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          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Gilead Sciences Inc</name>
        <lei>549300WTZWR07K8MNV44</lei>
        <title>Gilead Sciences Inc</title>
        <cusip>375558103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3755581036"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>63225.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4864531.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.518927547574</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>ConocoPhillips</name>
        <lei>WPTL2Z3FIYTHSP5V2253</lei>
        <title>ConocoPhillips</title>
        <cusip>20825C104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US20825C1045"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>291573.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>28953198.90000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.088604215969</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"/>
      <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>2023-06-29</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>
