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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Q2 Holdings Inc</name>
        <lei>549300M9RKR9DZXWS696</lei>
        <title>Q2 Holdings Inc</title>
        <cusip>74736L109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US74736L1098"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>15722.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1492489.46000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.357354350321</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>Appian Corp</name>
        <lei>529900NIARIFW7HGU386</lei>
        <title>Appian Corp</title>
        <cusip>03782L101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US03782L1017"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>53187.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4812359.76000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.152247799156</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="4811816.88000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>PAR Technology Corp</name>
        <lei>549300HYPTHBJQINVG57</lei>
        <title>PAR Technology Corp</title>
        <cusip>698884103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6988841036"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>53968.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3613697.28000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.865245938656</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>
    </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"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2021-06-25</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>
  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
