N-CSRS 1 n-csrs.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 20, 2021

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-04255

NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in charter)
c/o Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104-0002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices - Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 476-8800

Joseph V. Amato
Chief Executive Officer and President
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
c/o Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104-0002

Arthur C. Delibert, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006-1600
(Names and Addresses of agents for service)

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2021

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Act”) (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1. Report to Shareholders.
Following are copies of the semi-annual reports transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act.

Neuberger Berman
Advisers Management Trust

International Equity Portfolio

I Class Shares

S Class Shares

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2021

F0324 08/21

As permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, you may no longer receive paper copies of the Fund's annual and semi-annual shareholder reports by mail from the insurance company that issued your variable annuity and variable life insurance contract or from the financial intermediary that administers your qualified pension or retirement plan, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from your insurance company or financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund's website www.nb.com/AMTliterature, and may also be available on a website from the insurance company or financial intermediary that offers your contract or administers your retirement plan, and such insurance company or financial intermediary will notify you by mail each time a report is posted and provide you with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the insurance company or financial intermediary electronically by following the instructions provided by the insurance company or financial intermediary. If offered by your insurance company or financial intermediary, you may elect to receive all future reports in paper and free of charge from the insurance company or financial intermediary. You can contact your insurance company or financial intermediary if you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds available under your contract or retirement plan.


International Equity Portfolio Commentary

The Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust International Equity Portfolio Class S posted a total return of 10.00% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 (the reporting period), outperforming the 8.83% total return of its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE® Index (Net) (the Index) for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

International equity markets advanced this period, as COVID-19 vaccinations quickened in the Eurozone and Japan, allowing for loosening economic and social restrictions. Additionally, the European Commission began approving national recovery plans, paving the way for disbursements from the Next Generation EU recovery plan. Developed international markets (as measured by the Index) outperformed emerging markets (as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)) this reporting period but trailed the U.S. S&P 500® Index.

By sector, Energy, Financials and Consumer Discretionary stocks drove the Index's performance. All sectors closed up except Utilities, which was down slightly as investors avoided defensive areas. Communication Services and Consumer Staples also underperformed. By country, Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden outperformed. New Zealand and Portugal posted losses, and Japan lagged.

The Fund's outperformance resulted from stock selection, with our advantage most significant within Consumer Discretionary, Materials and Information Technology. By country, stock selection in, and an underweight to, Japan versus the Index were a benefit, as were holdings based in Switzerland and Norway.

Top return contributors included ASML Holding and NXP, semiconductor names, and CRH, an Ireland-based global construction materials conglomerate. ASML reported strong sales for EUV (extreme ultraviolet) tools and fulfilled orders delayed by COVID-19. NXP reported strong results on better-than-expected demand in mobile and auto. CRH announced better-than-expected 2020 results, with optimism further enhanced by expectations of significant U.S. infrastructure investment.

Our overweight to Health Care versus the Index, stock selection within Communication Services, and an underweight to Consumer Discretionary stocks, were relative headwinds. By country, our UK, Israeli and German holdings underperformed.

Individual detractors included Check Point Software, an Israeli cyber security firm. Despite solid quarterly earnings, management lowered earnings per share guidance for 2021. Japan's Daikin Industries, an air conditioning systems maker, announced plans that include aggressive spending and potential mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The market's reaction was mixed given Daikin's M&A record and potential spending-related margin pressure. Canadian software name Kinaxis suffered following pandemic-related delays in new business and as investor sentiment shifted from growth to value. This holding was sold during the reporting period.

While international equities lagged U.S. equities during the first half of 2021, we believe the outperformance we saw in late 2020 may return, given impressive leading indicators. We believe that Europe's greater exposure to cyclical sectors such as Financials, Industrials, Materials and Energy could also help.

We are gratified that after strong relative performance within the growth-oriented markets of the past several years, the Fund finished ahead of the Index in a market where value outperformed.

We believe our disciplined approach to valuation, particularly over the last 18 months—striving to own the right companies at the right price, by trimming high profitability growth names where we believe valuations are stretched, and recycling profits into opportunities elsewhere—protected the Fund against some of the most volatile price movements in high multiple stocks.

The businesses we prefer have attractive end markets and strong competitive positions; especially in areas where investor skepticism has created valuations offering upside potential even under conservative assumptions. We remain engaged with our companies in this period of rising cost pressures to ensure they maintain pricing power, and/or the ability to pass through cost increases. We believe these businesses should be resilient in the event of further supply shocks.


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We retain high conviction in our tried-and-tested approach and our current portfolio companies, which on the whole have performed admirably in a challenging period. We believe stocks of companies like these will reward investors in the environment ahead.

Sincerely,

ELIAS COHEN
PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.


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International Equity Portfolio

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS


 

Inception

  Six Month
Period Ended
  Average Annual Total Return
Ended 06/30/2021
 

 

Date

 

06/30/2021

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Life of Fund

 
Class I2   

01/30/2018

   

10.31

%

   

35.21

%

   

11.63

%

   

6.54

%

   

6.16

%

 

Class S

 

04/29/2005

   

10.00

%

   

34.44

%

   

11.26

%

   

6.36

%

   

6.04

%

 
MSCI EAFE® Index (Net)1,3         

8.83

%

   

32.35

%

   

10.28

%

   

5.89

%

   

5.71

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit http://www.nb.com/amtportfolios/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The results do not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the qualified pension and retirement plans whose proceeds are invested in the Fund.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("NBIA") had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2020 were 1.46% and 1.71% for Class I and Class S shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.01% and 1.51% after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers for Class I and Class S shares, respectively. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2021 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.


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Endnotes

1  The date used to calculate Life of Fund performance for the index is April 29, 2005, the inception date of Class S shares, the Fund's oldest share class.

2  Performance shown prior to January 30, 2018, for Class I shares is that of Class S shares, which has higher expenses and correspondingly lower returns than Class I shares.

3  The MSCI EAFE® Index (Net) (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. The index consists of the following 21 developed market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Net total return indices reinvest dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indices) a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. Please note that the index described in this report does not take into account any fees, expenses or tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that it tracks (except the withholding taxes noted above), and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of an index are prepared or obtained by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC and reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The Fund may invest in securities not included in a described index and generally does not invest in all securities included in a described index.

The investments for the Fund are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage(s) one or more other registered funds that have names, investment objectives and investment styles that are similar to those of the Fund. You should be aware that the Fund is likely to differ from those other mutual fund(s) in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Fund can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual fund(s).

Shares of the separate Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Portfolios, including the Fund, are not available to the general public. Shares of the Fund may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be held in their separate accounts, which fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies, and by qualified pension and retirement plans.

Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Fund. This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders and is not an offer of shares of the Fund. Shares are sold only through the currently effective prospectus, which must precede or accompany this report.

The "Neuberger Berman" name and logo and "Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC" name are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. The individual Fund name in this piece is either a service mark or registered service mark of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor, member FINRA.

© 2021 Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor. All rights reserved.


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Information About Your Fund's Expenses (Unaudited)

As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs such as fees and expenses that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in U.S. dollars) of investing in the Fund and compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2021 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the Fund's costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses and Performance:

 

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the Fund's actual performance during the period indicated. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.

 
Hypothetical Example for
Comparison Purposes:
 

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this Fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transaction costs, such as fees and expenses that are, or may be imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Expense Example (Unaudited)

NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO

Actual

  Beginning Account
Value
1/1/21
  Ending Account
Value
6/30/21
  Expenses Paid
During the Period
1/1/21 – 6/30/21
  Expense
Ratio
 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,103.10

   

$

5.27

(a)

   

1.01

%

 

Class S

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,100.00

   

$

7.86

(a)

   

1.51

%

 

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.79

   

$

5.06

(b)

   

1.01

%

 

Class S

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.31

   

$

7.55

(b)

   

1.51

%

 

(a)  For each class, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

(b)  Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratios for each class, multiplied by the average account value over the period (assuming a 5% annual return), multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).


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Legend International Equity Portfolio (Unaudited) June 30, 2021

Counterparties:

SSB = State Street Bank and Trust Company


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Schedule of Investments International Equity Portfolio^ (Unaudited) June 30, 2021

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Common Stocks 99.3%

     

Austria 1.4%

     
 

25,258

   

BAWAG Group AG

 

$

1,344,141

(a)

 

Belgium 0.9%

     
 

11,055

   

KBC Group NV

   

842,874

   

Canada 0.9%

     
 

45,437

   

Softchoice Corp.

   

806,034

*

 

China 2.7%

     
 

9,583

   

NXP Semiconductors NV

   

1,971,415

   

 20,500
 

  Shenzhou International
Group Holdings Ltd.
 
517,761

 
     

2,489,176

   

Finland 1.3%

     
 

106,488

   

Nordea Bank Abp

   

1,185,315

   

France 7.0%

     
 

3,844

   

Air Liquide SA

   

673,038

   
 

5,252

   

Arkema SA

   

658,876

   
 

1,335

   

Kering SA

   

1,166,653

   
 

8,028

   

Pernod-Ricard SA

   

1,781,994

   
 

3,621

   

Teleperformance

   

1,469,700

   
 

16,331

   

TOTAL SE

   

738,852

   
     

6,489,113

   

Germany 10.2%

     
 

4,263

   

adidas AG

   

1,586,718

   
 

15,825

   

Brenntag SE

   

1,471,512

   
 

2,630

   

Deutsche Boerse AG

   

459,047

   
 

14,517

   

Gerresheimer AG

   

1,605,162

   
 

21,515

   

QIAGEN NV

   

1,040,896

*

 
 

1,326

   

SAP SE

   

186,853

   
 

11,060

   

SAP SE ADR

   

1,553,488

   
 

10,920

   

Scout24 AG

   

920,890

(a)

 
 

8,625

   

Stabilus SA

   

701,067

   
     

9,525,633

   

Hong Kong 3.7%

     
 

78,800

   

AIA Group Ltd.

   

979,380

   
 

351,400

   

HKBN Ltd.

   

425,429

   
 

117,800

   

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

   

2,057,324

   
     

3,462,133

   

India 1.6%

     
 

70,277

   

Infosys Ltd. ADR

   

1,489,170

   

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Ireland 5.3%

     
 

42,339

   

CRH PLC

 

$

2,141,815

   
 

10,870

   

Kerry Group PLC Class A

   

1,518,336

   
 

24,175

   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

   

1,311,447

   
     

4,971,598

   

Israel 1.7%

     

13,542


  Check Point Software
Technologies Ltd.
 

1,572,632

*

 

Italy 1.2%

     
 

49,734

   

Nexi SpA

   

1,091,574

*(a)   

Japan 13.6%

     
 

24,500

   

Bridgestone Corp.

   

1,114,789

(b)

 
 

5,500

   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

   

1,024,304

   
 

4,700

   

Fujitsu Ltd.

   

879,968

   
 

9,900

   

Hoya Corp.

   

1,312,633

   
 

19,100

   

Otsuka Corp.

   

1,002,322

   
 

105,600

   

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

   

1,296,534

   
 

15,100

   

SCSK Corp.

   

899,788

   
 

7,300

   

Sony Group Corp.

   

710,649

   
 

37,300

   

Subaru Corp.

   

735,793

   
 

36,900

   

TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.

   

872,885

   
 

24,000

   

Terumo Corp.

   

972,573

   
 

18,600

   

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

   

855,203

   
 

11,900

   

Toyota Motor Corp.

   

1,040,092

   
     

12,717,533

   

Netherlands 6.8%

     
 

16,576

   

AerCap Holdings NV

   

848,857

*

 
 

1,441

    ASML Holding NV    

990,001

   
 

16,349

   

Heineken NV

   

1,981,232

(b)

 
 

27,781

   

Intertrust NV

   

500,049

*(a)   
 

3,818

   

Koninklijke DSM NV

   

712,580

   
 

27,382

   

Koninklijke Philips NV

   

1,356,847

   
     

6,389,566

   

Norway 1.3%

     
 

182,066

   

Elopak ASA

   

570,929

*

 
 

54,713

   

Sbanken ASA

   

681,200

(a)

 
     

1,252,129

   

Singapore 1.0%

     
 

43,443

   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

   

963,067

   

Sweden 2.4%

     
 

53,049

   

Assa Abloy AB Class B

   

1,598,022

   
 

6,837

   

Autoliv, Inc.

   

668,385

   
     

2,266,407

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Schedule of Investments International Equity Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Switzerland 11.3%

     
 

10,459

   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

 

$

682,534

   
 

1,465

   

Lonza Group AG

   

1,038,365

   
 

13,231

   

Novartis AG

   

1,205,769

   
 

609

   

Partners Group Holding AG

   

922,468

   
 

4,825

   

Roche Holding AG

   

1,817,621

   
 

257

   

SGS SA

   

792,735

   
 

46,211

   

SIG Combibloc Group AG

   

1,255,601

   
 

3,219

   

Sonova Holding AG

   

1,210,713

   
 

978

   

Tecan Group AG

   

484,534

   
 

74,165

   

UBS Group AG

   

1,135,019

   
     

10,545,359

   

United Kingdom 20.1%

     
 

47,338

   

Barratt Developments PLC

   

455,235

   
 

62,587

   

Bunzl PLC

   

2,068,315

   
 

69,836

   

Clinigen Group PLC

   

597,980

   
 

19,857

   

DCC PLC

   

1,625,567

   
 

24,089

   

Diageo PLC

   

1,153,285

   
 

63,895

   

Electrocomponents PLC

   

909,491

   
 

26,056

   

Fevertree Drinks PLC

   

927,393

   
 

148,868

   

Ibstock PLC

   

439,453

(a)

 

 11,514
 

  London Stock Exchange
Group PLC
 
1,269,407

 
 

64,837

   

Prudential PLC

   

1,231,879

   
 

16,188

   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

   

1,432,471

   
 

59,351

   

RELX PLC

   

1,575,504

   
 

47,203

   

Rightmove PLC

   

424,032

   
 

28,547

   

Savills PLC

   

454,124

   
 

52,810

   

Smith & Nephew PLC

   

1,141,439

   
 

52,973

   

St. James's Place PLC

   

1,082,309

   
 

22,381

   

Unilever PLC

   

1,310,062

   
 

27,009

   

Weir Group PLC

   

691,562

*

 
     

18,789,508

   

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

United States 4.9%

     
 

4,837

   

Aon PLC Class A

 

$

1,154,882

   
 

14,565

   

Ferguson PLC

   

2,024,850

   
 

8,715

   

Schneider Electric SE

   

1,371,090

   
     

4,550,822

   

 
  Total Common Stocks
(Cost $67,898,450)
 

92,743,784


 

Short-Term Investments 3.1%

     

Investment Companies 3.1%

     

195,217


  State Street Institutional
Treasury Money Market
Fund Premier Class, 0.01%(c)
 

195,217


 

2,648,358


  State Street Navigator
Securities Lending Government
Money Market Portfolio,
0.02%(c)
 

2,648,358

(d)

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $2,843,575)
 

2,843,575


 

 
  Total Investments 102.4%
(Cost $70,742,025)
 

95,587,359


 
       

Liabilities Less Other Assets (2.4)%

   

(2,208,267

)

 
       

Net Assets 100.0%

 

$

93,379,092

   

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve directed selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on resale. Total value of all such securities at June 30, 2021 amounted to $4,977,307, which represents 5.3% of net assets of the Fund.

(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan at June 30, 2021. Total value of all such securities at June 30, 2021 amounted to $2,501,329 for the Fund (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements).

(c)  Represents 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2021.

(d)  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities lending.

See Notes to Financial Statements




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Schedule of Investments International Equity Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

POSITIONS BY INDUSTRY

Industry

  Investments
at Value
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Trading Companies & Distributors

 

$

7,323,025

     

7.9

%

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

5,994,205

     

6.4

%

 

Beverages

   

5,843,904

     

6.3

%

 

Capital Markets

   

5,550,784

     

5.9

%

 

IT Services

   

5,362,822

     

5.7

%

 

Professional Services

   

5,210,873

     

5.6

%

 

Banks

   

5,016,597

     

5.4

%

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services

   

4,766,937

     

5.1

%

 

Insurance

   

4,221,344

     

4.5

%

 

Building Products

   

3,918,860

     

4.2

%

 

Machinery

   

3,449,953

     

3.7

%

 

Software

   

3,312,973

     

3.5

%

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

   

3,271,132

     

3.5

%

 

Containers & Packaging

   

3,137,977

     

3.4

%

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

3,023,390

     

3.2

%

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   

2,961,416

     

3.2

%

 

Construction Materials

   

2,581,268

     

2.8

%

 

Chemicals

   

2,044,494

     

2.2

%

 

Auto Components

   

1,783,174

     

1.9

%

 

Automobiles

   

1,775,885

     

1.9

%

 

Industrial Conglomerates

   

1,625,567

     

1.7

%

 

Food Products

   

1,518,336

     

1.6

%

 

Household Products

   

1,432,471

     

1.5

%

 

Electrical Equipment

   

1,371,090

     

1.5

%

 

Interactive Media & Services

   

1,344,922

     

1.4

%

 

Personal Products

   

1,310,062

     

1.4

%

 

Household Durables

   

1,165,884

     

1.2

%

 

Computers

   

806,034

     

0.9

%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

738,852

     

0.8

%

 

Real Estate Management & Development

   

454,124

     

0.5

%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

425,429

     

0.5

%

 

Short-Term Investments and Other Liabilities—Net

   

635,308

     

0.7

%

 
   

$

93,379,092

     

100.0

%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Schedule of Investments International Equity Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of June 30, 2021:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments:

 
Common Stocks(a)   

$

92,743,784

   

$

   

$

   

$

92,743,784

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

2,843,575

     

     

2,843,575

   

Total Investments

 

$

92,743,784

   

$

2,843,575

   

$

   

$

95,587,359

   

(a)  The Schedule of Investments provides a geographic categorization as well as a Positions by Industry summary.

^  A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY
PORTFOLIO
 
   

June 30, 2021

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value*† (Note A)—see Schedule of Investments:

 
Unaffiliated issuers(a)   

$

95,587,359

   
Foreign currency(b)     

686,586

   

Dividends and interest receivable

   

306,002

   

Receivable for securities sold

   

163,064

   

Receivable from Management—net (Note B)

   

444

   

Receivable for securities lending income (Note A)

   

3,458

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

2,013

   

Total Assets

   

96,748,926

   

Liabilities

 

Payable to investment manager (Note B)

   

66,299

   

Payable for securities purchased

   

592,499

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

12,435

   

Payable to trustees

   

12,423

   

Payable for loaned securities collateral (Note A)

   

2,648,358

   

Other accrued expenses and payables

   

37,820

   

Total Liabilities

   

3,369,834

   

Net Assets

 

$

93,379,092

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

60,388,129

   

Total distributable earnings/(losses)

   

32,990,963

   

Net Assets

 

$

93,379,092

   

Net Assets

 

Class I

 

$

76,074,887

   

Class S

   

17,304,205

   

Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

 

Class I

   

4,707,107

   

Class S

   

1,069,983

   

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

 

Class I

 

$

16.16

   

Class S

   

16.17

   

†Securities on loan, at value:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

2,501,329

   

*Cost of Investments:

 

(a) Unaffiliated Issuers

 

$

70,742,025

   

(b) Total cost of foreign currency

 

$

689,788

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY
PORTFOLIO
 
    For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers

 

$

1,143,620

   

Interest and other income—unaffiliated issuers

   

2,044

   

Income from securities loaned—net

   

7,970

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(86,618

)

 

Total income

 

$

1,067,016

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

383,098

   

Administration fees (Note B):

 

Class I

   

110,089

   

Class S

   

25,123

   

Distribution fees (Note B):

 

Class S

   

20,936

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Class I

   

194

   

Class S

   

987

   

Audit fees

   

20,055

   

Custodian and accounting fees

   

38,729

   

Insurance

   

1,274

   

Legal fees

   

9,500

   

Shareholder reports

   

9,779

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

25,226

   

Interest

   

1,188

   

Miscellaneous

   

7,354

   

Total expenses

   

653,532

   

Expenses reimbursed by Management (Note B)

   

(158,604

)

 

Total net expenses

   

494,928

   

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

572,088

   

Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments (Note A):

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on:

 

Transactions in investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

6,500,933

   

Settlement of foreign currency transactions

   

3,466

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of:

 

Investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

1,812,579

   

Foreign currency translations

   

(10,948

)

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

   

8,306,030

   

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

8,878,118

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

   

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021
(Unaudited)
  Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations (Note A):

 

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

572,088

   

$

347,238

   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

   

6,504,399

     

776,209

   

Net increase from payments by affiliates (Note B)

   

     

37,878

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

   

1,801,631

     

8,141,947

   

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

8,878,118

     

9,303,272

   

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):

 

Distributable earnings:

 

Class I

   

     

(3,802,291

)

 

Class S

   

     

(819,339

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

     

(4,621,630

)

 

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

Class I

   

11,686

     

1,292,000

   

Class S

   

674,524

     

946,058

   

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

Class I

   

     

3,802,291

   

Class S

   

     

819,339

   

Payments for shares redeemed:

 

Class I

   

(2,438,117

)

   

(3,556,277

)

 

Class S

   

(1,281,779

)

   

(2,880,224

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

(3,033,686

)

   

423,187

   

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets

   

5,844,432

     

5,104,829

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

87,534,660

     

82,429,831

   

End of period

 

$

93,379,092

   

$

87,534,660

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Notes to Financial Statements International Equity Portfolio (Unaudited)

Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

1  General: Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Instrument dated March 27, 2014. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust International Equity Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of the Trust and is diversified. The Fund offers Class I and Class S shares. The Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.

A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or a balance that rounds to less than 1.

The assets of the Fund belong only to the Fund, and the liabilities of the Fund are borne solely by the Fund and no other series of the Trust.

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 946 "Financial Services—Investment Companies."

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("Management" or "NBIA") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Shares of the Fund are not available to the general public and may be purchased only by life insurance companies to serve as an investment vehicle for premiums paid under their variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts and to certain qualified pension and other retirement plans.

2  Portfolio valuation: In accordance with ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurement" ("ASC 820"), all investments held by the Fund are carried at the value that Management believes the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Fund's investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant Management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.

ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

•  Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

•  Level 2—other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)

•  Level 3—unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The value of the Fund's investments in equity securities, for which market quotations are readily available, is generally determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on the latest sale price quoted on a principal exchange or market for that security (Level 1 inputs). Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP")


14


provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern Time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. If there is no sale of a security on a particular day, the independent pricing services may value the security based on market quotations.

Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.

Investments in non-exchange traded investment companies with a readily determinable fair value are valued using the respective fund's daily calculated net asset value ("NAV") per share (Level 2 inputs).

If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Board has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Inputs and assumptions considered in determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security's disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer and/or analysts; an analysis of the company's or issuer's financial statements; an evaluation of the inputs that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

The value of the Fund's investments in foreign securities is generally determined using the same valuation methods and inputs as other Fund investments, as discussed above. Foreign security prices expressed in local currency values are normally translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time on days the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for business. The Board has approved the use of ICE Data Services ("ICE") to assist in determining the fair value of foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that the Fund could expect to receive for those securities or on days when foreign markets are closed and U.S. markets are open. In each of these events, ICE will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors (Level 2 inputs). In the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the time as of which the Fund's share price is calculated, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted or evaluated in this way are likely to be closer to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade.

Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.

In December 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, which establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act, including related oversight and reporting requirements. The rule also defines when market quotations are "readily available" for purposes of the 1940 Act, which is the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. The rule became effective on March 8, 2021, however, the SEC adopted an eighteen-month transition period beginning from the effective date. Management is currently evaluating this guidance.

3  Foreign currency translations: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are normally translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on days the NYSE is open for business, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of


15


exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain/(loss), if any, arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.

4  Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable), and amortization of premium, where applicable, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations. Included in net realized gain/(loss) on investments are proceeds from the settlement of class action litigation(s) in which the Fund participated as a class member. The amount of such proceeds for the six months ended June 30, 2021, was $504,415.

5  Income tax information: The Fund is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company ("RIC") by complying with the requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. To the extent the Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.

The Fund has adopted the provisions of ASC 740 "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as an income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not yet expired. As of June 30, 2021, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax positions.

For federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost of investments held at June 30, 2021 was $70,856,462. The estimated gross unrealized appreciation was $25,255,380 and estimated gross unrealized depreciation was $524,483 resulting in net unrealized appreciation in value of investments of $24,730,897 based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of their shares as a part of the dividends-paid deduction for income tax purposes.

Any permanent differences resulting from different book and tax treatment are reclassified at year-end and have no impact on net income, NAV or NAV per share of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Fund recorded permanent reclassifications primarily related to prior period adjustments.

Paid-in
Capital
  Total Distributable
Earnings/(Losses)
 
$

3

   

$

(3

)

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, was as follows:

   

Distributions Paid From:

 
   

Ordinary Income

 

Long-Term Capital Gain

 

Total

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 
   

$

852,050

   

$

619,365

   

$

3,769,580

   

$

3,188,601

   

$

4,621,630

   

$

3,807,966

   


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As of December 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Loss
Carryforwards
and Deferrals
  Other
Temporary
Differences
 

Total

 
$

352,968

   

$

826,530

   

$

22,933,347

   

$

   

$

   

$

24,112,845

   

The temporary differences between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings are primarily due to losses disallowed and recognized on wash sales.

6  Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are generally distributed once a year (usually in October) and are recorded on the ex-date.

7  Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld, if any, represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.

8  Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds within the complex of related investment companies. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributable to a particular series of the Trust (e.g., the Fund) are allocated among the series of the Trust, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the series can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which NBIA serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributable to a particular investment company in the complex (e.g., the Trust) or series thereof are allocated among the investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the investment companies in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly. The Fund's expenses (other than those specific to each class) are allocated proportionally each day among its classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

9  Investments in foreign securities: Investing in foreign securities may involve sovereign and other risks, in addition to the credit and market risks normally associated with domestic securities. These additional risks include the possibility of adverse political and economic developments (including political instability, nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation) and the potentially adverse effects of unavailability of public information regarding issuers, less governmental supervision and regulation of financial markets, reduced liquidity of certain financial markets, and the lack of uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards or the application of standards that are different or less stringent than those applied in the United States. Foreign securities also may experience greater price volatility, higher rates of inflation, and delays in settlement.

10  Investment company securities and exchange-traded funds: The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), within the limitations prescribed by (a) the 1940 Act, (b) the exemptive order from the SEC that permits the Fund to invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies, including ETFs, in excess of the limits in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, subject to the terms and conditions of such order, or (c) the ETF's exemptive order or other relief. Some ETFs seek to track the performance of a particular market index. These indices include both broad-based market indices and more narrowly-based indices, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. However, some ETFs have an actively-managed investment objective. ETF shares are traded like traditional equity securities on a national securities exchange or NASDAQ. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, which will decrease returns.

In October 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 12d1-4, which permits a fund to exceed the limits prescribed by Section 12 of the 1940 Act in the absence of an exemptive order, if the Fund complies with the adopted framework for fund of funds arrangements. Rule 12d1-4 contains elements from the SEC's current exemptive orders and rules permitting fund of funds arrangements, and includes (i) limits on control and voting; (ii) required evaluations and findings; (iii) required fund of funds investment agreements; and (iv) limits on complex structures. In connection with the


17


new rule, on or about January 19, 2022, the SEC is expected to rescind the Fund's current exemptive order and Rule 12d1-2 under the 1940 Act. After this occurs, a fund seeking to exceed the limits in Section 12 of the 1940 Act will need to rely on Rule 12d1-4.

11  Securities lending: The Fund, using State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its lending agent, may loan securities to qualified brokers and dealers in exchange for negotiated lender's fees. These fees, if any, would be disclosed within the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net" and are net of expenses retained by State Street as compensation for its services as lending agent.

The initial cash collateral received by the Fund at the beginning of each transaction shall have a value equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). Thereafter, the value of the cash collateral is monitored on a daily basis, and cash collateral is moved daily between a counterparty and the Fund until the close of the transaction. The Fund may only receive collateral in the form of cash (U.S. dollars). Cash collateral is generally invested in a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act that is managed by an affiliate of State Street. The risks associated with lending portfolio securities include, but are not limited to, possible delays in receiving additional collateral or in the recovery of the loaned securities. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of the securities loaned and any interest earned or dividends paid or owed on those securities during the term of the loan would accrue to the Fund.

As of June 30, 2021, the Fund had outstanding loans of securities to certain approved brokers, with a value of $2,501,329, for which it received collateral as follows:

   

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements

 
    Overnight and
Continuous
  Less Than
30 Days
  Between
30 & 90 Days
  Greater Than
90 Days
 

Total

 
Securities Lending Transactions(a)
Common Stocks
 

$

2,648,358

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

2,648,358

   

(a)  Amounts represent the payable for loaned securities collateral received.

The Fund is required to disclose both gross and net information for assets and liabilities related to over-the-counter derivatives, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities lending and securities borrowing transactions, if any, that are eligible for offset or subject to an enforceable master netting or similar agreement. The Fund's securities lending assets at fair value are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The following tables present the Fund's securities lending assets by counterparty and net of the related collateral received by the Fund for assets as of June 30, 2021.

Description

  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 

Securities Lending

 

$

2,501,329

   

$

   

$

2,501,329

   

Total

 

$

2,501,329

   

$

   

$

2,501,329

   

  Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Counterparty

  Net Amounts of
Assets Presented in
the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
  Liabilities
Available
for Offset
  Cash Collateral
Received(a)
 

Net Amount(b)

 

SSB

 

$

2,501,329

   

$

   

$

(2,501,329

)

 

$

   

Total

 

$

2,501,329

   

$

   

$

(2,501,329

)

 

$

   

(a)  Collateral received is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets in the tables presented above.

(b)  Net Amount represents amounts subject to loss at June 30, 2021, in the event of a counterparty failure.


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12  Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers ("Officers") and trustees ("Trustees") are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.

13  Other: All net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the Fund are allocated, on the basis of relative net assets, pro rata among its respective classes.

14  Other matters—Coronavirus: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in many countries has, among other things, disrupted global travel and supply chains, and adversely impacted global commercial activity, the transportation industry and commodity prices in the energy sector. The impact of this virus has negatively affected and may continue to affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global securities and commodities markets, including liquidity and volatility. The development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to its ultimate impact, which may have a continued adverse effect on global economic and market conditions. Such conditions (which may be across industries, sectors or geographies) have impacted and may continue to impact the issuers of the securities held by the Fund.

Note B—Investment Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The Fund retains NBIA as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays NBIA an investment management fee at the annual rate of 0.85% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.825% of the next $250 million, 0.80% of the next $250 million, 0.775% of the next $250 million, 0.75% of the next $500 million, 0.725% of the next $1 billion, and 0.70% of average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion. Accordingly, for the six months ended June 30, 2021, the investment management fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.85% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Fund retains NBIA as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. Each class pays NBIA an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, NBIA retains State Street as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. NBIA pays State Street a fee for all services received under the Sub-Administration Agreement.

NBIA has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund's Class I and Class S shares so that the total annual operating expenses of those classes do not exceed the expense limitations as detailed in the following table. These undertakings exclude interest, taxes, transaction costs, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, if any (commitment fees relating to borrowings are treated as interest for purposes of this exclusion) ("annual operating expenses"); consequently, net expenses may exceed the contractual expense limitations. The Fund has agreed that each of its classes will repay NBIA for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause that class's annual operating expenses to exceed its contractual expense limitation in place at the time the fees and expenses were waived or reimbursed, or the expense limitation in place at the time the Fund repays NBIA, whichever is lower. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBIA incurred the expense.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, there was no repayment to NBIA under these agreements.


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At June 30, 2021, the Fund's contingent liabilities to NBIA under the agreements were as follows:

            Expenses Reimbursed in
Year Ended December 31,
 
           

2018

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 
           

Subject to Repayment until December 31,

 

Class

  Contractual
Expense
Limitation(a)
 

Expiration

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

Class I

   

1.00

%

 

12/31/24

 

$

262,560

(b)

 

$

281,611

   

$

269,970

   

$

145,413

   

Class S

   

1.50

%

 

12/31/24

   

52,969

     

34,567

     

28,846

     

13,191

   

(a)  Expense limitation per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets.

(b)  Period from January 30, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to December 31, 2018.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC (the "Distributor") is the Fund's "principal underwriter" within the meaning of the 1940 Act. It acts as agent in arranging for the sale of the Fund's Class I shares without sales commission or other compensation and bears all advertising and promotion expenses incurred in the sale of those shares. The Board adopted a non-fee distribution plan for the Fund's Class I shares.

The Board has adopted a distribution and shareholder services plan (the "Plan") for Class S shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that, as compensation for administrative and other services related to the sale and distribution of Class S shares, and ongoing services provided to investors in the class, the Distributor receives from Class S a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of Class S's average daily net assets. The Distributor may pay a portion of the proceeds from the 12b-1 fee to institutions that provide such services, including insurance companies or their affiliates and qualified plan administrators ("intermediaries") for services they provide respecting the Fund to current and prospective variable contract owners and qualified plan participants that invest in the Fund through the intermediaries. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by the class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to the class. FINRA rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Plan complies with those rules.

Note C—Securities Transactions:

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, there were purchase and sale transactions of long-term securities of $13,120,956 and $13,877,423, respectively.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, no brokerage commissions on securities transactions were paid to affiliated brokers.

Note D—Fund Share Transactions:

Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020, was as follows:

   

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 
   

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Class I

   

793

     

     

(155,860

)

   

(155,067

)

   

87,832

     

287,399

     

(300,412

)

   

74,819

   

Class S

   

44,148

     

     

(82,850

)

   

(38,702

)

   

73,576

     

61,651

     

(221,681

)

   

(86,454

)

 


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Note E—Line of Credit:

At June 30, 2021, the Fund was a participant in a syndicated committed, unsecured $700,000,000 line of credit (the "Credit Facility"), to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Series of other investment companies managed by NBIA also participate in this line of credit on substantially the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this Credit Facility at the highest of (a) a federal funds effective rate plus 1.00% per annum, (b) a Eurodollar rate for a one-month period plus 1.00% per annum, and (c) an overnight bank funding rate plus 1.00% per annum; provided that should the Administrative Agent of the Credit Facility determine that the Eurodollar rate is unavailable, then the interest rate option described in (b) shall be replaced with a benchmark replacement determined to be applicable by such Administrative Agent. The Credit Facility has an annual commitment fee of 0.15% per annum of the available line of credit, which is paid quarterly. The Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share of the annual commitment fee, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due, and interest charged on any borrowing made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund. Because several mutual funds participate in the Credit Facility, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to all or any part of the $700,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding under the Credit Facility at June 30, 2021. During the period ended June 30, 2021, the Fund did not utilize the Credit Facility.

Note F—Unaudited Financial Information:

The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

International Equity Portfolio

The following tables include selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Amounts that do not round to $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that do not round to 0.01% or (0.01)% are presented as 0.00% or (0.00)%, respectively. A "—" indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.

Class I

 
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 

Year Ended December 31,

  Period from
January 30, 2018(a)
to December 31,
 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 
   

(Unaudited)

             

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

14.65

   

$

13.77

   

$

11.30

   

$

14.42

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 
Net Investment Income/(Loss)@     

0.10

     

0.07

     

0.13

     

0.13

   
Net Gains or (Losses) on Securities
(both realized and unrealized)
   

1.41

     

1.65

     

3.01

     

(3.18

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

1.51

     

1.72

     

3.14

     

(3.05

)

 

Less Distributions From:

 

Net Investment Income

   

     

(0.14

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.07

)

 

Net Realized Capital Gains

   

     

(0.70

)

   

(0.55

)

   

   

Total Distributions

   

     

(0.84

)

   

(0.67

)

   

(0.07

)

 

Voluntary Contribution from Management

   

     

0.01

     

     

   

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

16.16

   

$

14.65

   

$

13.77

   

$

11.30

   
Total Return     

10.31

%*^     

13.14

%^(b)     

28.35

%^     

(21.20

)%*

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net Assets, End of Period (in millions)

 

$

76.1

   

$

71.2

   

$

65.9

   

$

53.6

   
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets#     

1.40

%**

   

1.45

%

   

1.47

%

   

1.49

%**

 

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.01

%**

   

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.01

%**

 
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to
Average Net Assets
   

1.36

%**

   

0.56

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.12

%**

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

15

%*

   

31

%

   

26

%

   

31

%^^*  

See Notes to Financial Highlights


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Financial Highlights (cont'd)

Class S

 
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 
   

(Unaudited)

                     

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

14.70

   

$

13.81

   

$

11.30

   

$

13.63

   

$

10.82

   

$

11.15

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 
Net Investment Income/(Loss)@     

0.07

     

0.01

     

0.06

     

0.02

     

0.05

     

0.08

   
Net Gains or (Losses) on Securities
(both realized and unrealized)
   

1.40

     

1.65

     

3.02

     

(2.33

)

   

2.84

     

(0.28

)

 

Total From Investment Operations

   

1.47

     

1.66

     

3.08

     

(2.31

)

   

2.89

     

(0.20

)

 

Less Distributions From:

 

Net Investment Income

   

     

(0.07

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.07

)

 

Net Realized Capital Gains

   

     

(0.70

)

   

(0.55

)

   

     

     

(0.06

)

 

Total Distributions

   

     

(0.77

)

   

(0.57

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.13

)

 

Voluntary Contribution from Management

   

     

0.01

     

     

     

     

   

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

16.17

   

$

14.70

   

$

13.81

   

$

11.30

   

$

13.63

   

$

10.82

   

Total Return†

   

10.00

%*^     

12.57

%^(b)     

27.69

%^     

(16.95

)%

   

26.76

%

   

(1.82

)%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net Assets, End of Period (in millions)

 

$

17.3

   

$

16.3

   

$

16.5

   

$

15.2

   

$

83.6

   

$

74.8

   
Ratio of Gross Expenses
to Average Net Assets# 
   

1.66

%**

   

1.70

%

   

1.72

%

   

1.73

%

   

1.74

%

   

1.78

%

 

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.51

%**

   

1.50

%

   

1.50

%

   

1.51

%

   

1.50

%

   

1.50

%

 
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss)
to Average Net Assets
   

0.86

%**

   

0.06

%

   

0.51

%

   

0.13

%

   

0.42

%

   

0.76

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

15

%*

   

31

%

   

26

%

   

31

%

   

23

%

   

28

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights


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Notes to Financial Highlights International Equity Portfolio (Unaudited)

@  Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.

(a)  The date investment operations commenced.

(b)  Had the Fund not received the voluntary contribution listed in Note B of the Notes to Financial Statements, the total return based on per share NAV for the year ended December 31, 2020, would have been:

    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
 

Class I

   

13.06

%

 

Class S

   

12.50

%

 

  Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period. Returns assume income dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate accounts or the related insurance policies or other qualified pension or retirement plans, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fiscal periods shown.

^  Had the Fund not received the class action proceeds listed in Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements, total return based on per share NAV for the six months ended June 30, 2021 would have been 9.69% and 9.39% for Class I and Class S shares, respectively. The class action proceeds received in 2020 had no impact on the Fund's total return for the year ended December 31, 2020. Had the Fund not received class action proceeds in 2019, total return based on per share NAV for the year ended December 31, 2019 would have been:

    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
 

Class I

   

28.07

%

 

Class S

   

27.41

%

 

#  Represents the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets if Management had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fee.

*  Not Annualized.

**  Annualized.

^^  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended December 31, 2018 for Class I.


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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the SEC's website, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, and on Neuberger Berman's website at www.nb.com.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Trust's Form N-PORT is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The portfolio holdings information on Form N-PORT is available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll free).


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Neuberger Berman
Advisers Management Trust

Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

I Class Shares

S Class Shares

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2021

B0736 08/21

As permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, you may no longer receive paper copies of the Fund's annual and semi-annual shareholder reports by mail from the insurance company that issued your variable annuity and variable life insurance contract or from the financial intermediary that administers your qualified pension or retirement plan, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from your insurance company or financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund's website www.nb.com/AMTliterature, and may also be available on a website from the insurance company or financial intermediary that offers your contract or administers your retirement plan, and such insurance company or financial intermediary will notify you by mail each time a report is posted and provide you with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the insurance company or financial intermediary electronically by following the instructions provided by the insurance company or financial intermediary. If offered by your insurance company or financial intermediary, you may elect to receive all future reports in paper and free of charge from the insurance company or financial intermediary. You can contact your insurance company or financial intermediary if you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds available under your contract or retirement plan.


Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Commentary

The Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Class I generated a total return of 10.35% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 (the reporting period), trailing its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (the Index), which returned 10.44% for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

The first half of 2021 was largely defined by resurgent economic development and the inflationary and interest rate worries stoked by the sharp reacceleration of growth, which ultimately triggered a rapid jump in the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury Note. While an upward trend in rates was not unexpected, we believe the velocity of that move fueled a broad and forceful rotation away from higher expectation growth stocks, previous COVID "winners" and secular themes, shifting market sentiment towards more value-style investments and reopening cyclicality. Later in the reporting period, as the yield on the 10-year Treasury retreated and eventually found an equilibrium, sentiment again shifted as investors returned to growth, especially within Information Technology (IT) and Health Care, creating a more balanced environment between secular and cyclical opportunities to close out the reporting period.

During the reporting period, strong stock selection within Financials, IT and Industrials wasn't entirely able to offset weakness within Health Care and the negative impact of our underweight allocations to Real Estate and Energy. At the industry level, positive trends around rates, deposits and loan growth translated to strong fundamentals for Banks and that segment being the leading contributor to performance, while stock specific issues and the broader rotation away from higher risk/reward investments resulted in our Biotechnology allocation being the leading detractor to performance. Drilling down to our holdings, Generac Holdings, which designs, manufactures and markets power generation equipment and other power products, was the leading contributor as continued environmental challenges, such as the fires in California and the devastating cold snap in Texas, spurred demand for both new sales and system upgrades, while RingCentral, Inc., which provides cloud-based unified communication and collaboration solutions to support an increasingly mobile and distributed workforce, fell victim to the rate-driven rotation out of high expectation growth stocks, that proved especially harsh towards technology-based businesses and perceived COVID beneficiaries, and became the top detractor. Given that our investment thesis for RingCentral remains intact, we remain strong holders despite the recent volatility.

Looking ahead, we believe worries of an over-heating economy will fade as growth normalizes and stimulus efforts wind down, and that the U.S. Federal Reserve Board's inflation objectives and current approach to interest rates will ultimately be a positive for our style of investing. We remain cautiously optimistic that the second half of 2021 will continue to be a positive environment for equities, even if the market vacillates between embracing growth- and value-style sentiment and opportunities. We also see the potential for more of a bottom-up stock-pickers market, with an opportunity for underlying fundamentals to be a differentiator for both higher expectation secular growth trends, as more selective buyers gauge opportunities following the recent valuation reset, and reopening cyclicality plays, where companies will need to transition from delivering "less bad" to positive metrics that begin to exceed increasing expectations. Regardless of how the balance of the year ultimately unfolds, our goal will be to develop and maintain an effective portfolio balance between secular and cyclical exposure, with a focus on identifying business models with long-term sustainability, highlighted by intriguing and underappreciated catalysts, expanding addressable markets, compelling top- and bottom-line fundamentals and balance sheet strength.

Sincerely,

KENNETH J. TUREK
PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio manager. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.


1


Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments*)

 

Communication Services

   

5.5

%

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

15.4

   

Consumer Staples

   

2.9

   

Financials

   

4.5

   

Health Care

   

17.5

   

Industrials

   

16.5

   

Information Technology

   

36.5

   

Materials

   

0.8

   

Short-Term Investments

   

0.4

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

*  Derivatives, if any, are excluded from this chart.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS


 
Inception
  Six Month
Period Ended
  Average Annual Total Return
Ended 06/30/2021
 

 

Date

 

06/30/2021

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Life of Fund

 

Class I

 

11/03/1997

   

10.35

%

   

44.93

%

   

20.77

%

   

14.09

%

   

10.91

%

 
Class S2   

02/18/2003

   

10.23

%

   

44.63

%

   

20.44

%

   

13.79

%

   

10.69

%

 
Russell Midcap®
Growth Index1,3 
           

10.44

%

   

43.77

%

   

20.52

%

   

15.13

%

   

10.13

%

 
Russell Midcap®
Index1,3 
           

16.25

%

   

49.80

%

   

15.62

%

   

13.24

%

   

10.43

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit http://www.nb.com/amtportfolios/ performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The results do not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the qualified pension and retirement plans whose proceeds are invested in the Fund.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("NBIA") had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2020 were 0.91% and 1.17% for Class I and Class S shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratio was 1.11% after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers for Class S shares. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2021 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.























2


Endnotes

1  The date used to calculate Life of Fund performance for the index is November 3, 1997, the inception date of Class I shares, the Fund's oldest share class.

2  Performance shown prior to February 18, 2003 for Class S shares is that of Class I shares, which has lower expenses and correspondingly higher returns than Class S shares.

3  The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those Russell Midcap® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June. The Russell Midcap Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities in the Russell 1000® Index. The index is rebalanced annually in June. Please note that the indices described in this report do not take into account any fees, expenses or tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that they track, and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of an index are prepared or obtained by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC and reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The Fund may invest in securities not included in a described index and generally does not invest in all securities included in a described index.

The investments for the Fund are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage(s) one or more other registered funds that have names, investment objectives and investment styles that are similar to those of the Fund. You should be aware that the Fund is likely to differ from those other mutual fund(s) in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Fund can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual fund(s).

Shares of the separate Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Portfolios, including the Fund, are not available to the general public. Shares of the Fund may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be held in their separate accounts, which fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies, and by qualified pension and retirement plans. Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Fund. This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders and is not an offer of shares of the Fund. Shares are sold only through the currently effective prospectus, which must precede or accompany this report.

The "Neuberger Berman" name and logo and "Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC" name are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. The individual Fund name in this piece is either a service mark or registered service mark of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor, member FINRA.

© 2021 Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor. All rights reserved.


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Information About Your Fund's Expenses (Unaudited)

As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs such as fees and expenses that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in U.S. dollars) of investing in the Fund and compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2021 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the Fund's costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses and Performance:

 

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the Fund's actual performance during the period indicated. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.

 
Hypothetical Example for
Comparison Purposes:
 

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this Fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transaction costs, such as fees and expenses that are, or may be imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Expense Example (Unaudited)

NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO

Actual

  Beginning Account
Value
1/1/21
  Ending Account
Value
6/30/21
  Expenses Paid
During the Period
1/1/21 – 6/30/21
  Expense
Ratio
 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,103.50

   

$

4.69

(a)

   

0.90

%

 

Class S

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,102.30

   

$

5.73

(a)

   

1.10

%

 

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.33

   

$

4.51

(b)

   

0.90

%

 

Class S

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.34

   

$

5.51

(b)

   

1.10

%

 

(a)  For each class, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

(b)  Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratios for each class, multiplied by the average account value over the period (assuming a 5% annual return), multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).


4


Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Growth Portfolio^ (Unaudited) June 30, 2021

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Common Stocks 99.6%

     

Aerospace & Defense 3.2%

     
 

34,400

   

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

 

$

6,081,920

*

 
 

44,300

   

HEICO Corp.

   

6,176,306

   
 

20,000

   

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

   

8,376,600

*

 
     

20,634,826

   

Airlines 0.7%

     
 

25,000

   

Allegiant Travel Co.

   

4,850,000

*

 

Auto Components 1.5%

     
 

39,300

   

Aptiv PLC

   

6,183,069

*

 
 

32,500

   

Visteon Corp.

   

3,930,550

*

 
     

10,113,619

   

Banks 3.9%

     
 

40,000

   

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

   

3,531,600

   
 

43,000

   

Signature Bank

   

10,562,950

   
 

20,000

    SVB Financial Group    

11,128,600

*

 
     

25,223,150

   

Beverages 1.0%

     
 

6,400

   

Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A

   

6,533,120

*

 

Biotechnology 3.4%

     
 

72,500

   

Exact Sciences Corp.

   

9,012,475

*

 
 

40,000

   

Fate Therapeutics, Inc.

   

3,471,600

*

 
 

102,800

   

Horizon Therapeutics PLC

   

9,626,192

*

 
     

22,110,267

   

Building Products 0.6%

     

40,000

  Fortune Brands Home &
Security, Inc.
 
3,984,400

 

Capital Markets 0.6%

     
 

8,900

   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

   

4,125,951

   

Commercial Services & Supplies 3.1%

     
 

29,500

   

Cintas Corp.

   

11,269,000

   
 

75,000

   

Waste Connections, Inc.

   

8,957,250

   
     

20,226,250

   

Containers & Packaging 0.8%

     
 

63,900

   

Ball Corp.

   

5,177,178

   

Diversified Consumer Services 0.8%

     
 

66,400

   

Chegg, Inc.

   

5,518,504

*

 

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Electrical Equipment 3.3%

     
 

66,400

   

AMETEK, Inc.

 

$

8,864,400

   
 

30,000

   

Generac Holdings, Inc.

   

12,454,500

*

 
     

21,318,900

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 3.5%

     
 

68,800

   

Amphenol Corp. Class A

   

4,706,608

   
 

44,300

   

CDW Corp.

   

7,736,995

   

19,700

  Zebra Technologies Corp.
Class A
 
10,430,953

*

 
     

22,874,556

   

Entertainment 1.9%

     

150,000

  Lions Gate Entertainment
Corp. Class A
 
3,105,000

*

 
 

20,000

   

Roku, Inc.

   

9,185,000

*

 
     

12,290,000

   

Food & Staples Retailing 1.1%

     

152,400

  BJ's Wholesale Club
Holdings, Inc.
 
7,251,192

*

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 8.1%

     
 

10,500

   

Align Technology, Inc.

   

6,415,500

*

 
 

18,700

   

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

   

11,809,985

*

 
 

34,400

   

Insulet Corp.

   

9,443,144

*

 
 

14,800

   

Masimo Corp.

   

3,588,260

*

 
 

26,500

   

Penumbra, Inc.

   

7,262,590

*

 
 

21,100

   

Teleflex, Inc.

   

8,477,769

   
 

35,000

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

   

5,628,700

   
     

52,625,948

   

Health Care Providers & Services 0.6%

     
 

49,200

   

Encompass Health Corp.

   

3,839,076

   

Health Care Technology 1.2%

     
 

25,000

   

Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A

   

7,773,750

*

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 3.8%

     
 

4,900

   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

   

7,596,666

*

 
 

50,000

   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   

7,299,500

   
 

110,000

   

DraftKings, Inc. Class A

   

5,738,700

*

 
 

25,000

   

Expedia Group, Inc.

   

4,092,750

*

 
     

24,727,616

   

Household Products 0.8%

     
 

63,900

   

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

   

5,445,558

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


5


Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Growth Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Interactive Media & Services 3.6%

     
 

32,000

   

IAC/InterActiveCorp.

 

$

4,933,440

*

 
 

25,000

   

Match Group, Inc.

   

4,031,250

*

 
 

137,500

   

Pinterest, Inc. Class A

   

10,855,625

*

 
 

75,000

   

Vimeo, Inc.

   

3,675,000

*

 
     

23,495,315

   

IT Services 7.1%

     
 

22,500

   

EPAM Systems, Inc.

   

11,496,600

*

 
 

17,500

   

MongoDB, Inc.

   

6,326,600

*

 
 

35,000

   

Okta, Inc.

   

8,563,800

*

 
 

17,500

   

Twilio, Inc. Class A

   

6,897,800

*

 
 

40,000

   

WEX, Inc.

   

7,756,000

*

 
 

17,500

   

Wix.com Ltd.

   

5,079,900

*

 
     

46,120,700

   

Leisure Products 0.9%

     
 

45,000

   

Polaris, Inc.

   

6,163,200

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services 3.4%

     
 

293,000

   

Avantor, Inc.

   

10,404,430

*

 

18,606

  Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Class A
 
11,987,660

*

 
     

22,392,090

   

Machinery 1.3%

     
 

39,300

   

IDEX Corp.

   

8,647,965

   

Multiline Retail 0.6%

     

45,000

  Ollie's Bargain Outlet
Holdings, Inc.
 
3,785,850

*

 

Pharmaceuticals 0.9%

     
 

54,100

   

Catalent, Inc.

   

5,849,292

*

 

Professional Services 1.4%

     
 

110,000

   

CoStar Group, Inc.

   

9,110,200

*

 

Road & Rail 1.2%

     
 

32,000

   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

   

8,121,600

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 10.0%

     
 

37,500

   

Enphase Energy, Inc.

   

6,886,125

*

 
 

92,500

   

Entegris, Inc.

   

11,374,725

   
 

31,500

   

KLA Corp.

   

10,212,615

   
 

125,000

   

Marvell Technology, Inc.

   

7,291,250

   
 

32,500

   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   

12,137,125

   
 

235,000

   

ON Semiconductor Corp.

   

8,995,800

*

 
 

65,000

   

Teradyne, Inc.

   

8,707,400

   
     

65,605,040

   

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Software 15.9%

     
 

47,500

   

Avalara, Inc.

 

$

7,685,500

*

 
 

55,000

   

Cloudflare, Inc. Class A

   

5,821,200

*

 
 

12,664

   

Coupa Software, Inc.

   

3,319,361

*

 

30,000

  Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.
Class A
 
7,539,300

*

 
 

40,000

   

DocuSign, Inc.

   

11,182,800

*

 
 

35,000

   

Five9, Inc.

   

6,418,650

*

 
 

20,000

   

HubSpot, Inc.

   

11,654,400

*

 
 

72,500

   

Manhattan Associates, Inc.

   

10,500,900

*

 
 

35,000

   

Paylocity Holding Corp.

   

6,678,000

*

 
 

54,100

   

Q2 Holdings, Inc.

   

5,549,578

*

 
 

40,000

   

RingCentral, Inc. Class A

   

11,623,200

*

 
 

125,000

   

Trade Desk, Inc. Class A

   

9,670,000

*

 
 

27,500

   

Zscaler, Inc.

   

5,941,650

*

 
     

103,584,539

   

Specialty Retail 7.7%

     
 

34,400

   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   

3,955,312

   
 

36,900

   

Burlington Stores, Inc.

   

11,881,431

*

 
 

54,100

   

CarMax, Inc.

   

6,987,015

*

 
 

75,000

   

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

   

7,514,250

   
 

44,300

   

Five Below, Inc.

   

8,561,861

*

 
 

51,087

   

Foot Locker, Inc.

   

3,148,492

   
 

14,800

   

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.

   

8,379,908

*

 
     

50,428,269

   

Trading Companies & Distributors 1.7%

     
 

34,400

   

United Rentals, Inc.

   

10,973,944

*

 
        Total Common Stocks
(Cost $386,751,551)
 
650,921,865

 

Short-Term Investments 0.4%

     

Investment Companies 0.4%

     

2,418,554




  State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund Premier
Class, 0.03%(a)
(Cost $2,418,554)
 
2,418,554




 
        Total Investments 100.0%
(Cost $389,170,105)
 
653,340,419

 
        Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.0%(b)     

146,456

   
       

Net Assets 100.0%

 

$

653,486,875

   

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Represents 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2021.

(b)  Represents less than 0.05% of net assets of the Fund.

See Notes to Financial Statements



6


Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Growth Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of June 30, 2021:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments:

 
Common Stocks(a)   

$

650,921,865

   

$

   

$

   

$

650,921,865

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

2,418,554

     

     

2,418,554

   

Total Investments

 

$

650,921,865

   

$

2,418,554

   

$

   

$

653,340,419

   

(a)  The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization for the portfolio.

^  A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.

See Notes to Financial Statements


7


Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    MID CAP
GROWTH
PORTFOLIO
 
   

June 30, 2021

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value* (Note A)—see Schedule of Investments:

 
Unaffiliated issuers(a)   

$

653,340,419

   

Dividends and interest receivable

   

79,829

   

Receivable for securities sold

   

460,204

   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

   

283,060

   

Receivable for securities lending income (Note A)

   

704

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

20,672

   

Total Assets

   

654,184,888

   

Liabilities

 

Payable to investment manager (Note B)

   

273,474

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

117,725

   

Payable to administrator—net (Note B)

   

240,080

   

Payable to trustees

   

12,403

   

Other accrued expenses and payables

   

54,331

   

Total Liabilities

   

698,013

   

Net Assets

 

$

653,486,875

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

268,498,944

   

Total distributable earnings/(losses)

   

384,987,931

   

Net Assets

 

$

653,486,875

   

Net Assets

 

Class I

 

$

151,410,390

   

Class S

   

502,076,485

   

Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

 

Class I

   

3,447,340

   

Class S

   

12,630,618

   

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

 

Class I

 

$

43.92

   

Class S

   

39.75

   

*Cost of Investments:

     

(a) Unaffiliated Issuers

 

$

389,170,105

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


8


Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    MID CAP
GROWTH
PORTFOLIO
 
    For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers

 

$

732,519

   

Interest and other income—unaffiliated issuers

   

1,302

   

Income from securities loaned-net

   

1,905

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(4,273

)

 

Total income

 

$

731,453

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

1,638,633

   

Administration fees (Note B):

 

Class I

   

215,628

   

Class S

   

711,764

   

Distribution fees (Note B):

 

Class S

   

593,137

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Class I

   

5,278

   

Class S

   

3,690

   

Audit fees

   

20,055

   

Custodian and accounting fees

   

41,106

   

Insurance

   

8,267

   

Legal fees

   

67,555

   

Shareholder reports

   

11,874

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

25,226

   

Interest

   

2,990

   

Miscellaneous

   

15,274

   

Total expenses

   

3,360,477

   

Expenses reimbursed by Management (Note B)

   

(95,692

)

 

Total net expenses

   

3,264,785

   

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

(2,533,332

)

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments (Note A):

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on:

 

Transactions in investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

48,260,827

   

Settlement of foreign currency transactions

   

(10

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of:

 

Investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

15,500,333

   

Net gain/(loss) on investments

   

63,761,150

   

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

61,227,818

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


9


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

   

MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO

 
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021
(Unaudited)
  Fiscal Year Ended
December 31,
2020
 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations (Note A):

 

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

(2,533,332

)

 

$

(3,491,631

)

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

   

48,260,817

     

78,554,300

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

   

15,500,333

     

102,197,342

   

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

61,227,818

     

177,260,011

   

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):

 

Distributable earnings:

 

Class I

   

     

(5,782,156

)

 

Class S

   

     

(21,091,814

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

     

(26,873,970

)

 

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

Class I

   

8,899,197

     

16,001,264

   

Class S

   

15,637,454

     

10,204,641

   

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

Class I

   

     

5,782,156

   

Class S

   

     

21,091,814

   

Payments for shares redeemed:

 

Class I

   

(11,130,861

)

   

(32,484,568

)

 

Class S

   

(19,714,619

)

   

(67,867,539

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

(6,308,829

)

   

(47,272,232

)

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets

   

54,918,989

     

103,113,809

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

598,567,886

     

495,454,077

   

End of period

 

$

653,486,875

   

$

598,567,886

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


10


Notes to Financial Statements Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
(Unaudited)

Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

1  General: Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Instrument dated March 27, 2014. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of the Trust and is diversified. The Fund offers Class I and Class S shares. The Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.

A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or a balance that rounds to less than 1.

The assets of the Fund belong only to the Fund, and the liabilities of the Fund are borne solely by the Fund and no other series of the Trust.

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 946 "Financial Services—Investment Companies."

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("Management" or "NBIA") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Shares of the Fund are not available to the general public and may be purchased only by life insurance companies to serve as an investment vehicle for premiums paid under their variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts and to certain qualified pension and other retirement plans.

2  Portfolio valuation: In accordance with ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurement" ("ASC 820"), all investments held by the Fund are carried at the value that Management believes the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Fund's investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant Management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.

ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

•  Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

•  Level 2—other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)

•  Level 3—unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The value of the Fund's investments in equity securities, for which market quotations are readily available, is generally determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on the latest sale price quoted on a principal exchange or market for that security (Level 1 inputs). Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP")


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provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern Time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. If there is no sale of a security on a particular day, the independent pricing services may value the security based on market quotations.

Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.

Investments in non-exchange traded investment companies with a readily determinable fair value are valued using the respective fund's daily calculated net asset value ("NAV") per share (Level 2 inputs).

If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Board has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Inputs and assumptions considered in determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security's disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer and/or analysts; an analysis of the company's or issuer's financial statements; an evaluation of the inputs that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.

In December 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, which establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act, including related oversight and reporting requirements. The rule also defines when market quotations are "readily available" for purposes of the 1940 Act, which is the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. The rule became effective on March 8, 2021, however, the SEC adopted an eighteen-month transition period beginning from the effective date. Management is currently evaluating this guidance.

3  Foreign currency translations: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are normally translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on days the New York Stock Exchange is open for business, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain/(loss), if any, arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.

4  Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable), and amortization of premium, where applicable, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations. Included in net realized gain/(loss) on investments are proceeds from the settlement of class action litigation(s) in which the Fund participated as a class member. The amount of such proceeds for the six months ended June 30, 2021, was $2,232.


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5  Income tax information: The Fund is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company ("RIC") by complying with the requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. To the extent the Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.

The Fund has adopted the provisions of ASC 740 "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as an income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not yet expired. As of June 30, 2021, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax positions.

For federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost of investments held at June 30, 2021 was $389,189,966. The estimated gross unrealized appreciation was $266,015,651 and estimated gross unrealized depreciation was $1,865,198 resulting in net unrealized appreciation in value of investments of $264,150,453 based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of their shares as a part of the dividends-paid deduction for income tax purposes.

Any permanent differences resulting from different book and tax treatment are reclassified at year-end and have no impact on net income, NAV or NAV per share of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Fund recorded permanent reclassifications related to prior year true up adjustments:

Paid-in Capital   Total Distributable
Earnings/(Losses)
 
$

(37,500

)

 

$

37,500

   

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, was as follows:

   

Distributions Paid From:

 
   

Ordinary Income

 

Long-Term Capital Gain

 

Total

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 
       

$

   

$

   

$

26,873,970

   

$

35,014,129

   

$

26,873,970

   

$

35,014,129

   

As of December 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Loss
Carryforwards
and Deferrals
  Other
Temporary
Differences
 

Total

 
$

1,246,637

   

$

73,863,356

   

$

248,650,120

   

$

   

$

   

$

323,760,113

   

The temporary differences between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings are primarily due to losses disallowed and recognized on wash sales and tax adjustments related to other investments.

6  Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are generally distributed once a year (usually in October) and are recorded on the ex-date.


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7  Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld, if any, represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.

8  Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds within the complex of related investment companies. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributable to a particular series of the Trust (e.g., the Fund) are allocated among the series of the Trust, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the series can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which NBIA serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributable to a particular investment company in the complex (e.g., the Trust) or series thereof are allocated among the investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the investment companies in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly. The Fund's expenses (other than those specific to each class) are allocated proportionally each day among its classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

9  Investments in foreign securities: Investing in foreign securities may involve sovereign and other risks, in addition to the credit and market risks normally associated with domestic securities. These additional risks include the possibility of adverse political and economic developments (including political instability, nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation) and the potentially adverse effects of unavailability of public information regarding issuers, less governmental supervision and regulation of financial markets, reduced liquidity of certain financial markets, and the lack of uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards or the application of standards that are different or less stringent than those applied in the United States. Foreign securities also may experience greater price volatility, higher rates of inflation, and delays in settlement.

10  Investment company securities and exchange-traded funds: The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), within the limitations prescribed by (a) the 1940 Act, (b) the exemptive order from the SEC that permits the Fund to invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies, including ETFs, in excess of the limits in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, subject to the terms and conditions of such order, or (c) the ETF's exemptive order or other relief. Some ETFs seek to track the performance of a particular market index. These indices include both broad-based market indices and more narrowly-based indices, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. However, some ETFs have an actively-managed investment objective. ETF shares are traded like traditional equity securities on a national securities exchange or NASDAQ. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, which will decrease returns.

In October 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 12d1-4, which permits a fund to exceed the limits prescribed by Section 12 of the 1940 Act in the absence of an exemptive order, if the Fund complies with the adopted framework for fund of funds arrangements. Rule 12d1-4 contains elements from the SEC's current exemptive orders and rules permitting fund of funds arrangements, and includes (i) limits on control and voting; (ii) required evaluations and findings; (iii) required fund of funds investment agreements; and (iv) limits on complex structures. In connection with the new rule, on or about January 19, 2022, the SEC is expected to rescind the Fund's current exemptive order and Rule 12d1-2 under the 1940 Act. After this occurs, a fund seeking to exceed the limits in Section 12 of the 1940 Act will need to rely on Rule 12d1-4.

11  Securities lending: The Fund, using State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its lending agent, may loan securities to qualified brokers and dealers in exchange for negotiated lender's fees. These fees, if any, would be disclosed within the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net" and are net of expenses retained by State Street as compensation for its services as lending agent.

The initial cash collateral received by the Fund at the beginning of each transaction shall have a value equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). Thereafter, the value of the cash collateral is monitored on a daily basis, and cash collateral is moved daily between


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a counterparty and the Fund until the close of the transaction. The Fund may only receive collateral in the form of cash (U.S. dollars). Cash collateral is generally invested in a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act that is managed by an affiliate of State Street. The risks associated with lending portfolio securities include, but are not limited to, possible delays in receiving additional collateral or in the recovery of the loaned securities. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of the securities loaned and any interest earned or dividends paid or owed on those securities during the term of the loan would accrue to the Fund.

As June 30, 2021, the Fund did not have any outstanding loans of securities.

12  Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers ("Officers") and trustees ("Trustees") are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.

13  Other: All net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the Fund are allocated, on the basis of relative net assets, pro rata among its respective classes.

14  Other matters—Coronavirus: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in many countries has, among other things, disrupted global travel and supply chains, and adversely impacted global commercial activity, the transportation industry and commodity prices in the energy sector. The impact of this virus has negatively affected and may continue to affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global securities and commodities markets, including liquidity and volatility. The development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to its ultimate impact, which may have a continued adverse effect on global economic and market conditions. Such conditions (which may be across industries, sectors or geographies) have impacted and may continue to impact the issuers of the securities held by the Fund.

Note B—Investment Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The Fund retains NBIA as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays NBIA an investment management fee at the annual rate of 0.55% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.525% of the next $250 million, 0.50% of the next $250 million, 0.475% of the next $250 million, 0.45% of the next $500 million, 0.425% of the next $2.5 billion, and 0.40% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion. Accordingly, for the six months ended June 30, 2021, the investment management fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.53% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Fund retains NBIA as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. Each class pays NBIA an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, NBIA retains State Street as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. NBIA pays State Street a fee for all services received under the Sub-Administration Agreement.

NBIA has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund's Class I and Class S shares so that the total annual operating expenses of those classes do not exceed the expense limitations as detailed in the following table. These undertakings exclude interest, taxes, transaction costs, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, if any (commitment fees relating to borrowings are treated as interest for purposes of this exclusion) ("annual operating expenses"); consequently, net expenses may exceed the contractual expense limitations. The Fund has agreed that each of its classes will repay NBIA for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does


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not cause that class's annual operating expenses to exceed its contractual expense limitation in place at the time the fees and expenses were waived or reimbursed, or the expense limitation in place at the time the Fund repays NBIA, whichever is lower. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBIA incurred the expense.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, there was no repayment to NBIA under these agreements.

At June 30, 2021, the Fund's contingent liabilities to NBIA under the agreements were as follows:

            Expenses Reimbursed in
Year Ended December 31,
 
           

2018

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 
           

Subject to Repayment until December 31,

 

Class

  Contractual
Expense
Limitation(a)
 

Expiration

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

Class I

   

1.00

%

 

12/31/24

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Class S

   

1.10

%

 

12/31/24

   

253,455

     

240,462

     

214,503

     

95,692

   

(a)  Expense limitation per annum of the respective class's average daily net assets.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC (the "Distributor") is the Fund's "principal underwriter" within the meaning of the 1940 Act. It acts as agent in arranging for the sale of the Fund's Class I shares without sales commission or other compensation and bears all advertising and promotion expenses incurred in the sale of those shares. The Board adopted a non-fee distribution plan for the Fund's Class I shares.

The Board has adopted a distribution and shareholder services plan (the "Plan") for Class S shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that, as compensation for administrative and other services related to the sale and distribution of Class S shares, and ongoing services provided to investors in the class, the Distributor receives from Class S a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of Class S's average daily net assets. The Distributor may pay a portion of the proceeds from the 12b-1 fee to institutions that provide such services, including insurance companies or their affiliates and qualified plan administrators ("intermediaries") for services they provide respecting the Fund to current and prospective variable contract owners and qualified plan participants that invest in the Fund through the intermediaries. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by the class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to the class. FINRA rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Plan complies with those rules.

Note C—Securities Transactions:

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, there were purchase and sale transactions of long-term securities of $137,487,681 and $138,330,001, respectively.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, no brokerage commissions on securities transactions were paid to affiliated brokers.


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Note D—Fund Share Transactions:

Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020, was as follows:

   

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 
   

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Class I

   

213,523

     

     

(268,610

)

   

(55,087

)

   

501,565

     

160,437

     

(1,003,283

)

   

(341,281

)

 

Class S

   

415,086

     

     

(519,230

)

   

(104,144

)

   

361,450

     

645,602

     

(2,312,974

)

   

(1,305,922

)

 

Note E—Line of Credit:

At June 30, 2021, the Fund was a participant in a syndicated committed, unsecured $700,000,000 line of credit (the "Credit Facility"), to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Series of other investment companies managed by NBIA also participate in this line of credit on substantially the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this Credit Facility at the highest of (a) a federal funds effective rate plus 1.00% per annum, (b) a Eurodollar rate for a one-month period plus 1.00% per annum, and (c) an overnight bank funding rate plus 1.00% per annum; provided that should the Administrative Agent of the Credit Facility determine that the Eurodollar rate is unavailable, then the interest rate option described in (b) shall be replaced with a benchmark replacement determined to be applicable by such Administrative Agent. The Credit Facility has an annual commitment fee of 0.15% per annum of the available line of credit, which is paid quarterly. The Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share of the annual commitment fee, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due, and interest charged on any borrowing made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund. Because several mutual funds participate in the Credit Facility, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to all or any part of the $700,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding under the Credit Facility at June 30, 2021. During the period ended June 30, 2021, the Fund did not utilize the Credit Facility.

Note F—Unaudited Financial Information:

The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

The following tables include selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Amounts that do not round to $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that do not round to 0.01% or (0.01)% are presented as 0.00% or (0.00)%, respectively. A "—" indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.

Class I

 
    Six Months
Ended June 30,
 

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 
   

(Unaudited)

                     

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

39.80

   

$

29.76

   

$

24.09

   

$

27.79

   

$

22.61

   

$

22.73

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 
Net Investment Income/(Loss)@     

(0.14

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.07

)

   

0.01

     

(0.08

)

 
Net Gains or (Losses) on Securities
(both realized and unrealized)
   

4.26

     

11.89

     

7.86

     

(1.48

)

   

5.68

     

1.04

   

Total From Investment Operations

   

4.12

     

11.72

     

7.77

     

(1.55

)

   

5.69

     

0.96

   

Less Distributions From:

 

Net Realized Capital Gains

   

     

(1.68

)

   

(2.10

)

   

(2.15

)

   

(0.51

)

   

(1.08

)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

43.92

   

$

39.80

   

$

29.76

   

$

24.09

   

$

27.79

   

$

22.61

   
Total Return     

10.35

%^*    

39.98

%

   

32.75

%^     

(6.40

)%^     

25.29

%^‡     

4.40

%^   

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net Assets, End of Period (in millions)

 

$

151.4

   

$

139.4

   

$

114.4

   

$

93.2

   

$

106.4

   

$

85.8

   
Ratio of Gross Expenses to
Average Net Assets# 
   

0.90

%**

   

0.91

%

   

0.92

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.94

%

   

0.99

%

 

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

0.90

%**

   

0.91

%

   

0.92

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.65

%ß     

0.99

%

 
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss)
to Average Net Assets
   

(0.66

)%**

   

(0.54

)%

   

(0.32

)%

   

(0.25

)%

   

0.04

%ß     

(0.35

)%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

22

%*

   

54

%

   

47

%

   

50

%

   

57

%

   

54

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights


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Financial Highlights (cont'd)

Class S

 
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 
   

(Unaudited)

                     

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

36.06

   

$

27.14

   

$

22.16

   

$

25.77

   

$

21.12

   

$

21.35

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 
Net Investment Income/(Loss)@     

(0.16

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.12

)

 
Net Gains or (Losses) on Securities
(both realized and unrealized)
   

3.85

     

10.82

     

7.21

     

(1.35

)

   

5.28

     

0.97

   

Total From Investment Operations

   

3.69

     

10.60

     

7.08

     

(1.46

)

   

5.16

     

0.85

   

Less Distributions From:

 

Net Realized Capital Gains

   

     

(1.68

)

   

(2.10

)

   

(2.15

)

   

(0.51

)

   

(1.08

)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

39.75

   

$

36.06

   

$

27.14

   

$

22.16

   

$

25.77

   

$

21.12

   
Total Return     

10.23

%^*

   

39.71

%

   

32.48

%^

   

(6.56

)%^

   

24.56

%^‡

   

4.16

%^

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net Assets, End of Period (in millions)

 

$

502.1

   

$

459.2

   

$

381.1

   

$

299.4

   

$

317.7

   

$

244.4

   
Ratio of Gross Expenses to
Average Net Assets# 
   

1.14

%**

   

1.16

%

   

1.17

%

   

1.18

%

   

1.19

%

   

1.24

%

 

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.10

%**

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.18

%ß     

1.24

%

 
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss)
to Average Net Assets
 

(0.87

)%**

 

(0.74

)%

 

(0.50

)%

 

(0.42

)%

 

(0.52

)%ß  

(0.59

)%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

22

%*

   

54

%

   

47

%

   

50

%

   

57

%

   

54

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights


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Notes to Financial Highlights Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Unaudited)

@  Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.

  Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period. Returns assume income dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate accounts or the related insurance policies or other qualified pension or retirement plans, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fiscal periods shown.

^  The class action proceeds listed in Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements had no impact on the Fund's total return for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The class action proceeds received in 2019, 2018 and 2017 had no impact on the Fund's total returns for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Had the Fund not received class action proceeds in 2016, total return based on per share NAV for the year ended December 31, 2016 would have been:

    Year Ended
December 31,
2016
 

Class I

   

4.35

%

 

Class S

   

4.11

%

 

  In May 2016, the Fund's custodian, State Street, announced that it had identified inconsistencies in the way in which the Fund was invoiced for categories of expenses, particularly those deemed "out-of-pocket" costs, from 1998 through November 2015, and refunded to the Fund certain expenses, plus interest, determined to be payable to the Fund for the period in question. These amounts were refunded to the Fund by State Street during the year ended December 31, 2017. These amounts had no impact on Class S's total return for the year ended December 31, 2017. Had the Fund not received the custodian expenses refund, the total return based on per share NAV for the year ended December 31, 2017 for Class I would have been 24.93%.

#  Represents the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets if Management had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fee and/or if the Fund had not received refunds, plus interest, from State Street noted in above for custodian out-of-pocket expenses previously paid during the year ended December 31, 2017. Management did not reimburse or waive fees during the fiscal periods shown for Class I. Management did not reimburse or waive fees during fiscal period ended December 31, 2016 for Class S.


20


Notes to Financial Highlights Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Unaudited) (cont'd)

ß  The custodian expenses refund noted in above is non-recurring and is included in these ratios. Had the Fund not received the refund, the annualized ratio of net expenses to average net assets and the annualized ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets would have been:

    Ratio of Net
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Ratio of Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
to Average
Net Assets
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 

Class I

   

0.94

%

   

(0.29

)%

 

Class S

   

1.18

%

   

(0.53

)%

 

*  Not Annualized.

**  Annualized.


21


Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the SEC's website, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, and on Neuberger Berman's website at www.nb.com.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Trust's Form N-PORT is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The portfolio holdings information on Form N-PORT is available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll free).


22


Neuberger Berman
Advisers Management Trust

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Portfolio

I Class Shares

S Class Shares

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2021

C0244 08/21

As permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, you may no longer receive paper copies of the Fund's annual and semi-annual shareholder reports by mail from the insurance company that issued your variable annuity and variable life insurance contract or from the financial intermediary that administers your qualified pension or retirement plan, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from your insurance company or financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund's website www.nb.com/AMTliterature, and may also be available on a website from the insurance company or financial intermediary that offers your contract or administers your retirement plan, and such insurance company or financial intermediary will notify you by mail each time a report is posted and provide you with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the insurance company or financial intermediary electronically by following the instructions provided by the insurance company or financial intermediary. If offered by your insurance company or financial intermediary, you may elect to receive all future reports in paper and free of charge from the insurance company or financial intermediary. You can contact your insurance company or financial intermediary if you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds available under your contract or retirement plan.


Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Portfolio Commentary

For the six months ended June 30, 2021 (the reporting period), the Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Portfolio Class I generated a total return of 26.17%, outperforming the Russell Midcap® Value Index (the Index), which gained 19.45% for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

In order to more effectively respond to the challenges of the current market environment and with an eye toward improving performance, the Fund's individual research analysts were added as named portfolio managers to the Fund on May 1, 2021 and given responsibility for implementing buy and sell decisions for stocks in their respective sectors under the oversight of senior portfolio managers, Benjamin Nahum (who was named a portfolio manager on May 1, 2021), and Michael Greene. As such, during the second quarter we repositioned the portfolio rotating out of in-favor and highly valued successful growth investments to what we believe are more out-of-favor companies and sectors. Nearly 30% of the portfolio has been repositioned, and while still early on, our attribution analysis suggests that these moves have added to performance.

Last year's pandemic created one of the deepest, yet shortest recessions in economic history. Currently, we seem to be in recovery mode, fueled by extremely aggressive monetary and fiscal policy, significant progress controlling COVID-19, and historically high consumer savings rates. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has committed to continue with its current policy assuming unemployment remains above 4% and inflation remains below 2%. As a result, we believe we are likely to see a sharp, "V-shaped" economic recovery, with many economists predicting GDP growth at or above 8% during the second half of 2021. We believe this projected economic boom should translate into strong earnings growth in the more cyclical parts of the economy and coupled with attractive valuations will, in our opinion, continue to favor our style of value investing.

For the reporting period, the Fund benefitted most from our Consumer Discretionary names as the economy reopened and the retail, travel and entertainment sectors rebounded. Many of our Information Technology companies also generated strong returns. On the negative side, our underweight versus the Index and stock selection in the Financials sector detracted from relative performance. Strategic event activity for the first half has been robust. In total, seven portfolio companies have merged, been acquired, divested significant assets or made synergistic acquisitions. Further, some of our portfolio holdings have benefitted from activist interest. We anticipate merger and acquisition and activist activity to continue to be robust in the second half of the year.

In short, we are thrilled with performance. A year ago, we would have been hard-pressed to entertain the possibility of stocks recovering to all-time highs. While we couldn't be happier, we remain mindful of the potential for unexpected events that could drive markets lower. We need to be clear-headed about valuation, prepared for drawdowns, and optimistic that we can overcome challenges that may arise.

We thank you for your investment in our strategy and look forward to our next communication.

Sincerely,

MICHAEL C. GREENE, BENJAMIN H. NAHUM, JAMES F. MCAREE, AMIT SOLOMON AND RAND W. GESING
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio manager. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.


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Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Portfolio

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments*)

 

Communication Services

   

3.3

%

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

13.4

   

Consumer Staples

   

7.3

   

Energy

   

8.0

   

Financials

   

12.0

   

Health Care

   

8.1

   

Industrials

   

16.4

   

Information Technology

   

13.2

   

Materials

   

3.2

   

Real Estate

   

2.7

   

Utilities

   

8.0

   

Short-Term Investments

   

4.4

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

*  Derivatives, if any, are excluded from this chart.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS


 
Inception
  Six Month
Period Ended
  Average Annual Total Return
Ended 06/30/2021
 

 

Date

 

06/30/2021

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Life of Fund

 

Class I

 

08/22/2001

   

26.17

%

   

62.83

%

   

9.40

%

   

9.17

%

   

8.29

%

 
Class S2   

04/29/2005

   

26.08

%

   

62.53

%

   

9.14

%

   

8.92

%

   

8.10

%

 
Russell Midcap®
Value Index1,3 
           

19.45

%

   

53.06

%

   

11.79

%

   

11.75

%

   

10.20

%

 
Russell Midcap®
Index1,3 
           

16.25

%

   

49.80

%

   

15.62

%

   

13.24

%

   

10.80

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit http://www.nb.com/amtportfolios/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The results do not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the qualified pension and retirement plans whose proceeds are invested in the Fund.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("NBIA") had not reimbursed certain expenses and/ or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/ or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/ or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2020 were 1.04% and 1.29% for Class I and Class S shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratio was 1.26% after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers for Class S shares. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2021 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.



























2


Endnotes

1  The date used to calculate Life of Fund performance for the index is August 22, 2001, the inception date of Class I shares, the Fund's oldest share class.

2  Performance shown prior to April 29, 2005 for Class S shares is that of Class I shares, which has lower expenses and correspondingly higher returns than Class S shares.

3  The Russell Midcap® Value Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those Russell Midcap® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June. The Russell Midcap Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities in the Russell 1000® Index. The index is rebalanced annually in June. Please note that the indices described in this report do not take into account any fees, expenses or tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that they track, and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of an index are prepared or obtained by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC and reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The Fund may invest in securities not included in a described index and generally does not invest in all securities included in a described index.

The investments for the Fund are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage(s) one or more other registered funds that have names, investment objectives and investment styles that are similar to those of the Fund. You should be aware that the Fund is likely to differ from those other mutual fund(s) in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Fund can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual fund(s).

Shares of the separate Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Portfolios, including the Fund, are not available to the general public. Shares of the Fund may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be held in their separate accounts, which fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies, and by qualified pension and retirement plans. Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Fund. This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders and is not an offer of shares of the Fund. Shares are sold only through the currently effective prospectus, which must precede or accompany this report.

The "Neuberger Berman" name and logo and "Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC" name are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. The individual Fund name in this piece is either a service mark or registered service mark of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor, member FINRA.

© 2021 Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor. All rights reserved.


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Information About Your Fund's Expenses (Unaudited)

As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs such as fees and expenses that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in U.S. dollars) of investing in the Fund and compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2021 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the Fund's costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses and Performance:

 

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the Fund's actual performance during the period indicated. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:

 

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this Fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transaction costs, such as fees and expenses that are, or may be imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Expense Example (Unaudited)

NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST MID CAP INTRINSIC VALUE PORTFOLIO

Actual

  Beginning Account
Value
1/1/21
  Ending Account
Value
6/30/21
  Expenses Paid
During the Period
1/1/21 – 6/30/21
  Expense
Ratio
 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,261.70

   

$

5.61

(a)

   

1.00

%

 

Class S

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,260.80

   

$

7.01

(a)

   

1.25

%

 

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.84

   

$

5.01

(b)

   

1.00

%

 

Class S

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.60

   

$

6.26

(b)

   

1.25

%

 

(a)  For each class, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

(b)  Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratios for each class, multiplied by the average account value over the period (assuming a 5% annual return), multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).


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Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Portfolio^ (Unaudited) June 30, 2021

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Common Stocks 95.8%

     

Aerospace & Defense 3.0%

     
 

25,075

   

General Dynamics Corp.

 

$

4,720,619

   

Auto Components 2.9%

     
 

29,008

   

Aptiv PLC

   

4,563,829

*

 

Banks 9.6%

     
 

67,842

   

BankUnited, Inc.

   

2,896,175

   
 

41,357

   

Comerica, Inc.

   

2,950,408

   
 

130,106

   

First Horizon Corp.

   

2,248,232

   
 

185,966

   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   

2,653,735

   
 

14,666

   

M&T Bank Corp.

   

2,131,116

   
 

37,987

   

Truist Financial Corp.

   

2,108,279

   
     

14,987,945

   

Beverages 2.5%

     

73,500

  Molson Coors Brewing
Co. Class B
 
3,946,215

*

 

Biotechnology 3.4%

     
 

24,298

   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   

4,463,786

*

 
 

12,649

   

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.

   

796,760

*

 
     

5,260,546

   

Building Products 3.6%

     

15,320


  Fortune Brands Home &
Security, Inc.
 

1,526,025


 

59,780


  Johnson Controls
International PLC
 

4,102,702


 
     

5,628,727

   

Chemicals 1.4%

     
 

25,118

   

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

   

2,197,825

   

Commercial Services & Supplies 2.3%

     
 

113,900

   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

   

1,998,945

*

 
 

21,978

   

Stericycle, Inc.

   

1,572,526

*

 
     

3,571,471

   

Communications Equipment 3.2%

     
 

42,100

   

Ciena Corp.

   

2,395,069

*

 
 

12,200

   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

   

2,645,570

   
     

5,040,639

   

Containers & Packaging 1.2%

     
 

32,800

   

Sealed Air Corp.

   

1,943,400

   

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Electric Utilities 3.0%

     
 

59,100

   

Evergy, Inc.

 

$

3,571,413

   
 

32,100

   

OGE Energy Corp.

   

1,080,165

   
     

4,651,578

   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components 2.9%
     
 

15,611

   

CDW Corp.

   

2,726,461

   
 

11,664

   

II-VI, Inc.

   

846,690

*

 
 

9,070

   

Itron, Inc.

   

906,819

*

 
     

4,479,970

   

Energy Equipment & Services 1.0%

     
 

69,965

   

Baker Hughes Co.

   

1,600,100

   

Entertainment 3.3%

     

283,750


  Lions Gate Entertainment
Corp. Class B
 

5,192,625

*

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.7%

     
 

65,379

   

Regency Centers Corp.

   

4,188,833

   

Food & Staples Retailing 1.3%

     

41,800


  BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings,
Inc.
 

1,988,844

*

 

Food Products 3.5%

     
 

56,300

   

Hain Celestial Group, Inc.

   

2,258,756

*

 
 

74,200

   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

   

3,303,384

*

 
     

5,562,140

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.9%

     
 

13,473

   

Haemonetics Corp.

   

897,841

*

 
 

22,893

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

   

3,681,652

   
     

4,579,493

   

Health Care Providers & Services 1.8%

     
 

7,600

   

McKesson Corp.

   

1,453,424

   
 

44,248

   

MEDNAX, Inc.

   

1,334,077

*

 
     

2,787,501

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 6.0%

     
 

135,230

   

MGM Resorts International

   

5,767,559

   
 

60,884

   

Travel & Leisure Co.

   

3,619,554

   
     

9,387,113

   
Independent Power and Renewable
Electricity Producers 2.9%
     
 

118,404

   

AES Corp.

   

3,086,792

   
 

81,800

   

Vistra Corp.

   

1,517,390

   
     

4,604,182

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


5


Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Industrial Conglomerates 2.7%

     
 

22,184

   

Carlisle Cos, Inc.

 

$

4,245,574

   

IT Services 1.7%

     
 

351,300

   

Conduent, Inc.

   

2,634,750

*

 

Metals & Mining 0.6%

     
 

41,490

   

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

   

894,524

*

 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.5%

     
 

147,200

   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

   

3,852,224

   

Multi-Utilities 2.1%

     
 

131,500

   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   

3,224,380

   

Multiline Retail 1.4%

     
 

22,279

   

Dollar Tree, Inc.

   

2,216,760

*

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7.0%

     
 

66,694

   

Devon Energy Corp.

   

1,946,798

   
 

31,299

   

EOG Resources, Inc.

   

2,611,589

   
 

58,709

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

3,266,569

   
 

16,400

   

Phillips 66

   

1,407,448

   
 

66,139

   

Williams Cos., Inc.

   

1,755,990

   
     

10,988,394

   

Professional Services 1.9%

     
 

83,974

   

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.

   

1,794,525

*

 
 

30,062

   

KBR, Inc.

   

1,146,865

   
     

2,941,390

   

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment 4.1%
     
 

13,954

   

NXP Semiconductors NV

 

$

2,870,617

   
 

18,232

   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

   

3,495,986

   
     

6,366,603

   

Software 1.4%

     
 

72,858

   

Dropbox, Inc. Class A

   

2,208,326

*

 

Specialty Retail 3.1%

     
 

431,400

   

Chico's FAS, Inc.

   

2,838,612

*

 
 

21,207

   

Children's Place, Inc.

   

1,973,523

*

 
     

4,812,135

   

Trading Companies & Distributors 2.9%

     
 

88,806

   

AerCap Holdings NV

   

4,547,755

*

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(Cost $104,426,536)
 

149,816,410


 

Short-Term Investments 4.4%

     

Investment Companies 4.4%

     

6,838,674


  State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund Premier
Class, 0.03%(a)
(Cost $6,838,674)
 

6,838,674


 

 
  Total Investments 100.2%
(Cost $111,265,210)
 

156,655,084


 
       

Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.2)%

   

(240,673

)

 
       

Net Assets 100.0%

 

$

156,414,411

   

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Represents 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2021.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of June 30, 2021:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments:

 
Common Stocks(a)   

$

149,816,410

   

$

   

$

   

$

149,816,410

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

6,838,674

     

     

6,838,674

   

Total Investments

 

$

149,816,410

   

$

6,838,674

   

$

   

$

156,655,084

   

(a)  The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization for the portfolio.

^  A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    MID CAP
INTRINSIC
VALUE
PORTFOLIO
 
   

June 30, 2021

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value* (Note A)—see Schedule of Investments:

 
Unaffiliated issuers(a)   

$

156,655,084

   

Dividends and interest receivable

   

225,390

   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

   

78,854

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

3,167

   

Total Assets

   

156,962,495

   

Liabilities

 

Payable to investment manager (Note B)

   

71,058

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

380,139

   

Payable to administrator—net (Note B)

   

48,034

   

Payable to trustees

   

12,421

   

Other accrued expenses and payables

   

36,432

   

Total Liabilities

   

548,084

   

Net Assets

 

$

156,414,411

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

104,103,904

   

Total distributable earnings/(losses)

   

52,310,507

   

Net Assets

 

$

156,414,411

   

Net Assets

 

Class I

 

$

112,082,380

   

Class S

   

44,332,031

   

Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

 

Class I

   

5,767,169

   

Class S

   

1,951,166

   

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

 

Class I

 

$

19.43

   

Class S

   

22.72

   

*Cost of Investments:

 

(a) Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

111,265,210

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    MID CAP
INTRINSIC
VALUE
PORTFOLIO
 
    For the Six
Months Ended
June 30, 2021
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers

 

$

1,204,828

   

Interest and other income—unaffiliated issuers

   

778

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(2,679

)

 

Total income

 

$

1,202,927

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

404,274

   

Administration fees (Note B):

 

Class I

   

156,221

   

Class S

   

64,292

   

Distribution fees (Note B):

 

Class S

   

53,577

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Class I

   

3,376

   

Class S

   

1,170

   

Audit fees

   

20,055

   

Custodian and accounting fees

   

27,326

   

Insurance

   

2,203

   

Legal fees

   

15,213

   

Repayment to Management of expenses previously assumed by Management (Note B)

   

1,403

   

Shareholder reports

   

8,754

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

25,226

   

Interest

   

1,653

   

Miscellaneous

   

5,306

   

Total expenses

   

790,049

   

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

412,878

   

Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments (Note A)

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on:

 

Transactions in investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

16,258,745

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of:

 

Investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

16,821,354

   

Net gain/(loss) on investments

   

33,080,099

   

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

33,492,977

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

   

MID CAP INTRINSIC VALUE PORTFOLIO

 
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2021
(Unaudited)
  Fiscal Year
Ended
December 31,
2020
 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations (Note A):

 

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

412,878

   

$

1,179,933

   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

   

16,258,745

     

(7,672,127

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

   

16,821,354

     

5,563,046

   

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

33,492,977

     

(929,148

)

 

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):

 

Distributable earnings:

 

Class I

   

     

(935,713

)

 

Class S

   

     

(264,448

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

     

(1,200,161

)

 

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

Class I

   

13,027,647

     

15,604,914

   

Class S

   

3,539,799

     

8,252,097

   

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

Class I

   

     

935,713

   

Class S

   

     

264,448

   

Payments for shares redeemed:

 

Class I

   

(16,630,116

)

   

(16,350,788

)

 

Class S

   

(8,508,747

)

   

(12,856,048

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

(8,571,417

)

   

(4,149,664

)

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets

   

24,921,560

     

(6,278,973

)

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

131,492,851

     

137,771,824

   

End of period

 

$

156,414,411

   

$

131,492,851

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Notes to Financial Statements Mid Cap Intrinsic Value
Portfolio (Unaudited)

Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

1  General: Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Instrument dated March 27, 2014. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of the Trust and is diversified. The Fund offers Class I and Class S shares. The Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.

A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or a balance that rounds to less than 1.

The assets of the Fund belong only to the Fund, and the liabilities of the Fund are borne solely by the Fund and no other series of the Trust.

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 946 "Financial Services—Investment Companies."

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("Management" or "NBIA") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Shares of the Fund are not available to the general public and may be purchased only by life insurance companies to serve as an investment vehicle for premiums paid under their variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts and to certain qualified pension and other retirement plans.

2  Portfolio valuation: In accordance with ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurement" ("ASC 820"), all investments held by the Fund are carried at the value that Management believes the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Fund's investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant Management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.

ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

•  Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

•  Level 2—other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)

•  Level 3—unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The value of the Fund's investments in equity securities, for which market quotations are readily available, is generally determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on the latest sale price quoted on a principal exchange or market for that security (Level 1 inputs). Securities traded


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primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern Time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. If there is no sale of a security on a particular day, the independent pricing services may value the security based on market quotations.

Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.

Investments in non-exchange traded investment companies with a readily determinable fair value are valued using the respective fund's daily calculated net asset value ("NAV") per share (Level 2 inputs).

If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Board has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Inputs and assumptions considered in determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security's disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer and/or analysts; an analysis of the company's or issuer's financial statements; an evaluation of the inputs that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.

In December 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, which establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act, including related oversight and reporting requirements. The rule also defines when market quotations are "readily available" for purposes of the 1940 Act, which is the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. The rule became effective on March 8, 2021, however, the SEC adopted an eighteen-month transition period beginning from the effective date. Management is currently evaluating this guidance.

3  Foreign currency translations: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are normally translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on days the New York Stock Exchange is open for business, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain/(loss), if any, arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.

4  Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable), and amortization of premium, where applicable, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations.


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5  Income tax information: The Fund is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company ("RIC") by complying with the requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. To the extent the Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.

The Fund has adopted the provisions of ASC 740 "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as an income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not yet expired. As of June 30, 2021, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax positions.

For federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost of investments held at June 30, 2021 was $111,656,681. The estimated gross unrealized appreciation was $48,625,028 and estimated gross unrealized depreciation was $3,626,625 resulting in net unrealized appreciation in value of investments of $44,998,403 based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of their shares as a part of the dividends-paid deduction for income tax purposes.

Any permanent differences resulting from different book and tax treatment are reclassified at year-end and have no impact on net income, NAV or NAV per share of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2020 there were no permanent differences requiring a reclassification between total distributable earnings/(losses) and paid-in capital.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, was as follows:

   

Distributions Paid From:

 
   

Ordinary Income

 

Long-Term Capital Gain

 

Total

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 
       

$

1,200,161

   

$

2,807,684

   

$

   

$

14,060,917

   

$

1,200,161

   

$

16,868,601

   

As of December 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Loss
Carryforwards
and Deferrals
  Other
Temporary
Differences
 

Total

 
$

815,606

   

$

   

$

28,177,049

   

$

(10,175,125

)

 

$

   

$

18,817,530

   

The temporary differences between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings are primarily due to losses disallowed and recognized on wash sales and tax adjustments related to other investments.

To the extent the Fund's net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of the Fund not to distribute such gains. Capital loss carryforward rules allow for RICs to carry forward capital losses indefinitely and to retain the character of capital loss carryforwards as short-term or long-term. As


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determined at December 31, 2020, the Fund had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset future net realized capital gains, if any, as follows:

   

Capital Loss Carryforwards

 
   

Long-Term

 

Short-Term

 
       

$

10,175,125

   

$

   

6  Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are generally distributed once a year (usually in October) and are recorded on the ex-date.

It is the policy of the Fund to pass through to its shareholders substantially all real estate investment trust ("REIT") distributions and other income it receives, less operating expenses. The distributions received from REITs are generally composed of income, capital gains, and/or return of REIT capital, but the REITs do not report this information to the Fund until the following calendar year. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the character of distributions paid to shareholders of the Fund, if any, disclosed within the Statements of Changes in Net Assets is based on estimates made at that time. Based on past experience it is possible that a portion of the Fund's distributions during the current fiscal year, if any, will be considered tax return of capital, but the actual amount of the tax return of capital, if any, is not determinable until after the Fund's fiscal year-end. After calendar year-end, when the Fund learns the nature of the distributions paid by REITs during that year, distributions previously identified as income are often recharacterized as return of capital and/or capital gain. After all applicable REITs have informed the Fund of the actual breakdown of distributions paid to the Fund during its fiscal year, estimates previously recorded are adjusted to reflect actual results. As a result, the composition of the Fund's distributions as reported herein may differ from the final composition determined after calendar year-end.

7  Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld, if any, represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.

8  Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds within the complex of related investment companies. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributable to a particular series of the Trust (e.g., the Fund) are allocated among the series of the Trust, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the series can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which NBIA serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributable to a particular investment company in the complex (e.g., the Trust) or series thereof are allocated among the investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the investment companies in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly. The Fund's expenses (other than those specific to each class) are allocated proportionally each day among its classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

9  Investments in foreign securities: Investing in foreign securities may involve sovereign and other risks, in addition to the credit and market risks normally associated with domestic securities. These additional risks include the possibility of adverse political and economic developments (including political instability, nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation) and the potentially adverse effects of unavailability of public information regarding issuers, less governmental supervision and regulation of financial markets, reduced liquidity of certain financial markets, and the lack of uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards or the application of standards that are different or less stringent than those applied in the United States. Foreign securities also may experience greater price volatility, higher rates of inflation, and delays in settlement.

10  Investment company securities and exchange-traded funds: The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), within the limitations prescribed by (a) the 1940 Act, (b) the exemptive order from the SEC that permits the Fund to invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies, including ETFs, in excess of the limits in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, subject to the


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terms and conditions of such order, or (c) the ETF's exemptive order or other relief. Some ETFs seek to track the performance of a particular market index. These indices include both broad-based market indices and more narrowly-based indices, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. However, some ETFs have an actively-managed investment objective. ETF shares are traded like traditional equity securities on a national securities exchange or NASDAQ. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, which will decrease returns.

In October 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 12d1-4, which permits a fund to exceed the limits prescribed by Section 12 of the 1940 Act in the absence of an exemptive order, if the Fund complies with the adopted framework for fund of funds arrangements. Rule 12d1-4 contains elements from the SEC's current exemptive orders and rules permitting fund of funds arrangements, and includes (i) limits on control and voting; (ii) required evaluations and findings; (iii) required fund of funds investment agreements; and (iv) limits on complex structures. In connection with the new rule, on or about January 19, 2022, the SEC is expected to rescind the Fund's current exemptive order and Rule 12d1-2 under the 1940 Act. After this occurs, a fund seeking to exceed the limits in Section 12 of the 1940 Act will need to rely on Rule 12d1-4.

11  Securities lending: The Fund, using State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its lending agent, may loan securities to qualified brokers and dealers in exchange for negotiated lender's fees. These fees, if any, would be disclosed within the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net" and are net of expenses retained by State Street as compensation for its services as lending agent.

The initial cash collateral received by the Fund at the beginning of each transaction shall have a value equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). Thereafter, the value of the cash collateral is monitored on a daily basis, and cash collateral is moved daily between a counterparty and the Fund until the close of the transaction. The Fund may only receive collateral in the form of cash (U.S. dollars). Cash collateral is generally invested in a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act that is managed by an affiliate of State Street. The risks associated with lending portfolio securities include, but are not limited to, possible delays in receiving additional collateral or in the recovery of the loaned securities. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of the securities loaned and any interest earned or dividends paid or owed on those securities during the term of the loan would accrue to the Fund.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

12  Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers ("Officers") and trustees ("Trustees") are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.

13  Other: All net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the Fund are allocated, on the basis of relative net assets, pro rata among its respective classes.

14  Other matters—Coronavirus: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in many countries has, among other things, disrupted global travel and supply chains, and adversely impacted global commercial activity, the transportation industry and commodity prices in the energy sector. The impact of this virus has negatively affected and may continue to affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global securities and commodities markets, including liquidity and volatility. The development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to its ultimate impact, which may have a continued adverse effect on global economic and market conditions. Such conditions (which may be across industries, sectors or geographies) have impacted and may continue to impact the issuers of the securities held by the Fund.


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Note B—Investment Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The Fund retains NBIA as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays NBIA an investment management fee at the annual rate of 0.55% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.525% of the next $250 million, 0.50% of the next $250 million, 0.475% of the next $250 million, 0.45% of the next $500 million, 0.425% of the next $2.5 billion, and 0.40% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion. Accordingly, for the six months ended June 30, 2021, the investment management fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.55% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Fund retains NBIA as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. Each class pays NBIA an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, NBIA retains State Street as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. NBIA pays State Street a fee for all services received under the Sub-Administration Agreement.

NBIA has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund's Class I and Class S shares so that the total annual operating expenses of those classes do not exceed the expense limitations as detailed in the following table. These undertakings exclude interest, taxes, transaction costs, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, if any (commitment fees relating to borrowings are treated as interest for purposes of this exclusion) ("annual operating expenses"); consequently, net expenses may exceed the contractual expense limitations. The Fund has agreed that each of its classes will repay NBIA for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause that class's annual operating expenses to exceed its contractual expense limitation in place at the time the fees and expenses were waived or reimbursed, or the expense limitation in place at the time the Fund repays NBIA, whichever is lower. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBIA incurred the expense.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund's Class S shares repaid NBIA $1,403, under its contractual expense limitation.

At June 30, 2021, the Fund's contingent liabilities to NBIA under the agreements were as follows:

            Expenses Reimbursed in
Year Ended December 31,
 
           

2018

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 
           

Subject to Repayment until December 31,

 

Class

  Contractual
Expense
Limitation(a)
 

Expiration

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

Class I

   

1.50

%

 

12/31/24

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Class S

   

1.25

%

 

12/31/24

   

     

2,309

     

9,794

     

   

(a)  Expense limitation per annum of the respective class's average daily net assets.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC (the "Distributor") is the Fund's "principal underwriter" within the meaning of the 1940 Act. It acts as agent in arranging for the sale of the Fund's Class I shares without sales commission or other compensation and bears all advertising and promotion expenses incurred in the sale of those shares. The Board adopted a non-fee distribution plan for the Fund's Class I shares.

The Board has adopted a distribution and shareholder services plan (the "Plan") for Class S shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that, as compensation for administrative and other services related to the sale and distribution of Class S shares, and ongoing services provided to investors in the class, the Distributor receives from Class S a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of Class S's average daily net assets. The


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Distributor may pay a portion of the proceeds from the 12b-1 fee to institutions that provide such services, including insurance companies or their affiliates and qualified plan administrators ("intermediaries") for services they provide respecting the Fund to current and prospective variable contract owners and qualified plan participants that invest in the Fund through the intermediaries. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by the class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to the class. FINRA rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Plan complies with those rules.

Note C—Securities Transactions:

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, there were purchase and sale transactions of long-term securities of $35,428,109 and $43,480,063, respectively.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, no brokerage commissions on securities transactions were paid to affiliated brokers.

Note D—Fund Share Transactions:

Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020, was as follows:

   

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 
   

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Class I

   

711,165

     

     

(918,419

)

   

(207,254

)

   

1,305,068

     

73,102

     

(1,275,038

)

   

103,132

   

Class S

   

163,199

     

     

(404,343

)

   

(241,144

)

   

670,610

     

17,642

     

(839,992

)

   

(151,740

)

 

Note E—Line of Credit:

At June 30, 2021, the Fund was a participant in a syndicated committed, unsecured $700,000,000 line of credit (the "Credit Facility"), to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Series of other investment companies managed by NBIA also participate in this line of credit on substantially the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this Credit Facility at the highest of (a) a federal funds effective rate plus 1.00% per annum, (b) a Eurodollar rate for a one-month period plus 1.00% per annum, and (c) an overnight bank funding rate plus 1.00% per annum; provided that should the Administrative Agent of the Credit Facility determine that the Eurodollar rate is unavailable, then the interest rate option described in (b) shall be replaced with a benchmark replacement determined to be applicable by such Administrative Agent. The Credit Facility has an annual commitment fee of 0.15% per annum of the available line of credit, which is paid quarterly. The Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share of the annual commitment fee, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due, and interest charged on any borrowing made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund. Because several mutual funds participate in the Credit Facility, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to all or any part of the $700,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding under the Credit Facility at June 30, 2021. During the period ended June 30, 2021, the Fund did not utilize the Credit Facility.

Note F—Unaudited Financial Information:

The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Portfolio

The following tables include selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Amounts that do not round to $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that do not round to 0.01% or (0.01)% are presented as 0.00% or (0.00)%, respectively. A "—" indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.

Class I

 
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 
   

(Unaudited)

                     

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

15.40

   

$

16.01

   

$

15.69

   

$

19.58

   

$

16.91

   

$

15.85

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 
Net Investment Income/(Loss)@     

0.06

     

0.14

     

0.21

     

0.15

     

0.14

     

0.18

   

Net Gains or (Losses) on Securities

   

3.97

     

(0.59

)

   

2.31

     

(3.00

)

   

2.69

     

2.27

   

Total From Investment Operations

   

4.03

     

(0.45

)

   

2.52

     

(2.85

)

   

2.83

     

2.45

   

Less Distributions From:

 

Net Investment Income

   

     

(0.16

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.11

)

 

Net Realized Capital Gains

   

     

     

(2.07

)

   

(0.91

)

   

     

(1.28

)

 

Total Distributions

   

     

(0.16

)

   

(2.20

)

   

(1.04

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(1.39

)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

19.43

   

$

15.40

   

$

16.01

   

$

15.69

   

$

19.58

   

$

16.91

   
Total Return     

26.17

%*

   

(2.62

)%

   

16.74

%^     

(15.28

)%^     

16.74

%^‡     

16.17

%^   

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net Assets, End of Period (in millions)

 

$

112.1

   

$

92.0

   

$

94.0

   

$

93.8

   

$

119.1

   

$

104.7

   
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average
Net Assets# 
   

1.00

%**

   

1.03

%

   

1.01

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.99

%

   

1.05

%

 

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.00

%**

   

1.03

%

   

1.01

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.97

%ß     

1.05

%

 
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to
Average Net Assets
   

0.64

%**

   

1.12

%

   

1.22

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.79

%ß     

1.12

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

25

%*

   

35

%

   

14

%

   

34

%

   

35

%

   

36

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights


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Financial Highlights (cont'd)

Class S

 
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 
   

(Unaudited)

                     

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

18.02

   

$

18.68

   

$

17.95

   

$

22.22

   

$

19.19

   

$

17.78

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 
Net Investment Income/(Loss)@     

0.04

     

0.13

     

0.19

     

0.11

     

0.10

     

0.17

   

Net Gains or (Losses) on Securities

   

4.66

     

(0.68

)

   

2.66

     

(3.41

)

   

3.03

     

2.57

   

Total From Investment Operations

   

4.70

     

(0.55

)

   

2.85

     

(3.30

)

   

3.13

     

2.74

   

Less Distributions From:

 

Net Investment Income

   

     

(0.11

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.05

)

 

Net Realized Capital Gains

   

     

     

(2.07

)

   

(0.91

)

   

     

(1.28

)

 

Total Distributions

   

     

(0.11

)

   

(2.12

)

   

(0.97

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(1.33

)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

22.72

   

$

18.02

   

$

18.68

   

$

17.95

   

$

22.22

   

$

19.19

   
Total Return     

26.08

%*     

(2.83

)%

   

16.43

%^     

(15.48

)%^     

16.35

%^‡     

15.98

%^   

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net Assets, End of Period (in millions)

 

$

44.3

   

$

39.5

   

$

43.8

   

$

44.8

   

$

59.3

   

$

56.9

   
Ratio of Gross Expenses to
Average Net Assets# 
   

1.25

%**     

1.28

%

   

1.26

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.30

%

 

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.25

%**§     

1.25

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.25

%§     

1.25

%ß§     

1.25

%

 
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss)
to Average Net Assets
   

0.37

%**     

0.89

%

   

0.98

%

   

0.49

%

   

0.49

%ß     

0.91

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

25

%*     

35

%

   

14

%

   

34

%

   

35

%

   

36

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights


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Notes to Financial Highlights Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Portfolio (Unaudited)

@  Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.

  In May 2016, the Fund's custodian, State Street, announced that it had identified inconsistencies in the way in which the Fund was invoiced for categories of expenses, particularly those deemed "out-of-pocket" costs, from 1998 through November 2015, and refunded to the Fund certain expenses, plus interest, determined to be payable to the Fund for the period in question. These amounts were refunded to the Fund by State Street during the year ended December 31, 2017. These amounts had no impact on the Fund's total return for the year ended December 31, 2017.

#  Represents the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets if Management had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fee and /or if the Fund had not received refunds, plus interest, from State Street noted in above for custodian out-of-pocket expenses previously paid during the year ended December 31, 2017. Management did not reimburse or waive fees during the fiscal periods shown for Class I.

*  Not Annualized.

ß  The custodian expenses refund noted in above is non-recurring and is included in these ratios. Had the Fund not received the refund, the annualized ratio of net expenses to average net assets and the annualized ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets would have been:

    Ratio of Net
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Ratio of Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
to Average
Net Assets
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 

Class I

   

0.99

%

   

0.77

%

 

Class S

   

1.25

%

   

0.48

%

 

  Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period. Returns assume income dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain expenses. Total return would have been higher if Management had not recouped previously reimbursed and/or waived expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate accounts or the related insurance policies or other qualified pension or retirement plans, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fiscal periods shown.

**  Annualized.


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Notes to Financial Highlights Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Portfolio (Unaudited)

^  The class action proceeds received in 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016 had no impact on the Fund's total return for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

§  After repayment of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management, as applicable. Had the Fund not made such repayments, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average net assets would have been:

    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2021

 

2018

 

2017

 

Class S

   

1.25

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.24

%

 


20


Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the SEC's website, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, and on Neuberger Berman's website at www.nb.com.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Trust's Form N-PORT is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The portfolio holdings information on Form N-PORT is available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll free).


21


Neuberger Berman
Advisers Management Trust

Short Duration Bond Portfolio

I Class Shares

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2021

B0374 08/21

As permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, you may no longer receive paper copies of the Fund's annual and semi-annual shareholder reports by mail from the insurance company that issued your variable annuity and variable life insurance contract or from the financial intermediary that administers your qualified pension or retirement plan, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from your insurance company or financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund's website www.nb.com/AMTliterature, and may also be available on a website from the insurance company or financial intermediary that offers your contract or administers your retirement plan, and such insurance company or financial intermediary will notify you by mail each time a report is posted and provide you with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the insurance company or financial intermediary electronically by following the instructions provided by the insurance company or financial intermediary. If offered by your insurance company or financial intermediary, you may elect to receive all future reports in paper and free of charge from the insurance company or financial intermediary. You can contact your insurance company or financial intermediary if you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds available under your contract or retirement plan.


Short Duration Bond Portfolio Commentary

The Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Short Duration Bond Portfolio Class I posted a 1.12% total return for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 (the reporting period), outperforming its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index (the Index), which returned 0.00% for the same period.

The overall U.S. bond market generated weak results during the reporting period. Both short- and long-term U.S. Treasury yields moved higher as the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continued, economic growth strengthened and there was significant fiscal and monetary policy accommodation. While inflation increased, U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell described it as being largely transitory. Credit spreads, which had meaningfully widened in March 2020 given investor risk aversion and challenged liquidity, continued to tighten over the reporting period. Generally speaking, the spread sectors (non-U.S. Treasury securities) produced positive results relative to similar duration Treasuries during the period.

A main contributor to the Fund's performance was its allocation to corporate credit. The sector performed well given the improving economy, robust demand and moderating supply. An opportunistic allocation to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities was also beneficial, mainly in the first half of the period as inflation expectations increased. Elsewhere, the Fund's exposures to asset-backed securities (ABS), commercial mortgage-backed securities and mortgage credit were additive for results as investors continued to search for yield in the low rate environment. On the downside, yield curve positioning detracted from results.

The Fund's use of Treasury futures contributed positively to performance.

A number of changes were made to the Fund during the reporting period. We reduced our allocation to agency mortgage-backed securities as their valuations became less attractive and largely allocated the proceeds into corporate credit given improving fundamentals and positive supply/demand trends. We also found what we believe to be attractive opportunities in the ABS and mortgage credit sectors.

Looking ahead, we believe market volatility is likely to rise in the second half of the year. Previously, we anticipated tapering and changing policies from the Fed and European Central Bank in the second half of 2021, and we see no reason to change this view. However, even with perfect central bank communication and foresight, the markets likely will need to adjust to less monetary accommodation. Meanwhile, we believe that markets are going to be more responsive to actual economic data. We interpret the Fed's messaging not as an abandonment of average inflation targeting, but as a guide to how its inflation policy will be practically implemented. Significant developments, either to the upside or downside in growth and inflation, will likely impact the trajectory of Fed policy. When the Fed eventually starts to raise rates, depending on the level and path of inflation, the pace could be steeper than current expectations. For the second half of the year, we anticipate a continued range-bound interest rate environment, with upward bias in rates reflecting a durable global economic recovery. Importantly, we believe the underlying drivers of tight credit spreads, strong economic growth and low default rates, are unlikely to be materially impacted by the evolving central bank landscape.

Sincerely,

THOMAS SONTAG, MICHAEL FOSTER, MATTHEW MCGINNIS, WOOLF NORMAN MILNER AND DAVID M. BROWN
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.


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Short Duration Bond Portfolio

PORTFOLIO BY TYPE OF INVESTMENT

(as a % of Total Net Assets)

 

Asset-Backed Securities

   

7.3

%

 

Corporate Bonds

   

46.1

   

Exchange-Traded Funds

   

5.1

   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   

31.2

   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   

5.9

   

Short-Term Investments

   

6.4

   

Liabilities Less Other Assets

   

(2.0

)*

 

Total

   

100.0

%

 

*  Includes the impact of the Fund's open positions in derivatives, if any.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS


 
Inception
  Six Month
Period Ended
  Average Annual Total Return
Ended 06/30/2021
 
   

Date

 

06/30/2021

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Life of Fund

 

Class I

 

09/10/1984

   

1.12

%

   

4.13

%

   

2.02

%

   

1.64

%

   

4.57

%

 
Bloomberg Barclays
1-3 Year U.S.
Government/Credit
Bond Index1,2 
       

0.00

%

   

0.44

%

   

1.88

%

   

1.49

%

   

5.09

%  

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit http://www.nb.com/amtportfolios/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The results do not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the qualified pension and retirement plans whose proceeds are invested in the Fund.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("NBIA") had not reimbursed certain expenses and/ or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

For the period ended June 30, 2021, the 30-day SEC yield was 2.26% for Class I shares.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratio for fiscal year 2020 was 0.86% for Class I shares (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any, and after restatement). The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2021 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.





















2


Endnotes

1  The date used to calculate Life of Fund performance for the index is September 10, 1984, the Fund's commencement of operations.

2  The Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is the 1-3 year component of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is the non-securitized component of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and includes Treasuries and government-related (agency, sovereign, supranational, and local authority debt) and corporate securities. Please note that the indices described in this report do not take into account any fees, expenses or tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that they track, and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of an index are prepared or obtained by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC and reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The Fund may invest in securities not included in a described index and generally does not invest in all securities included in a described index.

The investments for the Fund are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage(s) one or more other registered funds that have names, investment objectives and investment styles that are similar to those of the Fund. You should be aware that the Fund is likely to differ from those other mutual fund(s) in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Fund can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual fund(s).

Shares of the separate Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Portfolios, including the Fund, are not available to the general public. Shares of the Fund may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be held in their separate accounts, which fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies, and by qualified pension and retirement plans. Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Fund. This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders and is not an offer of shares of the Fund. Shares are sold only through the currently effective prospectus, which must precede or accompany this report.

The "Neuberger Berman" name and logo and "Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC" name are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. The individual Fund name in this piece is either a service mark or registered service mark of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor, member FINRA.

© 2021 Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor. All rights reserved.


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Information About Your Fund's Expenses (Unaudited)

As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs such as fees and expenses that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in U.S. dollars) of investing in the Fund and compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2021 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the Fund's costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses and Performance:

 

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the Fund's actual performance during the period indicated. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.

 
Hypothetical Example for
Comparison Purposes:
 

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this Fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transaction costs, such as fees and expenses that are, or may be imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Expense Example (Unaudited)

NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST SHORT DURATION BOND PORTFOLIO

Actual

  Beginning Account
Value
1/1/21
  Ending Account
Value
6/30/21
  Expenses Paid
During the Period
1/1/21 – 6/30/21
 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,011.20

   

$

4.09

(a)

 

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.73

   

$

4.11

(b)

 

(a)  Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.82%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

(b)  Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.82%, multiplied by the average account value over the period (assuming a 5% annual return), multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).


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Legend Short Duration Bond Portfolio (Unaudited)
June 30, 2021

Benchmarks:

LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate

SOFR = Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SOFR30A = 30 Day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate

Currency Abbreviations:

USD = United States Dollar

Counterparties:

SSB = State Street Bank and Trust Company

Index Periods/Payment Frequencies:

1M = 1 Month

3M = 3 Months


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Schedule of Investments Short Duration Bond Portfolio^ (Unaudited) June 30, 2021

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

     

VALUE

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations 5.9%

     

$

2,165,000

   

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.05%, due 12/9/2021

 

$

2,164,500

(a)

 
 

2,220,000

   

U.S. Treasury Note, 0.13%, due 4/30/2023

   

2,215,837

   
 

1,962,851

   

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note, 0.13%, due 7/15/2030

   

2,165,167

(b)

 
       

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $6,569,006)

   

6,545,504

   

Mortgage-Backed Securities 31.2%

     

Adjustable Mixed Balance 0.1%

     

113,299

  Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser. 2004-4, Class 3A, (1M USD LIBOR + 1.13%),
1.22%, due 6/19/2034
 
117,898

(c)

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 12.5%

     
 

498,686

   

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2019-6, Class A1, 2.62%, due 11/25/2059

   

501,568

(d)(e)

 
 

1,097,067

   

Brass No. 10 PLC, Ser. 10A, Class A1, 0.67%, due 4/16/2069

   

1,097,331

(d)(e)

 

228,053

  Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Ser. 2019-R02, Class 1M2,
(1M USD LIBOR + 2.30%), 2.39%, due 8/25/2031
 
229,626

(c)(d)

 
       

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities

         
 

1,028,894

   

Ser. 2016-C02, Class 1M2, (1M USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 6.09%, due 9/25/2028

   

1,085,848

(c)

 
 

321,898

   

Ser. 2016-C03, Class 1M2, (1M USD LIBOR + 5.30%), 5.39%, due 10/25/2028

   

337,497

(c)

 
 

1,077,588

   

Ser. 2016-C04, Class 1M2, (1M USD LIBOR + 4.25%), 4.34%, due 1/25/2029

   

1,124,768

(c)

 
 

753,776

   

Ser. 2016-C06, Class 1M2, (1M USD LIBOR + 4.25%), 4.34%, due 4/25/2029

   

783,557

(c)

 
 

271,886

   

Ser. 2016-C07, Class 2M2, (1M USD LIBOR + 4.35%), 4.44%, due 5/25/2029

   

284,995

(c)

 
 

374,370

   

Ser. 2017-C03, Class 1M2, (1M USD LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.09%, due 10/25/2029

   

386,007

(c)

 
 

904,169

   

Ser. 2017-C05, Class 1M2, (1M USD LIBOR + 2.20%), 2.29%, due 1/25/2030

   

918,582

(c)

 
 

931,266

   

Ser. 2018-C01, Class 1M2, (1M USD LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.34%, due 7/25/2030

   

944,168

(c)

 
       

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes

         
 

1,153,724

   

Ser. 2017-DNA1, Class M2, (1M USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.34%, due 7/25/2029

   

1,195,222

(c)

 
 

670,000

   

Ser. 2017-DNA3, Class M2, (1M USD LIBOR + 2.50%), 2.59%, due 3/25/2030

   

684,916

(c)

 
 

1,086,626

   

Ser. 2017-HQA3, Class M2, (1M USD LIBOR + 2.35%), 2.44%, due 4/25/2030

   

1,110,988

(c)

 
 

264,744

   

Ser. 2019-DNA2, Class M2, (1M USD LIBOR + 2.45%), 2.54%, due 3/25/2049

   

268,862

(c)(d)

 

822,734

  Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes Real Estate Mortgage Investment
Conduits, Ser. 2021-DNA1, Class M1, (SOFR30A + 0.65%), 0.67%, due 1/25/2051
 
822,734

(c)(d)

 
       

GCAT Trust

         
 

475,539

   

Ser. 2019-NQM2, Class A1, 2.86%, due 9/25/2059

   

477,158

(d)(f)

 
 

536,903

   

Ser. 2019-NQM3, Class A1, 2.69%, due 11/25/2059

   

549,661

(d)(e)

 
 

161,143

   

Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Ser. 2019-INV1, Class A1, 2.61%, due 9/27/2049

   

163,147

(d)(e)

 
 

840,000

   

Verus Securitization Trust, Ser. 2021-3, Class A3, 1.44%, due 6/25/2066

   

839,996

(d)(e)(g)

 
     

13,806,631

   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed 16.9%

     
 

1,457,536

   

BANK, Ser. 2020-BN30, Class A1, 0.45%, due 12/15/2053

   

1,450,997

   
 

1,110,000

   

BBCMS Trust, Ser. 2013-TYSN, Class B, 4.04%, due 9/5/2032

   

1,110,346

(d)

 

380,776

  BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2018-IND, Class A, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.75%),
0.82%, due 11/15/2035
 
380,901

(c)(d)

 
 

320,000

   

BXMT Ltd., Ser. 2020-FL2, Class A, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.90%), 1.02%, due 2/15/2038

   

320,050

(c)(d)

 
       

CD Mortgage Trust

         
 

58,848

   

Ser. 2017-CD3, Class A1, 1.97%, due 2/10/2050

   

58,896

   
 

437,281

   

Ser. 2017-CD5, Class A1, 2.03%, due 8/15/2050

   

440,629

   
       

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

         
 

313,112

   

Ser. 2012-GC8, Class AAB, 2.61%, due 9/10/2045

   

315,864

   
 

830,000

   

Ser. 2015-P1, Class A5, 3.72%, due 9/15/2048

   

909,992

   
 

293,515

   

Ser. 2016-P3, Class A2, 2.74%, due 4/15/2049

   

293,363

   
 

50,248

   

Ser. 2016-P6, Class A1, 1.88%, due 12/10/2049

   

50,240

   
       

Commercial Mortgage Trust

         
 

1,111,000

   

Ser. 2012-CR4, Class AM, 3.25%, due 10/15/2045

   

1,120,733

   
 

12,312,979

   

Ser. 2014-CR18, Class XA, 1.17%, due 7/15/2047

   

312,554

(e)(h)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


6


Schedule of Investments Short Duration Bond Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

     

VALUE

 
       

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust

         

$

17,002,078

   

Ser. 2016-C5, Class XA, 1.08%, due 11/15/2048

 

$

564,629

(e)(h)

 
 

499,051

   

Ser. 2017-CX10, Class A1, 2.23%, due 11/15/2050

   

502,930

   
 

78,754

   

DBJPM Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2016-C3, Class A1, 1.50%, due 8/10/2049

   

78,783

   
 

800,000

   

Eleven Madison Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2015-11MD, Class A, 3.67%, due 9/10/2035

   

866,893

(d)(e)

 
       

Freddie Mac Multiclass Certificates

         
 

2,420,000

   

Ser. 2020-RR03, Class X1, 1.71%, due 7/27/2028

   

260,854

(h)

 
 

1,500,000

   

Ser. 2020-RR02, Class DX, 1.82%, due 9/27/2028

   

174,954

(e)(h)

 
 

1,535,000

   

Ser. 2020-RR02, Class CX, 1.27%, due 3/27/2029

   

132,400

(e)(h)

 

26,723,479

  Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K737, Class X1,
0.75%, due 10/25/2026
 
793,051

(e)(h)

 
       

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

         
 

520,000

   

Ser. 2019-BOCA, Class A, (1M USD LIBOR + 1.20%), 1.27%, due 6/15/2038

   

520,966

(c)(d)

 
 

915,000

   

Ser. 2010-C1, Class B, 5.15%, due 8/10/2043

   

919,587

(d)

 
 

95,000

   

Ser. 2012-GCJ7, Class B, 4.74%, due 5/10/2045

   

97,505

   
 

182,737,670

   

Ser. 2013-GC13, Class XA, 0.10%, due 7/10/2046

   

280,265

(e)(h)

 
 

1,000,000

   

Ser. 2014-GC22, Class A4, 3.59%, due 6/10/2047

   

1,050,526

   
       

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

         
 

550,445

   

Ser. 2013-C12, Class ASB, 3.16%, due 7/15/2045

   

557,159

   
 

372,189

   

Ser. 2015-C29, Class ASB, 3.30%, due 5/15/2048

   

388,782

   

166,000

  Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser. 2013-C9, Class B, 3.71%,
due 5/15/2046
 
172,458

(e)

 
 

530,419

   

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Ser. 2012-C4, Class A4, 3.24%, due 3/15/2045

   

534,455

   
 

414,522

   

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2018-C14, Class A1, 3.38%, due 12/15/2051

   

424,012

   
 

893,000

   

VNDO Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2012-6AVE, Class E, 3.45%, due 11/15/2030

   

910,984

(d)(e)

 
       

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

         
 

293,780

   

Ser. 2012-LC5, Class A3, 2.92%, due 10/15/2045

   

299,814

   
 

38

   

Ser. 2016-NXS6, Class A1, 1.42%, due 11/15/2049

   

38

   
 

697,954

   

Ser. 2020-C58, Class A1, 0.55%, due 7/15/2053

   

695,626

   
       

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

         
 

17,127,145

   

Ser. 2014-LC14, Class XA, 1.43%, due 3/15/2047

   

461,051

(e)(h)

 
 

1,130,000

   

Ser. 2014-C25, Class A5, 3.63%, due 11/15/2047

   

1,222,606

   
     

18,674,893

   

Fannie Mae 0.9%

     
       

Pass-Through Certificates

         
 

863,680

   

4.50% , due 5/1/2041 – 5/1/2044

   

957,178

   

Freddie Mac 0.8%

     
       

Pass-Through Certificates

         
 

351,591

   

3.50%, due 5/1/2026

   

375,537

   
 

444,758

   

4.50%, due 11/1/2039

   

491,160

   
     

866,697

   
       

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $35,053,106)

   

34,423,297

   

Corporate Bonds 46.1%

     

Advertising 0.1%

     
 

140,000

   

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 6.25%, due 6/15/2025

   

147,986

(d)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


7


Schedule of Investments Short Duration Bond Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

     

VALUE

 

Aerospace & Defense 1.7%

     

$

1,400,000

   

Boeing Co., 2.20%, due 2/4/2026

 

$

1,413,382

   
 

150,000

   

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 7.50%, due 4/15/2025

   

160,125

(d)

 
 

230,000

   

TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, due 3/15/2026

   

242,650

(d)

 
     

1,816,157

   

Agriculture 0.5%

     
 

535,000

   

BAT Capital Corp., 2.26%, due 3/25/2028

   

530,987

   

Airlines 3.2%

     
 

1,160,000

   

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, due 4/20/2026

   

1,228,150

(d)

 
 

140,000

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.00%, due 5/1/2025

   

163,378

(d)

 
 

535,000

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., 4.50%, due 10/20/2025

   

574,922

(d)

 
 

255,000

   

United Airlines, Inc., 4.38%, due 4/15/2026

   

263,971

(d)

 
       

United Continental Holdings, Inc.

         
 

170,000

   

4.25%, due 10/1/2022

   

174,038

   
 

1,090,000

   

4.88%, due 1/15/2025

   

1,130,875

   
     

3,535,334

   

Auto Manufacturers 2.2%

     
 

435,000

   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.13%, due 6/16/2025

   

479,044

   
       

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

         
 

530,000

   

2.75%, due 6/20/2025

   

558,031

   
 

400,000

   

2.70%, due 8/20/2027

   

415,649

   
       

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC

         
 

610,000

   

0.88%, due 11/22/2023

   

611,620

(d)

 
 

370,000

   

3.35%, due 5/13/2025

   

399,270

(d)

 
     

2,463,614

   

Auto Parts & Equipment 0.3%

     
 

230,000

   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 9.50%, due 5/31/2025

   

256,738

   
 

60,000

   

Meritor, Inc., 6.25%, due 6/1/2025

   

63,910

(d)

 
     

320,648

   

Banks 8.7%

     
 

550,000

   

Banco Santander SA, 2.75%, due 5/28/2025

   

579,589

   
 

650,000

   

Bank of America Corp., Ser. L, 3.95%, due 4/21/2025

   

713,342

   
 

1,070,000

   

Citigroup, Inc., 3.35%, due 4/24/2025

   

1,140,142

(i)

 
 

1,895,000

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (3M USD LIBOR + 1.60%), 1.74%, due 11/29/2023

   

1,955,394

(c)

 
 

700,000

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.30%, due 10/15/2025

   

729,064

(i)

 
 

1,065,000

   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 1.33%, due 6/15/2023

   

1,073,548

(i)

 
 

2,310,000

   

Morgan Stanley, (SOFR + 0.70%), 0.72%, due 1/20/2023

   

2,316,560

(c)

 
 

1,060,000

   

Wells Fargo & Co., 3.75%, due 1/24/2024

   

1,139,976

   
     

9,647,615

   

Chemicals 1.0%

     
 

1,080,000

   

LYB International Finance III LLC, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 1.14%, due 10/1/2023

   

1,081,706

(c)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


8


Schedule of Investments Short Duration Bond Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

     

VALUE

 

Commercial Services 0.9%

     

$

510,000

   

APX Group, Inc., 8.50%, due 11/1/2024

 

$

532,950

   
 

240,000

   

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg S.a.r.l., 5.00%, due 2/1/2025

   

246,900

(d)(j)

 
 

240,000

   

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc., 5.25%, due 4/15/2024

   

257,167

(d)

 
     

1,037,017

   

Distribution-Wholesale 0.4%

     
 

290,000

   

KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.13%, due 6/1/2025

   

297,598

(d)

 
 

150,000

   

Performance Food Group, Inc., 6.88%, due 5/1/2025

   

159,768

(d)

 
     

457,366

   

Diversified Financial Services 2.5%

     
       

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust

         
 

800,000

   

4.50%, due 9/15/2023

   

857,820

   
 

540,000

   

6.50%, due 7/15/2025

   

633,373

   
 

1,290,000

   

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., 6.50% Cash/7.25% PIK, due 9/15/2024

   

1,296,450

(d)(k)

 
     

2,787,643

   

Electric 1.3%

     
 

1,235,000

   

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 0.65%, due 3/1/2023

   

1,240,040

   
 

280,000

   

Talen Energy Supply LLC, 10.50%, due 1/15/2026

   

202,475

(d)

 
     

1,442,515

   

Entertainment 0.9%

     
 

250,000

   

Cinemark USA, Inc., 8.75%, due 5/1/2025

   

273,750

(d)

 
 

215,000

   

Int'l Game Technology PLC, 4.13%, due 4/15/2026

   

223,869

(d)

 
 

260,000

   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 4.88%, due 11/1/2024

   

264,160

(d)

 
 

230,000

   

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., 7.00%, due 7/1/2025

   

247,871

(d)

 
     

1,009,650

   

Food Service 0.2%

     
       

Aramark Services, Inc.

         
 

150,000

   

5.00%, due 4/1/2025

   

153,750

(d)(j)

 
 

80,000

   

6.38%, due 5/1/2025

   

85,000

(d)

 
     

238,750

   

Gas 1.4%

     
 

550,000

   

Atmos Energy Corp., (3M USD LIBOR + 0.38%), 0.50%, due 3/9/2023

   

550,073

(c)

 
 

1,035,000

   

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., (3M USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 0.63%, due 3/2/2023

   

1,035,243

(c)

 
     

1,585,316

   

Housewares 0.2%

     
 

180,000

   

CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc., 6.75%, due 7/15/2025

   

192,938

(d)

 

Leisure Time 1.3%

     
       

Carnival Corp.

         
 

785,000

   

10.50%, due 2/1/2026

   

913,936

(d)

 
 

280,000

   

5.75%, due 3/1/2027

   

293,300

(d)

 
 

220,000

   

NCL Corp. Ltd., 12.25%, due 5/15/2024

   

265,694

(d)

 
     

1,472,930

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


9


Schedule of Investments Short Duration Bond Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

     

VALUE

 

Machinery-Diversified 1.3%

     

$

1,385,000

   

Otis Worldwide Corp., (3M USD LIBOR + 0.45%), 0.64%, due 4/5/2023

 

$

1,385,113

(c)

 

Media 1.8%

     

430,000

  Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital,
4.91%, due 7/23/2025
 
487,151

 
 

343,000

   

Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc., 6.75%, due 7/1/2026

   

358,864

(d)(j)

 
 

550,000

   

Fox Corp., 3.05%, due 4/7/2025

   

588,918

   
 

180,000

   

iHeartCommunications, Inc., 6.38%, due 5/1/2026

   

191,475

   
 

310,000

   

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 4.50%, due 9/15/2026

   

320,850

(d)

 
     

1,947,258

   

Mining 0.3%

     
 

320,000

   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.50%, due 4/1/2025

   

332,000

(d)

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturer 2.0%

     
 

2,185,000

   

General Electric Capital Corp., (3M USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 1.12%, due 3/15/2023

   

2,211,272

(c)

 

Oil & Gas 1.3%

     
 

260,000

   

Apache Corp., 4.63%, due 11/15/2025

   

280,800

   
 

210,000

   

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.50%, due 12/1/2025

   

232,054

   
 

90,000

   

PDC Energy, Inc., 5.75%, due 5/15/2026

   

94,021

   
 

550,000

   

Petroleos Mexicanos, (3M USD LIBOR + 3.65%), 3.77%, due 3/11/2022

   

554,400

(c)

 
 

250,000

   

Range Resources Corp., 9.25%, due 2/1/2026

   

275,625

   
     

1,436,900

   

Oil & Gas Services 0.2%

     
 

150,000

   

USA Compression Partners L.P./USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.88%, due 4/1/2026

   

157,125

   

Pharmaceuticals 1.4%

     
 

980,000

   

AbbVie, Inc., (3M USD LIBOR + 0.65%), 0.80%, due 11/21/2022

   

986,871

(c)

 
 

370,000

   

Upjohn, Inc., 1.65%, due 6/22/2025

   

374,244

(d)

 
 

140,000

   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int'l, Inc., 5.50%, due 11/1/2025

   

143,640

(d)

 
     

1,504,755

   

Pipelines 2.8%

     
 

365,000

   

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 7.63%, due 12/15/2025

   

395,543

(d)

 
 

340,000

   

Buckeye Partners L.P., 4.35%, due 10/15/2024

   

355,725

   
 

130,000

   

EQM Midstream Partners L.P., 6.00%, due 7/1/2025

   

141,375

(d)

 
 

160,000

   

Genesis Energy L.P./Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 6.50%, due 10/1/2025

   

161,600

   
 

660,000

   

MPLX L.P., 4.88%, due 6/1/2025

   

745,029

   
 

720,000

   

New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.50%, due 9/30/2026

   

735,696

(d)

 
 

90,000

   

Rattler Midstream L.P., 5.63%, due 7/15/2025

   

94,613

(d)

 
       

Tallgrass Energy Partners L.P./Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.

         
 

270,000

   

5.50%, due 9/15/2024

   

273,677

(d)

 
 

140,000

   

7.50%, due 10/1/2025

   

153,300

(d)

 
     

3,056,558

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


10


Schedule of Investments Short Duration Bond Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

     

VALUE

 

Real Estate 0.4%

     
       

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.

         

$

220,000

   

4.88%, due 6/1/2023

 

$

228,800

(d)

 
 

215,000

   

7.63%, due 6/15/2025

   

233,211

(d)

 
     

462,011

   

Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.0%

     
 

645,000

   

American Tower Corp., 1.60%, due 4/15/2026

   

651,812

   

115,000

  MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership L.P./MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.,
4.63%, due 6/15/2025
 
122,863

(d)

 
 

250,000

   

Uniti Group L.P./Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 7.88%, due 2/15/2025

   

267,812

(d)

 
     

1,042,487

   

Semiconductors 0.7%

     
 

750,000

   

Broadcom, Inc., 3.15%, due 11/15/2025

   

803,835

   

Software 2.2%

     
 

131,000

   

BY Crown Parent LLC/BY Bond Finance, Inc., 4.25%, due 1/31/2026

   

137,222

(d)

 
 

540,000

   

Infor, Inc., 1.45%, due 7/15/2023

   

546,093

(d)

 
 

1,700,000

   

Oracle Corp., 1.65%, due 3/25/2026

   

1,723,226

   
     

2,406,541

   

Telecommunications 3.9%

     
       

AT&T, Inc.

         
 

1,370,000

   

1.70%, due 3/25/2026

   

1,384,477

   
 

550,000

   

1.65%, due 2/1/2028

   

545,904

   
 

200,000

   

Numericable-SFR SA, 7.38%, due 5/1/2026

   

207,986

(d)

 
  550,000    

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.50%, due 4/15/2025

   

596,115

   
       

Verizon Communications, Inc.

         
 

1,025,000

   

1.45%, due 3/20/2026

   

1,033,717

   
 

550,000

   

2.63%, due 8/15/2026

   

584,420

   

   

4,352,619

   
       

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $49,804,424)

   

50,866,646

   

Asset-Backed Securities 7.3%

     

500,000

  Benefit Street Partners CLO XIX Ltd., Ser. 2019-19A, Class D, (3M USD LIBOR + 3.80%),
3.98%, due 1/15/2033
 
501,631

(c)(d)

 

433,981

  Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Club Certificate Issuer Trust I, Ser. 2019-HP1,
Class A, 2.59%, due 12/15/2026
 
437,859

(d)

 

406,895

  Fannie Mae Grantor Trust, Ser. 2003-T4, Class 1A, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.22%),
0.28%, due 9/26/2033
 
403,950

(c)

 
 

500,000

   

Mariner CLO LLC, Ser. 2015-1A, Class DR2, (3M USD LIBOR + 2.85%), 3.04%, due 4/20/2029

   

492,780

(c)(d)

 
 

108,598

   

Marlette Funding Trust, Ser. 2020-1A, Class A, 2.24%, due 3/15/2030

   

108,787

(d)

 
 

500,000

   

Milos CLO Ltd., Ser. 2017-1A, Class DR, (3M USD LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.94%, due 10/20/2030

   

497,558

(c)(d)

 

500,000

  OHA Loan Funding Ltd., Ser. 2016-1A, Class DR, (3M USD LIBOR + 3.00%),
3.19%, due 1/20/2033
 
500,290

(c)(d)

 

500,000

  Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Ser. 2015-2A, Class CR2, (3M USD LIBOR + 2.75%),
2.94%, due 7/20/2030
 
498,312

(c)(d)

 
 

1,195,000

   

PFS Financing Corp., Ser. 2021-A, Class A, 0.71%, due 4/15/2026

   

1,194,047

(d)

 

548,956

  SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser. 2013-2, Class A, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.45%),
0.54%, due 6/25/2043
 
541,320

(c)

 
 

305,393

   

SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Ser. 2020-1, Class A, 2.02%, due 1/25/2029

   

307,906

(d)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Schedule of Investments Short Duration Bond Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

     

VALUE

 

$

570,000

   

Sofi Professional Loan Program Trust, Ser. 2021-A, Class AFX, 1.03%, due 8/17/2043

 

$

569,700

(d)

 

500,000

  Symphony CLO XXII Ltd., Ser. 2020-22A, Class D, (3M USD LIBOR + 3.15%),
3.34%, due 4/18/2033
 
501,051

(c)(d)

 
 

500,000

   

TICP CLO VII Ltd., Ser. 2017-7A, Class DR, (3M USD LIBOR + 3.20%), 3.38%, due 4/15/2033

   

501,250

(c)(d)

 
 

500,000

   

TICP CLO XV Ltd., Ser. 2020-15A, Class D, (3M USD LIBOR + 3.15%), 3.34%, due 4/20/2033

   

501,039

(c)(d)

 
 

500,000

   

TRESTLES CLO III Ltd., Ser. 2020-3A, Class D, (3M USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.44%, due 1/20/2033

   

499,994

(c)(d)

 
       

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $8,017,705)

   

8,057,474

   

NUMBER OF SHARES

         

Exchange-Traded Funds 5.1%

     
 

205,020

    SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (Cost $5,540,311)    

5,654,451

   

Short-Term Investments 6.4%

     

Investment Companies 6.4%

     
 

6,313,652

   

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Premier Class, 0.03%(l)

   

6,313,652

(m)

 
 

789,125

   

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.02%(l)

   

789,125

(n)

 
       

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $7,102,777)

   

7,102,777

   
       

Total Investments 102.0% (Cost $112,087,329)

   

112,650,149

   
       

Liabilities Less Other Assets (2.0)%

   

(2,229,460

)(o)   
       

Net Assets 100.0%

 

$

110,420,689

   

(a)  Rate shown was the discount rate at the date of purchase.

(b)  Index-linked bond whose principal amount adjusts according to a government retail price index.

(c)  Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown was the current rate as of June 30, 2021 and changes periodically.

(d)  Securities were purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or are otherwise restricted and, unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors or may have other restrictions on resale. At June 30, 2021, these securities amounted to $31,390,411, which represents 28.4% of net assets of the Fund.

(e)  Variable or floating rate security where the stated interest rate is not based on a published reference rate and spread. Rather, the interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. The interest rate shown was the current rate as of June 30, 2021.

(f)  Step Bond. Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period that either resets at a specific date or may reset in the future contingent upon a predetermined trigger. The interest rate shown was the current rate as of June 30, 2021.

(g)  Security fair valued as of June 30, 2021 in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Total value of all such securities at June 30, 2021 amounted to $839,996, which represents 0.8% of net assets of the Fund.

(h)  Interest only security. These securities represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. Payments of principal on the pool reduce the value of the "interest only" holding.

(i)  Security issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a future date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Schedule of Investments Short Duration Bond Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

(j)  All or a portion of this security is on loan at June 30, 2021. Total value of all such securities at June 30, 2021 amounted to $774,680 for the Fund (see Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements).

(k)  Payment-in-kind (PIK) security.

(l)  Represents 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2021.

(m)  All or a portion of this security is segregated in connection with obligations for futures contracts with a total value of $6,313,652.

(n)  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities lending.

(o)  Includes the impact of the Fund's open positions in derivatives at June 30, 2021.

POSITIONS BY COUNTRY

Country

  Investments at
Value
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

United States

 

$

93,051,823

     

84.3

%

 

Cayman Islands

   

5,617,625

     

5.1

%

 

United Kingdom

   

2,701,866

     

2.4

%

 

Ireland

   

1,491,193

     

1.4

%

 

Germany

   

1,010,890

     

0.9

%

 

Spain

   

579,589

     

0.5

%

 

Mexico

   

554,400

     

0.5

%

 

Zambia

   

332,000

     

0.3

%

 

France

   

207,986

     

0.2

%

 

Short-Term Investments and Other Liabilities—Net

   

4,873,317

     

4.4

%

 
   

$

110,420,689

     

100.0

%

 

Derivative Instruments

Futures contracts ("futures")

At June 30, 2021, open positions in futures for the Fund were as follows:

Long Futures:

Expiration Date

  Number of
Contracts
 

Open Contracts

  Notional
Amount
  Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

9/2021

   

309

   

U.S. Treasury Note, 2 Year

 

$

68,078,976

   

$

(100,729

)

 

Total Long Positions

         

$

68,078,976

   

$

(100,729

)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Schedule of Investments Short Duration Bond Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Short Futures:

Expiration Date

  Number of
Contracts
 

Open Contracts

  Notional
Amount
  Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

9/2021

   

159

   

U.S. Treasury Note, 5 Year

 

$

(19,625,320

)

 

$

28,570

   

9/2021

   

19

   

U.S. Treasury Note, 10 Year

   

(2,517,500

)

   

(17,974

)

 

9/2021

   

16

   

U.S. Treasury Note, Ultra 10 Year

   

(2,355,250

)

   

(45,529

)

 

9/2021

   

3

   

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

   

(578,063

)

   

(5,344

)

 

Total Short Positions

         

$

(25,076,133

)

 

$

(40,277

)

 

Total Futures

             

$

(141,006

)

 

At June 30, 2021, the Fund had $384,778 deposited in a segregated account to cover margin requirements on open futures.

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the average notional value for the months where the Fund had futures outstanding was $56,774,215 for long positions and $(25,713,166) for short positions.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of June 30, 2021:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments:

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

$

   

$

6,545,504

   

$

   

$

6,545,504

   
Mortgage-Backed Securities(a)     

     

34,423,297

     

     

34,423,297

   
Corporate Bonds(a)     

     

50,866,646

     

     

50,866,646

   

Asset-Backed Securities

   

     

8,057,474

     

     

8,057,474

   

Exchange-Traded Funds

   

5,654,451

     

     

     

5,654,451

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

7,102,777

     

     

7,102,777

   

Total Investments

 

$

5,654,451

   

$

106,995,698

   

$

   

$

112,650,149

   

(a)  The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization as well as a Positions by Country summary.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund's derivatives as of June 30, 2021:

Other Financial Instruments

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 
Futures(a)   

Assets

 

$

28,570

   

$

   

$

   

$

28,570

   

Liabilities

   

(169,576

)

   

     

     

(169,576

)

 

Total

 

$

(141,006

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(141,006

)

 

(a)  Futures are reported at the cumulative unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of the instrument.

^  A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    SHORT DURATION
BOND PORTFOLIO
 
   

June 30, 2021

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value*† (Note A)—see Schedule of Investments:

 
Unaffiliated issuers(a)   

$

112,650,149

   

Cash collateral segregated for futures contracts (Note A)

   

384,778

   

Interest receivable

   

612,542

   

Receivable for securities sold

   

14,473

   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

   

158,236

   

Receivable for securities lending income (Note A)

   

552

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

4,240

   

Total Assets

   

113,824,970

   

Liabilities

 

Payable to investment manager (Note B)

   

15,558

   

Payable for securities purchased

   

2,164,535

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

189,870

   

Payable for accumulated variation margin on futures contracts (Note A)

   

141,006

   

Payable to administrator—net (Note B)

   

36,607

   

Payable to trustees

   

12,423

   

Payable for loaned securities collateral (Note A)

   

789,125

   

Other accrued expenses and payables

   

55,157

   

Total Liabilities

   

3,404,281

   

Net Assets

 

$

110,420,689

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

131,971,553

   

Total distributable earnings/(losses)

   

(21,550,864

)

 

Net Assets

 

$

110,420,689

   

Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

   

10,225,708

   

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

 

Class I

 

$

10.80

   

†Securities on loan, at value:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

774,680

   

*Cost of Investments:

 

(a) Unaffiliated Issuers

 

$

112,087,329

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    SHORT DURATION
BOND PORTFOLIO
 
    For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers

 

$

89,257

   

Interest and other income—unaffiliated issuers

   

1,583,571

   

Income from securities loaned—net

   

1,414

   

Total income

 

$

1,674,242

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

92,263

   

Administration fees (Note B)

   

217,089

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees

   

4,290

   

Audit fees

   

25,054

   

Custodian and accounting fees

   

40,840

   

Insurance

   

1,865

   

Legal fees

   

11,734

   

Shareholder reports

   

19,722

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

25,226

   

Interest

   

268

   

Miscellaneous

   

4,943

   

Total expenses

   

443,294

   

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

1,230,948

   

Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments (Note A):

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on:

 

Transactions in investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

714,610

   

Expiration or closing of futures contracts

   

420,740

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of:

 

Investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

(1,048,187

)

 

Futures contracts

   

(156,654

)

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

   

(69,491

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

1,161,457

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    SHORT DURATION
BOND PORTFOLIO
 
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2021
(Unaudited)
  Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations (Note A):

 

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

1,230,948

   

$

2,314,134

   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

   

1,135,350

     

(489,300

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

   

(1,204,841

)

   

1,273,414

   

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

1,161,457

     

3,098,248

   

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):

 

Distributable earnings

   

     

(2,399,936

)

 

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

17,143,917

     

25,404,721

   

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   

     

2,399,936

   

Payments for shares redeemed

   

(10,937,961

)

   

(32,484,510

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

6,205,956

     

(4,679,853

)

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets

   

7,367,413

     

(3,981,541

)

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

103,053,276

     

107,034,817

   

End of period

 

$

110,420,689

   

$

103,053,276

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Notes to Financial Statements Short Duration Bond Portfolio (Unaudited)

Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

1  General: Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Instrument dated March 27, 2014. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Short Duration Bond Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of the Trust and is diversified. The Fund currently offers only Class I shares. The Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.

A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or a balance that rounds to less than 1.

The assets of the Fund belong only to the Fund, and the liabilities of the Fund are borne solely by the Fund and no other series of the Trust.

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 946 "Financial Services—Investment Companies."

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("Management" or "NBIA") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Shares of the Fund are not available to the general public and may be purchased only by life insurance companies to serve as an investment vehicle for premiums paid under their variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts and to certain qualified pension and other retirement plans.

2  Portfolio valuation: In accordance with ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurement" ("ASC 820"), all investments held by the Fund are carried at the value that Management believes the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Fund's investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant Management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.

ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

•  Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

•  Level 2—other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)

•  Level 3—unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The value of the Fund's investments in debt securities is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on readily available bid quotations, or if quotations are not available, by methods which include various considerations based on security type (generally Level 2 inputs). In addition to the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type,


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indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions, the following is a description of other Level 2 inputs and related valuation techniques used by independent pricing services to value certain types of debt securities held by the Fund:

Corporate Bonds. Inputs used to value corporate debt securities generally include relative credit information, observed market movements, sector news, U.S. Treasury yield curve or relevant benchmark curve, and other market information, which may include benchmark yield curves, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, comparable securities, and reference data, such as market research publications, when available ("Other Market Information").

U.S. Treasury Obligations. Inputs used to value U.S. Treasury securities generally include quotes from several inter-dealer brokers and Other Market Information.

Asset-Backed Securities and Mortgage-Backed Securities. Inputs used to value asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities generally include models that consider a number of factors, which may include the following: prepayment speeds, cash flows, spread adjustments and Other Market Information.

The value of futures contracts is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services at the settlement price at the market close (Level 1 inputs).

Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.

Investments in non-exchange traded investment companies with a readily determinable fair value are valued using the respective fund's daily calculated net asset value ("NAV") per share (Level 2 inputs).

If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Board has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Inputs and assumptions considered in determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security's disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer and/or analysts; an analysis of the company's or issuer's financial statements; an evaluation of the inputs that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.

In December 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, which establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act, including related oversight and reporting requirements. The rule also defines when market quotations are "readily available" for purposes of the 1940 Act, which is the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. The rule became effective on March 8, 2021, however, the SEC adopted an eighteen-month transition period beginning from the effective date. Management is currently evaluating this guidance.

3  Foreign currency translations: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are normally translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on days the NYSE is open for business, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain/(loss), if any, arises from changes


19


in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.

4  Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable) and amortization of premium, where applicable, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations. Included in net realized gain/(loss) on investments are proceeds from the settlement of class action litigation(s) in which the Fund participated as a class member. The amount of such proceeds for the six months ended June 30, 2021, was $286.

5  Income tax information: The Fund is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company ("RIC") by complying with the requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. To the extent the Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.

The Fund has adopted the provisions of ASC 740 "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as an income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not yet expired. As of June 30, 2021, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax positions.

For federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost of investments held at June 30, 2021 was $112,328,015. The estimated gross unrealized appreciation was $1,572,232 and estimated gross unrealized depreciation was $1,250,098 resulting in net unrealized appreciation in value of investments of $322,134 based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of their shares as a part of the dividends-paid deduction for income tax purposes.

Any permanent differences resulting from different book and tax treatment are reclassified at year-end and have no impact on net income, NAV or NAV per share of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2020, there were no permanent differences requiring a reclassification between total distributable earnings/(losses) and paid-in capital.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, was as follows:

Distributions Paid From:

 

Ordinary Income

 

Total

 
2020  

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

$

2,399,936

   

$

2,162,405

   

$

2,399,936

   

$

2,162,405

   

As of December 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Loss
Carryforwards
and Deferrals
  Other
Temporary
Differences
 

Total

 
$

2,939,840

   

$

   

$

1,370,321

   

$

(27,022,482

)

 

$

   

$

(22,712,321

)

 


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The temporary differences between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings are primarily due to amortization of bond premium and mark-to-market adjustments on futures.

To the extent the Fund's net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of the Fund not to distribute such gains. Capital loss carryforward rules allow for RICs to carry forward capital losses indefinitely and to retain the character of capital loss carryforwards as short-term or long-term. As determined at December 31, 2020, the Fund had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset future net realized capital gains, if any, as follows:

Capital Loss Carryforwards

 

Long-Term

 

Short-Term

 

$

23,758,954

   

$

3,263,528

   

6  Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are generally distributed once a year (usually in October) and are recorded on the ex-date.

7  Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld, if any, represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.

8  Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds within the complex of related investment companies. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributable to a particular series of the Trust (e.g., the Fund) are allocated among the series of the Trust, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the series can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which NBIA serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributable to a particular investment company in the complex (e.g., the Trust) or series thereof are allocated among the investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the investment companies in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly.

9  Investments in foreign securities: Investing in foreign securities may involve sovereign and other risks, in addition to the credit and market risks normally associated with domestic securities. These additional risks include the possibility of adverse political and economic developments (including political instability, nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation) and the potentially adverse effects of unavailability of public information regarding issuers, less governmental supervision and regulation of financial markets, reduced liquidity of certain financial markets, and the lack of uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards or the application of standards that are different or less stringent than those applied in the United States. Foreign securities also may experience greater price volatility, higher rates of inflation, and delays in settlement.

10  Investment company securities and exchange-traded funds: The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), within the limitations prescribed by (a) the 1940 Act, (b) the exemptive order from the SEC that permits the Fund to invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies, including ETFs, in excess of the limits in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, subject to the terms and conditions of such order, or (c) the ETF's exemptive order or other relief. Some ETFs seek to track the performance of a particular market index. These indices include both broad-based market indices and more narrowly-based indices, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. However, some ETFs have an actively-managed investment objective. ETF shares are traded like traditional equity securities on a national securities exchange or NASDAQ. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, which will decrease returns.

In October 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 12d1-4, which permits a fund to exceed the limits prescribed by Section 12 of the 1940 Act in the absence of an exemptive order, if the Fund complies with the adopted framework for fund of funds arrangements. Rule 12d1-4 contains elements from the SEC's current exemptive orders and rules permitting


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fund of funds arrangements, and includes (i) limits on control and voting; (ii) required evaluations and findings; (iii) required fund of funds investment agreements; and (iv) limits on complex structures. In connection with the new rule, on or about January 19, 2022, the SEC is expected to rescind the Fund's current exemptive order and Rule 12d1-2 under the 1940 Act. After this occurs, a fund seeking to exceed the limits in Section 12 of the 1940 Act will need to rely on Rule 12d1-4.

11  When-issued/delayed delivery securities: The Fund may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date beyond the normal settlement period. At the time the Fund enters into a commitment to purchase a security, the transaction is recorded and the value of the security is reflected in the NAV. The price of such security and the date when the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations. No interest accrues to the Fund until payment takes place. At the time the Fund enters into this type of transaction it is required to segregate cash or other liquid assets at least equal to the amount of the commitment. When-issued and delayed delivery transactions can have a leverage-like effect on the Fund, which can increase fluctuations in the Fund's NAV. Certain risks may arise upon entering into when-issued or delayed delivery securities transactions from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors. Additionally, losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities.

The Fund may also enter into a TBA agreement and "roll over" such agreement prior to the settlement date by selling the obligation to purchase the pools set forth in the agreement and entering into a new TBA agreement for future delivery of pools of mortgage-backed securities. TBA mortgage-backed securities may increase prepayment risks because the underlying mortgages may be less favorable than anticipated by the Fund.

12  Derivative instruments: The Fund's use of derivatives during the six months ended June 30, 2021, is described below. Please see the Schedule of Investments for the Fund's open positions in derivatives, if any, at June 30, 2021. The Fund has adopted the provisions of ASC 815 "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815"). The disclosure requirements of ASC 815 distinguish between derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting and those that do not. Because investment companies value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statement of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, even though the Fund's investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are considered non-hedge transactions for purposes of this disclosure.

In October 2020, the SEC adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies. Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund could enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure to establish and maintain a derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager. While the new rule became effective February 19, 2021, funds will not be required to fully comply with the new rule until August 19, 2022. It is not currently clear what impact, if any, the new rule will have on the availability, liquidity or performance of derivatives. When fully implemented, the new rule may require changes in how the Fund will use derivatives, may adversely affect the Fund's performance and may increase costs related to the Fund's use of derivatives.

Futures contracts: During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund used U.S. Treasury futures to manage the duration of the Fund.

At the time the Fund enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with the futures commission merchant a specified amount of cash or liquid securities, known as "initial margin," which is a percentage of the value of the futures contract being traded that is set by the exchange upon which the futures contract is traded. Each day, the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the board of trade or U.S. commodity exchange on which such futures contract is traded. Subsequent payments, known as "variation margin," to and from the broker are made on a daily basis, or as needed, as the market price of the futures contract fluctuates. Daily variation margin adjustments, arising from this "mark to market," are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses.


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Although some futures by their terms call for actual delivery or acquisition of the underlying securities or currency, in most cases the contracts are closed out prior to delivery by offsetting purchases or sales of matching futures. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a gain or loss. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility there may be an illiquid market, possibly at a time of rapidly declining prices, and/or a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Futures executed on regulated futures exchanges have minimal counterparty risk to the Fund because the exchange's clearinghouse assumes the position of the counterparty in each transaction. Thus, the Fund is exposed to risk only in connection with the clearinghouse and not in connection with the original counterparty to the transaction.

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the futures transactions undertaken by the Fund may cause the Fund to recognize gains or losses from marking contracts to market even though its positions have not been sold or terminated, may affect the character of the gains or losses recognized as long-term or short-term, and may affect the timing of some capital gains and losses realized by the Fund. Also, the Fund's losses on transactions involving futures contracts may be deferred rather than being taken into account currently in calculating the Fund's taxable income.

At June 30, 2021, the Fund had the following derivatives (which did not qualify as hedging instruments under ASC 815), grouped by primary risk exposure:

Asset Derivatives

Derivative Type

  Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Location
  Interest
Rate Risk
 

Total

 

Futures

  Receivable/Payable
for accumulated variation
margin on futures contracts
 

$

28,570


 

$

28,570


 

Total Value—Assets

     

$

28,570

   

$

28,570

   

Liability Derivatives

Derivative Type

  Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Location
  Interest
Rate Risk
 

Total

 

Futures

  Receivable/Payable
for accumulated variation
margin on futures contracts
 

$

(169,576

)

 

$

(169,576

)

 

Total Value—Liabilities

     

$

(169,576

)

 

$

(169,576

)

 

The impact of the use of these derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations during the six months ended June 30, 2021, was as follows:

Realized Gain/(Loss)

Derivative Type

  Statement of
Operations Location
  Interest
Rate Risk
 

Total

 

Futures

  Net realized gain/(loss)
on: Expiration or closing
of futures contracts
 

$

420,740


 

$

420,740


 

Total Realized Gain/(Loss)

     

$

420,740

   

$

420,740

   


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Change in Appreciation/(Depreciation)

Derivative Type

  Statement of
Operations Location
  Interest
Rate Risk
 

Total

 

Futures

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation)
in value of: Futures contracts
 

$

(156,654

)

 

$

(156,654

)

 

Total Change in Appreciation/(Depreciation)

     

$

(156,654

)

 

$

(156,654

)

 

13  Securities lending: The Fund, using State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its lending agent, may loan securities to qualified brokers and dealers in exchange for negotiated lender's fees. These fees, if any, would be disclosed within the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net" and are net of expenses retained by State Street as compensation for its services as lending agent.

The initial cash collateral received by the Fund at the beginning of each transaction shall have a value equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). Thereafter, the value of the cash collateral is monitored on a daily basis, and cash collateral is moved daily between a counterparty and the Fund until the close of the transaction. The Fund may only receive collateral in the form of cash (U.S. dollars). Cash collateral is generally invested in a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act that is managed by an affiliate of State Street. The risks associated with lending portfolio securities include, but are not limited to, possible delays in receiving additional collateral or in the recovery of the loaned securities. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of the securities loaned and any interest earned or dividends paid or owed on those securities during the term of the loan would accrue to the Fund.

As of June 30, 2021, the Fund had outstanding loans of securities to certain approved brokers, with a value of $774,680 for which it received collateral as follows:

   

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements

 
    Overnight and
Continuous
  Less Than
30 Days
  Between
30 & 90 Days
  Greater Than
90 Days
 

Total

 

Securities Lending Transactions(a)

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

789,125

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

789,125

   

(a)  Amounts represent the payable for loaned securities collateral received.

The Fund is required to disclose both gross and net information for assets and liabilities related to over-the-counter derivatives, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities lending and securities borrowing transactions, if any, that are eligible for offset or subject to an enforceable master netting or similar agreement. The Fund's securities lending assets at fair value are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The following tables present the Fund's securities lending assets by counterparty and net of the related collateral received by the Fund for assets as of June 30, 2021.

Description

  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 

Securities Lending

 

$

774,680

   

$

   

$

774,680

   

Total

 

$

774,680

   

$

   

$

774,680

   


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Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Counterparty

  Net Amounts of
Assets Presented in
the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
  Liabilities
Available
for Offset
  Cash Collateral
Received(a)
 

Net Amount(b)

 

SSB

 

$

774,680

   

$

   

$

(774,680

)

 

$

   

Total

 

$

774,680

   

$

   

$

(774,680

)

 

$

   

(a)  Collateral received is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets (or liabilities) in the tables presented above.

(b)  Net Amount represents amounts subject to loss at June 30, 2021, in the event of a counterparty failure.

14  Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers ("Officers") and trustees ("Trustees") are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.

15  Other matters—Coronavirus: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in many countries has, among other things, disrupted global travel and supply chains, and adversely impacted global commercial activity, the transportation industry and commodity prices in the energy sector. The impact of this virus has negatively affected and may continue to affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global securities and commodities markets, including liquidity and volatility. The development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to its ultimate impact, which may have a continued adverse effect on global economic and market conditions. Such conditions (which may be across industries, sectors or geographies) have impacted and may continue to impact the issuers of the securities held by the Fund.

Note B—Investment Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The Fund retains NBIA as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays NBIA an investment management fee at the annual rate of 0.17% of the first $2 billion of the Fund's average daily net assets and 0.15% of average daily net assets in excess of $2 billion. Accordingly, for the six months ended June 30, 2021, the investment management fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.17% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Fund retains NBIA as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The Fund pays NBIA an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.40% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, NBIA retains State Street as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. NBIA pays State Street a fee for all services received under the Sub-Administration Agreement.

NBIA has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund so that the total annual operating expenses do not exceed the expense limitation as detailed in the following table. This undertaking excludes interest, taxes, transaction costs, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, if any (commitment fees relating to borrowings are treated as interest for purposes of this exclusion) ("annual operating expenses"); consequently, net expenses may exceed the contractual expense limitation. The Fund has agreed that it will repay NBIA for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed provided that repayment does not cause the annual operating expenses to exceed its contractual expense limitation in place at the time the fees and expenses were waived or reimbursed, or the expense limitation in place at the time the Fund repays NBIA, whichever is lower. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBIA incurred the expense.


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During the six months ended June 30, 2021, there was no repayment to NBIA under these agreements.

At June 30, 2021, the Fund had no contingent liabilities to NBIA under the agreement.

            Expenses Reimbursed in
Year Ended December 31,
 
           

2018

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 
           

Subject to Repayment until December 31,

 

Class

  Contractual
Expense
Limitation(a)
 

Expiration

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

Class I

   

0.95

%(b)

 

12/31/24

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

(a)  Expense limitation per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets.

(b)  Prior to February 28, 2020, the contractual expense limitation was 1.00%.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is the Fund's "principal underwriter" within the meaning of the 1940 Act. It acts as agent in arranging for the sale of the Fund's Class I shares without sales commission or other compensation and bears all advertising and promotion expenses incurred in the sale of those shares. The Board adopted a non-fee distribution plan for the Fund's Class I shares.

Note C—Securities Transactions:

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, there were purchase and sale transactions of long-term securities (excluding futures) as follows:

Purchases of
U.S. Government
and Agency
Obligations
  Purchases excluding
U.S. Government
and Agency
Obligations
  Sales and Maturities
of U.S. Government
and Agency
Obligations
  Sales and Maturities
excluding
U.S. Government
and Agency
Obligations
 
$

31,216,454

   

$

43,016,282

   

$

36,720,342

   

$

29,310,789

   

Note D—Fund Share Transactions:

Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020, was as follows:

   

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 
   

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Class I

   

1,596,886

     

     

(1,016,796

)

   

580,090

     

2,426,694

     

227,914

     

(3,137,858

)

   

(483,250

)

 

Note E—Line of Credit:

At June 30, 2021, the Fund was a participant in a syndicated committed, unsecured $700,000,000 line of credit (the "Credit Facility"), to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Series of other investment companies managed by NBIA also participate in this line of credit on substantially the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this Credit Facility at the highest of (a) a federal funds effective rate plus 1.00% per annum, (b) a Eurodollar rate for a one-month period plus 1.00% per annum, and (c) an overnight bank funding rate plus 1.00% per annum; provided that should the Administrative Agent of the Credit Facility determine that the Eurodollar rate is unavailable, then the interest rate option described in (b) shall be replaced with a benchmark replacement


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determined to be applicable by such Administrative Agent. The Credit Facility has an annual commitment fee of 0.15% per annum of the available line of credit, which is paid quarterly. The Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share of the annual commitment fee, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due, and interest charged on any borrowing made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund. Because several mutual funds participate in the Credit Facility, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to all or any part of the $700,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding under the Credit Facility at June 30, 2021. During the period ended June 30, 2021, the Fund did not utilize the Credit Facility.

Note F—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:

In March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04 ("ASU 2020-04"), "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)". In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of LIBOR, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The guidance is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance.

Note G—Unaudited Financial Information:

The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

Short Duration Bond Portfolio

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Amounts that do not round to $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that do not round to 0.01% or (0.01)% are presented as 0.00% or (0.00)%, respectively. A "—" indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.

Class I

 
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 
   

(Unaudited)

                     

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

10.68

   

$

10.57

   

$

10.40

   

$

10.46

   

$

10.52

   

$

10.52

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 
Net Investment Income/(Loss)@     

0.12

     

0.24

     

0.18

     

0.14

     

0.11

     

0.07

   
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both
realized and unrealized)
   

(0.00

)

   

0.12

     

0.20

     

(0.03

)

   

(0.02

)

   

0.06

   

Total From Investment Operations

   

0.12

     

0.36

     

0.38

     

0.11

     

0.09

     

0.13

   

Less Distributions From:

 

Net Investment Income

   

     

(0.25

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.13

)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

10.80

   

$

10.68

   

$

10.57

   

$

10.40

   

$

10.46

   

$

10.52

   
Total Return     

1.12

%*

   

3.46

%

   

3.69

%^     

1.02

%^     

0.89

%‡^     

1.22

%^   

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net Assets, End of Period (in millions)

 

$

110.4

   

$

103.1

   

$

107.0

   

$

117.6

   

$

131.6

   

$

143.0

   
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average
Net Assets# 
   

0.82

%**

   

0.86

%

   

0.88

%

   

0.87

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.88

%

 

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

0.82

%**

   

0.86

%

   

0.88

%

   

0.87

%

   

0.75

%ß     

0.88

%

 
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to
Average Net Assets
   

2.27

%**

   

2.26

%

   

1.69

%

   

1.34

%

   

1.03

%ß     

0.68

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

63

%*

   

162

%

   

91

%

   

60

%

   

87

%

   

79

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights


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Notes to Financial Highlights Short Duration Bond Portfolio
(Unaudited)

@  Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.

  Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period. Returns assume income dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate accounts or the related insurance policies or other qualified pension or retirement plans, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fiscal periods shown.

^  The class action proceeds listed in Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements had no impact on the Fund's total return for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The class action proceeds received in 2019 and 2017 had no impact on the Fund's total return for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2017, respectively. Had the Fund not received class action proceeds in 2018 and 2016, total return based on per share NAV for the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2016, would have been:

   

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2018

 

2016

 

Class I

   

0.92

%

   

0.64

%

 

*  Not annualized.

  In May 2016, the Fund's custodian, State Street, announced that it had identified inconsistencies in the way in which the Fund was invoiced for categories of expenses, particularly those deemed "out-of-pocket" costs, from 1998 through November 2015, and refunded to the Fund certain expenses, plus interest, determined to be payable to the Fund for the period in question. These amounts were refunded to the Fund by State Street during the year ended December 31, 2017. These amounts had no impact on the Fund's total return for the year ended December 31, 2017.

#  Represents the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets if Management had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fee and/or if the Fund had not received refunds, plus interest, from State Street noted in above for custodian out-of-pocket expenses previously paid during the year ended December 31, 2017. Management did not reimburse or waive fees during the fiscal periods shown.

**  Annualized.

ß  The custodian expenses refund noted in above is non-recurring and is included in these ratios. Had the Fund not received the refund, the annualized ratio of net expenses to average net assets and the annualized ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets would have been:

    Ratio of Net
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Ratio of Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
to Average
Net Assets
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 

Class I

   

0.85

%

   

0.92

%

 


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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the SEC's website, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, and on Neuberger Berman's website at www.nb.com.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Trust's Form N-PORT is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The portfolio holdings information on Form N-PORT is available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll free).


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Neuberger Berman
Advisers Management Trust

Sustainable Equity Portfolio

I Class Shares

S Class Shares

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2021

B0738 08/21

As permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, you may no longer receive paper copies of the Fund's annual and semi-annual shareholder reports by mail from the insurance company that issued your variable annuity and variable life insurance contract or from the financial intermediary that administers your qualified pension or retirement plan, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from your insurance company or financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund's website www.nb.com/AMTliterature, and may also be available on a website from the insurance company or financial intermediary that offers your contract or administers your retirement plan, and such insurance company or financial intermediary will notify you by mail each time a report is posted and provide you with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the insurance company or financial intermediary electronically by following the instructions provided by the insurance company or financial intermediary. If offered by your insurance company or financial intermediary, you may elect to receive all future reports in paper and free of charge from the insurance company or financial intermediary. You can contact your insurance company or financial intermediary if you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds available under your contract or retirement plan.


Sustainable Equity Portfolio Commentary

The Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Sustainable Equity Portfolio Class I generated a 13.49% total return for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 (the reporting period), trailing the 15.25% total return of its benchmark, the S&P® 500 Index (the Index). (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

Equity markets performed well during the first half of 2021, as companies—especially in cyclical sectors—delivered stronger-than-expected earnings. A successful vaccine rollout, economic stimulus programs and pent-up demand were key factors behind both business and market performance.

U.S. GDP is expected to have grown more than 6% in the first half of 2021. Unemployment numbers continued to decline, and business and consumer confidence continued improving. U.S. consumers are also in good shape, with healthier balance sheets and higher savings than before the pandemic.

Overall, our businesses performed well this period, and in most cases, their stocks reflect that. Stock selection was most advantageous within the Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services sectors.

Top contributors included Alphabet, the parent of Google, which benefited from an increase in digital advertising spending and industrial and construction equipment rental firm United Rentals, which advanced on growing confidence in the economy and optimism about infrastructure spending.

The Fund's underperformance versus the Index resulted primarily from stock selection in the Financials sector and our zero weighting in Energy, which rebounded as economic activity picked up.

Individual detractors included Cognizant Technology Solutions, a technology services and solutions provider. Despite robust demand and delivering better than expected revenues, the company faced a demand-supply imbalance for talent that left them short-staffed. The company appears to be addressing this.

After more than doubling in 2020, Vestas Wind Systems declined in a sell-off that impacted other renewable energy stocks. Vestas also missed operating income consensus estimates due to increased warranty provisions, supply chain challenges, and rising raw material costs. We believe the long-term outlook remains constructive for both wind and Vestas.

GoDaddy, a leading infrastructure gateway to the internet for individuals and small and medium businesses, was an addition to the Fund during this period. We sold US Bancorp, Eversource Energy and Booking Holdings, given rich valuations and potentially better risk-reward opportunities in other portfolio holdings.

We anticipate continued economic recovery as the year progresses, notwithstanding risks from evolving virus variants. While the U.S. Federal Reserve Board may raise rates late in 2022, we believe current monetary policy—coupled with fiscal stimulus and improving employment, consumer and business trends—should support near-term economic recovery and consequently, capital markets.

Any improvement in trade relations driven by the current administration would further support the markets. However, unlike in prior years, where appreciation was largely driven by valuation expansion, we believe future returns will likely come primarily from earnings growth.

Although inflation appears transitory and related to pandemic bottlenecks, we remain aware of potential impacts on the Fund. We believe inflation could become an issue if demand continues to outstrip businesses' ability to increase supply, a result of the skilled labor shortage.

In our view, companies' ability to provide solutions to leading sustainability challenges will continue to serve as attractive underlying drivers of secular growth. We continue to position the Fund toward what we believe are best-in-class businesses with the relevant and material Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) advantages, that are likely to be beneficiaries in the current environment, while being mindful of valuations.


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We believe our team's process of seeking businesses with good growth prospects, high Return on Invested Capital, strong balance sheets, ESG leadership, and diversification positions the Fund well for a variety of backdrops.

We look forward to continuing to serve your investment needs.

Sincerely,

INGRID S. DYOTT AND SAJJAD S. LADIWALA
CO-PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.

To read more on how we integrate sustainability issues into our investment process, please visit www.nb.com/sustainableequity.


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Sustainable Equity Portfolio

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments*)

 

Communication Services

   

10.3

%

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

10.3

   

Consumer Staples

   

4.9

   

Financials

   

8.6

   

Health Care

   

17.3

   

Industrials

   

13.8

   

Information Technology

   

29.0

   

Materials

   

1.8

   

Utilities

   

2.3

   

Short-Term Investments

   

1.7

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

*  Derivatives, if any, are excluded from this chart.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS


 
Inception
  Six Month
Period Ended
  Average Annual Total Return
Ended 06/30/2021
 
   

Date

 

06/30/2021

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Life of Fund

 

Class I

 

02/18/1999

   

13.49

%

   

44.79

%

   

15.63

%

   

12.36

%

   

8.49

%

 
Class S2   

05/01/2006

   

13.35

%

   

44.42

%

   

15.36

%

   

12.12

%

   

8.36

%

 
S&P 500® Index1,3         

15.25

%

   

40.79

%

   

17.65

%

   

14.84

%

   

7.80

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit http://www.nb.com/amtportfolios/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The results do not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the qualified pension and retirement plans whose proceeds are invested in the Fund.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("NBIA") had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2020 were 0.92% and 1.18% for Class I and Class S shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The total annual operating expense ratio for Class S includes the class's repayment of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees waived by Management pursuant to the terms of the contractual expense limitation agreement. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2021 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.






















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Endnotes

1  The date used to calculate Life of Fund performance for the index is February 18, 1999, the inception date of Class I shares, the Fund's oldest share class.

2  Performance shown prior to May 1, 2006 for Class S shares is that of Class I shares, which has lower expenses and correspondingly higher returns than Class S shares.

3  The S&P 500® Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that focuses on the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity market, and includes a significant portion of the total value of the market. Please note that the index described in this report does not take into account any fees, expenses or tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that it tracks, and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of an index are prepared or obtained by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC and reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The Fund may invest in securities not included in a described index and generally does not invest in all securities included in a described index.

The investments for the Fund are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage(s) one or more other registered funds that have names, investment objectives and investment styles that are similar to those of the Fund. You should be aware that the Fund is likely to differ from those other mutual fund(s) in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Fund can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual fund(s).

Shares of the separate Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Portfolios, including the Fund, are not available to the general public. Shares of the Fund may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be held in their separate accounts, which fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies, and by qualified pension and retirement plans. Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Fund. This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders and is not an offer of shares of the Fund. Shares are sold only through the currently effective prospectus, which must precede or accompany this report.

The "Neuberger Berman" name and logo and "Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC" name are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. The individual Fund name in this piece is either a service mark or registered service mark of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor, member FINRA.

© 2021 Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor. All rights reserved.


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Information About Your Fund's Expenses (Unaudited)

As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs such as fees and expenses that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in U.S. dollars) of investing in the Fund and compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2021 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the Fund's costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses and Performance:

 

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the Fund's actual performance during the period indicated. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.

 
Hypothetical Example for
Comparison Purposes:
 

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this Fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transaction costs, such as fees and expenses that are, or may be imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Expense Example (Unaudited)

NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST SUSTAINABLE EQUITY PORTFOLIO

Actual

  Beginning Account
Value
1/1/21
  Ending Account
Value
6/30/21
  Expenses Paid
During the Period
1/1/21 – 6/30/21
  Expense
Ratio
 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,134.90

   

$

4.76

(a)

   

0.90

%

 

Class S

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,133.50

   

$

6.19

(a)

   

1.17

%

 

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

 

Class I

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.33

   

$

4.51

(b)

   

0.90

%

 

Class S

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.99

   

$

5.86

(b)

   

1.17

%

 

(a)  For each class, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

(b)  Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratios for each class, multiplied by the average account value over the period (assuming a 5% annual return), multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).


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Schedule of Investments Sustainable Equity Portfolio^ (Unaudited) June 30, 2021

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Common Stocks 98.2%

     

Auto Components 2.9%

     
 

138,014

   

Aptiv PLC

 

$

21,713,743

*

 

Banks 3.1%

     
 

146,639

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

22,808,230

   

Biotechnology 2.1%

     

 27,602
    

  Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
15,416,821
 

*

 

Capital Markets 3.0%

     

 190,137
    

  Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc.
 
22,569,262

 

Communications Equipment 2.3%

     
 

47,314

   

Arista Networks, Inc.

   

17,142,335

*

 

Electrical Equipment 2.2%

     
 

416,432

   

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

   

16,255,540

   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components 3.1%
     

 43,153
    

  Zebra Technologies Corp.
Class A
 
22,849,082
 

*

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 7.1%

     
 

81,507

   

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

   

19,821,687

   
 

66,283

   

Danaher Corp.

   

17,787,706

   
 

125,449

   

Medtronic PLC

   

15,571,985

   
     

53,181,378

   

Health Care Providers & Services 5.1%

     
 

134,888

   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   

15,443,327

   
 

96,842

   

Cigna Corp.

   

22,958,333

   
     

38,401,660

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 4.2%

     
 

946,745

   

Compass Group PLC

   

19,932,604

*

 
 

100,430

   

Starbucks Corp.

   

11,229,078

   
     

31,161,682

   

Household Products 2.3%

     
 

212,490

   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   

17,286,062

   

Insurance 2.6%

     
 

194,317

   

Progressive Corp.

   

19,083,873

   

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Interactive Media & Services 4.7%

     
 

14,512

   

Alphabet, Inc. Class A

 

$

35,435,256

*

 

IT Services 10.2%

     
 

39,494

   

Accenture PLC Class A

   

11,642,436

   

 260,848
    

  Cognizant Technology
Solutions Corp. Class A
 
18,066,332
 

 
 

103,459

   

Fiserv, Inc.

   

11,058,733

*

 
 

165,242

   

GoDaddy, Inc. Class A

   

14,369,444

*

 
 

58,350

   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

   

21,303,002

   
     

76,439,947

   

Machinery 3.9%

     
 

101,605

   

Otis Worldwide Corp.

   

8,308,241

   
 

101,691

   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   

20,845,638

   
     

29,153,879

   

Materials 1.8%

     
 

49,953

   

Sherwin-Williams Co.

   

13,609,695

   

Media 5.6%

     
 

513,818

   

Comcast Corp. Class A

   

29,297,902

   
 

401,351

   

Discovery, Inc. Class A

   

12,313,449

*

 
     

41,611,351

   

Multi-Utilities 2.3%

     
 

1,338,606

   

National Grid PLC

   

17,050,395

   

Personal Products 2.6%

     
 

327,795

   

Unilever PLC ADR

   

19,176,008

   

Pharmaceuticals 2.9%

     
 

57,659

   

Roche Holding AG

   

21,720,664

   

Road & Rail 1.9%

     
 

454,764

   

CSX Corp.

   

14,588,829

   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment 4.7%
     
 

181,014

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

34,808,992

   

Software 8.7%

     
 

18,284

   

ANSYS, Inc.

   

6,345,645

*

 
 

35,317

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

17,311,334

   
 

152,840

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

41,404,356

   
     

65,061,335

   

Specialty Retail 3.2%

     
 

115,917

   

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

   

23,779,213

   

See Notes to Financial Statements



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Schedule of Investments Sustainable Equity Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Trading Companies & Distributors 5.7%

     
 

65,849

   

United Rentals, Inc.

 

$

21,006,489

*

 
 

49,216

   

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

   

21,556,608

   
     

42,563,097

   

 
  Total Common Stocks
(Cost $412,195,060)
 

732,868,329


 

Short-Term Investments 1.7%

     

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

     
Certificates of Deposit 0.0%(a)       

$

100,000
    

  Self Help Credit Union,
0.10%, due 7/29/2021
 
100,000
 

 

100,000


  Self Help Federal Credit
Union, 0.10%,
due 9/9/2021
 

100,000


 
     

200,000

   

NUMBER OF SHARES

     

VALUE

 

Investment Companies 1.7%

     

12,635,369


  State Street Institutional
Treasury Money Market
Fund Premier Class, 0.01%(b) 
 

$

12,635,369


 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $12,835,369)
 

12,835,369


 

 
  Total Investments 99.9%
(Cost $425,030,429)
 

745,703,698


 
       

Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1%

   

411,113

   
       

Net Assets 100.0%

 

$

746,114,811

   

*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  Represents less than 0.05% of net assets of the Fund.

(b)  Represents 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2021.

See Notes to Financial Statements





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Schedule of Investments Sustainable Equity Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

POSITIONS BY COUNTRY

Country

  Investments
at Value
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

United States

 

$

638,733,118

     

85.6

%

 

United Kingdom

   

56,159,007

     

7.5

%

 

Switzerland

   

21,720,664

     

2.9

%

 

Denmark

   

16,255,540

     

2.2

%

 

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets-Net

   

13,246,482

     

1.8

%

 
   

$

746,114,811

     

100.0

%

 

The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of June 30, 2021:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments:

 
Common Stocks(a)   

$

732,868,329

   

$

   

$

   

$

732,868,329

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

12,835,369

     

     

12,835,369

   

Total Investments

 

$

732,868,329

   

$

12,835,369

   

$

   

$

745,703,698

   

(a)  The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization as well as a Positions by Country summary.

^  A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.

See Notes to Financial Statements


8


Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    SUSTAINABLE
EQUITY
PORTFOLIO
 
   

June 30, 2021

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value* (Note A)—see Schedule of Investments:

 
Unaffiliated issuers(a)   

$

745,703,698

   
Foreign currency(b)     

11

   

Dividends and interest receivable

   

1,288,041

   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

   

66,317

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

31,157

   

Total Assets

   

747,089,224

   

Liabilities

 

Payable to investment manager (Note B)

   

318,859

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

328,781

   

Payable to administrator—net (Note B)

   

213,120

   

Payable to trustees

   

12,400

   

Other accrued expenses and payables

   

101,253

   

Total Liabilities

   

974,413

   

Net Assets

 

$

746,114,811

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

374,176,983

   

Total distributable earnings/(losses)

   

371,937,828

   

Net Assets

 

$

746,114,811

   

Net Assets

 

Class I

 

$

601,366,004

   

Class S

   

144,748,807

   

Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

 

Class I

   

17,264,719

   

Class S

   

4,149,050

   

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

 

Class I

 

$

34.83

   

Class S

   

34.89

   

*Cost of Investments:

 

(a) Unaffiliated Issuers

 

$

425,030,429

   

(b) Total cost of foreign currency

 

$

11

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


9


Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    SUSTAINABLE
EQUITY
PORTFOLIO
 
    For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Dividend income-unaffiliated issuers

 

$

5,398,276

   

Interest and other income-unaffiliated issuers

   

189

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(98,014

)

 

Total income

 

$

5,300,451

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

1,866,135

   

Administration fees (Note B):

 

Class I

   

857,875

   

Class S

   

206,019

   

Distribution fees (Note B):

 

Class S

   

171,682

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Class I

   

10,991

   

Class S

   

4,528

   

Audit fees

   

20,055

   

Custodian and accounting fees

   

43,839

   

Insurance

   

9,258

   

Interest

   

2,633

   

Legal fees

   

74,706

   

Repayment to Management of expenses previously assumed by Management (Note B)

   

12,724

   

Shareholder reports

   

62,353

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

25,226

   

Miscellaneous

   

16,080

   

Total expenses

   

3,384,104

   

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

1,916,347

   

Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments (Note A):

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on:

 

Transactions in investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

32,948,649

   

Settlement of foreign currency transactions

   

6,952

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of:

 

Investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

54,678,050

   

Foreign currency translations

   

(31,115

)

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

   

87,602,536

   

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

89,518,883

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    SUSTAINABLE EQUITY
PORTFOLIO
 
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021
(Unaudited)
  Fiscal Year Ended
December 31,
2020
 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations (Note A):

 

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

1,916,347

   

$

2,472,783

   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

   

32,955,601

     

14,881,814

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

   

54,646,935

     

92,887,849

   

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

89,518,883

     

110,242,446

   

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):

 

Distributable earnings:

 

Class I

   

     

(22,511,583

)

 

Class S

   

     

(5,103,478

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

     

(27,615,061

)

 

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

Class I

   

14,592,056

     

14,924,396

   

Class S

   

6,332,860

     

4,216,713

   

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

Class I

   

     

22,511,583

   

Class S

   

     

5,103,477

   

Payments for shares redeemed:

 

Class I

   

(29,532,746

)

   

(51,895,208

)

 

Class S

   

(8,731,413

)

   

(16,365,759

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

(17,339,243

)

   

(21,504,798

)

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets

   

72,179,640

     

61,122,587

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

673,935,171

     

612,812,584

   

End of period

 

$

746,114,811

   

$

673,935,171

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Notes to Financial Statements Sustainable Equity Portfolio
(Unaudited)

Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

1  General: Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Instrument dated March 27, 2014. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Sustainable Equity Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of the Trust and is diversified. The Fund offers Class I and Class S shares. The Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.

A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or a balance that rounds to less than 1.

The assets of the Fund belong only to the Fund, and the liabilities of the Fund are borne solely by the Fund and no other series of the Trust.

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 946 "Financial Services—Investment Companies."

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("Management" or "NBIA") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Shares of the Fund are not available to the general public and may be purchased only by life insurance companies to serve as an investment vehicle for premiums paid under their variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts and to certain qualified pension and other retirement plans.

2  Portfolio valuation: In accordance with ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurement" ("ASC 820"), all investments held by the Fund are carried at the value that Management believes the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Fund's investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant Management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.

ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

•  Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

•  Level 2—other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)

•  Level 3—unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The value of the Fund's investments in equity securities, for which market quotations are readily available, is generally determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on the latest sale price quoted on a principal exchange or market for that security (Level 1 inputs). Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern Time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that


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dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. If there is no sale of a security on a particular day, the independent pricing services may value the security based on market quotations.

Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.

Certificates of deposit are valued at amortized cost (Level 2 inputs).

Investments in non-exchange traded investment companies with a readily determinable fair value are valued using the respective fund's daily calculated net asset value ("NAV") per share (Level 2 inputs).

If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Board has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Inputs and assumptions considered in determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security's disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer and/or analysts; an analysis of the company's or issuer's financial statements; an evaluation of the inputs that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

The value of the Fund's investments in foreign securities is generally determined using the same valuation methods and inputs as other Fund investments, as discussed above. Foreign security prices expressed in local currency values are normally translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time on days the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for business. The Board has approved the use of ICE Data Services ("ICE") to assist in determining the fair value of foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that the Fund could expect to receive for those securities or on days when foreign markets are closed and U.S. markets are open. In each of these events, ICE will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors (Level 2 inputs). In the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the time as of which the Fund's share price is calculated, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted or evaluated in this way are likely to be closer to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade.

Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.

In December 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, which establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act, including related oversight and reporting requirements. The rule also defines when market quotations are "readily available" for purposes of the 1940 Act, which is the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. The rule became effective on March 8, 2021, however, the SEC adopted an eighteen-month transition period beginning from the effective date. Management is currently evaluating this guidance.

3  Foreign currency translations: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are normally translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on days the NYSE is open for business, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of


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exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain/(loss), if any, arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.

4  Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable), and amortization of premium, where applicable, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations. Included in net realized gain/(loss) on investments are proceeds from the settlement of class action litigation(s) in which the Fund participated as a class member. The amount of such proceeds for the six months ended June 30, 2021, was $30,847.

5  Income tax information: The Fund is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company ("RIC") by complying with the requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. To the extent the Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.

The Fund has adopted the provisions of ASC 740 "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as an income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not yet expired. As of June 30, 2021, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax positions.

For federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost of investments held at June 30, 2021 was $425,566,298. The estimated gross unrealized appreciation was $321,322,083 and estimated gross unrealized depreciation was $1,184,683 resulting in net unrealized appreciation in value of investments of $320,137,400 based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of their shares as a part of the dividends-paid deduction for income tax purposes.

Any permanent differences resulting from different book and tax treatment are reclassified at year-end and have no impact on net income, NAV or NAV per share of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2020, there were no permanent differences requiring a reclassification between total distributable earnings/(losses) and paid-in capital.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, was as follows:

   

Distributions Paid From:

 
   

Ordinary Income

  Long-Term
Capital Gain
 

Total

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 
       

$

3,286,053

   

$

2,241,408

   

$

24,329,008

   

$

31,793,233

   

$

27,615,061

   

$

34,034,641

   


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As of December 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Loss
Carryforwards
and Deferrals
  Other
Temporary
Differences
 

Total

 
$

2,523,788

   

$

14,395,619

   

$

265,499,538

   

$

   

$

   

$

282,418,945

   

The temporary differences between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings are primarily due to losses disallowed and recognized on wash sales and tax adjustments related to real estate investment trusts ("REITs").

6  Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are generally distributed once a year (usually in October) and are recorded on the ex-date.

It is the policy of the Fund to pass through to its shareholders substantially all REIT distributions and other income it receives, less operating expenses. The distributions received from REITs are generally composed of income, capital gains, and/or return of REIT capital, but the REITs do not report this information to the Fund until the following calendar year. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the character of distributions paid to shareholders of the Fund, if any, disclosed within the Statements of Changes in Net Assets is based on estimates made at that time. Based on past experience it is possible that a portion of the Fund's distributions during the current fiscal year, if any, will be considered tax return of capital, but the actual amount of the tax return of capital, if any, is not determinable until after the Fund's fiscal year-end. After calendar year-end, when the Fund learns the nature of the distributions paid by REITs during that year, distributions previously identified as income are often recharacterized as return of capital and/or capital gain. After all applicable REITs have informed the Fund of the actual breakdown of distributions paid to the Fund during its fiscal year, estimates previously recorded are adjusted to reflect actual results. As a result, the composition of the Fund's distributions as reported herein may differ from the final composition determined after calendar year-end.

7  Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld, if any, represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.

8  Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds within the complex of related investment companies. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributable to a particular series of the Trust (e.g., the Fund) are allocated among the series of the Trust, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the series can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which NBIA serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributable to a particular investment company in the complex (e.g., the Trust) or series thereof are allocated among the investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the investment companies in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly. The Fund's expenses (other than those specific to each class) are allocated proportionally each day among its classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

9  Investments in foreign securities: Investing in foreign securities may involve sovereign and other risks, in addition to the credit and market risks normally associated with domestic securities. These additional risks include the possibility of adverse political and economic developments (including political instability, nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation) and the potentially adverse effects of unavailability of public information regarding issuers, less governmental supervision and regulation of financial markets, reduced liquidity of certain financial markets, and the lack of uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards or the application of standards that are different or less stringent than those applied in the United States. Foreign securities also may experience greater price volatility, higher rates of inflation, and delays in settlement.


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10  Investment company securities and exchange-traded funds: The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), within the limitations prescribed by (a) the 1940 Act, (b) the exemptive order from the SEC that permits the Fund to invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies, including ETFs, in excess of the limits in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, subject to the terms and conditions of such order, or (c) the ETF's exemptive order or other relief. Some ETFs seek to track the performance of a particular market index. These indices include both broad-based market indices and more narrowly-based indices, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. However, some ETFs have an actively-managed investment objective. ETF shares are traded like traditional equity securities on a national securities exchange or NASDAQ. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, which will decrease returns.

In October 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 12d1-4, which permits a fund to exceed the limits prescribed by Section 12 of the 1940 Act in the absence of an exemptive order, if the Fund complies with the adopted framework for fund of funds arrangements. Rule 12d1-4 contains elements from the SEC's current exemptive orders and rules permitting fund of funds arrangements, and includes (i) limits on control and voting; (ii) required evaluations and findings; (iii) required fund of funds investment agreements; and (iv) limits on complex structures. In connection with the new rule, on or about January 19, 2022, the SEC is expected to rescind the Fund's current exemptive order and Rule 12d1-2 under the 1940 Act. After this occurs, a fund seeking to exceed the limits in Section 12 of the 1940 Act will need to rely on Rule 12d1-4.

11  Securities lending: The Fund, using State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its lending agent, may loan securities to qualified brokers and dealers in exchange for negotiated lender's fees. These fees, if any, would be disclosed within the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net" and are net of expenses retained by State Street as compensation for its services as lending agent.

The initial cash collateral received by the Fund at the beginning of each transaction shall have a value equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). Thereafter, the value of the cash collateral is monitored on a daily basis, and cash collateral is moved daily between a counterparty and the Fund until the close of the transaction. The Fund may only receive collateral in the form of cash (U.S. dollars). Cash collateral is generally invested in a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act that is managed by an affiliate of State Street. The risks associated with lending portfolio securities include, but are not limited to, possible delays in receiving additional collateral or in the recovery of the loaned securities. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of the securities loaned and any interest earned or dividends paid or owed on those securities during the term of the loan would accrue to the Fund.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund did not participate in securities lending.

12  Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers ("Officers") and trustees ("Trustees") are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.

13  Other: All net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the Fund are allocated, on the basis of relative net assets, pro rata among its respective classes.

14  Other matters—Coronavirus: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in many countries has, among other things, disrupted global travel and supply chains, and adversely impacted global commercial activity, the transportation industry and commodity prices in the energy sector. The impact of this virus has negatively affected and may continue to affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global securities and commodities markets, including liquidity and volatility. The development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to its ultimate impact, which may have a continued adverse effect on global economic and market conditions. Such conditions (which may be across industries, sectors or geographies) have impacted and may continue to impact the issuers of the securities held by the Fund.


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Note B—Investment Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The Fund retains NBIA as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays NBIA an investment management fee at the annual rate of 0.55% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.525% of the next $250 million, 0.50% of the next $250 million, 0.475% of the next $250 million, 0.45% of the next $500 million, 0.425% of the next $2.5 billion, and 0.40% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion. Accordingly, for the six months ended June 30, 2021, the investment management fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.53% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Fund retains NBIA as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. Each class pays NBIA an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, NBIA retains State Street as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. NBIA pays State Street a fee for all services received under the Sub-Administration Agreement.

NBIA has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund's Class I and Class S shares so that the total annual operating expenses of those classes do not exceed the expense limitations as detailed in the following table. These undertakings exclude interest, taxes, transaction costs, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, if any (commitment fees relating to borrowings are treated as interest for purposes of this exclusion) ("annual operating expenses"); consequently, net expenses may exceed the contractual expense limitations. The Fund has agreed that each of its classes will repay NBIA for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause that class's annual operating expenses to exceed its contractual expense limitation in place at the time the fees and expenses were waived or reimbursed, or the expense limitation in place at the time the Fund repays NBIA, whichever is lower. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBIA incurred the expense.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund's Class S shares repaid NBIA $12,724, under its contractual expense limitation.

At June 30, 2021, the Fund's contingent liabilities to NBIA under the agreements were as follows:

            Expenses Reimbursed in
Year Ended December 31,
 
           

2018

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 
           

Subject to Repayment until December 31,

 

Class

  Contractual
Expense
Limitation(a)
 

Expiration

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

Class I

   

1.30

%

 

12/31/24

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Class S

   

1.17

%

 

12/31/24

   

8,102

     

1,611

     

     

   

(a)  Expense limitation per annum of the respective class's average daily net assets.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC (the "Distributor") is the Fund's "principal underwriter" within the meaning of the 1940 Act. It acts as agent in arranging for the sale of the Fund's Class I shares without sales commission or other compensation and bears all advertising and promotion expenses incurred in the sale of those shares. The Board adopted a non-fee distribution plan for the Fund's Class I shares.

The Board has adopted a distribution and shareholder services plan (the "Plan") for Class S shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that, as compensation for administrative and other services related to the sale and distribution of Class S shares, and ongoing services provided to investors in the class, the Distributor receives from Class S a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of Class S's average daily net assets. The


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Distributor may pay a portion of the proceeds from the 12b-1 fee to institutions that provide such services, including insurance companies or their affiliates and qualified plan administrators ("intermediaries") for services they provide respecting the Fund to current and prospective variable contract owners and qualified plan participants that invest in the Fund through the intermediaries. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by the class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to the class. FINRA rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Plan complies with those rules.

Note C—Securities Transactions:

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, there were purchase and sale transactions of long-term securities of $62,660,340 and $83,978,532, respectively.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, no brokerage commissions on securities transactions were paid to affiliated brokers.

Note D—Fund Share Transactions:

Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020, was as follows:

   

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 
   

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Class I

   

437,879

     

     

(895,899

)

   

(458,020

)

   

599,225

     

818,008

     

(1,968,226

)

   

(550,993

)

 

Class S

   

190,488

     

     

(263,177

)

   

(72,689

)

   

159,875

     

184,775

     

(626,951

)

   

(282,301

)

 

Note E—Line of Credit:

At June 30, 2021, the Fund was a participant in a syndicated committed, unsecured $700,000,000 line of credit (the "Credit Facility"), to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Series of other investment companies managed by NBIA also participate in this line of credit on substantially the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this Credit Facility at the highest of (a) a federal funds effective rate plus 1.00% per annum, (b) a Eurodollar rate for a one-month period plus 1.00% per annum, and (c) an overnight bank funding rate plus 1.00% per annum; provided that should the Administrative Agent of the Credit Facility determine that the Eurodollar rate is unavailable, then the interest rate option described in (b) shall be replaced with a benchmark replacement determined to be applicable by such Administrative Agent. The Credit Facility has an annual commitment fee of 0.15% per annum of the available line of credit, which is paid quarterly. The Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share of the annual commitment fee, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due, and interest charged on any borrowing made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund. Because several mutual funds participate in the Credit Facility, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to all or any part of the $700,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding under the Credit Facility at June 30, 2021. During the period ended June 30, 2021, the Fund did not utilize the Credit Facility.

Note F—Unaudited Financial Information:

The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

Sustainable Equity Portfolio

The following tables include selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Amounts that do not round to $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that do not round to 0.01% or (0.01)% are presented as 0.00% or (0.00)%, respectively. A "—" indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.

Class I

 
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 
   

(Unaudited)

                     

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

30.69

   

$

26.89

   

$

22.70

   

$

25.61

   

$

22.57

   

$

21.46

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 
Net Investment Income/(Loss)@     

0.10

     

0.13

     

0.17

     

0.14

     

0.12

     

0.13

   
Net Gains or (Losses) on Securities
(both realized and unrealized)
   

4.04

     

4.98

     

5.59

     

(1.48

)

   

3.99

     

1.94

   

Total From Investment Operations

   

4.14

     

5.11

     

5.76

     

(1.34

)

   

4.11

     

2.07

   

Less Distributions From:

 

Net Investment Income

   

     

(0.17

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.16

)

 

Net Realized Capital Gains

   

     

(1.14

)

   

(1.46

)

   

(1.44

)

   

(0.94

)

   

(0.80

)

 

Total Distributions

   

     

(1.31

)

   

(1.57

)

   

(1.57

)

   

(1.07

)

   

(0.96

)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

34.83

   

$

30.69

   

$

26.89

   

$

22.70

   

$

25.61

   

$

22.57

   
Total Return     

13.49

%^*    

19.56

%^     

25.88

%^     

(5.73

)%^     

18.43

%^‡     

9.86

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net Assets, End of Period (in millions)

 

$

601.4

   

$

544.0

   

$

491.3

   

$

339.0

   

$

379.6

   

$

329.1

   
Ratio of Gross Expenses
to Average Net Assets# 
   

0.90

%**

   

0.92

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.94

%

   

1.00

%

 

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

0.90

%**

   

0.92

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.93

%ß     

1.00

%

 
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss)
to Average Net Assets
   

0.59

%**

   

0.48

%

   

0.67

%

   

0.53

%

   

0.50

%ß     

0.59

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

9

%*

   

22

%

   

21

%ñ     

13

%

   

18

%

   

31

%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Financial Highlights (cont'd)

Class S

 
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 
   

(Unaudited)

                     

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

30.78

   

$

26.97

   

$

22.79

   

$

25.69

   

$

22.66

   

$

21.54

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 
Net Investment Income/(Loss)@     

0.05

     

0.06

     

0.10

     

0.08

     

0.06

     

0.09

   
Net Gains or (Losses) on Securities
(both realized and unrealized)
   

4.06

     

5.00

     

5.61

     

(1.48

)

   

3.99

     

1.94

   

Total From Investment Operations

   

4.11

     

5.06

     

5.71

     

(1.40

)

   

4.05

     

2.03

   

Less Distributions From:

 

Net Investment Income

   

     

(0.11

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.11

)

 

Net Realized Capital Gains

   

     

(1.14

)

   

(1.46

)

   

(1.44

)

   

(0.94

)

   

(0.80

)

 

Total Distributions

   

     

(1.25

)

   

(1.53

)

   

(1.50

)

   

(1.02

)

   

(0.91

)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

34.89

   

$

30.78

   

$

26.97

   

$

22.79

   

$

25.69

   

$

22.66

   
Total Return     

13.35

%^*    

19.28

%^     

25.58

%^     

(5.94

)%^     

18.11

%^‡     

9.64

%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net Assets, End of Period (in millions)

 

$

144.7

   

$

130.0

   

$

121.5

   

$

69.6

   

$

85.7

   

$

78.2

   
Ratio of Gross Expenses
to Average Net Assets# 
   

1.17

%**

   

1.17

%

   

1.18

%

   

1.20

%

   

1.19

%

   

1.25

%

 

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.17

%§**    

1.17

%§     

1.17

%

   

1.17

%

   

1.17

%ß     

1.17

%

 
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss)
to Average Net Assets
   

0.32

%**

   

0.22

%

   

0.39

%

   

0.31

%

   

0.25

%ß     

0.42

%

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   

9

%*

   

22

%

   

21

%ñ     

13

%

   

18

%

   

31

%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Notes to Financial Highlights Sustainable Equity Portfolio
(Unaudited)

@  Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.

  Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period. Returns assume income dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate accounts or the related insurance policies or other qualified pension or retirement plans, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fiscal periods shown.

^  The class action proceeds listed in Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements had no impact on the Fund's total return for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The class action proceeds received in 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 had no impact on the Fund's total returns for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

  In May 2016, the Fund's custodian, State Street, announced that it had identified inconsistencies in the way in which the Fund was invoiced for categories of expenses, particularly those deemed "out-of-pocket" costs, from 1998 through November 2015, and refunded to the Fund certain expenses, plus interest, determined to be payable to the Fund for the period in question. These amounts were refunded to the Fund by State Street during the year ended December 31, 2017. These amounts had no impact on the Fund's total returns for the year ended December 31, 2017.

*  Not Annualized.

#  Represents the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets if Management had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fee and/or if the Fund had not received refunds, plus interest, from State Street noted in above for custodian out-of-pocket expenses previously paid during the year ended December 31, 2017. Management did not reimburse or waive fees during the fiscal periods shown for Class I.

§  After repayment of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management, as applicable. Had the Fund not made such repayments, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average net assets would have been:

    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
 

Class S

   

1.15

%

   

1.17

%

 

**  Annualized.


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Notes to Financial Highlights Sustainable Equity Portfolio
(Unaudited)
(cont'd)

ß  The custodian expenses refund noted in above is non-recurring and is included in these ratios. Had the Fund not received the refund, the annualized ratio of net expenses to average net assets and the annualized ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets would have been:

    Ratio of Net
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
  Ratio of Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
to Average
Net Assets
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 

Class I

   

0.94

%

   

0.48

%

 

Class S

   

1.17

%

   

0.25

%

 

ñ  After the close of business on April 30, 2019, the Fund acquired all of the net assets of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Guardian Portfolio ("Guardian") and Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Large Cap Value Portfolio ("Large Cap Value") in a tax-free exchange of shares pursuant to a Plan of Reorganization and Dissolution approved by the Board. Portfolio turnover excludes purchases of $114,219,008 of securities acquired pursuant to the reorganization, and there were no sales made following a purchase-of-assets transaction relative to the reorganization.


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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, and on Neuberger Berman's website at www.nb.com.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Trust's Form N-PORT is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The portfolio holdings information on Form N-PORT is available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll free).


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Neuberger Berman
Advisers Management Trust

U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio

S Class Shares

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2021

S0117 08/21

As permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund's annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund's website www.nb.com/fundliterature, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 800.877.9700 or by sending an e-mail request to fundinfo@nb.com.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with the Fund, you can
call 800.877.9700 or send an email request to fundinfo@nb.com to inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all funds held with the fund complex if you invest directly with the Fund.


U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio Commentary

The Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio Class S generated a total return of 11.54% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 (the reporting period), outperforming its benchmark, a blend consisting of 42.5% CBOE S&P 500 One-Week PutWrite Index/42.5% CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index/7.5% CBOE Russell 2000 One-Week PutWrite Index/7.5% CBOE Russell 2000 PutWrite Index (collectively, the Index), which posted a total return of 9.54% for the same period.

Two good quarters for U.S. equity markets had the S&P 500® Index off to one of its best first halves since 1998. We believe the most straightforward 'reason' for such robust equity market returns seems to be simply that it is where the money went. Per Goldman Sachs, global equity fund flows for the first half of 2021 were the highest on record dating back to 1996. At $517 billion, flows were over 2.5 times greater than the previous high in 2017. That's a staggering number and it's difficult to discount its impact on equity prices. With 125 trading days in the first half of 2021, that's ~$4 billion in average daily demand. During the reporting period, the S&P 500 Index returned 15.25%, the CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index (PUT) climbed 11.77%, and the CBOE Russell 2000 PutWrite Index (PUTR) rallied 19.08%.

Over the reporting period, both S&P 500 and Russell 2000 exposures contributed to Fund performance. Year-to-date, the S&P 500 PutWrite segment of the Fund produced an attractive return but fell slightly behind the PUT return of 11.77%. Over the same period, the CBOE S&P 500 One-Week PutWrite Index (WPUT)'s weekly rolling strategy significantly lagged the monthly rolling of the PUT by 4.87%. Year-to-date, the Russell 2000 PutWrite segment of the Fund underperformed the PUTR return of 19.08%. The CBOE Russell 2000 One-Week PutWrite Index (WPTR)'s 2.76% return also fell well behind the PUTR return of 19.08%. The Fund's collateral holdings continue to be a positive contributor to overall performance.

The Fund's average option notional exposure over the period remained consistent with strategic targets of 85% S&P 500 Index and 15% Russell 2000® Index.

Implied volatility levels continued to subside globally and realized volatility levels continued to further recede, yielding what we believe are attractive implied volatility premiums. Assuming markets continue to heal from 2020, we anticipate premiums to continue to normalize while overall volatility levels remain elevated relative to historically low levels observed in the years prior to the pandemic. However, as we have written in the past, normal is going to feel volatile relative to the tranquil periods prior to the pandemic. Looking forward, volatility markets continue to price higher levels of implied volatility into the second half of 2021 and early 2022. Potential sources of volatility abound, and we believe economic control mechanisms are unlikely to offer their historical levels of efficacy.

Like halftimes in sports, many investors like to spend their summer vacations talking about potential portfolio adjustments they should make for the second half of the year. For us, we find little to do in this regard. Overall, strategy performance has continued to benefit from healthy equity market gains and elevated volatility levels. When we look out to the second half of the year and towards 2022, we believe our strategy is playing to its strengths and is in a position to continue to be competitive against most asset class exposures. After many years of grinding out a respectable record, we believe our 'franchise players' are finally in 'top form' which makes 'tinkering' a risky tactic.

Sincerely,

DEREK DEVENS AND RORY EWING
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change without notice.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.


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U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio

PORTFOLIO BY TYPE OF SECURITY

(as a % of Total Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks

   

0.0

%

 

Rights

   

0.0

   

U.S. Government Agency Securities

   

61.6

   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   

25.5

   

Put Options Written

   

(0.5

)

 

Short-Term Investments

   

12.9

   

Other Assets Less Liabilities

   

0.5

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS1


 

Inception

  Six Month
Period Ended
  Average Annual Total Return
Ended 06/30/2021
 

 

Date

 

06/30/2021

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

Life of Fund

 

Class S*

 

05/01/2014

   

11.54

%

   

27.57

%

   

6.92

%

   

3.79

%

 
42.5% CBOE S&P 500
One-Week PutWrite
Index/42.5% CBOE
S&P 500 PutWrite
Index/7.5% CBOE
Russell 2000 One-Week
PutWrite Index/7.5%
CBOE Russell 2000
PutWrite Index2,3 
           

9.54

%

   

23.51

%

   

4.58

%

   

4.06

%

 
85% S&P 500®
Index/15%
Russell 2000® Index2,3 
           

15.64

%

   

43.94

%

   

17.55

%

   

14.14

%

 

*  Prior to May 1, 2017, the Fund had different investment goals, fees and expenses, principal investment strategies and portfolio managers. Please also see Endnote 1.

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current performance data, including current to the most recent month-end, please visit http://www.nb.com/amtportfolios/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The results do not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the qualified pension and retirement plans whose proceeds are invested in the Fund.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("NBIA") had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by NBIA) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratio for fiscal year 2020 was 1.63% for Class S shares (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratio was 1.07% for Class S shares after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2021 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.
































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Endnotes

1  The Fund was relatively small prior to December 31, 2014, which could have impacted Fund performance. The same techniques used to produce returns in a small fund may not work to produce similar returns in a larger fund. Effective May 1, 2017, Absolute Return Multi-Manager Portfolio changed its name to the U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio and changed its investment goal, fees and expenses, principal investment strategies, risks and portfolio manager(s). Prior to that date, the Fund had a higher management fee, different expenses, a different goal and principal investment strategies, which included a multi-manager strategy, and different risks. Its performance prior to that date might have been different if the current fees and expenses, goal, and principal investment strategies had been in effect.

2  The date used to calculate Life of Fund performance for the index is May 1, 2014, the Fund's commencement of operations.

3  The 42.5% CBOE S&P 500 One-Week PutWrite Index/42.5% CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index/7.5% CBOE Russell 2000 One-Week PutWrite Index/7.5% CBOE Russell 2000 PutWrite Index is a blended index composed of 42.5% CBOE S&P 500 One-Week PutWrite Index/42.5% CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index/7.5% CBOE Russell 2000 One-Week PutWrite Index/7.5% CBOE Russell 2000 PutWrite Index, and is rebalanced monthly. The CBOE S&P 500® One-Week PutWrite Index is designed to track the performance of a hypothetical strategy that sells an at-the-money (ATM) S&P 500 Index (SPX) put option on a weekly basis. The maturity of the written SPX put option is one week to expiry. The written SPX put option is collateralized by a money market account invested in one month Treasury bills. The index rolls on a weekly basis, typically every Friday. The CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index (PUT) is designed to represent a proposed hypothetical short put strategy. PUT is an award-winning benchmark index that measures the performance of a hypothetical portfolio that sells SPX put options against collateralized cash reserves held in a money market account. The PUT strategy is designed to sell a sequence of one-month, ATM SPX puts and invest cash at one- and three-month Treasury Bill rates. The CBOE Russell 2000® One-Week PutWrite Index is designed to track the performance of a hypothetical strategy that sells an ATM Russell 2000 Index put option on a weekly basis. The maturity of the written Russell 2000 put option is one week to expiry. The written Russell 2000 put option is collateralized by a money market account invested in one-month Treasury bills. The index rolls on a weekly basis, typically every Friday. The CBOE Russell 2000 PutWrite Index is designed to represent a proposed hypothetical short put strategy that sells a monthly ATM Russell 2000 Index put option. The written Russell 2000 put option is collateralized by a money market account invested in one-month Treasury bills. The 85% S&P 500® Index/15% Russell 2000® Index is a blended index composed of 85% S&P 500 Index and 15% Russell 2000 Index, and is rebalanced monthly. The S&P 500 Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that focuses on the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity market, and includes a significant portfolio of the total value of the market. The Russell 2000 Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities in the Russell 3000® Index (which measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. public companies based on total market capitalization). The index is rebalanced annually in June. Please note that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. The indices described in this report do not take into account any fees, expenses or tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that they track. Data about the performance of an index are prepared or obtained by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC and reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The Fund may invest in securities not included in a described index and generally does not invest in all securities included in a described index.

The investments for the Fund are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage one or more other registered funds that have names, investment objectives and investment styles that are similar to those of the Fund. You should be aware that the Fund is likely to differ from those other mutual fund(s) in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Fund can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual fund(s).


3


Endnotes (cont'd)

Shares of the separate Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Portfolios, including the Fund, are not available to the general public. Shares of the Fund may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be held in their separate accounts, which fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies, and by qualified pension and retirement plans. Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Fund. This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders and is not an offer of shares of the Fund. Shares are sold only through the currently effective prospectus, which must precede or accompany this report.

The "Neuberger Berman" name and logo and "Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC" name are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. The individual Fund name in this piece is either a service mark or registered service mark of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor, member FINRA.

© 2021 Neuberger Berman BD LLC, distributor. All rights reserved.


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Information About Your Fund's Expenses (Unaudited)

As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs such as fees and expenses that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in U.S. dollars) of investing in the Fund and compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2021 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the Fund's costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses and Performance:

 

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the Fund's actual performance during the period indicated. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.

 
Hypothetical Example for
Comparison Purposes:
 

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this Fund versus other funds. To do so, Compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transaction costs, such as fees and expenses that are, or may be imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Expense Example (Unaudited)

NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST U.S. EQUITY INDEX PUTWRITE STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

Actual

  Beginning Account
Value
1/1/2021
  Ending Account
Value
6/30/2021
  Expenses Paid During
the Period
1/1/2021 – 6/30/2021
 

Class S

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,115.40

   

$

5.51

(a)

 

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

 

Class S

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.59

   

$

5.26

(b)

 

(a)  Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.05%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

(b)  Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.05%, multiplied by the average account value over the period (assuming a 5% annual return), multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).


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Schedule of Investments U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio^ (Unaudited) June 30, 2021

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

     

VALUE

 

U.S. Government Agency Securities 61.6%

     
        Federal Agricultural
Mortgage Corp.,
         

$

2,800,000

   

1.59%, 1/10/2024

 

$

2,888,977

   
 

1,200,000

    2.62%, 2/26/2024(a)     

1,270,943

   
       

FFCB,

         
 

1,000,000

   

1.60%, 1/21/2022

   

1,008,497

   
 

1,000,000

   

0.25%, 5/6/2022

   

1,001,430

   
       

FHLB,

         
 

4,500,000

    2.38%, 9/10/2021(a)     

4,519,838

   
       

FHLMC,

         
 

2,000,000

   

1.13%, 8/12/2021

   

2,002,492

   
 

5,000,000

   

2.38%, 1/13/2022

   

5,061,200

   
       

FNMA,

         
 

7,000,000

   

2.63%, 1/11/2022

   

7,094,033

   
        Total U.S. Government Agency Securities
(Cost $24,799,745)
 
24,847,410

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations 25.5%

     
       

U.S. Treasury Notes,

         
 

2,000,000

   

2.75%, 9/15/2021

   

2,011,128

   
 

1,500,000

   

2.38%, 3/15/2022

   

1,524,375

   
 

1,000,000

   

1.75%, 6/15/2022

   

1,015,742

   
 

3,100,000

    1.50%, 9/15/2022(a)     

3,150,980

   
 

2,500,000

    1.63%, 12/15/2022(a)     

2,553,125

   
        Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $10,256,359)
 
10,255,350

 

NO. OF RIGHTS

         

Rights 0.0%

     

Biotechnology 0.0%

     

225

  Tobira Therapeutics, Inc.,
CVR*(b)(c) 
 

 

 

NO. OF RIGHTS

     

VALUE

 

Media 0.0%

     
 

2,550

    Media General, Inc., CVR*(b)(c)   

$

   
        Total Rights
(Cost $7,171)
 


 

SHARES

         

Common Stocks 0.0%

     

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.0%

     

425


  Diamond Resorts
International, Inc.
Escrow*(b)(c) (Cost $—)
 


 

 

Short-Term Investments 12.9%

     

Investment Companies 12.9%

     

5,219,587


  Invesco Government &
Agency Portfolio,
Institutional Class, 0.03%(d) 
 
5,219,587


 

1,591



  Morgan Stanley Institutional
Liquidity Funds Treasury
Portfolio Institutional
Class, 0.01%(d)(e) 
 
1,591



 
        Total Investment Companies
(Cost $5,221,178)
 
5,221,178

 
        Total Investments 100.0%
(Cost $40,284,453)
 
40,323,938

 
        Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.0%(f)(g)     

7,933

   
       

Net Assets 100.0%

 

$

40,331,871

   










*

(




















*  Non-income producing security.

(a)  All or a portion of this security is pledged with the custodian for options written.

(b)  Security fair valued as of June 30, 2021, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Total value of all such securities at June 30, 2021, amounted to $0, which represents 0.0% of net assets of the Fund.

(c)  Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.

(d)  Represents 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2021.

(e)  All or a portion of this security is segregated in connection with obligations for options written with a total value of $1,591.

(f)  Includes the impact of the Fund's open positions in derivatives at June 30, 2021.

(g)  Represents less than 0.05% of net assets of the Fund.

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Schedule of Investments U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Abbreviations

CVR  Contingent Value Rights

FFCB  Federal Farm Credit Bank

FHLB  Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA  Federal National Mortgage Association

Derivative Instruments

Written option contracts ("options written")

At June 30, 2021, the Fund had outstanding options written as follows:

Description

  Number of
Contracts
  Notional
Amount
  Exercise
Price
  Expiration
Date
 

Value

 

Puts

 

Index

 

Russell 2000 Index

   

5

   

$

(1,155,275

)

 

$

2,280

   

7/2/2021

 

$

(1,700

)

 

Russell 2000 Index

   

2

     

(462,110

)

   

2,315

   

7/2/2021

   

(2,580

)

 

Russell 2000 Index

   

1

     

(231,055

)

   

2,320

   

7/9/2021

   

(2,605

)

 

Russell 2000 Index

   

2

     

(462,110

)

   

2,325

   

7/9/2021

   

(5,710

)

 

Russell 2000 Index

   

1

     

(231,055

)

   

2,330

   

7/9/2021

   

(3,135

)

 

Russell 2000 Index

   

2

     

(462,110

)

   

2,335

   

7/9/2021

   

(6,850

)

 

Russell 2000 Index

   

3

     

(693,165

)

   

2,250

   

7/16/2021

   

(4,065

)

 

Russell 2000 Index

   

3

     

(693,165

)

   

2,280

   

7/16/2021

   

(6,135

)

 

Russell 2000 Index

   

1

     

(231,055

)

   

2,310

   

7/16/2021

   

(3,070

)

 

Russell 2000 Index

   

3

     

(693,165

)

   

2,320

   

7/23/2021

   

(13,365

)

 

Russell 2000 Index

   

3

     

(693,165

)

   

2,340

   

7/23/2021

   

(16,380

)

 

S&P 500 Index

   

1

     

(429,750

)

   

4,210

   

7/2/2021

   

(78

)

 

S&P 500 Index

   

19

     

(8,165,250

)

   

4,220

   

7/2/2021

   

(1,710

)

 

S&P 500 Index

   

1

     

(429,750

)

   

4,210

   

7/9/2021

   

(605

)

 

S&P 500 Index

   

10

     

(4,297,500

)

   

4,230

   

7/9/2021

   

(7,650

)

 

S&P 500 Index

   

9

     

(3,867,750

)

   

4,240

   

7/9/2021

   

(7,830

)

 

S&P 500 Index

   

13

     

(5,586,750

)

   

4,180

   

7/16/2021

   

(15,600

)

 

S&P 500 Index

   

5

     

(2,148,750

)

   

4,220

   

7/16/2021

   

(7,975

)

 

S&P 500 Index

   

1

     

(429,750

)

   

4,230

   

7/16/2021

   

(1,725

)

 

S&P 500 Index

   

1

     

(429,750

)

   

4,240

   

7/16/2021

   

(1,875

)

 

S&P 500 Index

   

2

     

(859,500

)

   

4,245

   

7/23/2021

   

(5,860

)

 

S&P 500 Index

   

10

     

(4,297,500

)

   

4,265

   

7/23/2021

   

(33,600

)

 

S&P 500 Index

   

8

     

(3,438,000

)

   

4,275

   

7/23/2021

   

(28,920

)

 

S&P 500 Index

   

1

     

(429,750

)

   

4,275

   

7/30/2021

   

(4,695

)

 

Total options written (premium received $578,195)

                 

$

(183,718

)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the average market value for the months where the Fund had options written outstanding was $(560,537). At June 30, 2021, the Fund had securities pledged in the amount of $11,494,886 to cover collateral requirements for options written.

See Notes to Financial Statements


7


Schedule of Investments U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio^ (Unaudited) (cont'd)

The following is a summary, categorized by Level (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of June 30, 2021:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3*

 

Total

 

Investments:

 

U.S. Government Agency Securities

 

$

   

$

24,847,410

   

$

   

$

24,847,410

   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   

     

10,255,350

     

     

10,255,350

   
Rights(a)     

     

     

     

   
Common Stocks(a)     

     

     

     

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

5,221,178

     

     

5,221,178

   

Total Long Positions

 

$

   

$

40,323,938

   

$

   

$

40,323,938

   

(a)  The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization for the portfolio.

*  The following is a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balances of investments in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Common
Stocks(a) 
  Rights(a)   

Total

 

Assets:

 

Investments in Securities:

 

Beginning Balance as of January 1, 2021

 

$

   

$

13

   

$

13

   

Transfers into Level 3

   

     

     

   

Transfers out of Level 3

   

     

     

   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

   

     

     

   

Realized gain/(loss)

   

     

     

   

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

   

     

(13

)

   

(13

)

 

Purchases

   

     

     

   

Sales

   

     

     

   

Balance as of June 30, 2021

 

$

   

$

   

$

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments still
held as of June 30, 2021
 

$

   

$

(13

)

 

$

(13

)

 

(a)  As of the six months ended June 30, 2021, these investments were fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. These investments did not have a material impact on the Fund's net assets; therefore, disclosure of unobservable inputs used in formulating valuations is not presented.

The following is a summary, categorized by level (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements), of inputs used to value the Fund's derivatives as of June 30, 2021:

Other Financial Instruments

   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Options Written

 

Liabilities

 

$

(183,718

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(183,718

)

 

^  A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or an amount that rounds to less than 1.

See Notes to Financial Statements


8


Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    U.S. EQUITY INDEX
PUTWRITE
STRATEGY
PORTFOLIO
 
   

June 30, 2021

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value* (Note A)—see Schedule of Investments:

 
Unaffiliated issuers(a)   

$

40,323,938

   

Cash

   

59,291

   

Dividends and interest receivable

   

267,168

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

1,225

   

Total Assets

   

40,651,622

   

Liabilities

 
Options contracts written, at value(b) (Note A)    

183,718

   

Payable to administrator—net (Note B)

   

1,855

   

Payable to investment manager (Note B)

   

14,628

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

34,822

   

Payable to trustees

   

19,931

   

Other accrued expenses and payables

   

64,797

   

Total Liabilities

   

319,751

   

Net Assets

 

$

40,331,871

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

33,473,094

   

Total distributable earnings/(losses)

   

6,858,777

   

Net Assets

 

$

40,331,871

   

Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

   

3,506,705

   

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

 

Class S

 

$

11.50

   

*Cost of Investments:

 

(a) Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

40,284,453

   

(b) Premium received from option contracts written

 

$

578,195

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


9


Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    U.S. EQUITY INDEX
PUTWRITE
STRATEGY
PORTFOLIO
 
    For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Interest income—unaffiliated issuers

 

$

157,050

   

Total income

 

$

157,050

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

84,928

   

Administration fees (Note B)

   

56,619

   

Distribution fees (Note B)

   

47,182

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees

   

479

   

Audit fees

   

20,817

   

Custodian and accounting fees

   

40,453

   

Insurance

   

577

   

Legal fees

   

3,691

   

Shareholder reports

   

8,847

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

29,470

   

Miscellaneous

   

3,866

   

Total expenses

   

296,929

   

Expenses reimbursed by Management (Note B)

   

(98,644

)

 

Total net expenses

   

198,285

   

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

(41,235

)

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments (Note A):

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on:

 

Transactions in investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

1,605

   

Expiration or closing of option contracts written

   

4,252,580

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of:

 

Investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

(142,177

)

 

Foreign currency translations

   

(41

)

 

Option contracts written

   

81,441

   

Net gain/(loss) on investments

   

4,193,408

   

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

4,152,173

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust

    U.S. EQUITY INDEX PUTWRITE
STRATEGY PORTFOLIO
 
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021
(Unaudited)
  Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations (Note A):

 

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

(41,235

)

 

$

117,011

   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

   

4,254,185

     

2,240,055

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

   

(60,777

)

   

293,606

   

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

4,152,173

     

2,650,672

   

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):

 

Distributable earnings

   

     

(2,556,319

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

     

(2,556,319

)

 

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

2,774,665

     

2,504,642

   

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   

     

2,556,318

   

Payments for shares redeemed

   

(2,640,111

)

   

(3,728,254

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

134,554

     

1,332,706

   

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets

   

4,286,727

     

1,427,059

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

36,045,144

     

34,618,085

   

End of period

 

$

40,331,871

   

$

36,045,144

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Notes to Financial Statements U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio (Unaudited)

Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

1  General: Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Instrument dated March 27, 2014. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of the Trust and is diversified. The Fund currently offers only Class S shares. The Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.

A balance indicated with a "—", reflects either a zero balance or a balance that rounds to less than 1.

The assets of the Fund belong only to the Fund, and the liabilities of the Fund are borne solely by the Fund and no other series of the Trust.

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 946 "Financial Services—Investment Companies."

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC ("Management" or "NBIA") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Shares of the Fund are not available to the general public and may be purchased only by life insurance companies to serve as an investment vehicle for premiums paid under their variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts and to certain qualified pension and other retirement plans.

2  Portfolio valuation: In accordance with ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurement" ("ASC 820"), all investments held by the Fund are carried at the value that Management believes the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Fund's investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant Management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.

ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

•  Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

•  Level 2—other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)

•  Level 3—unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The value of the Fund's investments in equity securities, exchange traded options written and rights for which market quotations are readily available, is generally determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on the latest sale price quoted on a principal exchange or market for that security (Level 1 inputs). Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued at the


12


NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern Time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. If there is no sale of a security on a particular day, the independent pricing services may value the security based on market quotations.

The value of the Fund's investments in debt securities is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on readily available bid quotations, or if quotations are not available, by methods which include various considerations based on security type (generally Level 2 inputs). In addition to the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions, the following is a description of other Level 2 inputs and related valuation techniques used by independent pricing services to value certain types of debt securities held by the Fund:

U.S. Treasury Obligations. Inputs used to value U.S. Treasury securities generally include quotes from several inter-dealer brokers and other market information which may include benchmark yield curves, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, comparable securities and reference data, such as market research publications, when available ("Other Market Information").

U.S. Government Agency Securities. Inputs used to value U.S. Government Agency securities generally include obtaining benchmark quotes and Other Market Information.

Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.

Investments in non-exchange traded investment companies with a readily determinable fair value are valued using the respective fund's daily calculated net asset value ("NAV") per share (Level 2 inputs).

If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount a Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Board has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Inputs and assumptions considered in determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security's disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, and/or analysts; an analysis of the company's or issuer's financial statements; an evaluation of the inputs that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.

In December 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, which establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act, including related oversight and reporting requirements. The rule also defines when market quotations are "readily available" for purposes of the 1940 Act, which is the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. The rule became effective on March 8, 2021, however, the SEC adopted an eighteen-month transition period beginning from the effective date. Management is currently evaluating this guidance.

3  Foreign currency translations: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are normally translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time,


13


on days the New York Stock Exchange is open for business, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain/(loss), if any, arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.

4  Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable) and amortization of premium, where applicable, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations.

5  Income tax information: The Fund is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company ("RIC") by complying with the requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. To the extent the Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.

The Fund has adopted the provisions of ASC 740 "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as an income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not yet expired. As of June 30, 2021, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax positions.

For federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost of investments held at June 30, 2021, was $39,706,258. The estimated gross unrealized appreciation was $134,556 and estimated gross unrealized depreciation was $13,630 resulting in net unrealized appreciation in value of investments of $120,926 based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of their shares as a part of the dividends-paid deduction for income tax purposes.

Any permanent differences resulting from different book and tax treatment are reclassified at year-end and have no impact on net income, NAV, or NAV per share of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2020, there were no permanent differences requiring a reclassification between total distributable earnings/(losses) and paid-in capital.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, was as follows:

   

Distributions Paid From:

 
   

Ordinary Income

 

Long-Term Capital Gain

 

Total

 
   

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 
       

$

1,201,796

   

$

50,670

   

$

1,354,523

   

$

   

$

2,556,319

   

$

50,670

   


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As of December 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income/(Loss)
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Loss
Carryforwards
and Deferrals
  Other
Temporary
Differences
 

Total

 
$

1,086,509

   

$

1,442,299

   

$

181,763

   

$

   

$

(3,967

)

 

$

2,706,604

   

The temporary differences between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings are primarily due to mark-to market adjustments on options contracts and unamortized organization expenses.

6  Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld, if any, represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.

7  Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are generally distributed once a year (usually in October) and are recorded on the ex-date.

8  Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds within the complex of related investment companies. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributable to a particular series of the Trust (e.g., the Fund) are allocated among the series of the Trust, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the series can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which NBIA serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributable to a particular investment company in the complex (e.g., the Trust) or series thereof are allocated among the investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the investment companies in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly.

9  Investment company securities and exchange-traded funds: The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), within the limitations prescribed by (a) the 1940 Act, (b) the exemptive order from the SEC that permits the Fund to invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies, including ETFs, in excess of the limits in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, subject to the terms and conditions of such order, or (c) the ETF's exemptive order or other relief. Some ETFs seek to track the performance of a particular market index. These indices include both broad-based market indices and more narrowly-based indices, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. However, some ETFs have an actively-managed investment objective. ETF shares are traded like traditional equity securities on a national securities exchange or NASDAQ. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, which will decrease returns.

In October 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 12d1-4, which permits a fund to exceed the limits prescribed by Section 12 of the 1940 Act in the absence of an exemptive order, if the Fund complies with the adopted framework for fund of funds arrangements. Rule 12d1-4 contains elements from the SEC's current exemptive orders and rules permitting fund of funds arrangements, and includes (i) limits on control and voting; (ii) required evaluations and findings; (iii) required fund of funds investment agreements; and (iv) limits on complex structures. In connection with the new rule, on or about January 19, 2022, the SEC is expected to rescind the Fund's current exemptive order and Rule 12d1-2 under the 1940 Act. After this occurs, a fund seeking to exceed the limits in Section 12 of the 1940 Act will need to rely on Rule 12d1-4.

10  Derivative instruments: The Fund's use of derivatives during the six months ended June 30, 2021, is described below. Please see the Schedule of Investments for the Fund's open positions in derivatives at June 30, 2021. The Fund has adopted the provisions of ASC 815 "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815"). The disclosure requirements


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of ASC 815 distinguish between derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting and those that do not. Because investment companies value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statement of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, even though the Fund's investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are considered non-hedge transactions for purposes of this disclosure.

In October 2020, the SEC adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies. Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund could enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure to establish and maintain a derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager. While the new rule became effective February 19, 2021, funds will not be required to fully comply with the new rule until August 19, 2022. It is not currently clear what impact, if any, the new rule will have on the availability, liquidity or performance of derivatives. When fully implemented, the new rule may require changes in how the Fund will use derivatives, may adversely affect the Fund's performance and may increase costs related to the Fund's use of derivatives.

Options: The Fund's principal investment strategy is an options-based strategy. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund used options written to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund or the risk of individual index exposures and to gain exposure more efficiently than through a direct purchase of the underlying security or to gain exposure to securities, markets, sectors or geographical areas. Options written were also used to generate incremental returns.

Premiums paid by the Fund upon purchasing a call or put option are recorded in the asset section of the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are subsequently adjusted to the current market value. When an option is exercised, closed, or expired, the Fund realizes a gain or loss and the asset is eliminated. For purchased call options, the Fund's loss is limited to the amount of the option premium paid.

Premiums received by the Fund upon writing a call option or a put option are recorded in the liability section of the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are subsequently adjusted to the current market value. When an option is exercised, closed, or expired, the Fund realizes a gain or loss and the liability is eliminated.

When the Fund writes a call option on an underlying asset it does not own, its exposure on such an option is theoretically unlimited. When writing a covered call option, the Fund, in return for the premium, gives up the opportunity for profit from a price increase in the underlying security above the exercise price, but conversely retains the risk of loss should the price of the security decline. When writing a put option, the Fund, in return for the premium, takes the risk that it must purchase the underlying security at a price that may be higher than the current market price of the security. If a call or put option that the Fund has written expires unexercised, the Fund will realize a gain in the amount of the premium. All securities covering outstanding written options are held in escrow by the custodian bank.

The Fund (as the seller of a put option) receives premiums from the purchaser of the option in exchange for providing the purchaser with the right to sell the underlying instrument to the Fund at a specific price (i.e., the exercise price or strike price). If the market price of the instrument underlying the option exceeds the strike price, it is anticipated that the option would go unexercised and the Fund would earn the full premium upon the option's expiration or a portion of the premium upon the option's early termination. If the market price of the instrument underlying the option drops below the strike price, it is anticipated that the option would be exercised and the Fund would pay the option buyer the difference between the market value of the underlying instrument and the strike price.


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At June 30, 2021, the Fund had the following derivatives (which did not qualify as hedging instruments under ASC 815), grouped by primary risk exposure:

Liability Derivatives

Derivative Type

  Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Location
 

Equity Risk

 

Options written

  Option contracts written,
at value
 

$

183,718


 

The impact of the use of these derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations during the six months ended June 30, 2021, was as follows:

Realized Gain/(Loss)

Derivative Type

  Statement of
Operations Location
 

Equity Risk

 

Options written

  Net realized gain/(loss) on:
Expiration or closing of option contracts
written
 

$

4,252,580


 

Change in Appreciation/(Depreciation)

Derivative Type

  Statement of
Operations Location
 

Equity Risk

 

Options written

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation)
in value of: Option
contracts written
 

$

81,441


 

While the Fund may receive rights and warrants in connection with its investments in securities, these rights and warrants are not considered "derivative instruments" under ASC 815.

11  Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers ("Officers") and trustees ("Trustees") are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.

12  Other matters—Coronavirus: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in many countries has, among other things, disrupted global travel and supply chains, and adversely impacted global commercial activity, the transportation industry and commodity prices in the energy sector. The impact of this virus has negatively affected and may continue to affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global securities and commodities markets, including liquidity and volatility. The development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to its ultimate impact, which may have a continued adverse effect on global economic and market conditions. Such conditions (which may be across industries, sectors or geographies) have impacted and may continue to impact the issuers of the securities held by the Fund.


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Note B—Investment Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

The Fund retains NBIA as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays NBIA an investment management fee at the annual rate of 0.45% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Fund retains NBIA as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The Fund pays NBIA an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, NBIA retains JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA ("JPM") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. NBIA pays JPM a fee for all services received under the Sub-Administration Agreement.

NBIA has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund so that the total annual operating expenses do not exceed the expense limitation as detailed in the following table. This undertaking excludes interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any (commitment fees relating to borrowings are treated as interest for purposes of this exclusion) ("annual operating expenses"); consequently, net expenses may exceed the contractual expense limitation. The Fund has agreed that it will repay NBIA for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed provided that repayment does not cause the annual operating expenses to exceed its contractual expense limitation in place at the time the fees and expenses were waived or reimbursed, or the expense limitation in place at the time the Fund repays NBIA, whichever is lower. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBIA incurred the expense.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, there was no repayment to NBIA under this agreement.

At June 30, 2021, the Fund's contingent liabilities to NBIA under the agreement were as follows:

            Expenses Reimbursed in
Year Ending, December 31,
 
           

2018

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 
           

Subject to Repayment Until December 31,

 
    Contractual
Expense
Limitation(1)
 

Expiration

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

Class S

   

1.05

%

 

12/31/24

 

$

176,764

   

$

192,742

   

$

183,237

   

$

98,644

   

(1)  Expense limitation per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC (the "Distributor") is the Fund's "principal underwriter" within the meaning of the 1940 Act. It acts as agent in arranging for the sale of the Fund's Class S shares. The Board has adopted a distribution and shareholder services plan (the "Plan") for Class S shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that, as compensation for administrative and other services related to the sale and distribution of Class S shares, and ongoing services provided to investors in the class, the Distributor receives from Class S a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of Class S's average daily net assets. The Distributor may pay a portion of the proceeds from the 12b-1 fee to institutions that provide such services, including insurance companies or their affiliates and qualified plan administrators ("intermediaries") for services they provide respecting the Fund to current and prospective variable contract owners and qualified plan participants that invest in the Fund through the intermediaries. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by the class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to the class. FINRA rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Plan complies with those rules.


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Note C—Securities Transactions:

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, there were purchase and sale transactions of long-term securities (excluding written option contracts) as follows:

Purchases of
U.S. Government
and Agency
Obligations
  Purchases excluding
U.S. Government
and Agency
Obligations
  Sales and Maturities
of U.S. Government
and Agency
Obligations
  Sales and Maturities
excluding
U.S. Government
and Agency
Obligations
 
$

7,746,552

   

$

223,562

   

$

14,500,000

   

$

222,439

   

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, no brokerage commissions on securities transactions were paid to affiliated brokers.

Note D—Fund Share Transactions:

Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 was as follows:

   

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 
   

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Class S

   

252,315

     

     

(241,073

)

   

11,242

     

253,053

     

263,267

     

(383,302

)

   

133,018

   

Other: At June 30, 2021, affiliated persons, as defined in the 1940 Act, owned 0.08% of the Fund's outstanding shares.

Note E—Line of Credit:

At June 30, 2021, the Fund was a participant in a syndicated committed, unsecured $700,000,000 line of credit (the "Credit Facility"), to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Series of other investment companies managed by NBIA also participate in this line of credit on substantially the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this Credit Facility at the highest of (a) a federal funds effective rate plus 1.00% per annum, (b) a Eurodollar rate for a one-month period plus 1.00% per annum, and (c) an overnight bank funding rate plus 1.00% per annum; provided that should the Administrative Agent of the Credit Facility determine that the Eurodollar rate is unavailable, then the interest rate option described in (b) shall be replaced with a benchmark replacement determined to be applicable by such Administrative Agent. The Credit Facility has an annual commitment fee of 0.15% per annum of the available line of credit, which is paid quarterly. The Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share of the annual commitment fee, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due, and interest charged on any borrowing made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund. Because several mutual funds participate in the Credit Facility, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to all or any part of the $700,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding under the Credit Facility at June 30, 2021. During the period ended June 30, 2021, the Fund did not utilize the Credit Facility.


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Note F—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:

In March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04 ("ASU 2020-04"), "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)". In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of LIBOR, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The amendments are effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance.

Note G—Unaudited Financial Information:

The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Amounts that do not round to $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that do not round to 0.01% or (0.01)% are presented as 0.00% or (0.00)%, respectively. A "—" indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.

Class S

 
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 
   

(Unaudited)

                     

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

10.31

   

$

10.30

   

$

8.95

   

$

9.90

   

$

9.28

   

$

9.39

   

Income From Investment Operations:

 
Net Investment Income/(Loss)     

(0.01

)

   

0.04

     

0.09

     

0.04

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.12

)

 
Net Gains or Losses on Securities
(both realized and unrealized)
   

1.20

     

0.77

     

1.28

     

(0.70

)

   

0.64

     

0.06

   

Total From Investment Operations

   

1.19

     

0.81

     

1.37

     

(0.66

)

   

0.62

     

(0.06

)

 

Less Distributions From:

 

Net Investment Income

   

     

(0.09

)

   

(0.02

)

   

     

     

   

Net Realized Capital Gains

   

     

(0.71

)

   

     

(0.29

)

   

     

(0.05

)

 

Total Distributions

   

     

(0.80

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.29

)

   

     

(0.05

)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

11.50

   

$

10.31

   

$

10.30

   

$

8.95

   

$

9.90

   

$

9.28

   
Total Return††     

11.54

%**

   

8.26

%

   

15.26

%

   

(6.78

)%

   

6.68

%

   

(0.65

)%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net Assets, End of Period (in millions)

 

$

40.3

   

$

36.0

   

$

34.6

   

$

12.0

   

$

12.2

   

$

14.5

   
Ratio of Gross Expenses to
Average Net Assets# 
   

1.57

%*

   

1.61

%

   

1.72

%

   

2.59

%

   

3.68

%

   

6.83

%

 
Ratio of Gross Expenses to
Average Net Assets (excluding dividend
and interest expense relating to short sales)# 
   

%*

   

%

   

%

   

%

   

3.50

%

   

5.99

%

 

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

   

1.05

%*

   

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.72

%

   

3.24

%

 
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets
(excluding dividend and interest expense
relating to short sales)
   

%*

   

%

   

%

   

%

   

1.54

%

   

2.40

%

 
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss)
to Average Net Assets
   

(0.22

)%*

   

0.36

%

   

0.97

%

   

0.46

%

   

(0.24

)%

   

(1.33

)%

 
Portfolio Turnover Rate (including
securities sold short)
   

%**

   

%

   

%

   

%

   

368

%

   

547

%

 
Portfolio Turnover Rate (excluding
securities sold short)
   

29

%**

   

48

%

   

26

%

   

23

%

   

342

%

   

546

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights


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Notes to Financial Highlights U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio

††  Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period. Returns assume income dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate accounts or the related insurance policies or other qualified pension or retirement plans, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fiscal periods shown.

  Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.

#  Represents the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets if Management had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fee.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.


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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the SEC's website, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, and on Neuberger Berman's website at www.nb.com.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Trust's Form N-PORT is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The portfolio holdings information on Form N-PORT is available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free).


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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
      
The Board of Trustees (“Board”) of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (“Registrant”) has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions (“Code of Ethics”).  During the period covered by this Form N-CSR, there were no substantive amendments to the Code of Ethics and there were no waivers from the Code of Ethics granted to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.

A copy of the Code of Ethics is incorporated by reference to Neuberger Berman Income Funds’ Form N-CSR, Investment Company Act file number 811-03802 (filed June 30, 2020). The Code of Ethics is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free).

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable to semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable to semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
The complete schedule of investments for each series is disclosed in the Registrant's applicable semi-annual reports, which are included as Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There were no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Board.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a)
Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Chief Executive Officer and President and the Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be

  disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
   
(b)
There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 13.  Exhibits.

(a)
(1)
     
(a)
(2)
     
(a)
(3)
Not applicable to the Registrant.
     
(a)
(4)
Not applicable to the Registrant.
     
(b)
 

The certification furnished pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.  Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST

By: /s/ Joseph V. Amato  
 
Joseph V. Amato
 
Chief Executive Officer and President
        
Date: August 20, 2021

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ Joseph V. Amato  
 
Joseph V. Amato
 
Chief Executive Officer and President

Date: August 20, 2021


By: /s/ John M. McGovern
 
John M. McGovern
 
Treasurer and Principal Financial
  and Accounting Officer
                
Date: August 20, 2021