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        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>HARMONIC INC.</name>
        <lei>549300LRGRD8XC9BTL66</lei>
        <title>HARMONIC INC</title>
        <cusip>413160102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4131601027"/>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="413160102"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>59500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>971635.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.055390735756</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>RAPID7, INC.</name>
        <lei>549300GNVG5D60KEYN14</lei>
        <title>RAPID7 INC</title>
        <cusip>753422104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7534221046"/>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="753422104"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>64272.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>520603.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.565479623814</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.</name>
        <lei>549300OVC7PK14LQ8D87</lei>
        <title>WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC</title>
        <cusip>978097103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9780971035"/>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="978097103"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>39044.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>645397.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.701031099548</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly total returns reported under item B.5.a do not include any sales or redemption charges, as applicable." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-07-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Victory Portfolios</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Carol D. Trevino</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Carol D. Trevino</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
