President

Date: November 4, 2022


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



By: /s/ Joseph V. Amato                                     
Joseph V. Amato
Chief Executive Officer and President

Date: November 4, 2022



By: /s/ John M. McGovern                                       
John M. McGovern
Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Date: November 4, 2022