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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Federal Signal Corp</name>
        <lei>549300RTXZRPTNP6G884</lei>
        <title>Federal Signal Corp</title>
        <cusip>313855108</cusip>
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          <isin value="US3138551086"/>
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        <balance>788158.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>91765235.94000000</valUSD>
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        <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>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>State Street Global Advisors</name>
        <lei>549300Q3FHSMZ70NLT76</lei>
        <title>State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund</title>
        <cusip>857492870</cusip>
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          <isin value="US8574928706"/>
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        <balance>844860.23000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>844860.23000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Enerpac Tool Group Corp</name>
        <lei>IZW37BPZKUJE1QXGB081</lei>
        <title>Enerpac Tool Group Corp</title>
        <cusip>292765104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2927651040"/>
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        <balance>2474584.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>100963027.20000000</valUSD>
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        <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>Glacier Bancorp Inc</name>
        <lei>549300SMJAUKZB5D7V74</lei>
        <title>Glacier Bancorp Inc</title>
        <cusip>37637Q105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US37637Q1058"/>
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        <balance>2411189.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>109684987.61000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.281029211525</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>Installed Building Products Inc</name>
        <lei>549300I95Y9P9YM5FI86</lei>
        <title>Installed Building Products Inc</title>
        <cusip>45780R101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US45780R1014"/>
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        <balance>141940.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>46522254.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.543341146049</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>CNX Resources Corp</name>
        <lei>549300JK3KH8PWM3B226</lei>
        <title>CNX Resources Corp</title>
        <cusip>12653C108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US12653C1080"/>
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        <balance>3158138.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <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>FirstService Corp</name>
        <lei>5493000XUDIV75BCF118</lei>
        <title>FirstService Corp</title>
        <cusip>33767E202</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA33767E2024"/>
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        <balance>709230.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>111753371.10000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Acushnet Holdings Corp</name>
        <lei>529900W5FI106H543E43</lei>
        <title>Acushnet Holdings Corp</title>
        <cusip>005098108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0050981085"/>
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        <balance>270082.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>27637491.06000000</valUSD>
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        <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>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Valmont Industries Inc</name>
        <lei>5493009ZGZJJ8F77JN08</lei>
        <title>Valmont Industries Inc</title>
        <cusip>920253101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9202531011"/>
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        <balance>378424.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>174048550.32000000</valUSD>
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        <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>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Lattice Semiconductor Corp</name>
        <lei>549300LRBBPZDQ2II567</lei>
        <title>Lattice Semiconductor Corp</title>
        <cusip>518415104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5184151042"/>
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        <balance>1519920.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>145334750.40000000</valUSD>
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        <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>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>West Pharmaceutical Services Inc</name>
        <lei>5493007NKRGM1RJQ1P16</lei>
        <title>West Pharmaceutical Services Inc</title>
        <cusip>955306105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9553061055"/>
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        <balance>192629.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>48993259.86000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.572200429758</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>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Fair Isaac Corp</name>
        <lei>RI6HET5SJUEY30V1PS26</lei>
        <title>Fair Isaac Corp</title>
        <cusip>303250104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3032501047"/>
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        <balance>31037.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>43742306.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.510873670102</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>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Graco Inc</name>
        <lei>4T5VJ4S81BRT6Q7GGT78</lei>
        <title>Graco Inc</title>
        <cusip>384109104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3841091040"/>
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        <balance>672025.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Floor &amp; Decor Holdings Inc</name>
        <lei>549300M5FR3N688XGQ36</lei>
        <title>Floor &amp; Decor Holdings Inc</title>
        <cusip>339750101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3397501012"/>
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        <balance>589865.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>40753772.85000000</valUSD>
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        <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>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Element Solutions Inc</name>
        <lei>549300FLGN6P5CU20J91</lei>
        <title>Element Solutions Inc</title>
        <cusip>28618M106</cusip>
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          <isin value="US28618M1062"/>
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        <balance>3171348.00000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>State Street Global Advisors</name>
        <lei>549300Q3FHSMZ70NLT76</lei>
        <title>State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund</title>
        <cusip>857492870</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8574928706"/>
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        <balance>5743530.49000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CSW Industrials Inc</name>
        <lei>549300SYOEO3RVQ7FB83</lei>
        <title>CSW Industrials Inc</title>
        <cusip>126402106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1264021064"/>
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        <balance>232671.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>68482055.43000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>SPS Commerce Inc</name>
        <lei>2549006XVF9GCCETDQ72</lei>
        <title>SPS Commerce Inc</title>
        <cusip>78463M107</cusip>
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          <isin value="US78463M1071"/>
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        <balance>847049.00000000</balance>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Brinker International Inc</name>
        <lei>52990067JY6PBGJNTG76</lei>
        <title>Brinker International Inc</title>
        <cusip>109641100</cusip>
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          <isin value="US1096411004"/>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <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>
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    <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"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-03-31</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>
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</edgarSubmission>
