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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>SBA Communications Corp</name>
        <lei>5299001HX8ZN8Y8QIT49</lei>
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          <isin value="US78410G1040"/>
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        <balance>95012.00000000</balance>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <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>Kilroy Realty Corp</name>
        <lei>549300CXXI18B214UN80</lei>
        <title>Kilroy Realty Corp</title>
        <cusip>49427F108</cusip>
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          <isin value="US49427F1084"/>
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        <balance>138505.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>8937727.65000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>VICI Properties Inc</name>
        <lei>254900RKH6RY9KCJQH63</lei>
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        <cusip>925652109</cusip>
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        <balance>960640.00000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <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>Simon Property Group Inc</name>
        <lei>529900GQL5X8H7AO3T64</lei>
        <title>Simon Property Group Inc</title>
        <cusip>828806109</cusip>
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          <isin value="US8288061091"/>
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        <balance>386583.00000000</balance>
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        <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>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Healthcare Trust of America Inc</name>
        <lei>549300L0I14L7I0VLX84</lei>
        <title>Healthcare Trust of America Inc</title>
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          <isin value="US42225P5017"/>
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        <balance>414710.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <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>Apartment Income REIT Corp</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Apartment Income REIT Corp</title>
        <cusip>03750L109</cusip>
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          <isin value="US03750L1098"/>
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        <balance>507900.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <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>549300BZ5TGIFZUZDZ37</lei>
        <title>State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund</title>
        <cusip>857492706</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8574927062"/>
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        <balance>681889.05000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Medical Properties Trust Inc</name>
        <lei>254900U6E39J1MQCCY14</lei>
        <title>Medical Properties Trust Inc</title>
        <cusip>58463J304</cusip>
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          <isin value="US58463J3041"/>
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        <balance>837343.00000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Digital Realty Trust Inc</name>
        <lei>549300HKCZ31D08NEI41</lei>
        <title>Digital Realty Trust Inc</title>
        <cusip>253868103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2538681030"/>
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        <balance>201183.00000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <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>Weyerhaeuser Co</name>
        <lei>08IRJODWFYBI7QWRGS31</lei>
        <title>Weyerhaeuser Co</title>
        <cusip>962166104</cusip>
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          <isin value="US9621661043"/>
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        <balance>884075.00000000</balance>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <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>Extra Space Storage Inc</name>
        <lei>529900SDJHKRQWED6A16</lei>
        <title>Extra Space Storage Inc</title>
        <cusip>30225T102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US30225T1025"/>
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        <balance>161605.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>32321000.00000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <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>Rexford Industrial Realty Inc</name>
        <lei>549300MSLO0DF0EMX355</lei>
        <title>Rexford Industrial Realty Inc</title>
        <cusip>76169C100</cusip>
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          <isin value="US76169C1009"/>
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        <balance>295232.00000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Retail Opportunity Investments Corp</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
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        <cusip>76131N101</cusip>
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          <isin value="US76131N1019"/>
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        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Equinix Inc</name>
        <lei>549300EVUN2BTLJ3GT74</lei>
        <title>Equinix Inc</title>
        <cusip>29444U700</cusip>
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          <isin value="US29444U7000"/>
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        <balance>78987.00000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <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>Healthpeak Properties Inc</name>
        <lei>PZ9HF5U52KPF0MH0QN75</lei>
        <title>Healthpeak Properties Inc</title>
        <cusip>42250P103</cusip>
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          <isin value="US42250P1030"/>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc</title>
        <cusip>29472R108</cusip>
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          <isin value="US29472R1086"/>
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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>Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. Class A</name>
        <lei>C6J3FGIWG6MBDGTE8F80</lei>
        <title>Brookfield Asset Management Inc</title>
        <cusip>112585104</cusip>
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          <isin value="CA1125851040"/>
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        <balance>349423.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Invitation Homes Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Invitation Homes Inc</title>
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          <isin value="US46187W1071"/>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>State Street Global Advisors</name>
        <lei>549300BZ5TGIFZUZDZ37</lei>
        <title>State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund</title>
        <cusip>857492706</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8574927062"/>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
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        <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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    <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>2021-12-22</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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  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
