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        </derivativeInfo>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Merck &amp; Co Inc</name>
        <lei>4YV9Y5M8S0BRK1RP0397</lei>
        <title>Merck &amp; Co Inc</title>
        <cusip>58933Y105</cusip>
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          <isin value="US58933Y1055"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>59405.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4997148.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.516182143579</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Expand Energy Corp</name>
        <lei>X2MT1W32SPAZ9WSKLE78</lei>
        <title>Expand Energy Corp</title>
        <cusip>165167735</cusip>
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          <isin value="US1651677353"/>
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        <balance>133318.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>12902516.04000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.332769729340</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc</title>
        <cusip>29472R108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US29472R1086"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>148905.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>8977482.45000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.927332065928</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CRH PLC</name>
        <lei>549300MIDJNNTH068E74</lei>
        <title>CRH PLC</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE0001827041"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>122450.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>13830727.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.428649643962</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co</name>
        <lei>8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748</lei>
        <title>JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co</title>
        <cusip>46625H100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US46625H1005"/>
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        <balance>95940.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>28918234.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.987118779618</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Public Service Enterprise Group Inc</name>
        <lei>PUSS41EMO3E6XXNV3U28</lei>
        <title>Public Service Enterprise Group Inc</title>
        <cusip>744573106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7445731067"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>239920.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>19752613.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.040352858297</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>American International Group Inc</name>
        <lei>ODVCVCQG2BP6VHV36M30</lei>
        <title>American International Group Inc</title>
        <cusip>026874784</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0268747849"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>262325.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>21332269.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.203523893573</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Eaton Corp PLC</name>
        <lei>549300VDIGTMXUNT7H71</lei>
        <title>Eaton Corp PLC</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE00B8KQN827"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>28100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9810834.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.013413394275</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ConocoPhillips</name>
        <lei>WPTL2Z3FIYTHSP5V2253</lei>
        <title>ConocoPhillips</title>
        <cusip>20825C104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US20825C1045"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>108857.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10773577.29000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.112860285878</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>N/A</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>NUTRIEN LTD</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Bloomberg Identifier" value="BBG01RT8BGH4"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>-400.00000000</balance>
        <units>NC</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>-2000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>-0.00020659067</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>N/A</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DE</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="derivative" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>3</fairValLevel>
        <derivativeInfo>
          <optionSwaptionWarrantDeriv derivCat="OPT">
            <counterparties>
              <counterpartyName>Citibank Global Markets Inc.</counterpartyName>
              <counterpartyLei>549300EXZFKOKING8C30</counterpartyLei>
            </counterparties>
            <putOrCall>Put</putOrCall>
            <writtenOrPur>Written</writtenOrPur>
            <descRefInstrmnt>
              <otherRefInst>
                <issuerName>Nutrien Ltd.</issuerName>
                <issueTitle>Nutrien Ltd.</issueTitle>
                <identifiers>
                  <isin value="CA67077M1086"/>
                </identifiers>
              </otherRefInst>
            </descRefInstrmnt>
            <shareNo>100.00000000</shareNo>
            <exercisePrice>50.00000000</exercisePrice>
            <exercisePriceCurCd>USD</exercisePriceCurCd>
            <expDt>2025-09-19</expDt>
            <delta>XXXX</delta>
            <unrealizedAppr>7720.00000000</unrealizedAppr>
          </optionSwaptionWarrantDeriv>
        </derivativeInfo>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
      <explntrNote note="CP and reference asset are provided in response to C. 11 and we take no position on whether either should be deemed the issuer of a derivative" noteItem="C.1.b"/>
      <explntrNote note="CP and reference asset are provided in response to C. 11 and we take no position on whether either should be deemed the issuer of a derivative" noteItem="C.1.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2025-09-26</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>NEUBERGER BERMAN EQUITY FUNDS</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>John McGovern</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>John McGovern</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
