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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>T-Mobile US Inc</name>
        <lei>549300QHIJYOHPACPG31</lei>
        <title>T-Mobile US Inc</title>
        <cusip>872590104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8725901040"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>257132.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>41989655.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.421120935016</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>Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd</name>
        <lei>549300BAFGM4RC74ZJ94</lei>
        <title>Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd</title>
        <cusip>881624209</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8816242098"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>3140157.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>41293064.55000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.414134712574</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IL</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Las Vegas Sands Corp</name>
        <lei>549300DUOO1KXOHPM605</lei>
        <title>Las Vegas Sands Corp</title>
        <cusip>517834107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5178341070"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1228475.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>66976457.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.671717540734</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>Merck &amp; Co Inc</name>
        <lei>4YV9Y5M8S0BRK1RP0397</lei>
        <title>Merck &amp; Co Inc</title>
        <cusip>58933Y105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US58933Y1055"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2955380.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>375776567.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.768722962621</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>Equinix Inc</name>
        <lei>549300EVUN2BTLJ3GT74</lei>
        <title>Equinix Inc</title>
        <cusip>29444U700</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US29444U7000"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>36945.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>32837454.90000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.329332058418</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>Colgate-Palmolive Co</name>
        <lei>YMEGZFW4SBUSS5BQXF88</lei>
        <title>Colgate-Palmolive Co</title>
        <cusip>194162103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1941621039"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1525678.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>132001660.56000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.323865650347</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>S&amp;P Global Inc</name>
        <lei>Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94</lei>
        <title>S&amp;P Global Inc</title>
        <cusip>78409V104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US78409V1044"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>485897.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>208148556.86000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.087554985499</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>JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co</name>
        <lei>8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748</lei>
        <title>JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co</title>
        <cusip>46625H100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US46625H1005"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1494506.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>278067786.36000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.788786059723</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>DTE Energy Co</name>
        <lei>549300IX8SD6XXD71I78</lei>
        <title>DTE Energy Co</title>
        <cusip>233331107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2333311072"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2846820.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>308452947.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.093523668939</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>BHP Group Ltd</name>
        <lei>WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28</lei>
        <title>BHP Group Ltd</title>
        <cusip>088606108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0886061086"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1286767.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>73783219.78000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.739983647359</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>AU</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="73640878.17000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Baxter International Inc</name>
        <lei>J5OIVXX3P24RJRW5CK77</lei>
        <title>Baxter International Inc</title>
        <cusip>071813109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0718131099"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>897721.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>36734743.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.368418583897</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>1777205.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>110897592.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.112209589880</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>735606.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>53618321.34000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.537746673414</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>State Street Global Advisors</name>
        <lei>549300BZ5TGIFZUZDZ37</lei>
        <title>State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund</title>
        <cusip>857492706</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8574927062"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>17078713.48000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>17078713.48000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.171285134083</pctVal>
        <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>
        </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>1644429.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>118563330.90000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.189090504644</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>402271.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>45271578.34000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.454035860208</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>2024-03-14</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>
